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After a long campaign 2,052,813 votes were counted and there is no result. The gap between the major parties is 1.11% and New Zealand now awaits the count of approx 200,000 special votes. We will await the outcome of coalition deals as the parties try to
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There is nothing funny about Katrina’s impact but this is very good; President Bush Declares "War on Weather" | allied FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC - Sept. 2, 2005 - President Bush today declared war on Weather, which will be waged alongside other attention-diverting war efforts, including the
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Brilliant, witty, clever and flawed. He will be missed. Former PM David Lange Dies Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange died in hospital on Saturday after complications of renal failure. A Brilliant Tribute - Tom Scott On David Lange – Audio file Journalist/cartoonist Tom Scott talks about his memories
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I heard a few extracts from Richard Prebble’s valedictory speech on the radio while going to work. The full text is on-line and well worth reading whatever your political views. A fine end to a career that spanned a period of huge political and social change in New Zealand.
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You expect it from Labour but now National have decided I should subsidise parents. “National is promising a tax rebate - and a choice - to parents with children under five.” Hey Don, could I have a choice not to subsidise parents with children under five? Rodney Hide says the
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Destiny will not work with Labour. There’s one less thing for Helen to worry about. Just leaves the economy, Kyoto, Cabinet, High Commissioners, Speeding Court Case, Greens, Elections…. The prospect of Winston playing king-maker in a National/NZ First coalition is bad enough, imagine Brian Tamaki doing the same
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goNZo does the NZ Political Leaders as Southpark characters goNZo Freakpower: Election '05 Leader Profiles
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Haven’t they been waiting long enough? BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Howard urges Aboriginal patience Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has warned the process of combating disadvantage within the country's Aboriginal community could take years…
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Jason Watson has a blog focusing mainly on NZ politics but also some current affairs and IT content. I found it via David Farrar’s and have added his feed to my subscription list, its well worth a read. Kea Blog “'Well', you may ask, 'why the
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Great to see Boris Johnson got re-elected with an increased majority. If you’ve ever seen him in action on “Have I Got News For You” you’ll know that the world needs more politicians like Boris. STRONG WIN FOR BORIS ~ Boris Johnson web site and blog Majority: 12,793
Currently www.nzflag.com are campaigning to change the NZ flag as many feel the time is right to gain our own identity. I’ve written previously on how I agree that its time to change the current colonial relic . The focus of the nzflag campaign is to get petition
