Today's Top Scoops - 26 May 2008
Technology: Mars Craft Reports Good Health After Landing
Scoop Full Coverage: Budget 2008 Complete
Resource
Military
and Defence Issues: Viet Nam Veterans And Families To
Receive Apology
Legislation:
Poll Shows Positive Shift In Child Discipline
Politics:
John Key: Speech To The National Party Conference
Trade:
Concept Centre To Help NZ Businesses Into Shanghai
Politics:
Peters: Tauranga Electorate AGM Speech
Police
News: Anonymous Taxi Driver To The Rescue
Youth
Issues: Youth Week 08 - Lets Relate To Young
People
Legal
Issues: Retailer's Penalty A 'Slap With A Wet Bus
Ticket'
Police
Issues: NZ Police To Prefer Bushmaster Rifles Over
Glocks
Carbon
Trading: Energy Mad Offers Carbon Credits On Trade
Me
Success:
High Flyer Wins PR Prize
Science:
ECO To Analyse Sustainability Rhetoric Or
Reality
Burma:
Ban Ki-moon Says Burma Relief Effort To Last At Least Six
Months
Virtual
Reality: Condoleezza Rice, David Miliband & Google
Senior VP David Drummond
Mid-East:
'Historic' Election Of Lebanese President
Welcomed
Richard
S. Ehrlich: Suu Kyi Amid Burma's Cyclone
Greg Palast: Obama's Secret War Profiteering
Tax
Ramzy Baroud: Coexistence, Not Apartheid
Michael Collins: Bending Over For Bush
Harvey Wasserman: Putting John Edwards on the Supreme
Court
Jason Leopold: Rove Protégé May Dig for Dirt on
Obama
Film
Review: Human Rights Film Fest - Now The People Have
Awoken
Kiwi
Pride: Scott Dixon Praised For Indy 500 Win
Jollity: Making NZ Comedy No Laughing Matter
Culture
Clash? Little Bushman Meet The Auckland Philharmonia
Artiness:
Works On Paper At Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery
Flicks: Second Hand Wedding Comes First At
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Technology: Mars Craft Reports Good Health
After Landing - NASA PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA
spacecraft today sent pictures showing itself in good
condition after making the first successful landing in a
polar region of Mars. The images from NASA's Mars Phoenix
Lander also provided a glimpse of the flat valley floor
expected to have water-rich permafrost within reach of the
lander's robotic arm. The landing ends a 422-million-mile
journey from Earth and begins a three-month mission that
will use instruments to taste and sniff the northern polar
site's soil and ice. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- TV3 Video - NASA spacecraft looking for signs of life on Mars set to land [2]
- TV3 Video - Ice-sampling probe set for Sunday landing on Mars [3]
- NASA - Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares For Landing [4]
- NASA - NASA's Mars Landing Page [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00359.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/scitech/8509.html
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/scitech/8492.html
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00351.htm
[5]
- http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
NZ POLITICS
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Scoop
Full Coverage: Budget
2008 Complete Resource
Military and Defence Issues: Viet Nam Veterans And Families To Receive Apology - Prime Minister Helen Clark and Veterans' Affairs Minister Rick Barker said today that the Crown apology to Viet Nam veterans and their families will be made in Parliament next week. More >> [1]
ALSO:
- 95bFM Audio - Mikey Havoc & PM on Viet Nam Vet Apology [2]
- TV3 Video - Apology, medals and parade for Vietnam vets, over 30 years on [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00500.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00349.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/8508.html
Legislation:
Poll Shows Positive Shift In Child Discipline -
A Family First survey released today that shows 48 percent
of parents still smack their children actually highlights a
massive improvement in attitudes over the past year, Green
Party MP Sue Bradford says. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Family First - Smacking Poll - NZ'ers Don't Want to 'Move On' [2]
- Family First - Bradford Gets It Wrong on Smacking - Again [3]
- The Kiwi Party - Kiwi Party pledge anti-smacking law will be gone [4]
- The Family Party - Maori leaders must respect voice of parents [5]
- NZ Govt - Act helps health and safety of sex workers: report [6]
- Labour - Barnett: Reform Of Prostitution Law A Success [7]
- Maxim Institute - Report Shows Prostitution Reform Act Is Failing [8]
- Family First - Prostitution Report Ignores Concerns [9]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00495.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00413.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00424.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00414.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00415.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00449.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00501.htm
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00385.htm
[9]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00384.htm
Politics:
John Key: Speech To The National Party
Conference - "It's good to feel the
election-year buzz in the air. That's a buzz born of
excitement, but also, I hope, a sense of the size of the
task ahead of us." More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00490.htm
Trade:
Concept Centre To Help NZ Businesses Into
Shanghai - New Zealand businesses looking to
China will have a new entry point in the market with the
opening of a New Zealand Concept Centre in Shanghai in
October this year, Trade Minister Phil Goff said today. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Tools to put China FTA to work [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00496.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00492.htm
Politics:
Peters: Tauranga Electorate AGM Speech -
Winston Peters delivered a speech to the Tauranga
electorate, citing J William Fulbright who said "In a
democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the
test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects."
