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Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos will remain in Parliament till the 2008 election. "I had hoped that I might step down soon
and allow Co-Leader Russel Norman to take my place before the election, however, that will not be possible," Nandor
says.
New Zealand Government
Budget 2008 sees schools get a significant boost in funding to help meet their day-to-day running costs and provide
computer technology, Education Minister Chris Carter announced today.
Office of the Clerk
1. MARTIN GALLAGHER (Labour—Hamilton West) to the Minister of Trade: What recent progress has been made towards
improving New Zealand’s trade relationship with Japan?
Lyndon Hood
Two robbers had independently accosted a traveller on a public highway. "If you allow me to rob you," said the first, "I
will spend most of it on you, one way or another." "If you permit me to rob you," said the second, "I will also give it
back, but I ...
Alt TV
Oliver Driver talks to Phil Goff tonight at 8.30pm. Segment of Video Interview: The interview New Zealand media won't
leave alone. Watch the entire thirty minute interview tonight on Alt TV . Does Phil Goff want to be Prime Minister?
Electoral Commission
At its meeting of 19 May 2008, the commission made the following decisions: Further information is being sought before
any decision is made about referral to the police of parties that were late with their donation returns.
Office of the Clerk
1. JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she have confidence in the Minister of Finance; if so, why?
New Zealand National Party
The public will see right through Education Minister Chris Carter’s announcement today of an extra $171.6 million in
operational funding to schools, says National’s Education spokeswoman, Anne Tolley.
Skip Ink
Following massively successful US, European and Asian tours, Nick Jr’s Dora the Explorer is setting sail for the New
Zealand with her brand new LIVE musical show, Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure!
The Scoop Editor
Scoop Media (www.scoop.co.nz) has lined up some of New Zealand's top political, business, and economy analysts/writers
to offer the most comprehensive Budget Day 2008 coverage available. They include: Gordon Campbell, Pattrick Smellie, and
Jonathan Underhill.
Gordon Campbell
Exxon-Mobil are the elephant in the room that the Government refuses to confront, as it throws open the ecologically
vulnerable Great South Basin region to oil exploration and exploitation. Currently, New Zealand does not have an oceans
policy, despite ...
Jamie Melbourne-Hayward
Film Review: AUT University journalism student, Jamie Melbourne-Hayward writes that War & Waves, a story of Sri Lankan hardship, will evoke the consciences of Aucklanders when it screens on the final night of
the Human Rights Film Festival this Friday ...
Bernard Weiner
As a playwright, I pay special attention to the difference between words as they are spoken and the unsaid words hidden
beneath the surface -- what we in the dramaturgy biz call "subtext."
Bunnings Warehouse
New Zealanders can help raise much needed funds for those affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) by buying a
sausage at Bunnings and Save the Children’s Myanmar Response Day – Friday 23 May.
headland Sculpture on the Gulf
headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF, New Zealand’s premier outdoor sculpture exhibition, has received 107 submissions from
sculptors throughout the country, as the deadline for entries passed for the upcoming 2009 exhibition.
Libertarianz Party
"I'm pleased to present a real alternative to the tax-and-spend budget that Labour will present at 2 pm today,"
Libertarianz Leader Bernard Darnton said today.
Residential Intellectual Disability Providers
Intellectually disabled New Zealanders and their families could face a precarious future, a new report revealed today.
The National Residential Intellectual Disability Providers Group (NRID) is a national organisation comprising
intellectual disability ...
PacByte
New Zealanders will soon be able to enjoy DVD-quality feature length movies on demand without leaving the comfort of
their own home.
New Zealand National Party
National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Energy Minister David Parker should be thinking seriously about
ordering a public power saving campaign for winter.
Paul Smith
When an ideology once touted as New sounds quaint, you know for sure it's dead in the water. And so it was earlier this
month with attempts to revive the corpse of privatisation.
NZ Herpes Foundation
With genital herpes affecting almost a third of adult New Zealanders, a new campaign is seeking to dispel the myths and
negate the stigma associated with the infection.
Prevu Corp
PREVU are pleased to announce that they will shortly be delivering streaming video content to the Wotif group of
websites (starting with wotif.com, to be followed by lastminute.com.au, travel.com.au, SmartStays.com and LateStays.com
and all portals ...
The Hermitage Aoraki Mount Cook
A tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary, humanitarian, ambassador and one of the world’s greatest explorers, the new Sir Edmund
Hillary Alpine Centre at Aoraki Mount Cook is becoming an essential stop on New Zealand’s tourism map.
Neilsen Research
The top ten channels in Nielsen//NetRatings' Market Intelligence NZ domestic traffic showing the sites that attract the
highest percentage of people, with a household income greater than $100,000 per annum, for the month of April 2008.
New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says with reports of overcrowding and squalor, Labour is still failing to
adequately manage the spare capacity in the state housing stock.
Farmside
Rural people are increasingly turning to the internet in response to rising fuel costs, according to rural broadband
provider Farmside.
Canon
Canon New Zealand is continuing its partnership with prominent artist Grahame Sydney as he sets out to publish his first
photography book.
New Zealand Government
I’ve accepted your invitation because I’m acutely aware of the importance of agribusiness to the New Zealand economy and
am heavily involved in promoting its exporting offshore as Prime Minister.
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A memorial service and fundraising event for those affected by the recent earthquake in China will be held in Cathedral
Square on Saturday May 24 2008. The event is being organized by members of Chinese community groups in Christchurch.
New Zealand Government
With Tribute 08 fewer than two weeks away, Veterans' Affairs Minister, Rick Barker has welcomed the news that 5046 Viet
Nam veterans and their family members have now registered with Veterans' Affairs New Zealand.