TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House
Keith Rankin: Taxing Gift & Household Economies
Howard’s End: An Environment For Environmentalism
CEO Appointment Won’t Jeopardise Dairy Merger – Roadley
Linday Perigo: No Place For Mother Theresa In Ayn Rand's Gospel
Supercomputer Weather: Rain Not Going Away
Small Business Tax Simplification Discussion Document Released
Journalism Is Not A Crime – Today Is Press Freedom Day
Prebble Talks Tax Freedom - Today Is Tax Freedom Day Too
Why Won’t Clark Answer My Christine Rankin Question? – Newman
Scoop World: No Peace Yet But Lots Of Rain
Tonight’s TV2 International Laugh Festival Line-up
Katya Rivas

TOP SCOOPS

Scoop Is In The House

– Today's questions of the day concerned: Mandeville Youth Justice Facility – Community Services Card – E-Government - Hospital Deficits – Tourism – Rest Home And Geriatric Care Funding – Human Genes In Cows – PM And Christine Rankin – Tax Simplification – Virgin Blue – Green NZ Myth – Police Crime Fighting Capacity – Cannabis Health Select Committee Hearings. See..SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 3 May [1] . For yesterday's questions and paraphraed answers see... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 2 May [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00027.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00018.htm

Keith Rankin: Taxing Gift & Household Economies

- National's revenue spokesperson Annabel Young has taken it upon herself to condemn 'green dollars', and to label 'green markets' as “black markets”. She could be opening a Pandora's Box. It only requires enough people to take the bait. See... Keith Rankin: Taxing Green Dollar Communities [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00022.htm

Howard’s End: An Environment For Environmentalism

- Environmental law often punishes bad things but rarely does it promote the good with clamour and conflict often accompanying environmental news. Shouldn't we all be concentrating on a habitat of hope, not hype? See... Howard's End: Habitat Of Hope, Not Hype [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00021.htm

CEO Appointment Won’t Jeopardise Dairy Merger – Roadley

- The dairy industry merger will not be jeopardised by the appointment of a Chief Executive, John Roadley, Chairman of Global Dairy Company, said this morning. See... Appointment Of Global Dairy Company CEO [1] and Dairy Infighting Comes As No Surprise To Farmers - ACT [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0105/S00019.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00067.htm

Linday Perigo: No Place For Mother Theresa In Ayn Rand's Gospel

- I'm delighted to report that Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism, is an underground stream flowing through New Zealand. It has shot to the surface in several places, most recently a new web site for the Centre for Objectivist Studies, at http://www.objectivism.org.nz. See... Lindsay Perigo: Diabolical Works Of Mother Teresa [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00025.htm

Supercomputer Weather: Rain Not Going Away

- According to the NOAA Supercomputer’s medium range forecast model, rain which finally started falling today in drought affected Wellington, is likely to hang around for some time. See... Supercomputer Weather: Rain, Rain And More Rain [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00026.htm

Small Business Tax Simplification Discussion Document Released

- The government has released a discussion document aimed at simplifying the tax system and helping reduce stress on small business. See... Tax Simplification Proposals For Small Business [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00070.htm

Journalism Is Not A Crime – Today Is Press Freedom Day

- Journalists across the world are being targeted by governments for carrying out their legitimate investigative reporting work. See... Journalism Is A Profession, Not A Criminal Offence [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0105/S00004.htm

Prebble Talks Tax Freedom - Today Is Tax Freedom Day Too

- Today, the 3rd of May, is Tax Freedom Day - the day we stopped working for the government and began working for ourselves. See... Tax Freedom Day - Richard Prebble Speech [1] and ACT Declares May 3 Tax Freedom Day [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00069.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00032.htm

Why Won’t Clark Answer My Christine Rankin Question? – Newman

- Helen Clark is deliberately dodging questions aimed at revealing her key role in the Christine Rankin affair and the proposed merger of the Department of Work and Income and the Ministry of Social Policy, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. See... PM Ducks For Cover Over Welfare Merger & Rankin [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00059.htm

Scoop World: No Peace Yet But Lots Of Rain

– Scoop’s Supercomputer forecasts of rain in Israel (Supercomputer Weather: Peace Rains In Middle East? [1] ) have proved correct though a great deal more rain (40 times as much) fell than was expected in the Scoop forecast. That said there are few signs yet of peace breaking out in Israel and the occupied territories with ongoing violence accompanying a visit by Israel’s Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to Washington. See Heavy spring rains bring havoc – Jerusalem Post [2] for a report of flooding in Jerusalem.

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0104/S00153.htm
[2] - http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/05/03/News/News.25513.html

Tonight’s TV2 International Laugh Festival Line-up

- Benjamin Crellin: Fear and Loathing In Hastings A show of small-town paranoia and twenty-something contempt. 8.30pm Tickets: Adults $15 Conc/Groups 10+/LP $12 See... Laugh! Line Thur 3 May [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0105/S00005.htm

Katya Rivas

- I seek souls that will understand Me. Without them, without My loved ones, I do not act; if they accept Me, My Word will be fulfilled. See... Katya Rivas: I Seek Souls That Will Understand Me [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00024.htm

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