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Bollard Holds OCR At 3% On Tepid Recovery, Quake
Gordon Campbell:On The Draconian Christchurch Earthquake Legislation
Keith Johnson: Taking Away The Punchbowl – Wellington’s Economy
ACT MP's assault conviction revealed
Scoop Images: Striking Teachers March On Beehive
First Reading: Greens To Oppose "Discriminatory Foreshore Bill"
New Bank: Boards Recommend Merger
Science Bites: Whatever Happened To The Ozone Hole?
Scoop Business: FMA Securities Law Reforms Go To Parliament
Dirty Dairy: Crafar Appeal Rejected By High Court
Paul Buchanan: New Zealand’s Coming Melian Dilemma
Binoy Kampmark: Qurans, Commemorations and Ground Zero
Gordon Campbell: John Key’s false rationale for being in Afghanistan
Michael Moore: If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
The Photo before the Storm: Peace Talks Already Failed
Tony Blair Speaks: The New Labour Journey
W/ Video Link: Film Archive Partners With Park Road Post To Save NZ’s Film History
Kiwi Pride: New NZ Lonely Planet Celebrates Kiwi Hospitality
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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Bollard Holds OCR At 3% On Tepid Recovery,
Quake
More »[1]
[1] - Bollard holds OCR at 3% on tepid recovery, quake
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00520/recovery-assistance-centre-to-be-established.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00166/volunteers-ready-to-rock.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1009/S00100/earthquake-media-update-canterbury-dhb.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00234/quake-claims-to-cover-new-efficient-heating.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00530/prime-minister-and-mayor-thank-uc.htm [6]
[7] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/15/gordon-campbell-the-christchurch-earthquake-law/ [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00108/canterbury-earthquake-bill-blog-reaction.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/41012.html [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [10]
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00248/questions-for-oral-answer-16910.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00246/questions-and-answers-15-september-2010.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00113/today-in-parliament-150910.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00215/questions-and-answers-14-september-2010.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00103/today-in-parliament-140910.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00098/the-week-in-parliament-100910.htm [7]
Gordon
Campbell:On The Draconian Christchurch Earthquake
Legislation
Via the Canterbury Earthquake
Response and Recovery Act, all parties in Parliament have
voted to put Canterbury – and the rest of the country –
under the dictatorial rule of Gerry Brownlee, the Minister
for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, from now until 1 April
2012. More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/15/gordon-campbell-the-christchurch-earthquake-law/
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00108/canterbury-earthquake-bill-blog-reaction.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00206/improvements-put-forward-for-quake-bill.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00238/canterbury-earthquake-response-and-recovery-bill.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00216/canterbury-earthquake-response-and-recovery-bill.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00170/lgnz-supports-canterbury-earthquake-legislation.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00504/building-work-in-limbo.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00222/states-of-emergency-extended-in-canterbury.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00480/earthquake-whitebaiting-warning.htm [9]
[10] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27626 [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/41012.html [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [12]
Keith Johnson: Taking Away The Punchbowl – Wellington’s Economy
No one wants to take away the punchbowl when the party is hinged between kicking on and getting out of hand. And it’s hard for party girls to steady up and trudge back to everyday life, high heels in hand, as the morning breaks over Courtenay Place. More »[1]
[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27592#more-27592
ALSO:
[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27442 [2]
[3] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27415 [3]
[4] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27666 [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00154/let-david-garrett-live-his-life.htm [5]
ACT
MP's assault conviction revealed
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»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40934.html
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.medialawjournal.co.nz/?p=391" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6848.sm#post6848" target="_blank [3]
Scoop
Images: Striking Teachers March On
Beehive
Downtown Wellington was briefly brought
to a standstill as hundreds of teachers marched on
Parliament. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00111/scoop-images-striking-teachers-march-on-beehive.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00060/boards-donate-strike-savings-to-canterbury.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00066/govt-must-negotiate-with-teachers-in-good-faith.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00065/nzei-extends-support-to-ppta-as-pay-talks-stall.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00218/quality-teachers-the-best-investment-in-our-future.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/41010.html [6]
First
Reading: Greens To Oppose "Discriminatory Foreshore
Bill"
“The proposed legislation is
discriminatory because it creates one set of rules for Maori
title, and another for the 12,500 existing private titles in
the foreshore and seabed,” said Green Party Maori Affairs
Spokesperson David Clendon. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00227/greens-to-oppose-discriminatory-foreshore-bill.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00224/new-foreshore-bill-should-be-full-and-final.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00153/deliberate-misinformation-campaign-harms-public.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/41013.html [4]
New
Bank: Boards Recommend Merger
The boards of
Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC), MARAC, CBS Canterbury (CBS)
and Southern Cross Building Society (SCBS) have determined
that their plan to form a New Zealand listed banking and
financial services group is compelling and have formally
committed to proceed with the merger.. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00524/boards-recommend-merger.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/41059.html [2]
Science
Bites: Whatever Happened To The Ozone
Hole?
