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PM's Presser: Civil War, Brash & Being Kiwi

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 8:09 am | Kevin List

In This Edition: Maori Language Commission CEO Haami Piripi's Foreshore & Seabed Submission Winston Peters Comments On Don Brash The Refusal To Allow David Irving To Visit NZ Re: Reported 'Utu' Changes To The Maori Fisheries Bill Whether The PM ... More >>

Tariana Turia Comments On Haami Piripi Case

Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 12:18 am | Kevin List

Q: What were you thoughts on the recent row regarding the submission of Haami Piripi? More >>

PM's Presser: Spies, The CJ, Think Tanks & Zaoui

Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 2:02 pm | Kevin List

In This Edition: Israelis And Intelligence New New Zealand Public Policy Think Tank Justice Sian Elias's Comments To British Parliamentary Committees Zaoui's Place Of Detention And Diplomatic Cables Concerning His Case More >>

Justice Paterson For The Next SIS Inspector-Gen.?

Friday, 23 July 2004, 1:22 pm | Kevin List

As of Friday 16 July, a High Court decision from Justice Paterson means that anyone subject to a Security Risk Certificate will be detained indefinitely, without bail and without recourse to Habeas Corpus More >>

Estimations: Who Encouraged Horse To Go To Iraq?

Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 3:31 pm | Kevin List

Last Thursday July 15, Foreign Affairs Minister, Phil Goff, faced up to both Dr Lockwood Smith of National and Keith Locke of the Greens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Estimates hearing of evidence. More >>

Paul Swain Misleads QC Over Zaoui Assault Reports

Friday, 9 July 2004, 12:34 am | Kevin List

A 8 September 2003 letter written by the Minister of Corrections, Paul Swain, incorrectly informed Nigel Hampton QC of the Howard League, that an internal investigation report concerning allegations of mistreatment of detained refugee, Ahmed Zaoui, had been ... More >>

2nd Zaoui Assault Investigation, Once Over Lightly

Friday, 9 July 2004, 12:18 am | Kevin List

In reports released under the Official Information Act Scoop has learned that a second investigation into prison assaults on NZ's most famous refugee Ahmed Zaoui looked only lightly into the numerous complaints against prison officers, concluding among ... More >>

Details Emerge About Zaoui Assault Cover-Up

Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 2:50 pm | Kevin List

Last week the Crown argued for NZ's most famous detained refugee, Ahmed Zaoui, to continue a term of indeterminate detention in a penal institution. They claimed essentially that they were looking after him well. More >>

PM's Presser: Brash & Law'n'Order, Spies & Cabinet

Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 12:42 am | Kevin List

In This Edition: National Leader Don Brash's Law and Order speech Toughening Up Sentences Already DNA Testing Costings Private Prisons Parole New Roles for Labour's Maori Caucus Members Cultural Diplomacy Conviction Of Israeli's For Passport Fraud/Theft More >>

Zaoui’s Prison Mistreatment Began At Paremoremo

Monday, 5 July 2004, 12:00 am | Kevin List

Mistreatment by prison gaurds against Algerian asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui first occurred while he was held at Paremoremo's notorious D-Block. Scoop investigations are unearthing disturbing facts on how prison officers allegedly deprived Zaoui of basic human rights. More >>

Q&A On Zimbabwean Work Permit Holders In NZ

Saturday, 3 July 2004, 8:02 pm | Kevin List

Brendan Quirk the Chief Operating Officer of the New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) answered some questions relating to issues regarding Zimbabweans in New Zealand. More >>

Estimations: Vote Immigration

Friday, 2 July 2004, 12:07 am | Kevin List

Kicking off yesterday's Estimates for Vote Immigration was the news that we no longer have a New Zealand Immigration Service, instead we now have a new subsidiary of the Department of Labour (DOL) called Workforce. The idea behind this is to create a ... More >>

News Backgrounder: Zaoui Seeks His Freedom

Thursday, 1 July 2004, 6:17 pm | Kevin List

Today the lawyers for detained refugee Ahmed Zaoui have gone to the High Court in Auckland seeking his release from penal custody. Mr Zaoui, who is New Zealand's first and only recipient of a security risk certificate (SRC), has now been detained in ... More >>

PM's Presser: Civil Unions, Equity, Iraq & Winston

Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 1:04 pm | Kevin List

In This Edition: The Civil Union Bill Pay Equity The Changeover In Iraq The Impact Of Urgency On Questions Of The Day Allegations Concerning Rt Hon Winston Peters More >>

Why Question Time Is Being Usurped By Urgency

Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 12:52 am | Kevin List

Question time is usually the first item of business of the Parliamentary day. But under urgency a sitting day can extend over several calendar days, thus if there is to be questions asked of Minister's, unamimous agreement to squeeze in question ... More >>

Estimations: Vote Defence

Friday, 25 June 2004, 1:21 pm | Kevin List

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee had the opportunity to put Defence Minister Mark Burton on the spot over various Defence related issues at the Vote Defence Estimates hearing of evidence yesterday. More >>

Estimations: Vote Customs

Friday, 25 June 2004, 1:05 pm | Kevin List

The Minister of Customs, Rick Barker, faced a moderate grilling during the hearing of evidence for the Customs Estimates. Taking the floor early on, Barker stressed that border security was the priority issue for Customs. More >>

Civil Union Bill Passes First Hurdle

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 5:39 pm | Kevin List

The Civil Union Bill will be referred for Select Committee scrutiny after passing its first reading by a majority of six votes. 66 members voted for the Civil Union Bill's introduction whilst 50 members opposed the Bill. There were no abstentions. More >>

An Audience With Marc Alexander

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 12:40 am | Kevin List

Ex restaurateur, talkback radio show host, and Sensible Sentencing Trust member - now United Future MP, Marc Alexander took the time in early June to answer some questions from Scoop regarding the recently passed Correction's Bill and related issues in ... More >>

Estimations: Department Of Corrections

Thursday, 24 June 2004, 12:12 am | Kevin List

The big guns of the Department of Corrections and the Minister Paul Swain turned up in Parliament House yesterday to look ahead to the next financial year. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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