Archive for November, 2008

GE Onion Approval Is Bad Science and Bad Business

The ERMA decision on GMF06002 gives Crop and Food a 10 year approval. This is highly concerning given the failure of the previous field test which was de-commissioned in May this year.
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Statement from Murray White’s partner

Media Advisory 30 November Air New Zealand Chief Executive Rob Fyfe has arrived in Perpignan this evening with family members of missing Auckland-based Air New Zealand engineer Murray White.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 11

French search and rescue divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the A320 that was lost in the Mediterranean on Friday.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 10

Family members of two of the five New Zealanders lost in the A320 crash will travel to France tonight. Air New Zealand Group General Manager International Airline Ed Sims says the families of two of the missing people will leave Auckland tonight accompanied …
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 9

French search and rescue teams are working in deteriorating weather conditions to try and retrieve the two flight recorders from the A320 on lease to Germany’s XL Airways that was lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
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Commerce Minister welcomes capital market report

Commerce Minister Simon Power has welcomed the Capital Market Development Taskforce’s interim report, saying it would receive his urgent attention.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 8

French authorities have now advised Air New Zealand that it should not expect there to be any survivors after its Airbus A320 that was on lease to XL Airways of Germany was lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 7

French search and rescue authorities have advised they now have locator signals from the two black box flight recorders from the Airbus A320 that was on lease to XL Airways of Germany and lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 6

Air New Zealand has a support team in place in Perpignan, with New Zealand-based staff including Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe en-route to France as search and rescue efforts continue.
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Statement on Air New Zealand plane crash

Prime Minister John Key today expressed the sympathies of all New Zealanders to the families, friends and colleagues of those killed in the Air New Zealand Airbus A320 aircraft crash in the Mediterranean.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 4

Air New Zealand can now confirm the name of its fourth staff member who is missing after our Airbus A320 on lease to XL Airways from Germany was lost in the Mediterranean Sea this morning.
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Samsung launch Series 7 Full HD LCD TV

Samsung is proud to announce its next generation LCD TVs. With the trademark crystal design, the Samsung Series 7 is a Full High Definition LCD TV with an inbuilt Freeview HD Digital tuner. Samsung continues to deliver improved performance with stylish …
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Geneva Finance Says BOS Reconfirms

Nov. 28 – Geneva Finance, which breached its bank covenants in September, says it has reached agreement with BOS International over the NZ$35 million facility.
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Wellington Airport to Sell NZ$100 Mln of Bonds

Nov. 28 – Wellington International Airport plans to raise as much as NZ$100 million selling bonds maturing in 2013 to fund general business expenses and pay debt.
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Audio: PM John Key On Airbus Tragedy

This afternoon New Zealand Prime Minister John Key held a short press conference in which he offered his condolences to the family’s of the New Zealand air crew who died in the crash in involving an Air New Zealand Air bus that was leased to XL Airways …
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Government disbands EFA Expert Panel

Justice Minister Simon Power today announced that the Government has disestablished the Expert Panel on Electoral Administration which was established by the Labour Government two months ago.
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Dominion Finance Administrators Calls Moratorium

Nov. 28 – The voluntary administrators of Dominion Finance Holdings Ltd., whose shares last traded in October at 1 cent, said its North South Finance unit will seek stockholder approval for a moratorium next week.
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Competition The Answer To Waiting List Woes

Libertarianz Health Spokesman Richard McGrath has advised Health Minister Tony Ryall to heed his own words, and cut hospital emergency departments – and taxpayers – some slack.
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Air New Zealand A320 Accident Update 3

Air New Zealand can now advise the names of its staff who are missing after our Airbus A320 on lease to XL Airways from Germany was lost in the Mediterranean Sea this morning.
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Phil Goff offers condolences for flight tragedy

Labour Leader Phil Goff today expressed his sadness at the loss of five New Zealanders and two Germans who lost their lives in the tragic Air New Zealand crash in France.
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