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Once upon a time, working the White House Press Briefing Room was the crown jewel of mainstream political journalism
beats. That was it; short of reporting live from under the President's desk or nailing down an interview with the ghost
of Abraham ...
Stonehenge Aotearoa, an open-sky observatory, inspired by and built on a similar scale to the famous Stonehenge on
England’s Salisbury Plains has been built in the Wairarapa countryside (1.5 hours from Wellington). Unique in New
Zealand and internationally ...
Few Americans realize that U.S. mainstream media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict passes through America’s
political elites, Israeli public relations organizations and private American organizations, before it reaches the
public.
1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Associate Minister of Education: Does he stand by his reported statement that there was
nothing unexpected in this year's NCEA results?
A reader inquires as to why Bill Clinton and Bush the Elder are so chummy these days. This is another case where just
considering the political aspect of the news lets you down.
The United States is deeply concerned that the Burmese junta has arrested several pro-democracy leaders, including Hkun
Htun Oo, the chairman of the Shan National League for Democracy. We also are concerned that authorities have prohibited
the ...
The United Nations refugee agency is preparing for the start next week of a potentially dramatic increase in the
repatriation of Liberians, with plans to help more than 100,000 exiles return to the once war-torn West African country
ahead of elections ...
A 100% New Zealand content issue in which upton-on-line dissects an issue of The New Zealand Herald , wonders what
attempts to redesign the New Zealand flag will mean for the nation’s coat-of-arms and commends a recent report of the
Parliamentary ...
The National Maori Students' Association's claim that the student loan scheme breaches the Treaty of Waitangi should be
thrown out of court, ACT Education spokesman Deborah Coddington said today.
New Zealand's meningococcal disease story, as unravelled through analysis of previously secret documents obtained under
the Official Information Act, reveals that the New Zealand government, media and public have been mislead and
manipulated by officials, ...
In This Edition: Road Safety and Attacks On Police Performance The Botched Scholarship Exam and the NZQA PM Denies Her
Govt Is Moribund The Kyoto Protocol Championed By The Swedish Prime Minister
First Speakers Forum for the year: TOPIC: The Role of the Palestinian Independent Commission For Citizens’ Rights
(PICCR) in safeguarding human rights in Palestine.
It was the older boy's birthday yesterday, and, as was his wish, we took a crew to Goat Island Marine Reserve and spent
the day swimming with the fishes. We cut the cake up on the grassy slopes and sang him happy birthday...
Sustainability and sustainable development are the latest 'cool' political and business buzzwords; important enough for
the government to put together a plan to achieve it. Replacing old fashioned and somewhat loaded, and to some people,
'scary' words ...
Pacific Rim - The Americas, New Zealand and Asia Development or Exploitation - Tuesday 8th March at 5.30pm
I want you to think back five years to late 1999. It was a time when the Green Party first entered the House in its own
name and Labour came to power promising “a new start” for New Zealand. It was the turn of the millennium. People turned
out to celebrate ...
Now that President Bush has disgorged himself of his Olympian rhetoric about spreading freedom around the world, perhaps
he is now wondering just how he' s going to achieve this noble goal.
It is a great pleasure to be addressing my first Annual General Meeting, and an even greater pleasure as Chairman to be
reporting to Shareholders the excellent result achieved by Contact Energy in the year to September 2004.
1. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Results 2. National Certificate of Educational
Achievement—Scholarship Examination 3. Te Wânanga o Aotearoa—Funding 4. Labour Market—Reports 5. Police
Priorities—Policy 6. Hearing and Vision—Testing ...
After millions of tax dollars were spent investigating how Halliburton ended up being awarded billions of dollar worth
of no-bid contracts in Iraq, the Government Accounting Office determined that the company should never have been awarded
the contracts in ...
Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, were kidnapped by the terrorist organization The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia , shortly after their plane crashed in southern Colombia on February 13, 2003. Terrorists murdered
the pilot, ...
In 2004, Manukau City had the best economic performance of among all the cities and districts with populations of over
100,000, according to the latest BERL report to Manukau City Council. Growth prospects are good for the current year.
Energy Minister Trevor Mallard congratulated Contact Energy and the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation for the new
Healthy Homes initiative launched today.
As New Zealand’s second largest listed company, and the most widely held New Zealand share, we’ve made a point of taking
our meetings to Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin in the last three years so that shareholders around the country get
the opportunity ...
The updated offshore regions, sectors, business capability and regional economic development responsibilities of New
Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s senior executive team are outlined below.
Author, restaurant critic and teacher Patricia Wells swaps Paris for Christchurch food extravaganza.
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.
Welcome to the first instalment of Petroleum Update for 2005. This year promises to be even busier than 2004 with a
number of blocks offers and a significant increase in exploration activity.
Anglican Maori from throughout the motu voted at Turangawaewae on Saturday to elect a new leader, or Pihopa o Aotearoa.
The Greenhouse Policy Coalition (GPC), which represents New Zealand’s largest employers and energy users on matters
relating to greenhouse gas issues, acknowledges the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol on 16th of February.
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