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1 The Sporting Trial of Thierry Henry
21 November 2009 4:47pm | Binoy Kampmark
That much air time, and column space, is being given to this issue might be seen as worrying. But football matches have a habit of transfixing global audiences. No sport attracts more money or tribal interest. The largest sporting event on the planet ... More >>
2 Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 20 November 2009
21 November 2009 9:19am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: Minto: Hone Harawira - Speaking Truth To Power John Minto John Minto writes: None of this should need to be said but the reaction of so many to Harawira's angry email resembles the deeply embedded racism which Don Brash tapped into so successfully ... More >>
3 Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa
21 November 2009 1:08pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today condemned the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from a community in South Africa. More >>
4 20th Year Of UN Rights Treaty
21 November 2009 1:04pm | United Nations
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugee children in United Nations schools in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria have been clicking away with flip cams to create the region’s first ever online video yearbook to mark the 20th anniversary ... More >>
5 All-Female UN Police Unit Serves As Inspiration
21 November 2009 12:58pm | United Nations
New York, Nov 20 2009 1:10PM Liberian girls and women should draw inspiration from the all-female Indian police unit serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia ( UNMIL ) to join law enforcement agencies in the service of their own nation, the ... More >>
6 Thai Military Wants US Satellites to Hunt Rebels
21 November 2009 4:52pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military wants the U.S. to provide satellite equipment and imagery so it can hunt thousands of Islamist separatists who are killing Thai troops and civilians with hidden roadside bombs in the south. More >>
7 Minto: Hone Harawira - Speaking Truth To Power
20 November 2009 9:19am | John Minto
John Minto writes: None of this should need to be said but the reaction of so many to Harawira's angry email resembles the deeply embedded racism which Don Brash tapped into so successfully a few years back at Orewa. More >>
8 Profits Mask Food Shortages in a Land of Plenty
20 November 2009 5:10pm | Damian Baker
The petroleum industry arrived in the Lake Kutubu area, around 20 years ago with Chevron and BP and soon the delicate ecological balance often in play in remote areas began to shift. More >>
9 New Zealand’s Best Brains Bound For Britain
21 November 2009 1:25pm | Joe Public Relations
Groundbreaking research which may predict volcanic eruptions in New Zealand, a study exploring new flu vaccines, and an investigation about how our genetics could aid in developing new cancer therapies, were some of the topics keeping New Zealand’s ... More >>
10 Public Address 20/11/09 - Please, be our guests
20 November 2009 4:40pm | Public Address
We've told you it's happening, some of you have already bought the books, but here it is -- the omnibus round-up of Public Address Books launch detail. If you would like to help David Haywood celebrate the launch of The New Zealand Reserve Bank Annual ... More >>
11 Standing strong for the children of New Zealand
21 November 2009 1:24pm | New Zealand Plunket Society
In the light of tomorrow’s March for Democracy in Auckland, Plunket is urging people to think of the children. More >>
12 MTF reports full year profit of $8.8 million
21 November 2009 1:09pm | Motor Trade Finances
Profit after tax recorded in these accounts is $8.8 million (last year: $3.7 million). More >>
13 Clinicians’ tsunami response ‘a source of pride’
21 November 2009 12:24pm | New Zealand Government
Clinicians who responded to a call for volunteers to go to Samoa to help the tsunami response were honoured at a dinner attended by Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu in Auckland tonight. More >>
