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The Opposition Team:Cosgrove Up - 2008 Political Strategist Down
Scoop
Images:New Zealand Has New, Very Happy Prime
Minister
Images:
National Storm Cabinet Office
Gordon
Campbell: 90s Cabinet Gets Key Coat Of Varnish
Spokespeople:
Novel Arrangements Continue In Opposition
Scoop
Satire: A Victory Parade For John Key
Children's
Commissioner: "Justice Finally Comes For Nia
Glassie"
Employment
Stats: Manufacturing Jobs Continue To Fall
Disestablishment:
Air New Zealand Announces Redundancies
Kiwi
Pride: NZ Wines Break Into World Wine Guide
Birds No Bees: Hihi chicks stretch their wings
Science:
New CRI Does What It Says On The Box
Statistics:
Vegetables Cheaper
Economy:
Virtual Real Estate Changes Hands
IT:
Dimension Data positioned in the Challengers
Quadrant
Science Superstars: Bayer Invests In Young
Brains
Lyndon
Hood: A Victory Parade For John Key
Michael
Winship: This Just In From Middle Earth
Renegade’s
Blackberry: To Give Or Not To Give
The
2008 Presidential Election: A Preliminary
Analysis
Bob
Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: Election Protection In Ohio
(and America) Isn't Over
M.
Shahid Alam: Obama And The Politics Of Race
Binoy
Kampmark: When Fuel Efficiency Was Un-American
Franklin
Lamb: The Task Of Evicting Israel From Lebanon
Unfinished
Business: Tasks Ignored During The Bush Reign Of
Horror
Lifestyle:
Queenstown Biz Helps Bucket List Dreams Come True
Brutalism:
Karl Maughan Cuts Up His Largest Oil Painting
WOMAD:
Dance Music China Styles
Chanteuse Watch: Bella Kalolo Ready To Wow
Wellington
Provincial Pride: Online Mag Celebrates Auckland – A
Place That Isn't Wellington
Global
Issues: Ending Poverty: Moving Beyond More Aid, Fair
Trade
Scoop
World News: World Toilet Day Focuses On Better
Sanitation
Human
Rights: Myanmar: UN Demands New Fair Trials For
Prisoners
Something
Smells Fishy: Paris: Activists Dump 5 Tons Of Bluefin
Tuna Heads
Scoop
World News: Thai Councillor Sulak Sivaraksa
Arrested
Scoop
Climate Change: Emissions In Industrialized Countries On
The Rise
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The
Opposition Team:Cosgrove Up - 2008 Political Strategist
Down
Labour Party Leader Phil Goff today
announced Labour's shadow Cabinet and spokesperson
allocation.
The front bench has five newcomers in Ruth
Dyson (health), Clayton Cosgrove (law and order, SoEs),
Nanaia Mahuta (environment and tourism), Maryan Street
(trade and tertiary education), and Darren Hughes
(transport). Former front bencher in Government Pete
Hodgson is No. 16 More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00194.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15682.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15683.html [3]
NZ POLITICS
------------Scoop
Images:New Zealand Has New, Very Happy Prime
Minister
Images taken at the swearing in of
the New National-led Government's Ministry this morning.
