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1 2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics - Part Two
05 February 2010 4:24pm | Lyndon Hood
2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics - Part Two: The Walk Of Concrete More >>
2 Pictures: 2010 Wellington Sevens Parade Costumes
04 February 2010 5:02pm | Rory MacKinnon
Wellington’s Lambton Quay was swamped with Sevens supporters on Thursday, many in costume – although a particularly plucky Air New Zealand cabin crew dispensed with clothes entirely. More >>
3 Linux Enthusiasts Raise Over $33,000 to Help Save
08 February 2010 9:43am | Life Flight Trust
The LCA2010 conference is over, but the generosity of its delegates will leave a lasting impression on the Life Flight Trust. During the conference closing dinner at the Wellington Town Hall, attendees bid to win a unique opportunity to join an ... More >>
4 2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics (Part One)
05 February 2010 3:29pm | Lyndon Hood
At lunchtime, our correspondent hit the streets as a city dressed up for the 2010 New Zealand Sevens. Outfits ranged from silly to awesome to unfortunate for an event that is the closest Wellington comes to Carnivale. More >>
5 PM's Presser – No Taxation Without Presentation
08 February 2010 6:41pm | Rory MacKinnon
Speculation was rife in Monday’s post-Cabinet press conference, but John Key was having none of it. The Prime Minister said little on the eve of his statement to Parliament, which is tipped to focus heavily on an overhaul of the tax system. More >>
6 Personal Income Tax Reform in New Zealand
08 February 2010 12:14pm | Keith Rankin
We have heard a lot of talk recently about how New Zealand's tax system is broken and that it requires radical surgery, the latest being the January 20 Report of the Victoria University tax working group ( http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/cagtr/pdf/tax-report-website.pdf ... More >>
7 2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics (Part 3)
05 February 2010 5:47pm | Rory MacKinnon
2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics - Part Three: Assiduous Avatars and Zealous Zombies Images by Rory MacKinnon More >>
8 Corpseman-in-Chief
08 February 2010 4:31pm | SOLO - Sense of Life Objectivists
With each new long, drawn out, and substantively empty speech, President Obama's silver tongue has revealed a brain of mush. Most recently, Obama referred to a Navy corpsman as "corpseman", since apparently the teleprompter has not yet incorporated ... More >>
9 2010 Sevens Street Party Pics (part 2)
08 February 2010 3:23pm | Carl Suurmond
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10 While you were sleeping: Equities held in check
09 February 2010 7:11am | Businesswire
Feb. 9 (BusinessWire) - Global equities continue to be held back by concerns over the deficit outlooks for Greece, Portugal and Spain. More >>
11 Juicy opportunity to relive memories
08 February 2010 2:13pm | Bayleys
Date 8 .2.2010 Famous dance hall sale provides a juicy opportunity to relive memories More >>
12 Prof. Francis Boyle: Israel Is Committing Genocide
03 February 2010 1:22pm | Michele Steinberg
Jan. 27--``What we're seeing in Gaza now, is pretty much slow-motion genocide against the 1.5 million Palestinians who live in Gaza.... If you read the 1948 Genocide Convention, it clearly says that one instance of genocide is the deliberate infliction of conditions ... More >>
13 2010 Sevens Street Party Pics (Part 1)
08 February 2010 2:52pm | Carl Suurmond
The capital celebrated in colourful style on Saturday night at the Sevens Street Party on Courtenay Place. Hordes of costumed Sevens fans partied into the night at the end of Wellington's biggest weekend. More >>
14 Scholarship Results In The Post
08 February 2010 3:31pm | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
NZ Scholarship examination results for nearly 9000 students have been posted today (8 February) and will be delivered from tomorrow. Scholarship students will also be able to log-in and check their results on the NZQA website tomorrow afternoon ... More >>
15 The Speech That Goff Should Deliver
08 February 2010 5:08pm | ACT New Zealand
Tomorrow Labour Leader Phil Goff is planning to deliver a speech on behalf of Prime Minister John Key. I thought it best to start the apology by detailing all that he should be sorry for in the nine years he served in the 5th Labour Government. More >>
16 No Shortage Of Jobs In Childcare
08 February 2010 5:13pm | PORSE
On the eve of the government’s economic agenda announcements for the year ahead, one of New Zealand’s largest providers of in-home child care PORSE says there are plenty of jobs available in the home childcare sector. More >>
