Today's Top Scoops - 04 July 2008
Road Users: Concerned Truckies Hit Auckland City And Run
Police: Broad Officially Not A 'Puller of
Rank'
Accounts:
Treasury Finds $2.6 Billion Behind Couch
Interests:
Key's Shares - Cullen Keeps Digging
Economy:
Poverty History?
Tertiary
Ed: New AUT Campus For Manukau
Tourism:
Giant Rugby Ball Returns To Terrorise London
Scoop
Environment and Conservation: First Kiwi Chicks From
The Pan Pac Kiwi Crèche
Interest:
Reserve Bank Shake-Up In The Works?
Environment:
DOC Defends 1080 Drops
G8
Japan: President Bush Discusses 2008 Summit
Issues
State
Department: United States Government Nonproliferation
Priorities And Asia
Class
Of The Future: What Should Schools Be Like In The 21st
Century?
United
Nations: Mongolia Must Ensure Basic Rights During
Emergency
US State Dept: 15 Hostages Rescued To Safety From FARC
Captivity
Religion:
Wellington Lass To Be The Voice Of World Youth Day
Media:
Winner Of NZ'S Largest Film Competition Revealed
Bad Habits: Maori women continue to smoke during
pregnancy
Past
Time: Ak City No Longer the Sweetheart of the
Rodeo
PHA
Conference: Expert Reports Increase In Maori Life
Expectancy
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LEAD STORY
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Road Users: Concerned Truckies Hit
Auckland City And Run - >Around a thousand
truckies converged on Auckland city today in protest against
increased road user charges. Trucks started coming into the
city at 7am and circled around Nelson St, Queen St, Hobson
St and Symonds St. One truck carried a red car wreck saying
"Annett [sic] King lies." More
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ALSO
- NZ Govt - Road User Charges talks planned [2]
- National - Pansy Speak: Rising Angst [3]
- Police - No Problems In Christchurch [4]
- Police - Truck Convoy Protest Clears From Wellington [5]
- Police - Truckies Encircle Wellington CBD [6]
- Police - Wellington: Police Thank Motorists For Cooperation [7]
- Police - Two Hundred Trucks Convoy Into Wellington [8]
- Wellington City Council - Acting Mayor pleased with convoy response [9]
- Motor Industry Association - Government loses the plot on Road User Charges [10]
- Hyundai - Hyundai challenges government on latest RUC [11]
- TeamTalk - TeamTalk Supports Road Transport Protest [12]
- The Kiwi Party - Tax and Spend Government true to form [13]
- Sensible Sentencing Trust - Support For Truckies [14]
- The Family Party - Family Party in the convoy! [15]
- TV3 Video - Traffic starts to build as trucks protest [16]
- TV3 Video - Truckies protest clogs cities [17]
- TV3 Video - Wellington truckies protest road user charges [18]
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/10149.html
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/10148.html
NZ POLITICS
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Police: Broad Officially Not A 'Puller of
Rank' - The Independent Police Conduct
Authority has found no evidence to support allegations that
Police Commissioner Howard Broad 'pulled rank' and refused a
breath test at a police checkpoint in the early 1990s. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00066.htm
Accounts:
Treasury Finds $2.6 Billion Behind Couch - The
total Crown operating balance, including gains and losses,
was $2.6 billion higher than forecast. The three main
contributors to this higher than expected outturn were: $0.8
billion related to higher than expected gains on investment
portfolios... $0.7 billion related to a change in the
discount rate used for valuing ACC's outstanding claims
liability; and $0.8 billion related to tax revenue. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00063.htm
Interests:
Key's Shares - Cullen Keeps Digging - "Given Mr
Key's acceptance that it is inappropriate to use one's
position as a Member of Parliament in a way that may be seen
to advance commercial interests, he needs to clarify whether
he held shares when seeking detailed, commercially relevant
information to Tranz Rail through Parliamentary Questions in
2002." More
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ALSO
- NZ Govt - John Key misleads public over shares sale [2]
- Satire Out-Link - The Dim-Post: Key Implicated in Coup Plot [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00094.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00108.htm
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- http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/key-implicated-in-coup-plot/
Economy:
Poverty History? - Child poverty has fallen on
every measure since 2004, the Minister for Social
Development and Employment Ruth Dyson said today, welcoming
a report that confirms 130,000 children have been lifted out
of poverty. "We are committed to continuing this work and
today I am announcing two further policy changes," said Ms
Dyson. More
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ALSO
- NZ Govt - National still silent on child poverty [2]
- National - Single core benefit - here we go again [3]
- Greens - Greens criticise Government's 'bandaid' welfare [4]
- United Future - Progress on poverty –micro-managing option needed [5]
- Presbyterian Support - Reduction in Poverty Figures Welcome News [6]
