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Am Johal
It is ironic, that in his final moments of life, Saddam Hussein, the half-baked ‘Butcher of Baghdad,’ appeared more
dignified than his executioners – anonymous hooded police officers, randomly chosen, hastily carrying out last minute
orders while taunting ...
United Nations
Combined export quotas of Caspian Sea caviar for 2007 have been set 15 per cent lower than for 2005, the last year such
quotas were published, as long-term efforts continue to reverse the impact of decades of over-fishing, the United
Nations-backed ...
Jason Brown - Editor Avaiki Neus
Global warming is the number one issue for not just the Pacific Islands but the world around it, says one of region's
few online-only news entities. One man news agency Avaiki Nius Agency has compiled top 10 issues for 2007 - focusing on
global ...
Ramzy Baroud
It’s all too convenient for the BBC website to describe the ongoing bloodshed between Hamas and Fatah supporters in the
Gaza Strip as “inter-factional rivalry”, and it’s equally fitting for the Washington Post to narrate the same
unfortunate events ...
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
A policy that, upon closer scrutiny, seems to be fundamentally flawed and without consistent direction
United Nations
Citing “significant challenges” for Haiti’s Government, the United Nations Secretary-General has recommended extending
the world body’s mission in the impoverished country for a further 12 months until February 2008.
Scoop Audio
Audio: Saddam Hussein has been hung, the video displays Shiite observers taunting the former leader while he stood with
a noose around his neck. Scoop co-editor Selwyn Manning and KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman discuss: What now for Iraq?
Joint Media Statement
Catapult (New Zealand) and Genetic Solutions (Australia), global leaders respectively, in developing sheep and cattle
DNA technologies, have merged to form Catapult Genetics.
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT), operator of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, has achieved its objective of
owning its first helicopter on behalf of the people of the greater Auckland region.
Jason Miller
With the intensity of Dale Earnhardt, Jr vying for victory in the Daytona 500, America’s mainstream media outlets have
been racing furiously to imbue the citizenry of the Empire with unusually large doses of heavily choreographed agitprop.
Institute for Papuan Advocacy
Indonesian Police Accuse West Papuan Clergy of Being Members of the West Papua Guerrilla Army
Mary Pitt
As the time nears for the Democratic Congress to take office, debate is beginning to rage about whether the Pelosi
approach is the correct one and it is more prudent for the Congress to launch investigations to hold responsible certain
individuals ...
NIWA
December was unusually cool for the time of year, due to more frequent southerly winds. Temperatures were 2 to 3 °C
below normal (making it coldest start to December for many years) throughout New Zealand during the first half of the
month, with little ...
New Zealand National Party
"Not a single new Aquaculture Management Area (AMA), anywhere in the country, has been created in the 730 days since the
reforms came into effect," says National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley.
United Nations
On the eve of taking office as the eighth United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon today named two key members of
his team, selecting a former senior Indian government official as chef de cabinet and an award-winning journalist from
Haiti as spokesperson ...
Mental Health Foundation
The post holiday glow is beginning to fade. You’ve just sat at your desk, logged into your computer and your email inbox
is at bursting point. In the background you can hear the familiar ring of your phone…. the festive holiday seems like a
distant ...
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
The announcement by NIWA that last month was one of the coldest Decembers in the last 60 years is evidence that there is
no “global warming” in New Zealand, according to the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has revised its travel advice for Thailand and this can be found on
www.safetravel.govt.nz
United Nations
Stressing his determination to follow through on the goal of management reform at the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon used
his first address to staff as Secretary-General to call on them to work with him to help make the Organization more
mobile, professional ...
New Zealand National Party
"New Zealand's justice system needs more than just lip service from Labour, and the public are seeing through the
rhetoric," says National Party Justice and Corrections spokesman Simon Power.
NZ Opera School Trust
An international singing trouble-shooter and two leading New Zealand opera singers are principal tutors at the 12th New
Zealand Opera School which begins in Wanganui today.
United Nations
Describing the Darfur crisis as one of his top priorities in office, the new Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced
plans today to enter immediately into diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in the Sudanese region, holding a meeting
with his senior envoy ...
OceanaGold
OceanaGold today announced that dry-commissioning of the Globe Progress process plant at the Reefton Gold Project on
the South Island of New Zealand started during the last week of December 2006. Dry-commissioning of the 1 million tonne
per annum ...
Dominoes Pizza
Australian owned and operated Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited (DPE) has bolstered its international expansion drive
with the purchase of two separate pizza chains Al Capone’s and Alvolo in Europe.
Council for International Development
There is no excuse for the use of violence against the six civil society leaders who had spoken out for a return to
democracy in Fiji, according to Rae Julian, Executive Director of the Council for International Development (CID). Ms
Julian was responding ...
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GeekZone
Geekzone, the most popular technology site in New Zealand according to Nielsen/NetRatings is pleased to welcome Juha
Saarinen as editor and contributor. Juha is a well-respected technology journalist and reviewer, having written for
publications such as Infoworld, ...
New Zealand Police
Due to a Serious Incident Tory Street between Wakefield Street and Courtenay Place is closed to all traffic and
Pedestrians.
Land Transport New Zealand
Provisional figures show the 2006/07 Christmas-New Year holiday period has seen the fewest road deaths in New Zealand in
40 years, with nine deaths from six fatal crashes. Twenty-two people were killed on the roads in the 2005/06 holiday
period.
Family First
Green MP Sue Bradford’s Bill to ban smacking and parental correction has been identified as the most anti-family piece
of legislation which will come before MP’s in 2007.