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Lyndon Hood
ABSTRACT: The research team investigated the tastiness of the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni). A complete
specimen was dressed and prepared using a variety of traditional methods. All tests found the squid to be not delicious
in any way.
JYandA Media
Pageant judge and Lucire publisher Jack Yan has defended Miss Universe New Zealand second runner-up Rhonda Grant after
criticisms about a Massey University story from the Association of University Staff.
Association of University Staff
In what must be one the most banal news features emanating from a university this year, Massey has trumpeted the
success of one of its students in finishing third in the Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant this month after being
first runner-up ...
Phantom of the Opera
NZ waits no longer The Phantom of the Opera returns Tickets on sale Monday May 5 at 9am
LawFuel
Mr Wingate is now advertising for “lawyers with stamina” to take a case worth $3.5 billion profits back to court. And
$3.5b is a conservative number Mr Wingate refers people to look at http://matakanadevelopment.blogspot.com/
Undernews
PROGRESS REPORT In a press conference, President Bush said, "I think we're making progress in Afghanistan" -- days
after President Hamid Karzai was the subject of an attempted assassination plot. The Interior Ministry said the Taliban,
nearly vanquished ...
Nancy Morgan
Hillary Clinton appeared on The O'Reilly Factor last night, finally facing off with Bill O'Reilly in the No-Spin Zone .
Judge Napolitano described it as the "toughest interview she's ever had."
US State Department
Hamas is choosing violence. They are refusing to recognize Israel's right to exist, and refusing to respect all previous
Palestinian agreements with Israel. The leaders of Hamas are increasingly serving as the proxy warriors of an Iranian
regime.
New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First MPs are delighted at the judgement issued last night which quashed an earlier finding that Keith and
Margaret Berryman were responsible for a fatal bridge collapse on their King Country farm in 1994.
freepress.org
The US Supreme Court has just dealt a serious blow to voters' rights that could help put John McCain in the White House
by eliminating tens of thousands of voters who generally vote Democratic.
Massey University
Former Massey student Rhonda Grant finished third in the Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant this month after being
first runner-up in last year's Miss Manawatu contest.
Gordon Campbell
Act Party leader Rodney Hide has always been something of a poltergeist rattling around on the centre right of the
political spectrum – making noise and kind of friendly ( except when he isn’t ) but without ever conveying the sense
that he’s ...
Scoop TV
Scoop Doco: Pacific Forum governments are determined to force Fiji's military Govt to hold elections by March 31 2009.
But will Commodore Bainimarama honour his commitment and comply with the dictate?
New Zealand Government
1. How many times during the Labour government’s term have the lights gone out as result of insufficient electricity
generation? a) 3 times b) twice c) once d) Never
US State Department
The three pillars of Annapolis: first, to have improvements on the ground for the daily lives of the Palestinian people;
a second one that looks to Roadmap obligations, including institution building; and then third, the question of the
political negotiations
New Zealand Government
The overall message from economic reports released this week on the emissions trading scheme is that it must be both
fair and effective, Climate Change Minister David Parker says.
AUT University
Evidence suggesting Charles Darwin may have received help formulating his theory of evolution has been uncovered by a
New Zealand historian. AUT University Professor of History Paul Moon says the writings of artist Augustus Earle reveal
an astonishing ...
Green Party
Parents must be properly informed of both the potential risks and the benefits of vaccinating their daughters against
cervical cancer so they can make a properly informed decision, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand will increase seat capacity into Gisborne by operating a new 50-seat Bombardier Q300 aircraft on the
Auckland-Gisborne route from 29 May.
Hugh Pavletich
In March 2007 there were 1077 lots sold for a median price of $172,000 and in March 2008 there were 430 lots sold for a
median price of $180,000 (refer REINZ Section / Lot Tables below) – clearly illustrating that the lack of reasonably
priced fringe ...
GiveLife
An ‘innovative’ new healthcare solution to help increase the number of organ donors in New Zealand was launched from
Parliament today. Andy Tookey of Givelife NZ, a campaign for reform to the organ donation system, held a press
conference in ...
MessageLabs
* Storm botnet infected machines, now estimated at approximately 100,000 compromised computers down from an estimated at
two million. * The decline in Storm’s botnet size is evident by the 57 percent decrease in malware-laden emails
distributed by ...
New Zealand Government
Today I have the privilege of making a significant announcement about the prevention of cancer. The cancer concerned is
cervical cancer – a silent killer which came to particular prominence in the news in New Zealand in the late 1980s.
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to U.S correspondent Mariah Craven talking about rising fuel and food prices in the
states, and Miley Cyrus.
Commerce Commission
One of New Zealand's largest supermarket companies has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act by offering
the opportunity to enter into a prize draw to win a holiday, months after the competition had closed. The company has
been fined $17,000 ...
Carbon News
Sector ‘enemies” unite in call for leadership on climate change * Waihopai attack might hurt big global warming probe *
Planning revealed for Prince Charles rainforest visit
Scion
New Zealand's most comprehensive, independent scientific field trial of genetically modified trees has been completed,
with results showing no environmental impact from the trial and no evidence of gene transfer to other organisms.
National Hazards Centre
2007 was one of the most costly years on record for natural hazards, according to the annual review of natural hazards
from the National Hazards Centre.
LawFuel
Bell Gully’s best-ever year in 2007 saw the law firm comfortably pass the $100 million barrier with financial
performance measures “all double digit,”according to an interview in LawFuel.co.nz with Bell Gully CEO Stephen MacIiver.
Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition
BCAC is delighted to hear that a cervical cancer vaccine has been funded for New Zealand women. This is an extremely
positive thing. We're very much hoping for a similar positive outcome for Herceptin, so that our women get the funding
for 12 ...