Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 3:47 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS:
Come Oct. 1st Who Will Get What?
Try Out Your Own Theory On SCOOP's Special Vote Calculator
Peters & Clark Agree On NZ First's Coalition Policy
Rod Donald Issues Invitation To Business Leaders
Scoop Report: Will Dunne Be Forced To Eat Humble Pie?
Independent Investigator To Examine Phillip Field's Role In Alleged Visa-Scam
Ahmed Zaoui To Deliver Lecture On Islam Today
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
WEATHER:
Images: Students Come To The Party In Lycra!
Voting Activists Weigh In On The Carter/Baker US Election Report
North Korea Forsakes The Nuclear Option?
Afghanistan Voters Brave Violence On Polling Day
MORE WORLD NEWS HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Tze Ming Mok Reflects On Tilegate
An American Perspective On Democracy In Godzone & Germany
Larry Ross Previews An Expose Doco. On NZ's Nuclear Guinea Pigs
Cindy Sheehan Weighs In On The Hurricane Debate
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics):
Scoop Election Sweepstake Winners Announced
Maori Party Says Talks With All Parties Fine
MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

Come Oct. 1st Who Will Get What?
Try Out Your Own Theory On SCOOP's Special Vote Calculator

Scoop Interactive [1] - There are 10 days to go till the announcement of the final special vote tallies, and with Winston Peters indicating he won't even bother to talk to Don Brash unless the result moves dramatically in National's favour, Scoop is enabling readers to work out their own special vote scenarios. Built by Douglas Bagnall our calculator does all the complicated math and allows you to test your own special vote split configurations and see what it will do to the makeup of Parliament. See... ELECTION '05: Special Vote Calculator [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00316.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00316.htm

ELECTION 2005 RESULTS - CLICK HERE

http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/election2005.html
Scoop Election Results - Electorate Status Table
ttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00265.htm

Peters & Clark Agree On NZ First's Coalition Policy

- Prime Minister Helen Clark and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters met this afternoon. The two leaders confirmed their understanding of Mr Peters’ Rotorua speech on 7th September 2005, in which he set out the position New Zealand First would take to ensure stable government for the next term of Parliament. See... Helen Clark and Winston Peters meet [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00464.htm

Rod Donald Issues Invitation To Business Leaders

- The Green Party is moving swiftly to allay fears in the business community about the role the Greens could play in the next government. Co-Leaders Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons are inviting business leaders to a briefing at Parliament next week on Green Party policies, particularly energy, transport, trade and the economy. "We are concerned that some business leaders have been making negative statements about the contribution the Greens would make in the next Government without the benefit of meeting with us to discuss our policies," Mr Donald says. See... Greens build bridges with businesses [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00463.htm

Scoop Report: Will Dunne Be Forced To Eat Humble Pie?

- Kevin List writes: Last evening United Future leader Peter Dunne took a leaf out of his good friend National leader Don Brash's campaigning book and explained on TVNZ's Close Up at Seven that the Green Party's worldview was not that of the 'mainstream'. What exactly Mr Dunne considers mainstream remains a mystery. In the past Mr Dunne has worked with New Zealand's ethnic communities who supported his bid for Parliament in 1999. Mr Dunne has also keenly lobbied on behalf of that dwindling group of New Zealanders who enjoy tobacco. See... Kevin List: What's Dunne Got Against The Greens? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00303.htm

Independent Investigator To Examine Phillip Field's Role In Alleged Visa-Scam

- Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that senior members of cabinet have met with Hon Taito Phillip Field about allegations which have been raised in the news media. "Mr Field has asked that these allegations be looked at independently. I am moving to have an independent person appointed to look at the allegations and report back to me as soon as possible," Helen Clark said. See... Statement on Hon Taito Phillip Field [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00462.htm

Ahmed Zaoui To Deliver Lecture On Islam Today

- Ahmed Zaoui has become a familiar name to many New Zealanders. He hit media headlines for being the first person in this country to be detained without charge for almost two years. In Algeria, Zaoui was an Imam (priest) and an academic who specialized in Comparative Religious Studies. Currently, he is residing on bail with the Dominican Friars. This has afforded him the opportunity to continue his work, which focuses on how inter-faith communications can be used as a vehicle to promote justice and human rights. See... Public Lecture by Ahmed Zaoui Wednesday 21st Sept [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0509/S00065.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0509/S00294.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00243.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0509/S00293.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00236.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0509/S00279.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0509/S00158.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0509/S00290.htm

WEATHER:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0509/S00288.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0509/S00036.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0509/S00034.htm

Images: Students Come To The Party In Lycra!

