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MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard
campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering
in New Zealand.
Mr Bill Gosden, Director of the New Zealand Film Festival Trust (“the Trust”), who appeared before the eight member Film
and Literature Board of Review (“the Board”) representing the Trust, failed in his bid to overturn the Office and Film
and Literature ...
The Lord of the Ring's stars come face to face with themselves on the side of Air NZ planes as they bid New Zealand
goodbye at Wellington Airport before boarding the Air New Zealand 767 emblazoned with giant images of the characters
Aragorn and Arwen.
Avis Harrell Sri-Jayantha, B.A., M.A (Sociology) Princeton University Proceedings of International Conference On Search
for Peace in Sri Lanka,
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STORY OF THE WEEK - Week Ending July 23rd - Israeli Passport Scam Spies Tracked To Korea
1. CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on the state of the New Zealand
economy?
MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard
campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering
in New Zealand.
Geneva – Team Alinghi is left with no choice but to terminate its contract with Russell Coutts. Repeated violations of
his duties resulted in Coutts’s dismissal.
"Banana Republicans" Examines How GOP Gained Virtual Control over U.S. Political Power - Interview with John Stauber,
co-author of ''Banana Republicans: How the Right-Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State,'' conducted by Scott
Harris
I like the look of the New Zealand Institute, if only because we do need some fresh intellectual energy. Face it: if you
don't know what Roger Kerr or the EPMU are going to say about anything by now you haven't been paying attention for the
last 15...
Unceasing heavy rains in Bangladesh have prevented water levels from dropping, leading to continued flooding as well as
the potential for a major humanitarian crisis, the United Nations warned today.
13: ACT's The Letter
A significant political realignment has occurred during the parliamentary recess. The NBR poll has National with a
significant lead at 40.3%. Labour has fallen to 37%. The Maori party's support is 2.7%.
Based on an ''investigation'' notable only for failing to interview a single firsthand eyewitness, the National
Commission on Terrorism’s report will totally ignore the big dirty secret lying at the heart of the 9/11 coverup: elite
deviants trafficking ...
In This Edition: Israelis And Intelligence New New Zealand Public Policy Think Tank Justice Sian Elias's Comments To
British Parliamentary Committees Zaoui's Place Of Detention And Diplomatic Cables Concerning His Case
The government and Moriori have taken a significant step towards settling their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Scott Unsworth, the director of ORCA – official New Zealand Olympic Apparel Supplier, has declared his support for the
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH mass gathering, which will take place on Monday 23rd August 2004 at the grounds of Parliament.
18: Gush Shalom
Zvi Bar'el confronts the general Israeli public opinion. The Chomsky's article is a pragmatic reminder to activists.
The Green Party says beneficiaries are being unfairly victimized by politicians, when inadequacies in the health and
welfare systems are really to blame for the rise in people claiming sickness and invalid’s benefits.
In this article Noam Chomsky clarifies his position about Sharon's ''disengagement plan'', as well as the Geneva
Initiative, binationalism and what should be the aim of activists in the short term.
ACT New Zealand Maori Affairs Spokesman Stephen Franks today welcomed the report of respected Auckland academic Dr
Elizabeth Rata - but expressed concern that Maori Language Commission chief executive Haami Piripi has only just heard
of her.
Jeff Meltzer and Arron Heath of Meltzer Mason Heath, Liquidators of Tasman Pacific Airlines of NZ Limited (formerly
trading as Qantas New Zealand), today announced that they estimate a dividend to unsecured creditors of approximately 15
cents in ...
Foreign Affairs documents obtained by Scoop reveal the New Zealand government initiated a response from France, Belgium
and Switzerland inviting those countries to criticise a judicial Refugee Status Appeals Authority report supporting
Ahmed Zaoui.
Auckland, New Zealand, 27 July 2004: Russell Coutts said today that he had been surprised by Ernesto Bertarelli’s
decision to abruptly terminate his contract today.
Oh how the incompetent fail when granted the keys to the world. It was just after 9/11 that all corners of the globe
came together in support of America.
Symantec Security Response has identified a new variant of the Mydoom worm -- W32.Mydoom.M@mm. The worm was discovered
today, July 26, and Symantec has upgraded this threat to a Level 4 (Level 5 being the most severe) due to increased
submission rates.
Environment Bay of Plenty has made new controlled cuts through stopbanks and is using dozens of pumps and to get rid of
floodwater from the Rangitaiki Plains as quickly as possible.
We are now told that the controversial 16-word sentence in the January 28, 2003 State of the Union address (hereafter
''SOTU'') about alleged Iraqi efforts to procure unenriched uranium from Africa was ''truthful'' (William Safire) and
''well-founded'' ...
26 July 2004 Media Statement Action taken on New Zealand's most potent greenhouse gas
For those caught up in the hype and hope of the recent launch of The New Zealand Institute -purportedly an apolitical
organisation whose purpose is 'to generate new thinking, new ideas and new solutions that contribute to a better and
more prosperous ...
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