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Citizens Electoral Council
As the June 15th deadline nears for the Australian Government’s decision to allow or disallow Chinalco to increase its
stake in Rio Tinto, opposition to the move is playing out like a 19th century English comic opera, with Barnaby Joyce
playing the ...
Ministry of Health
The cumulative total of confirmed cases in New Zealand is now 12, up from 11 yesterday. The new confirmed case is a
passenger off Air NZ flight NZ5 which arrived from Los Angeles on 31 May 2009. This person and their close contacts are
now in isolation ...
Barack Obama
Remarks by the President on Thursday at Egypt's Cairo University. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and
to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic
learning, and ...
Gush Shalom
Uri Avnery:"The President of the US understands the interests of Israel much better than Israel's own government. Obama
offers a real hope to Israelis and Palestinians while Netanyhau's 'Government of Yesterday' has nothing to offer"
Martin Doyle
Minister of Archives Richard Worth keeps his hand on the pulse
Knutz
Getting to know your unelected representatives; Dr Dick's indelible impression; David Bain and John Campbell; Keith's
enormous carving; Papering over the cracks of ecological guilt; swineageddon; the time traveller
Office of the Clerk
1. Dr Richard Worth—Confidence; 2. Benefits—Projected Spending; 3. Government Spending—Returns on Major Capital
Expenditure; 4. Self-responsibility—Minister’s Comment; 5. Climate Change—Agriculture Sector Obligations; 6. Vote
Education—Cuts; ...
The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY State Sector: NZ Immigration Decision-Making Questioned NZ POLITICS Dope: Prison Unit Manager, 5 Other
Charged After Cannabis Investigation Environment: Hundreds Plan To Freeze For Climate Action Transparent Like A Moat:
Green's Spending Public, ...
Richard Worth
``The public should suspend any judgment until allegations against me have been resolved. ``I have not committed any
offence. I am presently co-operating fully with the police and will continue to do so. ``There has been a rush to
judgment on the basis of rumour ...
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Bill English's first budget as Finance Minister demonstrates that neither he nor the Government has any idea how to
survive the recession. While other political parties debate how to deal with the Global Financial Crisis, only one party
has the solution ...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 747-400, registration ZK-NBS, will depart Auckland for the last time today and fly to
the USA where it will be dismantled for parts.
New Zealand Government
The release of the Auditor General’s report “Inquiry into Immigration Matters” confirms that Immigration New Zealand is
a service that needs urgent attention. “This report confirms that the mess left by the last Government is even worse
than anyone ...
350 Aotearoa
Thousands of people will come to a standstill on New Zealand’s streets this Friday, World Environment Day, to call for
action on climate change. The official theme of the United Nations day is ‘Your Planet Needs You – UNite to Combat
Climate Change’.
Roland Michel Tremblay
Credit crunch time, once again the old management rules are back. Not only employers and employment agencies are ready
to exploit you to death, but don’t expect respect and niceties, we’re all trash for the next few years if not decades.
Let’s just ...
Undernews
Your editor and his historian wife did a farewell interview with Kojo Nnambi on WAMU, DC's NPR station,about their
decades in local Washington prior to their move to our New England regional headquarters in Freeport, Maine. Click to
hear
ACT New Zealand
ACT New Zealand has today released the expenses of its five MPs – Hon Rodney Hide, Hon Heather Roy, Sir Roger Douglas,
John Boscawen and David Garrett – for the six-month period December 1 2008- May 31 2009. These figures total
Parliamentary and Ministerial ...
North Shore City Council
The government’s plan to smash local government and sell off its community assets has finally been fully revealed in a
little known Cabinet paper posted on a government website (see web link AAA below) placing local communities all around
the country ...
Ports of Auckland
Introduction Good afternoon, ladies & gentlemen, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
Office Of Speaker Of Parliament
A regime for public disclosure of expenses incurred by members of Parliament will be developed as quickly as possible,
the Speaker of the House, the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, said today. This follows a cross-party meeting held late this
afternoon to ...
World March for Peace
Mundo sin Guerres (World without Wars), an international organisation working to prevent war and promote non-violence,
has decided to start a 90-day World March for Peace and Non-violence in New Zealand, the country recently affirmed by
the Global ...
Controller and Auditor-General
In my view, the quality assurance processes are inadequate and cannot effectively inform the Department about the
overall quality of the visa and permit decisions that are made.
New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s amphibious support ship HMNZS CANTERBURY, under the command of Commander Jim Gilmour,
sailed from Apia at 11:00 am on Monday 1 June after participating in the Samoan Independence Day Parade. At 10:00 am the
following morning, ...
Mainzeal
Mainzeal broke ground in the construction industry last night, receiving an award for ‘Businesses Making a Difference’
at the Green Ribbon Awards in Wellington. The building construction company – one of New Zealand’s largest – is the
first ...
Controller and Auditor-General
The processes used to recruit Ms Thompson into roles at Manatū Māori, the Treasury, and the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) between 1989 and 1998 appear to have been reasonably standard. They reflected practices
commonly used at ...
Sherwood Ross
Miami, Florida, June 4, 2009 --- It was three o’clock this morning when I was awakened from a beautiful dream by police
knocking on the door of my apartment to come down to the parking garage and identify my vandalized car. Downstairs, they
had the suspect ...
New Zealand Police
A joint Police and Department of Corrections investigation concluded today with the execution of search warrants at
Rimutaka Prison in Wellington and a number of addresses in Wellington City and the Hutt Valley.
Businesswire
Rio plans US$15.2B in rights issue, seeks iron ore tie-up with BHP, rejects Chinalco
International Business Forum
A symposium on food safety and food security being held today, 5 June, in Tokyo is a further opportunity for Japan and
New Zealand to renew their partnership in food, says the NZ International Business Forum. “Japan is a major market for
New Zealand’s ...
ACT New Zealand
The arrest of prison officers forming part of a cannabis supply operation with inmates is the latest debacle in a
clearly dysfunctional Department of Corrections, ACT New Zealand Law & Order Spokesman David Garrett said today. "This incident follows hot ...
Businesswire
June 5 – New Zealand shares rose for the fourth day in five, with Infratil Ltd. gaining on a takeover proposal for its
32% owned Australian energy unit and New Zealand Oil & Gas climbing with the price of crude oil.