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Almost all of the genetically engineered foetuses, in an AgResearch experiment in Hamilton, New Zealand, designed to
insert a human myelin gene into milk-producing cows, have aborted. Only three calves, of the sixty promised, are
believed to have ...
Background: 12 June 2001, Wellington: Greenpeace New Zealand today sandbagged Mobil HQ in Lambton Quay, Wellington, and
called on Mobil to stop undermining the Kyoto Protocol. See... Greenpeace Sandbags Mobil – No. 1 Villain
Regular subscribers to Scoop may have noticed an article by Kevin Loughlin about the founders of Tolkien website
TheOneRing.net - that is, about myself and Mike Regina.
In This Edition: Russian-Syrian $1billion Arms Deal Realigns Middle East Balance - It’s Our Peace And We’ll Screw It Up
If We Want To
Wellington - Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd is disappointed with today's protest action by Greenpeace.
“Please Prime Minister – keep reading your bible, keep saying your prayers, keep listening to God” – Anglican
clergyman. Big News With Dave Crampton
New Zealanders have been called on to boycott Mobil motor fuels as part of a growing international move to persuade the
United States government to agree to support the Kyoto protocol on climate change. The call comes from Terry Dunleavy,
national convenor ...
Embargoed until 12 noon, 12 June 2001, Wellington: Greenpeace New Zealand today sandbagged Mobil HQ in Lambton Quay,
Wellington, and called on Mobil to stop undermining the Kyoto Protocol.
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide said today that Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton’s renewed zeal for increasing tax
on the “rich” was proof that the government’s economic policies were failing.
Today’s confirmation of the birth of just 3 calves containing the myelin basic protein gene must be a huge embarrassment
to AgResearch after it obscenely inserted human genes into cows and then publicly boasted the merits of transgenic
research.
Today's questions of the day concerned: Borrowing And Saving For Super – Super Alternatives – Gagging DHBs – Minimum
Wage – Bay of Plenty Health – Far North Power Disconnections – Ruapehu Lahar Protection – Electricity Prices –
University Funding – UE Subjects ...
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Minister of Finance: Why did the debt outlook to 2005 change from one of declining nominal
gross and net debt in the December Economic and Fiscal Update to one of a rising profile for both in the 2001 Budget?
Today's questions of the day concerned: Prisoner Rehabilitation – Tax Scale Changes – Super Fund Borrowing – Yelashgate
– University Funding – Teacher Training – Cancer Treatment Shortages – Elective Surgery Funding – Willie Jackson Vs The
Govt – Community ...
"The latest outburst from Graham Capill of the Christian Heritage Party is one excellent reason for his party's
pathetic showing in most opinion polls, where they receive barely one per cent of the party vote."
Middle East – CYF – GE Cows – 14B – Lawyers Warned – S11 Report – Christine Rankin – Breath Tester – Sinking – Suharto
– US/Korea talks – Herald Strike - Macedonia
The poem Timothy McVeigh issued instead of making an oral statement before his execution this morning NZT.
The ultimate symbol of adolescence is not the pierced tongue, not green hair, not Limp Bizkit CDs and not tribal
tattoos. It is the toaster that represents the transformation from tyke to teenage dirtbag and beyond.
Tonight's announcement that Parliament is to allow three Court of Appeal Judges to brief the Justice and Electoral
select committee on the issue of criminal appeals is a victory for the Opposition, National's Justice spokesperson Wayne
Mapp said.
Ron Mark is pleased that the Hon Matt Robson, Minister of Corrections, has agreed to meet with him at 4pm today to
discuss his concerns as to the manner in which Canterbury prisons have been operating.
ACT Agriculture Spokesman MP Owen Jennings today released results of an extensive survey showing strong feeling in the
rural sector that the Government is too lax on border control.
The Rt Hon Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today said it was too late for Jim Anderton to start standing
up for his former Alliance supporters now after being a virtual silent partner in the Coalition Government since
Election Day ...
"The current attacks on my personal life are being driven by some who want to discredit me politically," said Cabinet
Minister Sandra Lee today.
Last night Libertarianz Deputy Richard McGrath told a parliamentary select committe exactly why his party supports an
immediate end to the War on Drugs.
Christian Heritage Party Leader Graham Capill asks, “Is there any end to this unnatural desire to eradicate children or
is the only desire occupying the energies of those involved in this wholesale slaughter, to make abortions even more
available and less ...
“The attempt to gag district health board chief executives from speaking publicly on policy issues is just plain
stupid,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
In an article published today in the Fiji Sun, Te Karere Ipurangi states that Fiji needs a revolutionary party to
nationalise land and other means of production. The author stated that the Fiji Labour Party was not revolutionary
enough and that Fiji's ...
An increase in funding is urgently needed if New Zealand Universities are to maintain their international standing and
contribute to a knowledge society, according to Victoria University's Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Humanities and
Social Sciences, ...
A nationwide survey by Landcare Research has shown that overall, the public approves of the development of a fertility
control for one of New Zealand's worst pests - the possum. The survey also shows that men are more enthusiastic about
possum control ...
Health Minister Annette King says National health spokesperson Roger Sowry has got hold of the wrong end of a "leak"
once again.
In April 1995 in downtown Oklahoma a huge explosion set by Timothy McVeigh killed one hundred and sixty eight men women
and children, and injured a further 500.