Top Scoop Stories December 7th 2009 News Summary
LEAD STORY
Environment: Factory Dairy Farming Arrives In New Zealand
Foreign Affairs: Governments Oppose Whaling, Dangerous Protest
Foot Power: Thousands March In Support Of Copenhagen Summit
Gordon Campbell: Public Funding For Rugby World Cup Few Can Afford To Attend
Public Service: SSC Wants Teachers Under Code Of Conduct
Dairy: Call For Fonterra To Keep More Money
Scoop Business: ACC, Super Fund Prop Up Govt Books; Tax Take Falls
Scoop Business: Auckland House Prices Rise To 23-Mth High: Barfoot
Conservation: Kakariki Breeding On Motutapu For First Time In 100 Years
Strong Words: NZ Temperature Rise Clear, Coalition "Disingenuous"
"Imagining 2020": An invitation to write about what a low carbon future looks like for you
The Height of Kitsch: Germany’s love for Israel
Transgressing With Tiger: The Fall Of Mr. Perfect
Martha Rosenberg: Fish Killed, Waterways Poisoned by State Agency... for No Reason
Michael Collins: What Obama Said and Failed to Say About Afghanistan
M. Shahid Alam: Native Orientalists at the Daily Times, Pakistan
Binoy Kampmark: Banning Minarets In Switzerland
Giving: Share A Little To Have A Simply Great Christmas
OneRing.net: Hobbit Movie To Have A Girl In It
Afghanistan: Taliban Winter Operations Targeted
President Obama: President’s Address To The Nation
United Antiwar Movement Tells Obama: No Escalation
Julie Webb-Pullman in Honduras: The Honduran Resistance Wins The Elections!
Ban Ki Moon: Mourning the Victims Of Russian Train Bombing
Religion: Swiss Minaret Ban Discriminates Against Muslims
Copenhagen: Ban Calls For Broad Climate Change Deal Support
Atomic Energy: Iran Must Halt Work On Recently-Disclosed Facility
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Environment:
Factory Dairy Farming Arrives In New Zealand
New
Zealand is on the brink of introducing factory farming of
dairy cows, the Green Party said today.Consent applications
were recently lodged with Environment Canterbury for
factory-style dairy farms in the Mackenzie Basin.Three
companies plan to establish 16 new farms with nearly 18,000
cows in the area. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00079.htm
NZ POLITICS
------------Foreign
Affairs: Governments Oppose Whaling, Dangerous
Protest
The Governments of Australia, The
Netherlands and New Zealand remain resolute in our
opposition to so-called ‘scientific’ whaling. We are
deeply disappointed at the recent departure of the Japanese
whaling fleet for the Southern Ocean. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00081.htm
ALSO:
- ELECTION 1999: The Dust Begins To Settle [2]
- Full 10th anniversary interview with the Green's Russel Norman [3]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9912/S00050.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/30292.html [3]
Foot
Power: Thousands March In Support Of Copenhagen
Summit
Thousands of people turned out on Saturday
in support of John Key taking strong action at the
Copenhagen climate talks. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00075.htm
ALSO:
- Massive haka challenges leaders in Copenhagen [2]
- Key’s Copenhagen Pledge: “This Time I’m Getting An Autograph” [3]
- Copenhagen: Is a deal on the cards? [4]
- Consumers need the tools to tackle climate change [5]
- Copenhagen Summit: Decisions Should Be Taken Now [6]
- Obama to attend second week of talks at Copenhagen [7]
- Greenpeace: Climate Change campaign just getting started [8]
- ETS, etc. [9]
- EFF: The Impact of ACTA on the Knowledge Economy [10]
- Public Address 13/11/09 - Don't sell us down the river [11]
- World's Press Asks Google To Respect Copyright [12]
- InternetNZ alarmed by latest ACTA leaks [13]
- ACTA Copyright Treaty Leaks: It Really Is That Bad [14]
- How New Zealanders stopped an unfair copyright law [15]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00074.htm [2]
[3] - http://weeklycoitus.co.nz/?p=534" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00015.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00073.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00069.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/30241.html [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/30244.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00181.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00219.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00149.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00062.htm [12]
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00118.htm [13]
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00047.htm [14]
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00009.htm [15]
Gordon
Campbell: Public Funding For Rugby World Cup Few Can
Afford To Attend
In any other industry, the
taxpayer/ratepayer subsidies being offered to the
professional rugby industry for its World Cup event in 2011
would be being slagged off as government handouts... More
»[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/04/gordon-campbell-rugby-world-cup-public-funding/
ALSO:
- Martin Snedden talks about World Cup ticket prices [2]
- England coach impressed with preperations for cup [3]
- France miss out on World Cup seeding [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/30190.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/30174.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/30165.html [4]
Public
Service: SSC Wants Teachers Under Code Of
Conduct
An attempt by the State Services
Commission to silence criticism of the Government by
teachers and principals should be stopped in its tracks,
Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson said
today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00066.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Dairy:
Call For Fonterra To Keep More Money
Federated
Farmers welcomes Fonterra’s announcement of an annual
retention but believes the amount retained by the
cooperative is far too small. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00136.htm
ALSO:
- Submission to the 2025 Taskforce [2]
