Top Scoop Stories November 13th 2009 News Summary
Mixing Sport & Music: Bahraini Musicians Perform, Rally In Wellington
Audio: Turia & Sharples On Harawira's Future
Useful After All: Army LAVs Off To Afghanistan
Gordon Campbell: Obama’s Latest Surrender To Israel, And Drone Warfare
Stats: Population Growth Highest In Three Years
Tourism: Whale Watch Kaikoura Takes Out Supreme Award
Scoop Business: NZ Consumers Stay Subdued Before The Xmas Stretch
Scoop Business: Dollar Unsustainably High, Says Bollard
Solid-Energy-darity: Engineering Union "Irresponsible"
Scoop Business: MARKET CLOSE: NZ Shares Gain On Fonterra Payment
Acronyms: Low-Flying HIPPO Takes Slice Of Atmosphere
Lyndon Hood: ETS Amendment Submission
Hide and Seek: The Truth About Rodney and Roger
Gordon Campbell: Obama’s Latest Surrender To Israel
Tearing Down Walls: Berlin Twenty Years After
Nothing In A Name: The Fort Hood Killings
Ramzy Baroud: How Israel Won The Settlement Battle Again
Martin LeFevre: Catholic Or Universal?
Tertiary: Students To Go Without Togas
Southern Ocean: End Of Japanese Whaling May Be In Sight
The Amazon: Brazil Spreads Concrete Through The Rainforest
Shrunken Heads: Repatriation Of Maori Human Remains From The UK
Louis Vuitton Trophy: Emirates Team New Zealand Doing Well At Nice
Investigation: Indonesia: The Killing Of A Papuan
Iraq Burin: Israeli Army Use Live Ammunition
Gender: Experts To Discuss Women’s Empowerment
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Mixing
Sport & Music: Bahraini Musicians Perform, Rally In
Wellington
A group of Bahraini musicians who
arrived with the Bahrain football team last night performed
in Midland Park this afternoon. Bahrain will compete with
the New Zealand All Whites on Saturday the 14th, in the FIFA
World Cup qualifier at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00143.htm
ALSO:
- Wellington Tourism Urges Attendance at All Whites [2]
- Football Fever at the Waterfront [3]
- Wellington whiteout forecast for Saturday [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SP0911/S00005.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0911/S00219.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/11/wellington-whiteout/" target="_blank [4]
NZ POLITICS
------------Audio:
Turia & Sharples On Harawira's Future
Maori Party
co-leader Tariana Turia said Hone Harawira is difficult to
control and it does not look like he is going to change. The
decision “to invite him to consider whether he would
prefer to be independent” was made by the party a few days
ago but has the support of herself and co-leader Pita
Sharples, Turia said. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00142.htm
ALSO:
- Harawira urged to become an independent at hui [2]
- Harawira may resign from Maori Party after all [3]
- Oh, Hone! (Plus Rodney) [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/29283.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/29317.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00140.htm [4]
Useful
After All: Army LAVs Off To Afghanistan
Three
of the Army’s Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) and their
crews are to be deployed to Afghanistan, Defence Minister
Wayne Mapp announced today. “The LAVs are being deployed
by the Defence Force to support SAS operations and will be
there as long as they are needed,” Dr Mapp said. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00161.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/sections/nzpolitics.html#ets [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/29298.html [3]
Gordon
Campbell: Obama’s Latest Surrender To Israel, And
Drone Warfare
President Barack Obama’s single
most important foreign policy decision during 2009 has been
his recent backdown over requiring Israel to abandon the
building of settlements in the occupied territories.
