en-nz News Headlines from Scoop Scoop Media Ltd and/or its contributors http://www.scoop.co.nz/ http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html editor@scoop.co.nz webmaster@scoop.co.nz 30 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00239/drop-in-abortion-numbers-a-step-in-the-right-direction.htm ProLife NZ is welcoming the news that there has been a significant drop in the number of abortions which took place in NZ in 2012, compared with 2011. This is the fifth concurrent year that the number of abortions has dropped, however the positive trends ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00239/drop-in-abortion-numbers-a-step-in-the-right-direction.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00238/lets-boost-support-for-contraception.htm Better contraception appears to be playing a role in the continued decline in abortions, but much more can be done to make the newer contraceptives accessible and affordable, president of the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand, Dr. Morgan Healey, ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00238/lets-boost-support-for-contraception.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00237/environment-court-assurances-welcomed.htm Assurances by the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice that the Environment Court will not be closed have been welcomed by the New Zealand Law Society. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00237/environment-court-assurances-welcomed.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00236/voting-in-ikaroa-rawhiti-made-easy.htm To make voting in the June 29 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election as easy as possible, the Electoral Commission is sending personalised EasyVote packs to the more than 32,000 people enrolled in the electorate. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:01:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00236/voting-in-ikaroa-rawhiti-made-easy.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00235/socialist-aotearoa-1806-branch-meeting-thursday.htm They put up the price of public transport in Sao Paolo. They used bulldozers on the trees of Gezi Park. But in both cities, the initial attacks by the neo-liberal empire on the rights of people and planet were followed by the violence of the plastic bullet ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00235/socialist-aotearoa-1806-branch-meeting-thursday.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00234/paula-bennett-a-driver-of-crime.htm Tonight's 'Safer Communities' meeting held by Paula Bennett was not only hypocritical but a gross misuse of parliamentary funding, says Auckland Action Against Poverty spokesperson Sarah Thompson. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00234/paula-bennett-a-driver-of-crime.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00233/trust-board-seeks-kingmaker-descendants-in-australia.htm Thousands of descendants of the New Zealand-based tribe Ngati Haua living in Australia are being urged to get involved in a significant development affecting their tribe. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:07:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00233/trust-board-seeks-kingmaker-descendants-in-australia.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00232/maori-tv-censorship-of-alcp-candidate-slammed.htm The Libertarianz Party today condemned the state-owned Maori TV channel for blocking participation by ALCP leader Michael Appleby in a panel interview of candidates in the Ikaroa-Rawhiti.by-election. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00232/maori-tv-censorship-of-alcp-candidate-slammed.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00231/free-text-voting-for-the-vote-poverty-v-parenting.htm All voting will be free for tomorrow’s episode of TV3 national debate programme The Vote, which will debate the topic: ‘Our kids: The problem’s not poverty, it’s parenting.’ (Screening Wednesday 19 June, 8.30pm on TV3.) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00231/free-text-voting-for-the-vote-poverty-v-parenting.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00230/porirua-mayor-applauds-800-million-investment-in-wellington.htm The Government's huge $800 million investment in Wellington City will be a fantastic boost for the whole region, says Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00230/porirua-mayor-applauds-800-million-investment-in-wellington.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00229/portfolio-agreements-signed-next-step-in-te-hiku-iwi-accord.htm Iwi representatives and Crown Agencies are signing agreements today that are the next step in the Social Development Accord with Te Hiku o Te Ika iwi representatives as part of the iwi’s Treaty Settlement. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00229/portfolio-agreements-signed-next-step-in-te-hiku-iwi-accord.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00228/gisborne-community-meets-over-forestry-concerns.htm With growing concern in the Gisborne community regarding the terrible local health and safety performance in the forestry sector, local councillor Manu Caddie is hosting a public meeting to enable the community to discuss the Council of Trade Unions’ ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:47:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00228/gisborne-community-meets-over-forestry-concerns.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00227/submission-deadline-for-constitution-conversation-extended.htm Due to growing interest in the Constitution Conversation, the Constitutional Advisory Panel has decided to extend the deadline for submissions. People now have until 31st July 2013 to put forward their views on our current constitutional arrangements and ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:42:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00227/submission-deadline-for-constitution-conversation-extended.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00226/wellington-youth-call-for-public-transport-step-change.htm Youth climate change organisation Generation Zero has today welcomed the final report of the Wellington Public Transport Spine Study and says a step change solution is needed to maintain a vibrant and modern Wellington. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00226/wellington-youth-call-for-public-transport-step-change.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00225/morgan-poll-update-17-june-2013.htm Morgan Poll Update: 1) Female support rises strongly for the Government after Howard Sattler interview with Prime Minister; 2) Roy Morgan’s Australian Inflation Expectations Index rebounds to 5.2%; 3) Lock up your vuvuzelas: World Cup fever starting. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:26:00 +1200 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1306/S00225/morgan-poll-update-17-june-2013.htm