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Gordon Campbell
The West Memphis Three murder case is back in court today. Gordon Campbell begins a two part overview, via an exclusive
interview with Arkansas journalist Mara Leveritt, the author of the definitive book on the case.
New Zealand Government
National Party Deputy Leader Bill English today blocked a move for Parliament to urgently debate the decision of
government ministers to stop the 40 per cent sale of Auckland Airport to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
Ron Law
"The Minister of Health's claims that the effectiveness of the MeNZB campaign 'had been such a success' are bizarre and
at odds with available facts," says independent Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law.
Alastair Thompson
Today's cabinet readout was brief owing to budget secrecy, this was followed by a Q concentrating around the revelations in this morning's NZ Herald regarding discussion at the Labour Party Congress of
the distribution of Government PR material by party ...
New Zealand First Party
6.40pm Rotary Club of Taupo Yacht Club, Ferry Road Taupo.
Norsewear
New Zealand apparel company Norsewear is one of the first to benefit from the recently signed free trade agreement with
China – securing an order worth close to a million dollars in less than 48 hours after the historic deal was signed.
Office of the Clerk
1. Hon PAUL SWAIN to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government’s policy on the sale or retention of State-owned
enterprises?
ACC
The inaugural STIHL Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week launched throughout the country today with a strong but simple
message for the Kiwi ‘weekend warrior’ – taking five minutes to get ready before you start your DIY adventure is
essential to your ...
Ministry of Health
The combination of newborn hearing screening and other developing technologies promises to qualitatively change life
expectations for children who are born with impaired hearing, the National Screening Unit’s conference was told today.
LawFuel
That's the question on some lips, but the $1.5 million purchase of a grainy, 15-minute 16mm sex tape showing Marilyn
Monroe pleasuring an anonymous man dates to the early 50s and according to the collector, New Yorker Keya Morgan. The
footage was believed ...
Undernews
WASH POST President Bush said Friday that he was aware his top national security advisers had discussed the details of
harsh interrogation tactics to be used on detainees. Bush also said in an interview with ABC News that he approved of
the meetings, which ...
ecocho
The world’s first ‘green’ search engine that offsets carbon emissions with no cost to the user, has launched in New
Zealand. ecocho.co.nz is a revolutionary site that generates positive environmental gains by sponsoring the growth of up
to ...
Gordon Campbell
Somehow, the kids are always going to the dogs – envied, legislated against and rebuked by their elders. Steps need to
be taken. Otherwise, next thing you know, those weird goth kids in their black clothes could be headed around your way
to drink ...
Suzan Mazur
“Our theory does not stand against natural selection in its entirety – it relegates it to a less important role,” says
Ramray Bhat, cell biologist Stuart Newman’s co-author of the just published paper in Physical Biology: “Dynamical
patterning ...
Undernews
That we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt
Green Party
Harmful colours must be stripped from food - Greens The food industry must stop using six artificial food colours,
linked to health and behaviour problems in children, following a decision by the UK Food Safety Authority to get them
out of their food ...
J P Morgan
Growth in headline inflation slowed to 0.7%q/q in 1Q (JPMorgan 0.7%, consensus 0.8%) after spiking 1.2% in 4Q. Over the
quarter, of the seven of the 11 CPI categories that logged increases, the food component made the largest contribution.
Food prices ...
Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Food
prices made the most significant upward contribution to the CPI this quarter.
NZ Oil And Gas
Production from the Tui oilfields off the coast of Taranaki has now reached 11 million barrels of oil. New Zealand Oil
and Gas Ltd (NZOG) is the New Zealand-based partner in the Tui Area Oil Fields, with a 12.5% stake.
Sky City
The North Shore’s newest multiplex opens on April 24, providing locals with a state-of-the-art, luxurious movie-going
experience at SKYCITY Cinemas.
Sherwood Ross
Even if a Guantanamo prisoner is acquitted on all counts at his trial, the Pentagon may still not release him on grounds
he might return to the battlefield, according to an article in the April 14th issue of The New Yorker.
New Zealand Police
At approximately 5.30pm on Monday 14 April 2008, a small fire was lit against a boarded up wall at the St James
Car-park, Wakefield Street, Wellington. The Fire Service was called and were able to quickly extinguish the flames -
minimal damage was caused.
Agenda
It's been eight months since John Key last appeared on Agenda, that eight months has seen him and National consolidate
their lead over Labour in the polls to the point where he's now the hot favourite to win the election later this year
ACC
ACC’s sports injury prevention and fitness website, ActiveSmart, has been selected as an Official Honouree for the
``Health’’ category in the 12th Annual Webby Awards.
Media Statement
Paraparaumu real estate company Totally Kiwi Real Estate has shut down its trading operation. Company founder John
Bradley said that it was a very sad day for the staff, but it was a decision that had to be made. "We have two
businesses that compete ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokeswoman Anne Tolley says public schools, as the main provider of education to Kiwi kids,
have much to gain from National's commitment to provide education entitlements to all children.
Southland District Health Board
A large number of Southland health professionals, schools, Maori and Pacific Island community leaders and local
businesses should be congratulated for their role in helping to reduce the level of Meningococcal B disease rates in the
region, says ...
New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is surprised the National Party objected in the House this afternoon to a debate over the Government
vetoing a decision to allow a Canadian pension fund to buy a stake in Auckland International Airport.
Meridian Energy
Meridian has today released a draft report related to its West Coast Mokihinui hydro proposal in response to a request
under the Official Information Act. Calculating Biodiversity Offsets for the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal (draft) was
prepared by Landcare ...
Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was mainly
due to higher prices for the fruit and vegetables subgroup (up 3.1 percent), in particular tomatoes (up 79.9 percent).
The most significant ...