Top Scoop Stories June 22nd, 2009 News Summary
Gordon Campbell: Garrett & Rankin Misbehaving
Q+A Transcript: Three Strikes, Garret's Reprimand
H1N1: NZ Moves Away From Swine Flu Containment
War: NZ Should Follow Belgian Uranium Munitions Ban
Gordon Campbell: Peter Jackson’s Review Of The Film Commission
ETS: Govt Delays Forestry Scheme After It Starts
Appointments: Minister Doesn't Reassure On Public Service Neutrality
Gobbledygook: Nominations Open For Plain English Awards
Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: A Powerful Tangle
Winter Solstice: Enjoy Cold, Long Nights While You Can
Transport: Pacific Blue Publishes Domestic Ontime Performance
Real Estate: Fijian Leisure Properties To Be "palmed Off"
Telecom: Commerce Commission Issues Sub-loop Decision
Gordon Campbell: David Garrett’s Lewdness, and The Incredible Christine Rankin
Jason Leopold: Senate Passes Measure Banning Release of Detainee Abuse Photos
Connie Lawn’s Sixth Kiwi Blog: Inside a formal Washington DC press and official dinner
Uri Avnery: When He Says Yes – What Does He Mean?
Martin LeFevre: The Personal Has No Place
Goodbye Savings And Loan? Obama's Financial Plan
West Papua: The Forgotten People
Film: Animation Wins 48 Hour Comp
Digital Art: Utopia Coming To Artspace
Inner City Gardening: Planting Made Easy
NZ Film: Love You Approximately
Snaps: Record Entries For Olympus Auckland Photo Day
Movies: Peter Jackson To Review Film Commission
Election Fraud: Proof Of Iranian Web Censorship Following Election
Burmese Justice: New Defence Witnesses To Appear In Suu Kyi Trial
Refugee Issues: H R-Clinton Regarding The Lao-Hmong Refugee Crisis
Much Tension: ‘Fragile’ Peace In Central African Republic
Indigenous Rights: Criminal Charges Against Indigenous Leaders
Action Needed: Over 1 Billion Children Caught In Conflict
International Criminal Justice: ICC Confirms Charges Against Former DRC Leader
Religion: Hindus Back Beatle Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday
United Nations Watching: Developments In Post-Election Iran
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Gordon
Campbell: Garrett & Rankin Misbehaving
Rodney
Hide’s excuses for the lewd comment by his Act party
colleague David Garrett – that he is new to Parliament,
that he may be slow to realize that he is not still working
on an oil rig etc etc. – are bizarre, and a bit
desperate... One reason why Hide’s excuse for Garrett is
so lame is that Garrett has more than once paraded his
expertise in employment law before the House. More
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[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/22/david-garrett%e2%80%99s-lewdness-and-christine-rankin/
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00227.htm [2]
NZ POLITICS
------------Q+A
Transcript: Three Strikes, Garret's
Reprimand
Points of interest on justice
issues:
- David Garrett: admits the re-written three
strikes bill would not save a single life; “zero”
-
may not vote for his own bill; “we’ll have to
see”
- Kim Workman: Prison population has grown 10%
since Christmas More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00227.htm
ALSO:
- Cartoon: Containing Crime w Collins [2]
- Q+A panel: Ron Mark and Mike Moore [3]
- Q+A: Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith [4]
- Prisoners may live in shipping containers [5]
- Radio Adelaide: Private Clink Plans + Rugby Woes! [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00212.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00228.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00229.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/23526.html [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00219.htm [6]
H1N1:
NZ Moves Away From Swine Flu Containment
New
Zealand is moving to a “manage it” phase as part of our
response to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The shift in
phase reflects the increased spread of the virus, rather
than a change in the severity of the illness, especially in
three of our main centres –Wellington, Christchurch and
Auckland. More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00124.htm
ALSO:
- Swine Flu Update 82 - 2pm Sunday 21 June, 2009 [2]
- Flu Centre hours extended [3]
- Update 79 - Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu [4]
- Swine flu GP support line to help manage pandemic [5]
- Update on Health Response to Novel A H1N1 Threat [6]
- Canterbury cases of H1N1 since Tuesday 16 [7]
- Hawke’s Bay Sees Cases Of Swine Flu [8]
- Council highlights need for flu pandemic awareness [9]
- Public Encouraged To Prepare For Flu [10]
- Swine Flu Precautions Should Be Taken [11]
