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1: Internet
fuels rise in number of jailed
journalist
CPJCPJ census finds more journalists held without charge or due process in 2006, with Internet fuelling rise in imprisonment
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00177.htm
2:
Questions
And Answers - Thursday, 7 December
2006
Office of the Clerk1. Hon Dr NICK SMITH (National—Nelson) to the Minister responsible for Climate Change Issues: How will the Government ensure that New Zealand meets its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, noting the statement by Victoria University economics senior ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00177.htm
3:
Questions
And Answers - Wednesday, 6 December
2006
Office of the ClerkAdvertisement - scroll to continue reading1. GORDON COPELAND (United Future) to the Minister of Immigration: Why is the Government proceeding with the decision to “collect and use limited biometric information”, namely fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition, from migrants and Kiwis returning ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00132.htm
4:
MOTORNET:
Sexy Lexy? – Lexus IS250
Karl Ferguson“You know, that really is a good looking car,” my boss said rather wistfully as he stared out my office window at the car-park five floors below. “In fact, it’s probably the first Lexus I would seriously consider buying.”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00130.htm
5:
Rainforests
and Orangutans Sacrificed
Ape AllianceJoint press release by the Ape Alliance, Sumatran Orangutan Society, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, Orangutan Foundation UK, Born Free Foundation, Cockroach Productions, Enoughsenough and Biofuelwatch
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00176.htm
6:
Nicky
Hager Reply to Don Brash
Nicky Hager - ResearcherYesterday Don Brash circulated a long rebuttal of my book The Hollow Men. In the interests of accuracy I should respond to his substantial points. Out of a 350 page book, with nearly 1000 detailed references, Don Brash has found two minor inaccuracies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00123.htm
7:
Ford
Unveils The Power Ranger
Ford New ZealandAUCKLAND, New Zealand, 6 December 2006- Ford New Zealand has unveiled the vehicle that will spearhead its light commercial vehicle line-up in 2007 – the all-new Ford Ranger.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00131.htm
8:
NZ
and Korea strengthen partnership
New Zealand GovernmentPrime Minister Helen Clark and Republic of Korea President Roh Moo-hyun today strengthened the relationship between the two nations with adoption of the Partnership for the 21st Century.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00185.htm
9:
Sutch:
Speaking Ill Of The Dead
Campaign Against Foreign Control Of AotearoaDr William Ball Sutch, economic nationalist, writer, intellectual, public figure and top civil servant, died in 1975 just months after he became the only person ever to stand trial under the espionage provisions of the former Official Secrets Act. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00078.htm
10:
Time
For Change: Evidence of 2006 Election
Fraud
Scoop BlogwatchThough Democrats, the American people, and the world won a great victory last month, we must not let that lull us into a false sense of security about our election system. Democrats took over the U.S. House and Senate because of a popular mandate so large ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00112.htm
11:
Public
Address 07/12/06 - The Identity Game
HARD NEWS from Russell BrownThey're taking over. The 'New Zealanders' I mean. As you can see, they're actively killing off the white-folk, looting their homes and renaming their children. Once this demographer realises that we 350,000 'Asians' aren't actually one ethnic group, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00131.htm
12:
Baby
born in back of Westpac Rescue
Helicopter
Westpac Rescue HelicopterIt wasn’t quite a manger in Bethlehem – but a place just as unusual! A baby boy from Whitianga was born in the back of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter at 8.10am this morning, 8 December 2006.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0612/S00041.htm
13:
Act
sets end date for lodging Treaty
claims
New Zealand GovernmentLast night's passing of the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act by Parliament has been welcomed as a major milestone for the Treaty settlement process.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00190.htm
14:
Farmer
sentenced for ill-treatment of family
pet
Ministry Of Agriculture And ForestryThe Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) welcomes the sentencing handed down in the Huntly District Court this week to a Taupiri farmer for ill-treating an animal and failing to provide assistance.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00116.htm
15:
Dogs
And Cars Make Xmas Tough For Posties
New Zealand PostScary dogs and careless drivers are causing more than just headaches for Posties this Christmas says New Zealand Post.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00149.htm
16:
Today's
Top Scoop Stories - News Summary
