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National Peace Council of Sri Lanka
Religious leaders from Sri Lanka and six other countries (Cambodia, Japan, Norway, Pakistan, South Africa and the United
States) met in Jaffna for an Inter Religious Summit on Peace in Sri Lanka on December 12-13, 2007.
National Distribution Union
Bunnings workers have been threatened with trespass if they protest over a 0% wage increase while the company's top boss
got 61%, says the National Distribution Union.
Skin Institute
New Zealand men are ignoring sun safety messages and are at greatest risk of skin cancer with more than one in four
(27%) saying they rarely or never use a sunscreen.
Green Party
National’s misleading statements about the impact of the Electoral Finance Bill may have a chilling impact on free
speech says the Green Party, and National should stop acting irresponsibly.
Lassoo
Pay Isn’t The Key To Keeping Kiwi Workers – It’s Work-Life Balance And Career Development
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
A high-level security conference between the U.S. and Guyana was kicked off on Tuesday December 11, just after the
recent revival of a long simmering territorial dispute between Guyana and the Bush Administration's arch nemesis,
Venezuela. The conference ...
United Nations
In response to recent studies showing that Iraqi refugees living in neighbouring countries are running out of money, the
UN refugee agency is set to issue ATM cards to 7,000 of the most needy and vulnerable families living in Syria.
CIPFG
Auckland City — SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER. The Global Human Rights Torch Relay lit its first flame in Athens Greece on August 9
2007. It is now travelling through over 150 cities in 35 countries across Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.
The ...
Torpedo7
Processing 160 credit card transactions per minute has helped make online retailer Torpedo7.com one of the 50 fastest
growing technology businesses in the Asia Pacific region this year – after only three years of operation.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
A redirection in policy could lead to a potentially problematic future, with dire results produced by U.S. drug policy
and featuring Washington's politicalization of the issue and inventing facts where none exist.
Mavim
Many of this country’s fast-growing organisations breathed a collective sigh of relief with the arrival to New Zealand
of Mavim, a world-leading software company specialising in process mapping and document management. The company has
250,000 ...
Southern Cross Healthcare
Computer savvy New Zealanders are consulting the internet before visiting their own GP and using web based-research to
challenge medical opinions, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Southern Cross Medical Care Society.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs
The proliferation of gang warfare is a growing cancer on the island, which, combined with corruption, political violence
and common crime, creates a deadly pathological social cocktail that inevitably will prevent the nation from achieving
its rightful ...
Cr Michael Williams
Manukau City Council proposes to purchase land in Great South Road for an AUT campus. I was one of only two councillors
(Quax and Williams) who opposed proceeding to consultation. My reasons for voting against were as follows:
US State Department
Lebanon: U.S. Condemns Assassination of General Francois al-Hajj / Bombing Is Vicious and Cowardly Attack Against
Constitutional Institutions / Syria Denounced Assassination / Any Talk Against Violence is Positive. Mexico: Discussions
with Mexico.
Subway
The Kelston Subway store reported to be paying its workers less than the minimum training wage has acknowledged they
have received a letter from the Department of Labour yesterday regarding a complaint made by a former employee. Store
owner, Mr ...
National Peace Council of Sri Lanka
A pattern of attacks on the civilian population appears to have taken hold with with the latest claymore mine attack on
a public bus in Kebettigollewa in the Anuradhapura district, where a similar claymore mine attack took the lives of more
than 60 people.
Solo New Zealand
This weekend marks the anniversaries of two astonishing milestones in American (and world) history—milestones that
tragically, are likely to go unremarked.
European Union
The European Union welcomes the agreement reached at the UN climate change conference in Bali to start formal
negotiations on a climate regime for the post-2012 period and on a 'Bali Roadmap' that sets out an agenda for these
negotiations.
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New Zealand Police
171 Canterbury people will be appearing in court over the next month charged with drink driving offences.
New Zealand National Party
The obvious weakness of Labour’s tertiary education policy is illustrated by one Cabinet Minister now advocating that
provincial polytechnics should be able to offer courses outside their region – a position totally at odds with that of
the Minister, ...
Green Party
New Zealanders are being urged to pick up arms - buckets and spades and head for the beaches this summer in the fight
against Japanese whaling.
Fiji Government
There is growing interest in the country and also discussion on the Interim Government's initiative to develop a
People's Charter as the way forward for Fiji, to rebuild Fiji into a nation in which all races live in peace and
harmony, progress together.
Maritime Union of New Zealand
Over 100 workers have gathered outside the gates of the Port of Napier today to protest the loss of secure jobs this
morning from 6am.
New Zealand Police
At approximately 1.30am on Saturday the 15th of December 2007 the Otorohanga and Te Kuiti Police attended a report of a
large altercation that escalated into multiple people fighting at a Tavern in Waitomo.
New Zealand National Party
Young Nats Secure IYDU Conference 2008 The Young Nationals today announced they have been successful in a bid to hold
the 2008 International Young Democrat Union (“IYDU”) Conference in Wellington. The IYDU is a global alliance of 80
centre right political ...
Global Forest Coalition
As the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ends, Global Forest Coalition expresses great concern that market-based
mechanisms promoted here do not give enough guarantees to indigenous peoples and forest dependent peoples to ensure
their rights.
University Of The South Pacific
Journalism students at The University of the South Pacific (USP) won this year's Ossie Award for best news report (print
section) in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says Port of Napier management are feeling the heat after workers were threatened by trespass
notices this morning.
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