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Suzan Mazur
Atheist evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins spoke to a packed auditorium at Manhattan's Ethical Culture Society
Saturday night about his best-selling book, The God Delusion , admitting in a Q that followed being "guilty" of viewing Darwinism ...
Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union
Bargaining between members of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and Telecom contractor Downer
Engineering broke down on Friday.
Paul G. Buchanan
Chinese repression of Tibetan dissidents has pushed the issue of the impending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between New
Zealand and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) back into the news. In a diplomatic sidestep both Helen Clark and John
Key claim ...
United Nations
Meeting with top UN envoy for Myanmar, General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim called for "serious engagement and strong
commitment" from all parties to further national reconciliation. Kerim voiced confidence in the role and work of Ibrahim
Gambari.
New Zealand Government
The discovery of a serious error made by Inland Revenue in January’s Crown Accounts will not alter the government’s
commitment to responsible fiscal management in a time of considerable economic uncertainty, Finance Minister Michael
Cullen said ...
Alastair Thompson
Today's cabinet readout was followed by Q on a wide ranging variety of subjects including protest violence in Tibet and NZ's Free Trade Agreement negotiations
with China and Air New Zealand's wage rates to Chinese employees.
United Future NZ Party
Even though there was no provision for another referendum following the change to the electoral system in 1996, most
people still think there was, and are aggrieved it has never happened.
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark today moved a Parliamentary Notice of Motion in relation to events in Tibet.
Progressive Party
Roger Douglas is a dinosaur who should come out and debate his dinosaur policies if he wants to make a return to
politics, the youthful Progressive party leader and Act nemesis Jim Anderton said today.
Ministry of Health
The review into the management of conflict of interest at Hawke's Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) has found the Board
failed the most simple test of good governance.
Office of the Clerk
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement yesterday, in relation to the economic downturn, that
“Basically the New Zealand economy has held up pretty well”; if so, why?
Symantec
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, today announced the new Norton AntiVirus™ Dual
Protection for Mac®, featuring vulnerability protection technology and antivirus for Mac users running Boot Camp or
Windows virtualisation ...
The Maori Party
Madam Speaker, three years ago, in July 2005, when the chairman of China's National People's Congress arrived here at
Parliament, he did so by first snubbing the official powhiri that had been arranged in his honour.
More FM
A new Mum is the toast of Du-nude-in and has won the inaugural ‘Look MORE Good Naked’ Competition. Eight and a half
months pregnant at the time she submitted her photo, Bex Bates said “Like a lot of women, I have always had body issues
and ...
Property Council Of New Zealand
Returns on commercial property in New Zealand remain at high levels despite a slight softening from the record high
returns of last year.
New Zealand Government
Minister of Health David Cunliffe said the findings of a review into alleged conflicts of interest are so conclusive
they have virtually silenced even the National Party.
Sports Fly Fishing NZ
The FIPS-MOUCHE World Fly Fishing Championships are being held in the central North Island over Easter week with the
opening on Easter Saturday. Nineteen fly fishing teams from around the world and four individual anglers representing a
further four ...
State Services Commission
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble, today commented on the Department of Inland Revenue’s error in the Crown
Accounts for the period ending 31 January 2008.
Campaign Against Foreign Control Of Aotearoa
Judges’ Statement included the comments: “...an obscene $5.4 million final year payment to outgoing CEO Theresa Gattung,
the scrapping of concessions for NGOs and the School Connection scheme. These sins and more ensured Telecom was in top
form ...
Andreas von Warburg
Andreas von Warburg writes that the risks posed by climate change are real and its impacts are already taking place. The
latest report of the European Commission is crudely honest and, quite frankly, one of the most alarming, with grave
repercussions ...
Freeview TV
Steve Browning, General Manager, Freeview, today announced that Kiwis' can look forward to HD capable Digital
Terrestrial Television (DTT) courtesy of the Freeview|HDTM service from 2nd April 2008.
United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture joins with other parties in strongly condemning the actions of the Chinese Government and the People’s
Liberation Army in quelling the protests in Tibet and Southern China. The right to political protest is a crucial plank
of the right to ...
New Zealand Government
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says he’s still satisfied with the performance of the Inland Revenue Department, despite
the Department’s error, revealed today, in accurately accounting for provisional tax accruals during January
Internet NZ
InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) strongly supports calls from Internet pioneer Vint Cerf opposing
Microsoft’s proposed OOXML (Office Open XML) document standard.
Scoop Full Coverage
Full Coverage: Is the prospect of a Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China causing the Prime Minister to
remain soft over China's violent crackdown against protests in Tibet's capital Lhasa? Includes: Video + Audio + Analysis
+ releases.
Pat Armitstead
The New Zealand business that makes life the most fun for its staff, suppliers and/or customers is about to be honoured.
That's because they will win the third annual Humour in Business Awards - now open for entries.
Carbon News
The world’s first “carbon neutral winery” hasn’t been including the carbon footprint of its bottles. Bottles are
included for the first time this year in the footprint inventory of the world’s first certified carbon-neutral
winemaker, Grove ...
Alastair Thompson
Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from February 2008.
The Kiwi Party
Peter Dunne is reported in the Dominion Post as saying it is "time for the people to decide." He refers to the need to
have a referendum on the review of the MMP system of New Zealand politics.
Syed Akbar Kamal
Ravi Musuku the pastor from Hillsborough Baptist Church has secured National ticket for this year’s general elections to
challenge Prime Minister Helen Clark in Mt. Albert electorate for the second time.