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Iraqi Armed Forces Placed On Alert
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 10:00 am | John Howard
Iraq has placed the total of its armed forces on full alert in anticipation of any possible US strike following recent threats against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia according to Arab newspaper Al-Zaman. John Howard reports. More >>
Howard’s End: Avoiding Another Asian Crisis
Wednesday, 20 September 2000, 3:33 pm | John Howard
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics predicted today that economic growth in the US will ease but it expects this to be partially offset by growth in Asia. But Asia still has real problems. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard’s End: US Economy To Hit Wall
Tuesday, 19 September 2000, 12:38 am | John Howard
Oil analysts are predicting a $US40 per barrel price in coming weeks which would represent of 400% price rise since March 1999. Yet the US economy and financial markets are reacting as if it didn't exist. What's going on? John Howard writes. More >>
Kiwis Could Benifit From British Immigration Drive
Monday, 18 September 2000, 8:16 am | John Howard
More Kiwi's may soon be allowed to immigrate to Britain under proposed changes to immigration laws designed to address chronic shortages of skilled labour. John Howard reports. More >>
Howard's End: Lock Up The Silver!
Friday, 15 September 2000, 9:52 am | John Howard
The Prime Minister has invited key business leaders to an October forum with government ministers to build "working partnerships between stake holders and government." Time to again lock-up the nation's silver? John Howard writes. More >>
Howard’s End: Internet People's Parliament
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 9:03 pm | John Howard
The UN Millennium Summit ended Friday by adopting ambitious goals for the UN to strengthen peacekeeping, and to reduce poverty, disease and illiteracy in the 21st Century - I doubt it will happen. We need a global Internet People's Parliament. John Howard ... More >>
Howards End: Millenium Summit & Super-Colonialism
Wednesday, 6 September 2000, 10:58 am | John Howard
The end of the nation state is over. At least that's the impression after reading the working draft document for the United Nations Millennium Summit currently being held in New York. But is it really super-colonialism? John Howard writes. More >>
Queues For Petrol In France As Strikes Hit
Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 3:15 pm | John Howard
French protests over high fuel prices have taken a turn for the worse forcing motorists to join long queues at petrol pumps in a surge of panic buying caused by strike-paralysed fuel distribution outlets. John Howard reports. More >>
French Protest Petrol Prices
Thursday, 31 August 2000, 2:49 pm | John Howard
Government inquiries over high fuel prices are underway in Australia and the United States while in France, taxi drivers will Friday join widening fuel price protests. John Howard reports. More >>
French Protest Fuel Prices
Thursday, 31 August 2000, 11:18 am | John Howard
Government inquiries over high fuel prices are underway in Australia and the United States while in France, taxi drivers will Friday join widening fuel price protests. John Howard reports. More >>
Icebergs In A Bottle Quench Californian Thirst
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 9:57 am | John Howard
Ancient icebergs in a bottle, marketed as Borealis (northern lights), are the cool new drink in California where demand now outstrips supply, but West Coasters who drink melted glacier ice are wondering what all the fuss is about. John Howard reports. More >>
Howard’s End: The Mission Of The Kursk
Monday, 28 August 2000, 8:29 am | John Howard
While we mourn the death of the crew of the Russian submarine Kursk and we ponder the non-future of our own maritime submarine surveillance role, we should reflect on exactly what Kursk's mission was. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard's End: The Importance Of Communication
Monday, 28 August 2000, 12:15 am | John Howard
United States Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, defended globalistion on Friday but warned that latent forces of protectionism and state intervention may reassert themselves. Meanwhile here in NZ there are also communication problems. ... More >>
Kiwi Dollar Plunges To 15 Year Lows
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 10:04 am | John Howard
As the NZ Dollar hits 15 year lows against the US dollar and foreign investors shun NZ government securities, Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has taken a swipe at the Group of Eight countries accusing them of forming an exclusive economic ... More >>
Discussion Document On Economic Package Flawed
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 2:41 pm | John Howard
A discussion document issued yesterday to all West Coast household's seeking views on the entity to manage government's $92 million economic package has come under fire as being flawed and deficient, Scoop's West Coast correspondent, John Howard, ... More >>
Howard’s End: Stolen Generation Decision Outrages
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:11 am | John Howard
As members of the human race all New Zealanders should be outraged with last week’s adverse decision of Australian Federal Court Judge Maurice O'Loughlin in the aboriginal stolen generation case. I believe the judge was wrong. John Howard writes. More >>
Howard’s End: Rural Areas & Third World Health
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 12:47 am | John Howard
Excuse Me! Are we are third world country or what? It's been revealed in Greymouth today that a bleeding pregnant patient had to wait 38 hours for a scan. An angry John Howard writes. More >>
Carbon Credits On Sale In Australia
Tuesday, 25 July 2000, 3:11 pm | John Howard
Private companies will be able to buy the right to carbon credits from trees growing inside NSW national parks under a radical new deal which conservationists condemn as unacceptable commercialisation of national parks. John Howard reports. More >>
Howard’s End: Laws For Some
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 12:36 am | John Howard
In the Wanganui District Court yesterday, Judge Andrew Becroft expressed concern with provisions of the previous government's Land Transport Act which he described as 'scandalous.' Let's take a hard look at all of our laws and human rights principles. ... More >>
Howard’s End: Global Situation Unstable
Tuesday, 18 July 2000, 10:54 am | John Howard
Another Iraq-US crisis is looming. Russia is moving 50,000 troops to the Turkish border. Iraq has cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day. Intelligence agencies are forecasting a China/Taiwan blockade, and the US elections are just four months ... More >>
