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It has been confirmed that at least two babies have died in China after drinking milk formula tainted with melamine, a substance used in plastics, fertilisers, glues and flame retardants. The milk powder was made by Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co Ltd, a...
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Environmentally unsound dairy farming practices in New Zealand are beginning to come under increased scrutiny after a recent Environment Court fine handed down to a repeat offender got media coverage in both UK and the US. An opinion article by Sudesh...
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A paper put out by the Post Primary Teachers Association, the main secondary teachers union, claims that the “Tomorrows School’s” education reforms brought in by the forth Labour government in 1989 have not led to better results for students....
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Data issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday shows the average weekly wage in Australia is A$1131.40 (NZ$1398) which compared with New Zealand’s average weekly wage of just over $886 means there is a 49.7 per cent difference...
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Following the political donation scandal that has seen Winston Peters step down as minister of foreign affairs, become under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, and likely lose his seat in the election in a few months time, TV3 has reported on...
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Shawn Tan, a worker in the call center for the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has recently made a dramatic political conversion- from a left-leaning Green Party supporter to a candidate for the right-libertarian ACT Party. Upon doing so,...
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Baghdad, Baby! written by Dean Parker and directed by Jon Pheloung is currently playing at the Court Theatre. A humorous yet dramatic political satire, the play takes place in a cafe in occupied Baghdad. Nicolas Kyle plays a young and somewhat naïve ...
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Since the start of 2006 New Zealand has seen the collapse or defaulting of around 30 finance companies, funds, and mortgage trusts following a drop in confidence in the finance sector resulting from international credit crunch. A number of the collapsed...
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The National Party has recently released its energy policy. National says it would promote gas-fired power stations and as such it would overturn a current ban by the Government on the building of new base-load thermal power stations. The policy is a...
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The Christchurch City Council recently made the decision to spend $17 million propping up David Henderson’s property speculation by purchasing five properties from the developer, who’s Queenstown developments have run into financial...
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