Questions of the Day:

• Questions for Oral Answer - 10 Feb 2010

Privacy Breach: ACC Reports Sent To Wrong Addresses

The report has two parts, a cover sheet and an attachment with further data included. That further data includes the name of the individuals, the type of injury they sustained and the cost to date. More>>

Education: Will Govt Introduce National Standards Training Standards?

The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa is questioning how the Education Minister can expect professional trainers to successfully train schools to implement National Standards when the Standards are completely untried and untested. More>>

ALSO:

• NZ Govt - National Standards Training For Trainers
• Public Address Out-Link - Busytown: Testing, 1 2 3

Sport & Local Politics: Wellington MP Blue Over Possible Loss Of Sevens

Labour’s Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson is asking sevens fans to sign his on-line petition to ensure the IRB’s New Zealand leg remains at its natural home, in the capital. More>>

ALSO:

• Carl Suurmond - 2010 Sevens Street Party Pics (Part 1) - (Part 2)
• Police Wellington - Wellington Police On The Sevens
• Fiji Club Of NZ - Victorious Fijians
• Earlier Sevens coverage and images - Scoop's Lifestyle section

Gordon Campbell: Free Trade With US More Monty Python Than Holy Grail

Perhaps we can all quietly sign a pact to forego comparing a free trade deal with the US to the quest for the Holy Grail. This ‘free trade as Holy Grail’ notion is a cliché that will not die, because the media loves it so much. More>>