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LEAD
STORY
Environment:
Fisheries Lawsuit "Shows Contempt For
Public"
NZ
POLITICS
Oddspot:
Political Parties Do Keep Promises After All
Election
Date:November 8
The Pinstriped Columnist: McCully On Election Date And
Defence
Urgency:
MPs Legislating Like Rabbits
Peters
Soap Opera: Gordon Campbell On Peters’ Latest
Performance
Medicines:
No Alternative Eltroxin Yet
Police
Shooting: Men Being Interviewed
BUSINESS SCIENCE &
TECH
Quality
Control: Fonterra Knew Of Contaminated Milk In
August
Woolly Business: Iain Abercrombie appointed CEO Of Wool
Partners International
Melting:
Glaciers Continue To Show Significant Ice Loss
Sad Animal News: Kelly the Dolphin's Demise
Pinpointed
Legislation:
"Fishermen" [Sic] Fight Regulation In Court
Employment: Unisys Appoints Sales Whizz
Science:
Kiwi Physicist Looking Forward To Particle Demolition
Derby
COMMENT
Suzan
Mazur: Why Obama's K-12 Sex Ed Initiative Makes
Sense
Michael
Collins: Palin's Dominance Dooms McCain
Media/Conflicts:
Robert Fisk - Sticks N Stones & Balanced Tragedies
Did
Justice Order Forced Psych Medication? New Evidence
Obtained in Lindauer Case
Brad
Friedman: Computer Scientists Release Video on How to
Hack a Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machine
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: Ten Ways The GOP Is Now
Stealing The Ohio Vote
Suzan
Mazur: Astrobiologist David Deamer - Line Arbitrary
Twixt Life & Non-Life
LIFESTYLE
Kiwi
Pride: NZ Comes Second At World Schools Debating
Champs
Ballet: A Quixotic Production To Entertain
Everyone
Punk Joy: Class Of 79 Reforms To Pogo With Or Without
Zimmer Frames
Wildlife Televisual Action: Animal Planet Launches New
Look
WORLD
Venezuela: Chavez Expels US Ambassador
Hurricane Season: Caribbean Nations Hit Hard By Severe
Weather
300,000
Children Affected by Hurricanes in Haiti
Rangoon: Senior Buddhist Monk Arrested
UN Reports: 3M Affected By Floods In India
Rangoon:
Conference For Burmese Bloggers Banned By
Military
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LEAD STORY
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Environment:
Fisheries Lawsuit "Shows Contempt For Public"
The
commercial fishing industry is showing contempt for New
Zealanders’ wishes by filing a lawsuit against measures to
protect endangered Hector’s dolphins, conservation
organisation WWF said today.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00205.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00285.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00311.htm [2]
NZ POLITICS
------------Oddspot:
Political Parties Do Keep Promises After All
The
major New Zealand political parties that were in Government
between 1972 and 2005 honoured at least half of their
pre-election manifesto pledges, with some administrations
nearly 90 percent true to their word. These are the findings
of a six-year study... which reviewed 33 years spanning 11
terms from 1972-2005. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00207.htm
Election
Date:November 8
Helen Clark: I have
advised the Administrator of the Government today that the
date for the dissolution of Parliament will be 3 October.
Writ day will follow on 8th October and nomination day will
be on 14th October. The general election will be held on 8th
November. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00288.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00179.htm [1]
The Pinstriped Columnist: McCully On Election Date And
Defence
According to Clark, the election will
be “all about trust”. Such has been the declaration of
virtually every other leader of an unpopular long term
government, bereft of any new ideas, and attempting to set
the scene for unrelenting attacks on their opponents. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00304.htm
ALSO:
- Confirmation HMNZS Canterbury procurement flawed [1]
- Independent Review: HMNZS Canterbury will deliver [2]
- Confirmation HMNZS Canterbury procurement flawed [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00303.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00172.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00303.htm [3]
Urgency:
MPs Legislating Like Rabbits
The Green Party
welcomes the passing of the Waste Minimisation Bill into law
and calls on Ministers, businesses and the community to use
the tools it provides to achieve a zero-waste New Zealand.
