this year #x2019;s Festival of Colour. Michael Houstoun and Mike take part in the Writers, Artists and Ideas discussion Classical pianist, Michael Houstoun, and jazz pianist, Mike Nock, have been brought together by the known works Beautiful Your Eyes, After Bach and Raff Riff and Serenity. Nock then plays and improvises his own director, Philip Tremewan, said the Pure Nock concert would of them on their own, #x201D; he said.
#x201C;This combined concert will be a musical delight. #x201D; continues to play here and overseas. His solo performance at the Festival, Pure Jazz, draws on well-known jazz composers such as Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Miles music.
He returns to the Festival of Colour to play a In the discussion session, Jazz and Classical, disciplines. If jazz for Nock is #x201C;thinking aloud on the else #x2019;s thoughts? Chaired by Nick Bollinger, the session - An Internet search engine designed by Wellington campus digital media specialist Mark Zeman has been voted one of the world’s top 100 alternative search engines – the only one from New Zealand to make the list.
The list of alternatives to the world’s most popular search engine, Google, was assembled by Read/WriteWeb, a leading blog that analyses trends in web development. See..
. - At a meeting in Christchurch yesterday, National Party leader John Key announced that a National government would deliver a carbon windfall to forest owners by hand out carbon credits for all forests planted since 1990..
. it's an idea that makes a lot of sense if you view climate change policy primarily as a way of delivering corporate welfare to business interests. See.
.. - The independent report on walking access provides a blueprint for the way forward on an extremely complex and longstanding issue, Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor says.
The report, released publicly by Mr O'Connor today, was prepared by an independent panel of stakeholders representing farmers, recreational and other interest groups, and led by South Island farmer John Acland. See..
. - Mighty River Power has decided not to proceed with seeking the consents necessary to enable recommissioning of the Marsden B power station, following a review of the company's potential generation developments and future market conditions. Chief Executive Doug Heffernan said the company was now confident New Zealand could meet its energy supply requirements over the next decade without the Marsden B station.
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- “The Department’s investigation into the management of Graeme Burton, while he was on parole has found that Corrections policies and processes were followed”, says Corrections Chief Executive Barry Matthews. Some things could have been done faster. However, I don’t believe this had any impact on the final outcome.
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- Internet broadband (non-analog) subscriber numbers continue to increase, and are up nearly 30 percent in the six months to 30 September 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The total number of Internet subscribers in New Zealand is now almost 1.4 million.
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More older Kiwi workers are staying on the job, with New Zealand recording one of the highest workforce participation rates in the OECD for the 50-64 year age group, Department of Labour Group Manager for Workforce Policy Lesley Haines said. An ‘Older People in Work’ report, released today, shows a surge in the number of older people in paid work. See.
.. ALSO: Are you ready to groove to the paw stomping, furry, fluffy ‘Red Puppy’ beat?
The RNZFB needs even more volunteer collectors to make its new Red Puppy Appeal (30 March – 1 April) a ‘paw-er-ful’ success. “Guide Dog Services receives no government funding. So, to help us meet the ever increasing demand for guide dogs, we need to raise $1 million.
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- A poster that suggests a career in New Zealand Police is a way to hear "great rape stories" is an appalling slur on thousands of "good and honest" New Zealanders who police New Zealand with integrity and respect every day, says Police Minister Annette King. Ms King says she was disturbed to be told of an "ugly and vicious" poster that appeared in at least one public place today. See.
.. NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark is scheduled to meet with US President George Bush on March 20.
Is New Zealand about to increase its involvement in Afghanistan, in the Persian Gulf, in containment operations in Central-Asia, and in this US-led War On Terror? Former Police Minister John Banks talks to KiwiFM's Wallace about why Clint Rickards, recently acquitted of rape charges, must not be reinstated as Assistant Police Commissioner and in charge of the Auckland Police District. - Fresh from a successful season during the Fringe Festival, the award-winning play Brain Power returns to the BATS stage for one last brief return season in March.
Written and directed by Dean Hewison, the show is a strikingly inventive and hilarious film-noir styled comedy set in the darkest regions of the human brain and featuring a massive cast of 17 actors. See..
. - “The Good Shepherd is a fictionalized version of history which is accurate in almost every incident. But because the filmmakers are liberated from trying to be faithful to the tiny details, they’ve come a lot closer in many ways to capturing some essential truths about this extraordinary period of intelligence, counterintelligence, betrayal and espionage during the Cold War …" See.
.. Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active delivers his weekly New Zealand news roundup.
Items discussed today include: Taito Phillip Field; Phil Goff getting a hard time at the launch of Maire Leadbeater's book: Negligent Neighbour. Scoop's Kevin List joins KiwiFM's Wammo to deliver his weekly News Roundup… Items discussed: Taito Phillip Field, Helen Clark's state of the nation speech; John Key's response; and Hon Robson Becomes Contemptuous Robson. Scoop's Selwyn Manning and KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman discuss how the United States has intensified its military presence in the Persian Gulf amidst expectation of regional conflict with Iran.
Will the USA strike first against the Atomic Ayatollahs?
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