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Suzan Mazur
It’s not surprising that Stuart Newman was one of the "Altenberg 16" scientists who kicked off a reformulation of the
theory of evolution, the "extended evolutionary synthesis," this July at Konrad Lorenz Institute . While I’ve been
writing about ...
New Zealand Government
Embedded formatting left in an email sent out by National to 'clarify' its $50-road tolls policy has deepened the
mystery. Progressive leader Jim Anderton says the email formatting shows an earlier draft of the statement was heavily
edited to remove Mr ...
Green Party
The Greens are calling on the Government to take action after a report that overseas buyers are swooping on the New
Zealand property market, keeping out first time home buyers. "We believe land should be owned by New Zealand citizens
and residents ...
Terry Evans
On the late night and early morning of 21st-22nd August 2007, one year ago, after leading peaceful protests against the
sudden hike in fuel and commodity prices, 13 leading members of the 88 Generation Student's Group were arrested by the
Burmese ...
Michael Collins
The National Security Archive released a report Friday Aug. 22, 2008 that sheds even more light on the premeditated
lying and deception that took the United States to war in Iraq. The findings are based on new evidence compiled by Dr.
John Prados and ...
Green Party
The Green Party has received over 2500 emails on its forthcoming ETS decision in the four days since it asked for
public input, and they are still flooding in at a rate of about 2 a minute.
New Zealand Government
The National Party needs to clarify the extent to which it would introduce user-pays policies across transport, health
and education, if ever elected, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
New Zealand National Party
Auckland, 24 August 2008 - "Time to lay the cards on the table!" said Nikki Kaye, National Candidate for Auckland
Central at her campaign launch today. "A transport smart card would be a high priority for me as the MP for Auckland
Central."
Dave McArthur
Dear Green Party Thank you for inviting public feedback re. the Emissions Trading Strategy (ETS). The Green Party should
not touch the ETS with a barge pole. It should reject the ETS because at best it is an extremely inefficient and
high-risk strategy ...
Gas Association
Many energy consumers could have avoided record electricity price hikes this winter if more effort was made to encourage
fuel switching to gas.
New Zealand National Party
National Party Transport spokesman Maurice Williamson is moving to clarify statements he made about the party’s
infrastructure policy at the weekend.
New Zealand Government
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority today teamed up with Wellington wild
foodie restaurant Logan Brown to launch a new DVD and two booklets aimed at advising hunters and gatherers how to ensure
the food they ...
Demographia
The California Building industry Association (CBIA) within its Report California Building Industry Association -
California Housing Production Continues Decline in July, CBIA Announces issued 22 August for the month of July - reports
further declines ...
Electronic Transaction Services
Electronic transaction figures for the two weeks prior to the 2008 Olympics show that there was a 13% increase in the
total sales of appliances throughout the country relative to the fortnight prior, according to data from Paymark, New
Zealand’s ...
New Zealand Labour Party
“It is outrageous that anyone would dream up the idea of giving voters $50 in tax cuts and then charge them $50 a week
in road tolls” said Brian Kelly, Labour Party candidate for Pakuranga.
Dog And Lemon guide
The National Party still needs to answer the hard questions on toll roads, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM: Wallace Chapman and Scoop's Selwyn Manning analyse National's plan to go into partnership with the private
sector developing infrastructure, ICT, power generation, education, health. Are we seeing the return of the great
user-pays debate?
Jehovah's Witnesses
More New Zealanders may be speaking another language in the years to come, thanks to an upcoming initiative that will
require a second language to be offered to all students in Years 7-10. The new curriculum, which comes into effect in
2010 in New ...
Dore NZ
Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter has revealed he suffers from Dyspraxia (also called Developmental
Coordination Disorder), a little known but relatively common learning difficulty that is particularly hard for boys to
cope with.
NZEI
Public education in New Zealand should be owned, operated and funded by the government, the education union NZEI Te Riu
Roa says.
ITANZ
The New Zealand indoor tanning industry has responded sharply to research released by Otago University last week. INTANZ
(Indoor Tanning Association New Zealand Inc) has labelled the study `misleading’, challenging the method used to draw
conclusions ...
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Annette King says National Party transport spokesman Maurice Williamson is not telling the truth when
he says National would not consider a toll of up to $50 a week for commuters on certain new roads
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo talks to Helen Clark about the latest TV3 poll, National’s road-toll plan, Fiji & floral shirts, her ‘controlling’ leadership style, and New Zealand’s potential to stage a huge sporting event.
Progressive Party
Aucklanders won't have any money left over from promised tax cuts to buy cheese or anything else because of the National
Party's plan to impose user-pays toll charges on commuters, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton said today.
Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers president Don Nicolson said today, “Our simple message to those MPs considering their options on the
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is, don’t rush. As a nation we have more to lose than to gain by getting this wrong.
Manukau City Council
Minister of Health David Cunliffe said he was pleased that after criticising the DHB system for so many years National
had now moved to defend the system. Mr Cunliffe today dismissed National Party claims of District Health Board
amalgamation, but ...
Uri Avnery
I WAS shocked when I read the headline in Haaretz. It quoted Sari Nusseibeh as saying "There is no Room for Two",
meaning two states between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan.
Manukau City Council
Southern access to Kawakawa Bay has been restored following a slip on Kawakawa-Orere Road last night.
New Zealand Government
Transport Minister Annette King says the National Party has produced nothing new so far in its transport policy for the
future.
Gordon Campbell
Interesting that the National Party is seriously regarding the Australian experience with public private partnerships
(PPPs) as providing a precedent for using PPPs to fund schools and hospitals in this country.