The National Business Review – September 10
Timor War Threat - TVNZ Walkout Averted - Rambuka To Amnesty - POLL: Close The Winebox - And a Summary Of Analysis And Comment
The National Business Review – September 10
APEC: TIMOR WAR THREAT
The threat of war
with Indonesia hangs over Apec as world leaders make it
clear rapid military action involving New Zealand troops
looms if the Indonesian government fails to rein in its
maverick generals. While Foreign Affairs Minister Don
McKinnon refused to spell out the level of New Zealand
military involvement, up to 500 troops could be on their way
to a war zone within days. Trade talks, now almost totally
highjacked by the worsening East Timor crisis, fell into
disarray yesterday.
APEC: TVNZ WALKOUT AVERTED
A staff
walkout threatening Television New Zealand’s role as Apec
host broadcaster was narrowly diverted on the eve of the
summit. The Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union and
the Public Service Association said negotiations had broken
down after months of lobbying for pay increases for their
combined 300 members. Using the leverage of a major global
event, the union with 180 staff in various jobs, including
technical staff working on Apec coverage, had threatened to
strike today.
RABUKA ADDRESSES AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL
The leader of Fiji’s two military coups in
1987, Maj-Gen Sitiveni Rabuka, will present the inaugural
address at Amnesty International’s Freedom Foundation dinner
in Auckland on October 4. He will explain the motivation
behind his illegal seizure of power and his decision to
accept a non-racial constitution a decade later – a decision
that ultimately cost him his job as prime
minister.
OPINION POLL: CLOSE THE WINEBOX
Most people
think it is time to shut the wine-box for good, the latest
National Business Review-Compaq poll has found. Asked about
the inquiry 58% said it was time to let the issue die, while
33% said the inquiry should be reopened. The survey was
taken between August 26 and August 30, a week after the
release of a High Court judicial review which overturned key
findings of commission of inquiry head Sir Ronald Davison.
pricing.
ANALYSIS & COMMENT
Why Maori are poor –
Law lecturer Mike Ross explains why the collective property
culture fails to create wealth
Caretakers in charge –
Political columnist Molesworth argues the government has
gone into election mode with no one in control
Indonesia
turns pariah state
Foreign policy analyst Stuart
McMillan argues sanctions may prove last-resort weapon over
an East Timor bloodbath
Economic historian Neville
Bennett reveals how hedge fund speculators are targetting
the enfeebled kiwi dollar
Economist Gareth Morgan urges
curfew for teenagers to curb their nighttime bad
behaviour
For further information: Nevil Gibson, Editor-in-Chief Ph 0-9-307 1629 or email editor@nbr.co.nz