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GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... how was your week? Probably not as bad as that of anyone unlucky enough to be on the end of a
Carabinieri's baton, I'd wager.
Upton-on-line opines on the significance of the Kyoto Protocol in its latest incarnation and muses on whether Italian
entrepreneurs in San Gimigniano would survive the Resource Management Act .
The members of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification will call on the Governor-General, the Honourable Dame
Silvia Cartwright, at 3:30 pm on Friday 27 July, to present their report.
IN THIS EDITION - FIJI COUP SPECIAL: How Do You Negotiate With A Psycopath? - If This Was A Telemovie - We Haven't Yet
Got To The Bottom Of Who Is Behind This! - Conclusions
I'm no dogmatic free trader, neoliberal, managerialist or economic rationalist. I favour "world development" but not
"world government" [sorry for my typo last week ]. Yet I would hesitate before calling myself anti-globalisation. ...
Parliament's forecourt today was venue for the Wellington leg of a series of rallies nationwide held to mark the hand
over of the Royal Commission's report on genetic modification. The report is being received by the Governor General at
Government ...
We learn from the Italian media that in a meeting held in Rome on May 24, the Italian and the US government have decided
to declare war to the multitude of brothers and sisters that will gather in Genoa against the G8 meeting scheduled for
July.
More than 40 people rallied outside the Italian Consulate in Wellington at lunchtime today in support of Wellington man
Sam Buchanan, who is jailed in Genoa. Mr. Buchanan had been arrested along with 91 others during a violent police raid
on a school building ...
July 27: At 12 noon, in more than 42* towns and cities across the country, New Zealanders are gathering to show the
Government they want a GE-Free nation. The nationwide gatherings are being held to mark the handover of the
recommendations of the Royal Commission ...
Yesterday, talkback caller Sharon contributed to our discussion on separatism by saying that she & the rest of the "tangata whenua" wanted us white folk to leave the country, along with all the "Uncle Toms" in our
midst. ...
Wellington - 27 July 2001: The Royal Commission on Genetic Modification today concluded its inquiry with the handing of
its Report to the Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright, at 3:30pm at Government House.
Ned Kelly By Sir Sidney Nolan 1946 Enamel on composition board 90.8 X 121.5cm Gift of Sunday Reed 1977 National Gallery
of Australia, Canberra
SCOOP NEWS ANALYSIS - British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook's, arrival in New Zealand prior to September's APEC forum
caused Thailand Foreign Ministry official, Kobsak Chitikul, to ask, "Why is Mr Robin Cook here?" Britain is not a member
...
The Governor-General, the Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright, receives the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic
Modification from the commission chair, the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, at Government House
On the eve of a report from the NZ Royal Commission into Genetic Engineering, it has been revealed from South Africa
that scientific experiment's were conducted on wild animals during the apartheid era to test whether animal hormones
could be used ...
Anti-globalisation activists have another international agreement in their sights. The World Trade Organisation is
worried. It fears that the growing campaign against GATS - the General Agreement on Trade in Services - which took
effect in 1995 under ...
ACT Environment Spokesman Gerry said it was appalling the Government planned to release the report of the Royal
Commission on Genetic Modification to the Green Party before any other interested parties.
The decision by the Government to give the Green Party privileged access to the Report of the Royal Commission on
Genetic Modification risks inflaming the post-release debate, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William
Rolleston, said today.
National is deeply concerned about racial prejudice and division in New Zealand. It is our goal to build a tolerant and
cohesive society that embraces everyone. This is precisely why we don't support the Bay of Plenty Bill, National's
Justice Spokesperson ...
The Governor-General, the Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright, receives the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic
Modification from the commission chair, the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, at Government House.
There has been a “precipitous decline in the minke whale population of the Southern Hemisphere” according to Jim McLay,
New Zealand Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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 following image sequence shows the death of anti-capitalist Carlo Giuliani during protests in Genoa yesterday,
Friday 20th July.
The risk of electricity supply shortages has increased as inflows to New Zealand's hydroelectric lakes have remained
below average, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.
It is ironic that during last weekend’s G8 summit there were two sets of demonstrators – the anarchists who were
campaigning against globalisation and the pacifists who were demonstrating against debt.
Native Forest Action is disgusted with Forever Timber's plans to log large areas of native forests on the West Coast.
Native Forest Action and other conservation groups successfully lobbied the government to compensate the West Coast for