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1:
Scoop
Coverage: 2009 NZ April Fools Day
Hoaxes
Scoop Full CoverageHoax press releases sent to Scoop.co.nz on April Fools Day 2009, as well as slections from the NZ blogosphere.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00013.htm
2:
New
Zealand’s First Individual Jet-Pack
Flights
Flight CentreFirst of its kind in New Zealand • Will greatly reduce travel time, take-off from anywhere • Fares starting from just $50 per flight
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00002.htm
3:
Archaeological
mission at Great Barrier Island
Historic Places TrustAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingA four-way partnership in protecting koiwi tangata/human remains is underway in what shapes as a race against time on Great Barrier Island.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0903/S00068.htm
4:
Vodafone
jumbo sizes mobile internet
VodafoneNearly half a million customers are using Vodafone’s $1/day mobile internet casual rate but customers tell us they want more so Vodafone is launching $10/month mobile internet. For $10 customers get 100MB of data to use when they need it within the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00013.htm
5:
Questions
For Oral Answer - 1 April 2008
Office of the Clerk1. NATHAN GUY to the Prime Minister: What tax changes has his Government delivered today? 2. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “From 1 April, every working New Zealander will get more money in their pocket”; if so, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00019.htm
6:
Top
Scoop Stories April 1st, 2009 News
Summary
The Scoop EditorLEAD STORY Gordon Campbell: Six Days Left Before Auckland's Future Decided NZ POLITICS Foreign Affairs: Parliament Congratulates Helen Clark Crime Stats: Recorded Crime Up 1.2 Percent, Increase In Violent Crime Slows Foreign Affairs: NZ Can Only Do So ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00014.htm
US Department of State - Background NoteGeography Area: Land --11,830 sq. km. (4,568 sq. miles) archipelago of 83 islands. Comparative area --about the size of Connecticut. Cities: Capital --Port Vila (on the island of Efate), pop. 33,700. Other towns --Luganville (on the island of Espiritu ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00032.htm
Pead PRJust in time for Easter, New Zealand has become the first country in the world to successfully combine chocolate and wine – a decadent marriage of quality and taste.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00004.htm
9:
Green
Party pulls plug for planet’s sake
Green PartyIn a bold move to combat global warming and the Government’s indifference to New Zealand’s Kyoto commitments, the Green Party is leading from the front and will immediately stop using most electrical appliances in its Parliamentary offices as ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00002.htm
10:
Question
and Answers - 31 March 2009
Office of the Clerk1. Ministers—Declaration of Pecuniary Interests; 2. Sheep—Live Export to Saudi Arabia; 3. Government Measures—Increases in Money for New Zealanders; 4. Speech Given by Minister—Aviation Training; 5. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0903/S00457.htm
11:
Education,
Health Care, Water
Tortilla con SalThe opposition forces in Nicaragua, which consist of the different right wing and center right political parties, the corporate media and a number of influential NGOs, claim that the FSLN, in cahoots with the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), perpetrated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00033.htm
12:
The
G20 Summit – or the T20?
