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Kevin List
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Was sentenced to 15 years working at Parliament. Now free and willing to pay for my crimes.
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Ahmed Zaoui Meets Media Onslaught And Fans In Wgtn
Thursday, 7 July 2005, 5:40 pm | Kevin List
Today New Zealand's most famous refugee made a whistlestop tour of the nation's capital. Ostensibly Mr Zaoui's purpose for being in Wellington was to deliver a lecture on Islam at Victoria University. More >>
Game On For Zimbabwe Cricket Tour
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 3:37 pm | Kevin List
Cricket fans wanting to see Shane Bond back in action won’t be disappointed although those who oppose any sporting contact with Zimbabwe may well be after the New Zealand Government today confirmed there would be no legislative action to halt the upcoming ... More >>
Mallard Attacks English And Hints At New Policy
Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 11:57 am | Kevin List
Before the Prime Minister took any questions at yesterdays post cabinet press conference, Education Minister Trevor Mallard, found time to attack Bill English’s latest press statement and hint at impending changes regarding student loan repayments. More >>
PM's Presser: Zimbabwe Cricket Tour Special
Monday, 4 July 2005, 6:50 pm | Kevin List
“For Parliament to legislate in this area really raises a number of very unfortunate precedents. I think that it is important in a democracy that when we try and deal with a problem you don’t end up compromising your own values in seeking to deal with ... More >>
NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team Struts Their Stuff
Saturday, 2 July 2005, 5:08 pm | Kevin List
The tax debate was left at the sidelines today as Labour, National and New Zealand First joined forces to defend the honour of that which is most precious in this country – our national game. More >>
A Week of It: Tuataras And Tax Debates
Friday, 1 July 2005, 5:11 pm | Kevin List
In This Edition: Ministers Manhandle New Zealand Icon Questions Lingering From The Great Tax Debate NZ First Leader Proves Ill Informed About US Foreign Policy In 1980s Rodney Hide Admires Provocative Internet Diary Great New Zealand Argument Sparks ... More >>
Lions Fans Hunted By Wellington City Council
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 3:27 pm | Kevin List
Fans of the English Lions team were today welcomed to Wellington by a small but loud cannon. As well as tormenting the English fans with ear shattering claps of cannon fire, Wellington City Council workers danced and waved balloons at the friendly invading ... More >>
PM's Presser: Mainstream NZ, Sport & Israeli Spies
Monday, 27 June 2005, 7:21 pm | Kevin List
Inside: - PM’s Definition Of Mainstream Kiwi Wider Than Dr Brash’s Definition - Sports Tour Of Country In Turmoil ‘Not Really Cricket’ - Israeli Apology Better Late Than Never More >>
A Week of It: Tax Cuts, Brownlee and The Wananga
Friday, 24 June 2005, 3:42 pm | Kevin List
In a bold attempt to flush out the National Party’s tax cut agenda in 2004, Progressive Party MP Matt Robson issued a press release entitled 'National wants both tax cuts for rich & more military spending'. More >>
Rural Protest leads To Opposition Bickering
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 3:55 pm | Kevin List
Farmers up and down the country have been protesting against the Government's proposal to have a five-metre walking accessway along significant waterways. Today Federated Farmers launched its Visitor Access Protocol and handed over a petition protesting ... More >>
Apple Protestors Descend On The Capital
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 1:56 pm | Kevin List
More than 1000 angry protestors whose livelihood’s rely on getting kiwi apples into the Australian market swarmed through the streets of Wellington this afternoon. The protest was reasonably lively and a good number of office workers and downtown commuters ... More >>
PM's Presser: Tax Cuts & Election Dates
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 9:56 am | Kevin List
The paper that proclaimed ‘Is That It?’ following Deputy Prime Minister Michel Cullen’s recent budget considers that the Government's biggest mistake is misreading the public's mood regarding tax cuts. More >>
Kyoto Lobby To Attack Govt. With $2 Mn Campaign
Monday, 20 June 2005, 11:56 am | Kevin List
A forestry lobby group is planning a $2 million dollar election year advertising campaign attacking the Government’s handling of forestry in regard to the Kyoto protocol. More >>
A Week Of It: Tangled Ties, Humour And Pomposity
Friday, 17 June 2005, 4:10 pm | Kevin List
In This Edition: - Maori Party Lines Up with ACT and National - Is The Reaction To Kelly Comments PC Gone Mad? - Fart Tax Bus Good Times Go Un-rewarded - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy More >>
PM's Presser: Benson-Pope Defended - Musharraf
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 2:02 pm | Kevin List
Inside: Prime Minister Defends David Benson-Pope - President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan To Visit This Week More >>
A Week Of It: Agenda, National Policy & Privilege
Friday, 10 June 2005, 4:35 pm | Kevin List
In This Edition: Agenda Programme Packs Powerful Punch Plenty of National Party Policy Still To Come A Question of Privilege Labour MP Actually Makes It To Privileges Committee – In Mid 80s Mr Rodney Hide May Get Assistance From Human Rights Tribunal ... More >>
A Week Of It: Key, K(iwi)s & Coddington
Friday, 3 June 2005, 3:10 pm | Kevin List
In This Edition: - John Key – From State House to Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Man - ‘Classically Liberal’ Media Dream Team Not To Be - TV3 Distance Themselves From News-Generating Perk-Busting Internet Political Diarist - What Do Georgina Te Heu Heu and Tau Henare ... More >>
Sharples Slams ‘Mischievous And Wrong’ Nat's Ad
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 6:32 pm | Kevin List
Maori Party Co Leader Pita Sharples told Scoop this afternoon that he was sick of Maori being used as a political football in election year. Mr Sharples was angry at the latest National Party billboard, which he considered ‘degrading’. More >>
National Beaches Billboard To Be Unveiled Tomorrow
Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 6:17 pm | Kevin List
A National Party billboard that is working a number of New Zealand internet political diarists into a lather is not quite kosher according to National Party Election 2005 campaign manager, Steven Joyce. More >>
A Week of It Art And Gossip Special
Friday, 27 May 2005, 4:38 pm | Kevin List
Due to a quietish recess week this week’s column is an Art special. Last evening A Week of It visited Master Stonemason Carl Gifford and his amazing stone creations. Mr Gifford’s creations put the happy in this slightly dank but beautiful part of ... More >>
