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"Govt running scared on Super City"
Q+A Transcript: Power Floats Justice Reform
Military:
Paul G. Buchanan On The Defence Review
Gordon
Campbell: The Rankin File
Legislation:
One-Auckland Train On Track
Confidence: New Zealanders Batten Down The Hatches
Headlines
You Don't See Every Day: Johnny Rotten Invited To Visit
NZ Free-range Cows
Newer
Media: In-Game Advertising Get Kiwi Flavour
NZ Open Source: Halt The Govt/Microsoft Negotiations
Scoop Business: Smellie Sniffs The Breeze - True
Colours
Budget:
Oil, Gas Explorers Welcome Oil, Gas Exploration Tax
Exemption
Rosalea Barker: Will Greater Auckland stop Auckland being the greatest?
The
Final Scramble: The Battle For Antarctica
Uri
Avnery: Quarrel On The Titanic
Martha
Rosenberg: Fans Picket Oprah's Studio After Chicken
Giveaway
Steve
Weissman: Dick Cheney, Patron Saint Of
Torture-Free
Gordon
Campbell: On The Christine Rankin
Appointment
Paul
G. Buchanan: Reorganizing (the) Defence?
Peter
Dyer: Obama, Pakistan And The Rule Of
Law
Depression: Land Of The Long Black Cloud
Scoop
Wellington: From Schoolboy Oz To Hollywood Star
Trek
Symphony: Music Scholars Flock To Haydn
Fest
Zoological: Hamilton White Rhino Becomes ‘first-time
Mum’
Gross: MPs Invited To Egg Throwing
Tricky: Kiwi Wanted For World King Of Skate
Comp
Wellington.Scoop:
Sports Centre Is To Be Very, Very
Big
Media: Release Of Journalist From Iranian Jail
Middle
East: Israel Hands Over Cluster Bomb Maps
Climate
Change: Internet To Reach Goal Of 7 Billion New
Trees
Military
Issues: Growing Pakistani Humanitarian
Crisis
Food:
Europe Holds The Key To A GM-Free World
Environment:
Kenyan Villagers To Test Carbon Benefits
Project
Genocide:
Top UN Envoy Deplores Raid On Congolese Village
Humanitarian
Crisis: Weekend Death Toll In Sri Lankan
Conflict
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LEAD STORY
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"Govt
running scared on Super City"
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00322.htm
ALSO:
- Turia slams Labour’s silly attempts [2]
- Government’s ‘Have Your Say’ advert insulting [3]
- Government running scared on Super City [4]
- Will Auckland stop being the greatest? [5]
- Satire: Super-City Map [6]
- Local Government down the Toilet? [7]
- Mayors should stop scaremongering on Auckland [8]
- Labour's tactics delay Auckland legislation [9]
- Report Calls For Auckland Super City [10]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00304.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00311.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00322.htm [4]
[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00171.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00150.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00224.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00234.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/22078.html [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm [10]
NZ POLITICS
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Q+A
Transcript: Power Floats Justice Reform
-
Justice Minister proposes historic reform of the criminal
justice system
- Fewer jury trials: The right to be tried
by jury restricted to those facing at least three years in
prison
- Quicker convictions: If a defendant who has
already entered a plea fails to appear, he or she could be
convicted in absentia
- Lawyers “gaming the system”:
Legal aid lawyers will be forced to speed up cases More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00227.htm
ALSO:
- Q+A’s panel: Fran O’Sullivan & Laila Harre [2]
- Q+A: Holmes interviews Fonterra CEO Andrew Ferrier [3]
- Minister to visit private prisons in Australia [4]
- ACT Announces Public Debate On Three Strikes [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00229.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00445.htm [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00317.htm [4]
[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00301.htm [5]
Scoop
Satire: The Super-City
A Political Map Of
Present-Day Auckland: Faster than an ELECTORAL FINANCE ACT!
