Today's Top Scoops - 26 March 2008
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LEAD STORY
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Scoop Multimedia: Prime Minister's Post Cabinet Presser - China, Tibet, NATO, Afghanistan - Video on Demand + Audio of NZ Prime Minister, Helen Clark's post Cabinet press conference for Parliamentary press gallery journalists. The cabinet readout was followed by Q on a wide ranging variety of subjects including protest violence in Tibet and NZ's Free Trade Agreement negotiations with China and NZ's attendance at NATO discussions on the war in Afghanistan. More >> [1]
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NZ POLITICS
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Environment: $72 Million For Rotorua Lakes Clean-Up - The Labour-led Government is committing $72.1 million over ten years to a programme to clean up the most seriously
degraded Rotorua lakes, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced in Rotorua today. More >> [1]
ALSO:National - Saving Rotorua lakes? Or saving Rotorua seat? [2] NZ Govt - Clark: Restoration Project for Rotorua Lakes [3] NZ First - Lakes to Get Long Awaited Facelift [4] Environment Bay of Plenty - Welcome Boost for Rotorua Lakes [5]
Whinging: Saving Britain Twice Last Century Forgotten - The British/New Zealand Trade Council is to protest to the British Home Secretary and other British government
politicians through the British High Commission in Wellington against the possible withdrawal of prioritised access to
the UK for New Zealanders. More >> [1]
Military: Send Overseas Troops A (Nice) Message Says Defence - The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is encouraging the public to send a message to the Kiwi troops who will be
overseas on Anzac Day. More >> [1]
Chardonnay Socialism? Sommelier "500,000th KiwiSaver" - A sommelier in Wellington signed up his son as the 500,000 Kiwi Saver this afternoon at the ninth floor of the
Beehive. Jules Van Cruysen, who is a Labour Party supporter but not presently a card carrying member, was happy to put
down the plonk and complete the signing under the gaze of the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Finance Minister Dr Michael
Cullen. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - KiwiSaver breaks through half-million mark [2]
Syed Akbar Kamal: The Missing Voice In New Harbour Crossing - Voices of discontent are emanating from some quarters concerning the proposed new Waitemata harbour crossing. They
say millions and billions of public dollars are at stake. More >> [1]
Climate Change: Greenpeace Occupies Coal Ship - Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior has blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton. This is
the first time the Rainbow Warrior has been used to block another ship in New Zealand. More >> [1]
ALSO:Save Happy Valley Coalition - Greenpeace ship highlights Government hyprocrisy [2]
Crime: Minister To Visit Site Of Kua Kaupapa Arson - Over the weekend five classrooms were destroyed at a Maori immersion school, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarere, in
Moerewa. Only four classrooms were saved. More >> [1]
ALSO:Shane Jones - Arson attack at Kura Kaupapa is just "agony" [2]
OTHER ARSONS:Police - Admission over Rangeview Intermediate fire [3]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Gormandery: Giraffes Eye Local Trees For Treats - Hamilton Zoo is offering Hamiltonians the opportunity to have their trees pruned free of charge while providing tasty
fare for its resident giraffes. More >> [1]
Internet: Some Good News For TVNZ - The top three channels in the TV & Radio category for New Zealand visitors' unique browsers are are tvnz.co.nz, tv3.co.nz and radio.co.nz. More >> [1]
Employment: Excess Of Legal Eagles - The economic turnaround has already been felt in the legal market with lawyers being made redundant by some smaller
law practices, according to sources spoken to by LawFuel.co.nz. More >> [1]
Eco-Tourism: Endangered Species Highlighted In Tourism Report - New Zealand has received the worst possible ranking, last amongst 130 countries, for its protection of threatened
species, according to the World Economic Forum's latest Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (T). More >> [1]
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WORLD
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UN Watch: Human Rights Activists Urge Swiss to Suspend Tomorrow's UN Nomination of Khaddafi Ally Pending Independent Inquiry - Activists point to Ziegler's long record of support for serial human rights violators including Libya's Khaddafi,
Fidel Castro of Cuba, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, and Ethiopian strongman Colonel Mengistu. More >> [1]
Burma/Thailand: Thai Army Raids Burmese Opposition Group in Mae Sot - Thai soldiers, in the Thai city of Mae Sot, raided the homes of three top Karen National Union (KNU) leaders
yesterday. The troops entered the homes of KNU leaders Padoh Myat Maung, an administrator; Lt-Col Paw Doh; and KNU
Commander in Chief Mu Tu. More >> [1]
Cheap Housing: The New Crime On The Block - House Stealing - The con artists start by picking out a house to steal, say YOURS. Next, they assume your identity, purchase forms
that transfer property, forge your signature, file these deeds with the proper authorities. Lo and behold! The house is
now THEIRS. More >> [1]
United Nations: Nepalese Arrests Of Protesters On Tibet Issue Alarm UN Human Rights Office - United Nations human rights officials in Nepal have expressed deep concern at the arbitrary arrest and detention of
several hundred people in the capital, Kathmandu, apparently on the grounds that they were involved in protests related
to recent developments in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. More >> [1]
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COMMENT
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Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar: How to Survive the Recession - By now it should be clear to all but the craziest of optimists that we are in a recession, at least in US. What is
not clear, however, is the severity of this recession and if this will turn into a depression. A technical recession is
defined as the economic ... More >> [1]
Also:Keith Rankin - An imminent recession? Be prepared. [2] Dean Baker - Financial Meltdown [3]
Sherwood Ross: Impact of Radioactive Ammunition Fired in Iraq - The U.S., Great Britain and Israel are turning portions of the Middle East into a slice of radioactive hell. They are
achieving this by firing what they call "depleted uranium"(DU)ammunition but which is, in fact, radioactive ammunition
and it is perhaps... More >> [1]
Suzan Mazur: Theory Of Form To Evolution Center Stage - IT'S PRIVATE. That is now the word from organizers as to whether or not the public can listen-in to the conversation
of 16 scientists meeting to remix the theory of evolution at Altenberg, Austria in July. So while Konrad Lorenz
Institute where the ... More >> [1]
Jason Leopold: White House Official Tells Judge Searching for Missing Emails Too Much Work - The White House's chief information officer said the Bush administration should not be compelled to search for
millions of emails on individual computers and hard drives that... More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE
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Outrage: NZ Parents Warned, Kids Informed About Miss Bimbo Website - The website www.missbimbo.com encourages girls to use plastic surgery and extreme dieting to get the perfect figure
and children can earn "bimbo dollars" to buy plastic surgery, diet pills, facelifts, lingerie and fashionable nightclub
outfits. More >> [1]
ALSO:TV3 Video - Critics slam 'Miss Bimbo' website [2]
Animal Welfare: Don't Forget Fido in A Disaster - The SPCA has called on pet-owners to make arrangements in advance, to help their animals through natural disasters
and other emergencies. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 26 March 2008
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