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China Labour Watch
The news of the death of 213 miners following a gas blast at a colliery in Liaoning on February 14 barely registered
outside China, but it was further evidence of an ongoing tragedy, and symbolic of the enormous human cost that China is
paying for ...
Lyndon Hood
Truckies Win General Election; Protestors March Against Annette King; McVicar welcomes Peter Low to "Hardline Punishment
Lobbyists With Some Really Kooky Opinions" Club; Mark Resolves Thorny PR Issue
Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ is warning other website operators to be vigilant – particularly those using SQL databases – after its
website was attacked at the weekend.
UK Government
The increase in funding is in response to a new appeal by the Govt of Ethiopia and the UN, outlining the need for $425
million for food aid, and DFID's own assessment of the crisis, which confirms a worsening situation and need for
additional funds.
Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland – July 9 2008 - Based on information available on Apple's website (1), it seems the company known for
innovation has missed an opportunity to reinvent its new 3G iPhone in green.
Survival International
Indonesia's foreign minister has defended his government's policy of restricting access by foreign journalists and human
rights monitors to the troubled province of Papua by saying 'We simply want the people to have a peaceful life.'
Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa
South African Honorary Consul, Gregory Fortuin has called on Craig Dowd to apologise for calling South African Springbok
coach, Pieter de Villiers “a mere puppet”.
New Zealand Police
Police's National Manager of Crime Services, Superintendent Win van der Velde and Katrina Casey, General Manager
Community Probation and Psychological Services, said today they have acknowledged and responded to recommendations of
the Ministerial ...
Ministry of Health
New Zealand radiation experts will be participating as obeservers in a simulated nuclear accident in Mexico, starting
sometime tonight or early tomorrow morning our time.
NZ Association of Rationalists and Humanists
From July 8th blasphemy will no longer be a crime in Britain. The NZ Association of Rationalists and Humanists
recommends that New Zealand follows Britain’s example by removing of the crime of blasphemous libel from its law books.
Suzan Mazur
Massimo Pigliucci is a man on the move. Yes he’s got three PhDs, and as the New York Times style pages noted earlier
this year in covering his marriage, he’s had three of those too. But who is he? And why was he born in Liberia during
the regime ...
New Zealand Defence Force
Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae today extended his sympathies through Australian authorities
over the death of Australian soldier Signaller Sean Patrick McCarthy.
Department Of Internal Affairs
A 28-year-old Christchurch man was today jailed for two years and three months when he appeared for sentence in the
Christchurch District Court for possessing child sex abuse pictures.
G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
"...About the situation in Zimbabwe. We deplore the fact that the Zimbabwean authorities pressed ahead with the
presidential election despite the absence of appropriate conditions for free and fair voting as a result of their
systematic violence."
Jeremy Rose
Niue could become the world’s first smoke free nation. Last year the village of Tuapa became the first village in Niue -
and possibly the world - to declare itself smoke free. Scoop Review of Books editor Jeremy Rose reports...
Progressive Party
I was delighted with all the reader comment on my piece on crime and what to do about it last week. Debate and
discussion, with reference to facts , on this important subject is what is needed not the idle boast of politicians at
election time that ...
Style Christchurch
Style Christchurch 2008 is pleased to announce the final list of designers who will show at this year’s big ‘Finale
Show’ on November 7th.
Roadshow Film Distributors
9 July 2008 – Eager fans awaiting the release of THE DARK KNIGHT on July 24th will be able to pre-purchase their
tickets, Roadshow Film Distributors announced today.
Waikato District Health Board
One of the country's largest operators of mental health facilities has slammed a website set up to name and shame mental
health providers and staff who breach codes of practice.
United Nations
UNESCO has inscribed a total of 27 new sites to its World Heritage List, incl. a Canadian fossil park, 1000-year-old
temple in Cambodia, lagoons of New Caledonia, butterfly biosphere in Mexico, Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa & Western Galilee (Israel).
Cadbury
A television commercial that became an online phenomenon and achieved cult status in the UK hit New Zealand television
screens last night, with a similar response expected from Kiwis.
Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force announces the death of Signaller Sean McCarthy during operations in Afghanistan, killed in
a road-side bomb attack in the Oruzgan Province on Tuesday 8 July 2008. SIG McCarthy was born on 5 January 1983 in
Auckland, NZ.
Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that residues of the highly toxic and controversial insecticide Endosulfan have been found
in lettuce, strawberries and courgettes sold in New Zealand.
Scoop Review
Auckland International Film Festival: River of No Return is a fascinating look at the life of an aspiring aboriginal
actress who dares to dream beyond the vast countryside that surrounds her in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Fairfax
Fairfax Media is launching a new high quality magazine to be distributed with every weekend edition of its three largest
daily newspapers, The Dominion Post, The Press and The Waikato Times.
Television New Zealand
Sports Presenter Tony Veitch has agreed to step down from his role with TVNZ while media allegations are considered by
the broadcaster. Head of News & Current Affairs Anthony Flannery said that Mr Veitch would step down while a review was conducted ...
Merck Sharp and Dohme NZ
Merck Sharp & Dohme New Zealand (MSDNZ) has gained registration for its osteoporosis medication FOSAMAX PLUS™ 5600 IU.
New Zealand Government
Building and Construction Minister Shane Jones today confirmed appointments for the Plumbers, Gasfitter and Drainlayers
(PGD) board.
New Zealand National Party
Labour is showing they have no significant ideas for improving the faltering economy and are spending time dodging
responsibility for the issues Kiwis are facing, says National Party Leader John Key.
Symantec
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that users, analysts and editors worldwide continue to recognise Veritas
NetBackup, Backup Exec and Backup Exec System Recovery as market leading data protection solutions for organisations
across all market segments, ...