Today's Top Scoops - 05 May 2008
Back To The Future: Rail Back In Kiwi's Hands + Questions And Answers - Government Rail Buy Back
Justice
News: High Court Relaxes Bail Conditions - Allows Tame
Iti To Travel To Europe
Youth Of Today: Knowledge Of Politics Abysmal
Vehicular Disasters: Tauranga Teenager Talks About
Terror Crash
Election
08: Gordon Campbell Talks With Rodney Hide
Lyndon
Hood: Scientists Report Colossal Squid "Not Nearly As
Tasty As Hoped"
Health:
$164m New Funding For Cancer
Immunisation
Be
Happy: Work Till Death
Iron
Mongery: Paper Less Future No Problem For Advertisers
State
Department: Moving Forward On The Tracks Of
Annapolis
Media:
Free Press, Access To Information Vital For Development, Top
UN Officials Stress
Religion:
Pope Benedict In Australia For World Youth Day
Off
The Hook: Greenpeace Frees Pacific Marine
Life
COMMENT:
S
Kauffman: Rethink Evolution, Self-Organization Is
Real
Elections:
An Occasional Note On The 2008 Campaigns, No. 9
Uri
Avnery: "...Namely The State Of
Israel"
Horse Trading: DOC Offers Kaimanawa Horses To
Public
Good Causes: Labour Greens And ACT Find Common
Ground
Sign
Language Week: Right To Sign - Sign Language Week Kicks
Off May 5
Trade:
Will F&P Have High Standards In Carmen's
Hometown?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/signin.html
IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR PASSWORD
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/newpass.html
LEAD STORY
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Back to the Future: Rail Back In Kiwi's
Hands - The Labour-led government has reached
agreement with Toll Holdings Ltd for the purchase of Toll
New Zealand's rail and ferry business, Prime Minister Helen
Clark and Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
"Modernising our transport sector is central to transforming
our economy and making it truly sustainable," Helen Clark
said. "The selling off our public rail system in the early
1990s and the running down of the asset afterward has been a
painful lesson for New Zealand," Dr Cullen said. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Questions and Answers - Government rail buy back [2]
- Progressive Party - Reversal of failed policies of the past welcomed [3]
- NZ First - Rail Buy Back Welcomed [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00053.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00056.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00055.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00054.htm
NZ POLITICS
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Justice
News: High Court Relaxes Bail Conditions - Allows Tame
Iti To Travel To Europe - News Report By Lena
Maria Fa'asino: The High Court in Auckland has relaxed bail
conditions to allow Tame Iti, to travel to Europe to play a
part in a play that ironically explores sovereignty issues.
More
>> [1]
ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00036.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00041.htm
Youth Of Today: Knowledge Of Politics
Abysmal - The urgent need for civics and
citizenship education in our schools has been underlined by
the Electoral Enrolment Centre survey of New Zealanders
which showed an abysmal lack of general knowledge of our
political system. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0805/S00013.htm
Vehicular Disasters: Tauranga Teenager Talks About
Terror Crash - Mary-Beth Wood, 15, thought the
driver of a car that lost control and slid into the crowd
outside a bach in Otahu Rd, Whangamata yesterday was just
"kidding and showing off". More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Waikato DHB - Whangamata Teenagers Condition Update [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00016.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00028.htm
Election
08: Gordon Campbell Talks With Rodney Hide
- Act Party leader Rodney Hide has always been something of
a poltergeist rattling around on the centre right of the
political spectrum - making noise and kind of friendly
(except when he isn't) but without ever conveying the sense
that he's entirely there. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-interviews-rodney-hide/
Lyndon
Hood: Scientists Report Colossal Squid "Not Nearly As
Tasty As Hoped" - Abstract: The research team
investigated the tastiness of the colossal squid
(Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni). A complete specimen was
dressed and prepared using a variety of traditional methods.
