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CPJ
CPJ census finds more journalists held without charge or due process in 2006, with Internet fuelling rise in
imprisonment
Office of the Clerk
1. Hon Dr NICK SMITH (National—Nelson) to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: How will the Government
ensure that New Zealand meets its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, noting the statement by Victoria University
economics senior ...
Office of the Clerk
1. GORDON COPELAND (United Future) to the Minister of Immigration: Why is the Government proceeding with the decision to
“collect and use limited biometric information”, namely fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition, from migrants
and Kiwis returning ...
Karl Ferguson
“You know, that really is a good looking car,” my boss said rather wistfully as he stared out my office window at the
car-park five floors below. “In fact, it’s probably the first Lexus I would seriously consider buying.”
Ape Alliance
Joint press release by the Ape Alliance, Sumatran Orangutan Society, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, Orangutan
Foundation UK, Born Free Foundation, Cockroach Productions, Enoughsenough and Biofuelwatch
Nicky Hager - Researcher
Yesterday Don Brash circulated a long rebuttal of my book The Hollow Men. In the interests of accuracy I should respond
to his substantial points. Out of a 350 page book, with nearly 1000 detailed references, Don Brash has found two minor
inaccuracies.
Ford New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 6 December 2006- Ford New Zealand has unveiled the vehicle that will spearhead its light
commercial vehicle line-up in 2007 – the all-new Ford Ranger.
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Republic of Korea President Roh Moo-hyun today strengthened the relationship between the
two nations with adoption of the Partnership for the 21st Century.
Campaign Against Foreign Control Of Aotearoa
Dr William Ball Sutch, economic nationalist, writer, intellectual, public figure and top civil servant, died in 1975
just months after he became the only person ever to stand trial under the espionage provisions of the former Official
Secrets Act. ...
Scoop Blogwatch
Though Democrats, the American people, and the world won a great victory last month, we must not let that lull us into a
false sense of security about our election system. Democrats took over the U.S. House and Senate because of a popular
mandate so large ...
HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
They're taking over. The 'New Zealanders' I mean. As you can see, they're actively killing off the white-folk, looting
their homes and renaming their children. Once this demographer realises that we 350,000 'Asians' aren't actually one
ethnic group, ...
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
It wasn’t quite a manger in Bethlehem – but a place just as unusual! A baby boy from Whitianga was born in the back of
the Westpac Rescue Helicopter at 8.10am this morning, 8 December 2006.
New Zealand Government
Last night's passing of the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act by Parliament has been welcomed as a major milestone for
the Treaty settlement process.
Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentencing handed down in the Huntly District Court this
week to a Taupiri farmer for ill-treating an animal and failing to provide assistance.
New Zealand Post
Scary dogs and careless drivers are causing more than just headaches for Posties this Christmas says New Zealand Post.
The Scoop Team
Sutch Case: Profiteering Ex-Spy Kit Bennett Is Taken To Task - Foreign Affairs: NZ Korea Force Closer Relationship -
New Arrivals: Baby Born In Helicopter During Emergency Flight - Crime News: Woman Farmer Convicted Of Ill-Treating Goat
- Sludge ...
New Zealand National Party
An array of sanctions were unveiled against Fiji this week as the creeping coup unfolded. Some were significant and
meaningful: the restrictions against senior military personnel and their families visiting New Zealand, for example.
Others were more symbolic.
South Korea
When we think of New Zealand, the first thing that comes to our minds is usually its clean and beautiful nature often
described as “heavenly.” Many foreign students also head to the nation to learn English. But these facts are not enough
to explain ...
C.D. Sludge
In response to increasingly shrill criticisms of the spending habits of fellow Kiwis, C.D. Sludge elected today to take
a trip down to No. 2 the Terrace and watch the quarterly counting of the nation's $$$ fortunes at the quarterly
unveiling of the ...
Public Health Association
The Public Health Association (PHA) says the decision to continue direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription
medicines will have negative consequences for public health.
New Zealand Government
New Zealand businesses will find it easier to establish in Korea, following today's signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding between government agency New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and the Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Economic ...
Scoop Audio
Scoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning joins 95bFM's Simon Pound to discuss what lies behind the Fiji Military Coup, who
are the shadow men?
New Zealand National Party
As most of you know, some weeks before last year's election some emails sent to me were leaked to the media, allegedly
from a National Party source. This was irritating, and even a bit embarrassing, but I took no serious action to find the
source of this ...
www.landscapedesign.co.nz
Hawke’s Bay landscape designer turned Internet entrepreneur Tim Durrant celebrated his website's first birthday by
presenting an award-winning exhibition garden at the Ellerslie Flower Show this year. Durrant, the CEO and founder of
Landscapedesign.co.nz, ...
Caritas
The swathe of destruction caused by Typhoon Durian has left more than 570 people dead, 746 people missing presumed dead
and hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the Philippines on the verge of Christmas.
NZ Post Children's Book Awards
Judging New Zealand's Best Children's Books Of The Year Is Full Steam Ahead
Bernard Weiner
For most Americans, as the recent midterm elections made clear, the issue is how do we get our young men and women out
of Iraq as quickly and safely as possible. For the Administration, it would appear that the issue is how to avoid blame
for ...
Clevedon Cares
Local Maori and Pakeha are standing united against a threat to the rural character of the Wairoa River Valley, near
Clevedon to the South-East of Auckland.
Sophie McNeill
BEIRUT: A truck laden with yellow Hezbollah flags drives past the Christian neighbourhood of Gemayzeh early Sunday
morning in downtown Beirut. There's a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the windscreen, but it's not his
name that the young men ...
The Scoop Team
Sutch Case: Profiteering Ex-Spy Kit Bennett Is Taken To Task; Legislation: 2008 Cutoff For Historical Treaty Claims
Becomes Law; Foreign Affairs: NZ Korea Force Closer Relationship; Media: TVNZ Under Attack For Covering News - ; Media:
TVNZ Under Attack ...
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