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1:
H1N1
Swine Flu - Update 46. May 22
Ministry of HealthThe case numbers in New Zealand remain stable, however the National Health Coordination Centre continues to support the health sector and wider government agencies to remain vigilant and prepare well in case the situation worsens. What happens here - and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0905/S00170.htm
2:
Mark
Ford to lead Auckland Transition
Agency
New Zealand GovernmentLocal Government Minister Rodney Hide today announced that Mark Ford would chair the Auckland Transition Agency (ATA). The Agency will manage the transition from the existing seven territorial authorities and one regional council, to a single ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00396.htm
3:
Public
Address 22/05/09 - A little liberal
line
Public AddressFor various reasons, this seems to have been quite the week for the contest of the most fundamental ideas, and emotions have sometimes been inflamed. Perhaps it's time for a little liberal line in the sand. So step on up YouTube user Stevie Bee Bishop, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00234.htm
4:
The
Cuban Five: A Starkly Controversial
Case
Council on Hemispheric AffairsDuring Barack Obama’s first three months in office, his administration took several tentative steps toward rehabilitating the U.S. relationship with Cuba. Up to now such ties have been dominated by unremitting hostility towards the Castro Regime ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00374.htm
5:
Aung
San Suu Kyi Hoping for Better Days
Terry EvansPressure from ASEAN calling for an open and fair trial for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi seemed to have dented the generals’ resolve, at least temporarily. On Wednesday 10 journalists, from both local and international news agencies, were ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00372.htm
6:
Suu
Kyi on Trial Because American Had "A
Vision"
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma's military regime wants the world's most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, to confess why she allegedly broke the law to shelter an American Mormon who "had a vision," sneaked into her mildewing villa, and made ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00229.htm
7:
Bringing
War Criminals To Justice
Sherwood RossBringing war criminals to justice can have a positive effect in unifying a nation, legitimizing its government, and keeping it on the right path, a legal scholar says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00373.htm
8:
BBC
Worldwide & YouTube Renew Partnership
BBC WorldwideLondon, England – BBC Worldwide and YouTube today announced the renewal of their global partnership for BBC Worldwide YouTube channels and short-form videos. The extension ensures that the BBC’s most watched and beloved programming, like Doctor ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00623.htm
9:
National
MP flip flops on Super City
New Zealand Labour PartyNational MP Paul Hutchison’s call for the Franklin District Council to be excluded from the Super City is remarkable given he voted for legislation last week which will abolish the council, says Labour’s Local Government spokesperson George Hawkins. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00404.htm
10:
Top
Scoop Stories May 22nd, 2009 News
Summary
The Scoop EditorTwo Scoop Powershop Pioneers have already won $1000 of free power simply joining the Powershop revolution and commenting on the experience. Sign on as a Pioneer before 30th May and you can be in to win too!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00235.htm
11:
Undernews For May 20, 2009
UndernewsTree Hugger - New analysis from MIT on how much global average temperatures could rise if we continue burning fossil fuels and emitting carbon like there's no tomorrow indicates that things could be twice as bad as we thought.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00212.htm
12:
The
Week In Parliament, ending 22.05.09
Tom FrewenQuick preview of Budget Week and a look back at urgency, past and present, and how much it actually costs to keep the House running during a filibuster.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00236.htm
13:
Phil
Bilbrough: Yummy mummies and milky
daddies
Phil BilbroughHow do you advertise on social networking sites? It is a struggle. You are a thirsty stranded marketer and over the desert horizon a shimmer of a vast network appears to quench your parched sand-dried throat. Between you and that cool cool feeling ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00220.htm
14:
Lee
Drops Out - Boscawen Still In The
Running
ACT New ZealandACT New Zealand Mt Albert candidate John Boscawen today reiterated his call for Mt Albert National supporters to give him their vote given Melissa Lee's announcement today that she does not expect to win the seat. "Ms Lee has effectively conceded ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00395.htm
15:
Electoral
Finance Act Issues Paper released
New Zealand GovernmentAn Issues Paper that aims to generate public discussion and ideas about how to address issues around electoral finance reform has been released, Justice Minister Simon Power said today. "The Issues Paper allows the public to have a say on what kind ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00400.htm
16:
Schering-Plough
applies to merge with Merck
Commerce CommissionThe Commerce Commission has received an application from Schering-Plough Corporation seeking clearance in relation to the proposed merger between Schering-Plough Corporation and Merck & Co., Inc. Schering-Plough Corporation operates in New Zealand through ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00636.htm
17:
H1N1
Swine Flu. Update 45. May 21
Ministry of HealthThe case numbers in New Zealand remain stable, however the National Health Coordination Centre continues to support the health sector and wider government agencies to remain vigilant and prepare well in case the situation worsens. What happens here - and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0905/S00163.htm
18:
Anglican-Methodist
covenant to be signed Sunday
Anglican Church in AotearoaThe Anglican-Methodist Covenant, to be signed this Sunday, May 24, is a significant step towards the healing of a broken relationship John Wesley and his brother Charles led one of the most extraordinary movements in 2000 years of church history. For ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0905/S00277.htm
19:
Super
City steamroller cranks up a gear
New Zealand Labour PartyAuckland will for the first time be run by a non-democratically elected body as the Government continues its steamroller approach to ramming through major reforms without proper consultation, says Labour Party leader Phil Goff.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00403.htm
20:
Possible
traffic disruption on Monday 25 for
Hikoi
North Shore City CouncilThere may be some traffic delays in parts of the North Shore around the time of the Auckland governance Hikoi on Monday
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00311.htm
21:
Story
Removed
Amanda Fisher - AUTError: Couldn't get title
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00223.htm
22:
No Better Time To Hire A Virtual
Assistant
My Virtual AssistantWith the recession causing many job redundancies, there has never been a better time to hire a Virtual Assistant, than right now.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00624.htm
23:
Youth
Week 2009
Youth WeekContrary to the widespread myth that teenagers hate their parents - young people want more time with their caregivers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0905/S00293.htm
24:
"Shallow
Throat": Is Obama Turning Into Bush
Lite?
Bernard WeinerMaybe this happens to you, too. You go away on vacation for a few months, come back and sort through your snail/email and back copies of magazines and 'net stories, only to find that a good share of the mail is third-class junk/spam and not all that ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00207.htm
25:
Hide
readies bulldozers for Auckland
democracy
Green PartyThe Government has named the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency, who will bulldoze through its changes despite widespread opposition in Auckland, the Green Party said today. "The group is very well qualified to make rapid change happen, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0905/S00401.htm
26:
Libertarianz:
Melissa Lee Almost Right
Libertarianz Party"Melissa Lee is right about criminals coming from South of Auckland," says Libertarianz candidate, Julian Pistorius.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00288.htm
27:
Twittering
Novels – the Great and the New
Binoy KampmarkIt had been said that President George W. Bush could only have appreciated Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address through a power point presentation. Lofty, moving, and unsettling language, reducible to dots on a screen. Then came the networking ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00230.htm
28:
Stocks
to watch: TrustPower CEO, Auckland
Airport
BusinesswireMay 22 – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00593.htm
Tamil Youth Organisation New ZealandSri Lankan Tamil Bloodbath: Tamil victims remembered as the Sri Lankan Government celebrates its successful extermination of Thousands of Tamil civilians’. Tamil Youth Organisation (New Zealand) is organising a black Friday event at Aotea Square ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00317.htm
30:
Ban
Advocates Accelerating Pace Of Cyprus
Talks
United NationsNew York, May 20 2009 6:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to accelerate the momentum in their United Nations-backed reunification talks, while lauding the progress made so far.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00352.htm
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