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May Day protestors have shut down Kentucky Fried Chicken in Manners Mall this afternoon. Several protestors were ejected
by security before police took up position inside the fast food outlet.
Protestors have now assembled in Cuba Mall to attend an anti-sweatshop fashion parade. “It’s not enough to just boycott
Nike and Adidas, if you are wearing any clothes you are participating in the system. You have to smash the system,” said
an MC.
Around 50 protestors have gathered at the Freedom Shop in Upper Cuba Street for the shop’s sixth birthday celebrations
and to kick off today’s Cuba St May Day Carnival Against Capitalism.
The WorldWide FireShips design competition is progressing well says FireShips' Millennium Twain. For background on
Millennium Twain's plans for a Hamilton based space race see... Desperately Seeking Stratotanker .
Questions remain why it has taken the Government and the Commissioner over a month to begin the dismissal process of
convicted rapist Colin McLean. They have known for 17 months that this conviction was coming. Now New Zealanders have to
wait another ...
Holy Batballs, Wonder Boy! Doesn't that VQ1 squadron have a lightning bolt and a bat on its insignia along with the
words "World Watchers"? And doesn't it surveill not only China but the West Coast of America and the Arabian Gulf? Has
the Batmobile ...
"It was as if an underground stream flowed through the country & broke out in sudden springs that shot to the surface at random, in unpredictable places." Thus did Ayn Rand depict the
success of her architect hero Howard Roark in her novel ...
New Zealanders who are non-Maori, non-Pacific Islander or non-ethnic are being treated as non-citizens by the Government
in its public consultation over the Gaming Review, National MP Murray McCully said today.
Disarmament Minister Matt Robson wants to know whether the National Party still has a disarmament spokesperson or any
interest in the topic.
Disarmament Minister Matt Robson is living in the land of Noddy if he believes sweet-talking other nations instead of
committing to defence will be enough to keep New Zealand secure, National's Defence spokesman Max Bradford said today.
National's revenue spokesperson Annabel Young has taken it upon herself to condemn 'green dollars', and to label 'green
markets' as "black markets". She could be opening a Pandora's Box. It only requires enough people to take the bait. (Her
...
Today's questions of the day concerned: Mandeville Youth Justice Facility – Community Services Card – E-Government -
Hospital Deficits – Tourism – Rest Home And Geriatric Care Funding – Human Genes In Cows – PM And Christine Rankin – Tax
Simplification ...
According to the NOAA Supercomputer’s medium range forecast model, rain which finally started falling today in drought
affected Wellington, is likely to hang around for some time.
After forcing the closure of KFC and Star Mart - which avoided an occupation by closing for stock-take before protesters
arrived - Wellington May Day protesters, moved to Midland Park, disrupting traffic in Willis Street and Lambton Quay.
1. RON MARK to the Minister of Social Services and Employment: Has he received any indication that legal action may be
taken by the vendors of the land under offer for the proposed Mandeville youth justice facility; if so, is there any
potential ...
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks says it is outrageous a District Court Judge has effectively told employers that
they must pay employees for taking time off to do jury duty.
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. This time the furry fellow with a flair for photography has produced another - never seen
before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing it in the sun, before it was burned down. It looks like it was a
tranquil and magical ...
Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.
Environmental law often punishes bad things but rarely does it promote the good with clamour and conflict often
accompanying environmental news. Shouldn't we all be concentrating on a habitat of hope, not hype? John Howard writes.
Helen Clark is deliberately dodging questions aimed at revealing her key role in the Christine Rankin affair and the
proposed merger of the Department of Work and Income and the Ministry of Social Policy, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr
Muriel ...
Three photos of the picket outside the Bolivian Consulate, Auckland New Zealand on 23 April 2001. Photos by Wayne Martin
Of Times Newspapers.
It’s official – hell is not a place, it’s just a state of being, So is purgatory. At least that’s according to two
people in the Catholic Church.
The Green Party is calling for cows pregnant with genetically engineered embryos to be humanely euthanised after a
landmark High Court decision set aside approval for the experiment.
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. Yet another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing the other
side of the millhouse pictured in an earlier shot, in the sun, before it was burned down. Hobbit houses can be seen
across the ...
After briefly forcing the closure of KFC, protestors moved on to Star Mart. The doors were closed with a sign saying
"closed for stocktaking". Police protected the shop. There were no arrests.
GM Cow Trials – Manufacturing E – Small Business Tax Changes – Botswana Crash – Foot And Mouth – Tax Cuts – Tetanus –
Sentence Reduced – Taranaki Dioxin – Smoking In Clubs – Dingo Cull – Council Building – Dairy Merger – Sargeson House
Today's questions of the day concerned: Community Services Card – New Prisons – Health Funding - Youth Justice Facility
Location – Education Review Office – Social Services Agency Merger – Centennial Highway Accidents – Police Rapist – Good
Faith ...
The Loony libertarianz must have disappointed that only three people showed up to support them. This isn't suprising
since they are so far over to the loony right wing spectrum of politics, they would make Richard Prebble cringe.
The government has released a discussion document aimed at simplifying the tax system and helping reduce stress on small
business.