Radio Tarana is using discriminating tactics against Pakistani news . Said a senior citizens. Whenever news about Pakistan come , we only get it halfway and this happen to Pakistani news only . I requested it before now I am requesting to PANZ through Sohni Dharti , please take some action , request Tarana to end this discrimination against Pakistan"
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
PANZ Accounts
Thanks , PANZ , That how its work and that how it should be .
Attached are PANZ accounts
Attachment: PANZ Account 04.xls
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Third Program - Pakistan Association of NZ- 3rd Monthly Program to be held in May 2009
Under the subject "Know your leaders", PANZ is going to arrange yet another program in the month of MAY Inshaallah.
The children will deliver speeches on following great personalities:
Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed RA
Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani RA
The date and venue will be communicated later.
This will be a competition and will be in English & Urdu.
Kindly feel free to email panz01@gmail.com your valuable opinions and suggestions and pass on this information to all dear Pakistanis.
Wassalaam
Muhammad Siddiqui
0210 637 376
The children will deliver speeches on following great personalities:
Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed RA
Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani RA
The date and venue will be communicated later.
This will be a competition and will be in English & Urdu.
Kindly feel free to email panz01@gmail.com your valuable opinions and suggestions and pass on this information to all dear Pakistanis.
Wassalaam
Muhammad Siddiqui
0210 637 376
Friday, April 24, 2009
Ten Percent
Zardari vows to be tough on militancy, but has a fine line to walk. Cracking down too hard on insurgent activity risks inflaming Pakistani public opinion and even a tribal uprising. At the same time, he faces pressure from opponents to reduce the powers of the presidency, something he and his party have vowed to do without specifying the extent. |
Thursday, April 23, 2009
AMAZING
An amazing array of numbers.
4,5,6,7,8,9.
At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year,
At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year,
the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09.
This will never happen again
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
PANZ Meeting , By Sohni Dharti
Last night Meeting , how to improve efficiency of PANZ . attended Notables of Pakistan Community , About 12 notables of Community were invited , 4 were absent , among absent were Nadeem Ashraf who requested for a meeting ., boycott of this meeting shows how much these people think and feel about community.
Sohni Dharti is broadcasting the statements of those who were present
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
SUBHANALLAH
Please pass this message to Muslims... **READ THIS DUAA FOR BETTER LIFE** A very powerful Dua'a has been sent to you. Imagine if 1000 people read it just because of you. Jazakallah. BECAUSE ONLY you will seek goodness. |
Monday, April 20, 2009
Drone Attacks. Disgraceful
LAHORE: PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has alleged both the founding parties of Charter of Democracy (CoD) including PPP and PML-N have violated it.
PML-Q president said this while addressing a press conference at his residence here Sunday. Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly, Chaudhry Zahir ud Din and others were also present on the occasion.
Chaudhry Shujaat told when resolution on CoD was presented in National Assembly (NA), PML-Q chief whip Riaz Pirzada on his point of order had said PML-Q did not accept CoD. But this motion was bulldozed and the resolution was got adopted, he charged.
It was laid down in CoD no horse trading would be allowed and appointment of chief election commissioner would be made in consultation with opposition, he pointed out. PML-N violated the clause of horse trading while PPP breached the clause of appointment of chief election commissioner, he charged.
Those who were demanding apology from us should themselves apologize to nation on their high profile crimes, he underlined. They kept the nation in dark and left for Sarwar palace by brokering a secret deal and leaving PML-N in lurch, he added. If Nawaz Sharif considered Pervez Musharraf so hateful then why he promoted him to the post of army chief by superseding 3 generals, he questioned. He should tender apology on all his steps, he added.
He said PPP led government in 1974-75 had launched aerial strikes in Balochistan and now it had crossed all the limits by allowing drone attacks. Accumulating money in return for such steps was sheer disgraceful act, he added.
To a question about Swat Peace Deal he voiced apprehension certain foreign powers did not like the words of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. “I am afraid incidents would be churned out through fake ways to vilify Pakistan in order to sabotage peace deal”, he added. Major responsibility rested with ANP to implement this deal, he demanded.
About allocation of 160 million funds each to all members of forward bloc he said although it was a form of horse trading but it would be a good sign if these were spent on development projects.
To another question Chaudhry Shujaat said he had opposed Lal Masjid operation and former president Pervez Musharraf had acknowledged it.
PML-Q president said this while addressing a press conference at his residence here Sunday. Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly, Chaudhry Zahir ud Din and others were also present on the occasion.
Chaudhry Shujaat told when resolution on CoD was presented in National Assembly (NA), PML-Q chief whip Riaz Pirzada on his point of order had said PML-Q did not accept CoD. But this motion was bulldozed and the resolution was got adopted, he charged.
It was laid down in CoD no horse trading would be allowed and appointment of chief election commissioner would be made in consultation with opposition, he pointed out. PML-N violated the clause of horse trading while PPP breached the clause of appointment of chief election commissioner, he charged.
