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1: Small
Parties Benefit From Poor Govt.
Polling
The latest Herald Digipoll published today shows more worries for the government and a swing towards smaller parties rather than the big two.
2:
The
Sporting Scoop - Rugby And
Cricket
From Pretoria to Old Trafford, a look at some of the weekend's sporting action.
3:
Delamere
Sucks Up To Tyrants
Libertarianz Deputy Leader Richard McGrath says his stomach churned as he read the speech given by John Delamare in China last night. "I am disgusted to find a representative of our semi-free country offering moral support to the bloodthirsty ...
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5:
Speech:
Shanghai Nation Relief Foundation
Dinner
It is a great privilege and an honour for me to be here tonight to address you and to further develop the excellent relations that exist between the People's Republic of China and New Zealand.
6:
WINZ
'success' a government fantasy
Registered unemployment figures and benefit forecasts show the government's claims of WINZ' success are pure fantasy, says Labour social welfare spokesman Steve Maharey.
7:
Five
Steps Ahead Policy Launch
The Government's Five Steps Ahead programme will be launched simultaneously in five centres on August 18, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford announced today.
8:
Soapbox:
The Cancer Of Ideas
Matthew Thomas finds that the evolutionary theory of memes, or `viruses of the mind', can be used to explain recent media coverage of cancer treatments.
9:
Greens
Surge In Latest Poll
The Green Party has polled 2.5 per cent in the latest Herald digipoll, putting the party ahead of New Zealand First,
10:
Creech,
Elias Appointed To Privy
Council
"An announcement has been made by the Office of the British Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London, that The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that:
11:
Students
See Debt As Key Election Issue
Students from the seven Tertiary Institutes in Christchurch and Otago gathered yesterday to form DEBTiE - Determined to Elect Better Tertiary Education. DEBTiE aims to campaign in the lead up to the General Election against the oppressive tertiary policies which ...
12:
Jeanette
Wants To Debate G-E Milk And Cows
The Green Party today asked the Dairy Board for a public debate on board plans to spend $150 million over five years on biotechnology, including genetically engineering cows.
13:
National
Radio Midday Bulletin
Homicide - Amnesty - Trade - Pharmac - Sierra Lione - Indonesia - ERMA - Extradition - Millennium Concert - Herbal Ciggies - Ireland - Tourists
14:
A
Nightmare Masquerading As
Vision
Today in New Zealand Politics everyone is talking about vision. No one seems to know what that is but apparently it is an attachment that every politician should have but does not
15:
Big
Bang Machine Could Destroy
Earth
John Howard reports on a breaking news story that new experiments in the US could destroy the Earth.
16:
IRD
Admit They Have Got It Wrong - Again
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that it was appalling that IRD had to admit that it had got it wrong again.
17:
SCP
Ratings: The Week's Top 20
Scoops
The top rating items for the week ending August 6 on the Scoop Website were…
18:
Alarm
bells in economic data
"The continued weakness in New Zealand's external accounts underlines the need for a coherent and determined export strategy, Labour finance spokesperson Michael Cullen said today.
19:
Shot
Man's Condition Concerning
The condition of a man shot by police in Greenhithe on Auckland's North Shore is causing hospital staff concern.
20:
Tough
Drug Laws 'No Deterrent'
Tough anti-cannabis laws fail to deter most offenders from using the drug again and can often have serious long-term social costs, including relationship breakdowns and loss of employment, a study has found.
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