able to leap DUE PROCESS in a single bound with his
THREADBARE cloak of JUSTIFICATION (the torn REMAINS of the
ROYAL COMMISSION recommendations)! More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00150.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm [2]
Military:
Paul G. Buchanan On The Defence Review
Two events
occurred recently that, when taken together, have the
potential to be a milestone in New Zealand’s defence
policy. These are the announcement of a Defense Review Board
that will issue a White Paper on New Zealand’s defense
outlook; and the just-released Australian Defense White
Paper that recommends the closer integration of New Zealand
military units into Australian defense planning. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00152.htm
ALSO:
- Green Party Launches Economic Initiative [2]
- The Green Stimulus Package - Full Presentation [3]
- A Green New Deal: 4 Recent Statements [4]
- Green stimulus package will reframe policy debate [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00280.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00290.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00291.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00216.htm [5]
Gordon
Campbell: The Rankin File
According to Key,
Rankin’s controversial status in the 90s came down
to
(a) her lavish expenditure on a single WINZ
conference. Which, Key added, was the sort of thing that
Labour had done a couple of years ago. And
(b) in any
case, Key could think of no New Zealander who had done more
than Christine Rankin to highlight the problem of child
abuse in this country.
Both points are quite frankly,
amazing...
More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/05/15/campbell-on-the-christine-rankin-appointment/
ALSO:
- Media Statement [2]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00228.htm [2]
Legislation:
One-Auckland Train On Track
It’s a sad day for
New Zealand’s communities when the Prime Minister John Key
fails to honour a pre-election promise to consult with
Aucklanders once the Royal Commission’s report was out...
“Instead, the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation)
Bill has been passed under urgency without the voice of the
people,” says Su’a William Sio. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00277.htm
ALSO:
- Last line of defence for Auckland democracy [2]
- Labour: Guarantee Maori seats on Super City [3]
- Huo saddened by silence of National’s Asian MPs [4]
- Labour: time to talk about the true costs [5]
- Scoop Coverage: Report Calls For Auckland Super City [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00286.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00261.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00296.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00294.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00344.htm [6]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Confidence:
New Zealanders Batten Down The Hatches
Financial
insecurity is the number one cause of rising stress levels
in New Zealand leading most people to decide not to buy
anything in the next six months costing more than $2,000. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00450.htm
ALSO:
- New Zealand wages hold up despite tough times [2]
- Service sector not out of the woods yet [3]
- Kiwi below 80 Australian cents ‘makes sense:’ Key [4]
- NZ’s growing debt is a NZ$600M problem: Whitehead [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00458.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00449.htm [3]
[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/05/15/nzs-growing-debt-is-a-nz600m-problem-whitehead/ [5]
Headlines
You Don't See Every Day: Johnny Rotten Invited To Visit
NZ Free-range Cows
Federated Farmers Dairy wishes
to invite former Sex Pistols front man, John Lyndon (aka
Johnny Rotten), to come down under to see for himself, the
difference free range cows makes to the quality of butter
and other dairy products. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00448.htm
Newer
Media: In-Game Advertising Get Kiwi
Flavour
Kiwi brands are about to grace some of
the world’s most travelled cyber-territory as in-game
advertising hits New Zealand this month, following
highly-successful roll-outs internationally. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00453.htm
ALSO:
- Vodafone announces Android-powered smartphone [2]
- More Tweet in New Zealand than United States [3]
- Bacon of the Year awards postponed [4]
- Minister Wants Pig Farm Investigated [5]
- Agricultural Minister should visit pig farm [6]
- Johnny Rotten invited to visit NZ free-range cows [7]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00464.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00462.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00473.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00309.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00314.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00448.htm [7]
NZ Open Source: Halt The Govt/Microsoft Negotiations
The New Zealand Open Source Society (NZOSS) is
calling for an immediate halt to the G2009 “All of
Government” negotiations currently being completed with
Microsoft. The Society will be seeking a complete review of
the G2009 procurement process by ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0905/S00018.htm
Scoop Business: Smellie Sniffs The Breeze - True
Colours
May 15 - Here's a radical thought for
saving 22,000 jobs. I didn't think of it myself, the NZIER
snuck it into their latest report on just what a tough
Budget this is for John Key and Bill English. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/05/15/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-true-colours/
Budget:
Oil, Gas Explorers Welcome Oil, Gas Exploration Tax
Exemption
Straterra, the industry group
representing New Zealand’s natural resources industries,
has welcomed Government plans to extend tax exemption for
offshore oil and gas exploration. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00393.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00242.htm [2]
COMMENT
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Rosalea
Barker: Will Greater Auckland stop Auckland being the
greatest?
