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Friday, 7 October 2005, 5:09 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS:
A Week Of It: PM's Chief Press Secretary Gives Campaign The Once Over
Prime TV’s Holmes/Don Brash Interview On Scoop -
Consumer's Institute Ticks Off Online Auction Traders
Business Roundtable Says Greens Charm Unconvincing
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
New Zealand Music Awards Images and List Of Winners
Scoop Satire: Vic Gets High Five For Suppression Of Information
United Nations Struggles To Curb Anti-Refugee Hostility
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Russell Brown et Al are In The House
Michel Chossudovsky: Soldiers With Syringes On The March
Harvey Wasserman Chimes In On Harriet Miers
Giant Kiwi Supermodel on Rampage in New York
Tom Delay On The Family Values Inherent In Monetary Cleansing
More From The US Election Summit In Oregon
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics):
POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:
POLITICS HEADLINES:
Former Muldoon and Bolger Govt Minister John Falloon Dies

A Week Of It: PM's Chief Press Secretary Gives Campaign The Once Over

For much of the last nine years Mike Munro has been working seven day weeks living, breathing and talking politics. Whilst willing to chat about the just-completed election campaign Mr Munro retained the noble desire to keep himself mostly out of the limelight, declining to be immortalised on the internet pictured with his steaming hot chocolate. See... A Week Of It: Beehive Musings And Rockin' Refugees [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00102.htm

Prime TV’s Holmes/Don Brash Interview On Scoop -

Prime Television last night broadcast what has become a rather rare event, an interview with National Leader Don Brash with Paul Holmes. Scoop is pleased to provide Video On Demand re-screening of the Prime TV Holmes/Brash interview and thanks Prime TV and www.r2.co.nz for making this video stream possible. See... Video: Prime TV’s Holmes Interviews Don Brash [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00089.htm

Consumer's Institute Ticks Off Online Auction Traders

- Parallel importers are using online auctions to sell their products and many side-step their legal responsibilities, says Consumer magazine. In an article published this month, Consumer says some traders selling popular products like iPods, digital cameras, watches and radar detectors mislead customers about their rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act. “These internet traders are retailers and have to honour their obligations under the Fair Trading and the Consumer Guarantees Acts,” says Consumer investigative writer Martin Craig. See... Online auction traders flout the law [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0510/S00122.htm

Business Roundtable Says Greens Charm Unconvincing

- Last week the Green Party invited representatives of business to a briefing aimed at demonstrating that there was no reason to be frightened about its influence on the new government. The so-called charm offensive did not succeed. Why? Some commentaries, such as a Dominion Post editorial, wrongly put the failure down to an uncompromising attitude on the part of business and an unwillingness to consider green views. In fact Green policies are well understood by business groups and some of them line up, such as the party’s opposition to the Cullen superannuation fund. See... Why the Greens’ Charm Offensive Failed [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0510/S00118.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0510/S00045.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00028.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0510/S00104.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0510/S00110.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0510/S00055.htm

New Zealand Music Awards Images and List Of Winners

- A selection of photographs from the vodafone music awards and all the details of who won what on the evening - An exciting mix of new and seasoned Kiwi music talent has taken home the 21 Tui Awards at the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards announced tonight (Wednesday October 5) at the Aotea Centre-THE EDGE® in Auckland. The unique sounds of Wellington’s Fat Freddy’s Drop on the platinum-selling album Based On A True Story earn the seven-piece band four Tuis, the most on the night. See... Vodafone Music Awards Winners And Pictures [1] and Diversity honoured at the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0510/S00052.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0510/S00047.htm

Scoop Satire: Vic Gets High Five For Suppression Of Information

- Satire: Lyndon Hood writes that emerging from a traditional smoke-filled meeting this afternoon, representatives of the New Zealand Conspirators Association praised the administration of Victoria University of Wellington for actions furthering the suppression of information. "The publication of leaked confidential information is an important part of the democratic process, allowing abuses to be revealed and governments and businesses to be held to account for their actions," an NZCA spokesman told a carefully-selected group of journalists... See... NZ Conspirators Association Praises Victoria Uni [1] Also:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00088.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00084.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0510/S00021.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0510/S00013.htm

