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Maritime New Zealand
Ten sailors whose yacht overturned 80 nautical miles (145km) east of Dunedin today have been winched to safety by three
rescue helicopters and are en route to Dunedin.
New Zealand Government
Despite regularly claiming that National would raise wages if in office, John Key has admitted that he would like to see
wages drop.
Royal Easter Show
A feline nicknamed the ‘cat in a lamb’s clothing’ is one of several new breeds set to impress visitors at this year’s
Royal Easter Cat Show.
Terry Evans
Major Hla Win, a former senior Military Intelligence officer in the Burmese army, has just been granted political asylum
in Norway. He fled to Thailand with his teenage son after refusing orders to attack Buddhist monks during last
September's anti-junta ...
Keith Rankin
Helen Clark and many others see affordable housing as one of the big political issues of 2008. Unfortunately her
thinking about the issue errs in two main respects: she sees the problem as one of a lack of supply of houses, and she
equates "affordable ...
Green Party
The Greens are surprised that Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff is being reported today as saying that the
New Zealand Super Fund has divested its portfolio of cluster bomb investments.
Julian Slade
Julian Slade reports that cannabis activists, who protest prohibition by publicy smoking marijuana at Auckland's Albert
Park, will tour 42 towns in 42 days for daily law reform rallies.
The Nielsen Company
In New Zealand’s highly competitive retail banking market, online banking via the Internet has become a mainstream
activity. Results from the latest Nielsen Online Consumer Finance Monitor show that over two thirds of people who use
the Internet ...
Office of the Clerk
1. Hon TARIANA TURIA to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector: How is the “genuine partnership” between
the community and voluntary sector and the Government expressed, when the relationship is contractual and controlled by
the ...
Jeremy Rose
Jeremy Rose's images of graffiti from Spain
Pablo Ouziel
When Hermann Hesse warned of the rise of fascism in Germany he was rejected by a majority of the population. The truth
is that most people were experiencing first hand the benefits of fascist ideology. Today we look at that part of our
global history ...
Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the U-turn today from the Government and the New Zealand Olympic Association to give New
Zealand Olympic athletes the right to speak freely about what they see in China.
INSS Insight
The car bomb in Damascus that ended the life of Imad Mughniya also put an end to the world-wide manhunt lasting over two
decades for the person responsible for the deaths of hundred of citizens of many countries. Following the disappearance
from ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall is appalled that Labour is putting media management ahead of patient safety
as it holds back a damning report detailing a series of major failures at the country's public hospitals.
Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
Prime Minister and ministers do not keep their words given to the people; they forget to implement the agreements
reached with the different groups and agencies. Some of them have been openly engaged in saving the most hated monarchy
that had failed ...
New Zealand First Party
The existence of a “lost tribe” of children not currently enrolled at school should raise concerns about more than
truancy, says New Zealand First social services spokesperson Barbara Stewart.
gen-i
Auckland, 19 February 2008 - Gen-i today announced that it has agreed to acquire Computer Plus Otago (CPO), the Gen-i
franchise operating in the Dunedin and Queenstown markets.
Fiat
Fiat has released the first official picture of the Fiat 500 Abarth, the hot version of the cutest car to be launched in
New Zealand in 2008, which will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March with a New Zealand launch slated
for early ...
Cunard Line
The world’s most famous ocean liner, Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2, will make her last ever visit to New Zealand on
Thursday (February 21) when she calls at Auckland as part of her final world voyage.
New Zealand Government
Veterans' Affairs Minister, Rick Barker will visit Viet Nam at the end of February, with an official delegation of six
New Zealand veterans. This is the first formal visit to Viet Nam by a group of New Zealand veterans, and the invitation
was extended ...
Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Charles Finny, CEO of Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce has welcomed Wellington Airport's new international
passenger terminal design unveiled today. "The innovative design stands out amongst other terminals in its architectural
boldness," Mr Finny ...
Republic Of New Zealand Party
Obviously there should be a Binding National Referendum (BNR) on smacking. If we already had BNR all the fuss about
parental discipline caused by Ms Bradford would not have been necessary, and the law would reflect the wishes of the
people.
Phoenix Organics
Phoenix Organics will re-run an advertisement that recently drew the ire of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of NZ because
it contained a claim that ‘some doctors and researchers’ believe aspartame can cause a range of ailments including MS.
The Scoop Team
Scoop Audio + Photos + Video : PM's Post Cabinet Presser Monday, 18 February 2008 Scoop Team Coverage
New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour's admission that it has been using interest free loans and failing
to declare the interest as a donation raises wider questions.
New Zealand Government
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel has announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to carry out a
comprehensive review of existing scientific research on the safety of A1 milk.
New Zealand National Party
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English wants to know why Helen Clark didn’t correct Labour Party president Mike
Williams who claimed Owen Glenn had not given her party any financial assistance since the 2005 election.
Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland, who is Deputy Chair of the Commerce Committee which is currently conducting an Inquiry
into housing affordability, today expressed his deep disappointment at the Government's prescription for change
announced last week.
New Zealand Government
In the House today Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton introduced an amendment to biosecurity legislation that will
resolve issues arising from a Court of Appeal judgment.
New Zealand Republican Party
Prime Minister Helen Clark says she does not believe there is a looming "power crisis" in New Zealand and has blamed
opposition MPs for sensationalising the issue.