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East Timor – Waikato Hospital – Auckland Traffic – Northern Ireland – Mauri Pacific’s Tax Deal Bigger
EAST TIMOR: The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has demanded an end to violence in East Timor. The violence started yesterday as a rally for independence was taking place. Armed militia members then threatened a hotel housing journalists, and then attacked an office of the pro-independence movement. The situation is now very tense says a reporter.
WAIKATO HOSPITAL: Seriously injured patients arriving at Waikato hospital face unacceptable conditions according to nurses. The General Manager of the Hospital agrees the problem is unreasonable.
AUCKLAND TRAFFIC: The government has agreed to assist Auckland mayors with Auckland traffic problems.
NORTHERN IRELAND: The IRA says it hasn’t broken the ceasefire agreement in Northern Ireland and Mo Mowlam says the ceasefire has not been broken too.
MAURI PACIFIC’S TAX DEAL BIGGER: A reported $15 million tradeoff between Mauri Pacific and the government over tax cuts is – according to our political staff – actually abour $35 million.
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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