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 CHARLES BRAY's New Zealan Journal
New Zealand it’s always been known to be firmly to Britain that it was long considered as the Britain of the South Pacific.
New Zealand is slightly larger in area than the United Kingdom but has a population of only 3.4 million, 74 per cent of whom live on the North Island.
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote in 1893, and the treaty of Waitangi in 1840 gave Maori and Europeans equal rights as citizens.
www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Oceania/New_Zealand   (5842 words)

  
 Hamilton votes to stay with fluoride   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hamilton residents have voted to stick with the status quo, keeping fluoride in the water supply and retaining first past the post (FPP) as the preferred electoral system.
Mayor Michael Redman said he was pleased with the turnout, which he described as "quite reasonable".
Deputy Mayor Bob Simcock said he was certain some people would "persist" in bringing up the fluoride issue but until there was "overwhelming evidence" against it, the status quo should be retained.
www.fluoridealert.org /news/2622.html   (435 words)

  
 Local Government in Asia and the Pacific - New Zealand
Although New Zealand is best known as an agricultural nation, the country is highly urbanized with 85 per cent of the country's population living in centres with more than 1000 inhabitants.
New Zealand is a well-housed nation with 73 per cent of the population owning their own home.
New Zealand's parliamentary system of government was originally based on the Westminster model but has progressively departed from this in recent years.
www.unescap.org /huset/lgstudy/country/newzealand/nz.html   (5920 words)

  
 Hamilton Hotel New Zealand
Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand - The Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand is the head of the municipal government of Hamilton, New Zealand, and presides over the Hamilton City Council.
Hamilton New Zealand Temple - The Hamilton New Zealand Temple is the 13th constructed and 11th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Hamilton East, New Zealand - Hamilton East is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand.
sh28.g-style-japan.com /hamiltonhotelnewzealand.html   (1272 words)

  
 Hamilton, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to Statistics New Zealand, Hamilton's population is 79.2% Pākehā/European, 15% Māori, and the remainder mainly Asian and Pacific Islander.
Hamilton is located in the administrative areas of the Hamilton City Council.
Hamilton is also home to a soccer club, Waikato FC, that competes in the New Zealand Football Championship and also plays at Waikato Stadium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand   (1416 words)

  
 Hamilton Gardens New Zealand
The garden was a joint project between the Hamilton City Council, Hamilton's Sister City, Wuxi, the NZ Chinese Association (Waikato Branch) and the New Zealand China Friendship Society (Hamilton Branch).
With New Zealand garden enthusiasts showing increasing interest in native plants the display of New Zealand cultivars in the Fergusson Glade cannot fail to attract many visitors.
Many New Zealand families will associate the vegetable garden with regular weekend chores, and the housekeepers, usually women, will think of harvesting vegetables and cooking the fresh produce for the evening meal, or standing in summer heat in the kitchen preserving or freezing garden produce.
www.nzine.co.nz /features/hamiltongardens.html   (2095 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
Tyler Hamilton was first publicly accused of blood doping during the 2004 Vuelta a España, where it was revealed he failed 'A sample' tests for homologous blood transfusion (mixed cell population) at the Athens Olympics and on September 13 at the Vuelta.
Applying new methods to enhance communication, trust and the sharing of responsibility within the team, riders got to work in the mountains, with a strong focus on integrating the 12 new riders into the team fold.
New Zealand's team of 35 road and track cyclists includes national road champions Gordon McCauley and Sarah Ulmer, national men's time trial champion Robin Reid, U23 world championship time trial bronze medalist Pete Latham and two members of the current Junior World Champion team's pursuit team.
www.cyclingnews.com /news.php?id=news/2005/nov05/nov22news   (2905 words)

  
 Hamilton - Wikitravel
Hamilton (Ontario) - A large city in the province of Ontario.
Hamilton (New Zealand) - An inland city in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
Hamilton (New York) - A city in the state of New York.
wikitravel.org /en/Hamilton   (150 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
Hamilton is the very first city in New Zealand to have proclaimed a Falun Dafa Day.
Secondly, the practitioners were moved by the Mayor抯 depth of compassion and understanding for the situation of Falun dafa practitioners in China and elsewhere in the world.
The Mayor expressed an understanding of the positive benefits of Falun dafa for society in general and how it could be used to bring the different cultures together.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2001/2/28/4368.html   (436 words)

  
 Waikato History
The smallest of three large Maori villages in the area, Kirikiriroa was first settled by the Ngatiwairere, a sub-tribe of the Tainui, around 1700, on the western side of the river.
Hamilton, proclaimed a borough in 1877, was named after Captain John Charles Fane Hamilton, who met his death in the battle of Gate Pa. First mayor of the fledging city was Isaac R. Vialou, an architect of some renown with several other business interests in the area.
Movies first came to Hamilton when films were shown in the King's Theatre in 1911, followed by a touch of Hollywood with film-making in the 1920's.
www.chemistry.co.nz /waikato_history.htm   (534 words)

