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Farm Foresters Support FFNZ Survey Results
Friday, 1 February 2002, 11:27 am | Unknown
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association today confirms feedback from its membership following the climate change consultation process late last year is very similar to the results of a survey released by Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc.) More >>
Aids Coalition To Unleash Power
Friday, 1 February 2002, 9:34 am | Unknown
FIRST ANTI-WEF ARRESTS: ACT UP NEW YORKERS demand corporations provide AIDS drugs for their workers in poor countries More >>
Changing Guard at WTO - Wont Make a Difference
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 9:01 pm | Unknown
Aziz Choudry writes that while Thailand's former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi is about to take over the WTO top-job from former NZ Prime Minister Mike Moore it is the Same formula, same medicine, different chemist. Changing the ... More >>
Uni - Students Move To A Dub Beat
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 11:41 am | Unknown
Salmonella Dub, Aoteroa’s finest dub artists, will be performing as part of the National University Orientation Festivals in February and March 2002. More >>
MEAA Protests Over Journalist Arrest At Woomera
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 10:22 am | Unknown
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is protesting at the arrest of an ABC journalist and restriction of media coverage at the Woomera Detention Centre. ABC Radio journalist, Natalie Larkins, was arrested on Saturday, January 26, for failing ... More >>
New Zealand Interest Rate Portfolio Manager
Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 10:48 am | Unknown
Public Trust has appointed Brett Tulloch to a newly created position of Interest Rate Manager with responsibility for approximately $700m of New Zealand interest rate investments, one of New Zealand’s larger interest rate investment portfolios. More >>
The Past With The Present: Teuki
Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 10:28 am | Unknown
Take a multi-media bus ride through the minds of New Zealand/Pacific people and discover a kaleidoscope of kolours and the rich diversity that exists in our country. More >>
Afghanistan Donor Conference A Failure
Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 9:29 am | Unknown
The Tokyo conference fell short of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's goal of raising USD 10 billion over the next 5 years. The 61 donor nations and the World Bank pledged USD 1.8 billion in fiscal 2002 as part of a USD 4.5 billion commitment over the next ... More >>
Industry Event Surges Ahead
Tuesday, 29 January 2002, 12:32 am | Unknown
Engineering, manufacturing and plant automation industry trade event, EMEX 2002, is already 80 percent full, well ahead of schedule says sales manager Bob Deacon. More >>
Noise Annoys
Tuesday, 29 January 2002, 12:06 am | Unknown
Nearly everyone involved in a recent survey of residents have identified a noise nuisance from the Martha Mine but only two say they want the mine shut down. More >>
Auckland Events Planned For Waitangi Day
Monday, 28 January 2002, 11:26 am | Unknown
Three Auckland landmarks - St Matthew's-in-the-City, Aotea Square and Auckland Public Library - will be the venues for some of this year's Waitangi Day celebrations. Events include a spiritual commemoration, TV panel discussion, live music, speakers, drama, ... More >>
Bolivian Crackdown: 100 Leaders Arrested
Monday, 28 January 2002, 11:18 am | Unknown
Contacts in Cochabamba have informed us that Evo Morales is currently on hunger strike. He is summoned by the police tomorrow, Monday, 27/1. In protest against the repression, a nation-wide blockade of roads has also been announced Monday by the peasant organisations. More >>
Agresearch & Monsanto’s GE Corn
Thursday, 24 January 2002, 10:45 am | Unknown
The application by AgResearch to ERMA to genetically engineer sheep, deer, and human genes into cattle makes a mockery of the whole Royal Commission process, Groundswell spokesperson Tremane Barr said today. More >>
Maternity Intervention Rates Too High
Thursday, 24 January 2002, 10:35 am | Unknown
Christchurch based New Zealand College of Midwives is welcoming the government’s report on Maternity, released yesterday. More >>
School failure linked to eye sight - study
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 11:43 am | Unknown
Children are being set up to fail at school because they have undetected vision problems. More >>
55 Arrested Urging Changes In U.S. Foreign Policy
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 11:26 am | Unknown
55 Arrested At US Mission To The UN Urging Changes In U.S. Foreign Policy More >>
Danone Bid For Frucor Crosses 90%
Tuesday, 22 January 2002, 11:39 am | Unknown
Danone Asia today announced that it has received acceptances for more than 90% of the shares in Frucor Beverages. The offer is now unconditional and Danone intends to move to compulsorily acquire the remaining shares and de-list the company. More >>
Are NZ Smokers Deliberately Going Blind?
Tuesday, 22 January 2002, 11:35 am | Unknown
“We’re appalled that recent findings that show 20% of blindness in New Zealand can be attributed to smoking,” says research optometrist Amanda Field, “and people still aren’t getting their eyes checked.” More >>
Danone bid for Frucor passes 60%
Thursday, 17 January 2002, 3:10 pm | Unknown
Danone Asia today announced that it has received acceptances for more than 60% of the shares in Frucor Beverages. Shareholders have until 5pm Friday, 18 January to accept Danone’s offer. Danone’s offer remains conditional on receiving 90% or more ... More >>
Whopper Chopper Seaside Extravaganza
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 12:14 am | Unknown
The wait is finally at an end! After a year of immense anticipation, The Whopper Chopper Seaside Extravaganza of two thousand and two is here at last! Everyone likes to do fun things and what could be more fun than spending a sunny summer funday outdoors ... More >>