Those who were demanding apology from us should themselves apologize to nation on their high profile crimes, he underlined. They kept the nation in dark and left for Sarwar palace by brokering a secret deal and leaving PML-N in lurch, he added. If Nawaz Sharif considered Pervez Musharraf so hateful then why he promoted him to the post of army chief by superseding 3 generals, he questioned. He should tender apology on all his steps, he added.
He said PPP led government in 1974-75 had launched aerial strikes in Balochistan and now it had crossed all the limits by allowing drone attacks. Accumulating money in return for such steps was sheer disgraceful act, he added.
To a question about Swat Peace Deal he voiced apprehension certain foreign powers did not like the words of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. “I am afraid incidents would be churned out through fake ways to vilify Pakistan in order to sabotage peace deal”, he added. Major responsibility rested with ANP to implement this deal, he demanded.
About allocation of 160 million funds each to all members of forward bloc he said although it was a form of horse trading but it would be a good sign if these were spent on development projects.
To another question Chaudhry Shujaat said he had opposed Lal Masjid operation and former president Pervez Musharraf had acknowledged it.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
TALEBAN
Taleban 'kill love affair couple'
The Taleban in Afghanistan have publicly killed a young couple who they said had tried to run away to get married, officials say.
The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot dead on Monday in front of a mosque in the south-western province of Nimroz.
Nimroz is an area where the Taleban have a strong influence.
Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad told the AFP news agency the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders and were an "insult to Islam".
Dangerous region
Mr Azad said: "An unmarried young boy and an unmarried girl who loved each other and wanted to get married had eloped because their families would not approve the marriage."
Officials said the couple were traced by militants after they tried to go to Iran. They were made to return to their village in Khash Rod district.
"Three Taleban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed a fatwa (religious decree) that they must be killed. They were shot and killed in front of the mosque in public," the governor said.
He said there were some reports that the families of the young couple could have links with the Taleban. The Taleban could not be immediately reached for comment.
Correspondents say that the killings took place in a remote and dangerous region, where the government has no access.
The Taleban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and during that time implemented its austere interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, carrying out public killings and floggings.
Unmarried men and women were forbidden from talking or meeting in public and women were not allowed out of their homes without a male relative. Girls were discouraged from going to school.
Extrajudicial "honour killings" have been widely carried out in Afghanistan since then by conservative families angered by a relative who has brought them shame - usually by refusing to marry a chosen partner.
The Taleban have widened their influence over the past three years and now control many remote districts where there are not enough coalition forces to establish a permanent presence.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Once Dread Horse , Now Dead Horse
PANZ need to straight up its act , instead of living in self made shell of friends it should come out of the BOX and see what community is saying and seeing , it is our duty to show them right path , instead of self-styled politics PANZ should come out and invite and involve other people too , they may be in their oppositions but they are community we should value their advice too , said Sabir Hussain Cheema . Former Executive of Pakistan community . He said once Sohni Dharti was dread horse if any thing wrong goes community , now it has become dead horse and blind folded what happing in community , out in community people have start thinking that Sohni Dharti is part of this debacle too , he added one or two function is not PANZ , PANZ has responsibility to keep community unite too ,
MAN MARRIAGE TO EIGHT YEAR GIRL
Man's marriage to eight-year-old girl ruled legal
A judge has refused to overturn a ruling that declared the arranged marriage of an eight-year-old girl to a 47-year-old man legal.
The Saudi Arabian judge, Sheikh Habib Habib, ruled that the girl's marriage to a friend of her father's was legal and binding.
CNN reported the child wife could file for divorce once she reached puberty.
A relative of the girl told CNN the judge first refused to annul the marriage last year but reconsidered the case upon the girl's mother's appeal.
The mother's lawyer argued the girl's father had arranged the marriage with his "close friend" to pay off a monetary debt.
The relative said the girl's mother, who is divorced from the father, would continue to seek to overturn the marriage.
Zuhair Harithi from the Saudi Human Rights Commission told CNN child marriages in the country must be fought, saying they "violate international agreements that have been signed by Saudi Arabia and should not be allowed."
The issue of child marriage has been a hot topic in Saudi Arabia of late.
Rights groups have been petitioning the government to enact laws that would protect children while the kingdom's top cleric has said that it is OK for girls as young as 10 to wed.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, the kingdom's grand mufti, said last January there is nothing wrong with girls who are 15 or younger being married.
"A girl aged 10 or 12 can be married," he told a local newspaper.
"Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her.
"We should know that Sharia law has not brought injustice to women."
An appeals court in Riyadh will reportedly consider the case again in a hearing next month.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
food stalls
Respected Community Members
Assalam-o-Alykum
Nashemun PAKWOMENZ' group is proud to start a food stalls trend in our own programmes and first time ever in PANZ's 23rd March programme as well , as we are holding a special permission from the Auckland City Council. Just to make sure that Nashemun will be not responsible if anyone holds food stalls without our acknowledge and consent.
PAKISTANI WOMAN KILLED
Pakistani Woman among 14 Killed in NY Shooting 
 People attend a news conference at the Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier in Johnson City, NY, Sunday, April 5, 2009. The news conference was held before a planned funeral service for Layla Khalil of Iraq and Parveen Ali of Pakistan, who were killed by a gunman on Friday at the American Civic Association, Binghamton |
New York: A young Pakistani woman was among a total of 14 people from eight different countries who were killed in Friday’s deadly shooting rampage in Binghamton, New York, local authorities said on Sunday.
