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The earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses. -- Utah Phillips
I'm sorry, gentle readers, but your abject correspondent cannot report on the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics on
Friday night. After a hard week of scrivening it was just too much to have to board the iron horse for a trip to San
Francisco's ...
In This Edition: Gisborne Ship Grounding – Re: Keith Rankin: Perceptions Of Inequality - The Decline And Fall Of
America - Why Demonize Moslems?
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... the incumbent Prime Minister will be remembered for many things. Fluid and reassuring body
language is not one of them.
AUCKLAND, Feb. 8/Medianet International-AsiaNet/-- The Winter Olympics begin this weekend in Salt Lake City and already
the international media spotlight is shining on the host city.
The second-phase of Operation Enduring Freedom was launched last week: to hunt Abu Sayyaf in the jungles of Basilan and
Sulu. Whilst originally a breakaway from the Moro (Muslims of the southern Philippines) independence movement, the
800-strong ...
It's almost a case of 'beam me up, Scotty' with the Subaru 'rocket ship' Legacy GTB wagon. Though the standard two-litre
Legacy wagon does a good job of keeping your feet on the ground....
Whether you're searching for an old flame, anxious to catch up with a lost friend or just curious to see whatever became
of what'shername, kiwisreunited.co.nz will be online Monday 11th February, reuniting kiwis with people from their past.
Hear ye, hear ye – tidings from the left have returned. After a dormancy of some eighteen months, my writing itch has
returned. This week’s column will remind you who I am, and will look at why being political can be tough at times.
In This Edition: Catherine Fitts Response to SEC CIO re SEC's Relationship With DynCorp and Arthur Andersen/Conflicts
of Interest - Scoop Correspondence with Dyncorp Vice President, Corporate & Marketing Communications Charlene A. Wheeless
The following pictures show film director Peter Jackson with members of the cast and crew of the Lord of the Rings
trilogy of films, the filming of which is now drawing to a close in the Wellington region.
ACT Finance Spokesman Rodney Hide today delivered a bombshell to NZ Post by making public the South African
Government's draft, confidential Kroll Report.
Labour has been jolted awake by Bill English's endorsement of ACT's strategy to fix the Auckland transport nightmare,
ACT Transport Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today.
I am past-founder and Tour Leader of an independent long-distance rail tour operation which ran from Christchurch very
successfully for 6 years between 1981 & 1987. We were callled "RAIL TOURS".
Cancer Society research shows kiwis are happy to “slop” on sunscreen – but not on their faces.
NZ Post's $54 million contract with SAPO was signed in July 1999. The deal was that NZ Post's international consultancy
Transend would provide key executives to restructure the business and implement a commercial development strategy
prepared by Transend. ...
It is easy to become bogged down in the minutiae in politics. With the election coming up it is important to look at
where this country is heading.
Full and Final Settlement Would End Treaty Tensions Weekly Column by Dr Muriel Newman MP
The Electoral Commission announced today it had approved new logos for two registered political parties—the New Zealand
National Party and the Christian Heritage Party: Graham Capill Party Leader.
The Leader of the Opposition, Bill English, extends on behalf of the National Party his deepest condolences to Her
Majesty The Queen on the passing of her sister, Princess Margaret.
Toi Iho Maori Made Mark Will Bring Cultural And Economic Benefits To New Zealand Judith Tizard welcomed the launch in
Auckland tonight of the toi iho maori made Mark, an initiative that will recognise and benefit Mâori art and artists,
and bring economic ...
In an artistic climate in which dissected animal carcasses are displayed floating in formaldehyde and semen-stained
blankets are described as "haunting, powerful and provocative," Warhol's simple images seem relatively benign by
comparison.
The just released Household Labour Force Survey figures support EMA Central’s call for Government to recognise the
skills shortage struggle employers around the country are facing.
Prime Minister Helen Clark today expressed her sadness at the death of Princess Margaret, the only sibling of the
Queen, who died yesterday.
The National Party has announced details of the five candidates seeking its nomination for the Ohariu-Belmont
electorate, who all passed pre-selection on Sunday.
Photos of NYPD officers in full riot gear in the process of arresting a dozen New York University students on Sunday 03
Feburary.
The National Party's announced intention to introduce tax incentives for retirement saving is nothing more than middle
class welfare, according to Michael Littlewood, a commentator on retirement income policies.
The case of name suppression being granted to a Christchurch businessman convicted of attempting to hire a 12-year-old
girl for sex highlights the difficulties name suppression can cause in our community, says Ilam MP, Gerry Brownlee.
The Alliance made a significant and constructive contribution to the hearings on the proposed 'Suppression of Terrorism'
Bill today.
The right to primary and secondary education means more than just free enrolment – it means that all school subjects
should be genuinely accessible to everybody.