Top Scoop Stories September 16th 2009 News Summary

Thursday, 17 September 2009, 4:24 pm
Article: The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY

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Dropped Aitches: Nobody Tells Michael Laws How To Spell!
The Board’s decision is racist and wrong - it has sought to impose the viewpoint of one particular ethnicity and culture upon an entire city and district.
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“I have a constitutional responsibility to fight this decision until there is no fight left in my body. It is not simply that the decision is wrong - it is that an entire community has had its views, feelings, history and heritage swept aside.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00291.htm

ALSO:

Turia welcomes board’s decision [2]

Prime Minister on Wanganui 'H' issue [3]

Board recommends Wanganui be spelled with an 'h' [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00241.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00277.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/27004.html [4]

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NZ POLITICS

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ALSO:

Questions for Oral Answer - 17 Sept 2009 [2]

Today In Parliament - 16.09.09 [3]

Questions and Answers - 16 Sept 2009 [4]

Today In Parliament - 15.09.09 [5]

Questions and Answers - 15 Sept 2009 [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00242.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00148.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00231.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00129.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00216.htm [6]

Super City: Auckland Council Bill Passes, Still No Maori Seats
Te Ururoa Flavell: We know, obviously, that the Māori seats, or mana whenua seats, are an issue for this Parliament, and I want to continue the theme around that and perhaps put some questions to the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, as I thought that his kōrero earlier this morning at least gave an overview as to where he is at. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00243.htm

ALSO:

Report Calls For Auckland Super City [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm [2]

Militaria: Kiwi Troops To Subdue Taliban With Utility Belts
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops deploying to Afghanistan this October will be equipped with the latest, battle tested body armour and protective equipment. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00197.htm

ETS: Benefit Rise On/Off Table In Maori-Nat Negotiations
Paula Bennett has given the public two different answers as to whether she supports increases to benefits and she should get her story straight, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00235.htm

ALSO:

Government’s ETS strikes a balance to protect jobs [2]

Maori Party ETS ‘wins’ as clear as mud [3]

95bFM: Deady & Sharples - Benefits of the ETS [4]

95bFM Audio: Deady & Hood – Maori Party & ETSs [5]

Free insulation for some, but no benefit increase [6]

Nat-Maori Deal On ETS [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00227.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00257.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00149.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00151.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/26972.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00131.htm [7]

Oddspot: Question Time Gets Less Accountable
During Question Time in Parliament yesterday Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee declined to give any answer to a supplementary question from Green MP Metiria Turei. Ministers are expected to answer parliamentary questions, but Speaker Lockwood Smith quoted speaker’s rulings as specifically allowing them not to do so. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00146.htm

ALSO:

Today In Parliament - 16.09.09 [2]

Local Government Minister dancing around the truth [3]

Auckland’s southern boundary not sorted yet [4]

Speech: Turia - Local Govt (Auckland Council) Bill [5]

Huo to back Asian advisory board for Super City [6]

Long night ahead for MPs as Parliament sits under urgency [7]

Franklin dragged kicking and screaming into super city [8]

Report Calls For Auckland Super City [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00148.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00269.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00259.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00212.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00211.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/26957.html [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/26981.html [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm [9]

Protest: Greenpeace Boards Palm Kernel Ship
Greenpeace activists have blocked a shipment of palm kernel animal feed from Indonesia, entering Tauranga Port and destined for Fonterra dairy farms. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00185.htm

ALSO:

Police dealing with ship boarding in Tauranga [2]

Prosecute Greenpeace activists as pirates [3]

Greenpeace Palm Kernel Deforestation Images [4]

Greenpeace stunt dangerous and misinformed: Fonterra [5]

Palm Kernel protest won't shift Fonterra or PM [6]

Two Greenpeace protesters arrested, 12 remain on ship [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00251.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00446.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0908/S00300.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/26961.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/26992.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/26967.html [7]

John Minto: Déjà Vu With Labour
We’ve seen it all before. In the aftermath of an election defeat Labour apologises to the country for getting its priorities wrong. New leader Phil Goff says it should have put people, families and communities at the centre of its policies but allowed itself to be sidetracked with so-called nanny-state policies... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00134.htm

ALSO:

Going Full Throttle for boy racers [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00180.htm [2]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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"Tramping": And After They Leave, They'll Have Gone Both Ways
Tourism New Zealand is targeting the youth and backpacker market with a new campaign urging them to “Go All The Way” … to New Zealand. The campaign was launched today (Thursday) at New Zealand’s first-ever Backpacker Industry Conference held at AUT (Auckland University of Technology). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00479.htm

