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Syed Akbar Kamal
In a significant observation many time UN contributor & international observer Professor Hans Koechler said “9/11 may have been an insider’s job” in response to a question
from one of the delegates attending his lecture The 'Global War on Terror - Contradictions ...
Andrew Ferguson
Mulitmedia artists Suza, Cathy Carter and Andrew Ferguson are down in Wellington to exhibit their work 'Spring Bulb' at
the ShapeShifter 08 exhibition in the civic gardens at the New Dowse gallery in Lower Hutt which opens tonight 21st
February ...
William Engdahl
The multi-trillion dollar US-centered securitization debacle began to unravel in June 2007 with the liquidity crisis in
two hedge funds owned by Bear Stearns, one of the world's largest and most successful investment banks.
Andreas von Warburg
New Zealand is one of the pioneering founders of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), a bold new initiative to address
climate change and the urgent need to de-carbonize the global economy. The country has joined the United Nations and
three other countries, ...
New Zealand Labour Party
National Party leader John Key should apologise for his attack on the integrity of the hardworking media in the North
says Northland List MP and cabinet Minister Shane Jones.
United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says TV3’s much-touted claim to be ‘leading news journalists’ is now in complete
tatters, following the weekend’s revelations about the infamous ‘medals’ interview.
STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
Selwyn Manning writes: The latest in a series of polls has shown a trend where Labour is in serious trouble. Can Helen
Clark beat off National leader John Key in what is shaping up as a land-slide loss for Labour? And what of leadership
coups?
Westpac
Westpac is responding to calls for a fairer deal from banks for tertiary students, by pointing out its virtually
fee-free Student Pac offers.
New Zealand National Party
It's clear that Police did a good job in eventually stopping Graeme Burton, but the Independent Police Conduct Authority
makes it clear that serious communication problems between Police and Corrections contributed greatly to the tragedy,
say National Party ...
Paul Smith
"Read me the death notices will you please dear" she said handing me the Herald. It was both request and perceptive
solution. This was my first assignment as a visitor to the elderly and Ellen's first experience of having one. When our
trickle of niceties ...
Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism
Christchurch’s distinctive heritage and alpine edge are on offer to New Zealanders in a new campaign aimed at enticing
them here for a short escape.
New Zealand Government
The Government will require immediate strengthening of security training requirements for airline and airport staff at
regional airports, and the Civil Aviation Authority will expedite a feasibility study on whether flight-deck barriers
can be fitted to ...
The Tree Council Inc
A meeting of the Auckland City Council seems quite likely to take away the role of Community Boards in planning
decisions affecting generally protected trees. The Tree Council understands that the next meeting of the full Council,
this Thursday ...
New Zealand Government
The government has named a further four charitable organisations whose volunteers may qualify for interest-free student
loans while working for those organisations overseas, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today.
Joint Media Statement
Tertiary students and bank staff are calling on banks to rethink their service to students in response to data that
shows growing student reliance on credit cards and other bank debt.
Uri Avnery
Anyone who believes that Israelis and Palestinians will unite tomorrow in one state does not live in the real world. The
slogan "two states for two peoples" is relevant. So Israel should recognize the Republic of Kosova and wish it well.
SOIL and HEALTH Assn of NZ
Soil & Health has been told by the Greater Wellington Regional Council that log fumigation using methyl bromide is to be
carried out this weekend at Port Wellington.
18: Family Values
Dr Ian Hassall
The attacks on the Children's Commissioner by the pro-smacking petition folk are becoming rather extreme. They have
accused her of insulting past generations of parents by daring to suggest that the good old days might not have been so
good for many ...
Jason Leopold
It's been nearly five years since former White House political adviser Karl Rove sent an incriminating email to then
Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley indicating that Rove had a candid conversation with a Time magazine
reporter.
NZ Centre For Political Research
Last week renowned economist and author Thomas Sowell published a column, Who Is Fascist?, in which he shed light on the
origins of Fascism. He explained that ‘real’ Fascism was introduced into Italy after the First World War by Benito
Mussolini and ...
Julian Slade
One of the stars of New Zealand boxing is set to showcase both his fighting and coaching skills in Auckland on February
29. Venezuelan-born Guillermo "La Pantera" Mosquera contests the feature fight – for the New Zealand light welterweight
title - in ...
Hamilton City Council
General Manager Environmental Services Graeme Fleming is leaving Council to head up what is thought to be New Zealand’s
biggest environmental project.
New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army has procured three water purification units capable of being used in harsh operational environments
and civil defence emergencies. Known as a Micro Filtration Reverse Osmosis (MFRO) Water Treatment System, the units are
an ...
Accor Hotels and Resorts
Accor Asia Pacific is pleased to announce three new General Manager appointments in New Zealand and Fiji. Simon Harper
has been appointed General Manager, Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort. Simon has more than ten years experience in the
hospitality industry ...
Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos, who has announced he is stepping down from Parliament at the next election, has offered
his support for his successor in the strong Green Party electorate of Auckland Central.
NZ Gardener
New Zealand Gardener magazine is making it easy for Kiwis to grow their own veges in 2008 by giving away two $1000
ultimate vege gardens in the March issue.
Demographia
The February 2008 New Zeraland Fairfax Media- Nielson poll out today with the unnecessarily emotive header Labour
poll-axed - New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz has National Opposition at 55% - the current Labour Government ...
New Zealand Government
The prescribed rate used to calculate fringe benefit tax on low-interest, employment-related loans will rise from 10.37%
to 10.57% from the quarter beginning 1 April 2008, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today. The rate is reviewed
regularly to align it ...
Alison Little
Information about Arts Festival events is generally provided to prospective punters in neat categories: theatre, dance,
music and so on. La Vie , by Montreal-based troupe Les 7 Doigts de la Main, resists the segmentation. Then again, a
catalogue heading ...
Martin LeFevre - Meditations
I sit in the backyard and watch as the terrestrial shadow engulfs our nearest celestial neighbor. In a few more minutes
of timeless mystery, the colorless glow is gone. Two nearby stars stand like sentinels over the event, forming a
flattened triangle.