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Transalta Wins Roger Award As Worst Transnational

Friday, 18 February 2000, 4:47 pm | Unknown

Canadian power company, TransAlta, which owns energy retailers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch (Southpower), has the dubious honour of being the winner of the Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation in New Zealand in 1999. The Award ... More >>

Just One Day to Go - America's Cup

Friday, 18 February 2000, 3:07 pm | Unknown

On the eve of the 30th America’s Cup, representatives from both Team New Zealand and Prada gathered for the traditional press conference and starting line draw. More >>

Colonial First State Property Trust Profit Grows

Friday, 18 February 2000, 2:32 pm | Unknown

Colonial First State Property General Manager Lloyd Cundy announced today a net surplus for the Trust of $8.471m for the seven months to 31 December 1999, up $485,000 on the Prospectus forecast. The net surplus for the December quarter was $3.798m. More >>

Prada and Team New Zealand Agree on Rules

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:53 pm | Unknown

The 30th Match for the America’s Cup will be raced with onboard Umpires (observers) while penalty turns resulting from fouls may be delayed. That was the agreement reached today between Italy’s Prada Challenge, representing the Yacht Club Punta Ala, and ... More >>

Americas Cup: Just One Day to Go

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:50 pm | Unknown

Article courtesy of http://www.lvcup.com/ On the eve of the 30th America’s Cup, representatives from both Team New Zealand and Prada gathered for the traditional press conference and starting line draw. The first victory goes to the locals – when Luna Rossa skipper ... More >>

Hundreds of Chechens Detained in "Filtration Camps

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:40 pm | Unknown

(Nazran, February 18, 2000) -- Human Rights Watch today charged that Russian camp guards are torturing, beating, and on occasion raping Chechen civilians at a "filtration camp" inside Chechnya. More >>

Kavkaz News: Chechens On Russian Attrocities

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:37 pm | Unknown

More reports about mass atrocities and sadistic torture in the Russian concentration camp of Chernokozovo are being received. Prisoners, having miraculously escaped from the concentration camp, report things no ordinary human brain can imagine. More >>

Social Workers Did Not "Haul Child From Classroom"

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:23 pm | Unknown

Social workers did not haul the child of a top government official from her classroom, as reported this morning. Furthermore, there were no Police cars parked at the school gate. More >>

Schools Suspensions Report

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:21 pm | Unknown

A Ministry of Education report says last year's legislation on the stand down and suspension of students from school appears to have stemmed recent increases in the number of suspensions. More >>

Weekly news from the Select Committee Office

Friday, 18 February 2000, 1:01 pm | Unknown

There were 18 committee meetings. Two were (including one in progress) in Auckland, and the other 16 were in the parliamentary complex. One committee (Finance and Expenditure) went on a site visit to The Treasury. More >>

Students View Loan Freeze A Breakthrough.

Friday, 18 February 2000, 10:23 am | Unknown

The Government's decision to set the student loan interest rate below market rates represents a major breakthrough in how the whole student loan problem is viewed the APSU Student Union said today. More >>

On The Right: More Arrogant Than Dennis Conner!

Friday, 18 February 2000, 7:55 am | Unknown

The people of this country have always been told that we can do anything. That we have the ability to not only match the achievements of the rest of the world but beat them. We are a country whose abilities are way larger than our tiny landmass. More >>