- COMVOICES - Govt support for most vulnerable welcome step [7]
- Child Poverty Action Group - New child poverty figures in the right direction [8]
- Wellington Peoples Centre - Let Them Eat Cake [9]
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Tertiary
Ed: New AUT Campus For Manukau - A new
university campus in Counties Manukau, to be opened in 2009,
was announced by the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Tertiary
Education Minister Hodgson today. More
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ALSO
- NZ Govt - Clark: New Manukau campus for AUT [2]
- NZ Govt - New campus will benefit Pacific people [3]
- National - Trades the loser with Labour's new university [4]
- NZ Govt - National in a minority of one [5]
- AUT University - New AUT University campus for Manukau City [6]
- Manukau Institute of Technology - New Tertiary Campus In Counties Manukau [7]
- Manukau City Council - New AUT campus good for Manukau school leavers [8]
- Association of Staff in Tertiary Education - University Provision in South Auckland [9]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Tourism:
Giant Rugby Ball Returns To Terrorise London -
The New Zealand giant inflatable rugby ball's installation
in London will be timed to coincide with the All Blacks
Rugby Tour and a brand new tourism campaign in the UK -
giving New Zealand a huge boost in profile in November. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00089.htm
Scoop
Environment and Conservation: First Kiwi Chicks From
The Pan Pac Kiwi Crèche - The first two kiwi
chicks were released from the Pan Pac Kiwi Crèche and
returned to the Hawke's Bay wilderness today, Friday 4 July
2008. The kiwi chicks arrived at the brand new predator
proof Kiwi crèche at just 20 days old and now, at five
months old, they have grown to a "stoat proof" weight and
are ready for the wild. More
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ALSO
- DOC Shoots Takahe By Mistake - Department of Conservation mourns loss [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00009.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00010.htm
Interest:
Reserve Bank Shake-Up In The Works? - "New
Zealanders will face higher interest rates for longer if a
desperate Labour Party throws out sensible inflation
management," says National Party Finance spokesman Bill
English. More
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ALSO
- NZ First - 95,000 Job Losses "Collateral Damage" [2]
- Manufacturers and Exporters Association - Government rethink on interest rate policy [3]
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00102.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00065.htm
Environment:
DOC Defends 1080 Drops - Introduced mammalian
predators and pests such as possums, rats and stoats present
huge threats to our native forests and wildlife, many which
are being eaten into extinction. Today's "silent forests"
which have lost their bird song, are due to the destruction
of introduced animal predators not 1080... More
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ALSO
- KAKA - Pleased at postponement of 1080 drop [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00005.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0807/S00041.htm
WORLD
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G8
Japan: President Bush Discusses 2008 Summit
Issues - "We'll be talking about energy
security and, of course, at the same time, the climate
change issue. I'll be reminding people that we can have
better energy security and we can be better stewards of the
environment without sacrificing economic growth." --
President George W. Bush. More
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ALSO
- Current Global Crises Demand Decisive Action [2]
- Gordon Brown Has Green Message For G8 [3]
- Press Briefing On Bush's G8 Japan Trip [4]
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State
Department: United States Government Nonproliferation
Priorities And Asia - The United States will
continue to confront proliferators that threaten the
international community. And we will continue to work with
Australia and other partners in Asia to build up regional -
and global -- capabilities to respond to immediate
challenges, and detect, defend against, and deter future
threats. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00098.htm
Class
Of The Future: What Should Schools Be Like In The 21st
Century? - Change, sometimes radical, will be
needed if schools are to equip young people fully for life
in this century. How well pupils do in school has a real
impact on the opportunities they get later in life, so
inequalities need to evened out in order to make school
systems more efficient and effective. "Our school systems
must adapt if they are to provide young people with new
skills for new jobs". More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00105.htm
United
Nations: Mongolia Must Ensure Basic Rights During
Emergency - UN officials have called on
Mongolia, where a state of emergency has been imposed in the
wake of post-electoral violence, to exercise restraint and
ensure that fundamental human rights are protected.