Beforehand, this was to be a precondition for peace talks.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/12/campbell-obama%E2%80%99s-latest-surrender-to-israel/
ALSO:
- A Line in the Sand [2]
- Government’s ETS Figures [3]
- ETS changes Put 84% of Bill to Future Taxpayers [4]
- Government needs to come clean on ETS costs [5]
- Govt welcomes report on ETS costs [6]
- Brian Fallow : Emitters on bludger's end of deal [7]
- Fiddling the books on the ETS [8]
- Bio-fuel levy the "last straw" for forest owners [9]
- Deciding our fate in the Pacific – facing up to the climate change summit [10]
- Guardian's 'Greenwash' vs New Zealand [11]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00100.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00141.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00117.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00143.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00147.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10608690" target="_blank [7]
[8] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2009/11/climate-change-fiddling-books-on-ets.html" target="_blank [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00352.htm [9]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00137.htm [11]
Stats:
Population Growth Highest In Three Years
The
estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,331,600
at 30 September 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The
population increased by 51,700 (1.2 percent) in the
September 2009 year, the highest growth in three years. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00118.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Tourism:
Whale Watch Kaikoura Takes Out Supreme
Award
Whale Watch Kaikoura has outshone some of
the world’s leading tour operators to claim the Supreme
award at this year’s Responsible Tourism Awards in London.
The awards were held last night (NZ time), as part of World
Responsible Tourism Day at the World Travel Market in
London. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00362.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00153.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00370.htm [3]
Scoop
Business: NZ Consumers Stay Subdued Before The Xmas
Stretch
New Zealand’s consumers are still
subdued going into the annual Christmas spending splurge,
according to government data. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/12/nz-consumers-stay-subdued-before-the-xmas-stretch/
ALSO:
- NZ dollar may fall on lukewarm retail data [2]
- NZ retail sales growth consolidated in September [3]
- Kiwi Confidence Rebounds [4]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/12/nz-dollar-may-fall-on-lukewarm-retail-data/ [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00377.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00385.htm [4]
Scoop
Business: Dollar Unsustainably High, Says
Bollard
New Zealand’s dollar is “unlikely to
be sustainable” at current high levels while the return to
looser lending conditions for home-buyers risk return to a
debt-fuelled housing cycle, Reserve Bank Governor, Alan
Bollard, said this morning. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/11/updated-dollar-unsustainably-high-says-bollard/
ALSO:
- NZ dollar holds above 74 cts after Bollard comment [2]
- RBNZ looks to new economic stabilisers to help OCR [3]
- The W-shaped recovery gets new kinks [4]
- Bank margins have shrunk, say two new studies [5]
- NZ comes through financial crisis in good shape [6]
- Reserve Bank reinforces Banking Inquiry findings [7]
- RBNZ concerned banks more lenient in lending [8]
- Curb on pokie money for racing 'Long Overdue' [9]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/11/nz-dollar-holds-above-74-cts-after-bollard-comment/ [2]
[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/11/rbnz-looks-to-new-economic-stabilisers-to-help-ocr/ [3]
[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/11/the-w-shaped-recovery-gets-new-kinks/ [4]
[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/11/bank-margins-have-shrunk-say-two-new-studies/ [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00129.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00138.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00340.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00090.htm [9]
Solid-Energy-darity:
Engineering Union "Irresponsible"
Solid Energy
Chief Operating Officer, Barry Bragg, says the union has
been irresponsible in drawing Solid Energy staff into a
separate dispute between miners in the Waikato and their
employer which has nothing to do with the company’s South
Island operations. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00303.htm
Scoop
Business: MARKET CLOSE: NZ Shares Gain On Fonterra
Payment
New Zealand shares rose after Fonterra
Cooperative Group raised its forecast payment to farmers,
buoying shares of PGG Wrightson and NZ Farming Systems
Uruguay. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/09/market-close-nz-shares-gain-on-fonterra-payment/
ALSO:
- NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may rise on Fonterra, IMF [2]
- NZ dollar surges on increase in Fonterra pay-out [3]
- Shareholders’ Council Welcomes Payout Increase [4]
- Revised Fonterra payout provides economic relief [5]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/09/nz-dollar-outlook-kiwi-may-rise-on-fonterra-imf/ [2]
[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/09/nz-dollar-surges-on-increase-in-fonterra-pay-out/ [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00251.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00245.htm [5]
Acronyms:
Low-Flying HIPPO Takes Slice Of
Atmosphere
Pole-to-pole flights provide a global
picture of greenhouse gases: this month a team of
international scientists will fly from the Arctic to the
Antarctic aboard an exceptional jet. NIWA scientists play a
vital and integral part in this work on greenhouse gas
measurements. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0911/S00014.htm
COMMENT
------------Lyndon
Hood: ETS Amendment Submission
The most
notable change brought about by this bill would be giving
polluters, to 2050, one hundred billion dollars. I am right
behind that idea, but the proposed system for delivering the
money is unnecessarily complicated. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00126.htm
Hide
and Seek: The Truth About Rodney and
Roger
There's a wonderful column by Rosemary
McLeod in the Dom-Post this morning (12 November). She
skewers the grotesqueries of Rodney Hide's apparently
bizarre behaviour beautifully. But even Rosemary has missed
something important about this whole affair. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00135.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00116.htm [2]
Gordon
Campbell: Obama’s Latest Surrender To
Israel
President Barack Obama’s single most
important foreign policy decision during 2009 has been his
recent backdown over requiring Israel to abandon the
building of settlements in the occupied territories.
