Today's Top Scoops - November 29, 2007
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LEAD STORY------------
Stateside: Being The Media At Annapolis Conference - My heart sinks, because the last bus back to DC leaves in less than an hour and it sure looks like a two-hour line. Turns out that line is for the people whose credential request got lost in a computer glitch and miraculously I'm not one of them. It takes just a few minutes to sign for my crimson badge, Scoop Media New Zealand right there under BBC on the sign-in sheet. More >> [1]
Also from Rosalea:Stateside With Rosalea - Stateside At Annapolis: Here's Hoping! [2] Stateside With Rosalea - Annapolis Wrap-up [3] Stateside With Rosalea - Annapolis Overview [4] Click here for further coverage of Annapolis Conference [5]
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NZ POLITICS------------
Legal: Hamilton's Sensitive Sites Protected For Prostitutes - An appeal lodged in the Court of Appeal to quash the Hamilton City Council Prostitution Bylaw 2004 was today
dismissed. The bylaw established a permitted zone for brothels and prevented them from being located within 100 metres
of 'sensitive sites'. More >> [1]
OTHER LOCAL GOVT:Waitakere City - Substance in playground id'd as sulphuric acid [2]
Emergencies: Calendar Sales May Not Be Enough For Firefighters - Firefighters need resources to take up ambulance slack Volunteer fire brigades have had a 47% increase in calls to
medical emergencies since 2003 and nowhere near that increase in resources, says National's Internal Affairs
spokeswoman, Sandra Goudie. More >> [1]
Defence: Aermacchis To Be Sold, Honest - The New Zealand Defence Force has been given the go-ahead to replace its current advanced training aircraft, and will
issue a tender early next year, Defence Minister Phil Goff said today. "The NZDF looked at the possibility of the
Aermacchis being used to replace the King Air advanced pilot training aircraft during the evaluation stage, but ruled it
out." More >> [1]
ALSO:ACT - Plans Afoot To Re-Commission Aermacchis [2]
Transport: AA welcomes practical import emissions standards - The AA is pleased with the announcement of the revised Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule today... Today's announcement
of a phased approach means that the industry and motorists' fears of a shortage of imports and large price rises are... More >> [1]
ALSO:Business Council for Sustainable Development - Public back emissions controls, want incentives [2] Business Council for Sustainable Development - New Zealanders Worried About Air Quality [3] Foley Motors Ltd - New Law Hides Significant Downside to the Consumer [4] Independent Motor Vehicles Association - Missed Opportunity to Reduce Vehicle Emissions [5] Sustainable Busniess Network - New used import emission standards are vital [6] Public Health Association - Campaign Against Emissions Standards Slammed [7] Tourism Holdings Limited - Calls for Rental, Passenger Emissions Testing [8]
Human Rights: Auckland More In need of Human Rights Fighters As Capital De-Amnestied - Amnesty International appoints new CEO Patrick Holmes and will consolidate into one national office, in Auckland. More >> [1]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Digital Summit: Minister Takes The Red Pill - The challenge of the Digital Future Summit is to take New Zealand to the next level. We need to be better than the
global market in our chosen niches - the race is getting faster and we must play to win, said Communications and
Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe, as he opened the Digital Future Summit 2.0 in Auckland. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Cunliffe: Digital Summit 2.0 [2] NZ Govt - Flying the kiwi in a digital broadcasting future [3] NZ Govt - Process for analogue switch-off to digital TV [4] Public Address - PUBLIC ADDRESS 28/11/07 - Ambition [5]
Scoop Fisheries: Can't Be Too Careful Over Paua Mystery Virus - "Our much loved and culturally significant Paua could be gone in five years if a mysterious virus sweeping the
Victorian Coast of Australia gets into New Zealand," said Paua Industry Council chief executive Jeremy Cooper today. More >> [1]
Tourism: Court Injunction Against Discount Premium Holidays - A group of companies that has been telemarketing discount travel memberships and vouchers has been ordered to stop
breaching the Fair Trading Act, as a result of an injunction sought by the Commerce Commission. More >> [1]
Environment and Conservation: Fonterra To Measure And Monitor Carbon Footprint - Fonterra today announced the appointment of the University of New South Wales, Scion and AgResearch to measure the
dairy co-operative's carbon footprint of its major products. More >> [1]