Take that, Aussies! This week, Mercer,
a company specializing in staff relocation HR issues,
released its report on the top cities in the world for
Quality of Living. Auckland is number 4, tied with
Vancouver. Sydney comes in at 10, Wellington is 12, ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00171.htm
The
Final Scramble: The Battle For Antarctica
The Arctic and Antarctica are the last vast untapped
reservoirs of mineral resources on the planet. [1] If the
expansion of Australia's territory is formalized, this will
disrupt the operation of international legal mechanisms,
which have already ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00168.htm
Uri
Avnery: Quarrel On The Titanic
ONE OF THE
HAPPIEST moments in my life occurred in a restaurant. It
happened before the second intifada. I had invited Rachel to
celebrate her birthday with dinner at a famous restaurant in
Ramallah. We were sitting in the garden under strings of
colorful ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00175.htm
Martha
Rosenberg: Fans Picket Oprah's Studio After Chicken
Giveaway
After shows about factory farming and
puppy mills how could Oprah offer viewers the "blood gift"
of an estimated 40,000 birds as free downloadable coupons
for Kentucky Grilled Chicken meals fans asked? More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00176.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00116.htm [2]
Steve
Weissman: Dick Cheney, Patron Saint Of
Torture-Free
''Hitler gave anti-Semitism a bad
name,'' as many high-born Europeans used to say, yearning
for the good old days when all right-thinking people could
disparage Jews in public. Former Vice President Dick Cheney
is similarly giving torture an odious ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00169.htm
Gordon
Campbell: On The Christine Rankin
Appointment
According to Key, Rankin’s
controversial status in the 90s came down to (a) her lavish
expenditure on a single WINZ conference. And (b) in any
case, Key could think of no New Zealander who had done more
than Christine Rankin to highlight the problem ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/05/15/campbell-on-the-christine-rankin-appointment/
Paul
G. Buchanan: Reorganizing (the) Defence?
Two
events occurred recently that, when taken together, have the
potential to be a milestone in New Zealand’s defence
policy. These are the announcement of a Defense Review Board
that will issue a White Paper on New Zealand’s defense
outlook; and the just... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00152.htm
Lyndon Hood: Super-City Map
THE SUPER-CITY
Or: A Political Map Of Present-Day Auckland - Faster than an
ELECTORAL FINANCE ACT! able to leap DUE PROCESS in a single
bound with his THREADBARE cloak of JUSTIFICATION (the torn
REMAINS of the ROYAL COMMISSION recommendations)! The ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00150.htm
Peter
Dyer: Obama, Pakistan And The Rule Of Law
In
the first hour of his administration President Barack Obama
affirmed his dedication to the rule of law: “Our Founding
Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine,
drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights
of man -- a charter ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00141.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Depression: Land Of The Long Black Cloud
We
all have crappy days, even crappy weeks. Somewhere down the
line, a persistent crappy mood morphs into that monster we
call clinical depression. The key symptoms are a
consistently low mood, low energy, and a loss of interest
and pleasure... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0905/S00132.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0905/S00133.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00235.htm [3]
Scoop
Wellington: From Schoolboy Oz To Hollywood Star
Trek
Less than twenty years ago, Karl Urban
(above, left) was at Wellington College, starring in the
Senior Drama Club’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Now
his Hollywood role in Star Trek is on worldwide release. More
»[1]
[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=6276
Symphony: Music Scholars Flock To Haydn
Fest
A major music conference run by the New
Zealand School of Music will celebrate the work and
influence of the “father of symphony” 200 years after
his death More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0905/S00206.htm
Zoological: Hamilton White Rhino Becomes ‘first-time
Mum’
Moesha, a female white rhinoceros who
Hamilton Zoo staff were once concerned would never
reproduce, has given birth to a baby boy. The calf, which
was born at Hamilton Zoo on 30 April after a 16-month
gestation, is the fourth baby rhino to be born at ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00211.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00320.htm [2]
