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Shandwick Apologise To New Zealand – NFA
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 11:08 am | Unknown
Shandwick, Timberlands’ Wellington public relations company, should apologise to New Zealand for all the secretive manipulation it has done for Timberlands, said Native Forest Action spokesperson, Dean Baigent-Mercer. More >>
Reserve Bank MPS: Governor's Overview
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 9:08 am | Unknown
The Bank has decided to leave the Official Cash Rate at 4.5 per cent. If the economy evolves as now projected, however, it looks increasingly likely that there will need to be some increase in that rate before the end of the year. Without such an increase, ... More >>
Reserve Bank MPS: Summary of Economic Projections
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 9:05 am | Unknown
Summary of economic projections... More >>
Time to rid NZ of "National evil", say ALCP
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 8:20 am | Unknown
"Prohibition is a National evil" say ALCP candidates, Blair Anderson and Kevin O Connell, warning voters against the moral posture and pseudo-leadership of the National government. The comments follow the youth affairs Minister's facile ... More >>
Australia's Wine Exports Hit The $1 Billion Mark
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 8:53 pm | Unknown
Australia's wine industry has reached a significant economic and symbolic milestone, chalking up $1 billion in sales in a 12-month period for the first time, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Warren Truss, said today. More >>
Growing Human Smuggling Trade Worth Billions
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 8:53 pm | Unknown
"Yesterday's discovery of the largest boatload of illegal immigrants ever to arrive in Australia is a major organised crime and human rights issue", said Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, Dr Adam Graycar, today. More >>
New Program To Give Australian Agribusiness A Help
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 8:52 pm | Unknown
The Government's $3.1 million New Industries Development Program (NIDP) is a step closer to helping Australian agribusiness companies develop new exports or replace costly imports, the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Warren ... More >>
What Makes Parliament Tick? - Speaker
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 4:56 pm | Unknown
Since I was elected in 1978, Parliament has been evolving rapidly. At that time it was very much under the control of the Minister in charge of the Legislative Department, usually the Prime Minister. So much so that one of my predecessors had to go to the ... More >>
1999 Vital Statistics
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 4:30 pm | Unknown
The estimated number of live births in New Zealand in the June 1999 year totalled 56,843. This compares with 56,514 births in the June 1998 year, Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill said today. More >>
New Book's Revelations Shocking - NFA
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 3:38 pm | Unknown
Native Forest Action is shocked by the revelations in Secrets and Lies by Nicky Hager and Bob Burton, and says that Timberlands has lost all right to have control of public native forests. More >>
Norml Endorses Labour's Cannabis Review Call
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 3:15 pm | Unknown
NORML endorses Labour’s call to review cannabis legislation, dismisses Minister of Justice’s thinking as "outdated" More >>
NORML Endorses Labour Call To Review Cannabis Law
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 2:35 pm | Unknown
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws today applauded the Labour Party for it’s commitment to evidence-based drug policy, and called Minister of Justice Tony Ryall’s subsequent statement "outdated". More >>
Paternity-Blood-Access Ruling Needs Legislation
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 1:37 pm | Unknown
This erosion of 'the spirit' of Privacy Act rights must surely be destined for a legislative tidy-up. That's clearly the next step necessary in the DNA-Blood-Library paternity case debate consuming the minds of Auckland's legal fraternity this week. More >>
Ansett Promises New Contract Offer For Pilots
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 11:40 am | Unknown
Ansett New Zealand Ltd has advised the pilots’ union, ALPA, that it has prepared a further contract offer for pilots. The offer will be forwarded to the union later this week. More >>
Vic Uni to host 1999 University Comedy Comp
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 11:20 am | Unknown
Vic Theatresports is proud to announce that the 1999 Comedy Comps will be hosted by Victoria University. More >>
New Zealand Businesses Plan Early Y2K Checks
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 10:34 am | Unknown
What will you be doing on the first day of the new millennium? If you're part of a small or medium-sized business, there's a good chance you'll be at work checking your systems for Y2K errors. More >>
Timberlands CEO On Allegations
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:59 am | Unknown
Apart from the events of this morning on National Radio, Timberlands West Coast Ltd has not read and does not know the content of Nicky Hager’s book and, therefore, cannot comment on its accuracy or sentiments. More >>
Key APEC Personnel Already Security Checked
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:42 am | Unknown
Fire fighters will not need to go through additional security vetting for the APEC Ministerial and Leaders meetings in Auckland in September. More >>
Timberlands Worked To “Neutralise" Greenies
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:24 am | Unknown
The main priority of the Timberlands public relations campaign was to “neutralise” the effect of the environmental groups that threatened its logging plans. The book Secrets and Lies, released today, reveals the anti-environmental agenda behind Timberlands’ ... More >>
Secrets And Lies - Background Info On Writers
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 12:20 am | Unknown
Nicky Hager is best known in New Zealand for his role as a researcher and critic on public issues such as nuclear and military policy and intelligence. However his main work, for the last decade, has been as a writer. In 1998 he was judged fourth ... More >>