17 Whaling: Japanese Authorities Breach Human Rights
08 February 2010 5:27pm | Greenpeace
The Japanese government breached a series of internationally guaranteed human rights by detaining two Greenpeace activists who had uncovered major corruption in the Japanese whaling programme, according to a working group of the United Nations Human Rights ... More >>
18 Uri Avnery: A Four-Letter Word
08 February 2010 10:00pm | Uri Avnery
MANY IMPORTANT struggles in Israel are calling out to people of conscience. Among others (in random order): The struggle for preserving the environment and the future of the planet. The struggle for democracy against fascist trends. The struggle for ... More >>
19 Binoy Kampmark: Trouble at The Lancet
08 February 2010 11:28am | Binoy Kampmark
‘It has became clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation.’ So concluded one of the longest misconduct inquiries in medical history. The editors of Britain’s ... More >>
20 Hudson Recruitment: 2010 Salary Guide - ICT
08 February 2010 4:51pm | Hudson
Despite standard salary bands being in place, salaries on offer have been lower due to budget constraints. Many candidates have been open to accepting lower base salaries due to the scarcity of roles. More >>
21 MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 hits 5-mth low; PGC, PRC fall
08 February 2010 6:19pm | Businesswire
Feb. 8 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a five-month low as Pyne Gould Corp. said it would take a charge against a loan on Marac’s books and Pike River Coal fell amid expectations it will tap investors ... More >>
22 NZ leads way in high temp superconductors
08 February 2010 5:16pm | Science Media Centre
This week, the 18th International Superconductivity Industry Summit (ISIS-18) will take place in Wellington. The Summit brings together various companies - both local and international - involved in the commercialisation of high temperature superconductors. More >>
23 Kia Motors Record Start To 2010
05 February 2010 2:45pm | Kia Motors
Kia Motors has jumped out of the blocks with a record start to 2010 new vehicle sales in New Zealand. More >>
24 Impact Of Global Economic Crisis In The Pacific
08 February 2010 5:04pm | Oxfam
Oxfam is calling on the New Zealand Government and the international community to rethink traditional assumptions about economies in the Pacific, in order to best support people through the global economic crisis and out of poverty. More >>
25 Scoop Top Stories February 8th 2010 News Summary
08 February 2010 2:32pm | The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Rammed Again! NZ POLITICS Institutions: High School MPs To Upgrade Behaviour From Kindergarten Level Ironies: ACT Calls For Harsher Penalties For Possessing Ten Thousand Spoons Gordon Campbell: Union-Bashing And The Dispute Over National Standards ... More >>
26 Bob Barker Rammed by Illegal Whaler
06 February 2010 9:34pm | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
At 1209 PM Fremantle, Australia time, the Yushin Maru 3 intentionally rammed the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker, penetrating it's hull and endangering the lives of it's crew. The collision occurred at 65 degrees 21 South, 67 degrees 58 East, about ... More >>
27 Log on and sign up to keep 7’s in the capital
08 February 2010 5:24pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson is asking sevens fans to sign his on-line petition to ensure the IRB’s New Zealand leg remains at its natural home, in the capital. More >>
28 Sea Shepherd Rams Japanese Ship
07 February 2010 10:25am | The Institute Of Cetacean Research
The Bob Barker had suddenly approached the Yushin Maru No.3 to launch butyric acid-containing bottle projectiles. When the Yushin Maru No.3 tried to avoid this, the Bob Baker collided against its stern. More >>
29 Kiwibank lowers floating rate
08 February 2010 4:05pm | Businesswire
Feb. 8 - Kiwibank is the first bank to change its floating mortgage rate this year, cutting it by 14 basis points to 5.65% which is the second lowest floating rate behind BNZ's TotalMoney product offering the lowest rate of 5.59%. More >>
30 Spencer Prepares For Speaking Tour
08 February 2010 3:29pm | Ian Hampton
Following the successful Peter Spencer Tower of Hope Property Rights rally in Canberra on the 2nd February, Peter Spencer, Alastair McRobert and Agmates Steve Truman are making plans for Peter and Alastair to embark on a speaking tour all over Australia. More >>
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