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Toni Solo
Corporate globalization and its equally misshapen twin, the fake "war on terror", look like the Western Bloc's last
crooked chance to sustain a few decades longer its member countries' habitual global power and privilege. John Pilger
has noted ...
Family First
Family First NZ is calling for the latest version of the Grand Theft Auto video game series to be banned in NZ.
ACT New Zealand
New Zealand developer Alan Gibbs – known for such projects as high-speed amphibian vehicles like the Aquada – today said
he is delighted to donate $100,000 to the ACT Party.
New Zealand National Party
National Party MP Clem Simich, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has confirmed that he will not seek a position on the
National Party list for this year’s general election.
MetService
MetService forecasters have issued Severe Weather Warnings for heavy rain as a low-pressure system moves towards the
South Island from the Tasman Sea. Fronts associated with this system are expected to move onto the North Island and
western parts of the South ...
New Zealand Government
State Services Minister David Parker today announced the appointment of Iain Rennie to the position of State Services
Commissioner. Mr Rennie will take up his appointment on 1 July 2008.
J. Sri Raman
It is a bestseller, but barely popular with its readers. The 194-page volume, which hit the bookstands in Burma on
April 24, was the long-awaited draft constitution authored by the country's military junta, without consulting most of
its people. ...
Te Papa
Technicians preparing for the defrosting of the largest ever colossal squid specimen have successfully practised with a
test block of ice today.
New Zealand Government
Home owners are set to save money through strengthened energy efficiency rules for new hot water systems.
University of Otago
Indigenous people from New Zealand and Hawaii have higher mortality rates for many cancers than Europeans in those
countries according to a publication from the University of Otago, Christchurch. Culturally appropriate education on
screening programmes, ...
Gordon Campbell
While media coverage of the China-NZ Free Trade Agreement has focused almost entirely on the possible dollar gains,
scant attention has been paid to the equally valid exposure of New Zealand to compensation claims - should any NZ
government be so bold ...
Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
Political leaders have begun their maneuvers to grab the prevailing opportunity for serving their own interest. Major
partners in the seven-party alliance (SPA) have begun their political maneuvers pulling their ministers out of the SPA
government ...
Hugh Pavletich
It was I think former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Lord Stockton) when asked “What drives politics’”
responded by saying “Events, dear boy, events”. Politicians are essentially judged on how well they manage them. Some
succeed – ...
Agenda
RAWDON If you look for the spirit of ANZAC inside official Australian documents outlining their defence policy you'll
get a shock. Last year in the a white paper their government said Australia had no closer or more valuable partner in
this region ...
Pablo Ouziel
For a while now, I have been thinking about what George W. Bush signifies from a socio-political perspective. Looking at
the world from the time of the ‘Big Bang’ of September 11th, 2001, until today almost seven years later, one can clearly
observe ...
US State Department
Deputy Secretary Negroponte is the number two man at the United States State Department. He has over four decades of
experience as a diplomat. He served as U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Nations and
Iraq.
Scoop Audio
Audio: Wallace talks to the PM about workers memorial day, workers' rights and the role of unions. Also discussed: GST
and whether she would consider taking the tax of essential goods such as food... and if not, why not.
The New Zealand School of Dance
New Zealand School of Dance graduate Jane Casson has won a major Australian arts award. The Green Room Awards recognise
the contribution that arts practitioners give to their industry and the general public, across categories such as
cabaret, dance, ...
New Zealand Government
A government discussion document released today seeks people’s views on the idea of allowing families with children to
split their income for tax purposes, to reduce the amount of income tax they pay.
Employers And Manufacturers Association
For common sense to prevail the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) is urging our law makers to think
long and hard about the effects of the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill.
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning about April 28 being Workers Memorial Day where unions
and workers remember those who have died during the course of their work, and also discuss ways of preventing such
tragedies from ...
LawFuel
New Zealand’s prison population places it at the top end of the world prison statistics, according to international
data. New Zealand ranks 59 out of 217 countries on the number of prisoners per 100,000 poopulation, with 197 people. The
average over all ...
J P Morgan
Both consumer and producer price data for 1Q surprised on the upside in Australia last week. In particular, core
inflation shot up to 4.3%oya, well above the RBA's 2-3% target range. JPMorgan expects, though, that the RBA will leave
interest rates ...
Asia New Zealand Foundation
In this issue, we preview the Japan New Zealand Partnership Forum in Tokyo, and include information about our Diverse
Auckland report and launch a new award for cross cultural reporting. Schools also have a new website resource for
teaching Asian studies to ...
www.dontvote.co.nz
A recently launched website is urging New Zealanders not to vote at the next election.
Neilsen Research
Higher Than Expected Levels Of Hedging By Importers Likely To Delay & Limit Impact On Nz Domestic Inflation: Nielsen
G'Day NZ Australia Week
Wildlife Warrior Terri Irwin says ‘G’Day NZ’ at OZTalk Travel Expo - - Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party and Billy
Elliot the Musical excite visitors at the Expo -
AUT University
New product development is what drives New Zealand companies to crack the international market, says an AUT University
innovation academic. Success of organisations Rakon, 42 Below and Frucor Beverages with its drink V, has hinged on
innovative products ...
Zahir Ebrahim
Douglas J. Feith, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, in his Hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on
February 14, 2002 in the aftermath of 911, explaining the rationale for the Department of Defence 2002 Nuclear Posture
Review, summarized ...
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Test results have confirmed that the suspected tutu toxins were present in comb honey from the Coromandel Peninsula
eaten by 22 people who fell ill.