Liechtenstein as a tax haven

Tax havens around the world; one missing, Canterbury

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History of NZ - Signing the Treaty

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

"To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. (Except Utah, which she does not fancy.) Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
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Why Torres Strait Islands should secede

 Torres Strait elder George Mye explains why he promised Eddie Mabo to lead their people to secession from Queensland. Footage: Brian Cassey
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2153489596/Why-Torres-Strait-Islands-should-secede

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Anna Bligh supports Torres Strait Islands secession

Fred Gela, the Mayor of Torres Strait Island Regional Council, in Brisbane yesterday. Picture: Jack Tran Source: The Australian

Source: The Australian

THE Torres Strait Islands have found a powerful ally in their long-running bid to secede from Queensland, with Premier Anna Bligh lobbying Julia Gillard to grant political autonomy to the islands that lie between Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Residents of the vast archipelago have for decades fought to become a self-governing territory, similar to the Northern Territory or the ACT, but have failed to gain political traction.
In a major leap forward, The Australian can reveal that Ms Bligh has now thrown her support behind the move, writing to the Prime Minister seeking the federal government's input into the process.
One of the main champions of secession, Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Fred Gela, applauded Ms Bligh's intervention and said the islanders were closer to becoming "masters of our own destiny".
"We are not calling for independence - we want to remain as Australians," Mr Gela told The Australian. "But as part of Queensland, we are only one of many priorities of the Queensland government.

"Being a territory government in our own right, we would be the only priority."
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Get Money Out

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Food for thought: Rebuilding Christchurch – without a CBD

This article written by Chris Keall was originally featured in the National Business Review, and looks at a concept of rebuilding Christchurch without a central CBD area focus. It highlights some interesting points that should be given cponsideration.
The government’s $1.35 billion ultrafast broadband project offers a chance to recast our cities, doing away with a CBD, one Telecom executive reckons – and workarounds in Christchurch point to the future.
At the Tuanz Telecommunications Day conference in Wellington, Gen-i Australasia chief executive Chris Quin said all major urban centres could become, well, less centred. Instead of being the centre of all business, civil and social activity, the current CBD could become one of the larger hubs surrounded by other smaller ones.
We hear endless rhetoric about urban planning, of course, a movement that usually delivers great ideas that get lost in a drawer somewhere; or less-than-great ideas (Canberra, Milton Keynes) that should have been lost in a drawer somewhere.
Single point of failure
Mr Quin said change has already come to Christchurch. The city’s CBD was a “single point of failure” during the two earthquakes
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History Reimagined: Declaration of Independence