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00491.htm
Police
News: Anonymous Taxi Driver To The Rescue
- Hamilton Police are asking a taxi driver, who's actions
were pivotal in the arrest of two men, to come forward so he
can be given appropriate recognition for his actions early
on Saturday morning. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00416.htm
Youth
Issues: Youth Week 08 - Lets Relate To Young
People - Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta
said Youth Week 08 is a chance to acknowledge the work being
done to ensure young people are supported. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00489.htm
Legal
Issues: Retailer'S Penalty A 'Slap With A Wet Bus
Ticket' - The Smokefree Coalition says the
penalty received by a Carterton retailer convicted twice for
selling tobacco to kids is a 'slap on the wrist with a wet
bus ticket'. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00411.htm
Police
Issues: NZ Police To Prefer Bushmaster Rifles Over
Glocks - Global Peace and Justice Auckland
states that a Police decision to have Bushmaster
semi-automatic rifles become the preferred option over Glock
pistols in armed situations is further evidence of an
escalation of police arming themselves. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Police - Police Focusing On Bushmaster Training [2]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00405.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00389.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Carbon
Trading: Energy Mad Offers Carbon Credits On Trade
Me - For the first time ever, voluntary carbon
credits created by demand side energy efficiency projects
are being offered to all New Zealanders. This provides the
opportunity for individuals, families and businesses to go
"carbon neutral". More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00484.htm
Success:
High Flyer Wins PR Prize - A 25-year-old
high-flyer was named Young Practitioner of the Year at the
Public Relations Institute (PRINZ) awards last Friday
evening. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00477.htm
Science:
ECO To Analyse Sustainability Rhetoric Or
Reality - Maina Perrot, AUT University
Journalism Student, reports that half way through the
election year seems a good time for the Environment and
Conservation Organisation (ECO) to discuss policies at its
annual conference in Wellington. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00321.htm
WORLD
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Burma:
Ban Ki-moon Says Burma Relief Effort To Last At Least Six
Months - ''There is good reason to hope that
aid to the worst affected areas of Myanmar will increase
significantly in the coming days. These needs must be
funded, immediately,'' Mr. Ban said in his address at the
start of the international pledging conference. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- United Nations - Burma: Ban Ki-Moon Calls For Smooth Aid Delivery [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00356.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00352.htm
Virtual
Reality: Condoleezza Rice, David Miliband & Google
Senior VP David Drummond - ''Chinese income per
head is between 1/20th and 1/25th of the American level. In
10 years China will be richer ... but the U.S. will still be
a superpower economically as well as politically and
militarily and culturally.'' -- Secretary Rice. More
>> [1]
SEE ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00355.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00354.htm
Mid-East:
'Historic' Election Of Lebanese President
Welcomed - Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon voiced
hope that ''today's historic event leads to the
revitalization of all of Lebanon's constitutional
institutions. There have been 18 failed attempts to conduct
a parliamentary vote for president since November 2007. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00357.htm
COMMENT
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Richard
S. Ehrlich: Suu Kyi Amid Burma's Cyclone -
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The world's most famous political
prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, was due to be freed from house
arrest this weekend, but the international community and
Burma's military junta have been focusing on aid for cyclone
victims instead ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00351.htm
Greg Palast: Obama's Secret War Profiteering