Network: Ultra-Fast Broadband Investment Proposal Finalised
Communications and Information Technology Minister Hon Steven Joyce today released the details of the government’s $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband investment initiative... "The government is committed to partnering with the private sector to accelerate the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband services to 75 percent of New Zealanders within the next ten years." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00213.htm

ALSO:

Ultra-fast broadband proposal well crafted [2]

Name the date, Mr Joyce [3]

Govt’s $1.5b a welcome addition to industry's $10b [4]

Govt announces details of ultra-fast broadband network [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00442.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00232.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00464.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/26988.html [5]

Smart Meters: Off-Peak "New Age" In Electricity Pricing
From this week onward, Genesis Energy customers with installed Advanced Meters will be able to choose a new Peak and Off-Peak pricing plan that will deliver extra savings if they take advantage of the night-time rates. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00416.htm

Scoop Business: Ports Of Auckland Gets $70 Mil Infusion From City
Ports of Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest container port, is getting an infusion of funds from its shareholder, the city’s investment company, of as much as $70 million, allowing it to repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet as earnings slide. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/09/15/ports-of-auckland-gets-70-mln-infusion-from-city/

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COMMENT

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Kelpie Wilson: Thomas Paine Would Have Loved Van Jones
It's been a nail-biting time for liberals, wondering if President Obama would have the strength to take on the right-wing bullies who ran amok in our public life throughout August's Congressional recess. It was a relief to hear the president in his health... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00154.htm

Oscar White Muscarella: The Met/ Rogues' Gallery
Over three years ago Michael Gross informed me by telephone that he was writing a history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) and desired to meet with me. He wanted information regarding dealings and policies of the museum’s Directors, Trustees ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00139.htm

John Minto: DéJà Vu With Labour
We’ve seen it all before. In the aftermath of an election defeat Labour apologises to the country for getting its priorities wrong. New leader Phil Goff says it should have put people, families and communities at the centre of its policies but allowed ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00134.htm

Martin LeFevre: Obama's "I Still Believe" Speech
Having traveled across America for the first time in the early ‘90’s, a Russian business colleague hailed as a prime example of perestroika and partnership, made a memorable comment. “Initially Americans are very friendly and nice people, but ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00143.htm

Paul Buchanan: China On The Horizon (Part 1)
Paul Buchanan writes that The emergence of China as a political and economic actor in the southwestern Pacific during the last two decades has occasioned debate about its geopolitical implications. These have given rise to concerns as well as an appreciation ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00099.htm

How to Save Spiders: Celebrities and the cult of Arachne
One has to have a certain sense of fun in the name-game of the scientific world. Spiders have been rather prominent of late, propelled to fame by zealous zoologists keen to preserve them. The latest in this line, according to the English Daily Telegraph... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00115.htm

Uri Avnery: Wobbly Stools
EVEN THE Romans never saw a game like this in their arena: three gladiators fighting against each other, while at the same time each of them has to defend himself against attackers from behind. All three of them – Barack Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu and ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00106.htm

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LIFESTYLE

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WORLD

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Rajan Zed: Filmmakers Must Explore India Beyond Crime
Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) is planning to make a Hollywood-Bollywood fusion movie called “Bombay Velvet'', according to reports. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00205.htm

United States: Obama Wrong On Latin America, Wrong On Cuba
COHA will be issuing a press release tomorrow morning chastising President Obama for not taking a decisive step to veer away from Washington’s benighted near half-a-century trade embargo against Cuba. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00180.htm

Laos: Jungle Hmong Under Attack
On September 5, 2009, the Lao military attacked a small group of jungle Hmong in Saysomboun Special Zone’s Phu Bia area. Five Hmong were reportedly wounded during the attack. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00207.htm

ALSO:

Thailand to Force 500 Hmong Refugees to Laos [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00177.htm [2]

Trade Embargo: Washington’s Double Standard On Cuba
The recent lifting of Cuba’s suspension from membership in the Organization of American States indicates that Washington’s domination of the Inter-American system has passed. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00181.htm

Climate Change and Gender: Pacific Journalist Takes Issues To New York
Monday 14th September 2009, Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS: In a month that is one of the busiest ever in terms of global conferencing on climate change worldwide, Pacific WAVE Media Network Coordinator Ulamila Kurai Wragg heads to New York this week. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00165.htm

Stopping Education: Israel Must Lift Book Blockade Of Gaza Schools
The main United Nations agency caring for Palestinian refugees today called on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza to allow in educational materials for schools, stressing that these can serve as a major weapon in promoting tolerance and peace. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00153.htm

Gas Money: Burma: Junta Hiding Multi-Billion Dollar Revenues
EarthRights International (ERI) released two reports this week linking oil giants Total and Chevron to forced labor, killings, high-level corruption and authoritarianism in military-ruled Burma (Myanmar). For the first time, ERI reveals that the military ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00158.htm

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