Beforehand, this was to be a precondition for peace... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00129.htm
Tearing
Down Walls: Berlin Twenty Years After
Twenty
years have passed since a vision collapsed. For it was not
just the Berlin Wall that fell in November 1989, but a
social and political project that began with Vladimir Lenin
at the Finland Station. The novelist Günter Grass’
version of two ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00131.htm
Nothing
In A Name: The Fort Hood
Killings
Virginia-born Major Nidal Malik Hasan,
in a ten-minute orgy of killing at the Texas military base
of Fort Hood last week, is now in custody recovering from
his wounds. Thirteen people (twelve soldiers and a civilian)
were killed, and thirty injured... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00119.htm
Ramzy
Baroud: How Israel Won The Settlement Battle
Again
When British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband uttered a few words regarding the illegality of the
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, many wanted
to believe that London was taking a sharp stance against
Israel’s continued violations of international ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00117.htm
Martin
LeFevre: Catholic Or Universal?
I had an aunt
that was a nun in the Catholic Church. Even as a kid, I
never saw her as religious person however. She was a career
woman in a black habit, at a time when there were two
choices for Catholic women: marry a man and have kids; or
marry Jesus ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00122.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------ALSO:
[2] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/11/coat-of-paint/" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/11/wellington-guy-fawkes/" target="_blank [3]
Tertiary:
Students To Go Without Togas
The Otago University
Students’ Association (OUSA) has confirmed its mid year
decision to remove the Toga Parade from its Orientation
programme. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0911/S00055.htm
WORLD
------------Southern
Ocean: End Of Japanese Whaling May Be In
Sight
A major review of Japanese government
spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern
Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the
review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a
body which funds whaling. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00461.htm
The
Amazon: Brazil Spreads Concrete Through The
Rainforest
Depletion of the Amazon Rainforest is
not a new concern facing environmentalists, biologists,
ecologists, and a growing number of the Amazonian indigenous
peoples. For decades they have feared for the fate of the
world’s most biologically diverse ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00428.htm
Shrunken
Heads: Repatriation Of Maori Human Remains From The
UK
Thirty-three Mäori ancestral remains will be
repatriated by Te Papa from five museums and institutions in
Wales, Scotland, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland between
16 November and 28 November. The largest repatriation took
place in 2007 when 45 kōiwi ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00206.htm
Louis
Vuitton Trophy: Emirates Team New Zealand Doing Well At
Nice
Emirates Team New Zealand has won its sixth
straight race in the Louis Vuitton trophy being sailed at
Nice, beating BMW Oracle by 47sec. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00205.htm
Investigation:
Indonesia: The Killing Of A Papuan
The Asian
Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned that no one has
been held accountable for the shooting of indigenous Papuan
Mr. Opinus Tabuni over a year ago during a military
operation, and no progress has been seen in the
investigation. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00439.htm
Iraq
Burin: Israeli Army Use Live Ammunition
On
Saturday 7 November the residents of Iraq Burin, a small
village outside Nablus, once again had their weekend
disrupted by settlers and the Israeli army. During the day
settlers from the nearby illegal settlement came down close
to the village in ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00441.htm
Gender:
Experts To Discuss Women’s Empowerment
The
experts in UN-INSTRAW’s Gender Training Community of
Practice will meet virtually to discuss about the
empowerment of women for their leadership and political
participation. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00453.htm
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