Transport & Energy: Pike River Coal Announces New Coal Transport Route - Pike River Coal Limited has today announced it will transport its premium hard coking coal by rail to Lyttelton,
Christchurch for export under a new agreement signed with Solid Energy NZ Limited (Solid Energy). The 18 year agreement
to use rail, supersedes previous transport arrangements with West Coast Coal Company Limited.. More >> [1]
The Gift Of Giving: Lingerie By Far The Most Desirable Gift This Xmas - Whether she's been naughty or nice, it has been revealed that lingerie is top of most Kiwi women's Christmas wish
lists, in a recent Bendon Desirability Survey. More >> [1]
ALSO:Nielsen - NetRatings - Top Ten Online Shopping Christmas Gifts for 2007! [2]
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WORLD------------
Liar, Liar: Journalist Fabricated Claim That His Family Was Massacred - Reporters Without Borders is astounded and angry to discover that a journalist's claim that 11 of his close relatives
were murdered last weekend is false. Amman-based Iraqi journalist Dia al-Kawwaz had claimed on 26 November 2007 that 11
members of his immediate family members were shot by gunmen the previous day in Baghdad. "We are appalled by this
deceit." More >> [1]
World News: Closing Remarks At The Annapolis Conference - The Annapolis Conference, which President Bush called and convened, has been the first Middle East peace event of
this kind ever held on U.S. soil. More >> [1]
Russia: Systematic Repression On Eve Of Elections - Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the Russian authorities' systematic disregard for basic human rights
in the run-up to parliamentary elections in the country, scheduled for 2 December 2007. More >> [1]
EU Conference: Kicking Violence Out Of Sport - The European Commission, jointly with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council, the European Parliament and in
association with UEFA, is holding a high-level conference entitled, ''Towards a European Union Strategy against violence
in sport'' on 28 and ... More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Michael Collins: Zogby - Top 3 Dems All Lost Ground to Thompson - John Zogby is one of the most accurate pollsters in the history of modern politics. However, his headline below hides
the real meaning of his poll comparing the 'big three" Democratic contenders in match ups against their Republican
counterparts. The results are from May 17, July 14, and Nov. 26, 2007... More >> [1]
Abukar Arman: Somalia Cannot be Ignored - By all standards, the situation unfolding in Somalia is horrifically grim, and according to the UN, it is the worst
crisis in Africa; worse than the crisis in Darfur that outraged the world's conscience in an unprecedented way. More >> [1]
Bruce Dixon:Ten Reasons Why "Save Darfur" is a PR Scam to Justify Resource Wars in Africa - The star-studded hue and cry to "Save Darfur" and "stop the genocide" has gained enormous traction in U.S. media
along with bipartisan support in Congress and the White House. But the Congo, with ten to twenty times as many African
dead over the ... More >> [1]
Richard S. Ehrlich: Thailand's Anxious Election - Bangkok, Thailand -- This Buddhist-majority nation is gearing up to elect a new prime minister and restore some
democracy after last year's coup, but the mood is cynical, anxious and unsatisfied because of the choices available... More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Hairiness: Great Moustaches Of NZ History - As the month of 'Movember' ends and New Zealand's 'mo bros' line up to compare growth, texture and style, they join
the generations of kiwi blokes who have grown - or not grown - facial hair for a reason. A timeline compiled by
NZHistory.net.nz shows how beards and moustaches have come and gone over the decades in New Zealand. More >> [1]
Fashion: Classic Black Big Winner At Awards - Black was the colour of the night at the annual Villa Maria Cult-Couture design awards last Saturday night with two
of the top awards going to variations on the classic black dress. Judges chose 'Tino Glam' by Avondale's Shona Tawhiao
for the Villa Maria Estate Premier Award. More >> [1]
ALSO:Wintec - Wintec Fashion Industry Diploma Accredited [2]
Tech: NZ School Teams To Compete In Major Robotics Competition - New Zealand secondary school students will compete for the first time in an international robotics competition that
doubles the likelihood of students choosing a science or technology related career... The competition sees teams
building a large robot capable of competing in a game - which varies each year. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, November 29, 2007
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