Tax - In a hotel room in Brussels, the chief
executives of the world's top oil companies unrolled a huge
map of the Middle East, drew a fat, red line around Iraq and
signed their names to it. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00342.htm
Ramzy Baroud: Coexistence, Not Apartheid -
For the last 60 years, all those who have sought a genuinely
peaceful and fair solution for Israel and Palestine have
faced the same obstacle -- Israel's sense of invincibility
and military arrogance, abetted by the US and other Western
governments' unwavering ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00336.htm
Michael Collins: Bending Over For Bush -
It is now their war. Iraq has been and will be the war of
every Senator and Representative who funds the madness. Over
four thousand U.S. troops have been killed in battle in
Iraq. Over four thousand U.S. troops have been killed in
battle in Iraq. Ten times that number have major
injuries...More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00331.htm
Harvey Wasserman: Putting John Edwards on the Supreme
Court - As the end game for the Democratic
nomination takes shape, the historic union of the feminist
and civil rights movements has never been more in evidence.
Nor has the next upcoming appointment to the US Supreme
Court ever been more pivotal. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00341.htm
Jason Leopold: Rove Protégé May Dig for Dirt on
Obama - Timothy Griffin, a central figure in
the U.S. Attorney scandal and a protégé of Republican
political guru Karl Rove, reportedly has been hired to dig
up dirt on likely Democratic presidential nominee Barack
Obama. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00329.htm
Film
Review: Human Rights Film Fest - Now The People Have
Awoken - Natasha Burling writes that a heated
debate followed the screening of a film about Venezuela's
political situation. Now the People Have Awoken looks at the
changes in Venezuela since President Hugo Chavez came to
power ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00322.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Kiwi
Pride: Scott Dixon Praised For Indy 500
Win - Scott has etched his name at the very top
of the sport alongside Formula One world champion Denny
Hulme and Bruce McLaren. He began his racing career in New
Zealand in karts and passed through all the New Zealand
single seater classes on his way to the United States. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Cosgrove congratulates Dixon for Indy 500 win [2]
- National Party - Congrats Scott Dixon [3]
- TV3 Video - Motorsport: NZer Dixon wins the Indy 500 [4]
- MotorSport NZ - Top Motorsport Media Awards Presented [5]
- TV3 Video - Motorsport: Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix [6]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00263.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00510.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00503.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sport/8501.html
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00265.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sport/8505.html
Jollity: Making NZ Comedy No Laughing Matter
- Making comedy can be serious business. The
April Writer's Room invited TV3's Head of Comedy and Drama
Caterina De Nave for a revealing look at the process of
getting comedy made in New Zealand. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00264.htm
Culture
Clash? Little Bushman Meet The Auckland Philharmonia
- The Auckland Philharmonia are proud to
announce a collaboration with one of New Zealand's most
talented and creative bands, Little Bushman, taking place on
Sunday, July 13 in the Great Hall of the Auckland Town Hall.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00261.htm
Artiness:
Works On Paper At Toi O Tahuna Fine Art Gallery
- Toi o Tahuna fine art gallery is holding an exhibition of
works of paper by contemporary New Zealand artists in their
Church Lane gallery. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00256.htm
Flicks: Second Hand Wedding Comes First At
Something - Kiwi Film Second-Hand Wedding
opened this week as the Number 1 new release at the New
Zealand Box Office. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00250.htm
[NOTE: This Top Scoops list transmission delayed from yesterday due to power cut and subsequent network issues in the Wellington CBD. - Ed]
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