- Paramedics To Don Face Masks Against Swine Flu [12]
- Law unclear on leave for swine flu quarantine [13]
- Businesses step up sanitising to stop swine flu [14]
- Swine flu: Authorities move from containment to management [15]
- Swine Flu and New Zealand [16]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00133.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00135.htm [3]
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[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00116.htm [5]
[6] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00114.htm [6]
[7] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00113.htm [7]
[8] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00119.htm [8]
[9] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0906/S00232.htm [9]
[10] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00111.htm [10]
[11] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00125.htm [11]
[12] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0906/S00109.htm [12]
[13] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00425.htm [13]
[14] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00469.htm [14]
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/23458.html [15]
[16] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00271.htm [16]
War:
NZ Should Follow Belgian Uranium Munitions
Ban
On Sunday 21 June, Belgium’s 2007 decision
to ban the use, sale, manufacture, testing and transit of
Uranium in all conventional munitions and armour comes into
force. The historic and courageous decision by Belgium’s
Parliament to lead on this issue ... More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00218.htm
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[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00247.htm [2]
[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00255.htm [3]
Gordon
Campbell: Peter Jackson’s Review Of The Film
Commission
The selection of Peter Jackson to lead
the ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission
guarantees the review a prominence that no-one else in New
Zealand could provide. Yet this appointment is not simply a
public relations coup... More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/19/campbell-peter-jackson%e2%80%99s-film-commion-review/
ALSO:
- Peter Jackson to review Film Commission [2]
- Guild Supports Film Commission Review [3]
- Hard News: The Peter Principle [4]
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00249.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00476.htm [3]
[4] - http://publicaddress.net/default,5998.sm" target="_blank [4]
ETS:
Govt Delays Forestry Scheme After It Starts
The
Government today introduced a bill into the House amending
technical aspects of the timing of the emissions trading
scheme relating to forestry. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00242.htm
ALSO:
- NZ government delays ETS forestry reporting [2]
- Exempt Agriculture from ETS: Joint NZIER Report [3]
- Economic analysis supports modified ETS [4]
- Labour welcomes report on emissions trading [5]
- Brownlee Bumbles On [6]
- Economic models support action on climate change [7]
- No Right Turn: The return of the clowns [8]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/18/nz-government-delays-ets-forestry-reporting/ [2]
[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/17/exempt-agriculture-from-ets-joint-nzier-report/ [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00211.htm [4]
[5] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00232.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00252.htm [6]
[7] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00234.htm [7]
[8] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2009/06/climate-change-return-of-clowns.html" target="_blank [8]
Appointments:
Minister Doesn't Reassure On Public Service
Neutrality
Parliament's ability to hold the
public service accountable for its effectiveness is being
sabotaged by the new National Government, Labour's Internal
Affairs spokesperson Chris Hipkins says. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00264.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Gobbledygook: Nominations Open For Plain English Awards
Don’t you hate it when a business is happy to
take your money but doesn’t think communicating with you
clearly is important? Gobbledygook can come in many forms.
It could be an obscure clause in your insurance policy that
leaves you high and dry. ... More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00231.htm
Smellie
Sniffs The Breeze: A Powerful Tangle
All that
free wind and water is handy - but it’s only free fuel.
Not much use if you haven’t got an engine to run it in.