All tests found the squid to be not delicious in any way. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Out-link - Dim-Post: Violent Bible Book Should be Banned (Kiwiblog) [2]
- R2 Squid-Cam - Recorded squid footage [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00013.htm
[2]
- http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/05/dim-post_strikes_again.html
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00408.htm
Health:
$164m New Funding For Cancer Immunisation -
"The human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme will
be offered free to more than 300,000 young women aged 12 to
18 years over the next five years. It will be rolled out
from September." More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Clark: Announcement of HPV Vaccine Programme [2]
- Greens - Parents need to know about vaccine potential risks [3]
- NZ First - Cancer Vaccine Programme Valuable Opportunity [4]
- Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition - BCAC Delighted By Vaccine Funding [5]
- TV3 Video - Should young girls be vaccinated against cervical cancer? [6]
- TV3 Video - Govt confirms cervical cancer immunisation programme [7]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00025.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00026.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00027.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00035.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00007.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/health/7635.html
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/health/7639.html
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Be
Happy: Work Till Death - People over 65
but still working feel better than those who have retired,
new research shows. Initial results from the Health, Work
and Retirement Longitudinal Study have been released. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00049.htm
Iron
Mongery: Paper Less Future No Problem For Advertisers
- Production of a Waikato Draught advert on a
20mm-deep corrugated zinc alume flute has fully demonstrated
the expertise available within the New Zealand printing
industry. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00021.htm
WORLD
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State
Department: Moving Forward On The Tracks Of
Annapolis - The United States was the first
country to recognize Israel 11 minutes after it declared its
statehood; a very difficult decision for Harry Truman. I
remember the story of how George Marshall said, "I'll be
your Secretary of State but I'll never vote for you again".
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00051.htm
Media:
Free Press, Access To Information Vital For Development, Top
UN Officials Stress - Marking Press Freedom
Day, Top UN officials have stressed the role of a secure and
independent media, and access to information, in empowering
individuals and advancing development. A free, secure and
independent media is one of the foundations of peace and
democracy. Attacks on freedom of the press are attacks
against international law, humanity, and freedom itself. More
>> [1]
RELATED
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00049.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00050.htm
Religion:
Pope Benedict In Australia For World Youth Day
- The Vatican has confirmed that His Holiness Pope Benedict
XVI will spend three extra days resting in Australia before
heading to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008. The trip to
Australia will be the longest journey the Holy Father has
ever undertaken. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00042.htm
Off
The Hook: Greenpeace Frees Pacific Marine
Life - Greenpeace freed sharks, tuna, marlin
and an endangered Olive Ridley turtle from the hooks of a
Taiwanese longline vessel fishing in the international
waters of the Pacific. The activists asked the Captain to
release all marine life hooked on the lines and painted
"PIRATE?" on the hull of the ship. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00043.htm
COMMENT
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S
Kauffman: Rethink Evolution, Self-Organization Is
Real - In his new book, Reinventing the Sacred
, legendary complexity pioneer Stuart Kauffman continues to
challenge the view of most biologists that natural selection
is the only source of order. However, Kauffman is more
charitable than hundreds of other ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00052.htm
Elections:
An Occasional Note On The 2008 Campaigns, No. 9
- Although current news is focused on the North Carolina and
Indiana primaries to be held this coming Tuesday, voters in
the Oregon primaries (to be decided May 20) were mailed
their ballots last week and some might vote before those
other two primaries are decided. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00049.htm
Uri
Avnery: "...Namely The State Of Israel" -
Every Time I hear the voice of David Ben-Gurion uttering the
words ''Therefore we are gathered here...'' I think of Issar
Barsky, a charming youngster, the little brother of a
girl-friend of mine. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00046.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Horse Trading: DOC Offers Kaimanawa Horses To
Public - Kaimanawa wild horses are once again
available to the public with the Department of
Conservation's annual muster scheduled for later this month.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00037.htm
Good Causes: Labour Greens And ACT Find Common
Ground - Otaki MP Darren Hughes has come out
strongly in support of World Asthma Day, which is this
Tuesday, 6 May. Mr Hughes joins MPs Sue Kedgley and Rodney
Hide in endorsing the campaign. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00015.htm
Sign
Language Week: Right To Sign - Sign Language Week Kicks
Off May 5 - Natasha Burling reports that while
opportunities have improved for deaf people in New Zealand
there is still much to be done to assure sign language is
accepted not just by governments but also understood.
Interpretation is the key. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00030.htm
Trade:
Will F&P Have High Standards In Carmen's
Hometown? - Carmen works the grave yard shift
in one of Tijuana's 800 Maquiladoras, the
multinationally-owned factories encouraged to move there by
the promise of privileged access to the markets under NAFTA,
low wages and fewer environmental standards than in their
home countries. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Out-Link - Human Rights Film Festival [2]
- World Vision - Fairtrade Fortnight launches Best Spermarket Award [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00032.htm
[2]
- http://www.humanrightsfilmfest.net.nz/
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00038.htm
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