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Mark G. Levey
Senator John McCain has proved to be Jack Abramoff’s best friend. As Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
from 2005-2007, McCain was instrumental in suppressing evidence of Jack Abramoff’s role in directing illegal foreign
payoffs to ranking ...
Ferrari
Four points was a meagre reward for Scuderia Ferrari in the Canadian Grand Prix at the weekend (8/6/2008), thanks to a
great drive to fifth place for Felipe Massa.
Mark G. Levey
Who’s responsible for the “intelligence failure” that plunged the U.S. into the Iraq War? As much as anyone else, that
distinction is shared by two Americans who discovered and nurtured Ahmad Chalabi and “Curveball”, and pushed their
fortunes ...
New Zealand Defence Force
The First Lady of the United States paid a visit to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) in Bamyan
Province, Afghanistan, yesterday.
Vodafone
Vodafone is breaking down barriers and reducing traditional home calling costs, realising a 40%* saving around the
country with the new home phone plus local calling plan.
Human Rights Watch
"This decision means women who choose to wear a headscarf in Turkey will be forced to choose between their religion and
their education," said Holly Cartner at HRW. "This is a truly disappointing decision and does not bode well for the
reform process."
International Energy Agency
"The world faces the daunting combination of surging energy demand, rising greenhouse gas emissions and tightening
resources. A global energy technology revolution is both necessary and achievable; but it will be a tough challenge".
New Zealand Labour Party
Jordan Carter, Labour's candidate in the Hunua electorate, has responded to the announcement by the ACT Party this
afternoon that their candidate in the electorate will be the Hon Sir Roger Douglas.
Hyundai
On the back of yesterday's latest fuel price news and aiming to highlight the ways that every New Zealander can conserve
fuel and keep their costs down, the Hyundai Bledisloe Fuel Economy Run will start in Christchurch tomorrow morning.
Statistics New Zealand
The value of residential building work put in place fell 6.6 percent in the March 2008 quarter (after removal of price
changes and seasonal fluctuation), Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a fall of 2.0 percent in the December
2007 quarter.
Toni Solo
The US Congressional Joint Economic Committee's monthly memorandum for June 2005 stated, "Without an increase in
national saving, any reduction in the current account deficit would be accompanied by reduced national investment that
would harm future ...
Undernews
The function of a newspaper in a democracy is to stand as a sort of chronic opposition to the reigning quacks. The
minute it begins to out-whoop them it forfeits its character and becomes ridiculous. - H.L. Mencken
Airways New Zealand
Airways New Zealand, New Zealand’s Air Navigation Services Provider, has been singled out by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) for an Eagle Award at IATA’s 64th Annual General Meeting and World Transport Summit in
Instanbul, ...
New Zealand Government
TV advertising by the electricity industry is likely to start this weekend to further encourage homes and businesses to
be prudent with their power use, Energy Minister David Parker announced today.
New Zealand Government
The government has been working with the electricity industry for some weeks now on a range of options to manage the
impact of the drought and low hydro lakes on the electricity system. Tomorrow, Cabinet will again be be considering the
range ...
New Zealand Labour Party
Building and Construction Minister Shane Jones says he was delighted to be able to take a taste of the Northland to the
“Big Smoke” in Auckland when he filled in as talkback host on a high-rating nationwide NewstalkZB programme last Friday.
Air New Zealand
A ground-breaking initiative at San Francisco Airport to increase the efficiency of air traffic is resulting in
significant fuel and emission savings for Air New Zealand.
Public Service Association
“The PSA has a simple question for United Future. What impact would its tax cuts, costing $4.5 billion a year, have on
public services?” says PSA National Secretary, Brenda Pilott.
Scoop Audio
95bFM Audio : Mikey Havoc talks to Prime Minister Helen Clark about Kiribati, hydro lake water shortage, power, fuel,
Roger Douglas's plans to stand as an ACT party candidate and Obama and the US primaries.
GE free NZ in Food Environment Inc
New Zealand farmers are being warned against heeding comments by Barry O'Neil - deputy director general of MAF
Biosecurity New Zealand- supporting the use of GE animal feed.
Natasha Burling - AUT Journalism Student
As two young journalists leave Auckland this month on international scholarships, one lecturer says graduates should be
given a much wider experience. Pacific Media Centre director David Robie said a lot of journalism schools focus on
preparing students ...
Scoop Review of Books
By Tim Bollinger for the Scoop Review of Books New Zealand writer, thinker and public servant Dr. William Ball Sutch
(1907-1975) was an intellectual giant in a country characterised by a culture of anti-intellectualism. Sutch was one of
the country’s ...
New Zealand Government
A tax policy issues paper released today for public consultation looks at options for strengthening the GST neutrality
of business-to-business transactions and reducing the risks that GST can present to both businesses and the government.
NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week, NZCPR Weekly outlines what opinion poll trends tell us about the forthcoming election and the poll asks your
opinion on the makeup of a new government. An NZCPR Research Report by Professor Bob Carter explores media and political
bias in a supposedly ...
Greenpeace
"The IEA's vision of increasing nuclear power by a factor of four and relying on carbon capture and storage to meet
greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets should be rejected as an expensive and dangerous distraction," said
Greenpeace.
ACT New Zealand
Speech to Sir Roger Douglas Electorate Announcement; Blackbridge Road, Karaka, Auckland; Sunday, June 8 2008
Green Party
The Green Party says most consumers could reduce their energy consumption without any reduction in comfort or
convenience just by thinking ahead. Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons there are a lot of things households can do to
save water in ...
Ministry of Fisheries
Nelson based fisherman Lee Craig Harding was sentenced in the Nelson District court today on charges relating to
illegally discarding catches of southern blue whiting (‘dumping’) during a trip in 2004 and the deliberate mis-reporting
of that catch.
Waiora Healthcare PHO
Low income workers in an area of Auckland that shows disturbingly poor health statistics will benefit from a pilot
programme that is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Grant Thornton
New Zealand’s privately-owned businesses are lagging behind most other countries in their employment rate. The latest
international survey by accounting and business advisory firm Grant Thornton shows employment among privately-held
businesses in ...