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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon now has his Cabinet in place, and the real aftermath of the disastrous election
result of February 6th is now upon us. It is hard to be anything other than extremely pessimistic about what the future
holds.
Today's questions of the day concerned: PM’s Husband’s Friends (Dr Lexchin) – Banking Satisfaction – Cabinet/Government
Standards – Christine Rankin’s Performance – More Dr Lexchin - School Staffing - Rankin Vs Bradford - Marine Mining –
Auckland Rail ...
GOTHENBURG, March 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- A giant Russian cargo plane, dubbed 'the ugly duckling of the skies', early
today successfully delivered two sleek, but hardly slim-line Volvo Ocean Race yachts weighing a total 27,000 kilos after
a unique 22-hour ...
1. Hon PETER DUNNE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by answers to parliamentary questions in relation to the
appointment of Dr Joel Lexchin as an independent reviewer of Pharmac's policies that she "played no part in this
decision" and that ...
Department of Work and Income CEO Christine Rankin is threatening to sue Green MP Sue Bradford for defamation over
comments made in a Sunday Star Times newspaper article.
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed that the new program began making unexpected changes
to the accounting modules, limiting access to flower and jewellery applications that had previously operated flawlessly
under Boyfriend ...
After a considerable period during which the Official Cash Rate has remained stable at 6.5 per cent, the Reserve Bank
has decided to reduce it to 6.25 per cent.
National and Act tonight delayed the 'marriage' of thousands of de facto couples by at least two more days when they
thwarted the Government's plan to pass the Property Relationships Bill tonight.
The Reserve Bank today announced that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent,
as inflation pressures in the medium term now seem more likely to ease than build.
New Zealand Army officer acting Major John McNutt was killed in Kuwait this morning (5:55am NZT) during a training
exercise.
Australia, Japan, and the United States, some of our biggest customers, are facing recession so Reserve Bank Governor
Don Brash, has lowered the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 percent mainly because of easing inflation pressures. John Howard
writes.
The above image from the NOAA weather supercomputer shows a forecast for a few drops of rain to falling on parched
central areas of the country tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. Rain is shown in the picture in the coloured lines with each
line representing 1mm ...
Following question time today Parliament moved on to the committee stages of the Property Relations Bill. It is the
government intention to proceed to move the bill through its final stages this week.
The announcement last week that the government does not intend to modernise New Zealand’s airborne anti- submarine
capability is another blow to the defence forces of this country and adds to the growing uncertainty about the future
role and combat effectiveness ...
Making ends meet is not getting any easier with the annual increase in food prices, the highest since July 1990, showing
an almost six percent increase on last year. Here is our family recipe for a double-double hamburger which kid's seem to
love ...
ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said Social Services Minister Steve Maharey should give an immediate
indication of the action he intends to take against Department of Work and Income Chief Executive Christine Rankin
following Ms Rankin’s ...
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said this afternoon he was disappointed he had not been briefed by
Work and Income Chief Executive Christine Rankin in relation to potential defamation proceedings in her personal and
private ...
Economic Performance - Biosecurity Fines – Foot and Mouth Concerns – PM Husband's Friendship With Pharmac Reviewer –
Biosecurity Measures – People’s Bank Popularity – Brian Neeson's Missing Prisoner – Brain Drain – Christine Rankin Suing
Sue Bradford
National MP Murray McCully has accused the Government of "earning a black belt in hypocrisy", over criticism of WINZ
chief executive Christine Rankin for threatening legal action against Green MP Sue Bradford.
The Alliance's education spokesperson, Liz Gordon, has today responded to what she calls "scathing attacks by my friend
and political ally, Sue Bradford".