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New Zealand has inadvertently elected a centre-right government, Green Co-leader Rod Donald said this morning, as his
party announced that it would not be entering a confidence and supply agreement with Labour.
The rich are not getting richer. The rich are stealing. And the people doing the stealing for them have names and
addresses.
The Green Party has decided not to enter into a confidence and supply agreement with Labour, Co-leaders Jeanette
Fitzsimons and Rod Donald announced today.
United must come clean on why Electoral Commission chief executive, Paul Harris, has still not received confirmation
that it has the 500 members required by law for the party to be registered, says National MP Tony Ryall.
Will the National Party wither? Yes, if it doesn't stand for anything. So what could it stand for? I see it having a
future if it adopts a 'libertarian centre' position in contrast to Labour's 'authoritarian centre' place on the
political grid, and in ...
Acting Leader of ACT New Zealand Ken Shirley predicted a very rocky road ahead for Helen Clark, following news that the
Green Party have rejected an assurance of supply and confidence votes.
The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency plans to bury and cover tens of thousands of cubic yards of radioactive waste on
Johnson Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Solomon Islands Government has approved a deal to import and dump three
million tons ...
It's many years now since Laurence Peter gave the commercial world his well-known "Peter Principle" which states:
people tend to be promoted up to their level of incompetence.
I’m not usually inspired to write about TV programs twice, and still less inclined to repeat rave reviews. As my Nana
used to say, it’s only a short road from repeating yourself to eating cat food and running down to the bus stop with no
clothes on.
“The alliance of Labour and United Future is a genetically engineered political wedding of Frankenstein proportions,
said New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters.
Family Values ? Vote Mild Green.... There is nothing Christian in criminalizing our brothers and sisters, according to
Christchurch's Mild Greens.
It's A Dunne Deal: Labour Stumbling To The Right Say Greens - FULL COVERAGE: It's A Dunne Deal - Keith Rankin: A
Libertarianz Future For National Postulated - Tube Talk: Tip-toeing Through The Minefield Of Love - NZ’s Afghanistan
Injured Transferred ...
Ken Shirley, acting Leader of ACT New Zealand, today told Jonathan Hunt that allowing Ngai Tamanuhiri protesters to
camp within Parliament grounds had undermined Mr Hunt's authority and created a dangerous precedent.
An acute State of Emergency exists on Earth, imperiling its climate, its life support systems and the lives of billions
of people. The related crises of environmental degradation and the destitution of a third of humanity are worsened by a
profound ...
Approval for GE experiments 'out -of-control': ERMA slammed for not warning Minister about GE cows. Hodgson asked to
intervene.
Commerce Minister Paul Swain has announced two one-year re-appointments to the Securities Commission. The re-appointees
are:
A survey showing non-Governmental agencies have very low confidence in CYF's ability to cope with child abuse
demonstrates why the Government needs to act quickly on the Te Hau Ora O Te Tai Tokerau (THOTT) mess, ACT Social
Services Spokesman Dr Muriel ...
Funding has been approved to continue researching the progress of more than 500 children who the Ministry of Education
began monitoring nine years ago, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
In an article entitled “Perverts and censors have a great deal in common”, Barbara Sumner-Burstyn expresses her disgust
at the banning of the French sex-violence film “Baise-Moi”...
Maharey – NZ’s unemployment rate now on a par with the UK and Sweden - Social Services and Employment Minister Steve
Maharey has welcomed the reduction in the unemployment rate to 5.1%.
Australia/NZ Open Skies Agreement Signed Air services between New Zealand and Australia were today formalised with the
signing of an “open skies” air services agreement by New Zealand Acting Transport Minister Judith Tizard and Australian
Transport Minister ...
The National Party's Management Board today confirmed the appointment of a three-person Panel to review the Party's
performance in the recent General Election. The members of the Panel are Denese Henare, an Auckland Barrister, Auckland
businessman Steven ...
High Court Justice, Peter Salmon has publicly admitted that he made a mistake when he sentenced Haden Brown because he
did not use the minimum non-parole provisions under the new Sentencing Act. Can we be surprised when some legislation
coming from ...
24: Nexus Gagged!
A surprise move by the Waikato Students Union (WSU) Executive has shocked both staff and students. The WSU executive
have re-appointed themselves as the Board of Directors for Nexus Publications Limited, despite conflicts of interest.
The first action of ...
Tian Chua - Malaysia: One of six government critics held without charge or trial since April 2001 under the Malaysian
Internal Security Act - a draconian law often used to stifle legitimate dissent.
Michael Cullen incited future law-breaking by agreeing to meet Tu Wylie's taua today, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen
Franks said.
The incident in the Porirua office of Work and Income New Zealand yesterday in which office equipment was destroyed by
someone wielding weapons is a stark reminder of the difficulties Work and Income face in their job, PSA national
secretary Richard ...
Between the Lines Q A weekly column featuring progressive viewpoints on national and international issues under-reported in mainstream
media for release Aug. 5, 2002
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 ...
Svalbard, Arctic Circle/Auckland 8 August 2002: New Zealand’s Franz Josef glacier is one of six glaciers worldwide
highlighted as showing signs of retreat from climate change, Greenpeace revealed today.