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Thursday, 23 November 2000, 4:17 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TOP SCOOPS
Scoop Is In The House - Questions
Keith Rankin: Supply, Demand And The Oldest Industry
Murky Gaps Policy Cops More Flak
English’s Super Criticisms Inconsistent, Says Cullen
Police Budget Tactics Look Like Deja Vu To Ron
Sludgegate Day 3: “There’s More Truth Than You Know"
Farmers Push For GM In Agriculture
Madeline Albright Statement On Middle East Situation
National Library Disputes Peters’ Preposterous Claim
Sun To Set On Pet Ferrets, If Forest & Bird Have their Way

TOP SCOOPS

Scoop Is In The House - Questions

- Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: Super Scheme – Forestry Jobs – RMA – Socio-Economic Disparities – Auditing Closing The Gaps – E-Government Consumption – Closing The Gaps At CYFS – Cop Cash Crisis – Charging Police Recruits – Consumer Trust Investment Policies - Secondary School Property. See... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 23 November [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00139.htm

Keith Rankin: Supply, Demand And The Oldest Industry

- Labour MP Georgina Beyer said in Parliament a couple of weeks ago that “prostitution is a demand-driven activity”. She's wrong. Sure, all goods and services that are freely sold have a demand. But a demand-driven industry is one that expands when the demand for it increases, contracts when the demand for it decreases, and stays the same size when demand neither increases nor decreases. See... Keith Rankin: Demand Versus Supply [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00137.htm

Murky Gaps Policy Cops More Flak

- “Treasury has told the Finance Expenditure Select Committee that there have been no changes to how the Closing the Gaps policy works,” National Finance spokesperson Bill English said today. See... Treasury Confirms Gaps In Gaps Policy [1] and Government's Deceptive Spin On Closing The Gaps [2] . See also... “Closing the Gaps Is In Disarray” - Prebble [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00397.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00399.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00403.htm

English’s Super Criticisms Inconsistent, Says Cullen

- “Either Mr English has completely failed to understand how the proposed New Zealand Superannuation Fund will work or he is being mischievous,” Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today. See... English's Figures Based On Misconception - Cullen [1] . See also... Cullen Relies on Manna from Heaven [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00406.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00420.htm

Police Budget Tactics Look Like Deja Vu To Ron

- Evidence, if it were ever really needed, proving that National and Labour were as alike as two peas in a pod, can be seen from the desperate tactics imposed on the Police Commissioner by Police Minister George Hawkins, claims New Zealand First MP and Law and Order Spokesman, Ron Mark. See... Don’t Stop Police Recruits Training [1] . See also… Police Budget Stretched Beyond The Limit - Nats [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00407.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00400.htm

Sludgegate Day 3: “There’s More Truth Than You Know"

- In 1970, John Lennon venomously sang: “All I Want is The Truth!” In court today Adrian Chisholm echoed those very words, to which Auckland City Councillor’s barrister replied: “There’s more truth than you know!” See... Sludgegate Day 3: “All I Want Is The Truth!” [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0011/S00069.htm

Farmers Push For GM In Agriculture

- Federated Farmers gave its testimony to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification today, pushing for New Zealand's agricultural sector to be allowed to use GM techniques on a case by case basis, under a thorough and meticulous safety system. See... Federated Farmers Testifies To GM Royal Commission [1] and Organic Farmer Appears Before Royal Commission [2] . See also…Top Australian Cotton Farmer Gives GM Evidence [3] REACTION - GREENS - Greens disagree with Feds over genetic engineering [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0011/S00090.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0011/S00091.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0011/S00092.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00404.htm

Madeline Albright Statement On Middle East Situation

- SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: I wanted to come down here today because the President and I are concerned about the situation in the Middle East, and I would like to make the following statement. See... Sec. Albright press remarks on Middle East [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0011/S00186.htm

National Library Disputes Peters’ Preposterous Claim

- The National Library of New Zealand has rejected claims by Winston Peters MP that the Library’s free internet service is being abused by a large number of users. See... National Library Rejects Internet Claims [1] . See…Wellington - Top Town Or Porn Town? [2] for Mr Peters’ statement.

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/GE0011/S00066.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0011/S00389.htm

Sun To Set On Pet Ferrets, If Forest & Bird Have their Way

- Pet ferrets should be banned, according to the vast majority of respondents to DoC’s public discussion document on ferret control. See... Overwhelming Support For Ban On Ferrets As Pets [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/GE0011/S00067.htm

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