Today's Top Scoops - 23 July 2008
Lyndon Hood Satire: Things To Do About Winston Peters
Questions
and Answers - 22 July
KiwiSaver:
Employers Cannot Profit From Workers Who Save
Environment:
Govt Promises Don't Hold Water: Greens
Crime:
Nats Keen On Police Association Manifesto
Child
and Youth Issues: Google Mâori Goes Live
Today
Site
Closures: Operations To Be "Trimmed" At Canterbury
Plant
Biz
Tech Hamilton Aviation Designer To Launch NZ
Plane
Work
Is Fun: Profit From Having Fun At Work
Hygiene:
Kiwis' Kitchen Cleaning Habits Exposed
Industry:
'Powersavers' Advertising Draws To A Close
Environment
and Conservation: The Benefits Of 1080 And Why DOC Uses
It.
Pacific
Community: Tenth Festival Of Pacific Arts Begins In
American Samoa
Burma:
UN Relief Chief Sees Progress But Calls For Aid To
Reach Most Vulnerable
Public
Opinion: New Obama Terrorism Ad Has Little Effect On
Voters
Prize
Catch: United Nations Tribunal Chief Welcomes Radovan
Karadzic Arrest
Scoop Review of Books: Drunken Escapades and a Hapless Love Life (Under the Osakan Sun)
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LEAD STORY
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Lyndon Hood Satire: Things To Do About
Winston Peters - With allegations, unanswered
questions, not-exactly-misleading statements, evidence of
technical wrongdoing and unsubstantiated smears™ swirling
around New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters it came
sometimes be difficult to sort out the most expedient
response. As a service to prognosticators and policymakers,
I present the following as a complete list of feasible
options... More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ First - Winston Peters Speech to NZ First Convention [2]
- Questions and Answers - 22 July 2008 [3]
- Scoop Flashback - The "NO" Press Conference - 28 February 2008 [4]
- TV3 Video - Garner & Linda Clark on Peters [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00238.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00355.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00401.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00330.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/10841.html
NZ POLITICS
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QUESTIONS
OF THE DAY:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00401.htm
KiwiSaver:
Employers Cannot Profit From Workers Who Save -
Labour Minister Trevor Mallard is concerned at a misleading
advertising campaign by employers threatening to have
employees' KiwiSaver contributions deducted from their
take-home pay while pocketing a government tax credit. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- EMA Northern - Campaign Against Mallard's "Attack On Workers" EMA [2]
- EPMU - EMA campaigns to keep Kiwisaver ripoffs - EPMU [3]
- Council of Trade Unions - Employers campaign against KiwiSaver rights - CTU [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00393.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00381.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00271.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00272.htm
Environment:
Govt Promises Don't Hold Water: Greens - A
leaked government blueprint for freshwater management shows
Labour may be about to break its promise to make all water
bodies safe for swimming within a generation, according to
Green MP and Co-Leader Russel Norman. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Proposed stronger regime for protecting our water [2]
- NZ Govt - Board of inquiry appointed for water policy stmt [3]
- NZ Govt - Government committed to West Coast water quality [4]
- Greens - Shocking report on West Coast water quality [5]
[1]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00396.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00404.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00405.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00395.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00382.htm
Crime:
Nats Keen On Police Association Manifesto -
National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows welcomes the
Police Association's law and order policy document. "This is
an encouraging document from the men and women out there
protecting our streets, and we should be taking very careful
note of what they say." More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Scoop Link - No Right Turn: Self-serving, knee-jerk authoritarianism [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00388.htm
[2]
- http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2008/07/self-serving-knee-jerk-authoritarianism.html
Child
and Youth Issues: Google Mâori Goes Live
Today - Google Mâori goes live to the world
tomorrow. The Mâori interface of Google, the world's
largest online search engine, is being launched at Te
Wânanga o Aotearoa, Rotorua. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Te Wiki o te Reo Maori puts Maori language online [2]
- Thinktank Consulting Limited - Mâori Dictionary Sofware a Worldwide Hit [3]
- TV3 Video - Reviving Maori birth rites and rituals through traditional lullabies [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0807/S00073.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00377.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00048.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/10826.html
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Site
Closures: Operations To Be "Trimmed" At Canterbury
Plant - Silver Fern Farms has proposed to close