United Nations Struggles To Curb Anti-Refugee Hostility

- An increasingly hostile environment marked by violence, endemic human rights abuses and waning generosity among traditionally hospitable nations is hampering United Nations efforts to protect millions of uprooted people around the world, according to a senior UN refugee agency official. Addressing an Executive Committee meeting of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva yesterday, the agency’s Director of International Protection Erika Feller recited a litany of abuses ranging from banditry and murder in a Tanzanian camp to the arrest of lawyers defending raped women in Sudan to the cold-blooded executions of teenage boys in Colombia. See... Hostility Hampers UN Efforts To Protect Refugees [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00106.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00109.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00108.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00107.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00105.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00103.htm

Russell Brown et Al are In The House

- So the first person I see when I get into the New Zealand Music Awards is Ahmed Zaoui*. His is becoming, ironically, one of the more recognisable faces in New Zealand public life. I've never met him, so I bowl up and introduce myself to him, and to his lawyer.. See... Public Address 07/10/05 - Yes Prime Minister [1] & Public Address 06/10/05 - Zaoui Sings [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00101.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00094.htm

Michel Chossudovsky: Soldiers With Syringes On The March

- The threat of the avian flu pandemic is real. Until recently, national governments and the WHO have dismissed the seriousness of the crisis. The public has been misinformed. The issue has been barely mentioned by the media. See... US Martial Law And The Avian Flu Pandemic [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00104.htm

Harvey Wasserman Chimes In On Harriet Miers

- An angry groundswell has risen against the appointment of George W. Bush’s personal attorney to the US Supreme Court. One key question must be asked: as a Justice, would she soon be asked to rule on a conspiracy conviction against her present boss? See... Will Miers Overturn Bush’s Conspiracy Conviction? [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00097.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00074.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00047.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00066.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0510/S00035.htm

Giant Kiwi Supermodel on Rampage in New York

- Elle Macpherson Intimates is turning heads with 14-storey high billboards in Queens, New York city. The two giant billboards, featuring stunning images from the latest Elle Macpherson Intimates campaign, were unveiled this month as part of the North American launch of the new campaign. See… United States Launch Takes Elle Macpherson Intimates Sky High [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0510/S00080.htm

Tom Delay On The Family Values Inherent In Monetary Cleansing

- Sugarland, TX-- In his second indictment in as many weeks, Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay from Texas now faces up to 20 years in jail for money laundering if convicted. Rep. DeLay told reporters that regardless of what the criminal investigation uncovers, he was upholding sacred values passed down through generations of Mafia families when he filtered illegal campaign contributions through the Republican National Party. See... DeLay: "Money laundering is a family value." [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00093.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00016.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00017.htm

More From The US Election Summit In Oregon

- Days 2 & 3: The Ghost You’ll Never See in the Machine (“electronic voting”); Outsourcing Elections to Corporate America; Methods of Monitoring Elections; plus State and Community Level Action. See... National Summit to Save US Elections – Days 2-3 [1] & National Summit to Save Our (US) Elections – Day 1 [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00082.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00003.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00103.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00100.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00099.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00098.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00096.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00092.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00091.htm

POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:

Transtasman Political Letter – 6 October Digest [1] Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) – 30 Sept. 2005 [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00095.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00019.htm

POLITICS HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00030.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00032.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00029.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00031.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00028.htm

Former Muldoon and Bolger Govt Minister John Falloon Dies

- Former National Party Minister Dies - National Party Leader Don Brash today paid tribute to the Hon John Falloon, a man who made "a tremendous contribution to the development of the New Zealand economy". "Mr Falloon had a remarkable career in politics, spanning almost 20 years and covering a range of portfolio areas." He held portfolios under both Rob Muldoon and Jim Bolger, and was Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1996. "On behalf of the National Party, I extend my heartfelt sympathies to Mr Falloon's wife, Philippa, his children and extended family," says Dr Brash. See... Brash pays tribute to Hon John Falloon [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00019.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00020.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00021.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00022.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00023.htm

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