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The Mild Green faction of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is losing patience with unaccounted delays in NZ’s
promised cannabis law review. They say the Labour-led government is courting punishment in the polls for chickening out
on the marijuana ...
The folding of Wellington magazine Loop this week is a 'travesty' says the chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi
Worldwide.
1. DAVID BENSON-POPE to the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education): What initiatives are being undertaken
to promote an innovative tertiary education system?
Like a cornered racoon, my new pen pal, libertarian Michael Gordge, accused me of being Sludge, took me for a dirty
communist, set me straight on a thing or two about libertarianism, and asked me to come out and fight like a man.
The theatrical trailer for the year’s most-anticipated family film - “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” will make its cinema screen debut in New Zealand for the first time on Thursday, April 5.
The Minister of Internal Affairs, George Hawkins, says he is pleased that over 1000 submissions have been received in
response to the discussion document which was released as part of the Government's Gaming Review. Submissions on the
Review closed yesterday.
Dr Tom Miller, Research Director of MS New Zealand today refuted Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimon’s claim that
the real purpose of genetically modified cattle research has nothing to do with MS.
Today's questions of the day concerned: National’s Tertiary Education Policy – Budget Blow Out – Business Incubators -
Budget Blow Out – Child Abuse Reporting By GPs – Air Combat Training For Army – Maori Health - Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Judge? – New Plymouth ...
The call by the Green Party for the killing of cows involved in a genetic modification experiment at Ruakura is yet
another example of putting unreasoned prejudice ahead of human welfare, according to Terry Dunleavy, national convener
of Bluegreens, an ...
The government today announced a comprehensive plan to build a modern, efficient and high quality defence force to meet
New Zealand's strategic needs and enable New Zealand to contribute usefully to international operations in which it
engages.
Overall Excellence in the Use of IT category -Scoop!!!!! - South Auckland Health - Yakka Apparel Solutions Ltd
The news that 30 babies were born in the US through “genetic modification” has revived an ethical debate as to whether
humans should be genetically modified or cloned. The revolutionary fertility treatment has been criticised as it used
the genes of ...
As someone who continues to borrow sizable amounts of cash from Her Majesty’s New Zealand Government so I can further my
education, I am always interested when I hear calls in the media for fee freezes, interest write offs and increased
funding to ...
Yesterday The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party welcomed the President of the
Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Johannas Rau, to New Zealand at a State Luncheon with these words:
Scoop is pleased to report that our content partner http://theonering.net has been invited by NewLine Cinema to Peter
Jackson’s publicity fest for his Lord of The Rings trilogy in Cannes, France.
Party Leader Graham Capill is calling on the public to boycott Pizza Hut after their sponsorship of the R18 show, Big
Brother, last night on TV2.
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 ...
The Local Government and Environment Committee has presented its report on the Resource Management Amendment Bill. The
committee recommends, by majority, that the bill be passed with amendments.
Party Leader Graham Capill said that today’s announcement is “an initiative at the behest of the United Nations, not in
the interests of national security.
Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.
National has utterly condemned the Government's decision to axe New Zealand's air strike capability. "It is not
overstating the case to say that New Zealand soldiers may end up paying for Labour's decision with their lives,"
National's Defence ...
The Government’s desire to build a New Zealand knowledge economy is seriously at risk. The fragile state of confidence
in the future of science in New Zealand was shown by yesterday’s decision by a highly skilled molecular biologist to
resign from ...
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Today's questions of the day concerned: Budget Blow Out – Special Benefits – GE Cow Research – NCEA –Budget Blow Out –
Cell Phones In Prisons – Community Services Card – Employment In Fishing – Violent Crime Statistics - Rural Policy –
West Coast ...
The environmental coalition, ECO, today welcomed the recommendations of the Local Government and Environment Committee
on the Resource Management Amendment Bill.
The aim of this Bill is to define the functions of the Government Communications Security Bureau - the GCSB - and to
make legislative provision for its administration and for the conduct of its operational activities.
Conservation Funding – Warranty GST – Wrongful Dismissal – Doctor Bill – Stabbing - Jet Sale – Boat – Sealord Assets –
UK Elections – Pinochet – Sexual Assault Trial – Spidermen – Tribunal Bias – Starving Baby Seals
Images of National MP Nick Smith in the house taken by Scoop photographer Mark Graham.
Comments attributed to TVNZ chair Ross Armstrong in this morning's Independent Business Weekly effectively confirm a
pattern of heavy-handed political interference in the company's news and current affairs, according to National MP
Murray McCully.
Hidden 'hardware' keylogger is deterring fraudsters and revealing internal saboteurs of valuable corporate data and
computer systems. The new KeyGhost device logs and encrypts every keystroke made during unauthorised computer activity.
It can't be ...