Multimedia: Goff Trades In Old Job To Defend Labour
Coalition
Forming: Maori Party Eyes Smiling In 2008
Scoop
Flashback - No Smiles In 2005
NZ First News: SuperGold Card Founder Plans Return
Possibly Bearing Supergold card
ETS:
Climate Change - Nowhere To Hide
Wellington:
Proposed Pigeon Cull Called Off
Retrospectives:
Lyndon Hood's Campaign In Pictures
Obama
Victory: New Zealand Reaction
Post Election Coalitions: ACT Aim For Big Influence
Over National Policy
Conservation:
Lizard Wizards Finish A Spell Of Translocation
Other
Election Results: Kakapo Calls For Unity After Landslide
Win
Zoological Oddness: Duck Mystery Solved
Agriculture:
Farmers Not Sheepish About Goals For Future
Retail:
No Fireworks At Progressive
Supermarkets
Guess
Saturday's Result! - Scoop 2008 Election Sweepstake
Opens
Uri
Avnery: Yes, You Can!
Gordon
Campbell: NZ Election Wrap Up + Predictions
Ron
Callari:A Defining Moment For The US’ 16th & 44th
Presidents
Bush’s
Last Bullet: Why The US Attacked Syria
Presidential
Turnout Flat: How Did That Happen?
President-Elect
Obama: 'New Mission in Iraq - Ending the War'
J.
Sri Raman: Obama Inspires Hope In India,
Pakistan
Crime:
Police Seek Stolen Cast Glass Items
Scoop
Arts and Entertainment: Takitimu Cultural And Economic
Summits
In Memoriam: WW1 Revived Minus Bullets And Gas
Life Expectancy: NZers Living Longer Than Time
Lords
Scoop
Emergency Aid: Haiti: UN Helps Rescue Efforts In School
Collapse
Scoop
Continued Unrest: UN Deplores Double Bombings In Iraqi
Capital
World
News: UN Rushes Aid As Fighting Continues In DR
Congo
Peacebuilding
Efforts: Jordan Pledges Extra Police Force To UN In
Liberia
Scoop
World News: Gaza: Israeli Army Endangers Lives Of US
Nationals
Scoop
World News: Cameroon Kidnap Of 10 Crewmen 'A Gangster
Act'
Conservation:
Ban: Protect The Environment In Times Of
Conflict
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Multimedia:
Goff Trades In Old Job To Defend Labour
Video on
on demand of today's post caucus press conference in the
Beehive Theatrette, outgoing Trade and Defence Minister Phil
Goff has been appointed leader of the Labour Party. In the
Q&A he discusses a wide range of subjects including economic
policy, the Maori Party, getting on with the Greens and John
Key's attendance at APEC. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00161.htm
More Govt. Formation Audio + Images:
Audio: Maori Party May Double Incoming Govt. Majority [1] , John Key & Peter Dunne Presser 10/11 [2] , Scoop Images: Hugs & Applause As National Meets [3] & Audio: Rodney Talks Turkey Post Key Meeting [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00158.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00146.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00160.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00145.htm
ALSO:
- Audio: Maori Party May Double Incoming Govt. Majority [2]
- ACT Congratulates Labour Leadership [3]
- Post-Election NZ Wrangling [4]
- NZ Election Night [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00158.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00157.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00162.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00143.htm [5]
NZ POLITICS
------------Coalition
Forming: Maori Party Eyes Smiling In
2008
Audio on demand of National Leader John Key
and Maori Party Co-Leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples
following their coalition forming talks this morning. The
trio appeared to be close to agreement and will meet again
later this week, soon. Appointment of a Maori Party member
as a Minister outside of Cabinet appears likely. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00158.htm
Scoop
Flashback - No Smiles In 2005
Gordon Campbell -
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00213.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00162.htm [2]
NZ First News: SuperGold Card Founder Plans Return
Possibly Bearing Supergold card
The New Zealand
First caucus has resolved to regroup and prepare to get back
into Parliament at the next election. After a
“significant” discussion at a meeting today, Rt Hon
Winston Peters said they would continue to represent the
interests of well over 90,000 voters who supported it last
Saturday. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00155.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00101.htm [2]
ETS:
Climate Change - Nowhere To Hide
Greenpeace is
urging the newly elected National Party not to be held
hostage to ACT's Rodney Hide over climate change policy. "We
have a very limited time to turn around this global crisis,
and bowing to the demands of a blatant climate denier is not
an option." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00146.htm
Wellington:
Proposed Pigeon Cull Called Off
"Quite a few
people were upset by the proposal, and Council staff have
also decided that the significant cost of an ongoing culling
operation - and the prospect that it would not effectively
reduce pigeon numbers - means it's not worthwhile. The best
answer is for people to stop feeding them." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0811/S00045.htm
Retrospectives:
Lyndon Hood's Campaign In Pictures
Selected Scoop
editorial images from the 2008 New Zealand election campaign
by Lyndon Hood - from late 2007 to the present. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00100.htm
Obama
Victory: New Zealand Reaction
Gordon
Campbell: 8.20pm Ok, time to wrap this up for the night
But first a recap, and then some consideration of the
parallels to New Zealand. First, George Bush made it nigh on
impossible for John McCain to win this election.
