Top Scoop Stories November 16th 2009 News Summary

Monday, 16 November 2009, 1:29 pm
Article: The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY

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Greens: Smith’s ETS Should Be Shot
Revelations that Climate Change Minister Nick Smith’s proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are going to cost taxpayers an extra $105 billion is something really worth swearing about, Dr Russel Norman, Green Party Co-Leader said today.“We now know for certain that the Government’s changes will cost the taxpayer an additional $105 billion dollars over the existing law, a whopping $24,000 per citizen.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00195.htm

ALSO:

The Government’s $110 billion blowout [2]

Background: Government’s ETS Figures [3]

Error sends cost of ETS changes skyrocketing [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00196.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00141.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00130.htm [4]

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NZ POLITICS

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Cars: Dunne Says Govt Reinventing Wheel On Driving Age
The Government doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel on lifting the driving age, UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne said today, calling on it pick up his Bill to raise the driving age. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00184.htm

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]

Hone - Smells Like Nat-Whip Spirit [4]

Breakfast With Spanky – Russel Norman [5]

Oh, Hone! (Plus Rodney) [6]

[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/S00158.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00166.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00140.htm [6]

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

On The World Stage: Guardian's 'Greenwash' vs New Zealand
As the world prepares for the Copenhagen climate negotiations next month, it is worth checking out the greenwash that has followed the promises made 12 years ago when the Kyoto protocol was signed. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00137.htm

ALSO:

Error sends cost of ETS changes skyrocketing [2]

ETS Changes Analysed [3]

Antarctic ice melting much faster than thought [4]

A Line in the Sand [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00130.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/sections/nzpolitics.html#ets [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/29298.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00100.htm [5]

Scoop Satire: Submission On ETS Amendment Bill
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" name="ets

Government’s ETS Figures
(Updated: More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00141.htm

ALSO:

ETS changes Put 84% of Bill to Future Taxpayers [2]

Government needs to come clean on ETS costs [3]

Govt welcomes report on ETS costs [4]

Brian Fallow : Emitters on bludger's end of deal [5]

Fiddling the books on the ETS [6]

Bio-fuel levy the "last straw" for forest owners [7]

Deciding our fate in the Pacific – facing up to the climate change summit [8]

Guardian's 'Greenwash' vs New Zealand [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00117.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00143.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00147.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10608690" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2009/11/climate-change-fiddling-books-on-ets.html" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00352.htm [7]

[8] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/deciding-our-fate-in-the-pacific-%E2%80%93-facing-up-to-the-climate-change-summit/ [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00137.htm [9]

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

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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High Seas: South Pacific Fisheries Convention Agreed
Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley today announced a new convention text had been agreed which will create a regional fisheries management organisation to manage non-highly-migratory fisheries in the high seas. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00181.htm

APEC: Obama Will Proceed With Pacific Trade Deal
Trade Minister Tim Groser has welcomed today’s announcements by President Obama and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the United States intends to proceed with the Trans-Pacific Partnership. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00179.htm

ALSO:

While you were sleeping: APEC pledge on stimulus [2]

hile you were sleeping: APEC, Disney profit [3]

Key: Speech to the APEC CEO Summit 2009 [4]

16th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting [5]

US TPP Announcement Significant for NZ Trade [6]

Barack in the free trade business [7]

Obama support for TPP announced today [8]

US New Zealand Free Trade Agreement A Step Closer [9]

Obama confirms trade deal with NZ [10]

Key meets Obama to discuss 'holy grail' of FTAs [11]

NZ - Hong Kong step towards trade liberalisation [12]

NZ, Hong Kong CEP - opportunities for NZ exporters [13]

Another important FTA secured [14]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/16/while-you-were-sleeping-apec-pledge-on-stimulus/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/16/hile-you-were-sleeping-apec-disney-profit/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00177.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00435.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00444.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00442.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00439.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00438.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/29353.html [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/29369.html [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00172.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00429.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00436.htm [14]

ForEx: Smellie Sniffs the Breeze - ‘Reserve Bank Unstable’
... Something similar happened to the headline on my searing investigation into instability on the slopes above one of the area’s many well-appointed and uncontroversial sportsgrounds. “Reserve Bank Unstable”, the headline squawked. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/13/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-reserve-bank-unstable/