Parveen Ali, 26, came to the United States in 2001 with her mother and two brothers from northern Pakistan, according to media reports. She worked odd jobs at a gas station and hotel while trying to get her high school equivalency diploma. She eventually wanted to go to college and become a teacher.
She was like a mother to her 24-year-old brother, Nadar Ali. “It’s an extreme pain,” he said. He described his sister as “like the base of our family.” How can I describe it to you? She played a significant role in our family.”
Parveen Ali recently gained citizenship, which allowed her to sponsor two younger brothers still in Pakistan to come to the US, said Kaniz Fatima, a family friend. “All her dreams are buried with her,” Fatima said.
Blood Balri 2006
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2006
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Sohni Dharti
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Invite ……………………….& Family to donate GIFT OF LIFE
Give Blood , Save lives
Come on join the group and enjoy a colourful day
With RANGA RANG & GUP SHUP programme
Music and BBQ all day
Absolutely FREE
Address : 740 Sandringham Rd Sandringham
Wellesley War Memorial Hall
Day & Date : Monday 27th of March 2006
Time : 10 am, non stop BBQ start
Registered your name today
PH BillaG 8181251 :MOB or Text 021 1655871
Email gobillag@gmail.com
OR
Raja Naeem : 021 2322175 Haji Mumtaz : 021 1652894
Kamlesh Patel : 021 1156278 Sodhi : 0212945081
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SUBHANALLAH
| Pakistani Boy sets world record by securing 22A’s in A-Level | |
| Ali Moeen Nawazish Ali Moeen Nawazish - An 18-year old wiz-kid from Rawalpindi wanted to get into Cambridge, so he sat in seven A-Levels exams in just one year - and secured 22 A-grades, one B grade and a C!  The Urdu, English and Punjabi speaking wiz-kid is due to win another place - in the Guinness Book of Records. His Cambridge dream came true four months ago when he embarked on a computer science degree course at Trinity Hall. Ali also achieved a top score in the U.S. admissions test and was accepted by most Ivy League institutions, including Harvard and Yale.  When he filled out his university application forms at home in Rawalpindi there was barely enough space to list his qualifications. Ali finished all the exams within 12 months at Rawalpindi's Roots College International. His entry was organized through accredited boards Ed-Excel and Cambridge International Examinations. Apart from core science subjects he is almost entirely self taught. He studied for up to 12 hours a day, using energy drinks to help concentrate. He said: 'Then one day it all clicked. I needed to prove to myself, and to others, that I could do it.' _________________ Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. | |
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
(Urs)
A TXT Message , By Adeel
Salam Billa G
can u please forward this message to Pakistani Community?
*Family invitation*
Tilawat/Naat
Dars e Quran
(english/urdu)
Zikrullah azzawajal
special Dua
on the day(Urs) of Ghous e Azam
Shekh Abdul Qadir Jelani
RehmatullahAlaih
10th April 2009.
Asar to Isha
@
Al Mustafa Masjid
26 Mangere Rd,
Otahuhu
InshaALLAH
its open invitation 2 All
please attend
jazakAllah
Well done. Helen Clark.
Rt Hon Helen Clark
Valedictory Speech in the New Zealand Parliament
8 April 2009 from 1700hrs NZST
“E te Kiingi Tuheitia, te Ariki Tumu, e nga iwi o te motu, e rau rangatira ma, teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou, teenaa koutou katoa.
“This speech is my last in this Parliament and that is something I view with a mix of emotions.
“Being a member of the New Zealand Parliament has been a big part of my adult life, and my involvement in New Zealand politics more broadly long predates my election as MP for Mt Albert in 1981.
“In 1968, fresh from Epsom Girls’ Grammar School, I enrolled at Auckland University, to study History, English, German, and, yes – as an after-thought - Political Studies.
“What a year that was for students around the world, with unrest spreading across the campuses of many a country as the post war baby boomer generation came of age.
“Here in New Zealand, those of us who were politically minded were not short of causes to get involved in. Opposition to the Vietnam War, apartheid sport, nuclear testing in the Pacific – all these issues sent fault lines through New Zealand politics – some ideological, some generational. The great strength of Norman Kirk as Labour Leader was that he reached across the generations to speak for us as young people on these issues and in articulating an independent foreign policy.
“In my childhood and teenage years, a television set was not a feature of every home.
“That meant that politicians were rather remote figures whose voices were only occasionally to be heard on one of the handful of government owned radio stations (this was before Radio Hauraki broke the monopoly by broadcasting from a boat in the Hauraki Gulf), or were read about in the then rather dry columns of the print media.
“I remember Sir Ronald Algie MP coming to prizegivings at my secondary school. I recall being barked at by Sir Leslie Munro in the Te Pahu Hall when, as a student, I had the temerity to ask him a question about the wisdom of deploying New Zealand troops in Vietnam – but other exposure to politicians was non-existent in my earlier life.
