JUST POLITICS
ANZ Staff Paid For Charity, Maharey Applauds Trend
Govt Ready To Form Partnerships To Save Rail
Please Explain “Sustainable Fisheries”
Lee To Lobby IWC For Whale Sanctuary
Dalziel Talks About Population Change
Leading Agriculture Into Knowledge Economy Future
Making It Safe To Use RMA
Major Interest In IT Training

POLITICS FROM TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House – Today’s Q&A
Keith Rankin Defends Home Tax
Lindsay Perigo: X-pensive Wino
Clarky Picks Narrow All Black Victory On Saturday
Probation Workers Back On The Job Today

JUST POLITICS

ANZ Staff Paid For Charity, Maharey Applauds Trend

- ANZ is providing its staff with one day of paid leave, per year, to provide volunteer services to charities and community organisations of their own choice. See... ANZ Pays Staff To Work For Charities [1] and Business Volunteer Work Schemes Applauded - Maharey [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0106/S00257.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00420.htm

Govt Ready To Form Partnerships To Save Rail

- The Government is ready to work in partnership with local authorities, communities and regions to secure the future of rail services where there is a prospect of making them viable, Industry and Regional Development Minister Jim Anderton told Parliament today. See... Govt Working On Passenger Rail In Regions [1] EARLIER: - Govt - Government Meets With Prospective Rail Owners [2] - Greens - Rail Passenger Service Cuts Risk Fragmentation [3] - Libz - Greens - 'Save Rail' By Keeping Out Of Koru Clubs [4] - Govt - Ready To Talk With Rail Owners [5] - ACT - Government Must Resist Railway Blackmail [6] - Rail & Maritime Union - Tranz Scenic Sale - Take Back The Track Campaign [7] - Union Decries Loss Of Passenger Trains [8] - Union Congratulates West Coast Rail [9]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00415.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00413.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00394.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0106/S00114.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00399.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00408.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0106/S00234.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0106/S00233.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/BU0106/S00232.htm

Please Explain “Sustainable Fisheries”

- Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today asked why the Hoki fishery needed a 20 per cent quota reduction just three months after it had been publicly launched and promoted as a sustainably managed fishery. See... How Can Overfishing Possibly Be Sustainable? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00421.htm

Lee To Lobby IWC For Whale Sanctuary

- Conservation Minister Sandra Lee will launch a new joint bid with Australia in London next month to secure International Whaling Commission support for a South Pacific whale sanctuary. See... Renewed International Interest In IWC [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00424.htm

Dalziel Talks About Population Change

- It is very easy to get caught up in statistics, something I am acutely aware of each time the Migration Statistics come out. As Minister of Immigration I am apparently responsible for emigration. However, bald statistics are easy to report, even when they are accompanied by warnings about the reliability of interpreting the data in a particular way. See... Population Association Of NZ - Dalziel Speech [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00419.htm

Leading Agriculture Into Knowledge Economy Future

- The primary production sector has a key role to play in the economic transformation of New Zealand, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton said today. See... Agriculture Is The Backbone Of New Zealand: Sutton [1] and Sutton Speech: Agriculture And Knowledge Economy [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00418.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00417.htm

Making It Safe To Use RMA

- Fifty thousand dollars and a new 'easy to use' guide to the Resource Management Act were a good start to improving understanding of the RMA, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, said today. See... User-Friendly Guide And Cheque For RMA Support [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00416.htm

Major Interest In IT Training

- Record numbers of New Zealanders are now participating in Industry Training, Associate Education (Tertiary Education) Minister Steve Maharey said today. See... Record Numbers In Industry Training [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00414.htm

POLITICS FROM TOP SCOOPS

Scoop Is In The House – Today’s Q&A

- Today's questions of the day concerned: Christine Rankin – Secondary School Leavers – Christine Rankin And The PM – Wellington Police Numbers – NZ Post – Police Cars – DHB Funding – Border Control Measures – Court Fees – Child Labour – Knowledge Economy - School Leavers. See... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 28 June [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00148.htm

Keith Rankin Defends Home Tax

- The opprobrium heaped onto the 2001 Tax Review committee for suggesting a home ownership tax was so loud and so righteous that it pre-empted any reasonable public debate on both that issue and the other issues raised by the taskforce. See... Keith Rankin: In Defence Of Equitable Home Tax [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00145.htm

Lindsay Perigo: X-pensive Wino

- Yesterday I was a tad under the weather from staying up very late the night before, talking & quaffing with friends into the wee hours. It was one of those "meaning of life" conversations, with some good-natured sparring punctuating its more serious threads. See... Lindsay Perigo: Self-Respect, Not Self-Obsession [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00147.htm

Clarky Picks Narrow All Black Victory On Saturday

- “Recent matches between [the All Blacks and France] have been tense, hard fought and, dare I say it, heart-breaking affairs. They’ve also been notable for the high quality of the rugby, and I hope we see a similarly exhilarating match this Saturday. 33-27 to the All Blacks,” says Prime Minister and occasional rugby commentator Helen Clark. See... All Blacks Will Win, Say Well-Known Kiwis [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0106/S00067.htm

Probation Workers Back On The Job Today

- After urgent meetings last night between PSA and CPS representatives, suspended probation officers will be reinstated and all other staff will return to work today. See... Probation Workers Back On The Job [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0106/S00119.htm

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