"Seeing this important bill passed has been a long journey
for the Green Party. It has been more than two years since
it was drawn from ballot." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00276.htm
ALSO:
- Omnibus bill tidies up red tape across laws [1]
- The Week in Legislation [2]
- New Mataitai reserve for Waikawa [3]
- New Mataitai reserve for Waikawa in Southland [4]
- Te Wakatehaua taiapure-local fishery decision [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00300.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00162.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00277.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00271.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00265.htm [5]
Peters
Soap Opera: Gordon Campbell On Peters’ Latest
Performance
Winston Peters goal last night was
simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules
still apply, he did manage to shake Owen Glenn’s testimony
just enough to avoid summary execution. More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-winston-peters-rebuttal-of-glenn/
ALSO:
- Multimedia: Winston Peters Responds To Glenn [1]
- Peters' sacking chances plummet on prediction site [2]
- The Briefcase Blog: Winston Peters Privileges Show [3]
- Winston Peters: A Land Full Of Noise [4]
- Scoop Full Coverage: The Peters Proceedings [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00133.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00162.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00169.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00283.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0808/S00359.htm [5]
Medicines:
No Alternative Eltroxin Yet
The Ministry of
Health's drug regulatory arm Medsafe and Government
drug-funding agency PHARMAC are well advanced in their
efforts to source an alternative brand to the funded thyroid
medicine Eltroxin. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0809/S00073.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00269.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00263.htm [2]
Police
Shooting: Men Being Interviewed
Police are
interviewing two men at the centre of this morning's double
shooting of Police Officers in Mangere. One officer was
killed and another received several shots and was assaulted.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0809/S00124.htm
ALSO:
- Homicide Arrests [1]
- Officer Named [2]
- Comment on shooting of police officers [3]
- National saddened by officer’s death [4]
- Maori Party shocked at killing of police officer [5]
- New Zealand First Saddened By Officer’s Death [6]
- Acting Mayor condemns killing of police officer [7]
- Full police news conference [8]
- Our lawmakers drag feet over new airgun law [9]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00138.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00139.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00241.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00242.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00252.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00274.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0809/S00126.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/12864.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00163.htm [9]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Quality
Control: Fonterra Knew Of Contaminated Milk In
August
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra knew in
August that a Chinese company it owns almost half of was
selling contaminated baby milk. One child has died, and
hundreds of others are sick after drinking the baby formula
made by the Sanlu company, and there has been a huge
backlash online. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/12960.html
ALSO:
- NZ Govt, Fonterra should have gone public on milk [1]
- Fonterra has 100pc quality control in NZ - why not in China? [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00324.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/12979.html [2]
Woolly Business: Iain Abercrombie appointed CEO Of Wool
Partners International
The Chair of Wool
Partners International, Theresa Gattung, has today announced
the appointment of Iain Abercrombie as Chief Executive
Officer. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00307.htm
Melting:
Glaciers Continue To Show Significant Ice
Loss
New Zealand’s glaciers are showing the
lowest total ice mass on record and most are continuing to
shrink at a rapid rate. Research released by NIWA shows the
Southern Alps glaciers have lost 2.5 km³ of permanent ice
from April 2007 to March 2008, the fourth highest annual
loss since monitoring started. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0809/S00047.htm
Sad Animal News: Kelly the Dolphin's Demise
Pinpointed
A team from the University’s
Veterinary Teaching Hospital completed a post-mortem
examination of the 38-year-old dolphin this afternoon. Kelly
had been unwell for several days and died on Wednesday. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0809/S00046.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00301.htm [1]
Legislation:
"Fishermen" [Sic] Fight Regulation In
Court
Interim relief from new fishing
restrictions to protect the livelihoods of fishermen whose
businesses will otherwise be destroyed has been sought today
in the High Court... “We’re absolutely not asking for
interim orders that will threaten our Maui’s and
Hector’s dolphin populations.” More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00285.htm
ALSO:
- Government will defend fishing bans [1]
- Non-commercial fishing interests mistaken [2]
- Fisheries Ministry Motives Questioned [3]
- Minister Thrown Hospital Pass Over Fisheries [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00311.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0809/S00282.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00256.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00202.htm [4]
Employment: Unisys Appoints Sales
Whizz
Industry specialist returns to Unisys to
lead trans-Tasman industry practice. Unisys has appointed
Paul Allen as sales manager, Australia and New Zealand,
Financial Services. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0809/S00283.htm
Science:
Kiwi Physicist Looking Forward To Particle Demolition
Derby
Professor of physics Tony Signal is on the
international team working to replicate the “big bang”
that created the Universe. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0809/S00043.htm
COMMENT
------------Suzan
Mazur: Why Obama's K-12 Sex Ed Initiative Makes
Sense
In the quest for a more positive dialogue
between women and men, it's worth revisiting George Lucas'
classic scifi film THX-1138 set in an underground city of
tomorrow where sex is forbidden and drug sedation laws are
to be obeyed. In the film LUH tells... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00183.htm
