Today's Top Scoops - 25 January 2008
Employment: Prebble Cites Health As Reason For Tootling Off Early
Politics:
Responsibilities of Select Committee Deputy Chair Force
Copeland To Resign Co-Leadership
Education:
Massive Student Debt Increase Since 2004
Economy:
The Bad Oil On Inflation
Broadcasting: Coleman Makes Analogous Analog
Argument
Transport:
High Freight Costs "A Kick In The Guts" For
Farmers
Employment: Stop Students Lounging Around Getting Up To
Mischief
Marketing: Dunedinites To Go Without Even A Kilt For
Radio Promo
Lizards: Gecko 2 - Return of the Green
Gecko
Global
News: World Economic Forum: Rice, Blair,
Kissinger
Australia
News: New Start In Aboriginal Relations Called
For
Africa
News: Spike In Sexual Violence During Kenyan
Crisis
US
News: Gambino Mafioso Faces Phony Mag Subs
Charges
UN
News: UN Security Officials Outline Priorities For
08
Central
Asia News: Nepal: Delayed Elections Will Be Successful -
UN
William
Rivers Pitt: Real Change
Jim
Miles: House Of Cards
Bill Berkowitz: Christian Zionists Feel Betrayed By Bush
Road Map
Ukeleles: Porirua Waitangi Day Festival Set To
Rock!
Festivals:
Fringe Powers Up For Biggest Fest Ever
Exercise:
Interest Peaks In Mountain Biking's Season
Finale
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LEAD STORY
------------Employment:
Prebble Cites Health As Reason For Tootling Off
Early - Mark Prebble, the State Services
Commissioner, said today that he intends to step down from
the job in the middle of this year. "When I was appointed
four years ago, the Government asked me to establish a
renewed leadership role for the State Services Commission
(SSC). That has led to three main priorities in the job.
Though the programme now has real momentum, a succession of
minor health problems has affected my own work rate. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- National - National on Mark Prebble's resignation [2]
- Public Service Association - PSA regrets Mark Prebble resignation [3]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00174.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00189.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00176.htm
NZ POLITICS
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Politics:
Responsibilities of Select Committee Deputy Chair Force
Copeland To Resign Co-Leadership - Independent
MP Gordon Copeland today advised that he had advised the
Party's Board that he was stepping down as co-leader of
Future New Zealand (now The Kiwi Party). "I have stepped
aside as co-leader in order to focus on my responsibilities
as an Independent MP and Deputy Chair of the Commerce
Committee during a busy election year," said Mr Copeland. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- The Kiwi Party - New Name & New Leader [2]
- Electoral Commission - The Kiwi Party - Application to register [3]
- Out-Link - The Kiwi Party [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00184.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00175.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0801/S00178.htm
[4]
-
http://www.thekiwiparty.org.nz/Welcome.html
Education:
Massive Student Debt Increase Since 2004 -
Average student debt[1] has risen by 54 percent since 2004
and is now $28,838 according to major new research released
today by the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations.
"For the majority of students, living expenses now far out
weigh their income levels and they are forced to borrow to
live." More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Greens - Loans simply to live: Greens join student protest [2]
- United Future - Turner: Can you live on $8/week? [3]
- Student Job Search - Tertiary Students seek more work [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0801/S00025.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00188.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00185.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00227.htm
Economy:
The Bad Oil On Inflation - The Green party is
calling on the Government to help the Reserve Bank reduce
inflationary pressures in the New Zealand economy by rapidly
implementing measures to deal with one of the key drivers of
inflation - rising oil prices. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Reserve Bank - OCR unchanged at 8.25 percent [2]
- NZ Govt - New Zealand well-prepared for global slowdown [3]
- NZ Govt - Surplus policy pays dividends in uncertain times [4]
- NZ Govt - Key: Wednesday, man of woe; Thursday, man of dough [5]
- National - More trouble ahead for households [6]
- NZ First - High Interest Rate Symptom Of Deeper Problems [7]
- J P Morgan - RBNZ on hold, acknowledges increased uncertainty [8]
- William Engdahl - F. William Engdahl - The Financial Tsunami Pt. II [9]
- William Engdahl - F. William Engdahl - The Financial Tsunami Pt. III [10]
- Bob Fertik - Democrats.com - Want to Prevent a Depression? Impeach Dick Cheney [11]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00165.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00193.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00163.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00162.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00187.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00169.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00175.htm
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00197.htm
[9]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00199.htm
[10]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00200.htm
[11]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00203.htm
Broadcasting: Coleman Makes Analogous Analog
Argument - The current rate of growth in
Freeview uptake means that it will be years before the full
switch to digital TV is achieved, says National Party
Broadcasting spokesman Jonathan Coleman. Dr Coleman is
commenting after the release of figures that show Freeview
has reached 78,700 households. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0801/S00182.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Transport:
High Freight Costs "A Kick In The Guts" For
Farmers - Farmers will be horrified that
freight costs are 30 percent higher in New Zealand than in
Australia, said Don Nicolson, vice-president of Federated
Farmers... The report, released today by the Road Transport
Forum, identifies two main reasons why freight costs are so
much greater in New Zealand: Australian trucks pay much
lower road taxes and can carry heavier payloads. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Forest Owners Association - Forest owners identify big transport savings [2]
- Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce - High Transport Costs are holding New Zealand Back [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00219.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00224.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00218.htm
Employment: Stop Students Lounging Around Getting Up To
Mischief - With the Christmas holiday period
concluded students are back looking for more work says
tertiary employment service, Student Job Search. Students
have around one month at least perhaps more, depending on
the institution before they head back to study. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0801/S00227.htm
Zzzzzzz: Body Clock Study Gains Research Funding
- Sleep researcher Dr Sarah-Jane Paine has
been awarded the Health Research Council Eru Pomare Research
Fellowship in Mâori Health. Dr Paine, from the Sleep/Wake
Research Centre at Massey University in Wellington, will
embark on an innovative programme of research to advance
sleep health. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0801/S00022.htm
Marketing: Dunedinites To Go Without Even A Kilt For
Radio Promo - Dunedin is about to find out what
is really under their kilts with the launch of "How to look
MORE good naked" on Friday. What started out as a random
question on the MORE FM breakfast show with Damian Newell
and Nicky Hunt has escalated into a major on air promotion.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0801/S00170.htm
Lizards: Gecko 2 - Return of the Green
Gecko - An elusive Wellingtonian has made a
surprise re-appearance after an absence of nearly 30 years.
