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The Dominion
RACE RELATIONS: The Dominion leads this morning with a report that Maori Affairs Minister Tau Henare accused Race Relations Conciliator Rajen Prasad yesterday of "undermining" Maoris by promoting multi-culturalism.
WINDFARM: The front-page photo shows a new windfarm in the Tararua Ranges which was opened yesterday.
Also on the front page:
- POSSUM IMPORTS: a report that a New Zealand company making a fine fabric from a blend of possum fur and merino wool has asked agricultural officials to improve "coals-to-newscastle" imports of the fur from Tasmania;
- RESHUFFLE: a report that Prime Minister Jenny Shipley has given her Cabinet a final pre-election tune-up, moving Bill English into the finance driver's seat and putting the external relations roles into overdrive;
- FALSE ALARM: a report that Wellington Police were called to a central-city building last night after a woman heard a woman calling "no, no, stop it, get away from me". They found a self-defence class underway;
- RAPE AND THEFT: a report that a Wellington woman who was dragged off a city street and raped by two men at knifepoint has had hundreds of dollars withdrawn from her account using a bank card stolen in the attack.
Inside Politics:
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RESHUFFLE: Treasurer expects tough talk
- POLL SHOCK: TV
Polls give conflicting results
- PRIVACY: Database sales
under scrutiny from privacy commission
- RNZ: National
Radio staff wait for news on National Radio
The editorial argues in favour of the Race Relations Conciliator maintaining his independence.
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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