The Scoop TeamSutch Case: Profiteering Ex-Spy Kit Bennett Is Taken To Task - Foreign Affairs: NZ Korea Force Closer Relationship - New Arrivals: Baby Born In Helicopter During Emergency Flight - Crime News: Woman Farmer Convicted Of Ill-Treating Goat - Sludge ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00134.htm
17:
www.mccully.co.nz
- 08 December 2006
New Zealand National PartyAn array of sanctions were unveiled against Fiji this week as the creeping coup unfolded. Some were significant and meaningful: the restrictions against senior military personnel and their families visiting New Zealand, for example. Others were more symbolic.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00183.htm
18:
Roh's
NZ Visit To Strenghen Bilateral Ties
South KoreaWhen we think of New Zealand, the first thing that comes to our minds is usually its clean and beautiful nature often described as “heavenly.” Many foreign students also head to the nation to learn English. But these facts are not enough to explain ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00178.htm
19:
Sludge
Report #173: Meanwhile Down At t'Bank
C.D. SludgeIn response to increasingly shrill criticisms of the spending habits of fellow Kiwis, C.D. Sludge elected today to take a trip down to No. 2 the Terrace and watch the quarterly counting of the nation's $$$ fortunes at the quarterly unveiling of the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00120.htm
20:
Advertising
Decision Bad For Public Health
Public Health AssociationThe Public Health Association (PHA) says the decision to continue direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines will have negative consequences for public health.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0612/S00040.htm
21:
NZ-Korea
business ties helped by joint
agreement
New Zealand GovernmentNew Zealand businesses will find it easier to establish in Korea, following today's signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between government agency New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and the Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Economic ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00192.htm
22:
Audio:
Manning n 95bFM's Pound Fiji's Shadow
Men
Scoop AudioScoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning joins 95bFM's Simon Pound to discuss what lies behind the Fiji Military Coup, who are the shadow men?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00121.htm
23:
Don
Brash Writes: Nicky Hager's book
New Zealand National PartyAs most of you know, some weeks before last year's election some emails sent to me were leaked to the media, allegedly from a National Party source. This was irritating, and even a bit embarrassing, but I took no serious action to find the source of this ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00108.htm
24:
Award
Caps Off Fine First Year
www.landscapedesign.co.nzHawke’s Bay landscape designer turned Internet entrepreneur Tim Durrant celebrated his website's first birthday by presenting an award-winning exhibition garden at the Ellerslie Flower Show this year. Durrant, the CEO and founder of Landscapedesign.co.nz, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0612/S00108.htm
25:
Typhoon
Durian leaves 240,000 homeless
CaritasThe swathe of destruction caused by Typhoon Durian has left more than 570 people dead, 746 people missing presumed dead and hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the Philippines on the verge of Christmas.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00168.htm
26:
Children's
Book Judging Is Full Steam Ahead
NZ Post Children's Book AwardsJudging New Zealand's Best Children's Books Of The Year Is Full Steam Ahead
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0612/S00065.htm
27:
Bernard
Weiner: Who Brought Us to the Iraq
Abyss?
Bernard WeinerFor most Americans, as the recent midterm elections made clear, the issue is how do we get our young men and women out of Iraq as quickly and safely as possible. For the Administration, it would appear that the issue is how to avoid blame for ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00111.htm
28:
Maori
And Pakeha Unite To Fight Heritage
Threat
Clevedon CaresLocal Maori and Pakeha are standing united against a threat to the rural character of the Wairoa River Valley, near Clevedon to the South-East of Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0612/S00111.htm
29:
Why
Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV Broadcasts Sunday
Mass
Sophie McNeillBEIRUT: A truck laden with yellow Hezbollah flags drives past the Christian neighbourhood of Gemayzeh early Sunday morning in downtown Beirut. There's a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the windscreen, but it's not his name that the young men ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00097.htm
30:
Today's
Scoop Just Politics News Summary
The Scoop TeamSutch Case: Profiteering Ex-Spy Kit Bennett Is Taken To Task; Legislation: 2008 Cutoff For Historical Treaty Claims Becomes Law; Foreign Affairs: NZ Korea Force Closer Relationship; Media: TVNZ Under Attack For Covering News - ; Media: TVNZ Under Attack ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00135.htm
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