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GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... There was never going to be a whole lot in this Budget. The economy is flush, but Michael
Cullen set himself a cap of $6.125 billion dollars in new spending for his first three years - and spent most of it in
his first year.
Within a few months, the events of Sept. 11th, 2001 became but an echo of the events that followed. War in Afghanistan,
anthrax, unprecedented powers of detention: the public mind moves from one shock to another, appearing to accept the
government’s ...
LOOP Recordings Aot(ear)oa, in association with The Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand, are pleased to present The
Green Room 001: Eco-Nation – a CD that reflects upon the state of New Zealand now. An era of creative evolution has seen
a fresh sound emerge ...
The Budget is forecasting growth at 3.1 per cent in each of the next two years but slowly falling after that, while the
Government surplus is picked to reach $2.6 billion this year, $2.6 billion next year and $3 billion into the future. Oh
really! Maree ...
Budgets are not what they used to be. The monetary policy statements the week before are marginally more interesting.
They have taken over what budgets and mini-budgets used to do, the fine-tuning of the macroeconomy. That emasculation of
fiscal policy ...
Patrick Tyler of the New York Times is reporting from Washington: "In the first days after the attacks on Sept. 11, the
Saudi Arabian ambasador to Washington, Prince Bandar ibn Sultan, supervised the urgent evacuation of 24 members of Osama
bin Laden's ...
The relatively strong showing in England’s recent local council elections by the anti-immigrant, racist British
National Party (BNP) will understandably cause concern among Britain’s Muslims, Jews, and ethnic minority communities,
actually fair-minded ...
Michael Cullen’s first three budgets for the Fourth Labour Government have been something of an exercise in diminishing
returns.
It’s almost a sea of red and black at one of Christchurch’s primary schools today.
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today rubbished Opposition claims that the budget was stingy and that a National
government would have been more generous, saying the facts told a different story entirely.
When it comes to humiliating yourself on television, noone does it better than the British.
Urgent resourcing of the Waitangi Tribunal would be a key feature of the Alliance budget allocation for Mäori, Mana
Motuhake leader and Alliance deputy leader Willie Jackson said today.
"Nude chickens are exposing themselves for all to see in Israel!!! Shameful, disgusting, lewd and vile!!! These
creatures may expose vulnerable and disturbed people to carnal appetites for their pulsating, pink flesh. Stop it, stop
it, we ...
Dr Cullen's comments on the New Zealand dollar today show yet again this Labour government's complete commercial
ineptness, says National's Finance spokesperson David Carter.
Solomon Islands most recent history of resorting to the quick, easy solution to its many deep, structural problems once
again reared its ugly head in the proposed toxic waste dumping on Makira's Weather Coast. It is difficult for many,
certainly for ...
Christian Heritage Labels Budget A Deceptive Yawn Lacking Growth Stimulus – The Road To ‘Welfare Serfdom’
Images from the New Zealand Defence Force of East Timor Independence Day Celebrations. Prime Minister Helen Clark is
pictured visiting NZ troops at Suai.
Budget 2002 includes a number of social sector initiatives that will directly benefit New Zealand women, Women’s Affairs
Minister Laila Harré said today.
The Greens see almost no new spending in this budget to address the major global problems, such as the growing gap
between the very rich and the very poor on our planet, or the huge differences in wealth and power between countries.
Powerco today announced plans to further expand its electricity service operations in Australia, by purchasing three
field service businesses based in southeast Queensland for a value of approximately $A7.5 million ($NZ 10 million).
Total annual revenue ...
The budget news is that $131million is going to be spent on beneficiaries, particularly DPB recipients, with the aim of
'removing the barriers to work'.
The $2.3 billion surplus in the Budget shows the government is grossly over-taxing New Zealanders, ACT leader Richard
Prebble told a post-Budget breakfast meeting in the Beehive today.
When Labour came to power in 1999, they promised a fundamental change in the way that the New Zealand Economy would be
managed.
A private member’s bill to combat illegal street racing is to get the support of the Auckland City Council.
The Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, today applauded the public position taken by the Nestlé
company on the use of genetically engineered products in its food manufacturing.
MEDIA RELEASE – 23 May 2002 Response to Tertiary Education for PTEs “Excellence, Relevance and Accessibility were the
key words of the Associate Minister in framing his view of funding tertiary education. The announcement sends a clear
message to ...
Thank you once again for the opportunity to give this post-Budget address to the Chamber.
A report released today indicates that the marginal cost of electricity generation is about 5 cents a standard unit.
Ruia Mai sports manager Henare Pryor wraps up the Telecom Super 12 rugby season with a live broadcast from the final
between the Crusaders and the Brumbies tomorrow night (25/5/02).
NZ First applauds the initiative in the budget to train more Maori-sign language interpreters. The government has set
aside $225,000 for this purpose.