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Foreign Affairs: Security Council Talks Sanctions Over Korea Crisis
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Treasury: Groups Line Up Early For A Cut Of The Surplus
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State Of It: Can Cunliffe Explain His Asylum-Seeker Flip-Flop?
Justice: Govt Settles With Wrongfully Accused For $500,000
Maori: Harawira's Column Tackles Dr Brash's Smoking Comments -
Balance Of Trade: Government Says Buy Kiwi Made, And Buy NZ Designed
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Scoop Video & Text: Les Yeux on France – French Elections Heat Up
Pressure Mounts On Putin To Investigate Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's Murder
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UN News: Security Council Firms Support Behind Ban Ki-moon As Kofi Annan's Replacement
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Foreign Affairs: Security Council Talks Sanctions Over Korea Crisis
- United Nations Security Council members last night continued discussions over what action to take against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) after its reported nuclear test, with the issue of possible sanctions and their enforcement among the key topics.
The five: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and United States have the power to veto any resolution. As they
gathered, a separate meeting at experts-level continued discussions they had started on the issue yesterday. See... Security Council Discusses Nth Korea Nuke Strategy [1] ALSO:
UN Audio:
SPECIAL FEATURE: Civil Society concerned over North Korea nuke tests.Pyongyang - DPR Korea Conducts Underground Nuclear Test [1] U.S. State Dept - Daily Press Briefing October 10, 2006 [2] U.S. State Dept - Rice Interview With Brit Hume of Fox News [3]
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:
Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 11 October 2006 [1] Questions And Answers - Tuesday, 10 October 2006 [2]
NEW ZEALAND LEAD:
Treasury: Groups Line Up Early For A Cut Of The Surplus
- The union representing public service workers, the PSA, is today calling on the National and Labour parties to
develop a bipartisan accord about investing in public services for New Zealand and New Zealanders. “There is still
further investment needed in the public service before National or Labour can consider personal tax cuts,” said Brenda
Pilott, PSA National Secretary. See... Surplus: Union call for accord on public services [1] ALSO:Business New Zealand - Surplus - cut business tax sooner [2] Association of Salaried Medical Specialists - Massive Surpluses Should Rescue Public Hospitals [3] Alliance Party - Surplus should be spent on social goods [4]
Fashion: A Veritable Feast Of Colour At Pasifika -
An innovative and exciting representation of a traditional Maori woman's costume combined with a traditional Maori moko
and titled Te Moko is the winner of the Supreme Award for Westfield Style Pasifika Fashion Awards 2006. The garments
onstage ranged from show stoppers to the very classic. See... Images: Westfield Style Pasifika Awards 2006 [1]
MORE HEADLINES:
Mystery Tramping Pack Owner Found [1] Celebrating a unique Kiwi inventor [2] Science Of Toys On Show At MOTAT [3] Marginal land transformed into an organic oasis [4] 94% of Aussie-based liable parents in debt [5]
State Of It: Can Cunliffe Explain His Asylum-Seeker Flip-Flop?
- Scoop's Selwyn Manning writes that prior to David Cunliffe becoming Immigration Minister he supported Thomas Yadegary's plight to seek refuge from
Iran in New Zealand. Mr Cunliffe wrote to him on his MP's letterhead indicating ongoing support for Mr Yadegary's
refugee status application. Here, Scoop publishes the Cunliffe letters. Why has Cunliffe now gone cold? See... Cunliffe Must Explain Flip-Flop Over Asylum Seeker [1] ALSO:Barnabas Fund - Yadegary: Govt should reconsider [2] GPJA - Cunliffe Accepted - Now Rejects - Thomas Yadegary [3] GPJA - Labour's Own Guantanamo Bay - Here in Mt Eden [4]
Scoop Audio: [5] National Party's Lockwood Smith asks Parliamentary questions regarding Yadegary case.
Scoop Audio: [5] National Party's Lockwood Smith asks Parliamentary questions regarding Yadegary case.
Justice: Govt Settles With Wrongfully Accused For $500,000
- Three young Auckland women jailed for a crime they did not commit have accepted compensation ranging between $162,000
and $176,000 each, Justice Minister Mark Burton said today. Tania Vini, Lucy Akatere and McCushla Fuataha, then
teenagers, were convicted in August 1999 for the aggravated robbery of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Mt Roskill. See... Compensation offer accepted [1]
Maori: Harawira's Column Tackles Dr Brash's Smoking Comments -
Don Brash said recently that Maori who smoke, deserve to get lung cancer. Which is a bit like saying Pakeha's who get
bashed up deserve to go to hospital. Neither comment makes sense; but I made the second one, knowing it to be foolish.
