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Replying to a Maxim Institute attack on his party for supporting the decriminalisation of prostitution unrepentant
Libertarianz leader Russell Watkins says that "the Very Reverend Paul McMahon is right: my calling Maxim 'Marxist' was a
misrepresentation. ...
General acceptance by a society of the Rule of Law is probably the principle ingredient in defining what a civilised
society is. Unfortunately however many law makers in the United States appear not to understand this. Either that or
they have forgotten ...
So the kids have wised up and following the US trend, have started dealing their Ritalin in the schoolyard. In New
Zealand Ritalin retails for around $5 a tablet while in the States the street value is considerably higher – the
equivalent of nearly ...
1. DEBORAH CODDINGTON to the Minister for Economic Development: What has been his response to the views of Harvard
business strategy guru Professor Michael Porter who spoke at last year's Knowledge Wave conference about the creation of
business ...
The $64 Question: What's Up With the Black Budget? The Real Deal with Catherine Austin Fitts
Today Symantec Security Response has upgraded W32.Bugbear@mm from a 3 to a level 4 virus on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being
the most serious. The upgrade is due to the increase of customer submissions to Security Response from customers. As of
yesterday ...
United Future New Zealand leader, Peter Dunne, says it’s becoming increasingly plain that the Green Party’s MP’s are
rapidly losing the Parliamentary plot.
That anyone could accuse the Maxim Institute of being Marxist is well beyond comprehension. The Maxim Institute believe
that the market is an institution of civil society and in the mythological “invisible hand” for one thing, and are
advocates of less government ...
Hurricane Lili as photographed by NASA in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the coast of Louisiana this morning NZT. This
picture was taken at 16.45hrs UTC. Click on image for a close up of Lili’s eye.
A recent article stating the percentage of refugees on benefits, illustrated the ignorance about, and the indifference
towards refugees displayed by many New Zealanders.
Imagine you wake up from a coma and you learn that 11 months ago, an "Attack on America" destroyed some significant
buildings, killed 3,000 people and forced a war against terrorism. You switch on the news and see pictures of
Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, ...
1. TIM BARNETT (NZ Labour--Christchurch Central) to the Minister of Justice: What message did he give to liquor retail
outlets about the sale of alcohol to under-age purchasers at his meeting with them on Monday?
A far-reaching speech by US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick yesterday excluded New Zealand from a ten-point agenda
for trade, says National’s Trade spokesman Lockwood Smith.
On September 24, British Prime Minister Tony Blair presented his much-anticipated "dossier", Iraq's Weapons of Mass
Destruction, to the parliament. Supporters of a US attack on Iraq had promised that Blair would provide the definitive
``evidence'' ...
In This Edition: From A New Reader, Reflections From Ceasar - Thanks To Society for the Promotion of Community
Standards
It’s a wonder my mirror hasn’t broken in several places. Between the lank duo-coloured hair, the threadbare clothes and
the scuffed shoes, I’m in dire need of an image over-haul – but Geneva is so not the place to do it.
As of noon today, the Raelian Movement and its attorneys have delivered an official "Urgent Request for Action to the
United Nations Special Reporter" to further investigate and stop the countless crimes of not only pedophilia, but the
procurement, trafficking, ...
George Hawkins' abysmal performance on Holmes tonight means we won't see him answering questions on leaky homes in
Parliament tomorrow, predicts Shadow Leader of the House National MP Gerry Brownlee.
Xtra is catching thousands of emails infected with the new Bugbear virus, which has quickly become the most prevalent
email-borne virus worming its way through computer networks worldwide.
More streets are to be restricted to non-residential traffic on weekends and public holidays in order to tackle the
scourge of illegal street racing in Manukau. This will include a large stretch of Te Irirangi Drive between Dawson Road
in Otara and ...
On 8 January last year [2000], around 6.45pm, residents of Delaware in the US were startled by a sonic boom, strong
enough to shake walls, rattle windows and cause the citizens to call their local police offices, demanding explanations.
This particular ...
“The international oil system started out as a setup to control a commodity, oil. Over the years, and most recently
under the direction of the United States, that has metamorphosed into a form of people control.” - Stephen Pelletiere,
Iraq and ...
The Government's move yesterday to try and provide a solution to the growing rotting home crisis has been shown to be
worthless within 24 hours of the announcement, says National Party Leader Bill English.
New Zealand’s leading interactive sports entertainment company, Virtual Spectator has today launched its premium 3D
service for the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup.
The Society (SPCS) has written this week to the mayors of 20 cities and asked them to clarify their Council’s intended
policies and by-laws to control the inevitable rise in street soliciting by prostitutes (including children) and the
associated ...
The American Gulf War Veterans Association (AGWVA) now calls for the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld. In response to questioning by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, (D-WV), Rumsfeld denied any knowledge that the United
States had shipped ...
On August 18, the New York Times carried a front-page story headlined, ``Officers say U.S. aided Iraq despite the use of
gas''. Quoting anonymous US ``senior military officers'', the NYT ``revealed'' that in the 1980s, the administration of
US President ...
A New Zealand non-government organisation aid worker was killed in a car accident in China over the weekend.
"Owners of leaky homes identify responsibility for their predicament about as well as they identify houses to invest
it," says Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the Libertarianz Party. "I have any amount of sympathy for people who have found
...
As more and more people find their homes rotting around them and their health at risk from toxic fungi it is inevitable
that the search is on for someone to blame.