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Investigate Mag Going On Sale, Despite Gagging

Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 9:06 am | Unknown

The New Zealand High Court has taken the unprecedented step of ordering pages to be ripped from the upcoming issue of a leading current affairs magazine. More >>

FIGHTBACK! MEETING After the Occupation

Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 8:58 am | Unknown

Come and meet the Fightback activists who together with students in Auckland, Canterbury, Victoria and Massey took action last week. They have given the Labour Party the chance to respond to their demands, which are- More >>

Student Support for TEAC Chair

Monday, 3 April 2000, 6:40 pm | Unknown

The Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) welcomed today the appointment of Norman Kingsbury as Chair of the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC). More >>

Waikato University scientist comes out on top

Monday, 3 April 2000, 5:35 pm | Unknown

Overseas scientists are often impressed at what New Zealand scientists can achieve on a “shoestring budget”, says Zonta Science Award winner Dr Michele Prinsep. More >>

Caltex drops petrol prices

Monday, 3 April 2000, 4:32 pm | Unknown

Caltex is to reduce the price of both its 91 and 96 octane petrols and diesel by 1c a litre at midnight tonight. More >>

US – desperately seeking 100 NZ nurses

Monday, 3 April 2000, 4:21 pm | Unknown

A leading Texan hospital is looking to entice up to 100 New Zealand nurses into the US healthcare system. More >>

Recommendations For School Welcomed By Students

Monday, 3 April 2000, 2:31 pm | Unknown

Recommendations from an external review carried out on the School of Mäori Studies Te Kawa a Maui at Victoria University have been welcomed by Te Mana Akonga (Inc), the National Mäori University Students’ Association. The results of the review were ... More >>

Defence Human Resources Symposium (Australia)

Monday, 3 April 2000, 2:11 pm | Unknown

Major General Peter Dunn, Head-Defence Personnel Executive, will host an international symposium on behalf of the Australian Defence Force from 4 to 6 April inclusive. More >>

Freedom of speech under attack by ERA

Monday, 3 April 2000, 1:56 pm | Unknown

EMA Northern’s Employment Relations Manager Peter Tritt says freedom of speech is one of four fundamental rights under attack by the Employment Relations Bill. More >>

TIMOR TODAY 03 APRIL 2000

Monday, 3 April 2000, 1:54 pm | Unknown

For full text see… http://www.easttimor.com/ More >>

Strathmore’s Global Network Extends

Monday, 3 April 2000, 10:15 am | Unknown

US$1 Million Deal Clinches 10% Shareholding In Double Impact Inc Placing Strathmore At The Centre Of North American Venture and Investor Services Activity More >>

Telstra Saturn buys Paradise

Monday, 3 April 2000, 10:05 am | Unknown

Austar United announced today its subsidiary, Saturn Communications has purchased Internet Service Provider (ISP), Paradise Net Limited. More >>

The Retire at Work programme – Media Backgrounder

Monday, 3 April 2000, 10:01 am | Unknown

-there is an unmet demand for retirement income programmes provided through employers. Interest is greatest for employer subsidised schemes. But the survey shows there is demand for education and information programmes, and for employers to provide ... More >>

Retirement Commissioner seeks employer support

Monday, 3 April 2000, 10:00 am | Unknown

A comprehensive programme aimed at encouraging employers to help staff deal with financial planning for retirement has been launched by the Office of the Retirement Commissioner. More >>

Coast Offer - ‘A gob-stopper for suckers’

Monday, 3 April 2000, 9:58 am | Unknown

“ ‘A gob-stopper for suckers’ seems to be Government’s attitude to West Coasters “, was the reaction of Brian Swale, discussing the government one-off $100 million grant in lieu of continuing the Timberlands beech forest management plans. More >>

The Welfare of Children - In New Zealand, Who Care

Monday, 3 April 2000, 9:46 am | Unknown

"If present trends continue, by 2010 half of European and nearly three quarters of the Maori infants under 12 months will be in families where there is no father. Unless we turn things around, we as a nation are going to be in serious trouble". So said ... More >>

Giant Pumpkin Contest Gears Up

Monday, 3 April 2000, 9:43 am | Unknown

The first of the giant pumpkins has been harvested and the residents of Russell are agog at its size. More >>

Lenten Reflections Of Monsignor Charles Cooper

Sunday, 2 April 2000, 2:48 pm | Unknown

LENT - a period of six weeks in the Christian Year, leading up to Easter - By Monsignor Charles Cooper More >>

Compaq Fools WIth Flaptop Computer

Saturday, 1 April 2000, 4:44 pm | Unknown

The mind-boggling array of computer innovations has provided fertile ground for an April Fools joke by Compaq. More >>

World First In Mind-Reading Web Technology

Saturday, 1 April 2000, 4:32 pm | Unknown

Auckland based company Acclaim Datasystems has developed what is believed to be the worlds first "Mind-Reading" web site. In conjunction with Prof. Fredric Olinaboute, one of the world's leading experts in Compu-biocyberthinknetics, Acclaim ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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