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Social Forum Aotearoa 21-23 November 2003

Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 6:42 am | Unknown

The Social Forum Aotearoa aims to gather together people who share the desire for a world with more respect - for ourselves, each other and the environment. It is inspired by the World Social Forum, which has helped transform the globalisation ... More >>

Tapping into the wire

Friday, 24 October 2003, 2:59 pm | Unknown

Sculpting No.8 wire and a $5 piece of wood has paid off for Te Awamutu artist Lynne Stone – who took home $3000 for her first-prize effort in the Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Awards. More >>

Older Hikers Targeted By New Business

Friday, 24 October 2003, 2:42 pm | Unknown

Retired nurse Sue Weller loves travelling and now she's found a way to share her passion with other retired people. More >>

NZ First misses the point

Thursday, 23 October 2003, 5:47 pm | Unknown

Parliament has already said it doesn’t want to reinstate the moratorium on applications to release GM which expires next week, so why does New Zealand First MP Brian Donnelly think its going to adopt his private member’s bill, the Chairman of the LSN, Dr William ... More >>

Elsevier Launches Physics of Life Reviews

Thursday, 23 October 2003, 5:43 pm | Unknown

Amsterdam, 23 October 2003 - Elsevier has launched a new journal entitled Physics of Life Reviews http://www.elsevier.com/locate/plrev dedicated to the increasing amount of research in the interdisciplinary field of biophysics. Physics of Life ... More >>

Gold at Trampoline World Age Group Games

Thursday, 23 October 2003, 3:47 pm | Unknown

For Immediate Release Gold for New Zealand at Trampoline World Age Group Games in Germany More >>

Communities Prioritise Children on Children’s Day

Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 2:48 pm | Unknown

“Children’s Day is a great opportunity to turn words about treasuring children into action,” says Children’s Day, National Steering Group Chairperson, Penny Gaylor. More >>

Dog Sees Red On Palmerston North Railway Land

Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 2:43 pm | Unknown

You might like to do an item about the recreational battle on the Railway Land green space that occurred last Sunday, 19 October at 1 pm. I took the attached photo there. You might enhance it a bit. More >>

Tabloid Website Says Goodbye To Nz

Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 2:38 pm | Unknown

The New Zealand branch of nztabloid.com, New Zealand's first tabloid website has today announced it will close its doors. More >>

Diebold Targeted By Electronic Civil Disobedience

Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 12:35 am | Unknown

Swarthmore, Pa. -- Defending the right of a fair, democratic election, Why War? and the Swarthmore Coalition for the Digital Commons (SCDC) announced today that they are rejecting Diebold Elections Systems' cease and desist orders and are initiating ... More >>

Hands Up And Show Me The Moët... & Chandon

Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 4:50 pm | Unknown

Sure to become a collector's item, Nom D's specially designed Moët & Chandon T-shirts for Fashion Week bring a New Zealand perspective to the French elegance of the world's most preferred champagne. More >>

50th Anniversary Of Nuclear Testing In SA!!

Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 2:49 pm | Unknown

On October 15th 1953, a full-scale atomic bomb code-named `Totem 1' was detonated at Emu Junction in the South Australia desert. The Anangu Aboriginal people across the state's north were never forewarned, but still suffer from the impact of this ... More >>

Outback Down Under - Indigenous Hip Hop

Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 2:48 pm | Unknown

An indigenous uprising will hit Wellington at Bar Bodega on Thursday 30th October and Auckland at Galatos on Friday October 31st, when Aboriginal hip hop crews Local Knowledge, Gudabah, and free.B, along with Maori hip hop revolutionaries Upper Hutt ... More >>

Effort to Reform Presidential Debates Intensifies

Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 10:39 am | Unknown

WASHINGTON, DC -- Open Debates -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that was recently established to reform the presidential debate process -- has launched a new website: http://www.opendebates.org More >>

New Zealand Entry Signals Start Of Antarctica Cup

Friday, 17 October 2003, 4:24 pm | Unknown

Antarctica Cup race organisers are pleased to announce confirmation of the New Zealand entry for the race to be held in 2005. More >>

Ollo - Systematic - James duncan: The Odeon Lounge

Friday, 17 October 2003, 3:40 pm | Unknown

Ollo Systematic James duncan The Odeon Lounge 5/3 Mt Eden Rd (Corner Symonds St) Auckland. Phone: 09-309 6336 Saturday November 1 8pm $5 on the door More >>

Religious Rhetoric of General Has No Place In Govt

Friday, 17 October 2003, 3:24 pm | Unknown

This morning, The Interfaith Alliance, the nation's leading interfaith organization, issued a response to last night's report on NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw and this morning's article in the Los Angeles Times exposing divisive statements on Islam ... More >>

Barbie Swans into Movie Stardom

Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:36 pm | Unknown

The world’s most famous movie star doll will once again step into the limelight with the launch of her third feature film, Barbie of Swan Lake. More >>

Conference On Genetic Condition In Capital

Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:19 pm | Unknown

Experts will gather in Wellington over Labour Weekend for a conference on a genetic condition that causes intellectual disability in hundreds of New Zealanders. More >>

Doing Something About Youth Suicide

Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:13 pm | Unknown

Award-winning rock band St Lucy is asking the Auckland public to join an effort to make some money for youth suicide charity Yellow Ribbon – and become part of a CD recording at the same time. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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