Top Scoop Stories June 5th, 2009 News Summary
State Sector: NZ Immigration Decision-Making Questioned
Dope: Prison Unit Manager, 5 Other Charged After Cannabis Investigation
Environment: Hundreds Plan To Freeze For Climate Action
Transparent Like A Moat: Green's Spending Public, The Rest To Come
No Surprises: Richard Worth Resigns As Minister
Kiwi Pride: New Zealand Rated Most Peaceful Nation
Camouflaged Fishies: Public Comment On Subantarctic Marine Protected Area
Scoop Business: Auckland Housing Market Demand Picks Up
Agriculture: Cleanest Gypsy Day Ever
Employers: Pacific Workers Face Worst Kind Exploitation
Scoop Business: NZ Recovery Not Far Off, Unemployment To Linger
Gordon Campbell: The Tiananmen Massacre, Richard Worth, Obama & The Media
When Copyright Is Specious: Salinger and the Catcher
Oslo Redux: Fool’s Gold In Israel/Palestine
Sherwood Ross: Nicaragua’s Revenge, Cuba, The OAS And Iraq
Book Review: 'Devil We Know - Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower'
John Minto: A "Rich Pricks" Budget
General Motors: Fall Of An Ignoble Giant
Correlation: Arts Good For The Psyche
Books: Sir Julius Vogel Awards For Science Fiction Announced
Aid: Danger Nurse Wins Nightingale Medal
Audio Visual: NZ Music Video Makers Get Day In The Sun
Environment: Look Up And Help Science
International Criminal Justice: ICC: Case Of Congolese Militia Leader
World News: Funds Needed To Aid Pakistan’s 2.5M Displaced
Afghanistan: UN Begins Training 35,000 Afghan Police Officers
Tobacco Consumption: Tobacco Use ‘Needless Threat’ To Public Health
Separatist Movement: Indonesia Armed Forces Attack Indigenous People
Atomic Power: Times Reports The Economic Disaster Of New Nukes
Court Trial: Defence Witness Appear In Suu Kyi Trial
Ownership: Indigenous Forum Calls For Consultation On Patents
Ethnic Tension: DRC Assists Military In Offensive Against Hutu
Global Financial Crisis: World Crises May Make ‘Opportunities For Change’
War: Union Mission Condemns North Darfur Fighting
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State
Sector: NZ Immigration Decision-Making
Questioned
The release of the Auditor General’s
report “Inquiry into Immigration Matters” confirms that
Immigration New Zealand is a service that needs urgent
attention. “This report confirms that the mess left by the
last Government is even worse than anyone thought,” says
Dr Coleman. More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00056.htm
ALSO:
- Overview: Visa and permit decision-making [2]
- Overview: Public sector recruitment processes [3]
- Auditor-General says Immigration staff hardworking [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00060.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00061.htm [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00056.htm [4]
NZ POLITICS
------------ALSO:
- The Week In Parliament: Week Ending 05.06.09 [2]
- Question and Answers - 4 June 2009 [3]
- Today In Parliament: 04.06.09 [4]
- Questions For Oral Answer - 3 June 2008 [5]
- Today In Parliament: 03.06.09 [6]
- Questions and Answers - 2 June 2009 [7]
- Today In Parliament: 02.06.09 [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00046.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00076.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00043.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00037.htm [5]
[6] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00036.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00035.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00025.htm [8]
Dope:
Prison Unit Manager, 5 Other Charged After Cannabis
Investigation
A joint Police and Department of
Corrections investigation concluded today with the execution
of search warrants at Rimutaka Prison in Wellington and a
number of addresses in Wellington City and the Hutt Valley.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0906/S00048.htm
Environment: Hundreds Plan To Freeze For Climate
Action
Thousands of people will come to a
standstill on New Zealand’s streets this Friday, World
Environment Day, to call for action on climate change. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00066.htm
ALSO:
- Humans Freeze on World Environment Day [2]
- Public transport key to improving Auckland air [3]
- Social equality must be part of Environment Day [4]
- Arbor Day in Hamilton at Claudelands Park [5]
- Arbor Day makeover for Ian Galloway Park [6]
- Kiwi Organisations Unite To Tackle Climate Change [7]
- And we all signed on…campaign reaches 50,000 [8]
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00016.htm [2]
[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00077.htm [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00051.htm [4]
[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0906/S00041.htm [5]
[6] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0906/S00039.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00035.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00064.htm [8]
Transparent
Like A Moat: Green's Spending Public, The Rest To
Come
The Green Party today made public the travel
and accommodation spending of its Members of Parliament. The
Green Party’s nine MPs released a summary of their
expenses for the first four months of 2009, covering air
travel and accommodation as well as taxi and rental car use.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00060.htm
ALSO:
- Cross-Party Committee decision on Expenses [2]
- Statement by Dr Richard Worth, MP [3]
- Controversy surrounding Richard Worth continues [4]
- Worth faces fresh allegations of 'unwanted and unwelcome' texts [5]
- Crack down on activists 20 years after Tianananmen [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00073.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00071.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/22873.html [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/22858.html [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00036.htm [6]
No
Surprises: Richard Worth Resigns As
Minister
“It is with deep regret that I have
resigned my role as a Minister. I am resigning from the role
for personal reasons.” More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00027.htm
ALSO:
- Wellington Police Investigation Update [2]
- Police statement on allegation against an MP [3]
- PM's Statement on Richard Worth’s resignation [4]
- Key lacks leadership [5]
