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The Scoop Editor
Special Edition: Six Months Of Top Scoop Stories, 25 Jun 2007 - 14 Dec 2007 News Summary. A news junkies delight,
ranging from "Peters Bringing Reserve Bank Act Rewrite to Parliament" to "Housing Vs. Treaty / Wellington Claim / Bali & Climate".
New Zealand Police
There has been a large earth quake in Gisborne. Reports of major damage. Unknown if any casualties.
United Nations
Avian influenza continued as a threat, with cumulative figures showing a human toll of more than 200 deaths since 2003.
UN Warns that the world needs to be prepared for a bird flu pandemic, with special attention to influenza viruses such
as H5N1
Civil Defence Emergency Management
Media Release 21 December 2007 10.10am Summary of response to Gisborne earthquake to date
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
An assertion by the former science editor of the BBC, David Whitehouse in the reputable British journal New Statesman
that global warming has stopped, should be taken very seriously by the world's climate science community, according to
Bryan Leyland, of ...
The Scoop Editor
6.8 Earthquake Off East Coast Of The North Island, N.Z, Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 08:55:17 PM at epicenter.
Location 38.729°S, 178.362°E / Depth 33 km / Region: Off East Coast Of The North Island, N.Z. Distances 31 km from
Gisborne, NZ.
European Union
The euro area was established on 1 Jan 1999, when 11 of the then 15 EU Member States adopted the euro. The 11 were:
Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland.
St John
St John has had a busy night, assistingwith the aftermath of the earthquake near Gisbornelast evening. St John Major
Incident Plans were activated soon after the earthquake and remain in place today.
US State Department
I think on Iran, we've been pretty effective with our allies in building this coalition. But now it's going to take a
certain toughness, it's going to take a certain sense of urgency.
Government of Russia
Russian-Greek relations have always been built on the solid foundation of our peoples' mutual trust and affection, and
our partnership is of a genuinely friendly nature.
Human Rights Watch
Phnom Penh Police Commissioner Touch Naroth announced that authorities are investigating all of the monks who protested
in order to find the "fake monks who instigated the violence."
UNHCR
"People are under the impression that in addition to crossing borders without passports, they can also settle down and
work wherever they want within the Schengen zone," said Regional Representative Lloyd Dakin.
Peace Movement Aotearoa
Act now: taser gun decision due soon The Commissioner of Police, Howard Broad, is currently considering the police's
evaluation of the TaserX26 trial, and is expected to make a decision early next year about whether or not the taser, or
'electromuscular ...
Phoenix Organics
Phoenix Organics has launched a campaign urging people to find out more about aspartame, the controversial artificial
sweetener contained in many 'diet' drinks and foods and beverages marketed as containing zero calories.
New Zealand Government
A bid to reduce the high number of young drivers dying unnecessarily on New Zealand roads is a central focus of a
package of road safety initiatives announced today.
New Zealand Government
Defence Minister Phil Goff has asked the New Zealand Defence Force and the Ministry of Defence to begin an independent
review of the acquisition and introduction into service of HMNZS Canterbury.
Ernest Partridge
When Willard “Mitt” Romney announced his intention to run for the Presidency of the United States, one might suppose
that there was joy in Salt Lake City among the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
New Zealand Police
On Wednesday the 26th of September 2007 at 8.37 pm, 37 year old Stephen Jon Bellingham was fatally shot by Police during
an incident in Stanmore Road in Christchurch.
Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Government to send a frigate to observe and protest the annual Japanese whale slaughter in
the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Wellington City Council
Carter Observatory Set For Council Assistance Carter Observatory set for Council assistance Wellington City Councillors
have agreed to a proposal that the Council provide financial assistance to the Carter Observatory - and that the
observatory ...
Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
Earthquakes causing damage in Gisborne serve as a timely reminder for Auckland to be prepared
North Shore City
North Shore City Mayor Andrew Williams has spelt out the environmental dangers that may face residents exposed to any
increased use of Whenuapai as a commercial airport.
United Nations
A United Nations expert on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today praised Mongolia's
treatment of asylum seekers from that country and its cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on
the issue.
Ministry For Culture And Heritage
The Kiwi Summer Holiday brings lazy days at the beach and bach, games of back-yard cricket, food on the barbie and that
holiday uniform of shorts, jandals and tee-shirts. It's the end of year prize for being a New Zealander.
United Nations
Poland has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers in the latter part of this year, particularly Chechens
and Ingush from Russia, owing to fears that the country's accession to the European border-free zone today.
Government of Russia
"Your convincing victory in the election bears witness to the wide public support for your declared policy of national
economic growth and consolidating your country's prestige on the international stage." -- President Vladimir Putin
UK Government
Many coastal communities, including those in developing countries, can profit from tourist income generated by a
well-regulated whale watching industry. The current and future benefits from whale watching far exceed those from
killing whales.
Biosecurity NZ
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has welcomed ERMA’s approval of the Flu Avert® I.N vaccine for emergency use,
should New Zealand ever face an equine influenza outbreak.
New Zealand Deerstalkers Association
DOC Set To Wipe Out Unique Arapawa Goats After Christmas New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association (NZDA) has joined the
Rare Breeds Society of New Zealand in opposing DOC's proposed destruction of the unique Arapawa Island goat breed, early
in the ...
United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened the first meeting of a group of 14 nations to assist him in
his efforts to spur change in the troubled South-East Asian nation.
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