Today's Top Scoops - 25 February 2008
World News: NZ Pioneers New Climate Change Initiative With UN
Oddspot: MP Defends 'Hardworking Media'
Business As Usual: MP Attacks Media
NZ
World News: Multimedia: Cluster Munitions Conference
Concludes
Trees: Lorax's Advocacy Could Be Lost In
Auckland
Urban Myths: Good Deed Will Not Lead To Mad Max
Carnage
Foreign
Affairs: McCully Gets Stuck Into NZ AID
Spending
Fisheries:
Anderton Thinks Fishy Decision A Bit Rough
MPs:
Wilson Will Not Seek Re-Election
Shares:
AIL Board Recommends Sales, Splits on Vote
Lost Worlds: Buried Volcano Inside Panmure Basin
Discovered
Air
Quality: Time For Wellington City Workers To Invest In
A Gas Mask
Monkey
Watch: Tamarind Action In Wellington
Media: Hearty Breakfast For TVNZ
West
Darfur: Following Attacks, UN Officials Voice Concern
For Civilians' Safety
News
Media: Malaysian Newspapers Stifled In Election
Coverage
Neighbours:
Latin America And The U.S. Presidential Campaign
Burma:
ASEAN Plays Key Role In Helping Myanmar - UN Envoy
Fisheries:
Climate Change Leading To Shrinking Fish Stocks
Needle
Work: Immunization Drive Reaches 35K+ Kids In
Cameroon
F.
William Engdahl: Crisis of the World Financial System -
Financial Predators Had A Ball
Martin
LeFevre: Of Eclipses And Sacred Places
Kidd
Millennium: Kidd & The Gray Lady
Uri
Avnery: Three Cheers For Kosova!
David
Swanson: Foreclose On The White House
Jason
Leopold: DOJ Office Launches Formal Probe Into Legal
Basis Behind Torture Memo
Images: Bugden Takes Second Superbike Title
Boxing
News: Julian Slade Sport Report: La Pantera Boxes
On
Sport: Barker Doesn't Win Yach Race…Again!
In Memoriam: Barry Barclay Remembered
Sculpture: Lions Made Of Sand Pop Up At
Piha
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LEAD STORY
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World News: NZ Pioneers New Climate Change
Initiative With UN - Andreas von Warburg
reports from New York: New Zealand is one of the pioneering
founders of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), a bold new
initiative to address climate change and the urgent need to
de-carbonize the global economy. The country has joined the
United Nations and three other countries, four cities and
five corporations to launch one of the most promising
projects to fight global warming and preserve our planet in
the best possible way. Image: Tokelau's Fakaofo Atoll,
by Selwyn Manning. More
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ALSO:
- United Nations - Nations, Cities, Companies Pledge Emissions Slash [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00258.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00307.htm
NZ POLITICS
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Oddspot: MP Defends 'Hardworking Media' -
National Party leader John Key should apologise for his
attack on the integrity of the hardworking media in the
North says Northland List MP and cabinet Minister Shane
Jones. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00391.htm
Business As Usual: MP Attacks Media -
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says TV3’s much-touted
claim to be ‘leading news journalists’ is now in
complete tatters, following the weekend’s revelations
about the infamous ‘medals’ interview. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00395.htm
NZ
World News: Multimedia: Cluster Munitions Conference
Concludes - [Audio + Video + Images] Video on
Demand of the Press Conference held at midday Friday to
announce the conclusion of the Cluster Munitions Diplomatic
Conference held at the Wellington Town Hall this week. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - More than 80 countries sign up - cluster munitions [2]
- Cluster Munitions Coalition - Historic step forward for cluster bomb ban [3]
- Images/Audio: Cluster Bomb Victims Stage Protest [4]
- Cluster Munitions Coalition - Images: Cluster Bomb Victims - Real-life stories [5]
- Cluster Munitions Coalition - Kiwis Show Support for Treaty to Ban Cluster Bombs [6]
- Video Doco - Why Cluster Bombs Should Be Banned [7]
- YouTube Video - Reports From Cluster Bomb Conference Day 1-3 [8]
- Cluster Munitions Coalition - Cluster Bomb Survivor Speaks [9]
- Cluster Munitions Coalition - Global Push To Ban Cluster Bombs At Crossroads [10]
- Amnesty International - Ban on Cluster Munitions Only Sane, Humane Option [11]
- Development Resource Centre - Centre supports cluster munition ban [12]
- NZ Govt - Opening address of Conference on Cluster Munitions [13]
- Greens - Minister gets it wrong on cluster bomb investments [14]
- The Scoop Team - Intl. Cluster Munitions Conf. Opens In Wellington [15]
