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If the official story of the World Trade Center attacks reads like a Tom Clancy novel, simple plot, good guys, bad guys
and cruise missiles, then this could be the LeCarre version.
It is an honour to be invited to address the conference of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. I bring you
greetings from my co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons and our industrial relations spokesperson Sue Bradford.
Members of the tribalwar.com forum have been having fun with the guy pictured in Scoop Oddity #5 : Postcard From The
Edge , perhaps the most emailed hoax photo of all time. As can be seen below this guy has been everywhere!
1. Hon ROGER SOWRY to the Minister of Health: Will the Ministry of Health provide extra funding to National Women's
Hospital if it needs to send pregnant women to Australia due to overloading of hospitals with sick newborns; if not, why
not?
Relations between the US and two of its core allies in the war against terrorism, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, approached
crisis point yesterday after the Saudi interior minister, Prince Naif, attacked the assault on Afghanistan while
Pakistan pressed ...
Ronald McDonald will be facing numerous charges on Tuesday, the 16th of October, World Day of Action Against McDonalds.
He is set to appear in front of an unbiased and just jury of animal and human rights activists, environmentalists, and
anti-capitalists ...
"... I know your race. It is made up of sheep. It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It
suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful
is right, sometimes ...
We are at war, and have been since September 11. Even Prime Minister Helen Clark agrees, saying: "I think the whole
international community has to mobilise against terrorism. It is like a war against civilisation."
One Liberty Plaza in World Trade Center complex has collapsed, the fourth building to be destroyed following yesterday's
terrorist attacks on the USA.
The World Health Organisation surveillance network has gone to a higher level of alert following confirmed and
suspected outbreaks on anthrax across the world. Scoop offers some background information on anthrax. Maree Howard
writes.
A crewmember readies an F-14A Tomcat for upcoming flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on the
flight deck of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on Oct. 7, 2001. Aircraft are being readied for strike missions against al
Qaeda terrorist ...
Address at event to launch the Association of Polytechnics in New Zealand Skilling the Nation conference. New Zealand
Portrait Gallery, Wellington.
Child, Youth and Family’s focus on reducing its number of unallocated cases is achieving good results and will continue,
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey said today.
In This Edition: Two readers take exception to Peter Cresswell’s first column, a reader from Spain opines on Naomi
Klein and a battle royale is brewing between two readers over NZ’s defence arrangements in general, and the F16s we
didn't buy in ...
1. MARK PECK to the Minister of Finance: What advice has he received on business opinion in New Zealand?
Today's questions of the day concerned: Business Opinion – Tizard’s Chris Fletcher Endorsement – Benefits – Air New
Zealand Bailout – Education Crises – Pro GE Advert – Soil Sterilisation – Food Price Inflation – Dioxin – Auckland
Roading – Drug Seizures ...
Finally, Nissan have hatched a hatchback to follow in the footsteps of the new Pulsar sedan. Its looks could raise a
few eyebrows, but styling aside, it may well set hearts afire...
Auckland, 16 October 2001 - Kiwis went online to keep informed about events in the aftermath of the World Trade Centre
tragedy, with unprecedented numbers seeking out both local and international news sites, according to the
Nielsen//NetRatings at-home ...
Today's questions of the day concerned: Overloaded Post Natal Services – Public Sector – Fisheries Officials Competence
– TVNZ Restructuring – CYFS Unallocated Cases – Skills Training – Biosecurity - Education ICT Strategy – NZ Post Vs
Richard Prebble ...
During the weekend my 80 year old mother was asking me why the country had changed so much since we emigrated here in
the fifties. She didn't mean the environment - New Zealand is still, in our minds, the most beautiful country in the
world - she ...
NOTE: The following text has been sent in by a reader to clarify any reader confusion around the following picture
published on Scoop (See... Scoop Oddity #5: A Postcard From The Edge ) on Monday.
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters is calling for the dismissal of the Chief Executive of the Ministry of
Fisheries after a case in the Court of Appeal found that both the Ministry and its Chief Executive were guilty of gross
incompetence; ...
The Government's two decisions on tax and charities today will drive down charitable and volunteer effort, says
National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young.
Transport Minister Mark Gosche's failure to address a loophole relating to certain speeding offences is tantamount to
sleeping at the wheel, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today.
No sooner had US papers printed this picture than they received calls, asking if the photo had been faked to appear to
show a face with horns. The answer from Associated Press was no.
Some relief aid is getting in to Afghanistan, but the bombing and especially the food drops are causing serious
practical and moral problems for aid agencies on the ground.
Internet-savvy builders are using the web to gain vast improvements in time management, accounts accuracy and business
efficiency, according to Carters Building Supplies Manager - Building Applications, Mike Lambert.
We are aware that the Government will soon be making decisions on the important issue of Genetic Modification. This is a
key long-term strategic decision for New Zealand. I write to indicate National's willingness to constructively work with
Government ...
Another Eyewitness account of what it felt like in New York this morning. This time the account is relayed in the form
of an Internet Relay Chat conversation between Jeremy in NZ and Glyn in NYC.