Today's Top Scoops - January 11 , 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
National Treasures: PM Pays Tribute To Sir Ed - Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary is a profound loss to New Zealand. "My thoughts are with Lady Hillary, Sir Edmund's children, wider family, and close friends at this sad time," Helen Clark said. "Sir Ed described himself as an average New Zealander with modest abilities. In reality, he was a colossus. More >> [1]
ALSO:National - Sir Edmund Hillary's death mourned [2] ACT - Sir Edmund Hillary - Gone, But Never Forgotten [3] Maori Party - Poroporoaki: Sir Edmund Hillary [4] Auckland City Council - Sir Edmund Hillary [5] Reserve Bank - Reserve Bank tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary [6] Federated Farmers - Tribute to New Zealand's Most Famous Beekeeper [7]
BACKGROUND:Ministry For Culture And Heritage - Biographical Information about Sir Edmund Hillary [8] Out-Link - Radio New Zealand National: Sir Edmund Hillary - A Tribute [9]
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NZ POLITICS------------
EFA: National Disclaims Anti-Labour Campaign - National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says that through election year National will not be endorsing any third
party anti-Government advertising campaigns... More >> [1]
BACKGROUND:Scoop Full Coverage - Election Finance Bill [2] Scoop Full Coverage - The Hollow Men [3]
Scoop Transcript, Sept 2005 - 95bFM Noelle McCarthy IV with Dr Brash [4]
Police: Officer Not 'Allowed' To Resign - Assertions that former Police Officer Steven Hales was "allowed" to resign in spite of being caught are wrong, the
Police General the Police General Manager of Human Resources, Wayne Annan, said today. More >> [1]
Bases: Waihopai Protest Part Of Global Day Of Action - "The International No Foreign Bases Network invites you to join the GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION on 26 January 2008. More >> [1]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Herbicide: Council Hits Back On Mistreated Plants Behalf - Environment Bay of Plenty reminds people that a resource consent is needed before mangroves can be removed. Bill
Bayfield, Chief Executive, says it's important people realise a resource consent is needed. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Free Radicals: Peace Activists Protest Torture In Front Of CIA - ''We are here as citizen witnesses speaking out as reports continue to reveal the role of the CIA in the rendition of
people who are clandestinely abducted, held without charge, denied access to lawyers or loved ones, abused, and
tortured. News reports have divulged that the CIA has covered up its role in the possible use of the torture technique
known as water-boarding. More >> [1]
Mighty Neighbourly: Arab League To Launch Massive Campaign For Iraqi Refugees - The 22-member Arab League, working with the United Nations refugee agency and other international organizations, is
launching a massive fund-raising and public awareness campaign tomorrow to help Iraqis displaced by violence. More >> [1]
Kenya: UN Food Aid Reaches Nairobi Slums Hit Hardest By Post-election Violence - Tens of thousands of people in the Nairobi slums - some of the largest in Africa - most affected by last week's
post-election violence in Kenya began receiving assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today. The
distribution started in the vast Kibera shantytown and continued to the three other slums of Mathare, Dandora and
Korogocho. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Martin LeFevre: Kenya And Tribalism's Origins - The heartrending situation in Kenya following the election fiasco has destroyed the image of that country as a beacon
of stability and democracy on the African continent. Astoundingly, a man named Barack Obama, of Kenyan blood, could
become the first person of color elected president of the U.S. What is the relationship between these movements? More >> [1]
Jim Miles: Canada Report 2007 - Part I - Subnation - Canadians have always prided themselves on the "goodness" if not the "greatness" of their country. Sitting north of
the United States, Canadians struggle with an ideal that rejects many American ideas, yet accommodates most of those
ideas. More >> [1]
Martha Rosenberg: First They Take Your Gun; Then Your Bible Says a Reactivating NRA - Maybe it fears a President Obama. Maybe it feels enough time has elapsed since Robert Hawkins gunned down 13
Christmas shoppers at an Omaha mall. But the National Rifle Association is back on the legislative track. More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Alt/Rock: Wilco in Auckland, Wellington in March - Fourteen years into a career that has seen upheaval, growth, and triumph, acclaimed double-Grammy winners WILCO are
to visit New Zealand in March; and following their appearance at the Bluesfest in Whitianga, will perform headline shows
in Auckland and Wellington. More >> [1]
Sculpture: Slovakian Artist Confirmed For Mid Year Art Fest - Twenty public artworks will be created in five New Zealand cities, but they will each exist for no more than a
24-hour period. More >> [1]
Sport: Cairns Called "Rebel" Without Cause - Following recent media reports that he has been "banned" or branded a "rebel" by New Zealand cricket, former Black
Caps all-rounder Chris Cairns has sought urgent clarification... NZC Chief executive Justin Vaughan has clarified NZC's
position. More >> [1]
Mental Health: Honoured Artist's Music Key To Wellbeing - The Mental Health Foundation is delighted that Mahinarangi Tocker has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand
Order of Merit in the Queen's New Year Honours 2008, for her services to music. More >> [1]
Volleyball: New ENZA sponsorship kick starts Olympic countdown - New Zealand's number one women's beach volleyball team, Anna Scarlett and Susan Blundell, will have the support of
one of the world's most recognised fruit brands when they take to the sand this summer. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, January 11 , 2008
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