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$15m Funding For Maori Language
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 9:14 am | Unknown
The Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon Tau Henare, today announced a one-off $15m increase in funding support for promotion of Maori language and culture. More >>
NZMA supports students' concerns
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 9:01 am | Unknown
The New Zealand Medical Association strongly supports the concerns of medical students in Auckland and Dunedin who are holding rallies today. More >>
Scoop Column - Sexual Offending Is Not Going Away
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 8:26 am | Unknown
This week the Police announced an 18% reduction in recorded sexual offences. Rape Crisis' immediate response was to debunk it. Why are we unable to celebrate a decrease in rape and sexual assaults? Clare Benson from Rape Crsis writes. More >>
ACT Challenges Labour & Alliance in Otara
Thursday, 14 October 1999, 12:21 am | Unknown
'I challenge Helen Clark and Jim Anderton to come to Otara and explain to the Rangatira Trust and other Community Taskforce schemes why these highly successful programmes will be axed under a Labour-Alliance government', said ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble ... More >>
Scot Forge Joins NYYC/Young America Challenge
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 10:52 pm | Unknown
Scot Forge, one of the most modern and respected forging companies in the world, today is being announced as a Partner level sponsor of the New York Yacht Club/Young America Challenge after months of working quietly behind the scenes manufacturing ... More >>
Mad Max 4: The University
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 8:10 pm | Unknown
MAD MAX 4: THE UNIVERSITY The Aotearoa Post-compulsory Student Union today described the confrontation between the Minister for Tertiary Education and a Canterbury University student this morning as "the unfortunate result of a lack of Ministerial training". More >>
Exotic Ports Call - Benefits Of MIT Education
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 5:27 pm | Unknown
No, Marc hasn’t struck it rich - he’s the skipper of a large pleasure boat which is currently on a leisurely world tour. More >>
Branching Out Into a New Career
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 5:23 pm | Unknown
Five years ago, Linda Goenewegen had never touched a spade and didn’t know one end of a trowel from the other. More >>
New Engineering Degree at MIT
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 5:20 pm | Unknown
Manukau Institute of Technology is answering the call for more science and technology graduates with the establishment of a new engineering degree for the year 2000. More >>
Top Artists Lecture at MIT
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 5:17 pm | Unknown
Manukau Institute of Technology art students are being taught by some of New Zealand’s leading artists. More >>
Bradford Assaults Canterbury Student
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 5:05 pm | Unknown
This account of the incident is from the president of the Canterbury University Postgraduate Students' Society, Donald Anderson. It differs markedly from Bradford's account. More >>
Reducing Obstacles To Growth
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 4:09 pm | Unknown
The New Zealand Manufacturers Federation today launches the third in a series of integrated policy statements which, together, address issues of significance in the forthcoming elections. More >>
FEC recommendations: improvements under way
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 4:07 pm | Unknown
Inland Revenue says it has already begun work in line with the recommendations of the Finance and Expenditure Committee inquiry to improve the tax system further. More >>
Poverty Trap Snares Would-Be Home Owners
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 3:34 pm | Unknown
While paying 60% of their income on rent, many low income families are being refused mortgages because banks will not let them pay more than about 25% of income to buy a house, says Baptist Action's City Mission manager Gary Corbett. More >>
Dawn Raid Ousts Student Occupiers
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 3:12 pm | Unknown
Sixty student occupiers were evicted from their occupation of the University of Auckland Clocktower Information Centre at 5.20am this morning. More >>
Full text of General Musharraf's address
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 2:21 pm | Unknown
Full text of General Musharraf's address to the Pakistani Nation this morning following his dismissal of the PM Nawaz Sharif in a coup... More >>
TIMOR TODAY 13/10/99
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 1:28 pm | Unknown
For full text and photos see… http://www.easttimor.com/ More >>
Health concerns ignored at the GE pine hearing
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 11:27 am | Unknown
At the GE Pine Tree hearing yesterday in Wellington, Nelsonians were shocked to hear that modified genetic material COULD escape into the biosphere. Whilst the applicant Carter Holt Harvey Forestry told the ERMA hearing that they would use "their best ... More >>
Rape Crisis - Longer Sentences Not The Answer
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 11:11 am | Unknown
Rape Crisis responded to the Minister of Justice, Tony Ryall today saying that the Government needs to look at prevention and longer sentences are not the answer for deterring rapists. More >>
North Shore City News
Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 10:50 am | Unknown
Rugby Fever Grips Shorites - Beach Warning Signs Erected After Sewage Flows - North Shore Mayor Wants Minister To Keep His Word More >>