“In recent years when children have asked me whether I wanted to be Prime Minister when I was a child, I could only reply that I couldn’t have imagined that happening, as the politicians of my childhood and youth were almost invariably rather elderly gentlemen.
“Those perceptions changed for me during my student days, and upon joining the Labour Party as I did in 1971. There was a new generation coming into Parliament for Labour, beginning with the election of Jonathan Hunt in 1966. Outside parliament there was the extraordinary energy of Jim Anderton in Labour’s Auckland local body campaigns, and later as party president.
“As well there was the growing stature of Norman Kirk as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. I was proud to be a mere foot soldier in the campaign which saw him lead Labour into government in 1972.
“But the Third Labour Government suffered greatly from Norman Kirk’s untimely death and major economic shocks, leading to its defeat after only three years.
“And so it was back to the politics of opposition for nine years, in the course of which I myself entered Parliament as the MP for Mt Albert.
“As many are well aware, I grew up on a farm in the Western Waikato and did not prima facie have a background of the kind associated with Labour Leaders of the past. But my wider family, like many, had a range of political allegiances. Politics was definitely of great interest to us, and not something just to be engaged in via a vote on Election Day.
“My parents were perhaps initially surprised at the direction my politics took, but, within a relatively short period of time, they extended their strong personal support for me to strong political support. That continues to this day, with my father who is 87 being present in the gallery, and my mother, who is not well enough to travel, being able, I hope, to watch proceedings on television today, along with my sister Jenefer who is caring for her. Words cannot adequately express my gratitude to Mum and Dad for their lifelong love and support of me.
“My first general election campaign as a Labour candidate was in 1975 in Piako – one of National’s safest seats, held by gentleman Jack Luxton, and later by his son John.
“What a great learning experience that was for me, moving through the small towns of the East and South Waikato, drawing support in particular from workers and their families associated with the Kaimäï Tunnel project, the dairy and timber factories, and the Arapuni hydro village.
“I well remember a campaign visit in support of me by Sir Basil Arthur, Minister of Transport, where superstition dictated that as a woman I could not accompany him into the Kaimäï Tunnel.
“The highlight of the campaign was the late Bill Rowling putting Putäruru on his whistle stop tour of the Waikato. The hall we hired was filled to overflowing for the morning tea held in his honour.
“My advice to young people starting out in politics is to be prepared to run first for their party in electorates which are highly unlikely to be won, but where one will learn a lot and have more to offer when a winnable seat comes along. Success is seldom instant in politics, and, where it does come quickly, it can equally quickly fizzle out.
“The Parliament I entered in 1981 was far less diverse than that we see today. That year the number of women elected to parliament doubled from four to eight, and there were only six Maori MPs.
“The main forms of recreation were the billiards room in what is now the Grand Hall, the Bellamys’ bar, and the card schools in Members’ offices.
“To say that this was an alien environment for a 31 year old woman, fresh from a university teaching position; would be an understatement. It was hard going, as frankly a lot of my political career has been, but it was character forming, and gave me the experience and confidence to go all the way in the system, and, importantly, to be part of changing it for the better.
“But saying that Parliament was hard going and an alien environment brings one to the issue of motivation – of what exactly it was which attracted me to this life.
“What brought me here was idealism, values, a sense of community and of internationalism, a desire to make a contribution to public life, and overwhelmingly a sense of gratitude for the opportunities New Zealand has offered me and which I believe should be the birthright of every New Zealander.
“I have always been proud of New Zealand’s egalitarian traditions. Deep in our nation’s roots is the ethos that Jack is as good as his master - and these day that Jill is as good as her mistress.
“Many of our forebears came to this land to escape the class-bound nature of Britain, where their place in the economic and social order was largely prescribed from birth.
“I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours. To me they relate to another era, from which our nation has largely, but obviously still not completely, freed itself.
“Entering Parliament was for me a way of translating ideals into positive action – hard as that can sometimes be. There have been many issues over my 41 years of political activity when I’ve perhaps been ahead of public opinion at the time. Yet, so often, today’s avant-garde become tomorrow’s status quo. Such thoughts cross my mind when I see a cross section of New Zealand families celebrate their children’s civil union; or a government delegation from Vietnam welcomed as friends and regional partners, when once to support relations with their country was thought to be beyond the mainstream.
“My first six years as an MP saw me focused on three main areas of activity.
“First there was my electorate work in Mt Albert. How grateful I will always be to the wonderful people of those central Auckland suburbs for the opportunities and support they gave me to grow and develop as a politician and leader over 27 years.
“Mt Albert was formed as a new electorate in 1946. It faced a by-election the following year, when the long serving Arthur Richards, the former Member for Roskill, retired. Warren Freer was then elected at the age of 26 and served for 34 years, rising to the number three position in Labour’s parliamentary hierarchy and becoming a senior minister.
“It is certainly my hope that Mt Albert will support and nurture Labour successors to Warren and me who have the capacity to rise to the very top of New Zealand politics and serve their electorate and our country with distinction.
“The bread and butter constituency work Mt Albert is interfacing with government agencies and departments on matters like housing, social welfare, and immigration, and supporting the endeavours of our fine local schools, sports clubs, and communities.