Power stations cost a poultice to build, and they can last
between 30 and 150 years. You don’t build them lightly and
you’re stuck with the consequences if you don’t get it
right. More
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[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/19/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-a-powerful-tangle/
Winter
Solstice: Enjoy Cold, Long Nights While You
Can
The Winter Solstice is on June 21 at 18:46
(6:46pm); this is when the Sun is at its most Northerly
point in the sky. At the middle of the day on June 21, it
reaches its lowest altitude, from the Northern horizon, for
the year. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0506/S00031.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00223.htm [2]
Transport: Pacific Blue Publishes Domestic Ontime
Performance
Friday 19 June 2009:
Christchurch-based airline Pacific Blue today began
publishing its monthly domestic On-Time Performance (OTP)
results on its website, becoming the first New Zealand
airline to make the information easily accessible to Kiwi
travellers. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00471.htm
Real Estate: Fijian Leisure Properties To Be "palmed
Off"
A tropical island in the heart of the
Pacific, luxury apartments in a popular Fijian coastal hotel
complex, resort developments in various stages of stages of
planning or development, and residential homes with stunning
sea vistas are among the wide ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00450.htm
Telecom: Commerce Commission Issues Sub-loop
Decision
The Commerce Commission has today
released its decision on the price and non-price terms on
which Telecom must make the unbundled sub-loop services
available to other telecommunications providers. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00434.htm
ALSO:
- Orcon: Comcom broadband decision fails consumers [2]
- Commission decision challenges access competition [3]
- Change to Telecom’s operation separation [4]
- NZ regulator affirms sub-loop prices for Telecom [5]
- Joyce extends timetable for Telecom unbundling [6]
- Commerce Commission appointments announced [7]
- Appointment of new Commissioners welcomed [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00444.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00453.htm [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00204.htm [4]
[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/18/nz-regulator-affirms-sub-loop-prices-for-telecom/ [5]
[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/17/joyce-extends-timetable-for-telecom-unbundling/ [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00256.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00459.htm [8]
COMMENT
------------Gordon
Campbell: David Garrett’s Lewdness, and The Incredible
Christine Rankin
Rodney Hide’s excuses for the
lewd comment by his Act party colleague David Garrett –
that he is new to Parliament, that he may be slow to realize
that he is not still working on an oil rig etc etc. More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/22/david-garrett%e2%80%99s-lewdness-and-christine-rankin/
Jason
Leopold: Senate Passes Measure Banning Release of
Detainee Abuse Photos
The legislation will now be
sent to the House, but it's unclear whether Democratic
lawmakers will support it. The photo ban was previously
included as an amendment in a $106 billion Iraq/Afghanistan
supplemental spending bill, which the Senate also passed on
Thursday. More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00218.htm
Connie
Lawn’s Sixth Kiwi Blog: Inside a formal Washington DC
press and official dinner
I want to take you
inside another of these incestuous press and formal dinners
we have in Washington, and assure you, you can live your
life without them. In past years, I have been able to take
several friends to these dinners, and we had a blast! More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00225.htm
Uri
Avnery: When He Says Yes – What Does He
Mean?
“YOU MUST be celebrating,” the
interviewer from a popular radio station told me after
Netanyahu’s speech. “After all, he is accepting the plan
which you proposed 42 years ago!” (Actually it was 60
years ago, but who is counting?) More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00221.htm
ALSO:
- Flu, Warming [2]
- Solar Solstice [3]
- Containing Crime with Collins [4]
[2] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00226.htm [2]
[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00223.htm [3]
[4] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00212.htm [4]
Martin
LeFevre: The Personal Has No Place
With dogs
barking in front, back, and on one side of the house this
morning, I couldn’t think, much less write, so I drove to
the parkland. Expressing the slightest displeasure at the
dog craze in America these... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00214.htm
Goodbye
Savings And Loan? Obama's Financial Plan
As
fate would have it, I was at home this morning and happened
to turn to KRON4 in time to see President Obama give his
speech in the East Room of the White House about 21st
Century Financial Regulatory Reform. (WH release here .) More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00188.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/18/while-you-were-sleeping-obama%e2%80%99s-financial-reforms/ [2]
[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00189.htm [3]
West
Papua: The Forgotten People
We are all
familiar with Indonesia's terrible record of human rights
abuse in East Timor, a sorry tale of oppression, murder and
torture. East Timor became something of a cause celebre , as
the world woke up to the facts of Indonesia’s illegal
invasion, ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00193.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Film: Animation Wins 48 Hour Comp
