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  New Zealand general election, 1978 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament.
For details about the winners of each individual electorate, see the article on the 39th Parliament.
This resulted in twenty-two electorates being dissolved and twenty-five new electorates being formed (a net gain of five electorates).
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 New Zealand elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
New Zealand general elections occur when the Prime Minister requests a dissolution of Parliament and therefore a general election.
New Zealand women finally gained the right to vote with the passage of a bill by the Legislative Council in 1893.
New Zealand claims to have become the first country in the world to have granted women's suffrage, although the accuracy of this claim depends on the definitions used - see women's suffrage.
www.tocatch.info /en/New_zealand_elections.htm   (2262 words)

  
 Informat.io on New Zealand Parliament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Parliament of New Zealand is the legislature of New Zealand.
New Zealand essentially follows the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister chosen by the House of Representatives.
Although technically, the term Parliament encompasses both the monarch and the House of Representatives, because the body is unicameral, and the role of the monarch is largely ceremonial, the House of Representatives is often incorrectly referred to as Parliament.
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 39th New Zealand Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 39th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand which began with the election of 1978 and finished with the election of 1981.
In 1980, Rata quit parliament and founded the Mana Motuhake party.
Frank Gill, the National MP for East Coast Bays, resigned from parliament in 1980 in order to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador in Washington.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/39th_New_Zealand_Parliament   (227 words)

  
 New Democratic Party Encyclopedia Article @ Perished.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels.
In Quebec, the Quebec New Democratic Party and the federal NDP agreed in 1989 to sever their structural ties after the Quebec party adopted a sovereigntist platform.
However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Canadian Senate.
www.perished.net /encyclopedia/New_Democratic_Party   (3719 words)

  
 New_zealand_parliament info here at en.123-free-solitaire.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Parliament of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council.
New Zealand essentially supplants the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister by the House of Representatives.
Parliament received adequate supervision pod auger entire New Zealand affairs in 1947 with the passage of the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act.
en.123-free-solitaire.info /New_Zealand_Parliament   (1105 words)

  
 Peters, Winston - TopSpin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament, and is the leader of the New Zealand First political party.
Peters initially entered parliament under the banner of the National Party, being elected in 1978 as the MP for Hunua (an electorate in the Auckland area).
As a result of the MMP voting system in New Zealand, many see this populist appeal as one of the main reasons for the longevity of his political career.
www.sirhumphreys.com /wiki/Peters,_Winston   (1624 words)

  
 A Nuclear-Weapons-Free World: Support for the New Agenda Coalition
In a joint declaration of the New Agenda Coalition, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Africa and Sweden called on the rest of the world to move towards nuclear disarmament.
The New Agenda Coalition echoes the goal of Abolition 2000, a global network of some 1,100 citizen action groups calling for a treaty by the year 2000 for the phased elimination of nuclear weapons.
The New Agenda Coalition is a breakthrough in the move towards abolition of nuclear weapons.
www.sondra.net /concerns/newagenda.htm   (481 words)

  
 .:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
They were still in the game, and ahead of the run rate, in the 39th over when a two-wicket blitz in three balls by Bond removed the last of the recognised batsmen and exposed Sri Lanka's fragile tail.
With New Zealand already holding an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series before the match, captain Stephen Fleming decided to experiment on winning the toss and elected to bat first.
New Zealand typically prefer to chase totals and faced with the unusual situation of setting a target they struggled for momentum.
www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2006/01/07/sports.htm   (3610 words)

  
 Military Settlers and Volunteers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The issue festered in the 1870's and 1880's with petitions to Parliament and in July 1889 Parliament appointed a committee to report on the petitions.
Archives New Zealand has a book at its Wellington office counter entitled "Family Archives at the National Archives" which it published in 1990 and in the military records section of that book (about p.111) there is reference to these applications with handwritten notes as to the Archives New Zealand file references.
A number were local volunteers from towns from around New Zealand and this is reflected in names such as the Clutha Rifles, the Te Awamutu Cavalry Volunteers, the Auckland Naval Volunteers and the Christchurch Rifle Volunteers.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~Sxmitch/Military.html   (2113 words)

  
 Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 01-06-23
Ruling PASOK is a live political force with new ideas and forces, party president and Prime Minister Costas Simitis said on Friday during a statement published on an electronic newspaper in light of the 5th anniversary since the death of the party's founder and former prime minister Andreas Papandreou.
A parliament announcement said sitting in on the first recess session would be 52 MPs from the ruling PASOK party, 41 MPs from the main opposition New Democracy party, three MPs from the Communist Party of Greece, and two MPs from the Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN).
The new Charter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America was agreed on by representatives of the Archdiocese and the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in a move designed to resolve long-standing problems of church governance.
www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/2001/01-06-23.ana.html   (4874 words)

