Today's Top Scoops -06 March 2008
Media Shocker! Does Key Call The Shots At The Herald?
Questions
For Oral Answer - Thursday, 6 March 2008
Economy:
OCR Will Remain Unchanged At 8.25 Percent
Domestic
Affairs: Help Prevent Domestic Violence For Women's
Day
International
Crime: NZ Tip Uncovers International Child Porn Ring
Clean
Greenness: NZ Shamed In International Tourism
Report
Employment:
What Exactly Is National's Agenda For Work Rights?
Say What! NZ Crime Rates Drop
Corporate Rottenness: Lead Industry Leads Govt By
Nose
Future Is Now: Broadband connection overtakes
dial-up
White
House: President Bush Meets With Senator John
McCain
Other
American Wars: Somali Cause Condemns Latest US Strike
In Somalia
Agriculture:
Dangerous Wheat-Killing Fungus Detected In Iran
Rocket
Diplomacy: Condoleezza Rice With Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas
US
Primary Voting Oddities: Democracy As A Train
Wreck
Richard S. Ehrlich: Electro-Shock In
Kathmandu
Arts Festival: Shapes That Shift On Display
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LEAD STORY
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Media Shocker! Does Key Call The Shots At
The Herald? - The New Zealand Herald's
correction regarding John Key's comment in the APN-owned Bay
Report that "we would love to see wages drop" raises some
serious questions about media freedom and the possibility of
political interference says the journalists' union, the
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Council of Trade Unions - National Clarifies Worker Rights Policy [2]
- (95bFM Audio): Mikey Havoc & John Key on Nicknames n Blunders [3]
EARLIER:
- NZ Govt - Key "would love to see wages drop" [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00055.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00059.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00095.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00304.htm
NZ POLITICS
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QUESTIONS
OF THE DAY:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00094.htm
Economy:
OCR Will Remain Unchanged At 8.25 Percent -
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: ''The outlook for
economic activity has deteriorated somewhat since we
reviewed the OCR in January. The main reasons are weaker
prospects for world growth, tighter credit conditions, a
sharper-than-expected slowing in the ... More
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ALSO:
- NZ Treasury - Govt Financial Statements, 7 months to 31 Jan 08 [2]
- NZ Govt - Crown accounts reflect market fall [3]
- NZ Govt - Key's judgement on economy called into question [4]
- NZ First - No Mercy Shown From Reserve Bank [5]
- J P Morgan - RBNZ: downside risks incorporated, still on hold [6]
- Manufacturers and Exporters Association - OCR statement - what are we waiting for? [7]
- Major Electricity Users Group - Greenhouse gas policies harming the economy [8]
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00079.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00051.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00088.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00101.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00095.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00085.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00056.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00100.htm
Domestic
Affairs: Help Prevent Domestic Violence For Women's
Day - Women's Affairs Minister Steve Chadwick
is urging all New Zealanders to help improve our appalling
levels of family violence and sexual abuse, as part of
International Women's Day 2008. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00091.htm
International
Crime: NZ Tip Uncovers International Child Porn Ring
- Department of Internal Affairs censorship
inspectors sparked the investigation which has netted a
highly sophisticated international child pornography network
spanning Australia, England, America, Canada and Germany. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00050.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/international/5630.html
Clean
Greenness: NZ Shamed In International Tourism
Report - The Green Party says that the report,
in which New Zealand comes last out of 130 countries on the
plight of endangered species and 95th on our failure to rein
in greenhouse gas emissions, puts the Government's empty
rhetoric in the global limelight. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00069.htm
Employment:
What Exactly Is National's Agenda For Work
Rights? - "National needs to start spelling out
exactly what it would do with worker rights, after mixed
messages from the party on the matter," CTU president Helen
Kelly said, following National Party industrial relations
spokesperson Kate Wilkinson's speech to a business audience
in Auckland. Image: Kate Wilkinson and John Key. More
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ALSO:
- EPMU - Nats not straight on wages [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00046.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00049.htm
Say What! NZ Crime Rates Drop - The
crime rate in NZ has steadily decreased over the past
decade, contrary to media reports, show the results of a new
study. "This is contrary to popular perception," says Julia
Tolmie, co-editor of Criminal Justice in New Zealand
(published by Lexis Nexis). More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00040.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Corporate Rottenness: Lead Industry Leads Govt By