“The communities which make up Mt Albert are strong and diverse, making it a very rewarding electorate in which to live and work. I will miss it a lot over the next four years – but home is where the heart is, and my heart will always be in Kingsland where Peter and I have spent our 27 years of married life.
“Second, there was the work here in Parliament – for me, mainly focused around various permutations of what is now the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select Committee – of which I became Chair from 1984 to 1987. The nuclear-free legislation was a highlight of that period, as were the major reports our committee produced on disarmament and on New Zealand’s relationship with China.
“Third, there was the broader work within the Labour Party, where I had been a New Zealand Executive member since 1978. There was the excitement of the 1984 campaign, and the trauma of the economic shock and adjustments which followed the election. Victory in 1987 disguised the fact that in our heartland seats held by ministers; the Labour vote slumped – as the Fourth Labour Government had delivered economic policies to which our traditional supporters could not relate and which had not been foreshadowed.
“That experience and the subsequent massive 1990 defeat left a lasting impression on me – along with a determination for the future to be transparent about election policy, to deliver on it, and to keep faith with the loyal, long term Labour supporters who sustain our movement through good years and bad. There are always fair weather friends in politics – one knows who one’s true friends are when they are still standing with you in the aftermath of defeat when the phone (and now the texts) have otherwise gone rather quiet.
“My time as a Minister from 1987-1990 was very rewarding and enabled me to engage with communities across New Zealand. As Minister of Conservation, I returned to the extraordinary places I had last visited on South Island family holidays in the 1950s and ‘60s. I was able to strike the occasional blow for the environment by rejecting obtrusive development projects – like the Monowai Mine on the Coromandel and the Nukuhau Marina proposed for Lake Taupo.
“Public housing and health were passionate interests of mine and so much was achieved – from the acquisition of many more state houses, to passage of the pioneering smoke free legislation, and of the innocently named Nurses Amendment Act which freed midwives to practise autonomously.
“As Minister of Labour in 1990 I took the Employment Equity Act through Parliament, only to see it gone by Christmas that same year. In the face of a retailer revolt, I also promoted the legislation for seven day shop trading. While that was not welcomed by retail workers, the introduction was softened by my writing what amounted to an advanced industrial agreement into a schedule of the Act. Alas, that didn’t long survive the 1990 election either.
“The nine years in Opposition in the 1990s were tough years, as we in Labour worked to restore our electoral credibility.
“There was the shock treatment of the new National Government’s health, superannuation, welfare, and industrial policies, and unemployment rose above ten percent in 1991.
“The electorate clearly wasn’t happy in 1993, but still saw Labour as having a lot of baggage from the 1990s. This “plague on both your houses” sentiment was then expressed in the resounding vote for a change to the electoral system in 1992, and the binding referendum on MMP in 1993.
“The New Zealand electoral system has never been the same since. The two party system crumbled as the first MMP election approached, with MPs leaving both major parties to sit elsewhere in the House.
“I became Leader of the Opposition at the very point that the old electoral order began to crumble, and smaller parties had a chance of finding a niche in the political spectrum. Labour lost support to the Alliance and to New Zealand First in particular.
“The nadir came with a Colmar Brunton poll in the mid 1990s which put Labour on fourteen per cent and me on two per cent as preferred Prime Minister. It doesn’t get much worse than that – and looking back on it now I am only surprised that concerned delegations of colleagues didn’t beat a path to my door more often.
“Against that background, success in the 1996 election was impossible, but nonetheless it marked a turning point for me and for Labour. The coalition government stitched together was not a marriage made in heaven, and eventually dissolved.
“Meanwhile Labour and the Alliance were able to effect a rapprochement and to campaign as a ready made coalition in 1999.
“The rest is history. 1999 delivered a Labour-Alliance minority coalition government with support on confidence and supply from the Green Party.
“Our government then and in subsequent terms embarked on a programme of change across the economic, social, environmental and cultural spheres, which over time has made a substantial difference for the better to many New Zealanders’ lives.
“Fairness, opportunity, and security were our core values – and they were applied across the board.
“We took a long term approach to investment – in the Superannuation Fund, in Kiwi Saver, in early childhood education, in skills training, in research and development, in primary health care, in public transport, and much else besides.
“Workers’ rights were enhanced through the Employment Relations Act, paid parental leave, and a fourth week’s annual holiday.
“The economy experienced its longest run of continuous growth since the Second World War, and unemployment remained low for years. These successes gave us the capacity to make significant investments in families, services, and infrastructure. The rising tide did lift every boat, transforming the circumstances of Maori, Päkehä, Pasifika, Asian, and all other communities.
“In our last term in particular, comprehensive sustainability policies were put in place to put New Zealand on the front foot in combating climate change. I strongly believe that it is important for our country’s international credibility that we are seen to take these issues seriously and be prepared to act.
“Over nine years we made substantial acquisitions for the conservation estate – with the jewels in the crown being the transfer of Molesworth Station to the Department of Conservation and the purchase of the pastoral lease of the spectacular St James Station.
