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News: NE1 nos txt msgs R PITA!
YKWIMAITYD
Well, if you can understand this week’s heading, that’s just too bad. You’re sick. You must have read the only book that has outsold Harry Potter last Christmas – well, in the UK at least. The book is entitled WAN2TLK? ltle bk of txt msgs. It was the ...
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SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 20
June
Today's questions of the day concerned:. Northland’s Needs – Auckland Health Problems – Recidivism –DHB Efficiency Gains – Employment Relations Act – Child Abuse Sentencing -Physical Education – Laila Harre’s Talking Difficulties – Yelashgate x 2 - Palliative ...
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Scoop
Images: Chilly, Yet Oh So Scenic,
Ohau
More images from scenic photographer par excellence Norman Mackay of Ohau Village in the Southern Alps.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
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Questions
For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 20
June
1. GRANT GILLON to the Minister for Economic Development: What needs have emerged since Northland was identified by the Ministry of Economic Development as an acute region?
5:
Political
Fingerprints On Rankin Case
The Crown's appeal of Christine Rankin's damages case has political fingerprints all over it, National's State Services spokesperson Roger Sowry said today.
6:
Sludge
Report #89 – Turning Of Things Upside
Down
Inside This Edition: On The Turning Of Things Upside Down – Some Words Of Advice From Isaiah For Ariel
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Poverty
a Key Factor in Northland Fire Deaths
In assessing the performance and current operations of state agencies, it is worthwhile to examine how these agencies interrelate. In making such assessments, it is often instructive to look at an issue in a broad context.
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National
Radio Midday Report
Salmonella – Health Pay – Air NZ – Rankin Case – Enza – Middle East – Paddington Disaster – Tertiary Education Meetings – Queenstown Killing – Noel MacKenzie – Instant Fines – Dress Standard
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Entrenched
Welfare Dependency Must End
I want to address an issue that is deeply concerning New Zealanders – young and old, men and women alike – the killing of Lillybing has stunned the nation.
“I am disgusted at the double standards being displayed in the health service under the current minister of health annette king”, said new zealand first leader rt hon winston peters.
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Paper
Opens 'First Principles' Debate On Tax
"The Tax Review has delivered a tough-minded and radical analysis which should spark a 'first principles' debate on taxation in this country," Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
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Are
You A Feminist Or A Masculinist?
A good friend of mine is studying Women's Studies at Victoria University; he is one of two males in his class. He’s currently on study break and working hard for his exams. He contacted me to help with his study (I did the same paper a few years ago ...
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Corporate
Social Responsibility Rorts
The New Zealand Business Roundtable should be commended for its courage in releasing yet another intellectually rigorous work on the matter that goes to the heart of corporate governance says ACT Commerce spokesman Stephen Franks.
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Escape
of GE salmon eggs 'highly likely'
Jeanette Fitzsimons said today the evidence shows it is highly likely that eggs from genetically engineered salmon escaped into the wild during the NZ King Salmon experiment at Kaituna.
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New
course gets inside the heart of New Zealand
po
Are you a political junkie? If the idea of working in politics and helping politicians deal with the daily issues they face looks exciting and interesting, then Victoria University has just the right course for you.
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SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 19
June
Today's questions of the day concerned: Food Price Inflation – Small Business Policy – Yelashgate – Borrowing And Saving Super – Shane Rogers Parole Application – Social Welfare Changes – Talking To Picketers – Global Dairy Co. – Secondary Teacher Training ...
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Fat
Cat Payments Take Precedence Over
Services
Government Ministers have taken an amazing u-turn on promises there would be no 'golden handshakes' in the Government's unnecessary restructure of the health system, National's Health spokesperson Roger Sowry says.
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'Can
Do' Approach Needed On Foreign
Ownership
The Government must act promptly on the Singapore Airlines proposal to increase its shareholding in Air New Zealand, National's Transport spokesperson Belinda Vernon said today.
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Guest
Comment: Now The Blood's On Our
Hands
Dec. 7, 1941, we are told, is "a date which will live in infamy." Another date "which will live in infamy" might be April 19, 1995, the day Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City. Without provocation or warning, McVeigh killed ...
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GM
seed border control protocol to take
effect
A new protocol that reduces the risk of unapproved genetically modified (GM) seeds being imported into New Zealand will take effect from August 1, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, announced today.
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Pathways
To Opportunity? Or Maharey's
Maze?
Yesterday the Minister of Social Services and Employment announced his vision for the future of New Zealand's Welfare system 'Pathways to Opportunity.' "Unfortunately," says says Lindsay Mitchell, Libertarianz assoc. spokesman for deregulation of Welfare, ...
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Take
Back The Track Camapaign
“The RMTU launched it’s Take Back The Track Campaign this week with the release of a petition calling upon the Government to move to return the rail network to public ownership in response to Tranz Rail’s planned sell off or systematic closedown of ...
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Nobody
Will Escape Draconian Smoking
Laws
Further revelations that clubs will be caught by the Government's draconian smoking legislation show that the proposed law is ill-conceived, badly drafted and badly thought-out, ACT Internal Affairs Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today.
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SOE
endorsement of Labour MP raises
questions
National Leader Jenny Shipley has demanded an explanation from the Government over suggestions that money from a State Owned Enterprise has been used to promote the Labour MP for Christchurch Central, Tim Barnett.
The independent Tax Review released today raises some radical ideas, many of which the public will not be ready to accept, Alliance MP and Revenue Under-Secretary John Wright said today.
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Govt
receives briefing from
SIA
Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Transport Minister Mark Gosche received a briefing this afternoon from Singapore Airlines Chief Executive, Dr Cheong Choong Kong on the Air New Zealand Board meeting today.
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Albatross
Protection One Step Closer
WWF hopes New Zealand’s signing of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) in Canberra today heralds a stronger stance on seabird protection by the government.
“ I am supportive of any moves which result in New Zealanders gaining control and ultimately regaining ownership of their own railway service and associated infrastructure”, said Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First today.
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Mobil
Stalling Over Low Sulphur Diesel, Says
BP
BP says Mobil is wrong in saying that Auckland would get low sulphur diesel at the expense of other New Zealand cities.
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Kiwi
Ingenuity Opens Tourism Door To Millions
DVD Power Ltd www.dvdpower.org announced today, that the major European DVD news site 7th Zone, www.7thzone.com, profiled the New Zealand Tourism DVD "Coast to Coast", as Feature Article of the Day on its web site, DVD Power Business ...
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