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Thursday, 26 October 2006, 4:32 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS HEADLINES:
Scoop Audio: Despite Angry Relations Pacific Forum Makes Progress
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
Economy: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates
Politics: Select Committee Suffers Power Outage
Food Standards: Better Folate Than Never
MeNZB: Hodgson Concerned Ryall's Attack On MeNZB Campaign Not Up To Usual Standard
Politics: Former Act Staffer And Weblog Keeper 'The Whig' Torments Govt Via Cyberspace
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES

Scoop Audio: Despite Angry Relations Pacific Forum Makes Progress

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark provides a wrap-up of the most significant achievements at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nadi, Fiji. She says the Forum was successful despite a tense beginning highlighted with the clash between Australia, Solomons, Papua New Guinea. To hear what was achieved on a regionalised Pacific, NZ's labour scheme for Pacific peoples, and security moves, see… Scoop Audio: Helen Clark Summarises Pacific Forum 2006. [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00404.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0610/S00508.htm

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00488.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00479.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00450.htm

Economy: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates

The Official Cash Rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 7.25 percent. Since our September Monetary Policy Statement, there has been a significant improvement to the near-term inflation outlook, mainly as a result of the recent decline in oil prices. We expect lower fuel prices, together with the recent rebound in the exchange rate and Statistics New Zealand's reweighting of the CPI, to give an unusually low December quarter CPI increase. See... Reserve Bank: OCR unchanged at 7.25 percent [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00477.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00480.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00502.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00463.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00462.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00265.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0610/S00464.htm

Politics: Select Committee Suffers Power Outage

United Future whip Gordon Copeland today called on the National Party caucus to discipline Rangitikei MP Simon Power for orchestrating the collapse of a select committee hearing yesterday even though submitters from all around the country were present to give evidence. See... Copeland: Nats must discipline Power [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00492.htm

Food Standards: Better Folate Than Never

Consumers have been given a reprieve with the announcement of a six-month delay of a final decision on the fortification of all bread with folic acid, Green Party Health and Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. See... Greens welcome six-month folate reprieve [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00491.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00289.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00497.htm

MeNZB: Hodgson Concerned Ryall's Attack On MeNZB Campaign Not Up To Usual Standard

Tony Ryall's ill-informed attempts to discredit the MeNZB campaign are unworthy of him, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. "Mr Ryall's 'revelation' that there have been 33 treatment injury claims associated with MeNZB accepted by ACC since the beginning of 2005 is entirely within anticipated outcomes. See... Ryall panic merchant wrong on vaccine [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00471.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00480.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00485.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00505.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0610/S00100.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0610/S00098.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0610/S00091.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0610/S00089.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0610/S00078.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00257.htm

Politics: Former Act Staffer And Weblog Keeper 'The Whig' Torments Govt Via Cyberspace

An online petition asking the Governor General to withhold the Royal Assent to the Government’s validating legislation has collected over 40,000 names in a week and become the world’s fastest-growing. Petition organiser Blair Mulholland formally “presented” the petition to Government House by an emailed link last Thursday. The petition will be left online indefinitely, and is still gathering signatures. See... Online Petition: Over 43,000 Names in Just 7 Days [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0610/S00284.htm

MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00501.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00496.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00468.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00494.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00504.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00489.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0610/S00483.htm

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