Commonwealth Secretariat90% of global GDP will be represented at the G20 table in London on 2nd April. All that will be missing is 90% of the world’s countries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00034.htm
13:
Today
In Parliament: 01.04.09
Tom FrewenTom Frewen presents Today In Parliament. Party leaders congratulate Helen Clark on her new UN job.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00015.htm
14:
Rankin:
Tax Cuts 2009-2011
Keith RankinToday, the first round of the National Government's personal tax cuts became effective, along with the raised employee ACC employee levies. There are three main areas of controversy. First, taxpayers with children will need to be earning at least $41,025 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00005.htm
15:
Auckland
area pushes to become a republic
Newmarket Business AssociationAuckland’s leading retailing district is petitioning the Government to be removed from any Super City structure.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00001.htm
16:
Starter
home design winners announced
New Zealand GovernmentBuilding and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says a nationwide design competition for ‘starter homes’ “shows that innovative and affordable homes are a realistic option for New Zealanders”. The competition, organised by the Department of Building ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00003.htm
17:
Speech:
Key - motion to congratulate Helen
Clark
New Zealand GovernmentI move that this House expresses its congratulations to New Zealand’s former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark on securing the very important role as head of the United Nations Development Programme. Today, at around 8.30 New Zealand time, the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00023.htm
18:
Dunne
warns retailers & public, ‘Spice’
illegal
New Zealand GovernmentAssociate Health Minister Peter Dunne is advising retailers and the public that the product commonly known as "Spice," and sold as a 'legal high,' in fact contains an illegal substance. The Ministry of Health arranged for the ESR to test three varieties ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00010.htm
19:
St
John looks forward to cash boost for
ambulance
St JohnSt John welcomes Health Minister Tony Ryall’s comments to media yesterday that a funding increase for ambulance services could be confirmed in the near future, St John Operations Director Tony Blaber said today. “We appreciate the government’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0903/S00133.htm
20:
Kiwi
Icon Para Rubber Back In New Zealand
Hands
GMT FranchisingIconic Kiwi company Para Rubber is back in New Zealand hands following a deal completed today (1 April 2009).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00025.htm
21:
The
Golden Rice Scandal Unfolds
ISISPhase II clinical trials on children have been conducted with unapproved experimental GM rice enhanced in pro-Vitamin A that has the potential to cause birth defects and developmental abnormalities Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0903/S00571.htm
US Department of State - Background NoteGeography Area: 377, 835 sq. km. (145,902 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than California. Cities: Capital --Tokyo. Other cities --Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka. Terrain: Rugged, mountainous islands. Climate: Varies from subtropical to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00029.htm
23:
NZ
dollar slumps after RBNZ says rates out of
line
BusinesswireApril 1 – The New Zealand dollar tumbled more than 1 U.S. cent as the Reserve Bank said interest rates are out of line with the monetary policy outlook, and could put unnecessary pressure on borrowing.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00021.htm
24:
Recorded
Crime Up 1.2 Percent
New Zealand PoliceRecorded crime rose 1.2 percent in the 2008 calendar year with the increase mainly reflecting the growth in New Zealand's population over the same period. Statistics released today show that there were 431,381 offences in 2008, compared with 426,380 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00004.htm
25:
Merrill
Lynch Bonus Payments Dwarf A.I.G.
Matt RennerWashington, DC - The political firestorm over the $165 million bonuses to executives at the failed American International Group (A.I.G.) that ripped through Washington, DC, in mid-March could be reignited by further attention on failing financial companies ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00007.htm
26:
NZ
withdraws Human Rights Council bid
New Zealand GovernmentNew Zealand has decided not to pursue its candidature for election to the Human Rights Council in 2009, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today. Mr McCully said the decision had been made to avoid four nations contesting three positions, following ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00005.htm
27:
F
P Lamb: Has Washington lost Lebanon? (Part
I)
Franklin P Lamb"We anticipate that the shape of the US assistance programs in Lebanon will be evaluated in the context of Lebanon's parliamentary election results and the policies formed by the new Cabinet”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00010.htm
28:
Backwards
step for independent foreign policy
New Zealand Labour PartyThe Government’s decision to drop New Zealand’s bid for election to the Human Rights Council marks a step backwards for our independent foreign policy stance, says Labour’s Associate Foreign Affairs spokesman Grant Robertson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00015.htm
29:
Background
Note: Papua New Guinea
US Department of State - Background NoteGeography Land area: 462,860 sq. km.; about the size of California. Cities: Capital --Port Moresby (254,158). Other cities --Lae (78,038), Mt. Hagen (27,789). Terrain: Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills. The largest portion ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00030.htm
30:
bFM:
Deady & Manning - What's Going On At The
G-20
Scoop Audio95bFM: Selwyn Manning talks to Paul Deady about how the G-20 meeting in London is set to see France and Germany test Barack Obama. Will G-20 solve nothing? Or will we see a tangible global plan to save the world from its economic self?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00012.htm
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Eugene Doyle: The West’s War On Iran
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Gordon Campbell: On Free Speech And Anti-Semitism
Ian Powell: The Disgrace Of The Hospice Care Funding Scandal
Binoy Kampmark: Catching Israel Out - Gaza And The Madleen “Selfie” Protest
Ramzy Baroud: Gaza's 'Humanitarian' Façade - A Deceptive Ploy Unravels