Nose - Unleaded petrol became mandatory in New
Zealand in 1996, but a newly published study led by the
University of Otago, Wellington reveals there was a 20 year
delay as a result of deliberate lobbying by the lead
additives industry More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0803/S00012.htm
Future Is Now: Broadband connection overtakes
dial-up - The number of broadband subscribers
in the six months to September 2007 overtook the number of
dial-up subscribers for the first time ever, Statistics New
Zealand said today. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00096.htm
WORLD
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White
House: President Bush Meets With Senator John
McCain - John showed incredible courage and
strength of character and perseverance in order to get to
this moment. And that's exactly what we need in a President:
somebody that can handle the tough decisions; somebody who
won't flinch in the face of danger. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00069.htm
Other
American Wars: Somali Cause Condemns Latest US Strike
In Somalia - The United States (US) military
today unleashed missiles on Dhoobley, a small Somali town on
the Kenyan border (New York Times, 03/03/2008). Officially
declared as an attack on a single ''suspected'' terrorist
hide-out, the missiles struck a residence. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00074.htm
Agriculture:
Dangerous Wheat-Killing Fungus Detected In Iran
- A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire
wheat fields has been detected in Iran, the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization reported today. The wheat
stem rust, whose spores are carried by wind across
continents, was previously found in East Africa and Yemen
and has moved to Iran, which said that laboratory tests have
confirmed its presence in the country's west. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00062.htm
Rocket
Diplomacy: Condoleezza Rice With Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas - The rocket attacks
need to stop on Israeli citizens, where innocent Israelis
are also at risk, and that overall there needs to be an end
to the violence and a period in which the peoples of both
nations can find a way to resume a more normal life. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00067.htm
COMMENT
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US
Primary Voting Oddities: Democracy As A Train
Wreck - Usually when covering elections its
important to wait till the votes are counted before you
write your election analysis. However when it comes to US
elections in the 21st century this rubric no longer applies.
More
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COMPANION ARTICLE
- Michael Collins - Obama's "Lost" NYC Votes No Surprise [2]
MORE PRIMARY COMMENT
- Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Bleeding From Flag Pins [3]
- Evelyn Pringle - Hillary Most Qualified for the Job - Part 1 [4] & Part 2 [5]
- Scott Galindez - Clinton Campaign: "Obama Must Win All States" [6]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00057.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00053.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00079.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00070.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00071.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00046.htm
Richard S. Ehrlich: Electro-Shock In
Kathmandu - When this nation's capital is cut
off from electricity, survival becomes a surreal mix of
medieval streets lit by candles, people stimulated as if in
a Pavlov experiment, and concern that climate change and
poverty may doom Kathmandu. If it's Monday, and you are
living in Kathmandu's trendy, tourist... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00068.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Arts
Festival: Shapes That Shift On Display -
'Black Box'is one of a selection of installations and
sculptures on display at the New Zealand International Arts
Festival's 'Shapeshifter' exhibition which is being held at
the Civic Gardens in Lower Hutt. More
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ALSO:
- International Arts Festival - Images: The Smiling Windmills Installation [2]
- Andrew Ferguson - Images: Aliens Descend Upon Parliament [3]
- TV3 Video - Shapeshifter: Showcase of NZ sculpture [4]
- Out-Link - Arts Fest: Shapeshifter 2008 [5]
- Litmus Research Initiative - ONE DAY SCULPTURE prepares to launch [6]
- Arts Festival Review - Absolute Mahler [7]
- Arts Festival Review - Bro'Town Live on Stage [8]
- Arts Festival Review - Trial of the Cannibal Dog [9]
- Full Scoop Coverage - Arts Festival 2008 [10]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00057.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00295.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00264.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/5278.html
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- http://www.nzfestival.nzpost.co.nz/visual-arts/shapeshifter-2008
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00053.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00092.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00091.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00069.htm
[10]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/festival08.html
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