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 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori as the largest minority.
Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented in the country by a non-political Governor-General.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-colonies of Australia.
abcworld.net /New_Zealand.html   (3930 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country profile: New Zealand
New Zealand, a wealthy Pacific nation, is dominated by two cultural groups: New Zealanders of European descent, and the minority Maori, whose Polynesian ancestors arrived on the islands around 1,000 years ago.
A significant amount of New Zealand's electricity is generated by hydropower sources and the country has a range of renewable energy sources at its disposal.
New Zealand has a single-chamber parliament, the House of Representatives, which is elected for a three-year term.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1136253.stm   (917 words)

  
 Politics of New Zealand
New Zealand has a parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom and is a fully independent member of the Commonwealth.
Executive authority vests in a cabinet led by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, who is the leader of the political party or coalition of parties holding the majority of seats in parliament.
New Zealand law has three principal sources - English common law, certain statutes of the UK Parliament enacted before 1947, and statutes of the New Zealand Parliament[?].
www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_New_Zealand.html   (1214 words)

  
 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
New Zealand has experienced substantial economic, social and political change since a reforming Labour government was elected in 1984.
New Zealand First was also responsible for an advertisement attacking the minister of health, Jenny Shipley.
Fundamentalist Christianity grew in New Zealand in the 1980s, and has contributed to the political party the Christian Coalition, who won 4 per cent of the vote in the 1996 election.
www.axt.org.uk /antisem/archive/archive1/newzealand/newzealand.htm   (1421 words)

  
 Christian Coalition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Christian Coalition of America is a US Christian political advocacy group, which includes Christian fundamentalists, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Roman Catholics and members of mainline Protestant churches; it claims 1,200,000 members but the organization People For the American Way say other data suggests it is 300,000-400,000.
Under the leadership of Robertson and Ralph Reed, the Coalition quickly became the loudest voice in the conservative Christian movement, its influence culminating with an effort to support the election of a conservative Christian to the presidency in 1996.
In both the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections, voter mobilization efforts of conservative Christians tended to be focused internally within the machinery of the Republican Party, as opposed to lobby groups and voter mobilization organizations such as the Christian Coalition.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Coalition   (1045 words)

  
 Christian Coalition (New Zealand) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coalition was established for the purpose of contesting the 1996 election, which was the first to be held using the new mixed member proportional (MMP) voting system.
There were also complaints from the Christian Democrats that Christian Heritage was dominating the Coalition, and that Graham Capill (leader of Christian Heritage and Co-leader of the Coalition as a whole) was running the party "autocratically".
At the New Zealand general election 1999 it polled 2.4% and at the New Zealand general election 2002 it polled 1.3%, finally in the New Zealand general election 2005, it polled a lowly 0.12 percent, its lowest ever poll rating.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Coalition_(New_Zealand)   (585 words)

  
 Law.com - Christian Coalition Tests Judicial Candidates
The Christian Coalition of Georgia is putting statewide judicial candidates on the spot, asking them to declare their positions on abortion, school prayer, homosexual conduct and other hot-button issues.
That's good news for the Christian Coalition, which thinks voters are entitled to know a judicial candidate's position on broad social issues that may come before the courts.
Sadie Fields, chairman of the Christian Coalition of Georgia, said the results of her organization's survey will be distributed to approximately 750,000 voters in the form of a voter guide.
www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1084316026302   (1517 words)

  
 ACT New Zealand Information
Some critics claim that New Zealand's high crime rate is due to the economic structural reforms known as Rogernomics instituted by Labour and National during the 1980s and early 1990s, although supporters point out that the crime rate has been growing since the 1970s and peaked at the end of the reforms.
Some right-wing politicians believe that an agreement is essential to the establishment of a new right-wing government, and point to the pre-election agreement between Labour and the Alliance in 1999.
Her presence is seen by many as a move by the ACT Party's Rodney Hide to broker a coalition of opposition parties to contest the 2008 election against the Labour minority Government.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/ACT_New_Zealand   (2279 words)

  
 New Zealand Labour forced into new coalition - 10 August 2002
New Zealand newspapers reported Helen Clark's interpretation that she had walked out of the interview as the victim of "an unpleasant, hostile and rude, Australian reporter", who apparently had grilled her about allegations of lesbianism, an arranged marriage and why she was childless.
New Zealand pro-lifers were encouraged to give their party votes to United Future, whose program includes a Commission for the Family and pro-family policies.
New Zealand voters still remember too well the squandered opportunities of National during its years in power through the 1990s, and English should have had the nous to acknowledge that factor and create new policy initiatives.
www.newsweekly.com.au /articles/2002aug10_nz.html   (1288 words)

