Investigate, New Zealand - Thursday, January 26, 2012 21:09 - 0 Comments
Investigate magazine breaks Church vs State exclusive
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New Zealand - Friday, January 27, 2012 13:15 - 0 Comments
Crafar farms deal treasonous, says Winston Peters
Crafar Farms Deal Economic Treason, Says Peters (release)
New Zealand First has described the sale of the Crafar farms to the China state owned company Shanghai Pengxin as economic treason.
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the sale announcement was delayed until after the election because John Key did not have the guts to tell New Zealanders he was selling their country out beneath their feet.
“New Zealanders have every reason to feel outraged and betrayed. Our country is being run for the benefit of foreign companies and the international money industry.
“We call on every concerned citizen to flood the Prime Minister and every National MP with messages of disgust at their lack of loyalty to the country they live in.”
Mr Peters says even the way the farms were sold stinks because every dairy farmer in New Zealand knows the best way to get a good price for land is to offer it to the neighbours.
“The farms are spread over a wide area yet they were offered as a single block. This makes absolutely no sense and there is outrage in the rural sector about the way this deal is being handled.”
Mr Peters also says New Zealanders have the right to be told all the details and the politics of the sale of the Crafar farms so they can get a true picture of the way the country is being run to suit vested interests.
“This is a bitterly sad day for New Zealand and there is more to come with our profitable power companies next on the block.”
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Entertainment, New Zealand - Dec 31, 2011 16:06 - 0 Comments
Humour: Have a last laugh for 2011
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2) a sharp knife
3) a large lime
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Top Stories, World - Jan 23, 2012 15:36 - 0 Comments
Costa captain points finger at bosses
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Giglio, Italy

GIGLIO, Italy, Jan. 22 (UPI) —
The captain of the Costa cruise ship that capsized in Italy told a judge he had been ordered to sail too close to shore, court transcripts revealed.
The transcripts obtained by the Italian newspaper La Repubblica said Francesco Schettino told an investigating judge on Jan. 13 that company operating the Costa Concordia had told him to sail close to the rocky shores as a salute to the folks on the island of Giglio
Costa was aware of the repeated practice of ‘saluting’ around the world, Schettino said, adding the company used the up-close views of its ships to help promote their cruises.
Britain’s The Guardian said the captain’s statements were in contrast to the company’s contention it never directed its ships to perform a salute although executives said it was possible a skipper would do so on his own.
Whether under orders or not, Schettino got too close and struck a rock, causing the liner to tip on its side. At least 13 people were killed and Schettino was charged with manslaughter.
Divers found the body of a woman wearing a life jacket in the submerged stern of the Costa Concordia Sunday, Italy’s ANSA news agency said. As many as 20 people remain unaccounted for and are presumed dead inside the ship.
Because of the ongoing search inside the ship, Italian officials face a dilemma over the removal of 2,400 tons of bunker oil and diesel fuel from the wreck.
Ships from the Dutch fuel recovery company Smit are on the scene, but extraction while divers are still looking for the missing is considered dangerous. The government was expected to make an announcement on fuel recovery plans by Sunday night.
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New Zealand - Jan 27, 2012 13:15 - 0 Comments
Crafar farms deal treasonous, says Winston Peters
Crafar Farms Deal Economic Treason, Says Peters (release)
New Zealand First has described the sale of the Crafar farms to the China state owned company Shanghai Pengxin as economic treason.
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the sale announcement was delayed until after the election because John Key did not have the guts to tell New Zealanders he was selling their country out beneath their feet.
“New Zealanders have every reason to feel outraged and betrayed. Our country is being run for the benefit of foreign companies and the international money industry.
“We call on every concerned citizen to flood the Prime Minister and every National MP with messages of disgust at their lack of loyalty to the country they live in.”
Mr Peters says even the way the farms were sold stinks because every dairy farmer in New Zealand knows the best way to get a good price for land is to offer it to the neighbours.
“The farms are spread over a wide area yet they were offered as a single block. This makes absolutely no sense and there is outrage in the rural sector about the way this deal is being handled.”
Mr Peters also says New Zealanders have the right to be told all the details and the politics of the sale of the Crafar farms so they can get a true picture of the way the country is being run to suit vested interests.
“This is a bitterly sad day for New Zealand and there is more to come with our profitable power companies next on the block.”
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