Anne Gibson NZ Herald 2 Dec 2013 Nouriel Roubini, the American economist and financial expert dubbed Dr Doom – who predicted last decade’s global meltdown – has picked New Zealand as having one of the world’s most precarious housing markets. And it is precisely because we didn’t suffer a big slump last decade – like…
Rodney Hide NZ Herald 1 Dec 2013 I have known Jeanette Fitzsimons for more than 30 years. Back then, she was worrying we were running out of oil and gas. She’s now popped up as co-skipper of the protest vessel Vega trying to make it difficult for Anadarko to find more. Her worry used to…
Atlas Monitor 28 Nov 2013 The Hamilton City Council has delayed their decision on whether or not to reinstate their water fluoridation regime until the outcome of the South Taranaki judicial review is known. The South Taranaki Council’s decision to fluoridate the public water supply is being challenged by anti-fluoride group Health New Zealand on the…
Jim Tucker 26 Nov 2013 NZ Herald In legal terms, there is no practical difference between putting chlorine or fluoride into public water supplies, the High Court in New Plymouth heard today. In each case, the purpose is the improvement or maintenance of public health, senior Crown counsel Austin Powell told a judicial review into…
NZ Herlad Nov 10, 2013 Green Party MP Jan Logie says she is “safe” after being detained by Sri Lankan authorities and her passport confiscated. She was travelling with Australian senator Lee Rhiannon on a fact-finding trip to Sri Lanka in the leadup to Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo. Their trip was scheduled…