Essentially, McCain was faced with trying to get a mandate
for a third term of Dubynomics - ie, Cronyism for Dummies -
and for his failed foreign policy adventures... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbells-live-blogs-the-us-election/
ALSO:
- From the frontline of the US presidential race [2]
- Change We Can Believe In [3]
- PM on US election result [4]
- Obama's win is a rejection of rightwing politics [5]
- Senator Barack Obama's win [6]
- Full Text Of Barack Obama's Victory Speech [7]
- Google Mapmash: 2008 United States Electoral Map [8]
- Gordon Campbell: How To Watch A US Election [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0811/S00018.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00112.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00108.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00109.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00113.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00087.htm [7]
[8] - http://mapmash.googlepages.com/election_map.html" target="_blank [8]
[9] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-how-to-watch-a-us-election/ [9]
Post Election Coalitions: ACT Aim For Big Influence
Over National Policy
“Don’t get me wrong,
John. I’m not your classic climate change denier. I’ve
been worried about the future of the planet since I was 15,"
says ACT leader Rodney Hide in an open letter to National's
John Key. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00119.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00116.htm [2]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Conservation:
Lizard Wizards Finish A Spell Of Translocation
15
rare Wellington green geckos, seven of which have spent the
last twelve months on ‘sabbatical’ at the city’s
Karori Sanctuary, are being released on the island on Friday
15 November as part of an annual translocation programme –
the largest to date. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00017.htm
Other
Election Results: Kakapo Calls For Unity After Landslide
Win
The kakapo today declared election victory in
Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year contest. The
kakapo won the avian electoral race with 578 votes, well
ahead of its closest rival, the takahe, which scored 322
votes - a landslide victory for the world’s heaviest
parrot. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00063.htm
Zoological Oddness: Duck Mystery
Solved
Recent visitors to Wellington Zoo may be
wondering how a Cape Barren goose ended up with a bouncy
brood of what look very much like ducklings. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00015.htm
Agriculture:
Farmers Not Sheepish About Goals For Future
"All
New Zealanders, city and rural, have to work together if we
are to make progress as a nation and remain a first world
country," Federated Farmers president, Don Nicolson, said
today at the Federation's Manifesto launch. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00033.htm
ALSO:
- Science, agriculture and New Zealand's future [2]
- Labour supports strong, sustainable agriculture [3]
- Farmer bulldozes through RMA and native forest [4]
- Will Nats support Feds' rural feudalism [5]
- National welcomes Fed Farmers Manifesto [6]
- The Future Of Farming? [7]
- Fed Farmers bites the hand that feeds [8]
- Federated Farmers support dangerous old Socialist [9]
- ACT says Federated Farmers misguided on ETS [10]
- Fed Farmers counters ACT Party on ETS [11]
- Green Party in climate change denial [12]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00047.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00052.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00057.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00069.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00059.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00032.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00040.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00024.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00023.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00032.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00079.htm [12]
Retail:
No Fireworks At Progressive Supermarkets
Rather
than sell fireworks, Progressive Enterprises is teaming up
with the New Zealand Fire Service to improve fire awareness.
This follows on from a decision taken after last year’s
Guy Fawkes Day by Progressive Managing Director Peter Smith.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00022.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0811/S00002.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00006.htm [3]
COMMENT
------------Guess
Saturday's Result! - Scoop 2008 Election Sweepstake
Opens
--> More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00032.htm
Uri
Avnery: Yes, You Can!
