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Howard's End: US Economy Cools
Wednesday, 20 December 2000, 10:05 am | John Howard
In my September 19th column I warned our readers that a looming recession was in store for the American economy. Now, General Motors, Unisys Corp, Motorola, Whirlpool, Aetna, and Gillette are laying off thousands of their US workers. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard's End: Religion Of The Heart, Not The Knees
Tuesday, 19 December 2000, 1:51 pm | John Howard
In a few days the Christian world will celebrate an event and a message that is said to be 2,000 years old. But it's a much older message than that and it really doesn't matter if you're religious because the message remains relevant today. John ... More >>
Howard’s End: There’s Water & Then There’s Water
Friday, 15 December 2000, 2:36 pm | John Howard
As worldwide concern mounts about water quality, fitness and health, bottled water has grown globally into a $NZ120 billion industry. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard’s End: The Race For The Best And Brightest
Tuesday, 12 December 2000, 9:58 am | John Howard
Australia plans to reverse its own brain drain by introducing policies to keep its best and brightest at home and it will change its immigration policies to become more attractive to bright people from around the world. John Howard writes. More >>
Scoop Images: NZ's New Southern Film Star - Aoraki
Monday, 11 December 2000, 3:09 pm | John Howard
Latest box office figures from the US show the New Zealand-made film Vertical Limit, starring Aoraki Mt Cook (pictured above) has just been pipped at the post for first place by Dr Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. More >>
Vertical Limit Pipped For Box Office Top Placing
Monday, 11 December 2000, 2:41 pm | John Howard
Latest box office figures from the US show the New Zealand-made film Vertical Limit has just been pipped at the post for first place by Dr Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. More >>
Howard's End: Lessons From The US For Local Govt.
Sunday, 10 December 2000, 8:22 pm | John Howard
New unfunded mandates from central government will likely force district and regional councils to spend more ratepayer's money in social and environmental areas as part of two central government reviews of laws governing them. And Local Government Minister, ... More >>
NZ FilmVertical Limits Tops US Box Office
Sunday, 10 December 2000, 8:21 pm | John Howard
The release of the wholly made in New Zealand film "Vertical Limits" has been an instant success topping the US weekend box office receipts in grossing $5.01 million. It knocked Dr Suess - the Grinch Who Stole Christmas into second place at ... More >>
Howard’s End: Russia Shuts Down Sallies’ Threat
Friday, 8 December 2000, 12:41 am | John Howard
First it was the closed trial of alleged but now-convicted American spy, Edmond Pope, and now the Salvation Army has been told by a Moscow City court that it is plotting to overthrow the government because it has the word "Army" in ... More >>
Howard's End: Old Name, Old Money, Old Influence
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 2:04 pm | John Howard
Without the backing of George Bush Snr and his network of big business and eastern financial "establishment" interests it was highly unlikely that George W. Jnr would have a show of becoming US President. The familiar brand-name "the ... More >>
Howard's End: Do You Believe In You?
Monday, 4 December 2000, 9:23 am | John Howard
Despite a welcome return to income-related rents for State-housing tenants, one Christchurch family of two adults and an eleven-year-old child had been eating twice a week at the Salvation Army soup kitchen and still has to exist on just $66 a week for groceries. ... More >>
Queensland Election Fiasco
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 2:09 pm | John Howard
While the eyes of the world have been focused on the election fiasco in America, the Beattie Labour government in Queensland is likely to lose its parliamentary majority before the end of the year because of electoral fraud. John Howard reports. Queensland ... More >>
Howard’s End: An Accident Waiting To Happen
Monday, 27 November 2000, 9:54 am | John Howard
The Bank for International Settlements says that 30% of this year's international syndicated loans were for telecom debt while in Europe, it's a record-breaking 40% of total loans. This is an accident waiting to happen. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard's End: Open Skies Over A Warming Planet
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 1:47 pm | John Howard
As New Zealand and the world debates the impact of greenhouse gas emissions in the Hauge this week, the government has signed an open skies agreement liberalising aviation travel - one of the world's worst air polluters. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard’s End: Much Ado About Driving
Thursday, 16 November 2000, 3:26 pm | John Howard
After discussions at four public meetings over four months, one publicly excluded meeting and a legal opinion, there will now be a sixth meeting of the Westland District Council on the West Coast to decide whether the Mayor should be provided with a car ... More >>
Howard's End: Defying The UN, Iraq Hosts The World
Monday, 6 November 2000, 10:25 am | John Howard
Defying no fly rules, British and American bombing and UN sanctions, international politicians and business delegations attended the biggest trade fair Iraq has held since1995. John Howard's brother was at the packed trade fair. More >>
Cocaine Traces In German Parliament Toilets
Friday, 3 November 2000, 11:20 am | John Howard
Enough cocaine to knock out a drug-sniffing dog has been found in smears taken from the walls of the German Parliament according to the German television investigative programme, Akte 2000. John Howard reports. More >>
Howard’s End: Forced Labour In China
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 2:58 pm | John Howard
Despite a decade of evidence that goods manufactured in Chinese and Tibetan forced labour camps are being exported to the West, the practice continues. New Zealand now needs guarantees that products we import do not come from these camps. John Howard ... More >>
Howard's End: NZ Could Be Peace Broker
Wednesday, 1 November 2000, 10:53 am | John Howard
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come - and the time has come for our government to offer New Zealand as an independent and impartial forum for the brokerage of peace between peoples' and countries at war. We can do it, and ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Iraq Grants UN More Time
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 2:30 pm | John Howard
Iraq has just announced that it will give the UN a six day breathing space - to November 6 - before implementing a potentially disruptive switch from the dollar to the Euro in payment of Iraq's crude oil exports. More >>