- The winners of the 25th Lycra® Has It™ Student Fashion Awards came to the party this year full of innovation and creativity. The theme for this year’s Awards was COME TO THE PARTY: Now is the time to dress to impress at the party of the year, working the floor and being inspired by the music and mood of the event. Garments had to comprise of inventive mixtures and cosmetic qualities, with dazzling contrasts of patterns and proportions coming together to capture attention. See… Come To The Party [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0509/S00171.htm

Voting Activists Weigh In On The Carter/Baker US Election Report

- The stolen elections of 2000, 2002 and 2004 are nowhere to be found in the milquetoast Carter-Baker Report now passing for wisdom on America’s broken electoral system. See... Carter/Baker Report Can’t Face Stolen '04 Election [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00314.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00319.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00345.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00347.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00385.htm

North Korea Forsakes The Nuclear Option?

- BEIJING - North Korea agreed on Monday to give up all of its nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs and pledged to return to arms treaties in a historic agreement at the six-party talks, ending the three-year nuclear deadlock. See... Nuke talks reach agreements [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00372.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00384.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00383.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00354.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00334.htm

Afghanistan Voters Brave Violence On Polling Day

- Congratulating the women and men of Afghanistan on their “enthusiastic participation” in today's legislative polls, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the candidates and their supporters to cooperate fully with the electoral authorities ... See… Afghanistan: Annan lauds voters’ ‘enthusiasm [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00312.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00322.htm

MORE WORLD NEWS HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00356.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00349.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00341.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00336.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00325.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0509/S00317.htm

Tze Ming Mok Reflects On Tilegate

- Yellow Peril returns to Tilegate: Why? 1. Seeing bloggers use 'Taito' as Phillip Field's first name (it's a matai title guys) is driving me crazy. 2. My growing suspicion that I personally declined Sunan Siriwan refugee status to start with..... Public Address: My Part In Philip Field's Downfall [1] . See also... Public Address 20/09/05 - Voters And Victors [2] MORE POST ELECTION COMMENT:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00323.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00313.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00293.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00294.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00276.htm

An American Perspective On Democracy In Godzone & Germany

- Over the weekend, two of the core industrialized nations voted in national elections, and they were joined by New Zealand, which, if it is not a major economic player, is still among the world's most advanced economies. The lens of left and right does not give a clear or accurate picture of what was, in fact, decided. Which was very little. See... Stirling Newberry: What's Left? [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00322.htm

Larry Ross Previews An Expose Doco. On NZ's Nuclear Guinea Pigs

- In 1957 the UK goverment, with the collaboration of the NZ government, deliberately and knowingly exposed UK and NZ servicemen and their future descendants to nuclear radiation, resulting in disease, suffering, pain, genetic damage and eventual death. It's all in the article below and on Expose, TV1, Thursday Sept 22, 2005. See... NZ Soldiers - Treated As Nuclear Guinea Pigs [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00304.htm

Cindy Sheehan Weighs In On The Hurricane Debate

- What Bush's Katrina shows once again is that my son died for nothing. If you listen to Bush - and fewer and fewer are, thank goodness - we are in Iraq in part due to 9/11. All our president has been talking about has been protecting this country since 9/11. That's why people voted for him in the last election. Katrina shows it's all as sham, a fraud, a disaster as large as Katrina itself. See... Cindy Sheehan: Wake Up [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00305.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00318.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00324.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

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[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00307.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00306.htm

Scoop Election Sweepstake Winners Announced

- Scoop clearly has a large number of remarkably politically astute readers. Consequently among the 200+ entries it was far from easy to decide upon the winners for our pick the result election sweepstake competition. See... Scoop Election Sweepstake Winners Announced [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00302.htm

Maori Party Says Talks With All Parties Fine

- "Neither National nor Labour will achieve an absolute majority and each of these parties will want to talk with the Mäori Party" says the President of the Party, Professor Whatarangi Winiata. "Of course all parties will want to talk to us - but we will not resile from our earlier statement which made our position clear, that we will do our utmost to ensure that the National Party does not make it to the Government benches" said Professor Winiata. See... Post-Election Negotiations - Maori Party [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0509/S00457.htm

MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

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[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00247.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00246.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00245.htm
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[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00239.htm
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[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00232.htm
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00230.htm

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