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Town Hall Needs New Steinway

Monday, 21 February 2000, 3:48 pm | Unknown

Christchurch residents are being asked to donate a new $200,000 Steinway piano of international standard for use in the Christchurch Town Hall. More >>

Warning Over Dumping Oil-Based Paints

Monday, 21 February 2000, 3:46 pm | Unknown

Oil-based paints should not be put down sewers, drains or stormwater sumps, says the Christchurch City Council's trades waste manager, Norm Fitt. More >>

Viva La Vida - The Background To The Exhibition

Monday, 21 February 2000, 3:04 pm | Unknown

Centred around 22 masterworks by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera -- two of the most revered artists of the 20th century -- this outstanding exhibition delves into the heart and soul of the Mexican nation. The Mexican Modernists created some of the ... More >>

Team New Zealand Beat Luna Rossa

Monday, 21 February 2000, 2:50 pm | Unknown

After a one day delay due to light winds, the America’s Cup Match between Team New Zealand and Prada’s Luna Rossa started in front of over 1600 spectator boats on the Hauraki Gulf. The forecast was for light winds again, but by race time, an 8-12 knot ... More >>

Research Reveals Internet Security A Major Issue

Monday, 21 February 2000, 2:00 pm | Unknown

Senior IT managers express concern over security breaches, hackers, viruses and decreased network capacity as a result of the Internet More >>

Angry Students to Rally outside WINZ

Monday, 21 February 2000, 10:09 am | Unknown

A group of Auckland University students are angry at the mishandling of student loan applications by WINZ that has seen some students still awaiting finalisation of loans that were applied for before Christmas. More >>

Angry Students to Rally outside WINZ

Monday, 21 February 2000, 10:08 am | Unknown

A group of Auckland University students are angry at the mishandling of student loan applications by WINZ that has seen some students still awaiting finalisation of loans that were applied for before Christmas. More >>

Top Researcher Delighted At Recognition

Monday, 21 February 2000, 10:06 am | Unknown

Complete surprise was John Palmer's first reaction the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association (IDFTA) presented him with an award for being an Outstanding Researcher. More >>

Pageant Outdated , A Laughingstock

Monday, 21 February 2000, 10:03 am | Unknown

A group of Dunedin women who protested at last year's Miss Otago pageant are today delighted to hear the Miss New Zealand contest is on its last legs. More >>

Loggers Make UN Appeal

Monday, 21 February 2000, 9:54 am | Unknown

On the eve of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s visit to New Zealand, West Coasters are planning to ask UNESCO to independently scrutinise the Government’s native forest decisions. John Howard reports. More >>

Lisa Blakie Inquiry - Week Three

Monday, 21 February 2000, 9:48 am | Unknown

As week three of the inquiry into the death of Lisa Blakie starts, Police are confident that they will identify her killer. More >>

Opinion:On The Left - The State Of The Opposition.

Monday, 21 February 2000, 8:23 am | Unknown

I thought I would write a column this week on the National ACT opposition both because I am fascinated at the way they are reacting to being out of power, and because I think their reaction goes a long way to explaining why they're going to be out of ... More >>

Ansett Jobs to fly across Tasman says Union

Monday, 21 February 2000, 12:39 am | Unknown

Today's announcement by News Limited that it is to sell its 50% share in Ansett Australia to Air New Zealand will inevitably mean significant Australian job losses according to the largest Australian Airline's Union, the Australian Services Union. More >>

TIMOR TODAY 21 February 2000

Monday, 21 February 2000, 12:33 am | Unknown

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

N30 Protestors Warn Of New UK Terrorist Bill

Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:49 pm | Unknown

From - November 30 International Day of Action - http://www.n30.org - the email list behind the November 30th anti-capitalist protests in Seattle and London. More >>

RAAF Women (Incl Kiwi) Graduate To Fast Jets

Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:25 pm | Unknown

The Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, Bruce Scott, said today two women had completed an intensive training course to become the first female officers in the Royal Australian Air Force to graduate to fast jets. More >>

Investigation Into Woman Overboard In Aussie Navy

Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:24 pm | Unknown

The Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral David Shackleton, said today an ongoing investigation into the circumstances which led to a female crew member of HMAS Newcastle being reported overboard in the early hours of 4 February has resulted in six navy personnel ... More >>

From a Loaf of Bread to a 'Packet of biscuits'

Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:22 pm | Unknown

"A decade ago, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) recommended that throughout Australia, imprisonment should be a sanction of last resort." More >>

Air NZ Achieves Full Ownership Of Ansett Holdings

Friday, 18 February 2000, 6:27 pm | Unknown

Air New Zealand Limited announced today that it will achieve full ownership of Ansett Holdings under an agreement with News Corporation Limited (News) to acquire News' 50% interest in the Australian airline group. More >>

Lewd and Perverted Asteroid Encounters!

Friday, 18 February 2000, 5:08 pm | Unknown

The Corrective Party, New Zealand's only corporal punishment party, today condemned NASA's "salacious encounter" with an asteroid named Eros. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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