Today's Top Scoops - 14 March 2008
Sharemarket: Shareholders Vote To Approve CPPIB Partial Bid
Pills:
BZP Ban Passes Despite Constructive Criticism
Science:
Anderton Explains Fund Some More
Accidents: Governor-General Injured (But Not
Badly)
Nukes:
Iran's Continued Non-Compliance Concerns Goff
Union
News: KiwiSaver Gets Tick From First Report
Politics:
Is Labour Stealing Maori Money For Fox Fighting
Fund?
Housing:
HNZ Tenants On $100k Plus
Going Up: Meat And Dairy lead To Record
Result
Movin' On: Farewell to Franklin's Best-Loved Wildcat
AIAL
Offer Closing: Auckland Council Votes Against Airport
Bid
United
Nations: Displaced Kenyans Reluctant To Return
Home
Ban
Ki-moon: UN & OIC Working Together On Terrorism,
Tolerance
Iraq:
UN Official Deplores Killing Of Chaldean Leader
Spuds:
All Eyes On Potatoes In UN Photography
Contest
TV3
Video: WOMAD Hits Taranaki This Weekend
Cross Controversy: What Would Colin Say?
Shakin' It: Learn How To Tip People Upside Down
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LEAD STORY
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Sharemarket: Shareholders Vote To Approve
CPPIB Partial Bid - CPPIB's partial takeover
offer for Auckland Airport has been approved by a majority
of the company's shareholders who voted. At the close of the
offer period 57.7% of those votes approved the CPPIB
offer... Acceptances of the offer were lodged for
763,485,952 shares representing 62.5% of the total shares in
Auckland Airport. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Republic Of New Zealand Party - Auckland Councillors Abuse Democracy [2]
- Scoop Full Coverage - Scoop Full Coverage: AIAL Canadian Invasion [3]
OTHER AIRPORTS:
- TV3 Video - Major security alert at Heathrow [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00235.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00149.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00061.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/international/5931.html
NZ POLITICS
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Pills:
BZP Ban Passes Despite Constructive Criticism -
Well, well, well, Mr Speaker, look what's gone and popped
its ugly head up again in our august House of Hypocrisy, our
Parliament of Pretence, our very own Den of Double
Standards. Why, it's none other than the "Misuse of Drugs
(Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill", known in some
circles as "Jim Anderton's I'm dull and boring, and if I
can't be happy, then neither can you be happy Bill", More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Stargate International - Party Pills: Successful Safety Record [2]
- Libertarianz Party - Bring Back BZP [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00249.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00129.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00137.htm
Science:
Anderton Explains Fund Some More - National's
leaders just aren't reading the material or listening to a
thing the Government and industries say on the New Zealand
Fast Forward fund, Jim Anderton said today. He said that
National leader John Key had made such a fool of himself
over the issue that deputy Bill English had had to step in
and take over. "But he's not concentrating either and is
making mistakes. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- National - Labour must lay out fund numbers [2]
- Scoop Full Coverage - Full Coverage: Fast Forward R&D Fund [3]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00259.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00237.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00184.htm
Accidents: Governor-General Injured (But Not
Badly) - The Governor-General accidentally
"rolled his ankle" in Christchurch on Wednesday morning.
