TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House: Today’s Q&A
Environmentalists Rally For Lee As Coasters March On Parliament
Air NZ Bail-out Speculation Squashed
Howard’s End: Not Every Candidate Has $200 On Tap
Motornet: Wild Horses Under The Hood
David Miller: Fiji’s Chance To Get It Right
LATEST NEWS FROM FIJI:
Satire: Call To Overthrow Tyranny Of Time
Scoop World: Israel Steps Closer To War
GM Moratorium Extended
Scoop World: D.C. Showdown On International Banking Looms

TOP SCOOPS

Scoop Is In The House: Today’s Q&A

- Today's questions of the day concerned: Gold Mine (Sandra Lee) – Regional Employment – Gold Mine (PM) – Sri-Lankan Dairy Export Glitch – Gold Mine (Lee) – New Principals – Gold Mine (Anderton) – ACC Levies – Defence Policy – People’s Bank Promotion Row – Defence Dinner Discussion – Mark Burton And The FEC. See... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day –28 August [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00159.htm

Environmentalists Rally For Lee As Coasters March On Parliament

- A public rally will be held in Parliament Grounds Tuesday, 28 August, from 1pm to support Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee, and her decision not to approve the proposed GRD Macraes' Reefton goldmine. See... Rally to support Sandra Lee's Reefton decision [1] and Organisations Write In Support Of Sandra Lee [2] MORE: - Green Party - Coromandel Proves Mining Wealth Myth [3] - Nats - Coast Protest Because Govt Won't Front [4] - Maree Howard - Howard's End: No Justice And Fairness For Coasters [5]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0108/S00129.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0108/S00132.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00520.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00514.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00146.htm

Air NZ Bail-out Speculation Squashed

- The Government has no desire to get involved in Air New Zealand’s commercial affairs, Prime Minister Helen Clark says. See... No Cash Injection For Air NZ, PM Says [1] and PM’s Comments On Air New Zealand [2] REACTION: - ACT - Air NZ Debacle Shows Govt Out of Depth [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00152.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00505.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00511.htm

Howard’s End: Not Every Candidate Has $200 On Tap

- Someone in the Puzzle Palace in Wellington has decided in their wisdom to charge a $200 deposit for candidates putting themselves up for election to local councils and district health boards. Are the clowns now in charge of the circus? See... Howard's End: $200 Barrier To Fair Representation [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00158.htm

Motornet: Wild Horses Under The Hood

- Stonking V8s are not the kind of cars I grew up dreaming about. But you're never too old for new addictions I say.... See... Motornet: Mustang Alley [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00156.htm

David Miller: Fiji’s Chance To Get It Right

- Whichever party or candidate wins office can claim to have done so through the means of democracy. Although this may be welcomed in countries such as New Zealand, whether it is accepted in Fiji is another matter entirely. See... David Miller: Don't Blow Your Last Chance, Fiji [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00154.htm

LATEST NEWS FROM FIJI:

- Pacnews - Witnesses Blast Military Over Court Martial [1] - Baba defends Serevi's right to free speech [2] - Military Condemn 'Lack Of Respect' By US Envoy [3] - FPCG - Regime wants to appeal VAT judgement [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00096.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00095.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00094.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00093.htm

Satire: Call To Overthrow Tyranny Of Time

- The current Gregorian calendar system is 'archaic, inefficient, costly, and couter-productive to the rigorous demands of a new millenium."- that's the claim of Business Round Trough Chairman Roger Curdled. See... Scoop Satire: Do Away With 'Archaic' Calendar [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00155.htm

Scoop World: Israel Steps Closer To War

- The assassination this morning of Abu Ali Mustafa, Secretary-General of the PFLP is a deeply worrying escalation of an already perilous situation. The policy of "targeted killings" undertaken by the Sharon Government is a serious violation of international law, and a very dangerous provocation. See... Assassination A Step Towards All-Out War After [1] RELATED: - State Dept - State Dept. Daily Press Briefing August 23, 2001 [2] - C.D. Sludge - Sludge Report #104 – Roadmaps And Roadblocks [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00091.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00089.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0108/S00149.htm

GM Moratorium Extended

- The voluntary moratorium on applications for release and field testing of genetically modified organisms will be extended to October 31, Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs and Science Minister, Pete Hodgson, announced today. See... Voluntary GM moratorium extended [1] and Network offers extension to Voluntary Moratorium [2] REACTION: - Greenpeace - Government’s First Step Towards GE Free Policy [3] - GE Free NZ - Public Opinion Supports GE Free Environment & Food [4] - ACT - Govt Must Deliver On Good Faith Of GM Industry [5] - National - GM moratorium - when will it end? [6]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00504.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0108/S00073.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0108/S00078.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0108/S00077.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00518.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0108/S00513.htm

Scoop World: D.C. Showdown On International Banking Looms

- The Mobilization for Global Justice - a broad coalition of social justice, environmental, labor, human rights and student groups and activists organizing massive demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month - will unveil four demands that, if implemented, would create a more just global economy that elevates human need over corporate greed . See... Demands To Be Delivered To World Bank And IMF [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0108/S00097.htm

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