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1: Screen
Production Industry Taskforce
Announced
The stars of New Zealand’s screen production industry are joining forces with the government to develop New Zealand’s innovative film and television industry.
2:
Lindsay
Perigo: The Death Of Pim
Fortuyn
I've just heard of Pim Fortuyn for the first time.He is, or was, a Dutch politician. He's just been shot dead.
3:
Volunteers
Needed For Central Asian Dig!
Join the USCAP field team on archaeological excavations in a long forgotten and fascinating corner of Asia, then take a trip through the colourful mysteries of the ancient Silk Road cities. The blue-tiled madrassehs, minarets and mausolea of Samarkand, Bukhara ...
4:
Tube
Talk: Watch Or Be Watched
Why do we watch reality TV? For the same reason that dogs lick their balls - because we can. And there sure is a lot of it around, possums. "Big Brother", "Temptation Island", "City Beat", that dreadful gardening show with Lyn of Tawa.... ...
5:
Scoop
Images: Dublin Street Party
Up to 1000 people partied hard on the streets of Dublin yesterday on the south side of the River Liffey for three hours before the gardai (police) got their truncheons out and things turned ugly. It was the biggest event of its kind in the city and ...
6:
Howard's
End: Courts Need Fixing Urgently
The 89-page discussion document published yesterday by the Law Commission identifies a real mess over fairness and access to justice in our courts.
7:
Feedback:
'Spinning the Integrity of a Nation'
Some politicians and bureaucrats have a saying, 'it's not what is right - it's what works'. This allows for greater manipulation and interpretation without acknowledging honesty. The public, however, expect people in all seats of power including those ...
The Kiwibank could be setting a world record for the speed of its branch openings.
9:
Australia-Thai
Free Trade Agreement
Study on an Australia-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Points to Real Benefits for both Countries
Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton has announced he will not stand under the Alliance banner at the next election. In this commentary he answers criticism over his position …
11:
INVESTIGATION:
Sept 11th - Unanswered Questions
Within a few months, the events of Sept. 11th, 2001 became but an echo of the events that followed. War in Afghanistan, anthrax, unprecedented powers of detention: the public mind moves from one shock to another, appearing to accept the government’s ...
12:
Welfare
The Sound of Libertarian
Laughter
"Today, we Libertarianz are laughing at statements from Sue Bradford," said Libertarianz associate social welfare spokesman, Sally O'Brien.
13:
Aviation
Security Clarifies Laptop
Confusion
The Aviation Security Service (Avsec) clarified today confusion surrounding the screening of laptop computers that airline passengers wish to carry as cabin baggage.
14:
Access
To Census Results To Be Free Of
Charge
From late May detailed 2001 Census results will be available free of charge on the Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) website, Statistics Minister Laila Harré announced today.
15:
BTL
Interviews HRW's Joe Stork On
Jenin
One thing we've found is a very disturbing pattern of willful killings, killings of civilians in circumstances where there doesn't appear to have been any military justification -- in cases where there was not ongoing armed conflict.
16:
Feedback:
Pity The School Teachers
Pity the school teachers, who unenviably find themselves sandwiched between the conflicting demands of taxpaying parents, that blithely send their children off to daily political correctness class; and their government employer, that preaches “good faith bargaining” ...
Scoop Editor Alastair Thompson visited Ground Zero in Manhattan today.
18:
NGOs
Oppose Re-Engagement With Indonesian
Military
We are greatly troubled by Pentagon plans to significantly increase engagement with the Indonesian military (TNI).
19:
Ministry
Of Lies & Propaganda
"Don’t believe the Government propaganda machine," said Peter Osborne, Libertarianz Associate Spokesman for Education Deregulation, after reading a full-page newspaper advertisement from the Ministry of Education.
20:
Labour's
Housing Policy Misses The
Point
United Future leader, Hon Peter Dunne, says Labour's $72 million plan to build more state houses is missing the point.
21:
Follow
The Yellow Brick Road: Part Two
We learned from Part One that Pug Winokur began working in 1974 for David H. Murdock's companies based in Los Angeles, CA.
22:
Impact
Of Drinking Laws On The Young
- An estimated 16 alcohol related deaths of 18 and 19 year olds in the year 2000, at a cost of $41.940 million.
23:
Household
Labour Force Survey: March 2002
Quarter
Unemployment Rate at 5.3 Percent Statistics New Zealand's March 2002 quarter Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) showed continued growth in overall labour supply. The working age population rose 16,400 (0.6 percent) over the quarter. This increase ...
24:
Robson
Desperate For
Publicity
Corrections Minister Matt Robson must be desperate for publicity for his new PC Party, given his re-announcement of a policy for kaumatua in prisons, says National's Justice spokesperson Wayne Mapp.
25:
Kaumatua
Visits Another Example Of Soft On
Crime
Matt Robson's new scheme to allow kaumatua greater access to Maori in prison, is just another example of the Labour/Alliance government's soft-on-crime approach, ACT leader Richard Prebble says.
26:
Impressive
Job Growth Reflects Success Of
Policies
Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey says that latest job figures indicate that the Government's policies are working.
27:
What
Woes Wellingtonians, Boxing Bill or
Economics
Wellingtonians are unlikely to be seduced by the sight of a sweaty Bill English getting punched around inside a boxing ring. The Government's economic performance will. Paulo Politico considers a TKO.
28:
Howard's
End: Sth Oz Public Service
Crackdown
The newly-elected Labour Government in South Australia is bringing in some of the toughest legislation ever and making changes to the law to sack directors of Government organisations including boards, public servants and even consultants if they don't ...
29:
US
Farm Bill Contains Huge GE Propaganda
Programme
Not only does the United States Farm Bill introduce a $400 billion, 10 year subsidy programme for US farmers, it also sets aside NZ$180 million to convince overseas markets to accept genetically engineered crops and food, Green Agriculture Spokesperson ...
30:
Council
to back illegal street racing
bill
A private member’s bill to combat illegal street racing is to get the support of the Auckland City Council.
Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
Ian Powell: Policy Vacuum Enables For-profit Corporate General Practice Ownership By Stealth
Gordon Campbell: On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Ian Powell: Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee