Top Scoop Stories October 2nd 2009 News Summary

Friday, 2 October 2009, 4:03 pm
Article: The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY

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Full Coverage: Tsunami Strikes Samoa
Ongoing Scoop coverage of the pacific tsunami and its aftermath, including New Zealand's aid efforts and our response to the tsunami threat. The Government is contributing an initial one million dollars to Samoan and Tongan relief efforts and has begin transporting equipment. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister will be visiting Samoa to assess the damage. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00259.htm

ALSO:

Week In Parliament (Ending 02.10.09) [2]

Deadly Typhoon In The Philippines – UN [3]

Filipino Children Hit By Storm [4]

Depth of quake meant Sumatra avoided tsunami [5]

Indonesia quake toll surges to 1100 [6]

The wrath of the Ring of Fire [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00026.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00020.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00416.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0910/S00001.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/27622.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0910/S00006.htm [7]

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NZ POLITICS

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Fossil Of The Day Sequel: NZ Embassy's Terror Blocks Climate Award
The representatives at the embassy apparently claimed they were ‘not in a position’ to receive the satirical award, and said that the responsible person was ‘not in the office’. The bizarre thing was that they then asked the group to leave, claiming to be on ‘high terror alert’ More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00022.htm

Environment: Govt Launches Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that opens today marks a new era in managing New Zealand’s natural resources with the Government taking a more active role and major resource consents being processed nationally. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00015.htm

Police Stats: War On Crime Escalates
For the second year in a row, Police solved more crime while the number of recorded offences increased slightly. The annual crime statistics released by Police today are for the financial year to 30 June 2009. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00002.htm

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Crime stats: Nats won't let police get on with job [2]

Reported Family Violence Rising [3]

Police Solve More Violent Crime [4]

Fiscal year Canterbury District Police Crime Stats [5]

Recorded Crime Down in Dunedin and Clutha [6]

Waitemata Police District - District Crime Stats [7]

Crime and Resolution Rates Rise in Southland [8]

Crime Decreases in Otago Rural [9]

Crime down in Central Distric [10]

Fiscal year Northland District Police Crime Stats [11]

Fiscal Year Wellington District Police Crime Stats [12]

Auckland City - Fiscal crime statistics [13]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00012.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0910/S00004.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00003.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00004.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00005.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00006.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00007.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00008.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00009.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00010.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00013.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00014.htm [13]

Employers: Parliamentary Staff Vote To Take Industrial Action
Staff at Parliament have voted to take industrial action in protest at their employer freezing their pay and seeking to cut redundancy payments. The dispute involves more than 120 Parliamentary staff and includes security officers, Parliamentary Library staff, reception workers and messengers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00343.htm

ALSO:

Action shows why Redundancy Protection needed [2]

Kennedy Graham [3]

Carol Beaumont [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00452.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00258.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00257.htm [4]

Failing At Cop-Outs: NZ May Drop 10% Cut Target
New Zealand could backtrack on its climate target according to an interview of Climate Change Ambassador Adrian Macey on Point Carbon. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00261.htm

ALSO:

Climate change duplicity gets worse and worse [2]

Climate Talks: NZ, forever fossil [3]

Climate: Five elephants & a Chinese rock star [4]

Asia leads in Climate Talks [5]

NZ needs to move to post-recession clean economy [6]

Treasury call signals time to cool off on ETS [7]

Climate change: The bill [8]

Climate change: Arse-backwards [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00433.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00015.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00256.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00262.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00792.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00023.htm [7]

[8] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2009/09/climate-change-bill.html" target="_blank [8]

[9] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2009/09/climate-change-arse-backwards.html" target="_blank [9]

'Balancing': No More Energy And Conservation Strategy
“In the same week that Prime Minister John Key told the world his government leads a New Zealand committed to green values, it has been revealed that his Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has formally axed an important strand of this country’s response to growing environmental problems,” Charles Chauvel said. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00418.htm

ALSO:

Forest & Bird warning over seaweed harvest [2]

Twenty-two percent Hoki increase business as usual [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00332.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0909/S00756.htm [3]

Health: Restructuring Risks Increasing Bureaucracy
“Health restructuring proposed by the Horn Report risks increasing bureaucracy, time wastage, and generating paralysis in decision-making,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0909/S00140.htm

ALSO:

Extra layer of bureaucracy won’t create efficiency [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0909/S00425.htm [2]

Philippines Flooding: NZ Based Relief Worker Worried For Family
New Zealand- based Filipina, Thelma Cruz, is worried for family members and community partners who have been affected by the heaviest floods to have hit the Philippines in more than 40 years. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00398.htm

ALSO:

Christian World Service launches flood appeal [2]

140 die in Philippine storm, toll expected to rise [3]

NZ relief worker fears for family hit by Phillipines floods [4]

Flood kills 246 in Philippines; survivors seek aid [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00410.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/27478.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/27446.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/27538.html [5]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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65-Tonne Fertiliser Theft: Ballance Gets Knocked Over
Police in Marton are investigating a theft at a leading fertiliser manufacturer and distributor estimated at $38,000. Ballance Agri-Nutrients were subject of a burglary overnight Tuesday, 29 October, more than likely during the early hours of Wednesday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0910/S00042.htm

ALSO:

Textile union welcomes continued tariff freeze [2]

‘Virtual’ laboratory a hive of activity [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00025.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0909/S00063.htm [3]