John Key is now officially the Prime Minister of New
Zealand. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00263.htm
Images:
National Storm Cabinet Office
ALSO:Scoop
Report: More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00270.htm
ALSO:
- 90s Cabinet Gets Key Coat of Varnish [2]
- Prime Minister to meet The Queen [3]
- Prime Minister to attend Apec Leader’s Summit [4]
- Full Coverage: Post-Election NZ 2008 [5]
- Helen Clark resigns outgoing government's warrants [6]
- Key and ministers sworn in [7]
- Extended video of Key being sworn in as Prime Minister [8]
[2] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/90s-cabinet-gets-key-coat-of-varnish/ [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00196.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00195.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00162.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15625.html [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15621.html [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15623.html [8]
Gordon
Campbell: 90s Cabinet Gets Key Coat Of
Varnish
The new Cabinet has been greeted
with such hosannas from the mainstream media we can only
assume some of those articles were really job applications,
disguised as commentary... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/90s-cabinet-gets-key-coat-of-varnish/
Spokespeople:
Novel Arrangements Continue In Opposition
A close
relationship with Labour in government will be every bit as
close in Opposition, Progressive Party leader and Wigram MP
leader Jim Anderton says. The Progressives will formally
cooperate with Labour in Opposition. Jim Anderton, who was
agriculture minister, will be the Opposition coalition
agriculture spokesperson on behalf of both parties. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00190.htm
ALSO:
- Speech: Phil Goff Outlines Trading Future For NZ [2]
- ‘Jim’s back’ as opposition agriculture spokesman [3]
- Anderton announces de-facto Progressives wind-up [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00189.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00261.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00269.htm [4]
Scoop
Satire: A Victory Parade For John
Key
Key: (1) A patched up, expanded
Economy propels New Zealand along the road to success, only
saddled with a bigger, better national debt... "Onward,"
cries the Driver, "and don't spare the emmissions! Let's
grow our cake, and eat it too!" More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00219.htm
ALSO:
- Post-Election NZ 2008 [2]
- Carbon market dead after emissions deal [3]
- Emissions In Industrialized Countries On The Rise [4]
- Review of climate change law applauded [5]
- How Barycentric Orbits Influence Climate [6]
- No U-Turn on Carbon Tax [7]
- NZ - friend or foe of the US? [8]
- Carbon Charge Move Welcomed [9]
- Australians urged to follow NZ lead on ETS review [10]
- “Still hope”for emissions trading scheme – expert [11]
- Carbon trading industry alarmed at Govt's move to scrap the ETS [12]
- Emissions Trading Scheme suspension claims first casualty [13]
- Goff accuses National of flip-flopping on carbon tax [14]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00162.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00234.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00259.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00286.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00028.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00325.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00258.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00264.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00331.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00347.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/15612.html [12]
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15586.html [13]
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15622.html [14]
Children's
Commissioner: "Justice Finally Comes For Nia
Glassie"
While it in no way compensates for the
loss of Nia Glassie’s life, today’s guilty verdicts mean
that in this case at least, some justice has occurred...
“Family, friends and neighbours need to step up if they
know, or even if they think, children are in danger. They
need to call the Police or Child, Youth and Family. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00244.htm
ALSO:
- White Ribbon Ride against violence [2]
- Children’s Safety Is Paramount [3]
- 5-Point Action Plan on Child Abuse Reiterated [4]
- We Can Prevent Child Deaths in Rodney [5]
- CYF Policies result in child abuse [6]
- It takes courage to make it stop [7]
- Nia Glassie case poses challenge to new government [8]
- Good Stable Families Not to Blame for Nia Abuse [9]
- Abuse Can be Prevented [10]
- Unfit drivers set to crucify 5-7 kids - Candor [11]
- Nia Glassie – Child Abuse [12]
- Curtis brothers found guilty of murdering Nia Glassie [13]
- Crown prosecutor reveals thoughts on Nia Glassie trial [14]
- All five charged in Glassie case convicted [15]
- Fears that Kiwi babies will contine to be abused and killed [16]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00245.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00246.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00251.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00255.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00260.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00259.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00262.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00265.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00266.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00267.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00271.htm [12]
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15601.html [13]
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15597.html [14]
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15584.html [15]
[16] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15646.html [16]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Employment
Stats: Manufacturing Jobs Continue To
Fall
The manufacturing industry was the only
industry to show a decrease in filled jobs for two
successive years, according to latest figures from
Statistics New Zealand... The textiles, clothing, footwear
and leather manufacturing sub-industry was the key driver of
