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Scambusters
Internet watchdog group ScamBusters has issued an urgent warning for TradeMe members who may have purchased a laptop
from a trader known as n_sale_z.
New Zealand Government
Shortly I will announce the name of the new rail company, and unveil its new logo and livery on the train beside us.
New Zealand Government
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger has been appointed chair of the establishment board of KiwiRail which will manage the
business previously known as Toll Rail, Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
Lyndon Hood
New Zealand scientists announced today that they have made observations of life in a parallel universe... In World X,
the idea that Nicky Hager obtains his internal National Party documents by hacking into Parliament's email servers is in
fact supported ...
Bus and Coach Association
Operators from all sectors of the bus and coach industry are shocked and angry about the Government’s sudden
announcement of increases in Road User Charges effective immediately.
Office of the Clerk
1. JOHN KEY to the Minister of Finance: What is the full and final cost of the Government’s purchase of Toll NZ
Limited’s rail and ferry business?
Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health today released an updated atlas of New Zealand’s socioeconomic landscape, which includes maps
showing socioeconomic differences in and between the 21 district health boards.
NIWA
Warmer than average conditions which prevailed over New Zealand in June look set to continue into late winter, according
to the NIWA National Climate Centre. The centre’s seasonal climate outlook for July to September says above average
temperatures ...
Auckland Regional Council
An integrated state-owned railway is the best way to ensure that the necessary investment takes place to make rail a
strong performer within the wider national transport system, says the Auckland Regional Council's chairman, Michael Lee.
Society For Promotion Of Community Standards Inc.
John Mills, President of the Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc, (SPCS) has hailed as “bold, morally
courageous and legally sound”, the classification decision issued to him today by the Chief Censor’s Office, that
permanently bans ...
Service And Food Workers Union
The call by aged care providers for sacked caregivers to be "named and shamed" is a bit like shutting the stable door
after the horse has bolted, says the Union representing caregivers at the embattled Belhaven Rest Home in Auckland.
New Zealand Government
New Zealand’s rail back in New Zealand hands Speech at KiwiRail launch event, Wellington Railway Station
University of Otago
Mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are associated with obesity according to a new study from the
University of Otago, Wellington. The research involving nearly 13,000 New Zealanders shows there are associations
between obesity and some ...
Fairfax
Fairfax Media, New Zealand's largest media company, has today announced plans to create national centres of expertise to
carry out sub-editing, layout and page production for all features, world and business pages for its nine daily
newspapers.
University of Canterbury
New findings by three University of Canterbury researchers could pour cold water on evidence that climate change is
happening simultaneously around the world.
Tranz Metro
Wednesday the 2nd of July marks a very special anniversary for the residents of Johnsonville in Wellington. It was
seventy years ago to the day that the first electrified train service took passengers along the line.
Government of the Philippines
"The southwest monsoon associated with heavy rains induced by Typhoon Frank (International codename: Fengshen) triggered
the occurrence of floodings, landslides, maritime incidents and power interruptions in most of the provinces."
Progressive Party
The return of rail to public ownwership is a triumph for common sense and a reminder of what went wrong when National
refused to make clear before the 1990 election that it was planning to sell the asset, Progressive leader Jim Anderton
said today, on ...
Toni Solo
Anyone stepping back from the recent hyped-up drama engineered by the minority right wing parties in Nicaragua and their
overseas allies will see all the tell-tale signs of yet another instance of NATO country government intervention in the
region. The ...
95bfm
On the Wednesday Wire (02/07/2008) Paul Deady talks to Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author
Seymour Hersh.
Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says she is shocked to learn that Wellington children will no longer have a reduced fare in
the central city, and that some train fares are to increase by over 30 dollars a month.
Horticulture NZ
New Zealanders keen on conserving water and protecting the environment should look no further than the potato, says food
and education consultant Glenda Gourley.
Ernst and Young
The former Christchurch-based partners of KPMG and Hadlee Kippenberger & Partners and Ernst & Young New Zealand have agreed to integrate their operations, effective from today (30 June).
New Zealand Government
The transfer of New Zealand’s rail assets back into New Zealand hands is a major step forward in building a sustainable
transport system for the 21st Century, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
Progressive Party
Ongoing cuts to regional media are worrying Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton.
New Zealand Government
National Party leader John Key’s simplistic view of grassroots sport in New Zealand clearly shows he is out of touch
with both the challenges facing the sector and the solid work being done, said the Sport and Recreation Minister Clayton
Cosgrove.
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) today released the 2008/09 Auckland Land Transport Programme (LTP),
which outlines Auckland's key passenger transport projects for the coming year. The release of the Auckland LTP follows
the release ...
ACT New Zealand
Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen admits that it's not possible to run KiwiRail 'without significant financial support
from the New Zealand taxpayer' - that means that taxpayers are up for hundreds of millions of dollars in costs without
any return, ...
Scoop Video
Scoop Video + Audio: After the cabinet readout the Prime Minister discussed the Government's response to the election in
Zimbabwe. She also answered questions on National use of agency Crosby/Textor and Labour's use of commercial research
companies. Other ...
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: FLASH-BACK: On November 30 2006, on John Key taking over the National Party leadership from Don Brash,
Wammo asked: "Will we see people like Brian Sinclair and those kind of cronies that Don Brash replied on in your
election campaigning?" ...