The Chinese Sanlu/ Baidu milk scandal is despicable and disgusting to say the least - 4 dead babies, 150 with kidney failure and another 6,244 taken ill. Those responsible will ultimately pay with their lives in China!
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I don't feel very proud to be a New Zealander this week. Why? Read on!
 
Even after co-operating with an armed robber on Saturday; even after putting his arms in the air to indicate his co-operation,30 year old liquor store co-owner, Navtej Singh, father of three young daughters, was gunned down, execution - style by an armed robber with a .22 rifle.
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Little Pumpkin's  father, Nai Yin Xue, is to be deported back to New Zealand because he has basically overstayed a 90 day visitors visa. This will take up to 14 days.  read more »

Graphic images of diseased lungs and rotting teeth and gums have to be displayed on all cigarette packets sold in New Zealand from Thursday.

The photos can already be seen on some packets as new stock goes on sale and are designed to cut down on the 5,000 smoking-related deaths in New Zealand each year.

Around 24% of adult New Zealanders smoke.  read more »

"First published on Qassia"
   New Zealand had its first attempted air hi-jacking this morning, Pacific time, when a deranged or highly disturbed Somalian woman refugee attacked the pilot and co - pilot of a small 19 seater regional aircraft with a knife.  read more »

<!-- google_ad_section_start -->The IRB Rugby Sevens at Wellington, New Zealand. A two day party!  read more »

Two New Zealand MP's punch it out in the lobby, while their colleagues discuss the affairs of the nation. Great role models? Yeah Right!

Parliamentary television showed two MP's leaving the House, and a few minutes later one returned pointing at his face,and continued deep in conversation with the opposition party house leader.  read more »

The New Zealand Labour Day holiday is a totally meaningless celebration in 2007...

Read about it: The market economic obsession was really shoved through by a right wing National Government in 1991 through the Employment Contracts Act.

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Farewell little "Pumpkin" we wish you well in your new life with Grandma in China.

She beamed into our lives through world TV news programs a few weeks ago; that poor little abandoned three year old at a Melbourne, Australia, train station. She was nick-named "Pumpkin" by Australian authorities, because of the Pumpkin Patch clothing she wore on that fateful night.  read more »

Still Burning a Million Dollar Hole in Health Budget! A major criminal problem as well.  read more »