Once widespread throughout the Region, the Wellington green
gecko has been in gradual decline for many years More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0801/S00049.htm
WORLD
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Global
News: World Economic Forum: Rice, Blair,
Kissinger - World Economic Forum Transcript:
including comments from co-chairs of the meeting: Tony
Blair; Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase and Company, USA; Mr.
Kamath, ICICI Bank in India CEO; Dr. Henry Kissinger; Indra
Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO; David O'Reilly, Chevron CEO... (Scoop
image by Selwyn Manning.) More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00268.htm
Australia
News: New Start In Aboriginal Relations Called
For - To mark Australia Day on 26 January
Survival International calls on Australia's new government
to lay the foundations for a fresh start in relations with
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00265.htm
Africa
News: Spike In Sexual Violence During Kenyan
Crisis - With reports of increasing sexual
assaults against women displaced by Kenya's post-election
violence, a senior United Nations official today called on
the global community to recognize such crimes as an affront
to basic human rights. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00254.htm
US
News: Gambino Mafioso Faces Phony Mag Subs
Charges - According to the indictment, Vincent
Artuso, a member of the Gambino Organized Crime Family,
supervised and directed members of an enterprise, including
his son, John Vincent Artuso, Gregory Orr, Robert Gannon,
Philip Edward Forgione and William Larry Horton, in the
commission of various frauds against numerous victims. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00270.htm
UN
News: UN Security Officials Outline Priorities For
08 - UN reforms announced include: ensuring
that United Nations disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration (DDR) efforts are more fully integrated into
the overall peace processes. (Scoop image by Selwyn
Manning.) More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00258.htm
Central
Asia News: Nepal: Delayed Elections Will Be Successful -
UN - The top United Nations envoy to Nepal says
he is optimistic that twice-delayed Constituent Assembly
polls will be staged successfully on 10 April. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00259.htm
COMMENT
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William
Rivers Pitt: Real Change - While the last
days of 2007 bled away one by one, and as the pre-Iowa
political bedlam became loud beyond endurance, "change" was
the word on the lips of every candidate. One could not swing
a dead cat by the tail in Ames or Des Moines without
swatting campaign literature pledging "change to come". More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00220.htm
Jim
Miles: House Of Cards - This wonderful
financial powerhouse relies on the creation of debt to
supply the wealth and keep the economy 'growing'. It is a
financial institute built with the strength of a house of
cards, susceptible to any stray currents within the
financial markets of the world, or marketers destabilizing
it all with a few puffs of air. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00216.htm
Bill Berkowitz: Christian Zionists Feel Betrayed By Bush
Road Map - Why do some Christian Zionists in
the U.S., who have consistently supported Bush's foreign
policy initiatives and believe that the modern state of
Israel is the fulfillment of Biblical "End Times" prophecy
and thus deserving of political, financial and religious
support, feel betrayed by Bush's actions? Their anger
revolves around both the future status of Jerusalem and
whether a peace agreement lessens the chances for a
preemptive strike against Iran. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00214.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Ukeleles: Porirua Waitangi Day Festival Set To
Rock! - The idea of having a bunch of ukulele
players to headline New Zealand's biggest Waitangi Day
festival seemed a little left of field at first. But once
Porirua's Festival of the Elements Chairman Bob Cater heard
the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, there was no
question about the top bill. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00221.htm
Festivals:
Fringe Powers Up For Biggest Fest Ever -
The 2008 Fringe is so big that not even a floor could hold
the weight of the super-action mega power of Fringe 08, the
biggest in the 15-year history of the festival. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00214.htm
Exercise:
Interest Peaks In Mountain Biking's Season
Finale - Coronet Peak will host its final
mountain biking event of the season - the Nzone Brake Burner
- on Saturday 2 February. Entry to the super-D biking
challenge has closed already because the 200 capacity field
has been reached More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00213.htm
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