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BERT POTTER: Convicted pedophile Bert Potter has returned to centrepoint community in Auckland. He now has new revised bail conditions. Potter insists that he no-longer poses a threat and that people are obsessed with the past.
VICTIM LEGISLATION: Government is announcing legislation to allow victims to talk to court before sentencing. Victims groups are pleased.
US INFLATION FEAR: US Inflation fears are growing with Commerce figures on house sale released. Treasuries, stocks and the dollar all slipped on the fears.
CORONER AND MAORI: New coroner's guidelines for dealing with Maori cultural sensitivities have been released.
TOURISM BOARD AWARD WINNER: Supreme title in Tourism Board awards has gone to the Montana Wearable Art awards held annually in Nelson. Winner says award came out of the blue.
DAIRY PRODUCT RECALL: Mainland Dairy products
is investigating its refrigeration after the recall of all
its dairy food. Company has had one complaint and then
widened recall when received
more.
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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