IN JULY 2004, the
convention of the Democratic Party was about to nominate
John Kerry as its candidate for President. The organizing
committee had to decide who would deliver the keynote
speech. In the American tradition, that speech sets the tone
... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00149.htm
Gordon
Campbell: NZ Election Wrap Up +
Predictions
From now on, this 2008 election can
serve as the poster child of MMP. In future, anyone who
wants to seriously diss MMP – or hold a referendum to get
rid of it – will have to grapple with Saturday’s
compelling evidence for the defence... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbells-election-wrap-up-predictions/
Ron
Callari:A Defining Moment For The US’ 16th & 44th
Presidents
The kidd , coming off an 8-year tirade
with the previous administration visited the Lincoln
Memorial this week. The Congressional committee that puts
together the inauguration ceremonies announced that the
theme of Obama's inauguration would be “A New Birth ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00148.htm
Bush’s
Last Bullet: Why The US Attacked Syria
The
sovereignty of an independent, stable country that has
carried out many constructive moves in recent months and
weeks, which could have surely contributed to the
stabilization of the Middle East, has been violated, its
borders breached and its civilians killed. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00131.htm
Presidential
Turnout Flat: How Did That Happen?
(Wash.
DC) In 2004, we were told to anticipate a red versus blue
election. It didn't turn out that way but that was hardly
mentioned. By 2008, we were told to expect record voter
turnout for the presidential election. Now we're told that
the predictions were wrong... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00123.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00130.htm [2]
President-Elect
Obama: 'New Mission in Iraq - Ending the
War'
President-elect Barack Obama, in one of the
first policy statements of his transition, demanded that the
Bush administration either submit the proposed U.S.-Iraq
“status-of-forces agreement” to Congress or leave an
opening for him to change it next year. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00140.htm
J.
Sri Raman: Obama Inspires Hope In India,
Pakistan
"Will India of the 21st century produce
a Barack Obama?" So asks the title of a debate program on a
leading Indian television channel. Ever since the Wednesday
morning that shook the world, popular Indian list serves
have kept popping questions like... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00121.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Crime:
Police Seek Stolen Cast Glass Items
Two unusual
items were recently stolen from the Form Gallery, Worcester
Boulevard, Christchurch on 14 and 16 October. These are
valuable works of cast glass. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00099.htm
Scoop
Arts and Entertainment: Takitimu Cultural And Economic
Summits
WHANAU & FRIENDS, ARE YOU PREPARING
YOURSELVES FOR THIS MASSIVE REUNION? There are only 200
places on each of these days! More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00084.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00088.htm [2]
In Memoriam: WW1 Revived Minus Bullets And
Gas
Previously unseen World War One documents and
artefacts are part of a new exhibition An Impressive Silence
which opens at Archives New Zealand’s Wellington office
this afternoon, Chief Executive and Chief Archivist, Dianne
Macaskill said. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00091.htm
Life Expectancy: NZers Living Longer Than Time
Lords
The life expectancy of New Zealanders
continues to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today. Based
on deaths in 2005–07, a newborn girl can expect to live
82.2 years and a newborn boy 78.0 years. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0811/S00026.htm
ALSO:
- WOMAD 2009 Featured Artist: Bedouin Jerry Can Band [2]
- Backgrounder: World of Music Art and Dance Festival 2009 [3]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00052.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00050.htm [3]
WORLD
------------Scoop
Emergency Aid: Haiti: UN Helps Rescue Efforts In School
Collapse
The top UN humanitarian official today
expressed his “heartfelt condolences” to those affected
by the school building that collapsed in Haiti last week, as
local authorities reported at least 89 people have died and
150 sent to a hospital. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00136.htm
Scoop
Continued Unrest: UN Deplores Double Bombings In Iraqi
Capital
The top United Nations official in Iraq
has condemned the double bombings that struck Baghdad’s
Kasra district today, killing dozens of innocent civilians
and wounding many others. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00131.htm
World
News: UN Rushes Aid As Fighting Continues In DR
Congo
The UN is rushing relief to civilians
affected by the violence engulfing the far east of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the world body’s
peacekeeping mission in the vast African nation reports that
fighting continues intermittently. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00132.htm
Peacebuilding
Efforts: Jordan Pledges Extra Police Force To UN In
Liberia
Jordan has become the first country to
pledge an additional unit to United Nations police in
Liberia, answering Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call
for extra forces to support their Liberian counterparts. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00128.htm
Scoop
World News: Gaza: Israeli Army Endangers Lives Of US
Nationals
Currently today (6th November),
citizens of Britain, America and Italy are being fired upon
in Khuza'a, close to Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, who are
partaking in the picking of olives on Palestinian land close
to the Green Line. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00102.htm
Scoop
World News: Cameroon Kidnap Of 10 Crewmen 'A Gangster
Act'
The ITF is joining its Cameroonian and
French member unions in condemning the kidnapping of 10 crew
members of the Bourbon Sagitta and is offering any help it
can to secure the men’s release. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00101.htm
Conservation:
Ban: Protect The Environment In Times Of
Conflict
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called
for preventing the exploitation of the environment in times
of conflict, stressing that protecting nature can help
countries promote development and avoid a relapse into
hostilities. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00095.htm
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