Foreshore: Maori Party Responds To Attacks By A “Few”
The Maori Party says it has faith in hapu and iwi throughout the country, and the majority of marchers who took part in the 2004 hikoi, to dismiss the attacks on it by a “few people” over the new foreshore and seabed bill. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00116/maori-party-responds-to-attacks-by-a-few.htm

ALSO:

Public access assurances "monstrous deception" [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00087/public-access-assurances-monstrous-deception.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: On The ‘Quake Aftermath (And Sean Plunket)
The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake stands in stark contrast to the media narratives of community resilience and stoicism... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/gordon-campbell-the-%E2%80%98quake-aftermath-sean/

ALSO:

Coping with psychological aftermath of earthquake [2]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00206/coping-with-psychological-aftermath-of-earthquake.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [3]

Low Finance: Labour Demands Answers On South Canterbury Finance
The Government must provide taxpayers with answers to serious questions about its $1.75 billion bailout of South Canterbury Finance, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00129/national-must-answer-serious-questions-on-scf.htm

John Key talks govt's response to quake
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40643.html

ALSO:

Our Five Million Dollars: Not Yours To Give, John [2]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00083/our-five-million-dollars-not-yours-to-give-john.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [3]

Lower North Island: River Levels Stabilise
Rivers levels are stabilising and dropping across much of the Region after heavy rainfall affected the southern part of the Region yesterday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00172/river-levels-stabilise.htm

ALSO:

Flood gates set to open [2]

Rivers monitored as heavy rain fall affects Region [3]

Heavy Rain Activates Flooding Emergency in Hutt [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00159/flood-gates-set-to-open.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00140/rivers-monitored-as-heavy-rain-fall-affects-region.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00139/heavy-rain-activates-flooding-emergency-in-hutt.htm [4]

Clean up begins for flood-stricken lower NI
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40651.html

Wellington.Scoop: Monday Diary – Timing Is Everything
Pedestrians in Taranaki Street were today bemused to see this new billboard – four storeys high – which has just been erected on the Cogent building. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27367

ALSO:

Christchurch Earthquake Response [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [2]

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Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: Shaky Times
Let’s get one thing straight. Earthquakes are not good for the economy... try painting the destruction as good news for someone whose house is threatened with collapse on the next big after-shock. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-shaky-times/

ALSO:

Christchurch quake to push up reinsurance rates [2]

Earthquake delays statistics releases [3]

Chch earthquake fells weekend retail sales [4]

Earthquake Hits Canterbury’s Economy Hard [5]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [6]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/christchurch-quake-to-push-up-reinsurance-rates/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/07/earthquake-delays-statistics-releases/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/chch-earthquake-fells-weekend-retail-sales/ [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00241/earthquake-hits-canterburys-economy-hard.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [6]

IG Markets - Forex Focus September 7, 2010
Daily FX analysis from More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00213/ig-markets-forex-focus-september-7-2010.htm

ALSO:

Stocks to watch: DPC, FBU, HBY, LPC, WSI, PGC, THL [2]

NZ dollar nears 4-week high on data flow [3]

While you were sleeping: Stocks hold on to gains [4]

IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap Sept. 6, 2010 [5]

IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary 6/9/2010 [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00179/stocks-to-watch-dpc-fbu-hby-lpc-wsi-pgc-thl.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00178/nz-dollar-nears-4-week-high-on-data-flow.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00177/while-you-were-sleeping-stocks-hold-on-to-gains.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00210/ig-markets-australian-market-wrap-sept-6-2010.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00211/ig-markets-the-week-ahead-economic-diary-692010.htm [6]

Indicators: Hiring Expectations Plateau As Employers Hold Off
Employers across NZ are holding off on making firm growth plans, as new waves of financial uncertainty circle the globe, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00180/hiring-expectations-plateau-as-employers-hold-off.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]

[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]

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]

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John Chuckman: The Misnomer of Peace Talks
I don’t know how anyone given the task could draw a map of Israel: it is likely the only country in the world with no defined borders, and it actually has worked very hard over many decades to achieve this peculiar state. It once had borders... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00060/john-chuckman-the-misnomer-of-peace-talks.htm

Gordon Campbell: On the Quake Aftermath, and Sean Plunket’s Exit
The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake stands in stark contrast to the media narratives of community resilience and stoicism that have dominated media coverage to date. The surprising thing about... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/gordon-campbell-the-%e2%80%98quake-aftermath-sean/

The Sorrows of Cricket: Pakistan and the Fall of a Game
They are coming out at a rate so regular it has become cruelly banal. Every catch dropped by a Pakistani player; every particularly stroke that might be deemed errant in any other context will now be considered suspect. Paranoia has been given a good ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00063/sorrows-of-cricket-pakistan-the-fall-of-a-game.htm

Michael Collins: Things The President Left Out Of His Big Speech
I just read the presidents big speech tonight and it struck me. There were some key lines left out of the speech. You may have had the same response. For the sake of clarity and fairness, I've tried to reconstruct the missing lines. I'm sure that ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00057/things-the-president-left-out-of-his-big-speech.htm

Bob Rigg: Disunited nations undercut UN Secretary-General's Gaza flotilla enquiry
In the dawn of 31 May 2010 Israeli soldiers rappelled down onto the deck of a former Istanbul passenger ferry called the Mavi Marmara, one of a small international flotilla aiming to penetrate the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza strip. The flotilla had ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00042/disunited-nations-undercut-flotilla-enquiry.htm

Stateside With Rosalea: Washington
On February 28, 2001, an earthquake struck just 18 km from Washington State’s capital, Olympia. Here are some of the images posted on the BBC’s website that day; and here is the beautiful image created by the tremors as captured by a pendulum and ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00041/stateside-with-rosalea-washington.htm

J. Sri Raman: Pakistan: Floods Fail To Trigger Pro-Army Tide
Altaf Hussain's call for a return of the generals in Pakistan came before the betting scandal of huge proportions currently rocking the cricket-crazy country. Otherwise, he might have cited the sports scam as an argument. He based his demand for undoing ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00045/pakistan-floods-fail-to-trigger-pro-army-tide.htm

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Scoop Review Of Books: The Politics Of Genocide
As Edward S. Herman and David Peterson write in The Politics of Genocide, "During the past several decades, the word ‘genocide’ has increased in frequency of use and recklessness of application..." More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/03/book-review-the-politics-of-genocide/

ALSO:

PM congratulates Black Ferns on victory [2]

Congratulations to Black Ferns on title [3]

Kiwi Party Congratulates Black Ferns [4]

Black Ferns world champs in tight final tussle [5]

Maori Showband greats gather for awards [6]

[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/multimedia/tv/sports/40639.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00005/maori-showband-greats-gather-for-awards.htm [6]

NZ Music Awards finalists announced
- More »[1]

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

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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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