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Video: Clark Speech - Realising Youth Potential

Thursday, 31 January 2008, 10:25 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Helen Clark speech "Opportunities for NZ's Future: Realising Youth Potential" "I stand before you early in my ninth year as Prime Minister, proud of what has been achieved on my watch, and looking forward to the challenges which lie ahead. In my ... More >>

Video: PM Says 18 To Be Education Leaving Age

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 4:06 pm | Syed Akbar Kamal

Video: Helen Clark outlined new government policy for all young people to be in school or some other form of education or training until the age of eighteen. Helen Clark also announced that the Youth Apprenticeship programme being piloted this year will ... More >>

Video: Nats Wooing Indians after 100 years neglect

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 11:28 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Video: The Indian community numbering over 100,000 has caught National party attention with an eye on the forthcoming general elections. Its leader John Key expressed a desire to have a couple of Indians in his caucus to reflect the changing landscape ... More >>

Video: John Key State of the Nation speech

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 11:21 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Video: John Key - "This year, signs are emerging that the winds of global growth have not only stopped but are turning into a head wind. New Zealand cannot and will not be immune from the impacts of a slowing global economy." More >>

National Wooing Indians after 100 years of Neglect

Monday, 28 January 2008, 9:29 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

The Indian community numbering over 100,000 has caught National party attention with an eye on the forthcoming general elections. Its leader John Key expressed a desire to have a couple of Indians in his caucus to reflect the changing landscape of the ... More >>

Tennis Tourney To Continue To Scintillate Kiwis

Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 9:50 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

After the botched up controversy surrounding new logo of Auckland City Council settled down, the make-over version of three starbursts with the 'dreaded' triangle has made its first appearance at the ASB Classic, country's professional women's tennis event. More >>

Pakistan: Living On Borrowed Time -- Syed Kamal

Saturday, 29 December 2007, 8:02 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Amidst scenes of chaos, violence and mayhem emanating from Pakistan after the assassination of Pakistan's People Party chief Benazir Bhutto, the 5000-odd Pakistani community living here in New Zealand is stunned and shocked. More >>

NZ Muslims Celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha

Thursday, 20 December 2007, 5:00 pm | Syed Akbar Kamal

Hundreds & thousands of Muslims flocked to “Eidgah’s” (place accommodating large congregation) and the local mosques across New Zealand to celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha, the celebration of sacrifice. More >>

Banks Stand on Eden Park Funding Vindicated

Thursday, 20 December 2007, 9:22 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Mayor John Banks of Auckland City Council confirmed in an interview to ‘Darpan-The Mirror’ his council will commit $22 million for the upgrade of Eden Park precincts for 2011 Rugby World Cup after the government pitched in with a grant of $190 million. More >>

Syed Kamal: Update on Affordable Housing

Friday, 14 December 2007, 11:47 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

Fresh revelations have emerged over the $9 million Auckland City Council contract with New Zealand Housing Foundation. More >>

Political Storm Brews Over Auckland Housing

Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:47 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

There is a political storm brewing in the corridors of Auckland City Council over ‘affordable housing’ which Mayor John Banks had publicly issued calls for its scrapping during his election campaign. His contention is that ‘affordable housing’ ... More >>

Weaving web of secrecy is ‘playing with fire’

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 9:44 am | Syed Akbar Kamal

High profile lawyer Deborah Manning who successfully defended Algerian former MP Ahmed Zaoui has sounded alarm that while ‘Mr. Zaoui has received justice in New Zealand’ she is concerned that ‘many others may miss out’. More >>

Key’s DVD locked over ‘clocks’ issue

Monday, 3 December 2007, 2:12 pm | Syed Akbar Kamal

A scheduled gathering of the media in Auckland this afternoon to meet National Party leader John Key to view his DVD ‘Ambitious for New Zealand’ has been cancelled reportedly owing to copyright concerns. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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