  
 The high price of coalition for New Zealand - Editorial - Opinion
Most bizarre of all, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, long a beacon for local xenophobes, will become the nation's foreign minister - yet stay outside cabinet, where he and his party will be free to oppose the government outside his own portfolios.
New Zealand has a specialty in political leaders who like sharp witticisms and a strong drink (think of Sir Robert Muldoon and David Lange), but Mr Peters' barbs against Asian and Muslim migrants and his role as the champion of New Zealand's inner phobia make him the wrong man for this job.
And what New Zealand loses in having a government able to act decisively, it may gain by having an inclusive ministry that ensures decisions reflect broad community goals rather than sectional interests.
www.theage.com.au /news/editorial/the-high-price-of-coalition-for-new-zealand/2005/10/18/1129401252966.html   (565 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- New Zealand nationalist slams Muslim 'underbelly'
WELLINGTON – The leader of New Zealand's third-largest political party, which could hold the balance of power after a tight election in September, has lashed out at the 'militant underbelly' in the nation's small Muslim community.
Firebrand nationalist Winston Peters, whose New Zealand First party has long campaigned to slash immigration into the country, has sought to put a spotlight on immigrants ahead of the Sept. 17 vote, rivals and analysts said.
His party was part of a coalition government in 1996 and won 10 percent of the vote at the 2002 election.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050729-0231-newzealand-politics-nationalist.html   (540 words)

  
 The Sikh Coalition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Among the incidents, bottles rigged to explode with dry ice and water were tossed into the back yard of a Christian Iraqi-American family in Phoenix, and in Burbank, Ill., an explosive device was thrown into a Muslim family's van, destroying it.
In Eugene, Ore., a man was charged with a hate crime after he approached a Sikh woman's car and pointed both index fingers at her, pretending to shoot.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, Sikhs were mistakenly associated with Osama bin Laden because they wear turbans and grow beards as signs of their faith.
www.sikhcoalition.org /news.asp?mainaction=viewnews&newsid=453   (384 words)

  
 New Zealand Visa Application - Tourist Visas, Business Visas, Expedited Visas - New Zealand Page
New Zealand is known for its scenic landscapes of snowcapped mountains and rolling green pastures.
New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country's native bird.
New Zealand was a direct beneficiary of many of the reforms achieved under the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations, with agriculture in general and the dairy sector in particular enjoying many new trade opportunities.
www.travisa.com /NewZealand   (642 words)

  
 The Sikh Coalition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
But this station agent says it has become a problem in the past month, and that the MTA is now telling all Sikhs to put the agency's logo on their turbans.
Harrington, who wasn't able to attend Friday's news conference, was at first told to remove his turban altogether or take a demotion because the turban violated the MTA's uniform policy.
As for the new complaint from the five Sikhs, lawyers for the men say they don't expect anything to be resolved from that, so they too plan to file a lawsuit soon.
www.sikhcoalition.org /news.asp?mainaction=viewnews&newsid=582   (466 words)

  
 Christian Aggression   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Incidentally, Billy Graham, a Christian fundamentalist and rabid evangelist, who was responsible for George W's "born again" Christian status and whom the president considers as his godfather was the honorary co-chairman of the AD 2000 movement.
According to the 1991 census, the Christian population of North India is 0.5 percent of the total population.
Essentially, Bush has sparked off a theological fight between those Christian organisations who believe that their expression of faith is serving the marginalised, dispossessed and hungry in a non-sectarian way and the others who believe that the only way to bring change and reform is by Bible thumping.
www.christianaggression.org /features_bush.php   (8629 words)

  
 New Crusade?
The approach of the new millennium and the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 perhaps led to an increased interest in spirituality and acceptance of the use of religious imagery in secular society.
The new government also contained many of the signatories of the Project for the New American Century letter and authors of A clean break (in Perle's case he was made chair of the quasi-governmental Defense Policy Board).
While many Christians and Muslims are horrified by the physical violence and negative passions that may be unleashed, some perhaps are attracted by the notion of a return to a more straightforward kind of world, in which leaders ordained by God command allegiance, identities are clear and there are fewer difficult choices.
www.anglocatholicsocialism.org /newcrusade.html   (8858 words)

  
 Christian Democrats claim election win | NEWS.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
CHRISTIAN Democrat Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has claimed victory in the Netherlands elections, saying that his party has again become the biggest group in Parliament.
A possible outcome could be a sort of "grand coalition'' of the Christian Democrats and Labour, not unusual in Dutch politics since 1945.
The Christian Democrats current coalition partner, the right-wing liberal VVD known for its hardline Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, garnered only 22 places, a loss of six.
www.news.com.au /story/0,23599,20807389-1702,00.html   (579 words)

  
 Timeline New Zealand
1350 Maori ancestors arrived at New Zealand on seven legendary canoes from Hawaiki, the mother-island of the east Polynesians.
In 2002 New York financier John Griffin bought the headland, as part of a 1,500-acre farm for which he paid $1.8 million and agreed to donate some of the headland to the government to ease tribal sensitivities.
Her tasks included settling a New Zealand fine for the scrapped F-16 deal to purchase 28 fighters for $500 million.
timelines.ws /countries/NEWZEALAND.HTML   (2877 words)