It was
animation station at this year’s V Energy 48Hours film
competition grand final held last night with Dunedin team
Line Men taking out the top spot with their film
‘Charlotte’. With over 12 possible genre’s, the
winning team was allocated ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00230.htm
Digital
Art: Utopia Coming To Artspace
ARTSPACE is
pleased to present Utopia, the first solo exhibition of Cao
Fei's work in Australasia. She is a fastrising star on the
international contemporary art scene. Born in Guangzhou in
1978, she is one of the key figures from a new generation of
Chinese artists. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00212.htm
Inner
City Gardening: Planting Made Easy
With the
burgeoning interest of city dwellers in growing their own
food, one of the key challenges to food gardeners has been
resolved with a new release of the www.cityfoodgrowers.com
organic gardening web site. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00475.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0906/S00465.htm [2]
NZ
Film: Love You Approximately
Explore a
connection that crosses cultures, languages and time-zones,
as Imogen and Pere create a poignant contemporary love story
which has become a reality for thousands of people
worldwide. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00216.htm
Snaps:
Record Entries For Olympus Auckland Photo Day
A
wintry West Auckland beach and a beaming child’s smile
have proved a winning combination in the annual Olympus
Auckland Photo Day. The shot ‘Te Henga’ by Malcolm
McNeill of Waitakere was judged the best image out of a
record 1100 entries. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00206.htm
Scoop
Images: The All Blacks
The All Blacks, in
conjunction with Telecom, give away tickets to their game
against France this Saturday. One lucky crowd member won a
trip to France. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00194.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0906/S00209.htm [2]
Movies:
Peter Jackson To Review Film Commission
Oscar
award winning director and producer Peter Jackson will lead
a ministerial review of the New Zealand Film Commission to
ensure it is best able to serve the needs of the local
industry and community, Minister for Arts Culture and
Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0906/S00249.htm
WORLD
------------Election
Fraud: Proof Of Iranian Web Censorship Following
Election
Following the recent controversial
election in Iran, the Iranian Government have been
reportedly limiting internet access and blocking connection
to certain sites including Facebook and Twitter. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00295.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00257.htm [2]
Burmese
Justice: New Defence Witnesses To Appear In Suu Kyi
Trial
Burma’s High Court granted a request
yesterday allowing two more defence witnesses to testify
before the special court trying Aung San Suu Kyi in
Rangoon's Insein Prison. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00285.htm
Refugee
Issues: H R-Clinton Regarding The Lao-Hmong Refugee
Crisis
A major U.S. Congressional letter to
Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Lao-Hmong refugee
crisis in Thailand and Laos was sent today by 31 Members of
Congress, as more were moved to cosign the letter prior to
transmittal to the U.S. Department ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00291.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00290.htm [2]
Much
Tension: ‘Fragile’ Peace In Central African
Republic
New York, Jun 18 2009 4:10PM The Central
African Republic (CAR) faces a number of challenges in
consolidating its “fragile” peace, Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said, calling for further support from its partners.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00279.htm
Indigenous
Rights: Criminal Charges Against Indigenous
Leaders
Lima, Peru – The Peruvian Congress
voted today 82 – 12 to repeal two of nine contested laws
in an attempt to end widespread indigenous protests that
have been paralyzing transportation and commerce in the
Peruvian Amazon for 70 days. In a complete ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00292.htm
Action
Needed: Over 1 Billion Children Caught In
Conflict
New York, Jun 16 2009 5:10PM The United
Nations today called for urgent action to protect more than
one billion children living in areas of the world affected
by armed conflict, some 300 million of whom are under the
age of five. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00242.htm
International
Criminal Justice: ICC Confirms Charges Against Former
DRC Leader
New York, Jun 16 2009 5:10PM The
International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed charges of
war crimes and crimes against humanity against former
Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo for acts
committed in the Central African Republic (CAR). More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00247.htm
Religion:
Hindus Back Beatle Paul McCartney’s Meat Free
Monday
Hindus have thrown their weight behind
Beatle Sir Paul McCartney’s call for Meat-Free Monday
movement, which aims at persuading public to go vegetarian
once a week to slow global warming. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00256.htm
United
Nations Watching: Developments In Post-Election
Iran
New York, Jun 15 2009 4:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he is keeping an
eye on the situation in Iran, where President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad’s victory over opposition candidate Mir
Hossein Mousavi in last week’s election is being ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00216.htm
ENDS