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1:
Who
is Lord Hutton? - Ireland, Pinochet,
M15...
Upon his resignation as BBC chairman Gavyn Davies commented on the irreconcilable contradictions between Hutton's ''bald conclusions'' and the balance of evidence presented to the actual Inquiry.
2:
Images:
Lord Of The Rings Exhibition At Te
Papa
In anticipation of the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central instalment in writer/director/producer Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien masterpiece, Te Papa proudly announces a world exclusive and a bold ...
3:
Why
Not Just Genetically Engineer Women For
Milk?
MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering in New Zealand.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Richard
Prebble: State of the Nation 2004
In 2004 the US election will dominate world politics and its outcome will have a significant impact on New Zealand. I visited America in November. Then Howard Dean had such a lead in the opinion polls he looked unstoppable to be the Democrat party’s ...
5:
Free
Apple Software for Schools
Free operating system upgrades and additional Apple Macintosh software will be available to all state and state-integrated schools using Macintosh systems in mid- February, the Ministry of Education announced today.
6:
Public
Address 02/02/04 -Storms
OK, it's an odd little place. Ka Tiritiriotemoana - also known as the Southern Alps - are the eastward backdrop: there are swathes of bush in a thousand shades of green & bronze sweeping down to the settlement, and wide stoney ironsand beaches and ...
7:
Worldwide
Solution to Global Warming
First to Solve Green House Gases from Combustion of Fossil Fuels; Global Economic Impact Projected
8:
Skull
& Bones & John Kerry & President Bush
A little-known fact unites Democratic frontrunner John Kerry and President Bush: they are both members of Yale's secret society Skull and Bones. We speak with the author of "Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths ...
9:
Police
Issue 'Clarifying Statement' on Rape
Claims
Need for clarity around historical allegations and their handling Commissioner Rob Robinson said that following a number of media inquiries during the day he was issuing a clarifying statement around matters relating to stories which ran in the Dominion ...
10:
Dunning
Dean - Did The Doctor Get
Gored?
From the beginning of Howard Dean's insurgent rise to the top of the Dem pack in the summer the lurking question was: was the media going to destroy Howard Dean like they destroyed Al Gore.
11:
Greens
want rape-claim inquiry
widened
The Green Party is calling for the inquiry into rape allegations against former Rotorua police officers to also consider the failure of police hierarchy and the Police Minister to fully investigate the complaints when they were originally made aware of them.
12:
When
Will We Stop Dying Senselessly? – US
Soldiers
Over the Christmas holidays I managed to find two US soldiers who were back from Iraq. They were both somewhat willing to be interviewed and describe their time in Iraq in their own words.
13:
How
Global Warming May Cause the Next Ice Age...
While global warming is being officially ignored by the political arm of the Bush administration, and Al Gore's recent conference on the topic during one of the coldest days of recent years provided joke fodder for conservative talk show hosts, the citizens ...
14:
Corrupt
logging company profits from rights
abuses
Auckland -- A Greenpeace report exposing the corrupt and destructive activities of the global Malaysian logging company, Rimbunan Hijau, has been published in the lead up to the summit for life on earth--the UN meeting of the Convention for Biological ...
15:
Holidays
Bill passes into law
The Holidays Bill that gives four weeks annual leave to all New Zealanders was passed in Parliament today.
16:
Prince
Edward to present NZer of Year in UK Award
Prince Edward will present the New Zealander of the Year in the UK award at the annual New Zealand Society’s Waitangi Day Dinner in London on Friday (UKtime).
Don Brash's decision to surrender to 'the politics of division' suggests National now aims to cannabilize ACT's vote in next year's election, Progressive MP Matt Robson says.
18:
Libertarianz
Open Letter To Georgina Te
Heuheu
Dear Mrs Te Heuheu, As you stare out at me from my copies of this week's newspapers, I wonder for whom you are looking so haunted? For whom so distressed? I wonder.
19:
Students
support Treaty and slam
Brash
Student leaders today re-affirmed their commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi and expressed their anger that Don Brash is using Treaty-bashing to try and attract support for his party.
20:
Hutton
Whitewash Leaves Blair In Dock
The Hutton report gave an immediate political victory to the Blair government. But the all-embracing nature of the whitewash means that a spectre is haunting the Blair government.
21:
Venezuela:
International Observation Of
Voting
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the decision by Venezuela's National Electoral Council to involve international observers in the search by government and opposition for a constitutional solution to the country's political stalemate.
22:
Independent
Inquiry Needed On Police
Complaint
ACT New Zealand Police Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman today demanded to know why rape allegations against three police officers were not independently investigated when Police Minister George Hawkins first became aware of them - before one of these officers ...
23:
Public
Address 30/01/04: Jumbo Hutton's Bonus
Pack
Apparently, you need a higher standard of proof to make a radio broadcast than to take a nation to war. I'm not being flippant. That is the clear implication of the findings of the Hutton Inquiry...
24:
Chuckman
Cartoon: John Kerry In New
Hampshire
John Kerry Cartoon by John Chuckman
25:
An
Investigation into the CIA’s 'Black
Budget'
The Black Budget Report: An Investigation into the CIA’s ‘Black Budget’ and the Second Manhattan Project - © Michael E. Salla, PhD Center for Global Peace/School of International Service American University Washington DC
He did not say, ''hello,'' or even his name, just left a one-word message: ''Whitewash.''
27:
Transcript
of Cullen and Costello's
Conference
E & OE SUBJECTS: Enhancing the Trans-Tasman Business Environment; framework for enhancing competition; advisory group on accounting standards; prudential regulation; tax information exchange; common currency; Latham’s speech gaffe TREASURER:
28:
Why
Young Sri Lankan Refugee Should
Stay
The Friends of Refugees Trust was formed in 2001 by a group of volunteer support workers trained by the Refugee and Migrant Service to work with a group of UN quota refugees from Burma on the North Shore of Auckland. We formed the trust to raise ...
29:
SIA
And Virgin Atlantic Expand Codesharing
From 1 February 2004, customers of Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways will be able to enjoy seamless travel between Singapore and Orlando, thanks to a new codeshare agreement between the two airlines.
30:
UN
Meets Colombian Asylum Seekers In
Ecuador
A senior official of the United Nations refugee agency is in Ecuador today continuing the second part of a weeklong mission that began in Colombia, which has sent large numbers of asylum seekers to its South American neighbour.
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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