Media / March 2012
April 2012 | February 2012-
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Contrary to belief, we may be losing ‘binge’ from our drinking culture
- Newswire.co.nz
- Has New Zealand’s drinking culture spiralled out of control in the last decade? Statistics suggest otherwise, so why is there a growing belief that binge-drinking in New Zealand - especially by our youth - has become seriously bad? asks ANNA WILLIAMS: ON THE TOWN: Wellington's Courtenay Place at night.
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Green MP warns inequality at ‘crisis point’ in NZ
- Newswire.co.nz
- Green MP Holly Walker GREEN MP, Holly Walker is warning that inequality poses a major threat to social cohesion and peace in New Zealand.
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Prime Minister mines boos, jeers on street
- Newswire.co.nz
- BOOS and jeers from about 150 protestors greeted Prime Minister John Key as he entered Bathurst Resources’ new Wellington offices late yesterday.
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We’re waiting to hear how they’ll save $180m
- Wellington Scoop
- Wellington City Councillors spent most of last week trying to make decisions about spending. More accurately: decisions about cutting spending. For the rest of us, the issue is what they’ll decide about the rates. They’ve consistently shown enthusiasm for increasing the rates every year. As a result, as the DomPost reports this morning, Wellington’s rates increased by 86 per cent in the first decade of the new century.
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Farewell to Fred’s
- Wellington Scoop
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46 Frederick Street, Wellington
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Harawira declares war on ‘corporate takeover’ of NZ
- Newswire.co.nz
- MANA Movement leader Hone Harawira is urging New Zealanders to use civil disobedience tactics against what he describes as the “corporate takeover” of the country.
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Many concerns voiced about changes to Wellington’s bus services
- Wellington Scoop
- Cr Paul Bruce and I are now about half way through a series of community presentations on the Wellington Bus Service Review. A broad range of issues have been raised at the meetings, including:
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First the trains, then the buses?
- Wellington Scoop
- Stranded in Waikanae? TransMetro was replacing trains with buses between Porirua and Waikanae this weekend, because of continuing work on the Kapiti line. But today they announced that the buses may also be stopped “due to the extreme weather.”
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