  
 ACT News - Adjournment Debate Speech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Last year, it was estimated that the average medium sized-business in New Zealand was confronting an extra $43,000 in costs.
On top of 30 new taxes, new levies, excise duties, there is the Employment Relations Act, costly health and safety requirements, and the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, and now we have business attacked with the Holidays Act.
New Zealand householders continue on with good cheer when, as Michael Cullen admitted in this House last week, after the five long years of Labour - and I say to Mr Cunliffe to think of this - they are no better off in real terms.
www.act.org.nz /news-article.aspx/26479   (1389 words)

  
 What else has been happening this week
Following the talks, Air New Zealand’s group general manager Norm Thompson said, “There is a full understanding of the Cook Islands needs as far as tourism is concerned and we are working towards completing a strategic plan that hopefully all parties will be happy with.
However, she believed Air New Zealand was due to visit Rarotonga before the end of October and “we hope to call a general meeting to thrash it out” at that time.
Apparently, this legislation was presented to parliament for its first reading by Norman George a couple of years ago and appears to have been put to dust.
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 Parliament re-opens Monday, first session on Tues.
The 39th Parliament is scheduled to meet on Monday, April 3, 2006.
Her Excellency the Governor General will open the First Session of the 39th Parliament on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 3:00 p.m with a Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber.
news just in; a new brunswick senior has been charged with manslaughter after shooting a man breaking into his home.
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 .:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The triumphant Narayanganj, went behind 0-1 in the 39th minute as Nasiruddin netted the lone goal for the Army, completed the first half with a balance when Mehedi Hasan Tapu scored in the last minute of the first half (1-1).
The leader of the opposition party in the Parliament and the Bangladesh Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock in a statement on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI, June 1(AFP) - Cricket's senior statesman Steve Waugh on Tuesday joined the growing chorus for Zimbabwe's expulsion from Test matches, saying there was no place for teams picked on colour rather than merit.
www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/06/02/sports.htm   (2877 words)

  
 Europe: Partners in crime: Europe's role in US renditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As the allegations mounted in 2005, questions were increasingly raised in European parliaments and criminal investigations into individual cases gathered steam in Italy, Germany and Spain.(16) By the end of the year the Council of Europe had launched a two-pronged inquiry into alleged CIA activities in Europe.
According to international human rights law, at all stages of Khaled el-Masri’s ordeal in Macedonia, from his arrest and unlawful detention to his transfer out of the country, Macedonia’s officials are responsible for the violations he suffered, and may be considered complicit in the alleged violations by US officials.
Speaking before parliament on 25 October 2005, the Minister for Migration, Barbro Holmberg, dismissed the assertion that the Committee against Torture’s conclusions gave rise to an obligation to pay compensation, declaring that the Committee’s recommendations were not binding.
www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=ENGEUR010082006   (17104 words)

  
 Other Information of- Northern Māori by-election 1980.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Northern Maori by-election of 1980 was a by-election during the 39th New Zealand Parliament.
It was prompted by the resignation of Matiu Rata ¸ a former member of the New Zealand Labour Party who was establishing a new group¸ Mana Motuhake.
It was revised by the British Board of Trade in 1887, and was modified at the International Conference of 1889 in Washington, D.C. The code was used at the Battle of Tsushima, when the survivors of the Russian fleet sent XGA ("I surrender"), to the astonishment of the Japanese officers.
northern.mori.by.election.1980.en.moneylist.info   (1879 words)

  
 about -
The Royal New Zealand Fencible corps were retired soldiers from Britain and Ireland, often referred to as 'Pensioners', who enlisted as a military reserve to act as a 'defence force' for the protection of the early settlers in the fledgling town of Auckland, New Zealand.
The English Parliament however approved a detachment of retired soldiers to be known as 'The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps' to be recruited and sent to New Zealand.
A large number of the families were from Ireland, which was in the middle of the famine period, and all would have been leaving for a better life in New Zealand.
www.nzfenciblesociety.org.nz   (939 words)

  
 DIAR.com - News Archive 2001
The Army's new ‘Tiger’ ARH helicopters are to be fitted with the ‘Hellfire’ missile, although the warhead on the ADF variant will be optimised for a range of targets apart from simply ‘anti-tank’.
ASIO is to be given new powers of investigation and detention, ‘terrorism’ offences are to the inserted into the Criminal Code, amendments will be made to the Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988 to track terrorism-related international funds transfers, and responsibility for airport physical security and counter-terrorism first response will be moved to the Attorney-General’s portfolio.
Responding to media reports of comments by new Defence Minister Hill of an impending ‘cash’ crisis in Defence, Prime Minister Howard has said that “although the cost of the operation in Afghanistan was within the budget capacity for a period of time, if it went longer, their could be a need for more resources.
www.diar.com /data/news01.htm   (13560 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Backgrounder: Key facts about Canada's general election
Canadians are going to the polling stations on Monday to choose the country's 39th parliament and its new government.
Parties: There are four parties with seats in Parliament: the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the separatist Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party.
Among those barred from standing for Parliament are members of a provincial or territorial legislature, prisoners, police officers, and federally appointed judges.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200601/24/eng20060124_237697.html   (609 words)