President Nambar Enkhbayar declared a 4-day state of
emergency in response to violence in Ulan Bator following
last weekend's parliamentary elections. More
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YESTERDAY
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00069.htm
US State Dept: 15 Hostages Rescued To Safety From FARC
Captivity - Reports that Colombian politician
Ingrid Betancourt, along with three American citizens, has
been rescued from FARC militia after six years in captivity
have been greeted with enthusiasm. More
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ALSO
- UK Govt - UK Statement On Rescue Of Hostages In Colombia [2]
- VOA - Colombian Forces Free Ingrid Betancourt, 14 Others [3]
- UN - Liberation Of 15 Colombian Hostages Welcomed [4]
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs - Breaking News: Colombia - FARC's Fatal Blow [5]
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LIFESTYLE
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Religion:
Wellington Lass To Be The Voice Of World Youth
Day - The role of an MC is always a privilege.
For one New Zealand pilgrim going to World Youth Day in
Sydney this month, the privilege was also a complete
surprise - and, she adds, an honour. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00037.htm
Media:
Winner Of NZ'S Largest Film Competition
Revealed - For the first time the Apee (48HOURS
equivalent of an Oscar) was awarded to a team outside of
Auckland. In another first, the winning film F*Dance, by
Wellington team Puppy Guts (produced and directed by
newcomer Corie Geerders), was within the feared genre of
Dance movie. More
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ALSO
- TV3 Video - Team Puppy Guts win this year's 48 Hour Film Competition [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00035.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/10135.html
Bad Habits: Maori women continue to smoke during
pregnancy - The rates of Maori women smoking
during pregnancy must come down. That's the message from
Irene Walker, Auahi Kore Manager for Te Hotu Manawa Maori,
who spoke at the Public Health Association's annual
conference in Waitangi today. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0807/S00031.htm
Past
Time: Ak City No Longer the Sweetheart of the
Rodeo - Rodeos are no longer welcome in New
Zealand's largest city. Auckland City Council resolved last
week that as a matter of policy no rodeos would be permitted
on council land because of animal welfare concerns. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00061.htm
Martial Arts: Baby Bruce Lees Wanted! -
Browns Bay, North Shore Based Family Martial Arts School,
Choi Kwang Do (www.choi.co.nz) is delighted to announce the
opening of a dedicated Martial Art Program for Pre
Schoolers. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00024.htm
PHA
Conference: Expert Reports Increase In Maori Life
Expectancy - The average Maori life expectancy
has increased dramatically since World War II, with a
significant increase over the last ten years. "Maori have
always experienced poorer health than other New Zealanders
and significantly lower life expectancy," Otago University
epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely told the Public Health
Association's annual conference at Waitangi today. More
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ALSO
- Environment Canterbury - Public Health Association Conference Begins Today [2]
- Action On Smoking And Health - Research links tobacco displays with teen smoking [3]
- Public Health Association - Tobacco displays increase risk of teens smoking [4]
- Public Health Association - Extraordinary importance of the home [5]
- Public Health Association - Harawira says Maori health will suffer [6]
- Public Health Association - Pink Feet leading the way to health in Bell Block [7]
- Public Health Association - "Wrap around" - Hospital admissions drop by 2/3 [8]
- Public Health Association - Unhealthy food advertising outstrips healthy ads [9]
- Public Health Association - Water safety significant issue for Northland Maori [10]
- Public Health Association - Agencies For Nutrition Action [11]
- Public Health Association - Working for Families breaches international law [12]
- Maori Party - Sharples: Sale of Liquor Amendment Bill [13]
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