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Monday, 6 September 2010, 5:42 pm
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LEAD STORY

Images & Report: Christchurch’s Shaky Weekend

Army Moves In To Help Police In Christchurch

NZ POLITICS

Foreshore & Seabed: Marine And Coastal Area Bill Guarantees Access

Police: New DNA Sampling Regime Begins

"Dark Day": Statement From Governor-General Regarding 4 Sept

Fox Glacier crash investigation could take a year

Waterview Project: Motorway Put On Fast Track

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Scoop Business: Quake Throws Lifeline To Building Industry

Auckland Southern Motorway: Road Finished Before Schedule

YourWeeklyDayIdea:Big Three Womens’ Mag Publishers Become Big Two

COMMENT

Matthias Chang: Too Big To Fail Global Banks Will Collapse Between Now and First Quarter 2011

Behind The Israeli Wall: A Lesson In Reality

Richard S. Ehrlich: Viktor Bout & Thaksin in the Sky With Sirichoke?

Martha Rosenberg: Is Meat And Milk From Clones Really Safe?

LIFESTYLE

Weekly Sports Digest: Black Ferns, Wallabies Rule

NZ Music Awards finalists announced

WORLD

Connie Lawn Audio: White House Middle East Talks Continue

Connie Lawn Audio Report: Obama Speaks On 'End Of Iraq Combat Mission'

Presidential address: Full Obama speech

Aboriginal Rights: International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People

Images & Report: Christchurch’s Shaky Weekend
Talia Shadwell reports first hand accounts of the aftermath of this weekend's quake The earthquake that rocked Canterbury early Saturday morning had Riccarton students Scarlett Moody, Lilly Pomeroy, Samantha Keepa and Taygen Hughes shrinking in the doorways of their Balgay St flat.Their power cut out, the girls conjured up some candles amid rolling aftershocks.“At first I thought it was a heavy truck driving past, but then the floor started to shake and there was this unbelievable rumbling sound. I had to clamber to get a hold on a door frame. Images: Emily Hartley-Skudder More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00036/images-report-christchurchs-shaky-weekend.htm

ALSO:

• Christchurch City cordon update 6/9/10 3.45pm [2]


• Rivers Rising In Canterbury [3]


• Christchurch earthquake - water supply [4]


• NZ insurers well-positioned to cope with quake [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00160/christchurch-city-cordon-update-6910-345pm.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00128/rivers-rising-in-canterbury.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00152/christchurch-earthquake-water-supply.htm [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-insurers-well-positioned-to-cope-with-quake/ [5]

Army Moves In To Help Police In Christchurch
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40604.html

Foreshore & Seabed: Marine And Coastal Area Bill Guarantees Access
The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill, which guarantees the rights of all New Zealanders in the marine and coastal area, has been introduced to Parliament by Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00084/marine-and-coastal-area-bill-guarantees-access.htm

Police: New DNA Sampling Regime Begins
Police can now collect DNA at the same time they take fingerprints from people they intend to charge and match it against profiles from unsolved crimes, Justice Minister Simon Power said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00080/dna-collection-expanded-to-help-fight-crime.htm

"Dark Day": Statement From Governor-General Regarding 4 Sept
All New Zealanders will share the shock and dismay that Susan and I feel for what has happened in the South Island today. The loss of life in the Fox Glacier air crash and the widespread damage in this morning’s earthquake, have caused a dark day. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00087/statement-from-governor-general-regarding-4-sept.htm

ALSO:

• Safety Of Canterbury People Top Priority [2]


• Agriculture Minister Visiting Earthquake Hit Farms [3]


• Government Helpline 0800 779997 Proving Effective [4]


• Canterbury Welfare Services open [5]


• Bob Parker talks to The Nation [6]


• Q&A: Key on SCF and Quake [7]


• Q&A: Interview with Chch Mayor Bob Parker [8]


• Q&A: Canterbury Commerce Head on Quake [9]


• Christchurch Earthquake Response [10]


• Labour Saddened By Death Of Nine In Fox Glacier [11]


• Police Release Names Of Glacier Crash Victims [12]


