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Dangly Earring Craze Snowballing
Friday, 29 June 2001, 11:42 am | Unknown
The following email, urging women to get their Christine Rankin styled glad rags on in support of women workers, is doing the rounds across the country. Meanwhile, broadcasters Robert Rakete and James Coleman both donned Rankinesque dangly earings ... More >>
Board To Consult On Future Of Queen Vic School
Friday, 29 June 2001, 9:58 am | Unknown
The chairperson of the St Stephens & Queen Victoria Schools Trust Board, Rangi Pouwhare, today gave an assurance that no final decision on the future of Queen Victoria will be made without consulting all interested parties. More >>
Ticket Sales Roar As V8 Supercars Head For NZ
Friday, 29 June 2001, 9:56 am | Unknown
V8 fever has already hit New Zealand with some ticket categories sold out after only two weeks on sale. More >>
Winding Up Of Property Leaders Group
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 3:04 pm | Unknown
Statement made by Bill Wilson, Chairman, Property Leaders Australia Ltd, Property Leaders New Zealand Ltd and Property Leaders Australia & New Zealand Ltd More >>
GM, AVTOVAZ And EBRD Sign Joint Venture In Russia
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 1:49 pm | Unknown
Moscow. General Motors Corporation President and CEO, Rick Wagoner, today met with Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Kasyanov. Wagoner visited Russia to sign a General Framework Agreement for the joint venture involving GM, Russian automobile manufacturer ... More >>
Oracle Delivers E-Business Suite Online Any Place
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 1:44 pm | Unknown
*** Compaq and other leading vendors to ship pre-installed, pre-configured and pre-tested E-Business Suite Certified Configurations *** More >>
Leatherman Potential In New Zealand
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 1:39 pm | Unknown
The Leatherman multi-tool is given credit for a range of amazing rescue and fix-it feats and now the American-based company that invented the tools is targeting New Zealand with the belief it can become one of its top markets. More >>
Foodstuffs Disappointed With Outcome Of High Court
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 11:53 am | Unknown
Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd says it is “naturally disappointed” that the High Court has ruled against its application to have the Commerce Commission apply the new commerce law to any Progressive bid for Woolworths. More >>
Putting A Rocket Up Local Arts
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 11:40 am | Unknown
Next Friday at The Embassy Wellington band Ebb plan to put the proverbial rocket up the local arts scene with their multimedia extravaganza Plush Bomb... An all night party, in the divine purpose built party palace the Embassy movie theatre. More >>
Support Anti-IMF And World Bank Protestors In PNG
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 10:40 am | Unknown
On the early morning of Tuesday 26 of June 2001, PNG police teargassed and opened fire on students protesting against the IMF and World Bank, resulting in 3 dead and 17 wounded. The violence followed a five day peaceful sit-in by up to 3000 University ... More >>
All Blacks Will Win, Say Well-Known Kiwis
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 3:07 pm | Unknown
The French have arrived in Wellington with a good recent test record against the All Blacks having won two of the last three clashes. More >>
Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill 2001
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 11:32 am | Unknown
The Primary Production Committee is inviting public submissions on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill 2001. The closing date for submissions is no later than 5.00 pm, 20 July 2001. More >>
Wellington Women's Centre Liquidation
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 6:26 pm | Unknown
To be held in the Large Room at the Women's Centre Called in accordance with s15(b) of the Wellington Women's Centre Constitution. More >>
Nigeria: Shell Risks Reigniting Ogoni Crisis
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 5:34 pm | Unknown
MOSOP has responded to allegations from Shell of a threat to its eastern production by stating that SPDC has resorted to the economic blackmail which the company used to provoke the military government of General Sani Aba cha into acts of repression ... More >>
Images: Fair Trade Campaigners Protest Starbucks
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 5:24 pm | Unknown
Today in Christchurch the young and the old joined the Global Day of Action Against Starbucks. The Fair Trade campaigners from Trade Aid, the Green Party and Business for Social Responsibility protested against what has been labelled sweatshop coffee, ... More >>
NZ – Home Of The Newest Hard Rock In The World
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 2:08 pm | Unknown
The newest Hard Rock Cafe in the world officially opened in Queenstown last Friday, 22 June. More >>
Seaview Deinstitutionalisation
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 11:30 am | Unknown
Since 1998 the Seaview Hospital Action Group has conveyed concerns about the assessment process used to place Seaview patients into the community. Those to whom these concerns have been passed include health ministers, mental health commissioners, Health & ... More >>
FRESHFEST – Auckland Town Hall
Tuesday, 26 June 2001, 10:02 am | Unknown
Aotearoa has been chosen to host the first annual FRESHFEST in Auckland on 30 June 2001, a worldwide Urban Music tour featuring hip-hop and R&B music. Top acts nationwide are expected to perform. The show will also cover other music genres like ... More >>
World Festival of Youth and Students
Monday, 25 June 2001, 5:30 pm | Unknown
In August 2001 the 15th World Festival of Youth and Students will be held in Algiers, up to 10,000 youth and students will gather under the slogan "Let's globalise the struggle for peace, solidarity and development against imperialism." The ... More >>
Saving and Retirement: New Perspectives
Monday, 25 June 2001, 11:30 am | Unknown
Friday 13th July 2001, 8.30am - 3pm Victoria University of Wellington Law School, Lecture Theatre 1 Old Government Buildings Annexe, Corner Lambton Quay & Whitmore Street, Wellington More >>