“It was my pleasure to lead our work on arts and culture – to encourage the development of New Zealand talent, audience enjoyment, economic opportunity, and the promotion of our unique New Zealand identity and perspectives.
“The heritage part of my portfolio was also immensely satisfying. I look back on years of significant projects from the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior; to the new, “born digital”, official encyclopaedia – Te Ara; to volumes of oral and other histories of World War Two and the Vietnam War, and to the major regional museum and gallery projects for which the government become a substantial funding partner.
“There’s also been the ongoing process of reconciling with our past – of recognising injustice and addressing it. New Zealanders are now very familiar with the settlement of historic grievances going back to the time of colonisation and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. These settlements must be completed so that we can move forward together as a nation.
“As one who grew up on a farm on Raupatu land in the Waikato, where our family’s presence felt like it had been for ever, I cannot even begin to imagine the scale of loss felt by Waikato Tainui from the mid nineteen century, but I hope that I and my government have played our part in putting right. The presence of Kingi Tuheitia and his delegation here today means a great deal to me as did the friendship of the late Te Arikinui, Dame Te Ata-i-rangi kahu over many years.
“As well in my time as Prime Minister, there was the apology to New Zealand’s early Chinese settlers and their descendants for the unique and severe discrimination they suffered for many decades; and the apology to Samoa for the injustices perpetrated by the New Zealand colonial administration.
“And just last year I issued on behalf of the government and people of New Zealand an apology to Vietnam veterans and their families, for the manner in which their loyal service to New Zealand was not recognised as it should have been and for the inadequate support extended to them and their families.
“Reconciliation, respect, inclusion, human rights – these were important themes for me as a Prime Minister with a deep belief in equality.
“Maoridom in recent decades has undergone a profound renaissance and stands very tall today as New Zealand’s first people, as substantial economic stakeholders, and as contributing so much which is fundamental to New Zealand’s unique national identity. Our government was a willing partner in that renaissance.
“Our substantial Pasifika populations have also made their presence felt from the professions to the factories, from the movie screens to the sports fields and beyond, to become a quintessential part of the fabric of New Zealand society.
“I have enjoyed my involvement with New Zealand’s many emerging ethnic communities, whose cultures, heritage, languages, and faiths add so much to the richness of our nation.
“The Civil Union Act enabling rainbow couples to express their love for each other by cementing their relationship in law; the Property Relationships Act applying the principles of fair division of property on the dissolution of a de facto relationship; and our work guided by the New Zealand Disability Strategy were all important to me.
“There is so much about New Zealand which is special and marks us out as a unique and gifted nation.
“We have evolved distinctive reconciliation and constitutional processes. Our institutions from our Parliament and executive government system under MMP to our Supreme Court have evolved a long way from our colonial heritage. It is inevitable that our constitutional status as a monarchy will also change – it’s a question of not if, but when.
“My government sought to reflect our nation’s unique personality in New Zealand’s international relations. For us, New Zealand needed to stand for peace, justice, reconciliation, and sustainability. Our refusal to participate in the war in Iraq was a decision based on principle – involvement would have ripped our country apart for no good purpose.
“I take pride in the high regard in which New Zealand is held internationally; and the work our government did in the Pacific and East Asia, in rebuilding the relationship with the United States, in broadening relations with Europe, in engaging strategically with Latin America, and in deploying peacekeepers around the globe.
“That high regard for our nation and our constructive way of working internationally was the background against which I went forward as a candidate for the position of Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. I regard my selection as a huge honour for me and for New Zealand and I will seek to carry out my duties there in a way which reflects well on our country.
“I have no regrets about leaving Parliament at this time. I have had an incredible career here and have been given enormous opportunities. But it is time to go and for others in my party to take forward the cause we believe in and I will always believe in.
“The election result of course was disappointing after so many years of hard work and a sense of achievement in so many areas. But we live in a democracy and the people’s will must be accepted and respected – as it is by me.
“A long and rewarding political career is not a solo act. I stand here knowing that I have been supported by so many people for so long because they believed in me and in the values I represented.
“My parents gave me the best start in life any child could have – a secure and loving home, and support for my education at every stage.
“My three sisters, my brothers-in-law, and my nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins in our large extended family have been very supportive of Peter and me over our many years in the public eye.
“Peter himself has been a staunch supporter of my aspirations and career – no matter how unpleasant and difficult things got in political life from time to time. There have been immensely more high points than low points.
“For ten consecutive elections I have received solid support from the Mt Albert electorate, and I thank all those who have voted and worked for me there over 27 years. Special thanks are due to the Mt Albert Labour Electorate Committee which has worked hard to make our electorate one of the best organised in New Zealand, and to my hardworking electorate office staff led by my long-time friend and supporter Joan Caulfield.
“My political career has been based on the values and principles of the New Zealand Labour Party – and I thank all those at all levels and in all regions across New Zealand for their constant support.
“Here in Parliament I have been privileged to work with remarkable colleagues, from my deputy leader for many years, Dr Michael Cullen, to those who made up our Cabinet and Caucus. I have made many friends in politics, and I know those friendships will be life long. The texts will keep coming – and maybe even some tweets.