- US State Department - Putting the Impact of Cluster Munitions In Context [16]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00245.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00384.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00283.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00216.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00280.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00260.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00239.htm
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00234.htm
[9]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00214.htm
[10]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00213.htm
[11]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00207.htm
[12]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00275.htm
[13]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00274.htm
[14]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00283.htm
[15]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00205.htm
[16]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00233.htm
Trees: Lorax's Advocacy Could Be Lost In
Auckland - A meeting of the Auckland City
Council seems quite likely to take away the role of
Community Boards in planning decisions affecting generally
protected trees. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0802/S00257.htm
Urban Myths: Good Deed Will Not Lead To Mad Max
Carnage - An email warning drivers not to flash
their headlights at oncoming cars as they could become a
victim of gang initiation, is a hoax say police. The email
headed: "Don't flash headlights at any car with no lights
on" states police officers working with the DARE programme
have issued the warning. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00288.htm
Foreign
Affairs: McCully Gets Stuck Into NZ AID
Spending - It is clear that some NZAID monies
are ending up in the hands of the least deserving says
National's Murray McCully. "Take for example the 2002
donation of $2000 from the Council for International
Development-administered NZAID NGO Travel Fund to well known
leftist Professor Jane Kelsey." More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00383.htm
Fisheries:
Anderton Thinks Fishy Decision A Bit Rough -
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton is disappointed the High
Court has overturned his decision to cut the catch of the
northern orange roughy stock (ORH1). However, he said, it
was useful that the Court has clarified how certain parts of
the law should operate. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00385.htm
MPs:
Wilson Will Not Seek Re-Election - The Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Hon Margaret Wilson MP, has
announced that she will not seek a position on the Labour
List for the next election. She will continue in the
position of Speaker until the next election. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - Unions acknowledge Margaret Wilson's role [2]
[1]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00376.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00286.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Shares:
AIL Board Recommends Sales, Splits on Vote -
The directors of Auckland Airport today unanimously
recommended that shareholders should sell their shares into
the takeover offer from CPPIB. However directors are not
unanimous on whether shareholders should vote in favour or
against CPPIB acquiring up to 40 per cent of the company.
More
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ALSO:
- NZ First - Airport’s Board Sells Out [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00383.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00400.htm
Lost Worlds: Buried Volcano Inside Panmure Basin
Discovered - Geologists have found a buried
volcano inside Panmure Basin, which is the mouth of a
volcano that erupted about 28,000 years ago. It is extremely
rare for two eruptions to have occurred at the same site in
the Auckland Volcanic Field. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0802/S00049.htm
Air
Quality: Time For Wellington City Workers To Invest In
A Gas Mask - Soil & Health has been told by the
Greater Wellington Regional Council that log fumigation
using methyl bromide is to be carried out this weekend at
Port Wellington. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0802/S00052.htm
Monkey
Watch: Tamarind Action In Wellington -
The Emperor tamarins at Wellington Zoo are part of an
international breeding programme.Emperor tamarins are native
to tropical rainforest in parts of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.