• Fox Glacier Media Conference And Nationality Advis [13]


• Plane Crash at the Fox Glacier [14]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00070/safety-of-canterbury-people-top-priority.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00068/agriculture-minister-visiting-earthquake-hit-farms.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00071/government-helpline-0800-779997-proving-effective.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00076/canterbury-welfare-services-open.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40564.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00073/qa-key-on-scf-and-quake.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00061/qa-interview-with-chch-mayor-bob-parker.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00135/qa-canterbury-commerce-head-on-quake.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00069/labour-saddened-by-death-of-nine-in-fox-glacier.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00076/police-release-names-of-glacier-crash-victims.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00094/fox-glacier-media-conference-and-nationality-advis.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00072/plane-crash-at-the-fox-glacier.htm [14]

Fox Glacier crash investigation could take a year
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40607.html

Waterview Project: Motorway Put On Fast Track
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says confirmation today that the application for resource consent and route designation for Auckland’s Waterview Connection will be assessed by a Board of Inquiry is an important day for Auckland transport and the economy. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00062/transport-minister-welcomes-waterview-development.htm

ALSO:

• Waterview fast track to the 1950s [2]


• Federation hails plans to reuse Waterview rock [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00066/waterview-fast-track-to-the-1950s.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00031/federation-hails-plans-to-reuse-waterview-rock.htm [3]

Scoop Business: Quake Throws Lifeline To Building Industry
The 7.1 magnitude pre-dawn earthquake that shattered Christchurch may be the most significant economic disaster in recent history, but it will provide a much-needed lifeline for New Zealand’s beleaguered construction sector. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/quake-throws-lifeline-to-building-industry/

ALSO:

• NZ insurers well-positioned to cope with quake [2]


• NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi expected to hold firm [3]


• Business Head Tells Aucklanders 'Quit Complaining' [4]


• Unions respond to concerns in earthquake aftermath [5]


• Union flooded with calls from worried workers [6]


• Chch properties remain operational following quake [7]


• GMT Christchurch Assets [8]


• Pike River’s Second Export Shipment to Set Sail [9]


• Christchurch Earthquake Response [10]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-insurers-well-positioned-to-cope-with-quake/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-dollar-outlook-kiwi-expected-to-hold-firm/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00084/business-head-tells-aucklanders-quit-complaining.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00067/unions-respond-to-concerns-in-earthquake-aftermath.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00142/union-flooded-with-calls-from-worried-workers.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00140/chch-properties-remain-operational-following-quake.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00138/gmt-christchurch-assets.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00144/pike-rivers-second-export-shipment-to-set-sail.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [10]

Auckland Southern Motorway: Road Finished Before Schedule
The NZTA had expected the complex work needed to open the new viaduct to take up to 36 hours. However, the critical element of relocating the 800-tonne ‘Big Blue’ construction gantry was achieved without hitch overnight, allowing final paving work to be completed this morning. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00092/auckland-southern-motorway-now-open.htm

ALSO:

• Auckland: Southern Motorway To Re-Open Early [2]


• Auckland’s newest motorway opened [3]


• Auckland Motorways [4]


• Auckland's Southern motorway reopens [5]


• AA+ Standard & Poor’s rating for Wellington [6]


• Long-Term Efforts Needed to Tame Public Debt [7]


• IMF confirms Govt's prudent approach to debt [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00082/auckland-southern-motorway-to-re-open-early.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00473/aucklands-newest-motorway-opened.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00463/nz-transport-agency-auckland-motorways.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40579.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00093/aa-standard-poors-rating-for-wellington.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00051/long-term-efforts-needed-to-tame-public-debt.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00039/imf-confirms-govts-prudent-approach-to-debt.htm [8]

YourWeeklyDayIdea:Big Three Womens’ Mag Publishers Become Big Two
Australian-owned rivals APN News & Media Ltd. and ACP Media Ltd. have become virtually equal forces in the battle for the woman’s magazine reader, after another Aussie publisher, Pacific Magazines, sold its key womens’ titles to APN. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00091/big-three-womens-mag-publishers-become-big-two.htm