“Other political parties played an indispensable role in the success of the Labour-led Government over our nine years in office. I worked particularly closely with the Hon Jim Anderton, and was pleased to see a friendship formed in the 1970s, which had been put under great strain in the 1980s and 1990s, resume in the 21st century.
“Jeanette Fitzsimons and the Green Party worked closely with me and Labour for many years, because we shared common approaches in many areas.
“While there was less commonality, nonetheless honourable relationships which guaranteed confidence and supply were established with Hon Peter Dunne and United Future, and Rt Hon Winston Peters and New Zealand First.
“A relationship based on considerable common interest was also possible with the Maori Party during the last parliamentary term. Hon Tariana Turia and I go back a long way, and I acknowledge in particular her generous comments in Parliament last week.
“My contact with the National Party and ACT has not been significant given the significance of the philosophical differences between us, but I do wish on this occasion to acknowledge the leaders of both parties, John Key and Rodney Hide, for their courtesy in recent times, and also the courtesy of numerous other members, going back to the time of Marilyn Waring and Katherine O’Regan, Paul East, and Simon Upton. I’ve also enjoyed Jim Bolger’s company post-politics.
“I have very much valued the ongoing wise counsel and advice of Geoffrey Palmer, and the support and insights provided by Mike Moore on moving into the international system.
“As Prime Minister I was supported by the broader public service in general and by those departments and agencies, for which I had direct responsibility in particular Mark Prebble and then Maarten Wevers as heads of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Marie Shroff, Diane Morcom, and Rebecca Kitteridge as Cabinet Secretaries, and their staff all worked hard to ensure that Labour as a democratically elected government could implement its policies.
“Martin Matthews, Jane Kominik, and all at the Ministry for Culture & Heritage helped me to give arts, culture, and heritage a higher profile than ever before in our country.
“The Department of Internal Affairs supported me in my role as Minister of Ministerial Services and as host of countless international delegations at head of state and government level.
“I enjoyed my work with the Security Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Security Bureau led variously by Richard Woods, Warren Tucker, and Bruce Ferguson. I placed trust in them and their staff as they did in me, and I believe that their work is in the interests of New Zealand.
“I also owe a great deal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which supported me and my ministers on so many complex issues and me personally through many summits and bilateral visits.
“It was also a privilege to be involved in many ways with the New Zealand Defence Force and to see its work on and offshore. I will always remember the amazing visits to Kabul, Bamyan, and Basra; and the Sinai, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands to see New Zealand military personnel at work.
“Close personal support for me as Prime Minister came from my private office and the talented teams led by Heather Simpson and Alec McLean; and to this day comes from my parliamentary staff, Jacque Bernstein and Dinah Okeby as it has always come from generations of personal secretaries, researchers, press secretaries, messengers, diary secretaries, typists, and receptionists in the past.
“Personal protection came from the Diplomatic Protection Squad of the New Zealand Police who stayed very close to me for the whole nine years. To DPS and the New Zealand Police across our country, thank you for your support. You are New Zealand’s unsung heroes and deserve much greater recognition for what you do to protect us all.
“Over the 22 years since I first became a Minister of the Crown, I have been not just driven but fully looked after and supported by the government drivers in the VIP service of the Department of Internal Affairs. I have come to know many well, and they are my friends. As a former Prime Minister, I am privileged to continue using their service, so today marks not an end, but an interlude. As General McArthur once famously said, “I will return.”
“It is 27 years to the month since I made my maiden speech in this chamber at the tender age of 32.
“I said then that “My greatest wish is that at the end of my time in this House, I shall have contributed towards making New Zealand a better place than it is today for its people to live in.”
“I leave knowing that I have fulfilled my wish and that I played a part in making New Zealand a better place.
“It has been a privilege to be a member of this House for 27 years and Prime Minister for nine years.
“I wish my successor Phil Goff and the Labour team all the best for the next election, and I wish New Zealanders well for what are undoubtedly challenging times ahead.”
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
A gathering on 18th April @ Fickling Convention Centre, Three Kings, Auckland
Pakistan Association of NZ invites all Pakistanis to attend a gathering as per following :
Where Fickling Convention Centre
Three Kings
546 Mt Albert Road
Auckland
When 18th April 2009 @ 6pm (Will try to finish by 10pm)
Agenda Certificate distribution among children participated in 23rd March program
Speech by children under program "Know your Leaders"
Important announcement in respect of Schemes for "Overseas Pakistanis in
Pakistan"
"Build our Communication network" PANZ membership, (Benefits)
FoodStall will be there and you can buy food
Pl mark this date in your diary to ensure your attendance and also pass on this message to your circle of Pakistani families so that we may gather all.
The best thing is to text all your friends NOW. For any feedback kindly send an email to panz01@gmail.com
Where Fickling Convention Centre
Three Kings
546 Mt Albert Road
Auckland
When 18th April 2009 @ 6pm (Will try to finish by 10pm)
Agenda Certificate distribution among children participated in 23rd March program
Speech by children under program "Know your Leaders"
Important announcement in respect of Schemes for "Overseas Pakistanis in
Pakistan"
"Build our Communication network" PANZ membership, (Benefits)
FoodStall will be there and you can buy food
Pl mark this date in your diary to ensure your attendance and also pass on this message to your circle of Pakistani families so that we may gather all.
