Today's Top Scoops - 27 June 2008
Gordon Campbell: John Key and Things That Come Out Wrong
Economy: Cullen Upbeat In Face Of Grim
Statistics
Scoop
Satire: Anti-Smacking Amendment Vindicated By Police
Trial
Race
Relations: Cullen Says Key Not Honest On NZ
History
Customs:
Drug Dogs Have Clear Noses
EEZ:
Legislation To Safeguard Ocean Ecosystems
Unbundling:
Final Determinations For Backhaul Services
Internets:
Cunliffe To Be Awarded The Red Pill
United
Nations: Rich Nations Must Lead Fight Against Global
Crises
A
Hidden Agenda: John McCain's Dirty Little
Secret
Child
Warriors: Ugandan Rebels Allegedly Still Recruiting
Children
Action
& Reaction: Bush Welcomes North Korean Nuclear
Declaration
Zimbabwe:
UN Rights Chief Urges Justice For Victims Of Electoral
Violence
Tonsorial Wizzardry: Hairdressers Visions For The Future Revealed
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LEAD STORY
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Gordon Campbell: John Key and Things
That Come Out Wrong - The "we're a country
which came peacefully together" account of New Zealand's
march to nationhood that John Key delivered yesterday on
Newztalk ZB was the latest example of what's becoming a
pattern. First we have the gaffe, then everyone else's
startled/shocked response, then the Key double-take,
followed by the " I was misquoted/taken out of context'
strategy. It is a quite surprising trait in someone with his
background. More
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[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/john-key-and-things-that-come-out-wrong/
NZ POLITICS
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Economy: Cullen Upbeat In Face Of Grim
Statistics - Statistics New Zealand this
morning confirmed market expectations for a weak economic
start to the year, with the production-based measure of
gross domestic product contracting 0.3 per cent on-quarter.
More
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ALSO:
- JP Morgan - NZ economy contracted in 1Q, recession likely [2]
- Statistics NZ - Agriculture, construction main drivers of decline [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00464.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00487.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00475.htm
Scoop
Satire: Anti-Smacking Amendment Vindicated By Police
Trial - The debate over changes to section 59
of the Crimes Act was marked by concern that ordinary
parents, going about their everyday business of hitting
their children, would be criminalised. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0806/S00367.htm
Treaty:
Settle-a-Thon Concludes - In a ceremony held at
Parliament yesterday, the Port Nicholson Block Claims Team
initialled a Deed of Settlement with the Crown, covering all
the historical Treaty claims of Taranaki Whânui ki Te Upoko
o Te Ika, Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen said.
More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00452.htm
Race
Relations: Cullen Says Key Not Honest On NZ
History - Newstalk ZB is reporting this morning
that John Key reacted to the historic Central North Island
treaty settlement yesterday by saying: "We're not a country
that's come about as a result of civil war or where there's
been a lot of fighting internally, we're, we're a country
which peacefully came together." More
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ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Key's rewrite of history an insult to Maori [2]
- National - Cullen scores own goal in desperate attack [3]
- NZ Govt - Michael Cullen's 2005 Waitangi Day Speech [4]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00425.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00444.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00440.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00442.htm
Customs:
Drug Dogs Have Clear Noses - In the four years
since New Zealand Customs Service Drug Detector dogs have
been trained to detect pseudoephedrine, they have found over
100kg. This amount of precursor would have been used to make
approximately $25 million worth of crystal methamphetamine.
More
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ALSO:
- NZ Customs Service - Customs seizes $3.9 million worth of Ice [2]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00344.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00327.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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EEZ:
Legislation To Safeguard Ocean Ecosystems - To
help safeguard New Zealand's ocean ecosystems, the
government is drafting legislation to manage the
environmental effects of currently unregulated activities in
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Environment Minister
Trevor Mallard announced today. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Mallard: Protecting our ocean resources [2]
- NZ Govt - Call for submissions for Marine Mammal Sanctuaries [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00460.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00461.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00457.htm
Unbundling:
Final Determinations For Backhaul Services -
The Commerce Commission has today released its final
determinations on the price and non-price terms for the
backhaul services that support the unbundled copper local
loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream (UBA) broadband
services. These services will allow Telecom's competitors to
get access to transmission capacity between Telecom's local
exchanges or data switches, and the competitors' networks.
More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00472.htm
Internets:
Cunliffe To Be Awarded The Red Pill - The NZ
Computer Society today announced the intention to confer the
honour of Honorary Fellowship of the NZCS (HFNZCS) on Hon
David Cunliffe... NZCS Honorary Fellowship, regarded as the
highest honour that can be bestowed on an individual in the
ICT profession, is very highly regarded both in New Zealand
and around the world. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00464.htm
WORLD
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United
Nations: Rich Nations Must Lead Fight Against Global
Crises - "Seldom has the global community been
under such stress. The ties that bind us, as humankind, are
fraying. We must work especially hard to preserve them, at
this critical juncture, in the interests of our common
future." -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00641.htm
A
Hidden Agenda: John McCain's Dirty Little
Secret - Senator John McCain's dirty little
secret is his longtime involvement with the International
Republican Institute (IRI), an organization that operates in
60 countries and is budgeted by millions of US taxpayer
dollars each year. In 1982, Ronald Reagan delivered a
spirited speech that would lead to the founding of the
controversial "research group." Reagan said, "Let us now
begin a major effort to secure the best -- a crusade for
freedom that will engage the faith and fortitude of the next
generation". Senator McCain has been chairman of the IRI
since 1993. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00608.htm
Child
Warriors: Ugandan Rebels Allegedly Still Recruiting
Children - Although the Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) does not seem to be recruiting children in Uganda, a
United Nations report says women and children are still
present in its ranks, and the rebel group is allegedly
enlisting young people from neighbouring countries.The LRA
has fought a civil war with the Ugandan Government since the
mid-1980s. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00586.htm
Action
& Reaction: Bush Welcomes North Korean Nuclear
Declaration - "The policy of the United States
is a Korean Peninsula free of all nuclear weapons. This
morning North Korean officials submitted a declaration of
their nuclear programs to the Chinese government as part of
the six-party talks. First, I'm issuing a proclamation that
lifts the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act with
respect to North Korea." -- U.S. President Bush. More
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UNITED NATIONS
STATE DEPT RELEASES
- Sec Rice On The N. Korean Declaration [3]
- N. Korea Vs. State Sponsor of Terrorism [4]
- Diplomacy Is Working - Sec. Rice [5]
- Chris Hill Upon Arrival In Osaka [6]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00625.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00631.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00624.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00622.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00621.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00620.htm
Zimbabwe:
UN Rights Chief Urges Justice For Victims Of Electoral
Violence - Zimbabwe has been beset by deadly
unrest since the first round of the presidential election on
29 March. The violence and intimidation led to the
withdrawal of Morgan Tsvangirai, of the opposition Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC), from the 27 June run-off in
which he was set to face President Robert Mugabe. Many MDC
activists have reportedly been killed or injured in recent
weeks. More
>> [1]
RELATED
RECENTLY:
- Criticism Mounts Over Mugabe's Election Plan [3]
- African Leaders Should Reject Elections [4]
- Revulsion: Mugabe's Knighthood Annulled [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00617.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00154.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00604.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00590.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00593.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Tonsorial Wizzardry: Hairdressers Visions For The
Future Revealed - New Zealand's finest stylists
are revealed in living colour in August when the country's
top 20 hairdressers unmask their visions for the future in
hair fashion. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0806/S00266.htm
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