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Tax workers stop work in push for new contract
Friday, 19 November 1999, 10:03 am | Unknown
PSA members at Inland Revenue – angry at the lack of progress in negotiating a new collective contract - will stop work at offices across most of the country today and hold lunchtime rallies to highlight their dispute. More >>
National Radio 8am Bulletin
Friday, 19 November 1999, 8:19 am | Unknown
Floods - Labour/Greens - Yeltsin - Ireland - Frog More >>
The Dominion
Friday, 19 November 1999, 12:51 am | Unknown
Cannabis - Road - WINZ - Lomu - Banks - Flood - Trousers - Lange More >>
Maori And PI Students Hit Harder By Loan Scheme
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 5:18 pm | Unknown
The biggest victims of current tertiary education policy are Maori and Pacific Island university students, said the New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) and the national Maori university students' association, Te Mana Akonga, today. More >>
School Trustees rapt over quality control moves
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 2:58 pm | Unknown
The New Zealand School Trustees Associations says the quality of teacher training will leap ahead with on-going evaluation of teacher training programmes, as outlined in the government initiatives announced today. More >>
Suicide Leading Cause Of Death For Gun Buyers
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 2:14 pm | Unknown
(SACRAMENTO, California) - In a study of 238,292 individuals who legally purchased handguns in California in 1991, researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center report that suicide is the leading cause of death among recent purchasers ... More >>
Britomart - Commercial Property Backs New Vision
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 1:15 pm | Unknown
Long-time critics of the recently defeated development of the Britomart area, the Property Council of New Zealand has decided to commit $50,000 for the Auckland City Council to run a design competition, stimulating alternative ideas and concepts from ... More >>
Rape Crisis says Alliance Justice policy visionary
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 1:14 pm | Unknown
Rape Crisis today applauded the Alliance justice policy saying it was visionary yet practical with its focus on restorative justice and victims rights. More >>
IP-based network service ups performance by 200%
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 1:12 pm | Unknown
CLEAR Communications today launched IP Express, announcing that the innovative IP-based wide area network (WAN) service has increased trial user Compaq New Zealand's system functionality by up to 200 percent. More >>
Greens to be Govt's animal rights conscience
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 11:25 am | Unknown
The Green Party today pledged to be the animal rights conscience of the next government, citing new forms of animal cruelty in New Zealand. More >>
Natural Law on Agriculture
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 10:19 am | Unknown
A Natural Law Party government would promote a shift to sustainable and profitable organic farming in the agricultural, pastoral and horticultural sectors, according to the party’s leader, Mr Bryan Lee. More >>
Poor report card for Tomorrow's Schools
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 9:13 am | Unknown
The Government is not meeting the legitimate requirements of schools and there is an urgent need to change the direction of educational policies away from market-driven ones, says Darrell Ward, NZEI Te Riu Roa national president. More >>
Age Concern Elder Abuse And Neglect Services In N
Thursday, 18 November 1999, 8:38 am | Unknown
Age Concern today releases statistics from its Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention services around New Zealand. More >>
Do we want law breakers or law makers in Parlt?
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 5:42 pm | Unknown
Jeanette Fitzsimmons sent an explicit warning to voters about what she and her Green Party would contribute to any Centre Left Government. The Green Party Co-Leader stated that "sometimes it becomes a civic duty to beak the law". This statement ... More >>
Massey Announces Award Scheme
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:31 pm | Unknown
Massey University tonight launches a new Vice-Chancellor's Award scheme, designed to support and encourage students who might otherwise forgo tertiary education. More >>
NZ's First Premium Vodka Launched In Wellington
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:30 pm | Unknown
42 BELOW, New Zealand's first full strength premium vodka will be launched tonight at a special 'exhibition' for invited guests at Wellington's 'infamous' Brava restaurant. More >>
Tourist Adventure Injuries Rival Road Injuries
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 3:30 pm | Unknown
The number of overseas tourists injured in adventure tourism activities is close to the number who sustain injuries from driving. This startling figure has emerged from research into injury and fatalities amongst overseas tourists by Massey University's ... More >>
The Voting Season - A Pox on all your Parties
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 2:19 pm | Unknown
The other day, I was idly contemplating the Wellington Central electorate, where National has withdrawn to allow ACT's Richard Prebble a better run at himself, and the Alliance has withdrawn to allow Labour's Marion Hobbs a better run at himself ... More >>
Women Trail Males In Knowledge Of MMP
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 2:02 pm | Unknown
At a time when there are more female candidates for Parliament than ever before the latest research by the Electoral Commission shows that women’s knowledge of the MMP electoral system is lagging well behind that of the male voters. More >>
The Abortion Bonus! U.S. Theory Considered
Wednesday, 17 November 1999, 1:47 pm | Unknown
Today, Scoop welcomes Barb Sumner to our columnist fold. Barb is a freelance writer, a regular in "Grace" and "Metro" and occasionally in the NZ Herald. She warns: some consider her works "too extreme". You be the judge. More >>
