Archive for March 26th, 2005

Birthday the first (and last?)

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

There are countless reasons why New Zealand would be poorer if National came into office in September. Let’s chalk up another one.
On Monday, Maori TV will celebrate its first birthday, as the Herald reports in an excellent feature this morning.
Two-thirds of a million Kiwis had watched Maori TV by the end of […]

Japanese advocacy

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

So, is a state company that mines and sells coal a sensible spokesperson for New Zealand’s clean, green image?
Apparently so. The Government is spending $10 million on a pavilion at the 2005 World Expo in Japan, which is opening over this weekend. As the Press reports:
New Zealand pavilion commissioner-general Phillip Gibson said […]

Pukka school tucker

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

There’s nothing like celebrity to get an issue moving. Health groups have been banging on for years about food in schools and its relationship to child obesity. But now that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is on the case (with a campaign highlighting the crap British schools feed kids), Tony Blair’s actually promising to do something.
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