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Companies interested in running prisons - Collins...election it refused to renew the contract. That was the only time a New Zealand prison has been under private management, and Ms Collins said the experience had been "generally positive". Ms Collins said she wasn't planning "wholesale... In this article: Labour Party, Clayton Cosgrove, Joe Arpaio, Auckland, and Detainee |
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The Australian | November 04, 2009
Don't delay ag's entry into ETS - new survey
...into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should not proceed, the Labour Party says. Half of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. Of that 50 per cent, 70 per cent is methane. "The study is of major importance to...
In this article: Methane, New Zealand Labour Party, Climate change, New Zealand food, and NASA
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NZ Sikh Society Offers Helping Hand
...participating in the tsunami relief aid for Niua Toputapu, Tonga was the Niuatoputapu Aotearoa Society based here in Auckland, New Zealand who attended the celebrations to show their appreciation of the Sikh community's generosity of...
In this article: Climate change, Phil Goff, United Nations, Democracy, Labour Party, and Winnie Laban
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 19, 2009
NZ Labour at odds with Reserve
...at odds with Reserve NEW Zealand's main opposition Labour Party will no longer support the central bank's primary policy of targeting inflation, saying it wants a competitive exchange rate and lower borrowing costs. ''Labour wants to see a...
In this article: Labour Party, Alan Bollard, Inflation, Recession, Bank of New Zealand, ANZ National Bank, and Roy Morgan Research
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The Times of India - World | November 17, 2009
New Zealand PM will not meet Dalai Lama
..."so this pressure is applied in a number of spheres even before His Holiness arrives, it's the reality of China's political presence in New Zealand". He said Phil Goff, leader of the opposition Labour Party, had accepted an invitation to...
In this article: John Key, Dalai Lama, China, Auckland, Labour Party, National Party, Murray McCully, and Phil Goff
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Cost of living: Kiwis find it tougher and tougher
...Party The higher than expected jump in living costs in the September quarter highlights the problems faced by hard-working New Zealand families battling to make ends meet, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. David...
In this article: Cost of living, Recession, and New Zealand Labour Party
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Hayes needs to apologise
...Party The attack on the Governments of three Pacific territories associated with New Zealand by a senior National MP is unprecedented and must be condemned by John Key, Labour's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter said today. "New...
In this article: Pacific, John Key, Cook Islands, Niue, Human Rights Commission, and New Zealand Labour Party
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It will take more than a motorbike to fix Labour
...supported the current unfair system. "Is Mr Goff going to commit Labour to the public control of electricity for affordable power for New Zealanders, or is this just another throwaway promise?" Labour is also looking at a capital gains...
In this article: Labour Party, Phil Goff, Capitalism, Winston Peters, and Auckland
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Wikipedia | August 20, 2009
Moana Mackey
Moana Mackey The New Zealand politician Moana Lynore Mackey (born 28 February 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) has represented the New Zealand Labour Party in the Parliament of New Zealand since 2003. She has Maori, Irish, Scottish and Spanish...
In this article: Moana Lynore Mackey, New Zealand Labour Party, National Party, Anne Tolley, Janet Mackey, Auckland, Wellington, and Parliament of New Zealand
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Kiwis will pay more, get less under privatised ACC
"Australian insurance company investors were last year being advised by John Key's former firm Merrill Lynch that they stood to reap large profits if National privatised ACC and should be able to 'capture' the New Zealand market.
In this article: John Key, Phil Goff, New Zealand Labour Party, Merrill Lynch, and Australia
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Description from Wikipedia:
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori language name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing but in free association); Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica).
New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, a number of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and the mammals they introduced.
The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority. Asians and non-Māori Polynesians are also significant minority groups, especially in urban areas. The most commonly spoken language is English.
- Name:
- New Zealand
- Conventional Long Name:
- New Zealand
- Capital:
- Wellington
- Largest City:
- Auckland
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Founding Date:
- December 11, 1931
- Formations:
- Constitution Act 1986
- Area:
- 268,680
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $115.809 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 34
- GDP (nominal):
- $128.409 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 28
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 54
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $30,030
- Time Zone:
- NZST
- Currency:
- New Zealand dollar
- Demonym:
- New Zealander, Kiwi (colloquial)
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- NZD
- Country Calling Code:
- +64
- ccTLD:
- .nz
- Anthem:
- "God Defend New Zealand"
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