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Ireland To Be Prosecuted Over Lax Water Quality
Thursday, 2 August 2001, 12:32 am | Maree Howard
Despite Ireland being held up as an example which New Zealand should follow, the European Commission is to prosecute Ireland for failing to stop nitrate pollution from farms affecting rivers and lakes. Maree Howard reports. More >>
Howard's End: Imagination Beats Knowledge
Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 11:27 am | Maree Howard
As the "Catching the Knowledge Wave" conference and think tank gets underway in Auckland today, we should remember that this is the third time this country has attempted to define an economic future. More >>
Howard's End: You Say Tomatoes, I Say Tomatoes
Tuesday, 31 July 2001, 11:06 am | Maree Howard
You would have thought that New Zealand was about to embark on World War III if you were listening to talkback radio about the release of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification report. More >>
Apartheid Era Animal Hormone Experiments Revealed
Friday, 27 July 2001, 12:30 am | Maree Howard
On the eve of a report from the NZ Royal Commission into Genetic Engineering, it has been revealed from South Africa that scientific experiment's were conducted on wild animals during the apartheid era to test whether animal hormones could be used ... More >>
Howard's End: Echoes Of California In Power Crisis
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 12:35 am | Maree Howard
California has already faced the same problems with its electricity that we face. That is, while the economy demanded more and more electricity, no new power plants had been built for over 12 years. The impending "crisis" was entirely foreseeable. More >>
Low Hydro Lakes Threaten West Coast Blackouts
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 11:24 am | Maree Howard
Trustpower spokesman Graeme Purches told Scoop this morning that the company would shut down its Dillams, Arnold, and Wahapo stations if there was no rain within the next 24 to 48 hours. More >>
Howard's End: Publicly Funded Research Pays
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 8:42 am | Maree Howard
There's good news for New Zealand university and research institutes' seeking public funding following the release of a Stanford University study which shows that the economic return on publicly funded basic research, while slow in coming, is far greater ... More >>
Howard's End: The Carpetbaggers Return
Sunday, 22 July 2001, 12:37 am | Maree Howard
They're Back! Economic rationalists such as former Australian PM Paul Keating who undermined the bargaining power of workers and dismantled Australia's economic defences, along with Harvard University's Dr Michael Porter of the Roger Douglas era, are scheduled ... More >>
Howard's End: Perceptions Of Irradiation
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 8:58 am | Maree Howard
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) yesterday backed Australia's first irradiated food proposal paving the way for potential use of the controversial treatment at a plant at Narangba, just north of Brisbane. Will "New Zealand" in the ... More >>
Howard's End: Look Out China, The Net Is Watching
Wednesday, 18 July 2001, 9:00 am | Maree Howard
Now that China has been awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, business ethics are under scrutiny with potential corporate sponsors being asked by Internet consumers whether they will negotiate with human rights in mind. The web is watching. Maree Howard ... More >>
Howard's End: Beijing Doesn’t Qualify For Olympics
Monday, 16 July 2001, 10:52 am | Maree Howard
The race is on to share in Beijing's billions now that China has won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Australia, who helped with Beijing's bid to the IOC, is set to get about $3 billion of it, according to Austrade. Maree Howard writes. More >>
Howard's End: Lets Look At The Law Makers
Friday, 13 July 2001, 11:22 am | Maree Howard
The Law Commission is about to embark on a two-year investigation into our courts including how user-friendly they are. But some years ago the Commission criticised Parliament's law-making processes, so perhaps it's time to again focus on the law-makers ... More >>
Howard's End: Economic Ilitrisee
Thursday, 12 July 2001, 9:37 am | Maree Howard
At the same time that Finance Minister, Dr Michael Cullen was calling Singapore "one of Asia's shining stars", Singapore became the first Southeast Asian country to officially slip into recession. Somebody on his staff should be sacked ... More >>
Howard's End: How Not To Run A Dot.com
Wednesday, 11 July 2001, 11:21 am | Maree Howard
Job losses in the U.S. are escalating to the point where in the last five months, more than one million jobs have disappeared - the biggest decline since 1980. And it shows no sign of slowing down with June layoffs nine times the number of June ... More >>
Howard's End: 20-50 Hertz Of Happiness
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 2:36 pm | Maree Howard
A three thousand year old mystery has been solved after scientists discovered that the purring of cats is a natural healing frequency which has helped dispel the myth that a cat has nine lives and that they are simply contented. Maree Howard writes. More >>
Howard's End: Tools And Vassals For Rich Men
Monday, 2 July 2001, 9:49 am | Maree Howard
When control of the media is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands there is even greater meaning to the title of the George Seldes book written in the 1930's, Lords of the Press. Mainstream media today is often accused of taking in someone else's ... More >>
Howard's End: Justice Be Damned!
Monday, 25 June 2001, 2:11 pm | Maree Howard
Judicial tantrums, rudeness, rolling their eyes, shaking their heads, belittling comments in front of clients and comments to clients families; this is a system in crisis with the public the meat in the sandwich. Justice be damned! Maree Howard ... More >>