  
 Hamilton gets resource consent for street race - Newstalk ZB
The final hurdle of resource consent has been cleared so Hamilton will be the base for the New Zealand V8 Supercar round from April 2008.
New Zealand V8 Supercar promoter Dean Calvert says it is an outstanding result.
Hamilton mayor Michael Redman tells Radio Sport host Tony Veitch that he is waiting for the RMAs decision on the V8 Supercar Street Race in Hamilton.
www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=107891   (339 words)

  
 Regional
New premises were found and further initiatives to assist Wellingtonians affected by homelessness were started.
Manukau Mayor Sir Barry Curtis says it is becoming clearer by the day that the best alternative for the upgrade of Eden Park is to use temporary seating to raise the capacity of the park to 60,000.
Keep New Zealand Beautiful has teamed up with the Newmarket Business Association, Auckland City Council and outdoor ashtray manufacturer, Smokin’ Station to free the city’s premier shopping district of cigarette butt litter in a move which Mayor...
www.scoop.co.nz /news/regional.html   (2006 words)

  
 First Source: The definitive source for information on Building Products and Building Product Manufacturers
The new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives headquarters nearing completion at Florida and New York avenues Northeast is shaping up as frustration for terrorists, with blast-resistant features that could withstand most airplane crashes and car bombs.
New turnpike headquarters on the map; The $12.8 million project would let the agency consolidate offices that are now in four buildings.
Hogan, who says he was "horrified" when Mayne landed the courthouse job, had been dreaming of a new building along the lines of Cass Gilbert's handsome, colonnaded Supreme Court in Washington, from 1935, a design symbolic of stability and bedrock ideals.
www.reedfirstsource.com /news/members/governmentConstruction.asp   (1962 words)

  
 New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Mayor Michael Redman told the press conference, overlooking what will be the start-finish line of the course, that the Hamilton public had effectively made the decision.
Mr Redman said the decision was an important one for Hamilton and for New Zealand.
"The commissioner believes that (objection) is not in the interests of the citizens of Hamilton as a whole and notes that all the other submitters' concerns are capable of being reasonably satisfied by conditions," he said.
www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3874842a11,00.html   (615 words)

  
 Cities-of-Art International Accord
For a city to be accepted into the Cities-of-Art International Accord, it must not only have fine art museums and galleries, courses of study, a fine collection of art in public places but, most importantly, it must offer a supportive environment to its own community of artists, allowing and encouraging them to develop and prosper.
If a community of artists from another city, anywhere in the world, believes that their city deserves to be accepted into this International Accord, start the discussion going by emailing Dale Copeland in New Zealand.
The award was announced at the formal opening of the new Real Tart community gallery in Egmont Street, New Plymouth, where the Cities-of-Art trophy was presented to Peter Tennent, Mayor of New Plymouth.
www.cities-of-art.com   (464 words)

  
 Push Newsom to Support Ban on Nuclear Weapons : Indybay
The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently sent your mayor a letter inviting him or her to join these other mayors in calling for immediate negotiations to ban nuclear weapons worldwide.
This group is being led by the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and includes hundreds of additional mayors from around the world -- from Germany to New Zealand.
And please consider joining Mayor Plusquellic of Akron, Ohio, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, along with Mayors Akiba of Hiroshima and Itoh of Nagasaki in New York May 1- 4 as part of a 100-strong delegation of international mayors.
www.indybay.org /newsitems/2005/04/21/17342831.php   (777 words)

  
 InnoVisions Canada - Telework News - jan 2004
New Work Modes Can Mean More Time, More Satisfaction — but There Are Downsides.
NBC news: Many people who spend their work days in front of a computer could telework if they had high speed Internet connections at home or received approval to work at one of 15 GSA funded telework centers in the Washington area
Men's News Daily says telecommuting partly to blame for the "Samantha Complex" (fear of wilting in the face of a new wave of sexually empowered women)
www.ivc.ca /news/2004/news_jan2004.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Tauranga, New Zealand throws out fluoride plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
They claimed there had been a 10-fold increase in dental problems among children since fluoridation ceased in 1992, though these figures included the wider Bay of Plenty as well as Tauranga.
Dr Shoemack and Dr Lynam met Tauranga mayor Jan Beange late last year and argued that the council had a responsibility to rule again on the matter.
Dr Shoemack said problems with children's teeth had worsened to the point where something now had to be done.
www.fluoridealert.org /news/326.html   (210 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
We are in New Zealand, and for several years we have served the community.
The mistakes occurring in China should not be extended to New Zealand." He said that he could not promise anything, but he would check.
Nearly an hour later, the official from the parade organization called us and said that they had reached an agreement with the mayor, "You have only two choices, withdraw or participate without your group's name." We said that the decision was unreasonable and wrong.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2001/12/17/16885.html   (602 words)

