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Melissa Chandler
Melissa Chandler writes: Just days after carrying the Olympic torch on its journey to Beijing, Miss World Zi Lin Zhang
has touched down in New Zealand. The 24-year-old Chinese woman arrived in Auckland yesterday for a six-day visit, during
which time ...
Franklin P Lamb
"The question is no longer why, for the answer has become clear. However, what is the secret behind the timing of this?
What is being prepared for the future stage and which coincides with US President George Bush's tour of the region? Has
internal ...
Business Council for Sustainable Development
If petrol and diesel prices break the $2 per litre barrier, it will trigger nearly a quarter of New Zealanders to
significantly reduce their fuel use.
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its fourth A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, at the Airbus Delivery
Centre in Toulouse, France.
Lyndon Hood
Emissions Trading: Frequently Asked Questions - Why do we have an Emissions Trading Scheme? If New Zealand wants to
maintain its edge as a clean, green nation, we urgently need to pretend as hard as we can to take decisive action on
climate change.
Suzan Mazur
“[I]nsects had evolved at least ten elaborate forms of mouthpieces, uniquely adapted (one would say) to their feeding
upon flowers, one hundred million years before there were any flowers on Earth.” – Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Within 48 hours of INTERPOL's global appeal to the public, the prime suspect, Wayne Nelson Corliss, 58, from Union City,
New Jersey, who was photographed sexually abusing young children in Southeast Asia in images distributed on the Internet
was identified.
Jason Leopold
Earlier this week, the White House disclosed that it could not recover lost e-mails from emergency backup tapes for the
period covering the invasion of Iraq and the U.S. failure to find Iraq’s alleged WMD.
Internet NZ
InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) congratulates NetSafe subsidiary Hector’s World Limited on the UK
launch of its online cyber-safety resource Hector’s World.
Open Rescue Collective
Mother’s Day rescue, piglets saved from horror New Zealand Open Rescue has conducted an undercover investigation into an
intensive piggery in Auckland, uncovering gruesome evidence and rescuing two female piglets. “Our investigation revealed
death, cannibalism ...
New Zealand National Party
Wairarapa MP John Hayes has established a taskforce to investigate the viability of establishing a cuisine school in
Martinborough, independent of involvement with UCOL.
Impact PR
Roger Hill may have had New Zealand’s demanding sea conditions in mind when he penned the design for the ArrowCat 30,
but the 30-foot power catamaran has become an international success.
Natasha Burling - AUT Journalism Student
Last year Radiohead asked fans to pay what they wanted for their new album, this year a theatre director is asking
audience members to do the same with his play. Director Anders Falstie-Jenson says he is interested to see how much
people will ...
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand
Outrageous Fortune star Robyn Malcolm is giving her support to asthma awareness. Robyn is backing the Asthma and
Respiratory Foundation’s Balloon Day campaign. Tomorrow is Balloon Day and interesting, fun events are being held at
participating ...
New Zealand Government
New Zealand and Poland have established a Working Holiday Scheme to encourage young visitors to both countries, Foreign
Minister Winston Peters announced today.
Fairfax
Fairfax Media journalists were acknowledged for their outstanding work when they won the top awards at the Qantas Media
Awards in Auckland tonight.
Bill Berkowitz
Over the course of the Iraq War, the Pentagon has used hand-picked retired military officers as “message force
multipliers” to shape public opinion, a New York Times investigation revealed last month.1 According to the report,
which was the product ...
Qantas Media Awards
The 35th year of the Qantas Media Awards. They started as an awards recognising excellence in news photography and have
developed to include recognition of what is the best in virtually all journalistic disciplines in New Zealand
journalism.
Saleem Khan
Which way Russia is going to go after May 8, 2008, when Medvedev takes office as the President of the Russian
Federation? Would it be Putin’s way or a new course friendly to the west? Pundits and the media in the west are engaged
in guessing game ...
Undernews
Another scoop from Jerry Seper of the Washington Times, one of the best reporters on the Clinton scandal stories. The
papers confirm a number of items reported by the Progressive Review including the apparent hush money for Webster
Hubbell
AMI Stadium
A six-month trial allowing umbrellas to be used at AMI Stadium in Christchurch is underway.
Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health's medicines and medical devices regulator Medsafe is pleased with the result of a prosecution
brought against South Auckland Traditional Chinese Medical Ltd and its directors.
Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland May 9 2008 – The National Party is finally revealing its true colours on climate change and it's clear it's the
party for big business polluters, says Greenpeace.
NBR New Zealand Opera
Puccini’s La Bohème , arguably the most popular of all operas, gets a face lift in 2008. The NBR New Zealand Opera’s new
production sees a vibrant cast and creative team bring this timeless classic back to life in a fresh and stylish way.
Christchurch City Council
The decision by the Environment Court means that one of the most contentious and time consuming parts of the old Banks
Peninsula District Plan and now the Christchurch City Council Plan has been resolved.
Limelight
Limelight, a new nationwide online business and community directory service that provides direct benefits for Kiwi
charities, is on a six-week tour around the country raising money for Variety the Children’s Charity and the Child
Cancer Foundation.
Pacific Blue
Friday 9 May 2008: Pacific Blue and Virgin Blue have described as hypocrisy a media statement released by Air New
Zealand yesterday (Thursday 8 May 2008), saying the release is evidence the legacy carrier is rattled by the fresh new
competition Pacific ...
Cure Kids
Grant Dalton temporarily abandoned preparations for the next Americas Cup to launch the Cure Kids Last Race donation
hotline today. The public and race-goers can dial 0900 CURE K (287 35) to donate $20 to the charity. The hotline will be
open until ...
Maya Schenwar
Whether or not we elect a female president this year, the US has a long way to go when it comes to political gender
equality.
Ramzy Baroud
The data provided in the US State Department's annual terrorism report for 2007 points to some interesting if puzzling
conclusions. The much publicised document, made available 30 April via the State Department's website, makes no secret
of the fact that Al-Qaeda ...