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Office of the Clerk
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Health?
New Zealand Government
Greater protection for New Zealand’s major strategic assets will be delivered by new Overseas Investment provisions
announced by Finance Minister Michael Cullen today.
The Scoop Team
Today's cabinet readout was followed by Q on recent political polls, health, monetary policy, housing affordability and the release of SIS files on the 1951
waterfront lockout.
New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation
The New Zealand Under 18's Ice Hockey team has begun their International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships
Division 3 Group A campaign with a huge win over Mongolia 29 - 0! The tournament being held in Mexico City, will see the
New Zealand team face ...
Suzan Mazur
It's not Yasgur's Farm, but what happens at the Konrad Lorenz Institute Konrad Lorenz Institute in Altenberg, Austria
this July promises to be far more transforming for the world than Woodstock.
Beca International
Beca Applied Technologies (Beca), part of international engineering consultancy Beca Group, has signed a five year
contract with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to maintain software on its six P-3K2 Orion aircraft.
New Zealand Government
John Key’s willingness to hand over major assets to foreign control shows that National still believes New Zealand is
not capable of managing our own economic direction, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said.
University of Sydney
One of the sky's most beautiful objects could explode, and the Earth may be smack bang in the middle of its firing line.
"When it finally explodes as a supernova, it could emit an intense beam of gamma rays coming our way".
TV3 - TNS
3 News Poll Embargoed until 6.00pm Monday 3rd March 2008 Opinion Poll Results 19th February– 26th February 2008
Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has used a hard-hitting report into the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to launch a six-week,
nation-wide ship tour aboard the iconic Rainbow Warrior.
Syed Akbar Kamal
Prof. Hans Koechler paid a visit to Auckland recently to deliver lecture on ‘The Global War on Terror - Contradictions
of an Imperial Strategy'. He is President of the International Progress Organisation (IPO) and a renowned international
jurist, ...
Bill Berkowitz
Tim Goeglein, who had been with the administration since 2001, resigned "after admitting that he repeatedly plagiarized
from other writers," for his occasional guest columns for his hometown newspaper, The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne.
David Swanson
"Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney
for crimes against our Constitution and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities"
The Maori Party
Mr Speaker, three days ago one of the most comical of press releases was issued under the name of the Director-General
of Health. The humour came in the statement from the Director-General advising that the inquiry into conflict of
interest issues ...
LawFuel
The current legal aid situation in New Zealand is headed for the same crisis as those in the UK and elsewhere, with a
growing number of legal aid candidates, combined with unattractive payments and heavy overheads.
Scion
Biofuels generated from New Zealand-grown softwood feedstocks have been identified as a feasible, large scale option for
meeting both the low-carbon transport vision of the Government's 2007 Energy Strategy (NZES) and Biofuels Sales
Obligation (BSO), ...
New Zealand Labour Party
The Maori Party have shown their true colours today with Dr Pita Sharples concession on National Radio that he would
sell out the solid gains made under this Labour Government by going into coalition with National, Northland List MP
Shane Jones said.
New Zealand Government
The government will close a legislative loophole to prevent New Zealand missing out on significant tax revenue from the
burgeoning petroleum mining industry, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne announced today.
Terry Evans
Burma's military junta forced 16 monks and nuns - many of them elderly - into court last week to face charges relating
to their involvement in last September's anti-junta protests. All have been held at the notorious Insein Prison in
Rangoon.
New Zealand Government
Launch of Auckland University's post-graduate biosecurity programme It's a pleasure to be here to be part of the launch
of this important and valuable course.
Citizens Against Privatisation
Citizens Against Privatisation will picket Transit NZ's Open/Information Days on the Waterview Connection, today, Tues
March 4, at Owairaka Primary School, Richardson Rd, 3.30pm - 8.30pm and again on Sat March 15, 10am - 3pm; and tomorrow,
Wed March ...
Rowing New Zealand
The third – and potentially decisive – race between triple world champion Mahe Drysdale and 2000 Olympic champion Rob
Waddell for the single sculling seat at the Beijing Olympics is to be broadcast live by TV1 and made available to all
New Zealand ...
The Maori Party
Notice of Motion: Appointment of Assistant Speaker 'That Hon Marian Leslie Hobbs be appointed Assistant Speaker'
Emirates Airlines
Emirates' giant Airbus A380s will spread their wings to Auckland from February 2009, the airline has announced today.
Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the Government's decision to tighten the Overseas Investment Act, which will have the
effect of blocking the sale of Auckland International Airport, and hopes that the new criteria will block the sale of
other key strategic assets ...
Skip Ink
One of the world's most popular bands Westlife has set a record in Wellington, selling out in just three hours of going
on sale at Ticketek on Saturday morning.
New Zealand Labour Party
The Marae Digipoll is a “dodgy poll” and eyebrows need to be raised in regards to its results said Northland List MP and
Maori Caucus member Shane Jones.
New Zealand National Party
Ruth Dyson needs to explain why her ministry gave close to $50,000 to an undischarged bankrupt who was later jailed for
fraud relating to false grant applications, and why MSD has lost significant files relating to the case, says National's
Welfare ...
Accor Hotels and Resorts
Accor will introduce its new 5-star Pullman brand to Auckland, following the announcement today that a Pullman hotel
will be developed on the former New Zealand Reserve Bank in Customs Street, in the heart of the central business
district. The hotel is due ...
Gush Shalom
Do you like Hamas? Not at all. I have very strong secular convictions. I oppose any ideology that mixes politics with
religion - whether Jewish, Muslim or Christian, in Israel, the Arab world or America. That does not prevent me from
speaking.