- Time to give flat tax concept a decent burial [3]
- Brash's prescription closes Tasman 'wealth' gap [4]
- Farmers welcome 27:27:27 tax model [5]
- 2025 Taskforce Report [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00142.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00079.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00127.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00126.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00002.htm [6]
Scoop
Business: ACC, Super Fund Prop Up Govt Books; Tax Take
Falls
The Crown operating balance, including net
gains and losses from government entities, was a deficit of
$1.27 billion for the four months ended Oct. 31, according
to Treasury financial statements, compared to a forecast
$1.32 billion deficit. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/04/acc-super-fund-prop-up-govt-books-tax-take-falls/
ALSO:
- Lower company profits impact Crown accounts [2]
- English decisions on Super and ACC short-sighted [3]
- Government accounts show ACC not in crisis [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00067.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00068.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00065.htm [4]
Scoop
Business: Auckland House Prices Rise To 23-Mth High:
Barfoot
Auckland house prices edged up to a
23-month high in November as new listings held above 1,600
and demand was underpinned by stronger migration. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/12/03/auckland-house-prices-rise-to-23-mth-high-barfoot/
Conservation: Kakariki Breeding On Motutapu For First
Time In 100 Years
They’ve been gone for more
than 100 years, but last week, a family of red-crowned
parakeets was spotted flying down from the trees in a
peaceful gully on Motutapu. Luis Ortiz-Catedral, parakeet
specialist and Massey University PhD student, says one of
the birds was clearly a recently fledged juvenile that must
have hatched on the island. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00032.htm
Strong
Words: NZ Temperature Rise Clear, Coalition
"Disingenuous"
1. Warming analysis is backed up
by other observations
2. Ignoring major changes in site
location will produce wrong results
3. NZ Climate Science
Coalition disingenuous
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00004.htm
ALSO:
- November 2009: An extremely dry, windy month [2]
- Seasonal Climate Outlook Dec 09 - Feb 10 [3]
- Climategate, NZ & ETS [4]
- Copenhagen: Is a deal on the cards? [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00003.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00002.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00181.htm#climategate [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00015.htm [5]
COMMENT
------------"Imagining
2020": An invitation to write about what a low carbon
future looks like for you
"Imagining 2020" is an
online discussion where people are invited to write about
how a low-carbon future will affect their individual
circumstances. The idea is to provide a platform that
considers the impacts of economic transformation on each
sector in the NZ economy. Write to us telling us what you
think a low-carbon future will look like for you personally,
for the country and world. Your ideas will be compiled and
then published. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00150.htm
ALSO:
- Dave McArthur: Imagineer [2]
- Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal: Low Carbon Future? Bah! Humbug! [3]
- Climate Defence Network: The Age Of Smart [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00334.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00280.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00279.htm [4]
The Height of Kitsch: Germany’s love for
Israel
IT WOULD have been the epitome of
political kitsch. Binyamin Netanyahu and ten of his
ministers were to hold a joint meeting with Angela Merkel
and ten members of the German cabinet. What for? To
demonstrate Germany’s love for Israel... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00053.htm
Transgressing With Tiger: The Fall Of Mr.
Perfect
It has been called the spoiling of a
good walk and similar to watching flies fornicate, but golf
has decided to provide a touch of entertainment for the rest
of us. And it should come as little surprise that it has
nothing to do with golf itself... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00050.htm
Martha
Rosenberg: Fish Killed, Waterways Poisoned by State
Agency... for No Reason
It's been a year since
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources poisoned all
the fish in Lincoln Park's South Pond to ''restore'' the
water body into a ''model Illinois freshwater habitat.''
Most of the world was watching the events a mile away in
Grant... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00051.htm
ALSO:
- Message to People of Afghanistan [2]
- Message to People of Pakistan [3]
- Remarks At Press Conference at NATO Headquarters [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00108.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00107.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00106.htm [4]
Michael
Collins: What Obama Said and Failed to Say About
Afghanistan
It is easy to forget that when this
war began, we were united — bound together by the fresh
memory of a horrific attack, and by the determination to
defend our homeland and the values we hold dear. I refuse to
accept the notion that we cannot ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00027.htm
ALSO:
- Read the Speech [2]
- The charge of the 30,000 [3]
- Obama Invokes 9/11 to Explain Afghanistan Troop Surge [4]
- Barack Loses His Base [5]
- Obama’s War in Afghanistan and Pakistan [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00040.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00042.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00041.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00039.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00023.htm [6]
M.
