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3: Resignation
of ministerial portfolios -
Dyson
Last night, when driving home, I was stopped by the police and failed a breath alcohol test.
4:
Resignation
of Ruth Dyson - PM
This morning I received a letter from Ruth Dyson offering her resignation from all ministerial warrants, following an incident where she was apprehended by the police and failed a breath alcohol test.
5:
Ruth
Dyson
It was with much sadness I learned Ruth Dyson had resigned her ministerial posts this morning, says Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia.
6:
Resignation
of Hon Ruth Dyson
Ruth Dyson has done the responsible thing in offering her resignation, Deputy Prime Minister and Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today.
7:
Prime
Minister Had To Accept Dyson Resignation
The Prime Minister Helen Clark had no option but to accept Associate Minister Ruth Dyson’s resignation, said ACT leader Hon Richard Prebble.
8:
Government
strain taking its toll
Less than a year in, the Government is showing too many signs of strain, Acting National Leader Wyatt Creech said today.
Health Minister Annette King says she is saddened to hear of Ruth Dyson's resignation from her ministerial portfolios.
10:
Dunne
Applauds Dyson's Honourable
Decision
United New Zealand leader, Hon Peter Dunne, has applauded Ruth Dyson's decision to resign as a Minister after failing a drink-drive breath test.
11:
TV3
Poll Puts Labour In The Lead
Labour – 44 down 3 National - 39 up 3 Green - 4 down 1 Alliance – 5 up 2 ACT - 3 down 1 NZ First - 2 static
12:
Sludge
Report #38: World Suckles Great US
Tit
In this edition: The World Is Different This Time - Whatever Bill Wants Bill Gets – From Everyone!
13:
David
Miller: The Sinking Of The
Kursk
The efforts to recover the bodies of the 118 Russian sailors, who died when the submarine Kursk sank on August 12, are a reminder that above all else that this incident was a human tragedy.
15:
NZ
And Germany Working Holiday Deal
An agreement concluded this morning will allow more young New Zealanders and Germans to have working holidays in each other's country from 1 December, Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Immigration Lianne Dalziel said today.
17:
Race
Relations Office Doomed
The Race Relations Office is doomed, following news the Government is considering subsuming the office into a new Human Rights Body, National's Tony Ryall said today.
It was the weekend before Halloween and the darker folk from all corners of Wellington went all out for a huge hell-raising night.
19:
More
Photos from the Felix
Awards
Hospitality LOOParazzi from Sunday night's awards.
20:
Conversing
with computers.
Cuba Street is fast becoming Art Gallery central. Small galleries are popping up everywhere and there’s something for everyone’s taste.
21:
Dunne
Attacks Plan To Scrap Race Relations
Office
United New Zealand leader, Hon Peter Dunne, has strongly attacked suggestions that the Race Relations Conciliator's office should be scrapped and its functions absorbed within the Human Rights Commission.
22:
Richard
Prebble's Letter From Wellington
30/10/00
The business forum is an implicit acknowledgement by the coalition that it is the economy that will determine its electoral fate. The difficulty now, is that after ad-mitting the vital importance of busi-ness confidence to economic pros-perity, ...
24:
Maharey
announces appointments to tertiary
council
New Government appointees to university and polytechnic councils were announced today by Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey.
Government papers relating to the New Zealand case for a Motorola software development centre show the effort and commitment that went into the project, says Associate Minister for Economic Development Pete Hodgson.
26:
Ginkgo
Slip A Bonus For Hawke’s Bay
World marketing opportunities, work for disabled people in Hawke’s Bay and joint ventures with Maori land-owners could result from a Chinese visitor’s accident in Napier and a small grant from Technology New Zealand.
HIGH
RATING SLUDGE....
1: Sludge
Report #37 – At Last, A Good Idea From Iraq
2:
Sludge
Report #36 – Hypocrisy In The Middle East
14:
Sludge
Report #32 – Resolving A Family Feud
16: Sludge
Report #35 – Let Every Voice Sing Out
23: Sludge
Report #33 – Darkness Before The
Dawn?
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