the decline in filled jobs in the manufacturing industry. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00354.htm
Disestablishment:
Air New Zealand Announces Redundancies
Air New
Zealand announced today that it will disestablish up to 200
full-time jobs. Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says the
areas affected are long haul cabin crew, recruitment... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00344.htm
ALSO:
- Up to 200 Air New Zealand jobs to be cut by Christmas [2]
- Air NZ to cut 200 full-time jobs [3]
- Full interview with Aviation and Marine Engineers Association [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/15644.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15629.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/15658.html [4]
Kiwi
Pride: NZ Wines Break Into World Wine
Guide
For the first six issues of Robert
Parker’s Wine Buyers guide, the world’s best known (and
some might say the most controversial) wine critic declined
to comment on New Zealand wine. Finally, with the release of
the 7th edition, the silence has been broken. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00338.htm
ALSO:
- Te Mata Alongside World's Great Wine Producers [2]
- Kiwi savvy success in Sydney wine competition [3]
- Te Mata Estate winery picks up five star accolade [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00339.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00349.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/15661.html [4]
Birds No Bees: Hihi chicks stretch their wings
The first six hihi youngsters hatched this
spring at Ark in the Park in the Waitakere Ranges are off to
a flying start. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00235.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0811/S00156.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00029.htm [3]
Science:
New CRI Does What It Says On The Box
The
CEO-designate of the new Crown Research Institute that will
be formed through the merger of HortResearch and Crop & Food
Research today announced a name for the new CRI... the new
company will be officially called The New Zealand Institute
for Plant and Food Research Limited. It will trade as "Plant
and Food Research" with the Te Reo name Rangahau Ahumara
Kai". More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00027.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00278.htm [2]
Statistics:
Vegetables Cheaper
Food prices decreased 0.3
percent in the October 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand
said today. The decrease was mainly due to the fruit and
vegetables subgroup, driven by lower prices for lettuce, and
tomatoes. These decreases were partly offset by higher
prices for potatoes. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00275.htm
ALSO:
- Kids like veges more than parents do [2]
- Fuel drives up producers' prices [3]
- Tourist Spending Slows [4]
- PPI prices eased in 3Q, but still remain elevated [5]
- Labour market eases but skills shortage persists [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0811/S00061.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00328.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00330.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00334.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00340.htm [6]
Economy:
Virtual Real Estate Changes Hands
The REA Group
and realestate.co.nz Ltd have formed an alliance. Under the
terms of the alliance, the REA Group will close its
residential portal (allrealestate.co.nz) on 30 November 2008
and direct its traffic to realestate.co.nz. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00269.htm
IT:
Dimension Data positioned in the Challengers
Quadrant
Wellington 13th November 2008 -
Dimension Data, a $3.8 billion leading IT solutions and
services provider has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in
the Challengers Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed
and Professional Network Service Providers, Worldwide ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00259.htm
ALSO:
- Datacraft votes in favour of Dimension Data Offer [2]
- Datacraft collaborates with Cisco Systems inc [3]
- NZ Security Consultant develops hacking tool [4]
- Telecom Fiji engages Datacraft for Network upgrade [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00258.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00268.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00266.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00267.htm [5]
Science Superstars: Bayer Invests In Young
Brains
Six top students from throughout New
Zealand are the new beneficiaries of an environmental
research scheme funded by Bayer New Zealand Ltd. The
students, selected from among 45 entries, are from Auckland,
Te Awamutu, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Nelson and Otago. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00022.htm
COMMENT
------------Lyndon
Hood: A Victory Parade For John
Key
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00219.htm
Michael
Winship: This Just In From Middle Earth
Queenstown, New Zealand - You might think it hard to think
about politics when you're in a place as extraordinary as
this on New Zealand's South Island. The landscape fills the
eye with glacial and volcanic lakes, valleys and mountains
so breathtaking ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00272.htm
Renegade’s
Blackberry: To Give Or Not To Give
The US
secret service codename him Renegade. But will Barack Obama
conform and relinquish his treasured Blackberry? Probably:
the pressures of those padding, muffling forces within such
a bureaucratic creature as the White House may hold sway.
The cardinal... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00276.htm
The
2008 Presidential Election: A Preliminary
Analysis
In the aftermath of Barack Obama’s
historic victory in the 2008 presidential election, two
questions have frequently arisen. How did he manage to turn
nine or ten “red states” into “blue states... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00269.htm
Bob
Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: Election Protection In Ohio
(and America) Isn't Over
As the sun sets on Bush
2, it is clear that a very thin line of electoral protection
preserved Barack Obama's victory in Ohio---and the nation.
And it's no accident the vote count battle for a
Columbus-area Congressional seat still rages... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00266.htm
M.