ALSO:

• High Court throws out Bridgecorp chairman’s appeal [2]


• Serepisos on payment plan to meet Hutt City rates [3]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/02/high-court-throws-out-bridgecorp-chairman%e2%80%99s-appeal/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/01/serepisos-on-payment-plan-to-meet-hutt-city-rates/ [3]

Matthias Chang: Too Big To Fail Global Banks Will Collapse Between Now and First Quarter 2011
Readers of my articles will recall that I have warned as far back as December 2006, that the global banks will collapse when the Financial Tsunami hits the global economy in 2007. And as they say, the rest is history. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00026/too-big-to-fail-global-banks-will-collapse.htm

Behind The Israeli Wall: A Lesson In Reality
Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any piece of writing for that matter – is meant to provide a sense of completion. Sociological explanations are offered to offset the confusion caused ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00028/behind-the-israeli-wall-a-lesson-in-reality.htm

Richard S. Ehrlich: Viktor Bout & Thaksin in the Sky With Sirichoke?
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Suspected Russian weapons smuggler Viktor Bout, who is fighting against extradition to the U.S., said a Thai Parliamentarian asked him how to ''intercept'' the private jet of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra so the fugitive politician ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00017/viktor-bout-thaksin-in-the-sky-with-sirichoke.htm

ALSO:

• Moscow & Bangkok Argue About Extraditing Viktor Bout to New York [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00191/moscow-bangkok-argue-on-extraditing-viktor-bout.htm [2]

Martha Rosenberg: Is Meat And Milk From Clones Really Safe?
It's just a matter of time before the US is eating clones, if it is not eating them now. When Canadian agricultural leaders asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this month after a scandal about unlabeled clone products in Europe if ''cloned cows or ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00015/is-meat-and-milk-from-clones-really-safe.htm

Weekly Sports Digest: Black Ferns, Wallabies Rule
New Zealand beat England 13-10 in the final to win the women's rugby World Cup for the fourth time. Possibly our most successful sports-team had to survive three yellow-cards and a strong England side boosted by 13,253 home fans in London. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00034/weekly-sports-digest-black-ferns-wallabies-rule.htm

ALSO:

• PM congratulates Black Ferns on victory [2]


• Congratulations to Black Ferns on title [3]


• Kiwi Party Congratulates Black Ferns [4]


• Maori Showband greats gather for awards [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00074/pm-congratulates-black-ferns-on-victory.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00075/congratulations-to-black-ferns-on-title.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00066/kiwi-party-congratulates-black-ferns.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00005/maori-showband-greats-gather-for-awards.htm [5]

NZ Music Awards finalists announced
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/40401.html

Connie Lawn Audio: White House Middle East Talks Continue
Talks are underway in Washington DC, to try to establish a Palestinian State next to Israel. Connie Lawn attended the public events at the White House... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00014/white-house-middle-east-talks-continue.htm

ALSO:

• Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40439.html [2]

Connie Lawn Audio Report: Obama Speaks On 'End Of Iraq Combat Mission'
President Obama has now delivered his speech on Iraq, with some warnings to Afghanistan, and admissions the nation is hurt by these long wars. Connie Lawn gives us an audio report... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00008/connie-lawn-obama-says-wars-crippled-us.htm

ALSO:

• Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Speech [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00002/connie-lawn-obamas-iraq-withdrawal-speech.htm [2]

Presidential address: Full Obama speech
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40377.html

ALSO:

• Rebranding Iraq: Playing with Numbers and Lives [2]


• A Truly Grateful Nation [3]


• RAMSI under investigation after killing of Solomon Islands man [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00184/rebranding-iraq-playing-with-numbers-and-lives.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00493/a-truly-grateful-nation.htm [3]

[4] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/ramsi-security-force-under-investigation-after-killing-of-solomon-islands-man/ [4]

Aboriginal Rights: International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People
Today UNICEF joins in celebrating the vibrant diversity, rich culture and remarkable contributions of the world’s indigenous peoples. This year’s celebration comes at a significant time, as world leaders prepare to gather ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00154/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-people.htm

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