- Worth quits as NZ minister, cites private matters [6]
- Cartoon: Political Standards [7]
- Police investigating allegations against Richard Worth [8]
- Political reporters discuss Richard Worth scandal [9]
- R2.co.nz Video: PM John Key Press Conference On Richard Worth [10]
- Today In Parliament: 03.06.09 [11]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00033.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00028.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00028.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00032.htm [5]
[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/03/worth-quits-as-nz-minister-cites-private-matters/#more-8180 [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00042.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/22779.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/22803.html [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00035.htm [10]
[11] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00036.htm [11]
Kiwi
Pride: New Zealand Rated Most Peaceful
Nation
New Zealand has been named the world's
most peaceful nation by an international think tank; this is
a credit to nine years of Labour Government under former
Prime Minister Helen Clark Labour Associate Foreign Affairs
spokesperson Phil Twyford says. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00026.htm
ALSO:
- 3rd Annual Global Peace Index [2]
- NZ named most peaceful country on earth [3]
- World Peace March starts from most peaceful nation [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00028.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00049.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00029.htm [4]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Camouflaged
Fishies: Public Comment On Subantarctic Marine Protected
Area
The Subantarctic Marine Protection Planning
Forum invites the public to comment on a consultation
document describing proposed options for marine protected
areas around New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0906/S00010.htm
Scoop
Business: Auckland Housing Market Demand Picks
Up
Housing demand in Auckland continued to revive
last month, with real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson
reporting its best month of trading in two years.
Auckland’s biggest real estate firm sold 814 properties
last month, up 1% from April and 58% higher than in May last
year, managing director Peter Thompson said in a statement.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/04/auckland-housing-market-demand-picks-up-barfoot/
ALSO:
- NZ dollar heads for biggest weekly drop in 2 mths [2]
- Housing market recovering, prices not likely to last - economists [3]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/05/nz-dollar-heads-for-biggest-weekly-drop-in-2-mths/ [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/22874.html [3]
Agriculture:
Cleanest Gypsy Day Ever
Farmers and transport
operators deserve a big pat on the back for keeping stock
effluent off the roads this Gypsy Day. “Last Friday, or
Gypsy Day as it is traditionally known, marked the start of
the new dairying year, when thousands of farmers move ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00091.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/05/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-burning-issues/ [2]
Employers:
Pacific Workers Face Worst Kind
Exploitation
The Government's removal of the
minimum wage protection for workers on the Recognised
Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme is a worrying sign of the
government’s willingness to undermine the minimum wage,
Labour Associate Labour spokesperson Darien Fenton ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00053.htm
ALSO:
- Govt Gives Certainty to Fruit and Wine Growers [2]
- Open season for exploitation of workers [3]
- Claims on RSE scheme wrong [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00049.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00068.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00061.htm [4]
Scoop
Business: NZ Recovery Not Far Off, Unemployment To
Linger
New Zealand’s economy will probably
start to recover later this year, though the effects of the
first recession in a decade, including high unemployment,
will linger longer. The New Zealand Institute of Economic
Research has trimmed its forecasts for economic growth this
year, compared to its March estimates. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/03/nz-recovery-not-far-off-unemployment-to-linger/
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/22782.html [2]
COMMENT
------------Gordon
Campbell: The Tiananmen Massacre, Richard Worth, Obama &
The Media
Today is the 20th anniversary of the
massacre in Tiananmen Square. In the early morning hours of
June 4th 1989, thousands of unarmed students and workers
were shot down or crushed by Red Army troops and tanks...
Plus: More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/04/gordon-campbell-tiananmen-massacre-richard-worth/
When
Copyright Is Specious: Salinger and the
Catcher
J. D. Salinger is not a happy chap. His
one significant work, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a
well-guarded bastion of literary worth. On Monday, he sought
to block the publication of a supposed sequel by John David
California, 60 Years Later: Coming ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00040.htm
Oslo
Redux: Fool’s Gold In Israel/Palestine
Who
doesn’t want to blame all the problems Israel/Palestine is
currently facing on newly appointed Israeli Prime Minster
Benjamin Netanyahu? He refuses to endorse the
internationally recognized two-state solution, he is far
more combative on settlements ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00049.htm
Sherwood
Ross: Nicaragua’s Revenge, Cuba, The OAS And
Iraq
Miami, Florida, June 4, 2009 --- It was
three o’clock this morning when I was awakened from a
beautiful dream by police knocking on the door of my
apartment to come down to the parking garage and identify my
vandalized car. Downstairs, they had the suspect ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00052.htm
Book
Review: 'Devil We Know - Dealing with the New Iranian
Superpower'
Iran is obviously a key player in the
Middle East. The many references within other texts dealing
with other aspects of the Middle East and the several texts
dealing specifically with Iran highlight its significance.