Michael
Collins: Palin's Dominance Dooms
McCain
(Wash. DC) Senator John McCain can't live
without Sarah Palin but he can't live with her either, at
least not much longer. McCain is much like Professor Rath in
"The Blue Angel." He's infatuated with someone... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00189.htm
Media/Conflicts:
Robert Fisk - Sticks N Stones & Balanced
Tragedies
Katie Llanos-Small writes: Why
is Robert Fisk so hacked off with the way much of the
Western media portrays the Middle East conflicts? Katie
Llanos-Small interviews an author who has reported three
decades of horror and injustice to find some answers. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00161.htm
Did
Justice Order Forced Psych Medication? New Evidence
Obtained in Lindauer Case
(Wash. DC) On 9/11
Susan Lindauer will have the second of three hearings to
prove her competence to stand trial as an accused
''unregistered foreign agent'' for Iraq prior to the 2003
U.S. invasion. She was indicted in April 2004 and has
consistently ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00157.htm
ALSO:
- Diary of Political Prisoner & Accused Iraqi Agent Susan Lindauer [1]
- NBR v Robert Fisk – Will The Real Leak Stand Up? [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00156.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00141.htm [2]
Brad
Friedman: Computer Scientists Release Video on How to
Hack a Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machine
Experts from CA's 'Top-to-Bottom Review' of E-Voting Systems
Demonstrate How to Insert Virus, Access Machines Without
Disturbing 'Security Seals' in Hack Which Would Not Be
Discovered Even in 100% Audit of 'Paper Trails' More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00147.htm
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: Ten Ways The GOP Is Now
Stealing The Ohio Vote
The McCain/Palin GOP is
already in the process of stealing the Ohio vote, as was
done in 2004. Among those at the center of the GOP strategy
is Bush Family computer operative Michael Connell, who
programmed the key vote counting mechanisms that were ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00150.htm
Suzan
Mazur: Astrobiologist David Deamer - Line Arbitrary
Twixt Life & Non-Life
When I reached origins of
life investigator David Deamer by phone at his lab at the
University of California, Santa Cruz, he told me the NASA
Astrobiology program he's part of encourages public... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00127.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Kiwi
Pride: NZ Comes Second At World Schools Debating
Champs
The New Zealand Schools' Debating Team,
sponsored by Russell McVeagh, has finished as runners-up at
the World Schools Debating Champs, after losing this morning
(NZ time) to England in the Grand Final at the Reagan Centre
in Washington D.C. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0809/S00092.htm
Ballet: A Quixotic Production To Entertain
Everyone
Sir Jon Trimmer is thrilled to be
playing the lead role in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's
vibrant, new production of Don Quixote. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00177.htm
Punk Joy: Class Of 79 Reforms To Pogo With Or Without
Zimmer Frames
Three decades have surged by since
the release of the superlative AK 79 album; and on Saturday
22nd November at the Monte Cristo Room, five bands from that
culturally-important release are re-forming to take part in
AK 79 live. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00158.htm
Wildlife Televisual Action: Animal Planet Launches New
Look
Animal Planet, the world’s only
entertainment brand dedicated to the unique relationship
between people and animals, will officially launch a bold
new look in October 2008 in New Zealand. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0809/S00144.htm
WORLD
------------
Venezuela: Chavez Expels US
Ambassador
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
yesterday gave the US ambassador to Venezuela, Patrick
Duddy, 72 hours to leave Venezuelan soil, and has withdrawn
Venezuela's Ambassador to the US, Bernardo Álvarez.
Announcing the measures in Puerto Cabello yesterday, ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0809/S00169.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00256.htm [1]
Hurricane Season: Caribbean Nations Hit Hard By Severe
Weather
The United Nations is providing
assistance to a number of countries in the Caribbean that
have been badly affected by recent severe weather,
particularly Haiti which has been the worst hit, the world
body’s top humanitarian official said today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00100.htm
300,000
Children Affected by Hurricanes in Haiti
TV3
Video - More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00105.htm
ALSO:
- Ike's floods add insult to Haiti's misery [1]
- UN Mission Assists Haitians [2]
- Aid workers deliver to food to flood stricken Haiti as another storm nears [3]
- UN Mission Assists Haitians [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/weather/12687.html [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00046.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/12650.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00046.htm [4]
Rangoon: Senior Buddhist Monk Arrested
A
senior Buddhist monk was arrested in Rangoon on Friday after
security forces raided his monastery, according to the
Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political
Prisoners—Burma (AAPP). Military intelligence officers
raided the monastery in ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00110.htm
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00108.htm [1]
UN Reports: 3M Affected By Floods In
India
More than 3 million people have been
uprooted and 60 people killed by the worst flooding to hit
north-east India in five decades, the United Nations World
Health Organization WHO reported today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00047.htm
ALSO:
- Severity of Bihar floods intensifies [1]
- Oxfam ups the response to Bihar floods [2]
- Flood situation in Bihar Worsens [3]
- Save the Children responds to flooding in Bihar [4]
- €2M Humanitarian Aid for Flood Victims in Bihar [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00067.htm [1]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00066.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00014.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00026.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00019.htm [5]
Rangoon:
Conference For Burmese Bloggers Banned By
Military
A technical conference for Burmese
bloggers, scheduled to take place in Rangoon, has been
banned by Burma's paranoid military junta. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0809/S00035.htm
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