See... Ae Marika! A column by Hone Harawira 10 Oct 2006 [1]
Balance Of Trade: Government Says Buy Kiwi Made, And Buy NZ Designed
- Sue Bradford, Government Spokesperson on Buy Kiwi Made, today announced the first of a series of regional events to
promote the awareness of New Zealand made goods. The event will be a New Zealand Made Showcase held at Parliament on
November 8. This event also marks the anniversary (6 November) of the death of former Green Party Co-Leader and Buy Kiwi
Made champion, Rod Donald. See... Cabinet approves next steps of Buy Kiwi Made [1] ALSO:National - Govt plans yet another marketing campaign [2] National - Two marketing campaigns illogical, wasteful [3] Norsewear - Norsewear Welcomes Buy NZ Made Decision [4]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Scoop Video & Text: Les Yeux on France – French Elections Heat Up
- France - Scoop's Yasmine Ryan reports that as the Socialist Party gears up for its primary elections on the 16 and 23 November, the French media has gone
into election mode. It is a transitional period in French politics, with a move towards what many are calling a more
‘American-style’ participatory model. The reason behind this comparison is that the personality of the candidates looks
set to play a key role, somewhat overshadowing ideology. See... Les Yeux on France: Race on for the 2007 Elections [1]
Pressure Mounts On Putin To Investigate Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's Murder
- The head of the United Nations body mandated to defend freedom of the press added his voice today to the chorus of
condemnations over the killing of the well-known Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, whose recent reporting had
focused primarily on Chechnya. See... UNESCO Condemns Russian Reporter's Murder [1]
UN AUDIO NEWS:
UN Audio: (click here to listen) [1] Security Council Continues Discussion on US Draft - China Says North Korea Should Face "Some Punitive Actions" - FEATURES: Civil Society Reacts to Reported North Korean Nuclear Test - New Manual on Fighting Trafficking in Persons - How Micro-Credit Improves the Lives of Rural Women in Kenya - Making Clean Water and Sanitation a Development Priority
Nuke Test: North Korea Condemned For Testing Nuclear Bomb
- NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark today said New Zealand utterly condemns the reports of a nuclear test by North Korea, saying it is a provocative and
destabilising act for the region. "North Korea should have no illusion of the gravity with which the international
community views its action. The UN Security Council has already moved, prior to news of this alleged test, and must now
stay seized of this issue," Helen Clark said. (Image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il) See... North Korea's Nuclear Test Condemned [1] ALSO:
UN Audio:
The IAEA Urges a Negotiated Solution in the Aftermath of Nuclear Test by North KoreaNZ Govt - Nuclear test claims appalling, says Peters [1] UN - Security Council Strongly Condemns Nuclear Test [2] UN - Nth Korea Nuclear Test Serious Security Challenge [3] CNTBTO - CNTBTO Condemns Korea Nuke Test [4] NZ Govt - NZ and Korea - Partners in a changing Asia [5] United Nations - UN Meeting Continues On Nth Korea's Nuclear Test [6] United Nations - DPR Korea: SC Members Discuss Action on Test [7] Friends Of The Earth - N Korea test exposes myth of the 'peaceful atom' [8] Scoop Feedback: Korean Crisis Cartoon Comment [9]
UN News: Security Council Firms Support Behind Ban Ki-moon As Kofi Annan's Replacement
- The Security Council today formally chose Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as its nominee to be
the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Kofi Annan steps down on 31
December. The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted in a private meeting by acclamation, now goes to the
192-member General Assembly for formal approval. See... Security Council Backs Sth Korea's Ban For Sec-Gen [1]
MORE WORLD HEADLINES:
Evidence Shows Increasing Likelihood Of USA Vote Fraud [1] Int. Compact For Iraqi Development Moves Ahead [2] UN Calls For Greater Efforts To Tackle Suicide [3] Programme To Fight Tropical Diseases Extended [4] Darfur Fighting Forces 40,000 Sudanese To Chad [5]
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