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  • Ask Me Anything Andy Lark

    Über ex-pat Andy Lark will field NBR reader questions between 1pm and 2pm Monday May 27. Lark has just made headlines across the Tasman with his surprise resignation as chief marketing officer at ASB parent CBA. He was previously a global vice president at Dell, where he pioneered industrial-strength social media marketing. Earlier, he was global VP of marketing for Sun ...

  • Public school board defends $15000 trip to New Zealand

    Calgary Board of Education chief superintendent Naomi Johnson has said she and two other board officials were able to meet with delegates from around the world at the International Conference on Thinking in New Zealand in ...

  • England v New Zealand – live

    "Harrumph harrumph harrumph" chunters Peter Robinson. "Have I missed the news today and England has now been completely subsumed by London to the extent where you don't even need to explain what 'here' means anymore because it should be glaringly obvious to us all that you're in the Capital? Afterall there's nowhere else TO be." I assumed that, Peter, ...

  • No Vettori for Kiwis as they bid to hold England

    LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on Thursday.Former captain Vettori hasn't played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of Achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf ...

  • Goodhew Rural Women NZ conference dinner

    E aku rangatira, tena koutou katoa. Ka nui te honore ki te mihi ki a koutou.Thank you Liz and Noeline for your kind welcome and for inviting me to open the Rural Women New Zealand 2013 Conference this evening.It is my pleasure to be here today to celebrate your achievements as enterprising women, and as entrepreneurs and business owners.In looking through the entrants for your ...

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Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

Chemistry is chemistry, and Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo have it in Just Like Heaven, a romantic fantasy about a man who falls in love with a womans disembodied spirit. Its played with a light touch and a good sense of humor, which have become hallmarks of director M ... ...

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  • OAG puts Govt on notice re Solid Energy

    The Auditor General has said she wants to see 'accountability to both Parliament and the public' on the circumstances surrounding Solid Energy's near-failure, says Labour's SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. "I am pleased to see that the Auditor General agrees that to date there has not been sufficient accountability to the public and Parliament on Solid ...

  • Parata Early Childhood Council Annual Conference

    Speech to the Early Childhood Council's Annual Conference, Rotorua Tena koutou katoa and greetings to you all.I'm really pleased to be able to join you all again at your annual conference.I'd like to thank your President Maria Johnson, and Chief Executive Peter Reynolds for their welcome. I would like to start by thanking you all for the work you do.Children are our most ...

  • Super-sized Ministry not working

    The National Government's formation of the 'super' Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is basically flawed, given the failures in the vital areas of trade and biosecurity, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O'Connor, says. "Restructuring of key primary sector government agencies earlier this year saw hundreds of experienced and knowledgeable ...

  • Minister Must Act on Issues in China

    Friday, 24 May 2013, 2:35 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand Don NicolsonACT New Zealand Primary Industries SpokesmanMay 25 2013Minister Must Act on Issues in ChinaACT New Zealand Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson today congratulated the Minister for Primary Industries for fixing the problem with his Ministry's customs certificates in China and called on him to take a ...

  • Peters “Auckland’s Future – SuperCity or Sin City”

    Speech: North Shore Grey Power Public MeetingAMI Netball Centre, 44 Northcote Road, TakapunaFriday 24 May, 1.30pm"Auckland's Future - SuperCity or Sin City?"There are major issues facing our country and they affect all of us here today.They are not ...

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