Gross: MPs Invited To Egg Throwing
Our
previous targets are not available this year so stand ins
are invited. Participant targets should be thick skinned,
bare faced and be able to stand their own expenses. No
ducking and diving allowed but they are allowed to taunt
throwers with cries of ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00228.htm
Tricky: Kiwi Wanted For World King Of Skate
Comp
Skateboarding competition King of S.K.A.T.E
begins this week with the first trick challenge, a double
flip, being issued to skateboarders around the world. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0905/S00192.htm
Wellington.Scoop:
Sports Centre Is To Be Very, Very Big
It’s
gigantic. Bigger than two rugby fields. Its visual impact
will be enormous. It’ll become a dominating feature of
Wellington, a landmark that stands out from a distance. But
not the kind of landmark that becomes an icon. More
»[1]
[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=5888
ALSO:
[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=6213 [2]
WORLD
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Media:
Release Of Journalist From Iranian Jail
New York,
May 12 2009 2:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
welcomed the release from an Iranian prison of journalist
Roxana Saberi, who was convicted of spying for the United
States, a United Nations spokesperson said today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00240.htm
Middle
East: Israel Hands Over Cluster Bomb Maps
New
York, May 13 2009 5:10PM The Israeli Defence Forces have
handed over to the United Nations data and maps on the
cluster munitions it fired over southern Lebanon during the
2006 conflict between the two countries. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00253.htm
Climate
Change: Internet To Reach Goal Of 7 Billion New
Trees
New York, May 12 2009 2:10PM Ahead of World
Environment Day, celebrated globally on 5 June, the United
Nations today announced an ambitious tree-planting target in
a bid to push governments into reaching agreement on a
climate change pact in Copenhagen ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00237.htm
Military
Issues: Growing Pakistani Humanitarian
Crisis
New York, May 12 2009 12:10PM Responding
to the deepening humanitarian crisis in north-west Pakistan,
United Nations agencies are ramping up emergency aid to
hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Government
offensive against militants along the ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00236.htm
Food:
Europe Holds The Key To A GM-Free World
Two
hundred and fifty delegates from 28 countries (from Europe
and elsewhere) converged to the lakeside culture and
conference centre (KKL) in Lucerne , Switzerland , for the 5
th European Conference of GMO-free Regions on Food and
Democracy [1]. The sun ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00171.htm
ALSO:
- Influenza A(H1N1) Cases Rises To Nearly 6,500 [2]
- Guidance For Influenza A(H1N1) Caregivers [3]
- A(H1N1) Cases Now Reported In 33 Countries [4]
- Pause In Deaths From Influenza A(H1N1) [5]
- Influenza A(H1N1) Infections Top 2,000 [6]
- Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine As Infections Rise [7]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00269.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00242.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00256.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00198.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00179.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00144.htm [7]
Environment:
Kenyan Villagers To Test Carbon Benefits
Project
New York, May 11 2009 11:10AM Villagers
in western Kenya are the latest participants in a project
carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and its partners to calculate how much carbon can be
stored in trees and soils when the land ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00209.htm
Genocide:
Top UN Envoy Deplores Raid On Congolese
Village
New York, May 11 2009 3:10PM The top
United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) has condemned the raid carried out by Rwandan rebels
on a village in the north-eastern part of the country, which
sent residents fleeing into the nearby ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00213.htm
Humanitarian
Crisis: Weekend Death Toll In Sri Lankan
Conflict
New York, May 11 2009 3:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was appalled at
the killing of hundreds of Sri Lankan civilians caught in
the middle of hostilities between the army and separatist
Tamil rebels over the weekend. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00215.htm
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