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Thanks are due to Theonering.net for forwarding us the following shot (from EMPIRE MAGAZINE) of several Lords of the
Rings stars falling down what appears to be... our very own Mt Victoria....but then again it could be anywhere...
Former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels has made a further personal statement to Parliament declaring previous
criminal convictions against him.
"Green Party co-joint-leader Rod Donald seems to have been abducted by aliens and replaced with an extraterrestrial
lookalike," National's Senior Whip John Carter said today.
You can just imagine the scene: The young, fervent idealists arrive in the hall at dusk, after a hard day's work on
campus. The co-leader leads them in a rousing rendition of the Internationale then, suitably energised with sympathy for
the oppressed workers ...
Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: John Tamihere – Baby Bashing – Special Education – ERB x 2 – Special
Benefit x 2 – ERB – Burglary Response Times – Dover Samuels And Al Morrison – Whanau, Hapu and Iwi – FBT Changes.
"ALRANZ strongly commends Paul Holmes for the mature, responsible, balanced and intelligent discussion of competent
minors and medical confidentiality on Monday evening." Craig Young, ALRANZ Research Officer said today.
"The Employment Relations Bill has been improved by the Select Committee process," said the Minister of Labour,
Margaret Wilson on the tabling of the committee's recommendations today. By listening carefully to employers, managers,
employees and unions the Select ...
The Governments attempts to silence opposition MPs has become farcical, said ACT Leader, Hon Richard Prebble.
Very soon, you will hear more of the anti-corporate protest movement that first came to British attention in the "Stop
the City" protest on 18 June last year and to world attention on the streets of Seattle last November.
The Employment Relations Bill will dominate Parliamentary politics for the next three weeks. The Bill should have
returned from select committee today after a mammoth session, which included a record number of submissions. More than
400 oral submissions ...
Of course the weather in Disneyland is perfect. It goes without saying that the sun shines brilliantly and the rain only
falls in a delightful arc from sprinklers on the bright flowers and not on the happy people queuing.
The Minister of Maori Affairs and the Minister in Charge of Treaty Negotiations have outlined government thinking on the
relationship of the Treaty of Waitangi to the Employment Relations Bill.
The Government is unlikely to lodge a complaint against ACT leader Richard Prebble, even though he almost certainly
breached Parliamentary privilege, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.
"Helen Clark is to be commended for taking the Maori Affairs portfolio so seriously that she has appointed two Maori MPs
to occupy the role, given that Parekura Horomia is a large-boned Labour MP, or MPs.
The Employment Relations Bill as reported back to Parliament betrays the people who create jobs, says Employers'
Federation President Robyn Leeming.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee should give Mark Todd the opportunity to refute or deny allegations of cocaine and
exclude him if he won't, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says.
You have informed the public that there are errors in the Employment Relations Bill handout that ACT is distributing
throughout New Zealand via its public seminars.
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson at today's press conference to announce details of the final version of the Employment
Relations Bill tabled in Parliament today. The bill is expected to be passed under urgency next week. Images from IMAGE
TIME
New Zealand First Industrial Relations Spokesperson, Peter Brown MP, has accused the ACT Leader, Richard Prebble of
breaching parliamentary privilege over the Employment Relations Bill as a stunt to revive his flagging political career.
National will repeal the Employment Relations Act and replace it with legislation that does not get in the way of small
business and more jobs, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said today.