POLITICS HEADLINES:
Parliament: Debate On Validating Legislation
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
Scoop Satire: Auditor-General Thought Processes Remix
Gambling: Casino Should Buy Lotto Ticket After Escaping Heavy Penalty
Justice: MP Concerned At Imprisoned Christian's Fate If Sent Back To Iran -
Crime: Govt Moves To Stamp Out Money Laundering & Terror Financing
Environment: Iceland Resumes Commercial Whaling
Charities: Threats Of Deregistration Stick Followed By Tax-Incentive Carrot
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Parliament: Debate On Validating Legislation:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00345.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00346.htm
[3] - http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/0610/BillApprop.pdf
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00323.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00330.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00331.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00201.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00188.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00181.htm

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00324.htm

Scoop Satire: Auditor-General Thought Processes Remix

In his report on advertising expenditure in the 2005 election funded by Parliamentary Services, the Auditor-General helpfully supplies a decision-making flowchart used when determining the legality of particular pieces of advertising. While this is a very fine thing, whether such a simple process can be so robust is a matter of debate... I therefore propose the following, which, while giving much the same results, more fully reflects generally-held beliefs about the Auditor-General's reasoning. See... Hood: Auditors-General Decisions-Making Proposal [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00265.htm

Gambling: Casino Should Buy Lotto Ticket After Escaping Heavy Penalty

New Zealand’s gambling watchdog, the Gambling Commission, as been sharply criticised for only handing out a two-day license suspension to the Dunedin Casino, after the gambling company was found to have allowed a problem gambler to have gambled $6.6 million over three years. Dunedin woman Christine Keenan lost a net $400,000 during that period, having gambled away her inheritance. See... Slaps casino over face with wet bus ticket [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00205.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00204.htm

Justice: MP Concerned At Imprisoned Christian's Fate If Sent Back To Iran -

I think the Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA) displays a degree of naivety in the decision that they have made concerning the Iranian refugee, who arrived in New Zealand in 1993, and has since converted from Islam to Christianity and is now a practising Catholic (appeal decision 74704). I believe that, in cases of this kind, the RSAA needs to give much greater weight to human rights. See... Yadegary And Religious Freedom In Iran [1]
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Scoop Audio: [5] Selwyn Manning and 95bFM's Simon Pound discuss: How Immigration Minister David Cunliffe has refused to help asylum seeker Thomas Yadegary (who is banged up in Mt Eden Prison) even though he promised while an MP to seek refuge for him. Irony abounds in this case, the more so the more you investigate it!

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00336.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00262.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00263.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00121.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00177.htm

Crime: Govt Moves To Stamp Out Money Laundering & Terror Financing

Associate Justice Minister Clayton Cosgrove today released the third and final discussion document on proposals to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. "New Zealand's stable financial system makes it attractive for international criminals to deposit funds here and then move the money to other jurisdictions, so we must not be a weak target," he said. See... Proposed Framework To Prevent Money Laundering [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00328.htm

Environment: Iceland Resumes Commercial Whaling

News that Iceland is to begin commercial whaling after a 20-year hiatus is being greeted with dismay by Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei. The Icelandic Government announced yesterday that whalers will be allowed to harpoon a commercial quota of 30 minke whales and 9 fin whales per year, despite an international moratorium on commercial whaling administered by the International Whaling Commission. See... Greens dismayed at Iceland whaling decision [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00335.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00332.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00340.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00200.htm

Charities: Threats Of Deregistration Stick Followed By Tax-Incentive Carrot

A government discussion document released today outlines possible tax incentives to encourage charitable giving of money, skills and time. The discussion document, released by Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne, results from the post-election confidence and supply agreement between United Future and the Labour-led government. See... Further tax incentives for charitable giving [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00333.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00329.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00202.htm

MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00350.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00343.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00348.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00342.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00334.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00349.htm

POLITICAL COLUMN:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00203.htm

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