More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Wellington City Council - Council grants fund penguin housing [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0802/S00249.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0802/S00245.htm
Media: Hearty Breakfast For TVNZ - TVNZ's
popular early morning current affairs programme, Breakfast,
has had a terrific start to 2008, growing its core audience
of 25-54 year-old viewers by 29% (10,550 viewers)* compared
with the same four weeks last year. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00371.htm
WORLD
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West
Darfur: Following Attacks, UN Officials Voice Concern
For Civilians' Safety - The head of the United
Nations-African Union (AU) hybrid peacekeeping force, known
as UNAMID, and the world body's Humanitarian Coordinator in
Sudan today said that they are ''gravely concerned'' for the
safety of thousands of civilians. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00344.htm
News
Media: Malaysian Newspapers Stifled In Election
Coverage - The predicament that "Oriental
Daily" and "Makkal Osai" are now in could not have happened
at a worse time, as Malaysians are about to go to the polls
and will need a free media to inform them of all available
options. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00338.htm
Neighbours:
Latin America And The U.S. Presidential
Campaign - After months of almost hermetic
exclusion from the U.S. presidential campaign, brief
references to U.S.-Latin America relations - particularly
revolving around Cuba- are beginning to be heard on the
campaign trail. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00336.htm
Burma:
ASEAN Plays Key Role In Helping Myanmar - UN
Envoy - Countries of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a significant role to
play in helping Myanmar on the path to democratization and
national reconciliation, the Secretary-General's Special
Adviser on Myanmar said in Jakarta. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00315.htm
Fisheries:
Climate Change Leading To Shrinking Fish Stocks
- The supply of fish stocks will plummet as the world heats
up, impacting millions of people in developing nations who
depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to a new
report released today by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00313.htm
Needle
Work: Immunization Drive Reaches 35K+ Kids In
Cameroon - In partnership with the Govt of
Cameroon & NGOs, the UN has vaccinated more than 35,000
infants and children against measles and polio in the
country's north-east, which is hosting tens of thousands of
refugees from neighbouring Chad. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00302.htm
COMMENT
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F.
William Engdahl: Crisis of the World Financial System -
Financial Predators Had A Ball - The
multi-trillion dollar US-centered securitization debacle
began to unravel in June 2007 with the liquidity crisis in
two hedge funds owned by Bear Stearns, one of the world's
largest and most successful investment banks. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00269.htm
Martin
LeFevre: Of Eclipses And Sacred Places - I
sit in the backyard and watch as the terrestrial shadow
engulfs our nearest celestial neighbor. In a few more
minutes of timeless mystery, the colorless glow is gone. Two
nearby stars stand like sentinels over the event, forming a
flattened triangle. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00262.htm
Kidd
Millennium: Kidd & The Gray Lady - Isn't
it great that we live in a land where our press freedom is
allowed to print all the unverified gossip and defamatory
innuendo without fear or favour of all and sundry? More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00261.htm
Uri
Avnery: Three Cheers For Kosova! - Anyone
who believes that Israelis and Palestinians will unite
tomorrow in one state does not live in the real world. The
slogan ''two states for two peoples'' is relevant. So Israel
should recognize the Republic of Kosova and wish it well. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00252.htm
David
Swanson: Foreclose On The White House -
If you've lost your house to a predatory lender and you ask
your congress member to impeach Bush and Cheney for your
loss, will they look at you like you're crazy? That depends
entirely on how many of you are asking. If the 81% of
Americans who disapprove of the job Bush is doing as
president were to demand his removal, he'd be out on his ear
faster than you can rig an election, award a no-bid
contract, or fire an honest prosecutor. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00249.htm
Jason
Leopold: DOJ Office Launches Formal Probe Into Legal
Basis Behind Torture Memo - The Justice
Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)
confirmed Friday afternoon that it has launched a formal
investigation to determine whether agency attorneys provided
the White House with poor legal advice when it drafted legal
opinions authorizing CIA interrogators to use waterboarding
against so-called high-level terrorist detainees to extract
information about alleged plots against the United States.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00246.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Images: Bugden Takes Second Superbike Title
- Mr Consistent Australian Robbie Bugden
clinched the New Zealand Superbike Championship for the
second time today at Manfeild, with two wins from two
starts.
More >> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00263.htm
Boxing
News: Julian Slade Sport Report: La Pantera Boxes
On - One of the stars of New Zealand boxing is
set to showcase both his fighting and coaching skills in
Auckland on February 29. Venezuelan-born Guillermo ''La
Pantera'' Mosquera contests the feature fight – for the
New Zealand light welterweight title... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00264.htm
Sport: Barker Doesn't Win Yach
Race…Again! - Team NZ Skipper Dean Barker
gets to grips with a smaller boat than he's normally used to
as he crews the 'Legends Boat' during the OKI 24 Hour Race.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00261.htm
In Memoriam: Barry Barclay Remembered -
It's been a couple of days now since the phone rang, and I
heard from his sister Pauline that Barry Barclay had died.
Barry was - and remains - an absolute giant in New Zealand
and the World's film communities. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00248.htm
Sculpture: Lions Made Of Sand Pop Up At
Piha - For more than a decade in the height of
summer Waitakere families have taken their buckets and
spades to Piha Beach to take part in the annual Art on the
Beach event. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00254.htm
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