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Winston Peters goal last night was simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules still apply, he did manage
to shake Owen Glenn’s testimony just enough to avoid summary execution. Glenn’s account of events may still sound like
the more plausible one - but this is a quasi-courtroom, not a soap opera. Its not about which character we like or trust
the most. Peters big achievement last night was to keep the Glenn vs Peters credibility issue alive, and on the
committee table. More »[1]
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Police are interviewing two men at the centre of this morning's double shooting of Police Officers in Mangere. One
officer was killed and another received several shots and was assaulted. More »[1]
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Homicide Arrests [1]
Officer Named [2]
Tension spread through the Metlink buses, trains and ferries as commuters came to grips with a price increase of between
fifty cents to a dollar per trip. More »[1]
Greenpeace is calling on political parties to outline their future plans for tackling climate change, now the emissions
trading scheme (ETS) has been passed into law. More »[1]
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Following a third meeting with a mediator present, the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has dismissed phone
organiser Shawn Tan after deciding Tan's actions had irrevocably damaged the employment relationship. More »[1]
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Jim Anderton said the draft policy, a leaked copy of which was obtained by the Government, showed that cheaper doctors
visits or medicines will only be kept in the primary health care strategy "in the short term". More »[1]
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The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided there are grounds to reassess the risks and benefits of the
continued use of three more hazardous chemicals in New Zealand. More »[1]
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[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00231.htm [10]
The Maritime Union says a new employment Bill before Parliament is good news for casual workers.
Maritime Union General Secretary Trevor Hanson says that many New Zealand workers are struggling with the insecurity of
casual work. More »[1]
Singapore leads the global rankings on the overall regulatory ease of doing business for a third consecutive year. New
Zealand is runner-up, and the United States third. Bahrain and Mauritius join the ranks of the top 25 this year. More »[1]
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The retro-inspired Fiat 500 has been named sexiest car of 2008 by the readers of evecars.com, the UK-based women's
car-buying website jointly run by the UK’s fastest growing woman’s magazine and the leading consumer car magazine, ‘What
Car?’ More »[1]
Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairman, Bruce Wills said sheep and beef farmers can now look forward to a future where meat and fibre is once
again a sustainable and profitable business. He made the comments after the special general meeting of Silver Fern Farms
yesterday, where farming shareholders voted in favour of a proposed partnership with PGG Wrightson. More »[1]
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Robert Fisk was born 62 years ago in Maidstone, Kent – and if you’ve ever wondered about the residual worth of Latin and
what happens to people who study it, the man did his BA in Latin... More »[1]
When I reached origins of life investigator David Deamer by phone at his lab at the University of California, Santa
Cruz, he told me the NASA Astrobiology program he's part of encourages public outreach, since it is publicly funded, and
that... More »[1]
On July 18, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made the unusual decision of posting two documents on her website, accompanied by a
harshly worded statement, denying reports that her husband, Todd Palin, and officials in her office illegally accessed
her ex-brother-in-law’s ... More »[1]
Since defeating the Clintons earlier this summer, Barack Obama has dropped Martin Luther King’s poetic and compelling
phrase, “the fierce urgency of now.” Lately Obama often speaks prosaically of the imperative of “fundamental change.”
That ... More »[1]
AT THE funeral of Abie Nathan, I said to myself: the Israel-as-it-is takes its leave from the
Israel-as-it-could-have-been - From the state that we dreamed of when it was founded. A state where moral considerations
govern both domestic and foreign policy. More »[1]
Traditionally, American presidential elections get into full gear after Labor Day , once the political conventions have
been completed, major speeches made and vice president running mates chosen. It is therefore a good time to make a
general assessment ... More »[1]
I spent part of Father’s Day shooting children, including one of my own. It was a lot of fun, and something important
was firmly established. That is: if children were to declare war on adults, the adults would win. I also got a fellow
member of ... More »[1]
Wellington writer, librarian and feminist MARIA McMILLAN contributes the latest installment of the Scoop Review of
Book’s “Five Books that...” series:
As a child I read obsessively. I crammed books in and swallowed them whole not wanting to stop to sleep or eat... More »[1]
Next weekend in Andover, Mass., a group of attorneys, academics, and activists will gather to plan the prosecution of
Dick Cheney, George Bush, and the lawyers and advisors who, together with them, are responsible... More »[1]
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Three decades have surged by since the release of the superlative AK 79 album; and on Saturday 22nd November at the
Monte Cristo Room, five bands from that culturally-important release are re-forming to take part in AK 79 live. More »[1]
Animal Planet, the world’s only entertainment brand dedicated to the unique relationship between people and animals,
will officially launch a bold new look in October 2008 in New Zealand. More »[1]
Colourful creative garments with a difference have netted high honours for three students who were finalists at
Westfield Style Pasifika fashion awards show in Auckland on Friday. More »[1]
Three of New Zealand's most celebrated writers – WH (Bill) Oliver, Lloyd Jones and Elizabeth Smither were honoured at
tonight's 2008 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement at Premier House in Wellington. More »[1]
Kylie fans have shown just how excited they are about her first ever Auckland concert, snapping up all of the Vector
Arena tickets in just 19 minutes this morning. More »[1]
Ever wanted to make your own video to your favourite song? Be a music video star? Call the shots in your own slice of
cinematic history? Or announce your arrival to the world of filmmaking covered in the glory of the coveted Golden
Jandal? More »[1]
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The United Nations is providing assistance to a number of countries in the Caribbean that have been badly affected by
recent severe weather, particularly Haiti which has been the worst hit, the world body’s top humanitarian official said
today. More »[1]
TV3 Video - More »[1]
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A senior Buddhist monk was arrested in Rangoon on Friday after security forces raided his monastery, according to the
Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners—Burma (AAPP). Military intelligence officers raided the
monastery in ... More »[1]
Paia, Papua New Guinea, 6 September 2008: Greenpeace’s successful crane-top protest on the logging ship Harbour Gemini
ended peacefully when six police armed with M16 rifles removed the activists. Other Greenpeace activists were painting
“Moratorium ... More »[1]
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More than 3 million people have been uprooted and 60 people killed by the worst flooding to hit north-east India in five
decades, the United Nations World Health Organization WHO reported today. More »[1]
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A technical conference for Burmese bloggers, scheduled to take place in Rangoon, has been banned by Burma's paranoid
military junta. More »[1]
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