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1:
We
have An Accidental Centre Right Govt -
Donald
New Zealand has inadvertently elected a centre-right government, Green Co-leader Rod Donald said this morning, as his party announced that it would not be entering a confidence and supply agreement with Labour.
2:
The
Real Deal: Stealing Enron
The rich are not getting richer. The rich are stealing. And the people doing the stealing for them have names and addresses.
The Green Party has decided not to enter into a confidence and supply agreement with Labour, Co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald announced today.
4:
United
must answer Electoral
Commission
United must come clean on why Electoral Commission chief executive, Paul Harris, has still not received confirmation that it has the 500 members required by law for the party to be registered, says National MP Tony Ryall.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
5:
Keith
Rankin: Whither National?
Will the National Party wither? Yes, if it doesn't stand for anything. So what could it stand for? I see it having a future if it adopts a 'libertarian centre' position in contrast to Labour's 'authoritarian centre' place on the political grid, and in ...
6:
Rocky
Road Ahead for Helen Clark
Acting Leader of ACT New Zealand Ken Shirley predicted a very rocky road ahead for Helen Clark, following news that the Green Party have rejected an assurance of supply and confidence votes.
7:
Killing
Me Softly - US Plans Pacific Waste Dump
The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency plans to bury and cover tens of thousands of cubic yards of radioactive waste on Johnson Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Solomon Islands Government has approved a deal to import and dump three million tons ...
8:
"Donald
Principle" Legacy Of The Green
Party
It's many years now since Laurence Peter gave the commercial world his well-known "Peter Principle" which states: people tend to be promoted up to their level of incompetence.
9:
Tube
Talk: A chain-smoking Romeo &
Juliet
I’m not usually inspired to write about TV programs twice, and still less inclined to repeat rave reviews. As my Nana used to say, it’s only a short road from repeating yourself to eating cat food and running down to the bus stop with no clothes on.
10:
"Bizzare"
Political Union Arranged
“The alliance of Labour and United Future is a genetically engineered political wedding of Frankenstein proportions, said New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters.
11:
Family
Values ? Vote Mild Green....
Family Values ? Vote Mild Green.... There is nothing Christian in criminalizing our brothers and sisters, according to Christchurch's Mild Greens.
12:
Scoop:
Top Scoops + Just Politics
It's A Dunne Deal: Labour Stumbling To The Right Say Greens - FULL COVERAGE: It's A Dunne Deal - Keith Rankin: A Libertarianz Future For National Postulated - Tube Talk: Tip-toeing Through The Minefield Of Love - NZ’s Afghanistan Injured Transferred ...
13:
Hunt's
Backdown Sets Dangerous Precedent
Ken Shirley, acting Leader of ACT New Zealand, today told Jonathan Hunt that allowing Ngai Tamanuhiri protesters to camp within Parliament grounds had undermined Mr Hunt's authority and created a dangerous precedent.
14:
Earth
Emergency: A Call To Action
An acute State of Emergency exists on Earth, imperiling its climate, its life support systems and the lives of billions of people. The related crises of environmental degradation and the destitution of a third of humanity are worsened by a profound ...
15:
ERMA
slammed for not warning Minister about
cows
Approval for GE experiments 'out -of-control': ERMA slammed for not warning Minister about GE cows. Hodgson asked to intervene.
16:
Securities
Commission Appointments
Commerce Minister Paul Swain has announced two one-year re-appointments to the Securities Commission. The re-appointees are:
17:
Why
is Maharey Doing Nothing in Northland
Mess?
A survey showing non-Governmental agencies have very low confidence in CYF's ability to cope with child abuse demonstrates why the Government needs to act quickly on the Te Hau Ora O Te Tai Tokerau (THOTT) mess, ACT Social Services Spokesman Dr Muriel ...
18:
Competent
Children at fourteen
Funding has been approved to continue researching the progress of more than 500 children who the Ministry of Education began monitoring nine years ago, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.
19:
Film
Festivals, Perverts, “Baise-Moi” &
Censorship
In an article entitled “Perverts and censors have a great deal in common”, Barbara Sumner-Burstyn expresses her disgust at the banning of the French sex-violence film “Baise-Moi”...
20:
NZ’s
unemployment rate now on a par with the UK
Maharey – NZ’s unemployment rate now on a par with the UK and Sweden - Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey has welcomed the reduction in the unemployment rate to 5.1%.
21:
Australia/NZ
Open Skies Agreement Signed
Australia/NZ Open Skies Agreement Signed Air services between New Zealand and Australia were today formalised with the signing of an “open skies” air services agreement by New Zealand Acting Transport Minister Judith Tizard and Australian Transport Minister ...
22:
National
Announces Campaign Review Team
The National Party's Management Board today confirmed the appointment of a three-person Panel to review the Party's performance in the recent General Election. The members of the Panel are Denese Henare, an Auckland Barrister, Auckland businessman Steven ...
23:
Howard's
End: Law Drafting Mistakes & Haden
Brown
High Court Justice, Peter Salmon has publicly admitted that he made a mistake when he sentenced Haden Brown because he did not use the minimum non-parole provisions under the new Sentencing Act. Can we be surprised when some legislation coming from ...
24:
Nexus
Gagged!
A surprise move by the Waikato Students Union (WSU) Executive has shocked both staff and students. The WSU executive have re-appointed themselves as the Board of Directors for Nexus Publications Limited, despite conflicts of interest. The first action of ...
25:
Freedom
Week: Write For Freedom
Online
Tian Chua - Malaysia: One of six government critics held without charge or trial since April 2001 under the Malaysian Internal Security Act - a draconian law often used to stifle legitimate dissent.
26:
Minister's
Meeting Fosters Intimidation
Michael Cullen incited future law-breaking by agreeing to meet Tu Wylie's taua today, ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said.
27:
Attack
on Work and Income office
reminder
The incident in the Porirua office of Work and Income New Zealand yesterday in which office equipment was destroyed by someone wielding weapons is a stark reminder of the difficulties Work and Income face in their job, PSA national secretary Richard ...
28:
Time's
Ripe for Progressives to Influence
Public
Between the Lines Q&A A weekly column featuring progressive viewpoints on national and international issues under-reported in mainstream media for release Aug. 5, 2002
29:
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 ...
30:
Franz
Josef Highlighted As Global Warming
Casualty
Svalbard, Arctic Circle/Auckland 8 August 2002: New Zealand’s Franz Josef glacier is one of six glaciers worldwide highlighted as showing signs of retreat from climate change, Greenpeace revealed today.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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