This year’s ozone hole season is “slow
to kick in,” says NIWA atmospheric scientist, Dr Olaf
Morgenstern. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1009/S00023/whatever-happened-to-the-ozone-hole.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://sciblogs.co.nz/guestwork/2010/09/16/vitamin-c-on-tv/" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1009/S00096/adhb-favours-death-to-alternatives.htm [3]
[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/15/telecom-split-still-leaves-a-network-monopoly-med/ [4]
Scoop
Business: FMA Securities Law Reforms Go To
Parliament
Commerce Minister Simon Power has
introduced several bills to Parliament today in his bid to
tighten up financial market regulation after the finance
company sector collapse over the past few years. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/14/fma-securities-law-reforms-go-to-parliament/
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00211/new-powers-for-financial-market-super-regulator.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00210/improvements-to-kiwisaver-regulation-introduced.htm [3]
Dirty
Dairy: Crafar Appeal Rejected By High
Court
Crafar family appeals against conviction
and sentence in a Hamilton dairy effluent prosecution have
been dismissed by the High Court in Hamilton. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00155/crafar-appeal-rejected-by-high-court.htm
Paul
Buchanan: New Zealand’s Coming Melian
Dilemma
A word from afar: Paul Buchanan writes
that New Zealand’s contemporary foreign policy approach is
to straddle the fence between East and West. Economically,
New Zealand sees its future rooted in Asia, with China being
its primary partner. A dilemma is developing... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00097/paul-buchanan-new-zealands-coming-melian-dilemma.htm
Binoy
Kampmark: Qurans, Commemorations and Ground
Zero
The tension on the site of ‘Ground
Zero’, New York’s historical wound that refuses to heal,
becomes more tense with each year. There is still no
monument to the slain. The Cordoba Initiative, which
‘seeks to actively promote engagement ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00084/qurans-commemorations-and-ground-zero.htm
Gordon
Campbell: John Key’s false rationale for being in
Afghanistan
Late last week, a major bi-partisan
American organization released its report on the policy
options facing the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. This
was no left wing think tank. The Economist praised the
report by the Afghanistan Study Group in this article... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00081/gordon-campbell-keys-false-afghanistan-rationale.htm
Michael
Moore: If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer
America
Why? Because I believe in an America that
protects those who are the victims of hate and prejudice. I
believe in an America that says you have the right to
worship whatever God you have, wherever you want to worship.
And I believe in an America that says ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00087/if-the-mosque-isnt-built-its-no-longer-america.htm
The
Photo before the Storm: Peace Talks Already
Failed
A picture is not always worth a thousand
words. The recently released photographs of Palestinian and
Israeli leaders in Washington during their first direct
talks in many months certainly don’t say anything new. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00079/photo-before-the-storm-peace-talks-already-failed.htm
Tony
Blair Speaks: The New Labour Journey
So
former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has penned a
personal tale. How apt that it should come out now, what
with the Polanski dramatisation of Robert Harris’ The
Ghost Writer , itself a narrative constructed on a former
British prime minister... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00077/tony-blair-speaks-the-new-labour-journey.htm
W/ Video
Link: Film Archive Partners With Park Road Post To Save
NZ’s Film History
The New Zealand Film Archive
today described its new four-year programme Saving Frames as
a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to save crucial
taonga of New Zealand’s film history. More
»[1]
[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27595
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00158/russian-snark-up-for-six-qantas-awards.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00139/1080-film-wins-in-ireland.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00128/one-mans-battle-with-council-hits-big-screen.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00118/milestone-year-for-local-film-festival.htm [5]
Kiwi
Pride: New NZ Lonely Planet Celebrates Kiwi
Hospitality
Lonely Planet’s new edition New
Zealand Travel Guide, released today, salutes the welcoming
warmth of New Zealand’s people – even in the face of
economic and sporting challenges. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00170/new-nz-lonely-planet-celebrates-kiwi-hospitality.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.savagechickens.com/2008/09/talk-like-a-pirate-2008.html" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1009/S00018/inaugural-chair-in-coastal-science-appointed.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00434/weed-out-good-from-bad-at-free-workshops.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00381/new-partnership-promotes-sustainable-farming.htm [5]
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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