Today's Top Scoops - 30 June 2008
Electoral Finance Act: Commission Reports NZ First To Police
Multiculuralism:
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? - Dunne
Gordon
Campbell: John Key and Things That Come Out
Wrong
New
Blood: Parliament Experiences Lack Of
Dred
Employment:
Flexible Work Law Comes Into Force
Economy:
Tourism Expenditure Passes $20 Billion
Privacy:
Internet Banking Code Of Practice Revised
Fight
The Power: Upper South Islanders Powerful Power
Savers
Beijing
Olympics: Human Rights Watch Reporters Guide For
China
Kyoto:
World Needs New Climate Agreement By End Of 2009
Afghanistan:
Humanitarian Situation Worsening, UN Relief Chief
Says
Zimbabwe:
African Union Urged To Reject Sham Election
Result
Ex
Weapons Inspector: Iran Not Pursuing Nukes, But US Will
Attack Before '09
Remi Kanazi: You Don't Mess With the
Racism
Representing:
Hip-Hop Dance Crew Fundraiser Not Huge Enough
Kiwi
Pride: Eco-Boat Smashes Round-The-World Speed
Record
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Electoral Finance Act: Commission Reports NZ
First To Police - Banners on a house in
Tauranga promoting New Zealand First did not display
promoter statements. The offence will be reported to the
Police. Contravention of sections 63(2)(a) and 65(1)(b) of
the Electoral Finance Act 2007, by failure to display
promoter statements, amounting to offences under sections
63(4) and 65(4) of the Act. The facts will be reported to
the Police in accordance with section 70. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ First - Over-Enthusiasm Led To Banner - Peters [2]
- Electoral Commission - Greens, billboard non-compliant promoter statement [3]
- Electoral Commission - National Party, pamphlet [4]
- Electoral Commission - Green Party, three posters in Morningside [5]
[1]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00372.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00498.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00369.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00370.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00371.htm
NZ POLITICS
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Multiculuralism:
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? - Dunne -
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has called for New Zealand
to formally establish itself as a multicultural nation.
Speaking to the New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils in
Wellington this morning, Mr Dunne said UnitedFuture wanted
to see Parliament pass a Mutliculturalism Act, similar to
Canada's, to give formal recognition to New Zealand's
growing multicultural status. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00481.htm
Gordon
Campbell: John Key and Things That Come Out
Wrong - The "we're a country which came
peacefully together" account of New Zealand's march to
nationhood that John Key delivered yesterday on Newztalk ZB
was the latest example of what's becoming a pattern. First
we have the gaffe, then everyone else's startled/shocked
response, then the Key double-take, followed by the " I was
misquoted/taken out of context' strategy. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/john-key-and-things-that-come-out-wrong/
New
Blood: Parliament Experiences Lack Of Dred
- The Chief Electoral Officer has declared Russel Norman
from Wellington elected to Parliament from The Green Party
of Aotearoa New Zealand list. The vacancy arises from the
retirement from Parliament of Nandor Tanczos. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00359.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Employment:
Flexible Work Law Comes Into Force - >Green MP
Sue Kedgley hopes flexible working patterns will become the
norm and the rigid nine to five working week will gradually
become a thing of the past, once the new flexible working
right comes into force on Tuesday 1 July. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Reminder of start of flexible working rights [2]
- The Coalition For Quality Flexible Work - Coalition Celebrates Right to Workplace Flexibilty [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00497.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00496.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00373.htm
Economy: Tourism Expenditure Passes $20 Billion - Tourism expenditure in New Zealand reached $20.1 billion for the year ended March 2007, according to the Tourism Satellite Account: 2007 published today by Statistics New Zealand. Total tourism expenditure, consisting of spending by international and domestic (household, business and government) tourists, increased 4.7 percent from the previous March year. More >> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00510.htm
Privacy:
Internet Banking Code Of Practice Revised - *
The reference in the 2007 Code to banks reserving the right
to request access to verify protective systems has been
removed. * The previous requirement that customers accessing
their accounts via the Internet, have up to date security
systems on their computer has been amended to "reasonably up
to date." More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Internet NZ - Banks takes on board Code of Practice concerns [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00507.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00501.htm
Fight
The Power: Upper South Islanders Powerful Power
Savers - For the week to Friday 27 June, the
upper South Island remains the leading powersavers region,
achieving savings of 4.1% compared to the same week in 2007.
"The overall national savings of 3.6% for the week to Friday
27 June is a solid increase on the figures reported on
Tuesday 24 June". More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- National - Lake Hawea level cause for real worry [2]
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd - Fonterra hits 15 per cent energy reduction target [3]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00493.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0806/S00490.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0806/S00502.htm
WORLD
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Beijing
Olympics: Human Rights Watch Reporters Guide For
China - Human Rights Watch is publishing a
pocket guide for reporters traveling to China for the
Beijing Olympics. The guide addresses how to report in a
largely closed country, with particular attention to hazards
facing Chinese sources and news assistants. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00680.htm
Kyoto:
World Needs New Climate Agreement By End Of
2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today
that the world must galvanize its will and reach a new
agreement on measures to fight climate change by the end of
2009. "The race is under way to develop and provide needed
solutions, such as clean technology, renewable energy,
efficient products and processes, and sustainable goods &
services." More
>> [1]
EARLIER
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00692.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00675.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00652.htm
Afghanistan:
Humanitarian Situation Worsening, UN Relief Chief
Says - The humanitarian situation inside
Afghanistan is getting worse, with civilian casualties
rising and food prices soaring, the UN relief chief said
today, calling for the international community to revise its
assistance plans to the strife-torn country. More
>> [1]
TRANSCRIPT
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00697.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00694.htm
Zimbabwe:
African Union Urged To Reject Sham Election
Result - Human Rights Watch urged the African
Union to uphold its African Charter on Democracy, Elections
and Governance, by declaring the runoff unconstitutional as
'an illegal means of maintaining power' and suspending
Zimbabwe from the African Union. More
>> [1]
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LATEST:
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[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00154.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00691.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0806/S00687.htm
COMMENT
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Ex
Weapons Inspector: Iran Not Pursuing Nukes, But US Will
Attack Before '09 - In 2002, Scott Ritter, the
former Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector In Iraq,
publicly accused the Bush administration of lying to
Congress and the public about assertions that Iraq was
hiding a chemical and biological weapons arsenal. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0806/S00383.htm
Remi Kanazi: You Don't Mess With the
Racism - I love Adam Sandler. From Billy
Madison to Happy Gilmore to the Chanukah Song, the
predecessor of the Superbad generation has effortlessly
conquered the domain of slapstick comedy and inappropriate
jokes. But damn you Scuba Steve! If you're going to
propagate ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0806/S00375.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Representing:
Hip-Hop Dance Crew Fundraiser Not Huge Enough -
The dream is still alive for Legacy Dance Crew to be the
world's best Hip Hop dancers after last night's successful
fundraiser at the Wellington Opera House, but the money
raised has fallen short of what is needed to send the
nine-strong crew all the way to Vegas. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0806/S00276.htm
Kiwi
Pride: Eco-Boat Smashes Round-The-World Speed
Record - Earthrace, the world's fastest
eco-boat, has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat
to circumnavigate the globe, completing the 24,000 km
journey in just 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes.
More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority - EECA congratulates biofuel powered Earthrace [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0806/S00275.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0806/S00368.htm
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