Press Release – University of Otago Clear goals and detailed planning are critical to achieve the government’s aim of making New Zealand ‘smoke-free’ by 2025, according to health researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and non-profit IT organisation NZRise will this week travel to the 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Melbourne to represent the interests of New Zealand’s Internet and IT communities.
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Press Release – Mana Party No ‘Moore’ Tobacco Please – We’re Kiwis MANA Leader Hone Harawira Monday 27th February 2012 “Mike Moore should be sacked” says MANA Leader Hone Harawira when told that NZ’s Ambassador to the United States of America attended a Trans …
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Column – Paul G. Buchanan – A Word From Afar Paul Buchanan writes: One of the interesting aspects of the leaked emails between Foreign Minister Murray McCully and MP Johns Hayes, a former diplomat, is the latter’s mention of the need to “resist” China’s growing presence in the South Pacific…
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Column – Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell on comparing the Crafar Farms court ruling with the China/NZ Free Trade Agreement
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Press Release – iPredict IPREDCT LTD ECONOMIC & POLITICAL NEWSLETTER #3 20 February 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.ipredict.co.nz Key Points: • Gillard gone by 1 July • IMF world growth expected to be 3.2% for 2012 • Bashar al-Assad to remain Syrian dictator until …
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Speech – New Zealand National Party Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today filled with pride at been given the opportunity by the people of Rodney to represent them in this our 50th Parliament and am honoured to be addressing the house for the first time.
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Press Release – Ohariu Citizens’ Select Committee Tying a ribbon and balloon to every power pole between Ohariu MP Peter Dunne’s Johnsonville electorate office and Parliament on Saturday 18 February. This is the first action in a ‘People’s Power’ campaign in the Ohariu electorate to challenge …
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Press Release – Woburn International The clear left and right divide over the purchase of the 16 North-Island Crafar Farms (7,900 hectares) by the joint venture of Landcorp and the Milk New Zealand Holding (a subsidiary of Chinese investor Shanghai Pexquin Co Ltd.) created media …
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Press Release – iPredict Bashar al-Assad will survive the month as President of Syria, trading by the 6000 traders on New Zealand’s online prediction market, iPredict, suggests. Contracts predicting whether or not he will survive in March, April and May have been launched …
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Press Release – US State Department Mr. Chairman, Mr. Sherman, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you very much for inviting me here today to testify about the vital importance of the deep and long-standing alliance between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines. …
U.S.-Philippines Alliance: Deepening the Security and Trade Read More »
Press Release – US State Department As we start the new APEC year under the leadership of the Government of the Russian Federation, let me thank all of the economies here and the international organizations that worked with the United States last year to ensure success during our chairmanship …
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