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APEC Opponents Slam "Shoddy Govt. Info Campaign"
Friday, 20 August 1999, 12:36 am | Unknown
The APEC Monitoring Group which has organised a programme of education and action throughout 1999 to expose and oppose APEC and its free trade and investment, free market agenda is fielding numerous calls and visits to its Auckland office by Aucklanders ... More >>
Insurance Council Supports Knowledge Economy
Friday, 20 August 1999, 12:33 am | Unknown
The Insurance Council of New Zealand has today come out in support of the knowledge economy move by the Government. More >>
Formal complaint about Timberlands PR campaign
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:13 pm | Unknown
FORMAL COMPLAINT TO BE MADE TO PUBLIC RELATIONS INSTITUTE OVER TIMBERLANDS' PR CAMPAIGN ON FRIDAY MORNING More >>
National Foods LTD Country of Origin Claims
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 8:51 pm | Unknown
National Foods Limited is voluntarily changing the labels of its strawberry yoghurt and strawberry Fruche® products to remove the "Product of Australia" representation following concerns expressed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. More >>
Rankin's Thursday Column Whither the Bourgeoisie?
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 8:43 pm | Unknown
We frequently hear these days about the plight of the middle class, or the middle classes. But who are the middle classes? Are they simply those people (or households?) who earn between the median income and the 90th or 95th percentile? Can we really ... More >>
TOWER Appoint Receivers To Apple Fields Subsidiary
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 6:14 pm | Unknown
TOWER Trust, trustee of the Rural Super Bonds Superannuation Scheme, today appointed either Receivers or a property manager to 68 Apple Fields' subsidiary companies. These companies each own a share of the eight properties over which the scheme has ... More >>
The Taliban's War On Women
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 5:44 pm | Unknown
The government of Afghanistan is waging a war upon women. The situation is getting so bad that one person in an editorial of the Times compared the treatment of women there to the treatment of Jews in pre-Holocaust Poland. More >>
The Evening Post
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 4:46 pm | Unknown
Timberlands - Rings - Lealani - Cable Car - Quake - Super Universities - 5 Steps - GPS - Tauranga Death More >>
National Library, linking information and people
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 4:12 pm | Unknown
National Librarian and Chief Executive, Christopher Blake, today outlined the library’s new staffing structure. He made the announcement to staff immediately after the launch of the library’s successful web-based information access vehicle – Te Puna. More >>
National Back-Down On Forests Amendment Bill
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 4:10 pm | Unknown
The Forest and Bird Protection Society has welcomed the Government's decision not to proceed with the Forests Amendment Bill before the election. More >>
ECA Not to Blame for Strike Action
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 4:07 pm | Unknown
“The public will have noticed an increase in strike action of late. Such activity can be expected in the political lead-up to the election in an attempt to discredit the Employment Contracts Act,” Steve Marshall, Chief Executive of the New Zealand ... More >>
Failure To Curb Violence Threatens Timor Stability
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 2:06 pm | Unknown
The consistent failure of the Indonesian authorities to guarantee the safety and security for all East Timorese in the run up to the ballot on 30 August poses a dangerous precedent for the future of the troubled territory, Amnesty International said today ... More >>
“Who The Hell Is NZUSA?”
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 2:03 pm | Unknown
“Who the hell is NZUSA to criticise the Government’s new Bright Future programme?” is the response from Victoria University Young Nationals spokesman Philip Rennie to NZUSA’s bizarre criticisms. More >>
ALCP A Political Sideshow?
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 1:53 pm | Unknown
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party respond to comments in Jonathan Hill's column yesterday that the ALCP have little credibility and are a political sideshow. Here Adria Picot documents some policies. More >>
'Five Steps Ahead' Still Leaves Students Behind
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 1:26 pm | Unknown
"Massey students face a daily struggle to buy food and accommodation and yesterday's release of the 'Five Steps Ahead' programme by the National party will not help them" said Massey University Students Association (MUSA) President Kylie Martin today. More >>
Read 'Secrets And Lies' Before Talking About it
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:02 am | Unknown
Native Forest Action has today challenged people speaking in the media about Secrets and Lies to read the book before opening their mouths. More >>
The Dominion
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 10:51 am | Unknown
Cardno - Tauranga Death - Drug Bust - Quake - Document - Teachers - 5 Steps - Clark On Timberlands - Timberlands On Govt. More >>
The New Media Revolution
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 10:14 am | Unknown
There is a new media revolution under way. You may not notice it if you are still getting the bulk of your information from Richard or Judy or Carol and John - or even the daily newspapers. John Howard reports. More >>
Bleakly Sexist Future for Tertiary Women
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 10:05 am | Unknown
The Government's "Bright Futures" package is sexist and will do nothing to improve the situation for women students, say women student representatives and the New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA). More >>
Telecom Launches New Payphone Network
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 9:51 am | Unknown
The first of Telecom's 6,500 new Payphones are being installed today, offering customers technologically advanced, easy-to-use phones with a variety of payment options. More >>