the sheep and lamb slaughter processing portion of its
operation at the Canterbury processing plant near
Christchurch. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- TV3 Video - More job losses as communities struggle [2]
[1]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00382.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/10833.html
Biz
Tech Hamilton Aviation Designer To Launch NZ
Plane - Hamilton aviation designer seeks to
launch NZ plane on to domestic and world market. A Hamilton
aviation designer is seeking equity partners to launch his
new Omega light aircraft on to the domestic market. Omega
will be one of the first companies to apply new generation
manufacturing and research based computer tools. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00384.htm
Work
Is Fun: Profit From Having Fun At Work -
Enter the 2008 Humour in Business Awards and demonstrate how
being good humoured adds to the wellbeing of your business
and the country! The New Zealand business that makes life
the most fun for its staff, suppliers and/or customers is
about to be honoured. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00385.htm
Hygiene:
Kiwis' Kitchen Cleaning Habits Exposed - A
recent survey of over 1,200 New Zealanders by 3M New Zealand
has revealed some disturbing cleaning habits in the nation's
kitchens. Respondents have admitted to unhygienic practices
such as washing shoes, pet bowls, the floor and their own
dishes all with the same kitchen sponge; and confess they
might even throw a pot out to avoid washing it. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00054.htm
Industry:
'Powersavers' Advertising Draws To A Close -
The industry-funded Powersavers advertising campaign will
end this week after six weeks of TV, print and radio
advertising encouraging consumers to conserve electricity
through simple and convenient measures. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00379.htm
Environment
and Conservation: The Benefits Of 1080 And Why DOC Uses
It. - The Department of Conservation (DOC) uses
aerial application of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) as a
valuable biodiversity protection tool to control mammalian
pests that threaten conservation values. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00051.htm
WORLD
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Pacific
Community: Tenth Festival Of Pacific Arts Begins In
American Samoa - Around 2000 artists from 22
Pacific Island countries and territories will today
celebrate the official opening of the 10th Festival of
Pacific Arts in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The event
promotes cultural exchange and regional unity More
>> [1]
SEE ALSO
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00668.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00666.htm
Burma:
UN Relief Chief Sees Progress But Calls For Aid To
Reach Most Vulnerable - "Significant progress
has been made since I was last here. The remarkable
resilience of people so severely affected by Cyclone Nargis
is evident in the way communities are rebuilding their homes
and livelihoods," said John Holmes, the UN Coordinator for
Humanitarian Affairs. "However, it is also clear that there
are many relief needs still to address. We must focus now on
reaching the most vulnerable communities in remote areas".
More
>> [1]
RECENTLY
- UN: Burma Cyclone Help Still In Relief Phase [2]
- UN: Gambari To Return To Burma In May [3]
- IFRC: Survival After Cyclone Nargis [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00659.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00653.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00471.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00459.htm
Public
Opinion: New Obama Terrorism Ad Has Little Effect On
Voters - Results from a new national study
among 305 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and
independents revealed that Senator Barack Obama's new ad had
little effect on voter support. The study was conducted by
HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public
Opinion (MCIPO). More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00667.htm
Prize
Catch: United Nations Tribunal Chief Welcomes Radovan
Karadzic Arrest - The chief prosecutor of the
UN war crimes tribunal set up to try those responsible for
atrocities during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s has
welcomed today's arrest of the former Bosnian Serb political
leader and notorious fugitive Radovan Karadzic. More
>> [1]
ALSO
- NEW! UK's David Milliband On Karadzic's Arrest [2]
- NEW! UN: Big Step Toward Ending Impunity [3]
- War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested [4]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00651.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00670.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00664.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00650.htm
COMMENT/LIFESTYLE
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Scoop
Review of Books: Drunken Escapades and a Hapless Love
Life (Under the Osakan Sun) - It is, according
to the overloaded subtitle, a "Funny Intimate Wonderful
Account" of the three years Hamish Beaton spent as an
assistant English teacher in a Japanese school. If you're
thinking Under the Osakan Sun is likely to be the
yarns he told friends and family about his stay turned into
a book... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00237.htm
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