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A fascinating profile of Dame Margaret Bazley in The Press. Some extracts: But she remained conscious of the accusation that her appointment had been tokenism, so when “a bloke’s job” came up, she applied for it and got it. That was Secretary of Transport, in which a workforce of 4500 was boiled down to just […]

AUCKLAND (Television New Zealand/Pacific Media Watch): Thirty years after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, journalists from TVNZ’s Sunday current affairs show have tracked down the French secret service agent who actually planted the bombs that sank the Greenpeace campaign ship and killed Fernando Pereira.

The bombing rocked New Zealand and shocked the Pacific and the world.

It was an act of state-sponsored terrorism and the culprits were never properly held to account. Читать дальше...

PRESS STATEMENTS Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and its military wing, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, responded to the Zionist attack on Jenin camp and the resistance response to the attack: Statement from the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades: Once again, and […]

Article Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Comrade Dr. Rabah Muhanna, member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, called on members of the Palestinian National Council to boycott the extraordinary session being called in September, noting that it is “wrong in form and content, and in its […]

Interview Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The attempt of the monopolistic Palestinian leadership to convene an emergency session of the Palestinian National Council is an act of sabotage to the Palestinian house and utter disregard for Palestinian institutions and politics, said Comrade Leila Khaled, member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front […]

Almost no-one makes money selling Android phones. It makes you wonder why hardware companies persist when there’s little prospect of a return. Numbers tell the story. IDC Research says three out of every four smartphones shipped in 2014 used Google’s Android software. 1 That sounds like success. It isn’t. Android phone makers taken as a […]

Press Statement Hamas The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas affirmed that holding the Palestinian National Council unilaterally by Fatah is a grave move that violates all national agreements. In a press statement on Wednesday, Hamas considered Abbas’s insistence on such move cancels practically the national agreements, as he will tear apart national unity and form the […]

AUCKLAND (Pacific Scoop/Pacific Media Watch): West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda’s visa application for entering Papua New Guinea has again been rejected and he has been left unable to travel to Port Moresby for the Pacific leaders summit next week.

Sept. 4 (BusinessDesk) - The Sensible Sentencing Trust has lost its bid for a judicial review of the decision to release former Bridgecorp boss Rod Petricevic on parole.

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Transport Minister Simon Bridges have today congratulated students from Rutherford College and Green Bay High School for winning the Waterview Connection Schools Challenge.

Pacific Scoop: Report – By the Pacific Media Centre news desk West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda’s visa application for entering Papua New Guinea has again been rejected and he has been left unable to travel to Port Moresby for the Pacific leaders summit next week. This shock visa rejection comes despite assurances from Prime […]

The Young Nats have today called on the Government to bring forward the review of New Zealand's annual refugee quota, and act to increase the number of refugees resettled here.

Sketch/Comedy comes to the Fringe Bar stage in a Wellington premier. The capital's top stand up comedians combine with one of New Zealand's sharpest cartoonists for a spontaneous mix of stand up and visual comedy.

All parties involved in the Basin Reserve issue must resolve to get together to find a way to untangle the mess there, says the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

All smiles ... AUT student journalists KP Lew and Niklas Pedersen are happy with their accreditation passes for the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) conference in Suva this week.

Keep an eye out for their stories.

Best on Tap have created 7 rules to create the perfect playlist of all time. Mixtape features for the first time in one show only as part of the New Zealand Improvisation Festival 2015 at BATS Theatre on Wednesday 7 October at 9pm.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the child migrant and refugee crisis in Europe

NZ dollar heads for 1.5% weekly decline as markets shy away from risk; US jobs report looms

The first tangible signs of constructing the City Rail Link are beginning to be seen on Albert St with paint appearing to start marking out the location of underground services. It is expected that works to move services so that the tunnels themselves can be built will start in November.

The Māori Party is happy that its challenge to the Government to honour RFRs has paid off with the announcement yesterday of an Auckland iwi housing agreement.

Child Poverty Action Group is supporting a campaign to raise the age of state care from 17 to 21 and says it is unrealistic to expect a 17 year old to be completely independent.

Arriving in Queenstown will never be the same again - Queenstown Water Taxis has added a brand new boat to its fleet of taxis, increasing the number of passengers and groups it can transport across Lake Wakatipu.

Work starting on Karori Road next week will make a tricky intersection safer, reinforce a steep bank, and create space for future transport improvements. Wellington City Council has engaged contractors Retaining and Civil Construction Ltd to build a strong ...

Canterbury Police are appealing for 17 year old Cheyniah Hawkins or anyone who has seen her to contact Police. Cheyniah has gone missing from a Spreydon address and was last seen at 12.30pm yesterday (3 September 2015).