14 Support for Inghams from An Unlikely Source!
21 November 2009 12:33pm | GE Free NZ
Chicken-producer Inghams, under fire for misleading consumers is being offered support from a most unlikely source: GE free NZ (in food and environment). More >>
15 Ban Calls For Greater Industrialization In Africa
21 November 2009 12:41pm | United Nations
Armed conflict, inadequate infrastructure, weak governance, limited financing and technological abilities, and policies that stifle entrepreneurship, limit competition and raise the cost of doing business are hindering the industrialization that Africa ... More >>
16 Recession drives more managers to commit fraud
21 November 2009 1:33pm | PwC
42 percent of New Zealand organisations reported fraud Sharp rise in economic crime by middle management Reduction in staff morale a notable impact of fraud More >>
17 Nelson botanist to receive Loder Cup award
21 November 2009 12:29pm | New Zealand Government
Conservation Minister Tim Groser is to honour botanist Dr Philip Simpson by presenting him with New Zealand’s premier plant conservation award, the Loder Cup, at a ceremony in Nelson tonight. More >>
18 Number Of Poor In Latin America To Rise
20 November 2009 12:32pm | United Nations
Nine million more people in Latin America will fall into poverty this year due to the global economic crisis, bringing the total number of poor in the region to 189 million, or 34 per cent of the population, according to a United Nations report released ... More >>
19 EU export subsidy removal helps dairy markets
21 November 2009 12:27pm | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed news that the European Union (EU) has removed all remaining export subsidies for dairy products. More >>
20 Daily Press Briefing - November 19
20 November 2009 2:07pm | US State Department
MR. KELLY: Okay. Good afternoon. The Secretary had a full day in Kabul today. She met with, of course, the Afghan leadership, with international partners and allies. She had breakfast with foreign ministers, met with U.S. and international troops ... More >>
21 Bomber's Blog: The War On News, Nov 20 2009
20 November 2009 2:36pm | Bomber's Blog
Bomber's Blog - The War On News Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury. Bomber's Blog - the war on news. Weekly TV show on Triangle/Stratos. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog: www.tumeke.blogspot.com More >>
22 Fiesta Del Sol
21 November 2009 1:22pm | High Life Entertainment
FIESTA DEL SOL returns to Waiheke Island’s Stonyridge Vineyard this summer with a legendary international music line up of UK artists including NORMAN JAY and CRAZY P with DANIELLE MOORE! Spanish for ‘Festival of the Sun’, FIESTA DEL SOL is a ... More >>
23 Incident in Waiouru - Family Statement
20 November 2009 4:06pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force is releasing this statement on behalf of the family of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster who was tragically killed at Waiouru Army Base yesterday. More >>
24 I Love the Islands Benefit Concerts
21 November 2009 1:17pm | I Love The Islands
The ‘I Love the Islands’ Benefit Concert NZ tour has raised $344,180.00* to aid Samoa after the recent Tsunami disaster. More >>
25 NZAF Prepares For World Aids Day On A Budget
21 November 2009 12:22pm | AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is preparing for a low cost World AIDS Day campaign which will hit the streets next Friday, 27 November 2009. Benjamin Barratt-Boyes, NZAF National Partnerships Co-ordinator and project manager for World AIDS Day says ... More >>
26 SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Oil Fever Follows Wind
20 November 2009 4:29pm | Businesswire
Nov 20 (BusinessWire) - What an irony it would be if, after nine years of a government pushing uneconomic investment in wind power, it was followed by an equally uncommercial push by the current government to establish a bigger oil and gas industry in New ... More >>
27 New Kiwi Contingent For Soloman Islands
20 November 2009 3:54pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Another 43 mainly Territorial Force (TF) personnel will head to the Solomon Islands on Sunday for a four month tour of duty. The contingent, drawn largely from the 4th Otago Southland and 2nd Canterbury Nelson Marlborough West Coast Battalions, will ... More >>
28 Commission proposes new boundaries for Auckland
20 November 2009 3:24pm | Local Government Commission
The Local Government Commission presented its proposals on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council today. Under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the Commission is required to determine boundaries for the new ... More >>
29 Report on Yoo, Bybee Legal Work to Be Released
20 November 2009 4:36pm | Jason Leopold
A long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency's powerful Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) conducted for the Bush administration will be released at the end of ... More >>
30 Background Note: Denmark
19 November 2009 12:09pm | US Department of State - Background Note
Geography * Area: 43,094 sq. km. (16,639 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Vermont and New Hampshire combined. Cities: Capital --Copenhagen (pop. 518,574 in Copenhagen and 1,662,189 in the Capital Region). Other cities --Aarhus (302,618), Aalborg (196,292), ... More >>
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