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COMMENT

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John Minto: Sue Bradford A Big Loss
Sue Bradford will be a big loss from parliament. Her decision to resign after 10 years as a Green MP removes the strongest voice for the most vulnerable groups in New Zealand. It’s not a case of another MP stepping up to fill her shoes. There ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00017.htm

The Audacity Of Hype? A World Without Nuclear Weapons
Last Thursday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a U.S-drafted resolution that did much to place Barack Obama’s views regarding a ‘world without nuclear weapons’ on the table. Opinions on the calamitous use of nuclear weapons were plentiful... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00019.htm

ALSO:

Will Goldstone's Report Deliver? [2]

The Goldstone Report On Gaza [3]

Fighting for the Right to Walk [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00228.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00191.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0908/S00249.htm [4]

Martin LeFevre: Foundations in Meditation and Enquiry
It’s late in the afternoon, and the sheen from a dozen shades of green shimmer off a glassy section of the stream. A fair sized trout, for so shallow a waterway, bursts from light to shadow and back again. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00027.htm

Reuben Steff: The Iranian Crisis and the Rationality of Irrationality
Iran has just revealed the existence of a second covert uranium enrichment facility . Unclassified US talking points state that the facility would be capable of producing about a weapons worth of material a year and that the facility was “very heavily... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00006.htm

Jim Miles: Make Love...Make War? Two sides of the Israeli coin.
That Israel exists and has the power to continue existing is very much a fact. With a sophisticated military establishment including more than 200 nuclear weapons (at lowest estimates) there is no way Israel would stop existing as a state of some kind. ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00010.htm

Mapping the Real Deal: Solari Report Sep 30, 2009 - 3rd Quarter Wrap-Up
This Thursday evening, I will be giving my 3rd Quarter Wrap-up. In our year-end wrap up, 2008: Looking Back , I said that the big question for 2008 was the same one I have been asking since $4 trillion went missing from the US government: ''Where is ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00008.htm

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LIFESTYLE

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Competitions: Draw On A Car, Win Audio Gear
Sony Xplod has a brand new car … and they’re giving budding designers the chance to make it look as it sounds and be in to win a car audio package to the value of $1600. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0909/S00062.htm

With Video: Leading Musicians Make Christmas Album For Plunket
Merry Christmas Baby features Christmas-themed tracks from musicians and bands as diverse as Opshop, Jordan Luck, Jackie Clarke, House of Shem, Annie Crummer, Whirimako Black, Shona Laing, Kirsten Morrell, Nathan King, Monique Rhodes and Hollie Smith, and was tonight launched at a special function in Auckland. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0909/S00411.htm

Frontline Wine: Certified Organic Wines
Certified organic wines just aren't cutting it on the market. I have yet to taste a New Zealand wine that adheres to the strict organic regulations through which organic status is gained as anything particularly interesting. Organic oranges may be juicer ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00269.htm

ALSO:

Back to the Beach [2]

Common sense caution still needed on beaches [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00414.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00185.htm [3]

City Gallery Re-Opening: Party Held Under The Fern-Ball!
On Sunday 27 September, 12noon to 5pm, City Gallery Wellington is hosting a public celebration in Civic Square for its much anticipated reopening. Jo Randerson will lead the afternoon’s festivities which include bands Rosy Tin Tea Caddy, Little Bushman and The Hardy Ha Ha’s. There is also FREE entry to the newly renovated City Gallery, closed since October last year More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0909/S00258.htm

ALSO:

Long waits to get into City Gallery re-launch - NewsWire.co.nz [2]

[2] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/09/long-waits/" target="_blank [2]

Karim Sahai Images: Wellington Lions V Southland
Images of Thursday night's NPC championship game between Wellington and Southland in Wellington. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00222.htm

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WORLD

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Tsunami: Oxfam Responds To Emergencies In Samoa & East Asia
Oxfam is accepting donations for our rapid response emergency fund online at www.oxfam.org.nz, by phone 0800 400 666, or to make an automatic $20 donation, please call 0900 600 20. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00412.htm

ALSO:

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - Bulletin No. 3 [2]

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - Bulletin 1 and 2 [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00409.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00411.htm [3]

World War: Ending The Use Of Child Soldiers
Moves to prevent the criminal use and abuse of young boys and girls recruited into armed groups around the world took a step forward today as eight more countries endorsed a United Nations declaration aimed at ending the scourge and bringing to justice ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00427.htm

Arab States Call on Israel: Seize Opportunity For Peace
The moment has come for Israel to take action to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East, Arab nations told the General Assembly’s high-level debate today, calling for an immediate end to settlement activity. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00406.htm

The Cuba Issue: The President’s Words Versus His Performance
President Obama has not taken any decisive steps to veer away from Washington’s benighted, near half-century trade embargo against Cuba. By refusing to take advantage of the opportunity to reject a longstanding and morally-bankrupt policy, which has ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00408.htm

Video Footage: President Ahmadinejad Speech At UN
Video of the Ahmadinejad Speech. Unjust systems governing the world; pressures exerted by some powers seeking to trample the rights of other nations, oppression imposed on the majority of the global community. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00336.htm

Nasibova: the Journalist Who Won’t Be Silenced
The Rafto Prize for 2009 goes to journalist and human rights activist Malahat Nasibova. Nasibova has been awarded the prize for her courageous and unwavering struggle for a free and independent press. Risking her own safety, she reports on abuse of power, ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0909/S00362.htm

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Top Scoop Stories October 2nd 2009 News Summary