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State Services Minister Simon Upton has announced a major change of direction for the State Services Commission. The
announcement is the key element of a major re-assessment of monitoring within the core public sector that has already
seen new arrangements ...
Labour Wellington Central candidate Marian Hobbs said she will campaigning vigorously for local votes from National
Party supporters in light of the almost certainty of National pulling out of the Wellington Central race.
Britain, still selling arms to the Indonesian government, must immediately suspend all further contracts and cancel the
invitation to an arms fair later this month. Are world leaders sacrificing principles for pragmatism? John Howard
reports.
(Scoop Advisory: Scoop is delighted today to welcome a new columnist to the site. Russell Brown, a freelance writer for
IDG, The Listener and Unlimited Magazine should be well known to readers. His HARD NEWS column is broadcast on radio
95bFM in Auckland ...
Long overdue answers to written questions put to the Minister of Finance are confirmation that Incis is nothing more
than 'Wanganui with Windows', Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said today.
The organisers of next week's APEC Leaders' Meeting have warned Aucklanders to prepare for a longer than expected impact
on city traffic. The APEC Task Force says many of the visiting leaders have indicated they will now leave Auckland on
Tuesday 14 ...
Today's Herald DigiPoll shows Labour surging further ahead to 43.8 per cent, up seven points from National on 35.7 per
cent.
As the forces of chaos gather strength in East Timor APEC faces its greatest challenge. Scoop's Alastair Thompson
argues we owe it to the people of East Timor not to give up hope.
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today Labour had given binding commitments to the trade union movement on industrial
relations.
The Government condemns in the strongest terms the violence that has broken out in East Timor. The initiative of
President Habibie's Government to not only bring democracy to Indonesia but resolve the East Timor issue, which we have
welcomed and worked ...
Events over the past week have now brought the true situation in East Timor into the open, and in the process the
innocence and naiveté of the wider international community has been harshly exposed. Scoop's Alastair Thompson analyses
the latest ...
Prior to today's Questions for Oral answer members of all major parties, and Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon, made
statements on the situation in East Timor and the upcoming APEC summit.
Today's questions for oral answer include several on the worsening situation in East Timor. Scoop will post paraphrased
answers to the questions following question time in the Headlines wire.
Political parties are chattering about the `knowledge-based economy' phrase, but is their heart really in it?
Following the completion of the Government's centrepiece legislation for this session - producer board reform - MPs
moved to tax legislation including a special provision to clarify the tax position of the Lord of The Rings film
production.
APEC Diary for this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Timor - Indonesia - Red Cross - Martial Law - APEC Security - Regugees Detained - Rural GPs - Watson - Parole - Ansett -
Candid Camera - Albatross
The Government's failure to name an election date is petty politics at its worst, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says.
Want to have a say on the East Timor crisis? Courtesy of Peace Movement Aoteroa Scoop lists a number of contact fax
numbers for: Bill Clinton, President Habibe's, the Indonesian Defence Minister, John Howard, Jenny Shipley, Kofi Annan
etc....
Sister Marlena said the refugees were waiting for Western troops to arrive and rescue them. "I haven't the heart to tell
them no-one is coming", Sister Marlena said.