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Cancer Inquiry – Bee Mites – Zimbabwe – Bank Charges – David Irving – Privy Council – Graffiti – Rotorua Murder
CANCER INQUIRY: The lawyer for Dr Michael Bottrill says his client has decided to make a statement to the Gisborne Cancer Inquiry for the sake of the women who have been giving evidence.
BEE MITES: MAF says it will be very difficult to eradicate a bee mite that is threatening bees in Auckland. The bee mites are thought to have come in on bees.
CRICKET FIXING: The South African Cricket Team Captain has accepted receiving money from book-makers. The Cricket Board says Kronje received $15,000 for match forecasting not fixing. He has been sacked pending several investigations.
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe’s Parliament has been dissolved amid rising concern over illegal farm occupations by supporters of President Mugabe.
BANK CHARGES: The Consumers Institute says people will have to change their behaviour to avoid high bank charges.
DAVID IRVING: Author David Irving has been branded a racist and an anti-semite by a judge making a finding in a libel case. The judge said that Irving had misrepresented facts for ideological reasons.
PRIVY COUNCIL: The Law Society is supporting a review of the court structure in New Zealand. Justice Minister Margaret Wilson wants to review the Privy Council.
GRAFFITI: The Mayor of Christchurch is welcoming a court’s decision to reinforce a council stance against graffiti with a tough sentence for a young tagger.
ROTORUA
MURDER: A 30-year-old Rotorua man has been charged with the
murder of Joannah Monk by stabbing, another man is
injured.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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