Many see this as Slim's ready-to-go option when he gets government approval to offer TV in Mexico.

The Rural Health Alliance says it will be forced to shut down next week unless it gets government funding.

Better deals for trans-tasman travellers are being promised by Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand if a proposed alliance gets government approval.

Too much money is spent on enforcement and convictions, rather than on health policies, says the body, which gets government and private funding.

It has been supported by donations and volunteers but has become so stretched it has no option but to close unless it gets government help.

The Irish Apostolate, which gets Government funding, became a founder member of Justice for Immigrants, a national campaign for immigration reform.

Dublin could become rubbish-free within a 20-month period, if a system credited with the transformation of New York's once grimy pavements gets Government backing here.