After having an x-ray in Wellington yesterday morning
(Thursday), it was revealed that he had broken a bone. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00130.htm
Nukes:
Iran's Continued Non-Compliance Concerns Goff -
Iran's failure to comply with UN Security Council and
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolutions
continues to concern New Zealand, Disarmament and Arms
Control Minister Phil Goff said today. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- World Public Opinion - Declining Support for Tough Measures against Iran [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00239.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00118.htm
Union
News: KiwiSaver Gets Tick From First
Report - The first comprehensive report on
KiwiSaver shows it has been a great success with the numbers
joining exceeding expectations, CTU Economist Peter Conway
said today. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00123.htm
Politics:
Is Labour Stealing Maori Money For Fox Fighting
Fund? - Labour's move to take $35 million from
the Maori Trustee to build a Maori economic development
agency is nothing more than a cynical, politically-motivated
way to fund the pursuit of Maori votes, says National's
Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00242.htm
Housing:
HNZ Tenants On $100k Plus - National Party
Housing spokesman Phil Heatley says after eight and a half
years, Labour is still failing to prioritise low income
earners for Housing New Zealand properties. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ First - Housing For Refugees While Kiwis Live In Camps [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00241.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00240.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Going Up: Meat And Dairy lead To Record
Result - Seasonally adjusted manufacturing
sales increased a record 8.3 percent in the December 2007
quarter, Statistics New Zealand today. The increase of more
than $1.5 billion was dominated by the meat and dairy
product manufacturing industry. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00240.htm
Movin' On: Farewell to Franklin's Best-Loved Wildcat
- Franklin Zoo farewelled one of its most
famous residents this week when Sam the Serval died at the
age of 20 years. Zoo director Helen Schofield says Sam's
passing is a real loss to the zoo. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00157.htm
AIAL
Offer Closing: Auckland Council Votes Against Airport
Bid - Auckland City Council today decided to
vote against the bid made by the Canadian Pension Plan
Investment Board (CPPIB) to purchase a 40 per cent stake in
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL). The council
had already voted against selling its 12.75 per cent
shareholding. More
>> [1]
BID NEARS SUCCESS:
- Auckland Airport - Ak-Airport: Update on CPPIB partial takeover offer as at 12 March [2]
- (TV3): Canadian Pension Plan close to securing 40 percent share [3]
- Scoop Full Coverage - Scoop Full Coverage: AIAL Canadian Invasion [4]
OTHER AIRPORTS:
- Paraparaumu Airport - Commission decision welcomed [5]
- Kapiti Coast District Council - Paraparaumu Airport - no approval at this stage [6]
- Kapiti Coast District Council - Airport hearing report received [7]
- Kapiti Aero Club - Parties Reach an Accord On Airport Future [8]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00136.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00230.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/5903.html
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00061.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00138.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00143.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00126.htm
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0803/S00139.htm
WORLD
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United
Nations: Displaced Kenyans Reluctant To Return
Home - Many of the tens of thousands of Kenyans
driven from their homes by the violence that has gripped the
east African country following last December's contested
elections are reluctant to return to their homes, the United
Nations reports. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00125.htm
Ban
Ki-moon: UN & OIC Working Together On Terrorism,
Tolerance - Calling the UN and the OIC, which
represents one-fifth of the worlds population, natural
allies, the Secretary-General also called for sustained
cooperation on Middle East conflicts, Darfur, Somalia,
extreme poverty and other pressing issues. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00126.htm
Iraq:
UN Official Deplores Killing Of Chaldean Leader
- The top United Nations official in Iraq today strongly
condemned the murder of Monsignor Paul Faraj Rahu, the
Archbishop of the Chaldean Church of Mosul, who had been
kidnapped by gunmen last month in Mosul in northern Iraq
after leaving his church. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00124.htm
Spuds:
All Eyes On Potatoes In UN Photography Contest
- The contest, entitled Focus on a global food, invites
photographers to capture the spirit of the International
Year in images that illustrate potato biodiversity,
cultivation, processing, trade, marketing, consumption and
utilization. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00122.htm
LIFESTYLE
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TV3
Video: WOMAD Hits Taranaki This Weekend -
Grammy award winning performers, the world's hottest funk
music ensemble and virtuoso musicians are among the stellar
line-up performing at WOMAD in New Plymouth this weekend. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Toi Maori Aotearoa - Country's top Mâori Tâ Moko Artists at WOMAD [2]
- Womad - Village Of The Idiots [3]
- Green Fire Islands [4] (Scoop Arts Festival review)
- TV3 Video - Womad: Interview with New York DJ Nicodemus [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/5933.html
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00109.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00110.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0803/S00204.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/5930.html
Cross Controversy: What Would Colin Say?
- What would Colin McCahon, a man deeply concerned with
religious questions, make of the monetary focus of the Cross
controversy? More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00153.htm
Shakin' It: Learn How To Tip People Upside Down
Gracefully - 'So you think you can dance' star
choreographer, Oliver Pineda, will shimmy into Wellington to
perform in the International Dance Showcase and teach salsa
workshops More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0803/S00149.htm
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