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Thieves have struck the Fringe Festival. On the eve of their opening performance, THE LAST GASP team have been deprived
of their prized possession. A dictionary. The five Wellington performers have been left in the lurch on the eve of their
first ...
Poor Bono, he doesn't get it. At first I thought he looked silly. But now I see him as dangerous. Okay, well, silly and
dangerous. At least that's how he looked at the World Economic Forum held recently in New York.
Since September 11 it has been interesting seeing how the Christian Church and the Islam community are trying to build
bridges based on common ground – yet in the US some Christian denominations don’t want anything to do with each other,
let alone ...
New Zealand's huge representation at the Academy Awards is a tribute to talented Kiwis, says National Leader Bill
English.
Speech text of Speech by Rt Hon Winston Peters, Reply to Prime Minister’s Statement, 13 February 2002, Parliament.
I fully support the initiative taken by the government in acknowledging that the years of discrimination against early
Chinese settlers in New Zealand was wrong.
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today congratulated Ralph Norris on being appointed chief executive of Air New Zealand.
The Solari Index is my way of estimating how well a place is doing. It is based upon the percentage of people in a place
who believe that a child can leave their home and go to the nearest place to buy a popsicle and come home alone safely.
The earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses. -- Utah Phillips
Who gets to be in civil society and how? Are the people taking direct action on the streets against the authorities and
being teargassed, pepper-sprayed, beaten and arrested part of civil society? Who gets to represent civil society and
decide what, ...
1. JANET MACKEY to the Minister of Justice: Has he received any reports on policies of life sentencing without parole;
if so, what do they say?
12: What A Whopper!
There I was on Sunday in Island Bay, bopping along to Koa’s tunes with Wanda Martini, Sarah Barr, Gita Mann and a
beaming, cheerful crowd, high on Lothlorien’s sparkling feijoa wine and the whole Whopper Chopper experience. And so
another season of the ...
The New Zealand government has rightly apologised to the Chinese community for the discriminatory poll tax that Chinese
immigrants had to pay from the 1880s to the 1930s. It is not clear however to what extent the apology is for the
iniquities of ...
I’ve just heard a Pentagon spokeswoman say something extraordinary. She was talking about a US missile strike on what
was initially claimed to be a group of Al-Qaeda members in the pile of rubble formerly known as Afghanistan.
MAF has confirmed that its Special Investigation Unit has visited and obtained information from a number of properties
in the North Island as part of its investigation into allegations of illegal export of dairy products from New Zealand.
Australians are our friends and allies and should be treated with respect, says National Party Leader Bill English
referring to Clark's outburst over criticism she received from Australian Ministers.
It's hard to see how the Government will get value from its expensive appointment of Ian Fraser as chief executive of
TVNZ, National Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich said today.
New Zealand skeleton racer Liz Couch will this week join the Winter Olympics Camp in Salt Lake City, fulfilling a dream
and becoming the first Kiwi woman to compete at this level in the sport. It will also be the first time in more than 50
years ...
This document sets out the framework government is following to create the innovative New Zealand we need to achieve our
economic and social goals.
Local Government New Zealand today announced it will be appealing the Court of Appeal decision in the “apportionments
case” to the Privy Council
Taken Question from February 11, 2002 Briefing by the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Beth Jones
Today's questions of the day concerned: CCH Heart Surgery – Apology To Chinese – Growth, Kyoto and GE – Treaty Of
Waitangi – Meeting The Queen – Decile Funding – Starship Hospital – Kiwibank – Gisborne Freighter Stranding –
Radiotherapists – Singapore ...
Today's questions of the day concerned: Life Means Life – Australian Criticism – Treaty Principles – GDP Growth Targets
– Prostitution And Police - Sentencing Reform Bill – Meningitis – Palmerston North Gang Housing – Disability Strategy –
Hilmorton ...
The Rongotai branch of the Wellington Greens tonight selected Celia Wade-Brown as its electorate candidate for the 2002
parliamentary elections.
The loss for Ray was immense , but he continued to paint - and now has a collection of works which he has called The
Lost World.
Data Flash (New Zealand) The number of newspaper job advertisements fell 2.3% mom in January - the fifth decline in six
months - and was 9.6% lower than a year earlier.
Using the words of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to recruit soldiers is bad enough, but when one looks closer at the
source text and context it becomes downright sinister. Writes Richard Davis
The Lordz of the Rings, Various Street Locations, 12.30pm Becoming A dad ain’t no cricket match, The Market Space, 7pm
The Odyssey, Capital E, 6pm Post – punk, BATS, 8pm The Last Gasp, No.5 Cable St, 6.30pm
A three thousand year old mystery has been solved after scientists discovered that the purring of cats is a natural
healing frequency which has helped dispel the myth that a cat has nine lives and that they are simply contented. Maree
Howard writes.
Helen Clark's demand that Australian Cabinet Ministers 'hold their tongues on New Zealand issues' is a shameful display
by a Prime Minister determined to hide the truth from New Zealanders, says National's Defence spokesperson, Max
Bradford.
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