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Greg Palast
In a hotel room in Brussels, the chief executives of the world’s top oil companies unrolled a huge map of the Middle
East, drew a fat, red line around Iraq and signed their names to it.
Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The world's most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, was due to be freed from house
arrest this weekend, but the international community and Burma's military junta have been focusing on aid for cyclone
victims instead ...
Transpower
The power industry today launched a new website to provide easy access to the latest information on the electricity
supply situation this winter. Winterpower Watch or www.winterpower.co.nz, will be updated daily and features the latest
data on hydro ...
NIWA
The National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has produced new climate change projections for New Zealand. The new projections represent
the most up-to-date scientific knowledge about likely effects of climate change in New Zealand, including ...
Kevin List
The Prime Minister talked at some length at her regular post-cabinet press conference about being plunged into darkness
after a transformer went AWOL in Wellington. The back-up power generators at the nation's hub also went AWOL and it was
to paraphrase ...
Martha Rosenberg
Even as Merck seeks closure on its Vioxx nightmare by paying $4.85 billion to tens of thousands of plaintiffs who took
the painkiller--not that it did anything wrong--the bad ink continues.
Symantec
Suncorp partners with Symantec to help improve its security infrastructure, reduce storage costs and simplify its data
center management systems
Ministry of Fisheries
In the early hours of this morning more than 130 Fishery Officers supported by around 70 Police began simultaneous
enforcement actions in Auckland, Wellington, Opotiki and Hastings as the final phase of Operation PAID. With regard to
paua poaching this ...
NZ Lotteries
NZ Lotteries has today launched its new online sales channel, www.mylotto.co.nz, that will enable lottery players to
purchase tickets through the Internet. NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Todd McLeay says the introduction of MyLotto is in
response to strong ...
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Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning who says the Budget08 offers observers an insight into
what strategy Labour has embarked on. Wallace n Manning analyse brand-Labour.
NASA
NASA PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft today sent pictures showing itself in good condition after making the first
successful landing in a polar region of Mars.
Manukau City Council
Manukau mayor Len Brown says Scott Dixon’s triumph in the Indianapolis 500 shows yet again how world champions can come
out of Manukau.
Office of the Clerk
1. RON MARK to the Minister of Police: Can she say when the Commissioner of Police will release his decision on whether
to issue Tasers to frontline police; if not, why not?
NZ Coalition for Gambling Reform
Today’s announcement by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission of the introduction of internet Lotto ticket sales has been
slammed as “a recipe for more hidden gambling addiction problems”, by a gambling issues advocacy group.
New Zealand National Party
National Party Housing spokesman Phil Heatley has revealed 94 Housing New Zealand managers spent two days at a
conference at the luxury Tongariro Lodge.
Gordon Campbell
If you haven’t yet read Barack Obama’s speech a couple of months ago on race, it can be accessed here.
PPCS
PPCS today confirmed that both its Oringi and Burnside processing facilities would close. PPCS Chief Executive Keith
Cooper said that the decision was finalised following the conclusion of consultation processes with employees and their
representatives ...
ACT New Zealand
ACT's 20-Point Plan To Beat Australia Rodney Hide MP Sunday, May 25 2008
Energy Mad
For the first time ever, voluntary carbon credits created by demand side energy efficiency projects are being offered to
all New Zealanders. This provides the opportunity for individuals, families and businesses to go “carbon neutral”.
NZ Pork Industry
Kiwis know nothing beats a rasher of 100% New Zealand Bacon on a Sunday morning – and now they know the best to be had
is from Heller in Christchurch. Heller’s Tasty Danish bacon took out the national prize at the inaugural Lesnies 100%
New Zealand ...
RNZSPCA
With winter drawing near, the Royal New Zealand SPCA is appealing to dog owners to make sure their best friends stay
warm through the cold months ahead.
Harvey Wasserman
As the end game for the Democratic nomination takes shape, the historic union of the feminist and civil rights movements
has never been more in evidence. Nor has the next upcoming appointment to the US Supreme Court ever been more pivotal.
L J Hooker
Recent comments from other real estate companies suggesting that LJ Hooker is being taken over are false, LJ Hooker GM,
Paul Slatin said today.
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Veterans' Affairs Minister Rick Barker said today that the Crown apology to Viet Nam
veterans and their families will be made in Parliament next week.
Paul Norris
TVNZ is about to lose control over the $15m or so of Charter funding that it has been receiving from the Government
since 2003. The Broadcasting Minister has decided to accept NZ On Air's argument that it knows best how to allocate
public funding ...
Business Council for Sustainable Development
An overnight move by the European Parliament to adopt a report which calls for .carbon footprint labels on all goods and
services could have major implications for New Zealand's traders.
United Nations
Iranian authorities have stated that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, but some other countries contend
that it is driven by military ambitions. Iran had concealed its nuclear activities for 18 years
Green Party
A Family First survey released today that shows 48 percent of parents still smack their children actually highlights a
massive improvement in attitudes over the past year, Green Party MP Sue Bradford says.
J P Morgan
RBNZ to embark on monetary easing cycle in 4Q * Growth will slow as inflation remains above target * GDP growth to slump
to 1.4% in 2008 before recovering in 2009