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Green Party
National's bid to push its 90-day bill through under urgency this week is a disgraceful attack on both workers' rights
and on democracy.
New Zealand Government
Speech from the Throne, delivered by Governor General the Honourable Anand Satyanand, PCNZM, QSO, to Members of the
House of Representatives in Parliament's Legislative Council Chamber at the State Opening of Parliament.
Keith Harmon Snow
Merchants of Death: Exposing Corporate Financed Holocaust in Africa by Keith Harmon Snow www.allthingspass.com
New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s Christmas present to New Zealand workers is to ram through law changes which remove
fundamental employment rights, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today.
Undernews
Watching Barack Obama's bait and switch left me with an indefinable sense of deja vu until the parallel finally dawned.
The personalities were so different that they obscured a common technique.
Trans Tasman
While Helen Clark has had a virtual mortgage on top spot over the past few years, John Key picks up the mantle of
politician of the year. His brilliant election campaign, coupled with a strong year in which his "new look" National
Party dominated the polls ...
Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly said today that she hopes the reports* that the National Government plans
to push through major changes to employment law under urgency in the next two weeks are wrong.
Oxfam
Oxfam New Zealand welcomes the confirmation that the government will honour its Kyoto Protocol commitments to stabilise
greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels in the current commitment period through 2012. However, the current government
has succumbed ...
Science Media Centre
Author Dr Neal Barnard visits New Zealand this week (8th and 9th December) to promote his book The Reverse Diabetes Diet
amidst criticism from New Zealand diabetes experts.
Akanimo Sampson
A United States (U.S.) global human rights advocacy network, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Nigeria's President
Umar Yar'Adua to establish an independent inquiry immediately to find out who sponsored and carried out the killings in
Jos, the capital ...
Amnesty International
As the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is celebrated tomorrow on International
Human Rights Day (10 December), Amnesty International calls upon world Governments, including New Zealand's new National
Government, to use this ...
ASOC
On December 4, 2008 the tourism cruise vessel MV Ushuaia1 grounded at position 64º35.5’S 062 º25`W, at the entrance of
Wilhelmina Bay near Cape Anna in the NW Antarctic Peninsula. This is one of several maritime accidents by ships
operating in Antarctica ...
Scoop Audio
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key takes questions from the press gallery and gives his take on what the new government
is up to.
US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. (Applause.) Good evening. Well, thank you very much, and I welcome you to the State
Department and to the glorious Benjamin Franklin Room. It is my – (applause) – you’re welcome.
Dog And Lemon guide
New Zealanders could get their cars for up to 50% less if they did their homework first, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Media Statement
West Coast Brewing CEO Paddy Sweeney is tearing his hair out. His brewery has run out of beer.
Scoop Audio
Audio: Today in Parliament for Monday December 8, 2008: ... Tom Frewen presents the first day of Parliament since John
Key's National Party formed a government.
Greenpeace
"This may be your meeting but my home is drowning," Young Pacific Islander stands up to world leaders.
Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
“The new Government’s intention to rush legislation through Parliament before Christmas allowing small employers to
dismiss employees without justification is short-sighed, unfair and undemocratic” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director
of ...
Green Party
Saving the banks while the biosphere collapses Jeanette Fitzsimons Green Party Co-Leader Address in Reply 2008 -
Parliament 9 December 2008
Family Planning Association
A report on the health and well being of New Zealand secondary school students highlights many positives for young New
Zealanders, in particular that most students report that they are happy with their family relationships and their
parents care about ...
Business New Zealand
The incoming Government shows it has listened to the key problems facing small businesses in moving with urgency on a
90-day trial period, says Business NZ.
IFAW
(9 December, Malang, Indonesia) A first of its kind training workshop on rescuing animals affected by disasters
conducted by IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) opens today in Malang, Indonesia.
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman and Scoop's Selwyn Manning check out political newsletter Trans Tasman's rankings of
politicians. Who are the high risers and low losers?
New Zealand Government
KiwiSaver changes introduced to parliament today will make the scheme more affordable for members, employers and
taxpayers, especially in the current economic climate Finance Minister Bill English said today.
United Nations
The United Nations will convene a two-day international conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the rampant piracy off
the coast of Somalia, it was announced today.
Bayleys
With cut-price mortgage interest rates set to re-ignite the domestic real estate market, Bayleys Canterbury is expecting
bidding from buyers when the company puts 19 properties under the hammer this week.
Content.net
Dec. 8 – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading
yesterday.
The Maori Party
I move, that this Parliament expresses its sorrow at the tragic death of five New Zealanders in the Airbus 320 crash in
Perpignan, France, that it extends its condolences to the family and friends of Brian Horrell, Murray White, Michael
Gyles, Noel Marsh, ...
Green Party
We're here to progress sustainability, justice, peace and democracy Russel Norman Green Party Co-Leader Address in Reply
2008 - Parliament 9 December 2008