  
 Orenco Systems: Orenco's Injection-Molded Fiberglass Tanks Set New Industry Standard
Clermont and Hamilton Counties, Ohio, and Bethel Heights, Arkansas, are two places where Orenco’s injection-molded tanks have solved problems — in individual installations in the former case, and in a STEP system in the latter.
In 2002, Clermont and Hamilton Counties began to require septic tanks that were installed as part of dosed systems to be tested during installation for watertightness.
Seeking to minimize maintenance costs associated with infiltration of water into tanks, the city council passed an ordinance in 2003 mandating that only fiberglass tanks be connected to the system.
www.orenco.com /ao/ao_NewsRelease040513.asp   (894 words)

  
 New Zealand Mathematical Societu Newsletter Number 90, April 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It was attended by 37 academics from tertiary institutions in New Zealand.
This advanced workshop was held at Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, in December 2003 as part of the 3rd International Wildlife Congress in Christchurch.
Helen Haywood turned 1 on 5 December 2003, which meant that her dad, John, had to hurry back from the second day of the Inaugural New Zealand Time Series Study Group Workshop held at University of Canterbury, where he was one of the invited speakers.
ifs.massey.ac.nz /mathnews/NZMS90/news90.shtml   (10003 words)

  
 Project Descriptions: Oceania
A special launch event was held on World Environment Day, June 5th 1998, thanks to the Lord Mayor Dr. Jane Lomax-Smith and staff of Adelaide City Council, along with UEA's Cherie Hoyle.
Hamilton City Council and Community Environmental Programme also created new symbols for gully networks (where rivers have cut gashes into the land, now biodiverse but neglected), Maori cultural sites, and enviro-schools.
Social cartographer Brian Cooper and colleagues at the non-profit organization, WESTIR Sydney, are working with local councils and community bodies to chart the environmental assets thoughout this area, which includes 47 different areas.
www.greenmap.org /grmaps/oceania.html   (735 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
Due to the tragedies in New York City and Washington, DC yesterday, the Univest Grand Prix international amateur bicycle race scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 2001 will be postponed.
Mayor Brown loved it so much that he has already said he wants SFGP back in 2002.
'Corvus Corvax' was one of those new Yorkers, and his account of trying to trace his wife in the aftermath of the plane crashes brings home the personal impact of this tragedy.
www.cyclingnews.com /results/2001/sep01/sep13news.php   (2685 words)

  
 Interfet and Operation Warden In East Timor
Australian and New Zealand peacekeepers based along East Timor's border with Indonesia have come under sustained fire from suspected militia in the most serious test so far of United Nations military readiness after the departure of Interfet.
Soldiers from the elite New Zealand Special Air Service squadron, specialised infantry trackers, sniper teams, one Fijian infantry platoon, armoured vehicles and helicopter support are involved in the operation.
To be able to walk down the street not in fear was a whole new life for them," she said.
www.angelfire.com /al2/diggers/Newsb.html   (3361 words)

  
 Dennis Rogers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dennis Rogers was a GP, and latterly the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1959-1968.
During his mayorship, he campaigned for the poor and for an international airport to built in Hamilton.
He was well known for his like of gardening, and the Rogers Rose gardens in Hamilton are named after him.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dennis_Rogers   (114 words)

  
 ! Education - News and Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO – (May 20, 2005) In what was considered an insurmountable final day lead to overtake, four anglers from Miami, Fla. And the suburbs of Chicago, Ill., caught eight billfish and one tuna, to slip past a team of former champions from Bermuda to win the Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship Tournament (OCT).
Representing the Miami Beach Mayor’s Cup the team was in seventh place behind the first place 2003 Rolex/IGFA OCT champions of Bermuda after day three.
Bobby Rego and Danny Fox, both of Hamilton, Bermuda, along with Buddy Sowers, Richmond, Va., and John Domanic, Los Cabos, Mexico, were only able to score two more marlin in the final round of fishing in the waters of the Baja Peninsula along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
www.igfa.org /News.asp?qs=103   (1265 words)

  
 World Wetlands Day 2000: New Zealand
Fish and Game New Zealand, DOC, Environment Bay of Plenty and the Wildfowlers Association hosted visits to Tumurau lagoon on the Rangitaiki Plains and Matata lagoon on Saturday 5 February.
His Worship the Mayor of Wanganui, Chas Poynter welcomed the first group of thirty children to the lake and set the scene for a very enjoyable morning.
The walkers were met with a feast of wild food on their return - everything from goose breast fillet to venison patties, swan, wild pork and pari sausages, pickled duck, smoked eel and flounder.
www.ramsar.org /wwd/0/wwd2000_rpt_nz3.htm   (1407 words)

  
 World Wetlands Day 2005: New Zealand
The area is part of a flood plain and it is normally inundated with water in the winter months.
The programme will include the official opening by the local District Council Mayor, and the local owner of the hotel and members of the community who have helped fund this work.
The recently published "Wetland types in New Zealand" book, by Landcare Research ecologist Peter Johnson and local DOC wetland expert Philippe Gerbeaux, will be promoted as part of the display.
www.ramsar.org /wwd/5/wwd2005_rpt_newzealand2.htm   (1004 words)

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