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Vincent Murwira
How bad is the American financial crisis and stock market turbulence going to affect the rest of the world? Vincent
Murwira focuses on Tuvalu - a tiny Pacific nation – as a symbol of how the world markets impact on small and developing
nations.
Zahir Ebrahim
The 47 minute film titled “The Capitalist Conspiracy: An Inside View of International Banking”, by the author of the
famous book on the founding of the Federal Reserve System “ Creature from Jekyll Island ”, can be watched here . The
material that ...
New Zealand Government
An overwhelming majority of New Zealanders support the extension to daylight saving, Internal Affairs Minister, Rick
Barker, said today.
Hyundai
In a New Zealand first Hyundai has announced today that it will be the first automotive manufacturer to offer new
electric cars for sale in New Zealand, and to further enhance that announcement, it will be off the back of local
manufacturing.
New Zealand Government
Back in March, I launched, in Parliament, the Suicide Prevention Action Plan. I started my remarks by saying that five
hundred lives a year - nearly ten a week - end in New Zealand through suicide - more than are killed on our roads each
year.
The Family Party
Family Party leader Richard Lewis will announce today his decision to contest the Manurewa electorate against Labour MP
George Hawkins.
Electrolux
Today’s weather will be mainly sunny with cloudy periods and lashings of Marmite. That’s just one of the possibilities
among the finalists in this year’s Electrolux Design Lab competition.
Michael Collins
(Wash. DC) We're being blackmailed into accepting the responsibility and debt for the worst managed financial
institutions in the history of this country. The starting price, our debt, is $700 billion dollars.
Lyndon Hood
Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from July 2008.
The Family Party
I am disappointed to hear that Mr Key and Ms Clark are not willing to front up to the leaders debates. These debates are
a long-standing feature of the election campaign, and we would not wish to see this important aspect of the campaign
compromised.
University of Auckland
A venture that will help scientists reduce the time and cost of setting up clinical trials has claimed top prize in the
final of the Spark $40K Challenge at The University of Auckland (as at 8pm Friday 26 September).
Democrats for Social Credit
Media Release Friday, 29 September 2008 Democrats Call For Review Of Deinstitutionalisation Democrats for Social Credit
are calling for a review of the deinstitutionalisation agenda which is causing widespread on-going stress to many
patients and families ...
Hyundai
In a New Zealand first Hyundai has announced today that it will be the first automotive manufacturer to offer new
electric cars for sale in New Zealand, and to further enhance that announcement, it will be off the back of local
manufacturing.
Lyndon Hood
Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from June 2008.
Bernard Weiner
Dear Wolfgang and Jacqueline: Yes, I know that you and other European friends are, as you put it, "totally confused" by
what's happening here in the U.S. right now. Welcome to the club. I wish I could answer all your questions about
America's current ...
GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ notes that the young Greens are visiting pubs in Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and
Dunedin.
ITUC
Brussels, 26 September 2008 (ITUC OnLine): in a new statement issued today, the ITUC and the ETUC have called on the EU
to listen to its partners in ACP countries and to concentrate on a pro-development approach in negotiating Economic
Partnership ...
Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), declined 0.2 percent in the June 2008 quarter,
Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a decline of 0.3 percent in the March 2008 quarter.
The Family Party
Party Leader Richard Lewis will announce the following policies as the Family Party priorities for the 2008 General
Election.
UCOL
Secondary students at UCOL’s Science Open Day had an up-close experience with bacteria research today.
International Solidarity Movement
1. ISM re-establish presence in the Gaza Strip 2. Report from fishing action in Gaza 3. Tree planting in ‘buffer zone’
4. ‘Ban the Israeli navy from Gazan territorial waters’ 5. Israeli violence continues despite ceasefire 6. Italian
activist injured ...
New Zealand National Party
Labour's attacks on National's practical and workable benefit policy are proving to be nothing but hot air after
revelations the Government plans to introduce a tougher clamp down on long-term beneficiaries.
Department Of Labour
The Department of Labour has laid charges against several parties in relation to the explosion at IcePak Coolstores in
Tamahere, Hamilton, on April 5, 2008. The charges were laid under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
associated regulations, ...
Tranz Metro
Tranz Metro in Wellington has welcomed the announcement by the New Zealand Government that SuperGold Card holders will
be able to catch less busy local train services for free. However Tranz Metro is stressing that only trains that leave
between specific ...
ITUC
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC) ITUC OnLine 166/240908 Colombia: Sugar cane harvesters demand rights at
work
THEONERING.NET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has barred the estate of “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien from seeking punitive
damages against the studio that brought the trilogy to the big screen.
United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture Leader Peter Dunne is thrilled that New Zealanders will be able to enjoy this year’s summer a little bit
more due to the three-week extension of daylight saving secured by UnitedFuture last year.
Australian Defence Force
Two Australian soldiers serving with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor sustained serious
injuries when the water tanker they were travelling in was involved in a single motor vehicle accident at approximately
9.00am today.
Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
Hamilton Zoo
The unnamed chick, whose sex is not yet known, was hatched on 15 September to first-time parents, Tane (15) and Kowhai
(9). The chick will take up to 13 weeks to leave the nest so won’t be visible to the public until around mid-December.