Today's Scoop Just Politics News Summary

Friday, 10 November 2006, 4:08 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS HEADLINES:
Scoop In London: Clark Meets Blair's Most Likely Successor
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
Sport News: Govt Details Why It Prefers Waterfront Stadium
Health: 10 Days Of Strikes, Call For Restrictions On Unions
Treasury: Crown Financial Statements Released
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES
POLITICAL COLUMNS

Scoop In London: Clark Meets Blair's Most Likely Successor

Scoop's Kevin List reports from London that on her whistle stop tour to celebrate the unveiling of the New Zealand Memorial in Hyde Park this weekend the Prime Minister found time to have a natter with the man most likely to replace Tony Blair as leader of the British Labour Party and therefore the next most likely Prime Minister of the UK – Gordon Brown. Also discussed was the PM's opposition to the death penalty handed out to Saddam Hussein and former George Bush I's advisor James Baker's insights into the future of Iraq. See... Scoop Report & Streaming Audio: PM on Antarctica, Iraq and global warming [1]
ALSO:

Ministry For Culture And Heritage - Showtime: New Zealand Memorial Dedication Ceremony [6]
Scoop Audio: [7] Scoop's Kevin List is on assignment in London, he delivers a run down of the London Memorial event and who Helen Clark will be meeting.

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00190.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00151.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00131.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0611/S00095.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0611/S00111.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00157.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00153.htm

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00204.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00165.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00139.htm

Sport News: Govt Details Why It Prefers Waterfront Stadium

Minister for the Rugby World Cup Trevor Mallard today announced that following a review of stadium options for Auckland the government has a strong preference for a national stadium on Auckland’s CBD waterfront. See... Waterfront stadium is government preference [1]
ALSO Video: [2] Here is an animation video of the proposed stadium courtesy of Warren and Mahoney architects. See... Video: Animation Of Proposed Waterfront Stadium [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00202.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00227.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00227.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00200.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00203.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00106.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00111.htm

Health: 10 Days Of Strikes, Call For Restrictions On Unions

Further strikes beginning today by radiographers are leading to calls for limits to be placed on the rights of health unions to strike, says National’s Health spokesman, Tony Ryall. He is commenting as radiographers at seven DHBs begin another round of industrial action. A Canterbury DHB board member has called for public health workers around the country to be deemed providers of essential services and therefore not be allowed to take industrial action. See... More disruption for thousands of patients [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00195.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00045.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00047.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00048.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00044.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00049.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0611/S00040.htm

Treasury: Crown Financial Statements Released

The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the three months ended 30 September 2006 were released by the Treasury today... The residual cash deficit of $0.5 billion was greater than forecast by $0.2 billion, which was largely a result of the timing of payments which are expected to reverse. The operating balance of $1.9 billion was higher than forecast by $0.4 billion. The majority of the variance was within the core Crown reporting segment. See... Financial Statements of Govt, 3 Months to Sept 06 [1]
ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00147.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00198.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00205.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00212.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00209.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00218.htm

MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00186.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00182.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00196.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00183.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00187.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00189.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00144.htm

POLITICAL COLUMNS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00194.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00149.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00191.htm

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