Shahid Alam: Native Orientalists at the Daily
Times, Pakistan
A few days back, I received
a ‘Dear friends’ email from Mr. Najam Sethi, ex
editor-in-chief of Daily Times, Pakistan, announcing that
he, together with several of his colleagues, had resigned
from their positions in the newspaper... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00036.htm
Binoy Kampmark: Banning Minarets In
Switzerland
The Swiss are in a spot of bother,
at least before the disapproving eyes of international
opinion. 57 percent of those from a country described by
Jonathan Raban as full of phobic hand washers in a Barclays
Bank have voted in favour of banning minarets... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00038.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Giving:
Share A Little To Have A Simply Great
Christmas
Auckland City Mission is encouraging
everyone to remember the great gifts that come out of a few
caring thoughts, a little time, and a small amount of
effort. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00080.htm
ALSO:
- Celebrate with Auckland’s biggest Christmas party [2]
- “Kids at Christmas” Charity Auction [3]
- Merry Family Christmas [4]
- Don't give burglars any presents [5]
- Spending builds as Paymark readies for Christmas [6]
- Auckland City Mission compiles 'kind heart' Christmas gift list [7]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00075.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0912/S00055.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00057.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00058.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00098.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/lifestyle/30293.html [7]
OneRing.net:
Hobbit Movie To Have A Girl In It
It is
confirmed, casting is under way on the Hobbit and that is
news enough. There have been rumors but now we have
confirmation from a source that told us other details about
casting as well. In addition to all of that, we have this
juicy bombshell: They are casting one female role! More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0912/S00068.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/30185.html [2]
WORLD
------------Afghanistan:
Taliban Winter Operations Targeted
Joint Afghan
and Australian operations in Afghanistan are having a
significant impact on the Taliban’s weapons and ammunition
reserves with the discovery of 44 caches in the past two
months. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00061.htm
President
Obama: President’s Address To The
Nation
“The 30,000 additional troops that I am
announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 –
the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the
insurgency and secure key population centers. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00039.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00023.htm [2]
United
Antiwar Movement Tells Obama: No
Escalation
Representatives of 34 antiwar groups
delivered an open letter to President Obama strongly
opposing his anticipated decision to escalate the war in
Afghanistan with the commitment of tens of thousands of
additional U.S. troops. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00020.htm
ALSO:
- What's the carbon/health footprint of another war? [2]
- Afghanistan: The US's 177th Colony [3]
- Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00011.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00010.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00009.htm [4]
Julie Webb-Pullman in Honduras: The Honduran Resistance Wins The Elections!
As the polling booths closed this evening in Honduras, there didn't need to be a vote-count to declare the winners. With an abstention rate of at least 65%, the people in resistance have the overwhelming majority. More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00340.htm
ALSO:
- US citizens in Honduras Protest Outside Embassy [2]
- Juticalpa: Terrorist Attacks against Resistance [3]
- Honduras Election Update - 3pm Sat. 28 November [4]
- Honduras Election Update 2 - Sunday 29 November [5]
- Honduras: Feminist Leader Detained in Tegucigalpa [6]
- Communication from the National Resistance Front Against the Coup [7]
- Honduran Military Assassinates Youth on Eve of “Free and Fair” Elections [8]
- Countdown to the Honduran Electoral Farce [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00338.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00336.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00319.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00332.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00317.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00333.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00318.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00312.htm [9]
Ban
Ki Moon: Mourning the Victims Of Russian Train
Bombing
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced the
hope today that investigations will shed more light on the
circumstances behind the bombing of a Russian train that
killed 25 people on Friday night, and injured scores more.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00010.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00015.htm [2]
Religion:
Swiss Minaret Ban Discriminates Against
Muslims
An independent United Nations expert on
religious freedom today voiced regret at the Swiss vote to
ban the construction of new minarets, stating that such a
prohibition clearly discriminates against Muslims. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00001.htm
Copenhagen:
Ban Calls For Broad Climate Change Deal
Support
Holding out for a 'perfect' deal at next
month's climate change summit in Copenhagen could result in
there being no agreement at all, Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon warned today, calling on all States to get behind a
deal that is as ambitious as possible. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00811.htm
Atomic
Energy: Iran Must Halt Work On Recently-Disclosed
Facility
The United Nations International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) today called on Iran to immediately
suspend the construction of a recently-disclosed uranium
enrichment facility, and cooperate more fully to resolve all
outstanding issues. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00817.htm
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