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If there's one thing that is fast becoming evident from the standoff between China and the U.S. over the spy plane
incident, it's that diplomats and strategists in the West have little understanding of China's ancient culture. John
Howard writes.
By now, you will have realised by elimination that the winner must be Tranz Rail, the first TNC to have the ignominy of
winning this award twice. It was selected because it scored badly on so many criteria.
The World War II images and experiences of New Zealand Division gunner Struan MacGibbon will be revealed during April,
in a new book and photo exhibition.
Imagine for a moment that China is not a country, but rather is just an ordinary suburban house somewhere.
Prime minister Helen Clark said National’s lack of direction or clear policies is behind their poor showing in recent
polls.
Sludge's allegory whilst entertaining is somewhat of an over simplification of international relations, particularly
between large powers. As such the truth behind its message is more than a little blurred.
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said today that Associate Labour Minister Laila Harre should be sacked for her role in
the waterfront dispute.
Alliance MP Phillida Bunkle today finds out whether she will regain her ministerial portfolios, after an inconclusive
report by the Registrar of Electors into the validity of her enrolment in Wellington Central left it to The Prime
Minister and her deputy ...
A complete fascist swine who routinely takes people out into his backyard and puts a bullet through their brain and has
a cellar full of people with politics he doesn't like chained to the foundations making cheap tools to provide the
finance for him ...
Ess Eff's patron saint of journos, Herb Caen, once wrote: "A true Californian is someone who knows that the hills are
naturally a golden brown which is interrupted briefly in winter by the appearance of a greenish scum, which soon
disappears, returning ...
The above image produced from the NOAA supercomputer medium range weather model today appears to confirm the Easter
storm forecast published on Scoop last week (See… Supercomputer Weather: When The Rain Comes ).
If sacked Pakistan cricket coach Javed Miandad is correct, and it is proven that members of his team were guilty of
match fixing on the recent tour of New Zealand, then it is another serious blow to the credibility of the game.
The Education Review Office has gone beyond satire with its pathetic politically correct advice on 'trikeless days' at a
Lower Hutt kindy," says disgusted Libertarianz leader Peter Cresswell, who is his party's spokesman to deregulate early
childhood ...
"The actions of one of the parties to the dispute currently surrounding the waterfront industries in various south
island ports, in leaking a copy of the mediators draft report to Nick Smith can be only be interpreted as an act of bad
faith on their ...
Labour Party political pressure is evident in the government-appointed mediator's handling of the waterfront mediation,
National's Industrial Relations Spokesperson Lockwood Smith said today.
The Minister of Maori Affairs the Hon Parekura Horomia has reiterated his position on allocation of the Maori Fisheries
assets as stated at the Ohu Kaimoana annual hui on Saturday.
CANCER INQUIRY: Dr Bottrill Says Findings Fair - CANCER INQUIRY: King Says Cervical Screening Recommendations Will Be
Implemented - Howard’s End: US Spyplane Had Options, Why Did It Touch Down In China? - Sludge Feedback: Saying Sorry’s
Kind Of Complicated ...
“The Treaty Tribes Coalition has no confidence in Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia,” Harry Mikaere, Chairman of
the Coalition said today.
The man with the murky smile, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington D.C. has shown his real colours.
As forecast by NOAA’s supercomputer and Scoop last week the East Coast of the U.S. looks set to receive weather almost
as bad as NZ is expecting during the Easter holiday. The image above shows a rainstorm bearing down on Washington D.C.
(which is roughly ...
A final set of seven sharp and very Zen observations on aspects of life...
"Stop it, stop it, it shouldn't be allowed!!!" cried Sister Raptophilia, Matrix Dominatrix of the Corrective Party, when
she heard about a recent NASA launch to Mars.
It's been years since Subaru launched the WRX and the latest all-new version has been eagerly anticipated. But all
would agree, it is a very different car from its predecessor. The big question is - will the punters buy it?
Cervical Screening – Shoddy Training – Dairy Merger – Trade Surplus – Reported Rapes – Yellow Fever – Superpower
Standoff – Scrub Fire – Cave Creek – Mallard Apology – man In Coma – Primary Teacher Claims – Bus Fares
The Resource Management Act has been accused by constitutional commentator Stephen Franks of attacking Maori property
rights established by the Treaty of Waitangi.
“The media fuss of the past three days about the destruction by maceration of day-old chicks was presumably intended to
show the lack of compassion in the Poultry Industry,” Graham Capill said.
Hot-shot innovation from a clever little Christchurch company could go a long way to salving consumer guilt pangs about
conspicuous packaging consumption. The company, Blue Marble Polymers, is making a living out of a product that most
people don’t ...
I received the Committee of Inquiry’s report yesterday and am taking time to reflect on it. My clear impressions are
that the Committee has conducted a searching inquiry and that the report covers the evidence the Committee received
comprehensively. The ...