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Guest Opinion: Skeleton Woman Snared In Seattle
Thursday, 10 February 2000, 9:56 am | Unknown
Paul Hawken (a leading environmental businessman and new-economic theorist) has come up with a stunning WTO story, integrating the scene on the street with the issues in question, moving to a very dramatic conclusion. More >>
Insurance Council Calls For Minister's Evidence
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 11:30 pm | Unknown
The Associate Minister for Accident Insurance, Ruth Dyson, should bring forward concrete evidence to demonstrate how going back to public monopoly-provided accident insurance will benefit workers, because she has come up with nothing substantive so far, says ... More >>
Government Gambling With Workers Lives - HIH
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 11:26 pm | Unknown
The Government is gambling with the lives of workers by putting its faith in an organisation [ACC] which says it can change, but has not shown where the expertise to do so is going to come from, HIH Managing Director Ross Chapman said today More >>
Push for a move to biopesticides
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 6:18 pm | Unknown
Biopesticides are recognised as a safe, toxic-residue-free alternative to chemicals and the need for more development in their use for the prevention of pest damage to crops has been recognised by a group of experts from several countries who attended ... More >>
Stopping AgResearch field trial unnecessary
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 5:58 pm | Unknown
Calls to stop a field trial involving genetically modified sheep were short sighted the interim Chairman of the New Zealand Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Lisa Blakie Inquiry - Background Inquiries
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 3:42 pm | Unknown
Detective Inspector Rob POPE, heading the Lisa Blakie homicide team, says that inquiries are looking into the background of Lisa’s life. More >>
Portuguese TV Crew Detained In West Timor
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 3:38 pm | Unknown
DILI, East Timor: Members of Portuguese TV crew detained for three days by police and military intelligence agents in Indonesian West Timor claimed on Monday it was their documentation of the very close relations between a militia leader and the ... More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 9 February
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 1:40 pm | Unknown
Todays questions for oral answer by Ministers and Members. More >>
December Retail Sales Continue
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 11:40 am | Unknown
Growth Retail sales continue to grow in December 1999, according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. A steady result for the December month has contributed to a quarterly increase of 1.3 per cent. More >>
New Technology Cuts Water Rate For Pesticides
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 11:35 am | Unknown
Field trials have begun in potato and onion fields at Pukekohe to establish how these crops can be sprayed with less water for pest-killing. More >>
Fed Farmers Agreement With Northland Struck
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 10:13 am | Unknown
The President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc), Alistair Polson, and Northland Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President, Ian Walker, today announced that agreement had been reached to settle the protracted dispute between the National ... More >>
Fed Farmers Agreement With Northland Struck
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 10:12 am | Unknown
The President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc), Alistair Polson, and Northland Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President, Ian Walker, today announced that agreement had been reached to settle the protracted dispute between the National ... More >>
NZ Researchers Should Join Field Trial Withdrawal
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 10:00 am | Unknown
AgResearch, Ruakura should take a lead from Monsanto and withdraw its application for a new field trial of genetically engineered sheep, before submissions on the application close next week, the Greens say. More >>
IHUG And Force Corporation To Merge
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 9:57 am | Unknown
Internet Service Provider Ihug and cinema and entertainment company Force Corporation have announced their intention to merge the operations of the two companies. More >>
22,000 Students Caught In WINZ Bungle
Wednesday, 9 February 2000, 9:50 am | Unknown
The latest WINZ bungle has seen 22,000 students receive student loan contracts with incorrect information on it. More >>
Name Released - Christchurch Police
Tuesday, 8 February 2000, 3:59 pm | Unknown
The name of the young woman whose body was found in the Porter River on Sunday has been released by Christchurch Police. More >>
Questions For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 8 February
Tuesday, 8 February 2000, 1:24 pm | Unknown
Today's questions for oral answer... More >>
Paynter Timber Group Announces E-Commerce EGM
Tuesday, 8 February 2000, 11:51 am | Unknown
An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Paynter Timber Group Limited (PTGL) is to be held in Christchurch on 23 February 2000 at 3pm. More >>
PM Grossly Ignorant On ACC Issues
Tuesday, 8 February 2000, 11:47 am | Unknown
Helen Clark's statement that there was no evidence that employers were getting cheaper premiums under a competitive ACC system, is nonsense, and showed how grossly ignorant she is on ACC issues, National's ACC spokesman Gerry Brownlee said today. More >>
Roger Awards To Be Announced
Tuesday, 8 February 2000, 11:44 am | Unknown
The Winner Of The Roger Award For The Worst Transnational Corporation In New Zealand In 1999 will be announced in front of Christchurch Cathedral on Friday February 18th. More >>
