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Christchurch: Aftershocks "Are Literally Real Crackers"
Quake updates: Key cancels Europe trip
PM's Presser Audio: Govt Promises $5M In Quake Relief
John Key talks govt's response to quake
Lower North Island: River Levels Stabilise
Clean up begins for flood-stricken lower NI
Wellington.Scoop: Monday Diary – Timing Is Everything
Police: New DNA Sampling Regime Begins
"Dark Day": Statement From Governor-General Regarding 4 Sept
IG Markets - Forex Focus September 7, 2010
Indicators: Hiring Expectations Plateau As Employers Hold Off
Scoop Business: PM Wants SCF Sold As A Going Concern
Scoop Business:Spring Here, Green Shoots There
YourWeeklyDayIdea:Big Three Womens’ Mag Publishers Become Big Two
Bob Rigg: Disunited nations undercut UN Secretary-General's Gaza flotilla enquiry
Stateside With Rosalea: Washington
J. Sri Raman: Pakistan: Floods Fail To Trigger Pro-Army Tide | Scoop News
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III: Glenn Beck, What's The Point?
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?
Scoop Review Of Books: The Politics Of Genocide
NZ Music Awards finalists announced
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
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Christchurch:
Aftershocks "Are Literally Real Crackers"
Some of
the aftershocks still rocking Canterbury are literally real
crackers says Mayor Bob Parker.His comment was a reference
to a large aftershock which rolled through at about noon
yesterday further stressing an already badly damaged
building in Cranford Street, which began to crumble after
the jolt. The Fire Service has confirmed Urban Search and
Rescue (USAR) has arranged for the building to be
demolished.The Christchurch City Council's engineers have
now surveyed all 550 buildings in the central business
district. City Rescue Manager Steve McCarthy said five
percent of those buildings have been red stickered meaning
they are deemed unsafe and unable to be entered More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00166/aftershocks-are-literally-real-crackers-parker.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00098/statement-to-parliament-christchurch-earthquake.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00048/govt-promises-5m-in-quake-relief.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00070/images-police-involved-in-christchurch-earthquake.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00036/images-report-christchurchs-shaky-weekend.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [7]
[8] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27367 [8]
[9] - http://weeklycoitus.co.nz/?p=315 [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00072/earthquake-welfare-information-in-40-languages.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00170/christchurch-earthquake-reduced-cordons-7910.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00089/key-press-conference-on-canterbury-earthquake.htm [12]
Quake
updates: Key cancels Europe trip
- More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40664.html
PM's
Presser Audio: Govt Promises $5M In Quake
Relief
The Government has promised $5m for a
hardship fund to help victims of the weekend’s massive
earthquake in Christchurch and the Canterbury region. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00048/govt-promises-5m-in-quake-relief.htm
John
Key talks govt's response to quake
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»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40643.html
ALSO:
[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:
[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
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»[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:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00092/labour-to-support-first-reading-of-foreshore-bill.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00091/foreshore-bill-repeats-original-injustice.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00071/foreshore-and-seabed-law-bound-to-disappoint.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00084/foreshore-seabed-bill-a-sell-out.htm [6]
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:
[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]
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:
[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
Scoop
Business: PM Wants SCF Sold As A Going
Concern
Prime Minister John Key would prefer a
sale of failed financier South Canterbury Finance Ltd. in
one hit, as a going concern, as the receivers call for
expressions of interest in the firm’s assets. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/pm-wants-scf-sold-as-a-going-concern/
ALSO:
[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://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-insurers-well-positioned-to-cope-with-quake/ [6]
[7] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-dollar-outlook-kiwi-expected-to-hold-firm/ [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00084/business-head-tells-aucklanders-quit-complaining.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00067/unions-respond-to-concerns-in-earthquake-aftermath.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00142/union-flooded-with-calls-from-worried-workers.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00140/chch-properties-remain-operational-following-quake.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00138/gmt-christchurch-assets.htm [12]
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00144/pike-rivers-second-export-shipment-to-set-sail.htm [13]
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [14]
Scoop
Business:Spring Here, Green Shoots
There
Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street held
their ground as an unexpected gain in pending home sales, a
decline in claims for jobless benefits and
better-than-expected retail sales eased concerns about U.S.
economic outlook. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/03/while-you-were-sleeping-outlook-a-bit-brighter/
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00093/aa-standard-poors-rating-for-wellington.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00051/long-term-efforts-needed-to-tame-public-debt.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00039/imf-confirms-govts-prudent-approach-to-debt.htm [4]
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
Uri
Avnery: Damage Control
A DUTCH journalist
asked me last Wednesday to try and divine the thoughts of
Binyamin Netanyahu on his way to Washington. It seems that
she was satisfied with the results, because she asked me to
divine the thoughts of Mahmoud Abbas, too. She must have ...
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00044/uri-avnery-damage-control.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 | Scoop News
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
Dr.
Wilmer J. Leon III: Glenn Beck, What's The
Point?
Depending on the source that is used, tens
of thousands to between 87,000 to 96,000 people attended
conservative commentator Glenn Beck's ''Restoring Honor''
rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Saturday. Why
were they there? What was the point? More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00047/glenn-beck-whats-the-point.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:
[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
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:
[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
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:
[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:
[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:
[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]
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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