  
 Bush's Crumbling "Coalition" in Iraq
If all goes as planned, one of the new prime minister's first moves will be to pull Italy's contingent of 2,600 troops out of Iraq.
Prodi's coalition promised during the campaign to implement an immediate withdrawal and, in nationally-televised debate last week he spelled out how it will work.
Additionally, some of the largest troops contingents came from countries in eastern and central Europe that had been coerced to join the coalition by the U.S., which promised support for their efforts to integrate into international economic and political organizations in return for the commitment of troops to Iraq.
www.thenation.com /blogs/thebeat?pid=76457   (996 words)

  
 FaithNews Network
The Christian Coalition of America has demonstrated by their actions in word and in deed a desire to drift from our founding tenets.
CCG Board of Directors is currently developing a new name and logo for the state operation, which will be unveiled on or before November 1, 2006.
Those of us who have served the Christian Coalition faithfully and well deeply regret that we have been compelled to make this move.
www.faithnews.cc /articles.cfm?sid=7235   (391 words)

  
 New Zealand - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: New Zealand is located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and consists of two main islands as well as a number of smaller ones.
CLIMATE: New Zealand has a temperate climate dominated by the east moving anti cyclones that bring clear skies or fog while weather conditions are highly changeable throughout the year.
In 1984 David Lange of the Labor Party became Prime Minister and in 1985 New Zealand banned nuclear weapons and nuclear power ships from its ports, which resulted in the US withdrawing guarantees of security to NZ under the ANZUS treaty and later imposing a trade freeze.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/newzeal.htm   (1261 words)

  
 GenderNews Posting of November 4, 1998
Final results are in from New Zealand's elections, which were held by mail-in ballots due October 10.
The Christian Coalition would have us believe that the Bible's central teachings are anti-gay and lesbian.
In Christianity it is this, and not a few passages from Leviticus, that is the Golden Rule.
www.ifge.org /news/1998/nov/nwsnov0498.htm   (1253 words)

  
  Christian Coalition of America Announces New President - Christian Coalition of America
Christian Coalition of America is the country’s largest grassroots organization with over 2 million supporters nationwide.
Combs’ leadership, the Christian Coalition of America distributed millions of voter guides, educated thousands of Christians around the country and helped get passed family legislation such as the “Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act”, Stem Cell Research legislation and “Unborn Victims of Violence Act”.
Hunter looks forward to helping lead the Christian Coalition of America into the future and continuing his duties at Northland where he has served as senior pastor since June, 1985.
www.newsbull.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=37108   (389 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Germany
Progress by coalition health experts to frame a blueprint for legislation has for months been marred by criticism, most notably from Merkel's fellow Christian Democrat leaders, of a July 3 compromise that aims to cut Germany's health costs, the world's third-highest behind the U.S. and Switzerland, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Zoeller said coalition experts agreed to drop a plan included in the July 3 agreement that sought to enable regional authorities, not insurers, to collect premiums.
With health-care plans delayed until at least the end of October, the Christian Democrats and CSU are bearing the brunt of voters' disaffection.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aLY23X7GM24Y&refer=germany   (503 words)

  
 (AP) Aussies, N. Zealand Send Troops to Tonga | WKRN.COM
Australia and New Zealand agreed Friday to send troops Tonga, where mobs demanding democratic reforms destroyed much of the capital in unprecedented rioting that left at least eight people dead.
Lopeti Senituli, a spokesman for Prime Minister Fred Sevele, said the government had given its approval for 150 troops and police from Australia and New Zealand to fly to Tonga to help ensure security.
Australia and New Zealand also supplied the bulk of a peacekeeping force sent to another Pacific island nation, the Solomon Islands, to quell
www.wkrn.com /nashville/news/ap-aussies-zealand-send-troops-to-tonga/60338.htm   (634 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2000 -- New Zealand
Background: The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars.
New Zealand withdrew from a number of defense alliances during the 1970s and 1980s.
New Zealand's heavy dependence on trade leaves its growth prospects vulnerable to economic performance in Asia, Europe, and the US.
www.exportinfo.org /worldfactbook/newzealand_WFB.html   (1049 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - Americans More Religious Than Europeans, Poll Shows
The Associated Press teaming up with Washington, D.C., firm Ipsos-Public Affairs, found that 86 percent of Americans and Mexicans consider religion to be "important" in their lives, but that only 43 percent of residents in the United Kingdom and 37 percent of those in France have a similar attitude.
Robert Boston, spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, told Cybercast News Service that he was not surprised by the results of the poll.
Michele Combs, communications director for the Christian Coalition, told Cybercast News Service that she thinks America is more religious because of its unprecedented freedom of religion.
www.crosswalk.com /news/religiontoday/1334107.html   (640 words)

  
 Pakistan Christian Post
Christian League of Pakistan in America PA condemn attack by Muslim mob on Churches in Sangla Hill.
Christian observed “ Black Day” their faces painted fl in prayers as a protest that Pakistan government fails to shows its face to humanity on not accepting their demands in wave of 110 days of protest in Islamabad in leadership of J Salik
Christian employees dress in CDA Islamabad is symbol of hatred and disease.
www.pakistanchristianpost.com /newsandviews.php   (5928 words)

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