ALSO:

Hong Kong Agreement Excellent News for NZ economy [2]

Opportunities for NZ exporters [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00425.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00429.htm [3]

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:

Whale Watch Kaikoura win well-deserved [2]

YHA Wellington City Wins Responsible Tourism Award [3]

[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]

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COMMENT

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Connie Lawn: US President Barack Obama Talks New Zealand Defence & Trade With Scoop
President Obama has provided positive answers to a number of questions about New Zealand. Scoop's White House reporter, Connie Lawn, posed the questions a few weeks ago. She had been hoping to get an interview with the President, before... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00154.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Selective Targeting Of Beenie Man
Reportedly, Big Day Out organizers have backed down from their original intention to include the Jamaican dancehall musician Beenie Man in the next BDO festival line-up in January. The reason has been the public pressure from gay activists who have been ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/16/campbell-the-selective-targeting-of-beenie-man/

Dave Cohen: The Oil Situation Is Really Bad
On the eve of the International Energy Agency’s release of its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO), a whistleblower at the IEA claims the agency “has been deliberately underplaying a looming [oil] shortage for fear of triggering panic buying” in the... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00159.htm

Franklin Lamb: Lebanese Students Advise President Obama How To Get It Right
If those in Lebanon watching the news on 11/12/09 blinked they might have missed an interesting news item. It appeared at approximately 4:20 pm on Narharnet.com , the pro-US/Saudi news website. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00161.htm

Uri Avnery: Scoundrel With Permission
This means that no war has broken out, no suicide bomb has exploded, no Qassam rocket has been launched at Sderot. Ahmadinejad has not test-fired a new missile that can reach Tel Aviv. Just another murder. Not that Israel is the world’s murder capital. ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00164.htm

The Sensuous Revolt: An Education
Sixteen-year old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is predictably impressionable. Intelligence and the odd cutting remark might equip her for the classroom joust and parents in suburban Twickenham. But she has much growing up to do, something which is given ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00148.htm

Stateside: Veterans Day, 2009
On the bus on the way home from the movie I went to this afternoon, I asked the person sitting next to me if there was an LP by Boston among all the records I could see in his shopping bag, and which he had been trying to unsuccessfully sell to a second-hand ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00144.htm

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LIFESTYLE

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Sport: All Whites! All Whites! All Whites!
The All Black have beaten Bahrain 1-0 in Wellington, qualifying for the South Africa World Cup in 2010. Including Scoop photographer Karim Sahai's images from the sideline. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00168.htm

ALSO:

NZ All Whites Vs Bahrain (Part 2) [2]

PM to All Whites: You’ve done us proud [3]

Congratulations to the All Whites [4]

Wellington Wants Football Heroes Back [5]

Sony offers youngsters chance to follow All Whites [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00153.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00180.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00192.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00143.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00221.htm [6]

Gordon Campbell: The Selective Targeting Of Beenie Man
From the very outset, the BDO knew Beenie Man had a controversial background. In the past, his song lyrics have included lines such as “I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays” in “Damn”, and “Hang chi chi gal [lesbian] wid a long piece of rope” in ‘Han Up Deh.’ Whether Beenie Man had actually signed for the festival or not, we may never know... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/16/campbell-the-selective-targeting-of-beenie-man/

ALSO:

Beenie Man: statement from the Big Day Out [2]

Beenie Man concerts axed in Australia & NZ [3]

Voltaire vs. the Pink Swastika [4]

Big Day Out facing pressure to ban gay-hating Beenie Man [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00187.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00226.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00142.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/29321.html [5]

Frontline Wine: What Is A Characterful Wine?
Specific regional wine tastings are a wine professional's 'American Idol early rounds'. The bulk of the evaluation is unmemorable. Some wines sing. Other wines are the equivalent of a shuffling, toothless tone-death witch desperately seeking attention (or perhaps... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00163.htm

NewsWire Link: Wellington Whiteout Forecast For Saturday
Tourism Wellington is urging people to dress all in white to show who they support when the All Whites meet Bahrain at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/11/wellington-whiteout/

ALSO:

Painting the town red – and green, and blue [2]

Wellington Guy Fawkes [3]

[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]

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WORLD

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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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