Shahid Alam: Obama And The Politics Of
Race
It is perhaps a bit late in the day, nearly
two weeks after November 4, to be writing about Barack
Obama’s electoral victory. This want of alacrity, however,
is intentional. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00259.htm
Binoy
Kampmark: When Fuel Efficiency Was
Un-American
Haven’t we seen this before? As
Chrysler, Ford Motors and General Motors beg both the Bush
administration and the transitional team of President elect
Barack Obama to relieve them of financial woes, the
similarities with the late 1970s can’t be ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00261.htm
Franklin
Lamb: The Task Of Evicting Israel From
Lebanon
“We, as Lebanese, are here to confirm
that we cling to freeing every grain of our soil. We will
not abandon the great national cause, which is the
continuation of the liberation of our land. The resistance
looks forward to hoisting the flags of ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00262.htm
Unfinished
Business: Tasks Ignored During The Bush Reign Of
Horror
The last eight years can best be described
as the illegitimate rule of deviant forces bent on enriching
the few at the expense of the many. Poverty is up, real
income is flat for the... More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00237.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Lifestyle:
Queenstown Biz Helps Bucket List Dreams Come
True
A recent ‘bucket list’ adventure holiday
has provided a terminally ill Auckland woman with memories
she hopes will sustain her family through the final stages
of her disease. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00199.htm
Brutalism:
Karl Maughan Cuts Up His Largest Oil
Painting
Internationally renowned artist, Karl
Maughan, takes the scissors to the single largest oil
painting he’s ever produced today at its unveiling...
Maughan, said that while many artists had collaborated in
the past to produce wine labels, he believed it was the
first time an actual painting had been cut up into pieces.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00177.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00183.htm [2]
WOMAD:
Dance Music China Styles
Sa Dinding’s concert
performances are dazzling affairs with Kung Fu style
dancers, stunning costumes and in the midst of it all songs
borne of Chinese folk music combined with Western
electronica. Sa Dingding has been called China’s answer to
Bjork or Kate Bush. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00191.htm
ALSO:
- WOMAD 2009 Featured Artist: Russ Jones (UK) [2]
- WOMAD 2009 Artist: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset [3]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00190.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00184.htm [3]
Chanteuse Watch: Bella Kalolo Ready To Wow
Wellington
After two years of writing and six
months of live performances, Bella Kalolo is set to release
her debut single I Feel Like I’m in Love. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00176.htm
Provincial Pride: Online Mag Celebrates Auckland – A
Place That Isn't
Wellington
Aucklandfuckingcity.com is an online
magazine launching on 19th November. Over the next six
months, we will be documenting this glorified truck-stop we
call home. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00174.htm
WORLD
------------ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00250.htm [2]
Global
Issues: Ending Poverty: Moving Beyond More Aid, Fair
Trade
As the United Nations seeks increased
financial assistance from donor countries to help meet the
flagging Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the inadequacy
of international aid and fairer trade agreements has never
been so clear. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00274.htm
Scoop
World News: World Toilet Day Focuses On Better
Sanitation
Boosting the standard of sanitation in
poor countries worldwide is a matter of basic human dignity,
and yet 40 per cent of the global population still does not
have access to toilets, a United Nations rights expert said
today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00281.htm
Human
Rights: Myanmar: UN Demands New Fair Trials For
Prisoners
Five independent UN experts on human
rights demanded that authorities in Myanmar hold fair and
open re-trials for dozens of prisoners of conscience
sentenced to lengthy prison terms and immediately release
their jailed defence counsels. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00284.htm
Something
Smells Fishy: Paris: Activists Dump 5 Tons Of Bluefin
Tuna Heads
Greenpeace activists have today dumped
some 5 tonnes of dead bluefin tuna heads in front of the
French Fisheries Ministry in Paris to protest the continued
mismanagement of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
bluefin tuna fishery. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00260.htm
Scoop
World News: Thai Councillor Sulak Sivaraksa
Arrested
“Sulak Sivaraksa is one of
Thailand’s most respected spiritual leaders. Arresting him
on account of lese majesty is just another attempt to
silence an inconvenient thinker and social critic,'' World
Future Council founder Jakob von Uexkuell said. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00262.htm
Scoop
Climate Change: Emissions In Industrialized Countries On
The Rise
Bonn, 17 November 2008 – Two weeks
ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland,
the UN Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn has reported that
greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries
continue to rise. More
»[1]
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