The best thing is to text all your friends NOW. For any feedback kindly send an email to panz01@gmail.com
Pakistan Independence Day Celebration Arrangements - Date would be 16th of August...Kindly note
With great pleasure, Pakistan Association of NZ announce confirms the booking of Hall for coming independence day celebrations on 16th of August 2009. The venue will be Auckland Girls Grammar School, The Dorothy Winstone Centre, Newton, Auckland.
It would be a matter of great honour for us if you adivse us of your proposals, suggestions,or any idea to enable us to make that gathering a memorable event. Surely we will appreciate any voluntary work received in this matter.
You may sent a letter or fax us your ideas on any of the following contact :
PO Box 57057
Owairak
Auckland 0600
panz01@gmail.com
Fax 09 627 0016
Kindly pass on this message to your circle of friends.
Regards
Jamshaid ul Hassan
President
PANZ
It would be a matter of great honour for us if you adivse us of your proposals, suggestions,or any idea to enable us to make that gathering a memorable event. Surely we will appreciate any voluntary work received in this matter.
You may sent a letter or fax us your ideas on any of the following contact :
PO Box 57057Owairak
Auckland 0600
panz01@gmail.comFax 09 627 0016Kindly pass on this message to your circle of friends.
Regards
Jamshaid ul Hassan
President
PANZ
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Swat Story
The source of this film and news is GEO, a channel known for its connection to foreign powers. The Supreme Court of Pakistan will investigate into the matters and hope the truth behind all that will be soon known to us all. I just try to paste a picture here so as to know how things are presented to the world to serve the purpose of vested circle.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM
a little worry about our children
This is a common observation that parents do not pay attention or spend time to see progress of their children as to what they are reading and what support can be of great help tp them to go ahead. So what happens that they start switching to a subject which are more easy and does not involve more attention in terms of time.
They finally spend time to play electronic games or watching TVs or using their mobiles for sending or receiving text.
They end up with lower grades and find hard to go to University for a good education.
I feel personally that we have women and men who are well qualified and can think for establishing a tuition center at their home. This will be a great help to community and surely a source of money will be there for them.
Thus our children will have a support and will be able to improve their performance. In my view if you are any of your friend who have a good command on any subject, can pass on their name, a phone contact( with best time to call ) and an address with qualification or subject (including Quran) you can teach, via an email to panz01@gmail.com.
The hourly rate, in my opinion should be 10 - 12 dollars and hour.
We will gather the information and advertise here and at different places so that the interested parents contact you.
My humble appeal to you all is to cooperate us in the best interest of our community. You may pass on this information to text to your friend so that we have enough centers in all areas of Auckland and beyond.
Regards
Muhammad Siddiqui
On behalf of PANZ
0210 637 376
They finally spend time to play electronic games or watching TVs or using their mobiles for sending or receiving text.
They end up with lower grades and find hard to go to University for a good education.
I feel personally that we have women and men who are well qualified and can think for establishing a tuition center at their home. This will be a great help to community and surely a source of money will be there for them.
Thus our children will have a support and will be able to improve their performance. In my view if you are any of your friend who have a good command on any subject, can pass on their name, a phone contact( with best time to call ) and an address with qualification or subject (including Quran) you can teach, via an email to panz01@gmail.com.
The hourly rate, in my opinion should be 10 - 12 dollars and hour.
We will gather the information and advertise here and at different places so that the interested parents contact you.
My humble appeal to you all is to cooperate us in the best interest of our community. You may pass on this information to text to your friend so that we have enough centers in all areas of Auckland and beyond.
Regards
Muhammad Siddiqui
On behalf of PANZ
0210 637 376
Thursday, April 2, 2009
ALL MUSLIMS SHOULD BE CAREFUL
Are we eating pork fat?
All Muslims should be careful.
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Yehya ibn Abi Katheer said, "Knowledge cannot be gained by resting."
TOOTH PASTE, SHAVING CREAM CHEWING GUM, CHOCOLATE, SWEETS, BISCUITS, CORN FLAKES, TOFFEES, CANNED FOODS, FRUIT TINS, Some medication Multi-vitamins Since these goods are being used in all MUSLIM Countries indiscrimately, our society is facing problems like Shamelessness, rudeness and sexual promiscuity. So, I request all MUSLIMS or non pork eaters to check the ingredients of the ITEMS of daily use and match it with the following list of E-CODES. If any of the ingredients listed below is found, try to avoid it, as it has got PIG FAT; E100, E110, E120, E 140, E141, E153, E210, E213, E214, E216, E234, E252,E270, E280, E325, E326, E327, E334, E335, E336, E 337, E422, E430, E431, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E440, E470, E471, E472, E473, E474, E475,E476, E477, E478, E481, E482, E483, E491, E492, E493, E494, E495, E542,E570, E572, E631, E635, E904. Courtesy Dr. M. Amjad Khan Medical Research Institute United States
Dr M Liaqat (PhD Food Biochemistry) MA CONSULTING UK |
