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WINZ's Priorities Angers Students

Thursday, 22 July 1999, 11:36 am | Unknown

"The recent figures on Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) travel expenditure adds a further insult to the hundreds of students who were forced to go to food banks because of WINZ's inability to process their allowances earlier this year" said ... More >>

Symantec Announces Internet Centric Strategy

Thursday, 22 July 1999, 9:23 am | Unknown

Symantec Corporation today announced a strategy to focus the company on the rapidly growing markets of content security and management solutions that keep mobile workers who use remote devices secure and productive. More >>

Meningococcal Disease on Increase Again

Thursday, 22 July 1999, 12:26 am | Unknown

Public health authorities in Auckland are concerned about a dramatic rise in the number of cases of meningococcal disease over recent weeks. Since the beginning of July there have been 22 cases [editors note: this has now increased to 23] reported ... More >>

ACT Gets It Wrong - Again

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 4:41 pm | Unknown

Wool Board chairman Bruce Munro says the latest press release by ACT leaves him flabbergasted at the campaign of lies and innuendo being directed at the Wool Board by ACT spokesman Owen Jennings. More >>

Scotch Those Myths

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 4:38 pm | Unknown

Distillers are putting in last ditch lobbying efforts this week to ensure spirits are sold alongside wine and beer on supermarket shelves. More >>

Scarfies: The Movie, And The Reality

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 3:27 pm | Unknown

Scarfies, Dunedin’s first full feature film, opens on Thursday, 22 July. A flat of Otago students, enjoying the squalor of the Dunedin student life-style, stumble upon a plantation of marijuana and consequently decide to live off the profits. Set in ... More >>

One Giant Leap Towards Dismantling The WTO

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 3:17 pm | Unknown

News that Mike Moore has been informally approved at a meeting of the WTO General Council to take over the role of WTO Director-General will be too late to fix the deep fissures among the 134-member organisation, says GATT Watchdog. More >>

New Director, New CEO For Software Company

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 2:59 pm | Unknown

Leading New Zealand software company Aoraki Corporation has appointed former US computer industry executive Peter Helms to their Board as an Executive Director, and named Mike Smith as the new Chief Executive of Cardinal Group, a division of Aoraki. More >>

Roading project leads to $63 million blowout

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 2:30 pm | Unknown

"New Zealand's largest roading project is heading for a $63 million blow-out in cost," Labour MP Mark Gosche said today. More >>

Jade Group Announce First Partner In Japan

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 10:00 am | Unknown

Enterprise software development tool vendor JADE Group have announced that Dot Shell Co Ltd, a leading MRP software company, have become the first JADE Partner in Japan. More >>

The Facts - What is the Y2K / Millennium bug?

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 9:45 am | Unknown

Y2K will affect more than just computers. Everything from our banking systems to our water supply is dependent on computer technology. Potentially Y2K could affect a myriad of services. More >>

Cockroach Info From Y2K Commission

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 9:42 am | Unknown

Fossils show that cockroaches have been around for at least 340 million years. Nuts, seeds, nectar, and pollen would not appear for another 200 million years, dinosaurs were still 150 million years away, and humans did not appear for 300 million years. More >>

Kiwis Should Prepare For Y2K Interruptions

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 9:37 am | Unknown

New Zealanders urged to prepare for possible 3 days of interruption to essential services in New Year More >>

NZ King Salmon Welcomes Australian Market Access

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 8:56 am | Unknown

"The Australian Government decision yesterday to allow the import of uncooked salmon provides a great opportunity to increase salmon exports," Paul Steere, chief executive of New Zealand King Salmon said. More >>

Greenpeace Re-Enters Shale Oil Plant

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 12:47 am | Unknown

Gladstone, July 21 1999: Greenpeace this morning continued its campaign of action to stop the greenhouse vandalism of the Great Barrier Reef by once again stopping operation of the Stuart Oil Shale plant near Gladstone, Queensland. More >>

Draft Report on Australia's Gambling Industries

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 12:43 am | Unknown

This report is the first of its kind in Australia. The report’s findings on the social impacts of gambling are important and should be carefully considered by all levels of government More >>

Visit To Singapore And Indonesia

Wednesday, 21 July 1999, 12:40 am | Unknown

I will be visiting Singapore and Indonesia, including East Timor, from 24-31 July. From 24-28 July, I will be in Singapore to attend the 6th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the 32nd Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference. More >>