Part of that significance is that ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00050.htm
John
Minto: A "Rich Pricks" Budget
John Minto
writes: In a budget dominated by threats to downgrade New
Zealand’s credit rating and projected budget deficits for
the next decade it was expected National would produce a
predictable, conventional budget. More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00028.htm
General
Motors: Fall Of An Ignoble Giant
General
Motors, so much seen as the exemplar of American business,
with its strengths and, for sometime now, glaring
weaknesses, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The writing had been on the wall for sometime. Its
bankruptcy petition documents... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00029.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00021.htm#a [2]
[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00022.htm [3]
LIFESTYLE
------------Correlation:
Arts Good For The Psyche
Youth who do arts are
psychologically better off than those who do not, a new
study from Victoria University shows... The study focused on
wellbeing of Maori and Pasifika youth across the North
Island and the arts activities they did. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0906/S00012.htm
Books:
Sir Julius Vogel Awards For Science Fiction
Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy
Association of New Zealand is pleased to announce the
winners of this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards. Categories
and winners in each category are listed. More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00028.htm
Aid: Danger Nurse Wins Nightingale Medal
While others her age may be slowing down, there
is no stopping New Zealand Red Cross aid worker Joyce Hood.
Ms Hood has recently been awarded the Florence Nightingale
medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The
Florence Nightingale medal ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00014.htm
Audio
Visual: NZ Music Video Makers Get Day In The
Sun
NZ on Air Music Manager and champion of the
New Zealand music video Brendan Smyth was recognised
alongside a range of kiwi music video makers including Chris
Knox, Jonathan King and Stuart Page, by the New Zealand Film
Archive on Saturday 30 May ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00020.htm
Environment: Look Up And Help Science
New
Zealanders are being urged to look up while they’re
outdoors, and help science this winter. The Monarch
Butterfly New Zealand Trust needs the help of New
Zealanders, young and old. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00011.htm
WORLD
------------International
Criminal Justice: ICC: Case Of Congolese Militia
Leader
New York, Jun 1 2009 3:10PM The
International Criminal Court (ICC) began public hearings
today to consider challenges by defense lawyers to the
admissibility of the case against alleged Congolese militia
commander Germain Katanga. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00022.htm
World
News: Funds Needed To Aid Pakistan’s 2.5M
Displaced
New York, Jun 1 2009 5:10PM The United
Nations said today that the number of people displaced by
the conflict in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province
has risen above 2.5 million, and a shortage of funds could
cut relief services there. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00019.htm
Afghanistan:
UN Begins Training 35,000 Afghan Police
Officers
New York, Jun 1 2009 12:10PM The first
batch of Afghan police wrapped up a training programme today
that will eventually reach tens of thousands of officers in
preparation for this year’s presidential and provincial
council elections, announced the United ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00014.htm
Tobacco
Consumption: Tobacco Use ‘Needless Threat’ To Public
Health
New York, Jun 1 2009 12:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments
everywhere to address tobacco consumption, which he
described as a “needless threat” to public health. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00013.htm
Separatist
Movement: Indonesia Armed Forces Attack Indigenous
People
The date, on May 25 2009 Indonesia
Brigadier Mobile (Brimob) had terrorized against the Papua
Farmer at the Mountain around Abepura, West Papua. The local
newspaper belonging to Indonesia in Jayapura reported that
Brimob and TPN/OPM shot each other ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00008.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00011.htm [2]
Atomic
Power: Times Reports The Economic Disaster Of New
Nukes
In a devastating pair of financial reports
that might be called ''The Emperor Has No Pressure Vessel,''
the New York Times has blazed new light on the catastrophic
economics of atomic power. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00009.htm
Court
Trial: Defence Witness Appear In Suu Kyi
Trial
Aung San Suu Kyi's single permitted defence
witness appeared before the special court on Thursday. Kyi
Win, a legal expert, argued there was no basis for the
charge that Suu Kyi had violated the terms of her house
arrest. The court had earlier rejected ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00498.htm
Ownership:
Indigenous Forum Calls For Consultation On
Patents
New York, May 29 2009 7:10PM A United
Nations conference on indigenous affairs wrapped up its
two-week gathering today, making a host of recommendations,
including the worldwide establishment of a mechanism
requiring patent offices to publicize the ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00494.htm
Ethnic
Tension: DRC Assists Military In Offensive Against
Hutu
New York, May 30 2009 6:10PM The United
Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC) announced on Saturday that it is supporting
Congolese government forces (FARDC) in an ongoing effort to
flush out an ethnic Hutu militia, ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00496.htm
Global
Financial Crisis: World Crises May Make ‘Opportunities
For Change’
New York, May 28 2009 7:10PM A time
of crises is also a time of challenge and “opportunities
for change,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the
graduating class of the United Nations International School
(UNIS) today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00480.htm
War:
Union Mission Condemns North Darfur Fighting
New
York, May 25 2009 1:10PM The hybrid African Union-United
Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has condemned heavy
fighting in and around the town of Umm Baru which left over
50 people injured and forced hundreds to flee their homes.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0905/S00400.htm
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