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To the horror of the Green Party the NZ government has reversed a decision to limit what foods are available for sale in NZ schools. They have also squashed a provisio in the Public Health Bill promoted by the Labour Party that would have allowed the Minister of Health to control the composition,... Sign in to see full entry.

Hamas have apologised for confiscating Red Cross Aid packages on the Gaza border. This was done in error. Yeah, right! Having lost the war, the propaganda war and now the battle for the eharts and minds of the Palestininans by being the sole distributor of aid, what will Hamas now turn to? Hopefully... Sign in to see full entry.

Austrian priest, Gergard Wagner, is expected to become the auxilary Bishop of Linz. He came to worl prominence when he claimed Hurricane Katrina was devine retribution for New Orlean’s toleration of homosexuals and laid-back sexual attitudes. So much for Brotherly Love and the missionary position in... Sign in to see full entry.

A man and a woman went on a crime spree from Palmerston North on the North Island of New Zealand to Palmerston on the South Island. They took their two children along with as they exchanged gun fire with the police. What has this to do with Hamas? Think about it. Sign in to see full entry.

The remains of Major Gordon-Bennett and his stretcher bearers are found high on Gun Ridge. The point marks the furthermost known Australian penetration on 25 th April 1915. Sign in to see full entry.

I think this kind of delay is going to be a regular feature of my posts this year. As I have metioned earlier I'm trying to start up a scheme with my younger brother and this is keeping me busy. I am also planning (in about 6 months time) to push bike across Germany, France and Spain). This also i... Sign in to see full entry.

In Hastings, New Zealand, two prisoners managed to knock each other out while making an escape. They were handcuffed together and ran to opposite sides of a power pole. Same day, same country, in Christchurch a family arrived home and called police to collect a burglar who had fallen downstairs and... Sign in to see full entry.

Still in Japan, a chef in Tsuruoka city is being questioned after seven diners fell sick. Blowfish are a delicacy in Japan; their poison, in minute doses, has a narcotic effect but there is a small line between narcosis and death. Consequently chefs have to be licensed to serve Blowfish on their... Sign in to see full entry.

A ban preventing Tourists from attending the pre-dawn Tuna auction in Tokyo, Japan, has been lifted. Officials now trust tourists to restrain themselves and not lick or hug the fish - actions which were the origin of the ban. Sign in to see full entry.

In China the milk company, San-Lu, has apparently closed for business. Two of its suppliers contaminated their milk with melamine which led to the deaths or illnesses of thousands of babies. The two suppliers were given the death sentence and the chairwoman of the company life imprisonment. She is... Sign in to see full entry.