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Last night, 30 March 2002, 20 of us stayed in Al Azzeh refugee camp of 5,000 inside of Bethlehem with several families
expecting an invasion by the Israeli military. We went two to a house. There is no land to build on, so any new homes
are built ...
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict has reached new heights of brutality in recent days, with Ariel Sharon personally
blaming Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for suicide bombings against civilians inside Israel. Here we publish insight
into who the key ...
Saying he could "no longer remain a member of an organisation hellbent on becoming an arm of Big Government,"
Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard McGrath labelled the NZ Medical Association's new Code of Ethics a
"manifesto ...
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has defied a United Nations call for a complete withdrawl from occupied Palestinian
territory - continuing an illegal occupation of Palestinian territory and an armed siege surrounding Yasser Arafat's
compound.
Here's a cartoon I'd like to see: the Queen Mum is leaning down out of her cloud in heaven, grabbing two young
whippersnappers by the ears and banging their daft heads together.
The story, 'Dunedin's curse' is a revisionist history that holds that Flying Nun was a vehicle for a group of dowdy
South Island killjoys who hated pop music, never sold any records and ended "in tears" by selling out to Mushroom
Records.
Believe it or not, but I have been a long time supporter of the trading restrictions that are imposed on businesses on
the designated public holidays. The basis for this point of view is that I believe people should be entitled to time off
work during ...
When I first called Paul Badali of Badali Jewelry with the idea of making a pin for the Oscar nominees, I never thought
in my wildest dreams we'd see them wearing the pins live on television.
Several Waikouaiti factory farmers were woken up at dawn by noisy protests today. Animal rights activists visited the
home of Jeff Winmill (farm manager for Mainland Poultry) at 7.30am with drums, whistles and megaphones. At the same
time, another ...
Here we publish insight into the Hamas, Hezbollar, and the Mossad and detail the origins of these state aligned
organisations.
Hussein Ibish of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee says that there is a profound recklessness at work in
some elements of the Bush administration who want to push forward with a war against Iraq.
National MP Annabel Young has announced the results of an interactive poll to determine the name of Jim Anderton's new
political party.
SPEECH This is incredible. Thank you to the members of the Academy. I had the good fortune of having such fantastic
collaborators on this project. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens who guided me on an amazing journey through
middle earth. ...
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today expressed sorrow at the death of the Queen Mother.
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.
Yesterday, new frontal impact regulations for imported cars came into effect. Officials told Transport Minister Mark
Gosche the regulations will push up the cost of imported Japanese cars by $4000 and won't save lives. Owners of Japanese
imports, being unable ...
Initial investigations into the Practical Education Training Centre (PETC) and its enrolled students have confirmed
misuse of government funding, says Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) Steve Maharey.
An anonymous group of animal rights activists broke into a Dunedin battery hen farm under the cover of darkness over the
weekend. Animal Watch Aotearoa received the following communiqué along with videotape and photos of the rescued animals.
Associate Minister of Justice Hon Margaret Wilson said this afternoon it is with much regret she has accepted Gregory
Fortuin’s decision to withdraw his name for the position of Race Relations Commissioner.
Prime Minister Helen Clark will travel to London to represent New Zealand for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Transcript of Interview of Greg Palast, Journalist for BBC and Observer, London, by Alex Jones
Venerdi Santa (Holy Friday a.k.a. Good Friday) was marked at San. Pietro Bassilica Rome with a two hour long service
attended by thousands of pilgrims and Romans. Il Santa Padre (The Holy Father Pope John Paul II) was present - and can
be seen as ...
Four still images from "The Bank", a new movie thriller set in the world of high finance, a modern day story of alchemy.
Congratulations to Peter Jackson and his crew for both the critical and commercial success of The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring . Should The Lord of the Rings have received a tax break from the New Zealand government? And
should future ...
Green Party Biosecurity spokesperson, Ian Ewen-Street is calling on MAF to act immediately to prevent the noxious weed
Kudzu from becoming established in NZ.
At today’s meeting of Auckland Mental Health stakeholders, PSA delegates spoke of the urgent need to find both long and
short term solutions to the crisis facing the Auckland mental health service.
Are dogs are the new humans? Just ask Philip Buble, the 42 year-old writer of the Zoophilia Manifesto and the poster boy
for zoosexuals all around the world.
Green Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling on the Ministry of Health to urgently start random testing of chicken
meat for antibiotic resistant bacteria, after tests found five cases of resistant bacteria on a supermarket chicken.
Not to be confused by the results, the Brazilian Grand Prix could have easily belonged to the younger Schumacher.
Race Relations Conciliator, Gregory Fortuin, has spent the last few days protesting that he is a man of high integrity,
and he has shown that this afternoon by choosing to resign before he was pushed, says National's Gerry Brownlee.