  
 Archives | Herald Sun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AN overhaul of Australia's media ownership laws has passed parliament after the government used its numbers to gag debate.
NEW media laws threaten to destroy Australia's democratic structure says Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.
THE television company behind Bindi Irwin's new wildlife series today defended accusations it is too early for the eight-year-old to star on the world stage.
www.news.com.au /sundayheraldsun/archives/0,22019,3,00.html   (3815 words)

  
 NucNews - May 8, 2002
New Zealand and Australian Foreign Ministers Phil Goff and Alexander Downer are today on their way to the Solomon Islands to determine whether the two governments will continue to give aid to the troubled island nation.
Parliament is scheduled to begin debating the proposal in the 200-member chamber on May 21 and could vote on it on May 24.
NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan, trapped by their own rhetoric, are continuing a 4-month-old military buildup along their border that analysts agree is futile and placing severe financial strains on both countries.
nucnews.net /nucnews/2002nn/0205nn/020508nn.htm   (19291 words)

  
 PS News Talking Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The ranking is based on representation in the lower house of the national Parliament.
Because Labor, with its higher proportion of women MPs, is currently in government in all States and Territories, women’s overall presence in Australian Parliaments is higher than at the national level.
In 1903 we were the first country in the world where women stood as candidates for the national Parliament.
www.psnews.com.au /TalkingPoint10.html   (867 words)

  
 Business
New York, assigned an index reading of 100 and ranked the 23rd most expensive city in the world, down from 13th a year ago, served as the basis of comparison.
The two New Zealand cities were tied at 39th place on an index reading of 91.
News agency Interfax quoted Alexander Temerko, a top executive who is leaving YUKOS, as saying he expected Yugansk’s new owner, state oil firm Rosneft, to file a bankruptcy suit soon against YUKOS.
www.newagebd.com /2005/mar/24/busi.html   (8929 words)

  
 Turkish Press Review, 01-04-26
Nearly 10,000 Anzacs from New Zealand and Australia came to Canakkale for the 86th anniversary of the Canakkale Land Wars and commemorated their ancestors, who died during the wars.
Current equipment will be restored and new forest, fire security and tower roads will be established within the framework of the new plan.
Kayis held a news conference after the four-hour board meeting and announced the postponement of the tender which had been scheduled for today.
www.hri.org /news/turkey/trkpr/2001/01-04-26.trkpr.html   (3104 words)

  
 Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
New Yorker Video has given the picture an excellent presentation on DVD, with a fine widescreen transfer and a host of extras that includes making-of scenes, an interview with Mr.
The Turkish director Devrim Alpoge whose film was also screened in the festival have received Mr.Ceylan's prizes on behalf of him in the ceremony held on the 1st of November, 2003.
The nine-day festival concluded in New Delhi with the announcement of the awards by the chairman of the jury, Filipino filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya, who was officiating for Mirinal Sen. The Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Ravi Shankar gave away the prizes.
www.nbcfilm.com /uzak/news.php?mid=1   (2907 words)

  
 The Continuing Tragedy of Israel's Occupation of Palestine — A Jewish Magazine, an Interfaith Movement
And this is the picture with Israel entering its 39th year of Occupation and refusal to honor its own agreements to withdraw from the West Bank.
Haaretz has learned that new arrest procedures are not any more dangerous to soldiers, but that is because the IDF is using more aggressive tactics during the actual operations.
It turns out that the end result of the decision is different from the original intention: both the army and human rights groups, who closely follow developments in the territories, agree that the risk to the lives of Palestinian civilians is greater today.
www.tikkun.org /rabbi_lerner/news_item.2006-06-14.7803183162   (5438 words)

  
 News from Sri Lanka ... 23 April 2003
Opposition sources said the party leaders were of the view that the pullout was a danger to national security as was the move to give recognition to the Sea Tigers as a Naval force.
They said these crises and the situation in Muttur needed to be taken up in Parliament and thus they wanted an emergency session before the scheduled date of May 6 (full report in Daily Mirror).
Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakse urged the Prime Minister to summon Parliament to discuss the LTTE suspension of participation in negotiation with the government and wrote to the PM pointing out that the LTTE may be moving to unilaterally withdraw from talks.
www.spur.asn.au /News_2003_April_23.htm   (7855 words)

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