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UK Government
Many honoured today have been involved in charitable or voluntary work, or extra-curricular activities linked to their
professions. This is in keeping with the PM's intention that the significant majority of honours should go to local
heroes.
Undernews
MOTHER JONES has done a great service by breaking down this season's presidential campaign contributions by occupation.
Here are some of the findings:
Aziz Choudry
GATT Watchdog Academic Dr Aziz Choudry today delivered a speech to the International Migrant Alliance Founding Assembly
titled: “Free Trade”, Neoliberal Immigration & The Globalization Of Guestworker Programs... focussing on Wages, Job Security, ...
Toni Solo
Recent remarks by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on the civil war in Colombia and Ecuador's decision not to join the
Alternativa Bolivariana de las Americas (ALBA) solidarity based cooperation initiative (1) shows progressive leaders are
taking ...
Vodafone
Vodafone has blown apart the mobile data market with the launch of its new casual rate of $1 a day.
Karim Sahai
Wellington, June 15, 2008. Members of the Swedish community celebrate 'Lucia' - one of Sweden's most popular events - at
the Johnsonville Community Hall. A group of young women wearing white robes and holding candles form a procession
marking the ...
Harcourts
13 June 2008 - Harcourts' ongoing leadership in the real estate sector has been further reinforced this week with
another industry-first for the group following an agreement with Google allowing Harcourts' property listings to be
included in its latest online ...
Greenhouse Policy Coalition
The Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill is due to be reported back to Parliament on 16 June
and the Greenhouse Policy Coalition, representing large industrials across a range of sectors, says they hope the Select
Committee ...
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
Colombia could be facing a historic moment. The dramatic change in Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's perception of the
FARC means that Colombia's leftist guerrilla group has lost its most important ideological ally.
New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced further details of an independent study on petrol pricing in New
Zealand. “The Ministry of Economic Development has engaged independent consultants Hale and Twomey to review and analyse
petrol pricing,” ...
Massachusetts School Of Law
A conference to plan the prosecution of President Bush and other high administration officials for war crimes will be
held September 13-14 at the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover .
The Marketplace Company Limited
Please find attached the wholesale electricity price summary for the week ending 15 June 2008.
Scoop Review of Books
Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West, by Ron Crocombe. Institute of Pacific Studies Publications, University
of the South Pacific, 2007. Reviewed by David Robie for the The Pacific Journalism Review
Green Party
The Greens have succeeded with several improvements in the Emissions Trading legislation at select committee stage and
so voted for the Bill to return to the House for further consideration. However more change is needed before we can
support the final stages.
Agenda
Thirty one year old Crown Prosecutor Simon Bridges was announced on Friday as the National Party's candidate for the
Tauranga seat in this year's election, and that raises the question as to whether New Zealand First Leader Winston
Peters will contest ...
Sustainable Electricity Association NZ
New Zealand’s electricity consumers have again been left vulnerable by the failure to ensure this country has adequate
long term energy supplies, Sustainable Electricity Association New Zealand said today.
OctaFuel
OctaFuel – New Zealand’s only suppliers and installers of retrofitted OctaFuel Hybrid Fuel Cells – has drawn worldwide
attention and interest, says Michael Fresnel, Co-Founder and General Manager of OctaFuel New Zealand – who is also the
mind behind ...
New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First has distributed $158,000 to charitable causes.
NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week, NZCPR Weekly examines whether a massive increase in government spending has made New Zealand a better place,
NZCPR Guest Prof Roger Bowden laments the state of our tertiary education sector, and the poll asks whether you believe
tax thresholds ...
Zahir Ebrahim
Let the people not forget, amidst all this hoopla and excitement over the 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W.
Bush, the two-term 43rd President of the mighty superpower United States of America, that:
New Zealand National Party
The Government's investigation into the West Coast DHB exposes the crisis in our regional hospitals, says National's
Health spokesman, Tony Ryall.
Business Council for Sustainable Development
Recommended changes to the emissions trading bill as reported back will protect New Zealand industry from any unfair
offshore competition and probably push assistance to major emitters to the limit of public acceptance.
David Swanson
Congressman Henry Waxman, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, together with his staff,
produces incredibly valuable research and analysis, with infinite patience and futility.
Commerce Commission
The first quarterly report on New Zealand broadband performance has been released by the Commerce Commission.
Commissioned from broadband measurement consultancy Epitiro and ICT analyst firm IDC, the report examines the relative
performance of New Zealand's ...
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo talks to the Prime Minister Helen Clark about the fuel inquiry, the power saving campaign, and
Pork.
Media Statement
Options for a landmark gateway into Auckland City were unveiled today for the Orakei Point area on the City fringe.
Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations
The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations (CORANZ) has labelled Environment Waikato's decision to charge rural
landowners who want to use alternatives to 1080 poison, as "draconian and intimidating" tactics. CORANZ spokesperson
Tony Orman said ...
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM: Wallace Chapman & Selwyn Manning talk about the killing of liquor store-keeper Navtej Singh; police response times, poor historical
representation in the ward, and how to find solutions to the problems we now all see in Manurewa.
New Zealand Government
Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson will this week lead a delegation of 44 New Zealand biotech companies and
research organisations attending Bio 2008 in San Diego.
Meat And Wool New Zealand
The Meat Industry Taskforce has today outlined the process it is undertaking to complete a sector strategy for the red
meat industry in New Zealand.