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New Zealand Business Roundtable
Nicky Hager’s recent re-heating of the vast right wing conspiracy theory raises a significant question in relation to
business lobbying, which his book makes no attempt to explore. That is: what was the motivation and purpose of those in
business ...
Scoop Blogwatch
Historian, acolyte of Roger Douglas and occasional speechwriter for Dr Don Brash, according to Nicky Hager, Dr Michael
Bassett was kind enough to publish on his own website some recent correspondence between himself and Dominion Post
editor Tim Pankhurst.
US State Department
QUESTION: The Pentagon yesterday put out a report identifying the Saddamists as the single greatest security threat in
Iraq and I'm wondering, has the U.S. decided that now is the time to bring this confrontation with the Saddamists to a
head?
New Zealand Government
The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment today made its second formal request for New Zealand
firefighters, Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker and National Rural Fire Officer Murray Dudfield said today from
Melbourne.
New Zealand Law Society
Media Release On The Crimes (Abolition Of Force As A Justification For Child Discipline) Amendment Bill
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition scientists have come to the defence of their colleague, Professor Augie Auer,
former chief meteorologist of MetService, in response to criticisms posted on Scoop by the present management of
MetService.
APFA-Bhutan
Kathmandu, December 19: Senior Bhutanese human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal has been admitted to Manamohan Memorial
Hospital in Kathmandu on Monday evening for treatment of his ailments of nasal problem, loss of appetite and fever.
www.UnansweredQuestions.org
When I first imagined doing this talk I thought well I probably knew more at this stage about 9/11 than most people
here, who are professionally concerned with JFK.1 But in preparing this talk, which I only began last Monday, has been a
real learning ...
William Fisher
Five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, "Islamophobia" -- intensified by the war in Iraq and U.S.
government actions at home - has left millions of American Muslims fearful of harassment, discrimination, and
questionable prosecutions, and ...
Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
GlaxoSmithKline
A new agreement between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and drug funding agency PHARMAC will lighten the pill load for HIV
patients. A new once-daily HIV medication Kivexa™ (abacavir/lamivudine), which combines two antiretrovirals in one
tablet, will be ...
Yasmine Ryan - Les Yeux on France
After nearly a twenty year wait, President Jacques Chirac finally saw his vision of an international French televised
news channel, France 24 , launched on 6 December...
TV3
Duncan Garner has been appointed as 3 News’ new Political Editor, effective from early January.
Nudie
After 3 months, more than 3,500 entries, 80,000 sms’s, countless nudie juices, 2 very tired nudie cows, and a search
across Australia, the biggest nudie addict in the nation has been revealed!
United Nations
With increased risks of cholera, dysentery, measles and malaria threatening millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya and
Somalia due to severe drought followed by the worst floods in recent memory, the United Nations health agency has called
for concerted ...
Official New Zealand Music Chart
Ka-ching, Christmas is here and music sales start to reach their yearly yuletide peak. Singles Chart aside, it’s steady
as she goes on most of the charts with very little change in position - but the unit numbers have shown the expected
seasonal ...
Sharp
The latest Sharp Aquos LCD TV, the new 46" LC46G7, will offer world-leading technology right across the board. The first
LCD screen in New Zealand to feature Sharp's 8th generation glass, the 46" features a "Full-Spec" High Definition LCD
panel from Sharp's ...
US State Department
Evening Walkthrough on Six-Party Talks Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs St.
Regis Hotel Beijing, China December 20, 2006
US State Department
NORTH KOREA Six Party Talks / Hill Meetings / Good Exchange / Consensus to Continue Meetings Treasury Delegation’s
Meetings with DPRK / Useful Discussions / Illicit Activities Possible Future Meeting in New York on Illicit Activities
U.S. Briefing ...
Made From New Zealand
December 20, 2006, Auckland: Waitangi Day is set to go global in 2007 when a giant sand sculpture of a Silver Fern will
be created on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles.
New Zealand Government
Three members of the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise board have had their terms renewed and a new member has been
appointed, Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard and Acting Trade Minister Annette King announced today.
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
New Chief Executive for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority The Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Authority (EECA) has today announced the appointment of Mike Underhill as Chief Executive.
US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I have just had an opportunity to meet with the President's Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew
Natsios who has just returned from a trip to Sudan. I've met with Andrew and with members of our Africa team and our
team on the Middle ...
Sharp
Sharp's new 46" Aquos LCD TV - a world leader to be available in NZ
John Chuckman
Two cartoon comments from John Chuckman… ENDS
International Trade Union Federation
Brussels, 20 December 2006 (ITUC Online): The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade
Union Confederation (ETUC) have written to the European Commissioners for External Relations and for Development and
Humanitarian Aid, urging ...
Biosecurity NZ
Further details of the snakehead found in a gutter in a Napier street on Monday night have come to light today.
David Swanson
This article helps explain why I spend so much time trying to lobby other people's Congress Members, hoping that perhaps
I share the same century with them. If you can return the favor and are inspired by this article to give Virgil Goode a
call, ...
United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today expressed alarm at the sudden spate of kidnappings, especially of
children, across the impoverished Caribbean country, and vowed to maintain its operations against the gangs responsible
for the crimes.
International Fund For Animal Welfare
More than 65,000 emails and faxes urging Caribbean leaders not to consider commercial whaling were sent to Ministers of
Tourism there, after the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.og) called on supporters worldwide to
encourage ...