Today's Top Scoops - July 12, 2007
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LEAD STORY------------
Employment: Pay Rises For AgResearch Scientists- Scientists and engineers working at AgResearch are receiving pay rises of between three and seven per cent under a new collective employment agreement negotiated by their union, the PSA. "These pay rises will help AgResearch recruit and retain top scientists which is good for science and good for our economy," says Richard Wagstaff, National Secretary of the PSA, which represents 460 AgResearch staff. More >> [1]
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NZ POLITICS------------
Kiwi Pride: NZ Gifts Giant Rugby Ball To City Of Love- Now With Video: New Zealand is to build a giant Rugby Ball Venue in front of the Eiffel Tower. This attractive architectural gift to
the citizens of Paris will be situated close to the Eiffel tower on Paris' Champ de Mars. The oval structure will take
three days to build and will stand proudly for three weeks during the 2007 World Cup which this year is being hosted by
France. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Rugby ball venue to showcase NZ [2] NZ Govt - Clark: Rugby ball venue launch [3] Alexander Turnbull Library - Parlez-Vous Française? [4]
Youth Parliament: Scoop interviews Youth MP Zoe Donald- Scoop's current intern Ms Kelly Smith (of Oklahoma USA) travelled down to Parliament today in order to have a chinwag
to one of the Youth parliamentarians - Ms Zoe Donald. Zoe is the daughter of Rod Donald the Green Co-leader who passed
away in 2005. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Democracy the winner! [2] Green Party - Climate Change Bill Decidedly Underwhelming [3] Maori Party - Speech: Climate Change - Ariana Emery Youth MP [4] Maori Party - Youth Member: Education - Marginalising Maori [5] Maori Party - Speech: Youth MP for Tai Tokerau Hope Puriri [6]
Emergencies: Fire Crew To Inspect Nuts Rigorously- Arapawa Fire Region Manager, Bill Butzbach, said the general findings of the investigation highlighted aspects of the
existing wheel management system that were unable to prevent the incident outside the Mt Victoria Tunnel... "In general,
[current] checks have proved to be perfectly satisfactory in identifying potential issues. Clearly in this instance,
there was a failure in the process but the corrective action plan we have developed will fully address this to ensure
there is no reoccurrance." More >> [1]
Gordon Campbell: Zaoui In The 1990s, And Since- Former Listener journalist Gordon Campbell writes about the Zaoui review for Scoop.The way the SIS portrays the world in their annual reports, al Qaeda are not the micro-managers of world terrorism any
more - they're more like its aspirational brand leaders. More >> [1]
AND:Scoop Full Coverage - FULL COVERAGE: Zaoui Review [2] Gordon Campbell The Case Against Zaoui [3] Background - Scoop Features: Zaoui Case Exposed [4]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Storm: Record Emergency Calls During Weather Bomb- The heavy rain in Northland and strong winds in Auckland caused record numbers of calls to the Northern Communication
Centre on Tuesday evening. More than 2500 calls were made in a ten hour period, with nearly 1000 being emergency calls.
Superintendent Allan Boreham, said 'This is the highest number of calls in a late shift period the centre has received,
higher than on New Years Eve or Guy Fawkes.' More >> [1]
ALSO:Civil Defence Emergency Management - 11 July 2007 - Civil defence update [2] STATE Insurance - Insurance Claims Rise From Upper Nth Is. Storm [3] Federated Farmers - Media Advisory - 0800 FFLOOD [4] Scoop Full Coverage - FULL COVERAGE: Northland Storm [5]
Food Safety: NZ Safe From Red- The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) today advised consumers that a food colouring that has been withdrawn in
the United Kingdom and Europe has never been approved in New Zealand or Australia. The colouring, Red 2G (also known as
E128), has been reassessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and withdrawn because of possible safety
concerns. More >> [1]
Carbon: Great South Basin oil and gas quest set to begin- The economies of Southland and Otago are to get a major boost from oil and gas exploration, as international investors
prepare to spend more than a billion dollars exploring the vast Great South Basin over the next five years, according to
Associate Energy Minister Harry Duynhoven. More >> [1]
ALSO:ExxonMobil - ExxonMobil Confirms Successful Acreage Bid Off NZ [2]
Environment: Expensive UK Study Pleases Disposable Nappy Maker- The announcement in the UK of a Government U-turn on their support for cloth nappies is a victory for parental choice
according to the manufacturers of Huggies nappies Kimberly-Clark. The decision follows a four-year research project at a
cost of millions of pounds. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
UN Report: Top UN Official Appeals for Aid- The top United Nations humanitarian official today called for international assistance to help Lesotho which is facing
its worst food crisis, with 400,000 people - or a fifth of the population of the small southern African nation - in need
of emergency food aid. More >> [1]
UN Report: UN Officials Urge Male Involvement- UN Officials Urge Male Involvement in Maternal Health to Save Women's Lives New York, Jul 11 2007 10:00AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) marked World Population Day
today by calling for greater participation by men in maternal health to reduce the number of women who die each day in
childbirth and to ensure safe motherhood. More >> [1]
UN Report: Ban Ki-Moon Urges Immediate Action- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged immediate and effective action to aid the plight of the
world's 200 million migrants, characterizing the phenomenon of migration as "one of the great global challenges of our
century." More >> [1]
UN Report: Lebanese-Israeli Peace Threatened- Lebanon is mired in a debilitating political crisis, facing continuing attacks aimed at undermining its sovereignty
and territorial integrity, which makes it harder to fully implement the Security Council resolution ending last year's
war between Israel and Hizbollah, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Funk: Rhombus announce Winter Tour of New Zealand- New Zealand's premier live funk band Rhombus are set to fire up the jets and blow out the dog days of winter, today
announcing their 2007 Winter Tour. The six-date tour will see Rhombus playing as far south as Queenstown through to the
warmer climes of North Auckland during July and August. More >>
Arts: Dunedin Cottage Seeks To Ensnare Writers- Several leading writers have been selected for residencies at the Robert Lord Writers Cottage in Titan Street in
Dunedin for 2007/08. Nonnita Rees, Chair of the Writers Cottage Trust, has announced the next four writers to take up
residencies. More >>
Theatre: Jennifer Ward-Lealand in 'Falling in Love Again'- Star of stage and screen, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, brings us a dazzling evening of cabaret and glamour from a time gone
by in Falling in Love Again. Jennifer brings to life the sultry performances of screen goddess, Marlene Dietrich, with
sizzling physicality. More >>
Scoop Review: The Woman in Black- As anyone can imagine, it is a challenge to pull off a play within a play. It's even harder to pull off rehearsals of
a play within a play. Impressively, The Woman in Black pulls it off without a hitch. Although not frightening by modern
standards, the production is a fine display of the power of acting and good writing which kept it running for 19-plus
years on West End. More >>
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, July 12, 2007
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