Today's Top Scoops - 09 April 2008
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Trade/Foreign Affairs: Peters Takes Aim At Alleged Benefits of FTA - NZ First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters told reporters at a press conference this afternoon there was not enough gains for New Zealand in a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China for NZ First MPs to support it. Mr Peters went on to debate what he would say as Foreign Minister with reporters for some time thereafter. Mr Peters was at pains to point out, that in his opinion, the Free Trade Agreement and his being Foreign Minister were mutually exclusive. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ First - China FTA Not Enough [2] Greens - Opposition to FTA welcomed [3] TV3 Video - Full Winston Peters news conference [4] TV3 Video - Campbell Live interviews Winston Peters [5]
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NZ POLITICS------------
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:Questions For Oral Answer - Wednesday, 9 April 2008 [1]
Speeches: Key Talks Foreign Affairs - Ladies and gentlemen. In my first few days as Leader of the National Party I outlined my priorities for the foreign
affairs portfolio. More >> [1]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Media: Prime Buys Ashes To Ashes Off BBC - BBC Worldwide's Australasian arm has concluded major deals for more than 500 hours of content with several New
Zealand networks Premiering on Prime is Ashes to Ashes. More >> [1]
Copyright Bill Passes: Internet NZ Calls Amendment "Missed Opportunity" - "In particular the adoption of the discredited US-style notice and takedown regime for ISPs dealing with alleged
customer copyright infringement is hugely disappointing. Also noted is the failure to enshrine a right for consumers to
format-shift all their digital media so they can listen or view it on the device of their choice." More >> [1]
ALSO:SPADA - SPADA and Screenrights welcome changes [2] NZ Govt - Tizard: Copyright (New Technologies) Bill [3] Maori Party - Sharples: Copyright Amendment Bill [4]
Kazaaam! Contact Delivers Shockingly Large Amounts Of Electricity - New research has confirmed that Contact is rated number one in the delivery of electricity hedge market services.
Electricity hedges involve selling large volumes of electricity. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
The Case Of The Lady Belinda: Stranded Seamen Claim US$102,000 In Unpaid Wages - A crew of 22 seamen, stranded onboard MV Lady Belinda since January have finally been paid US$102,000 in wages, owed
to them since December 2007. since then, most of the relieved seamen have submitted to leave the vessel, citing
unseaworthiness. More >> [1]
3 Articles: BP's Liquefied Natural Gas Project In West Papua - Human rights groups have warned UK-based BP that the $6B Tangguh LPG project in West Papua, risks becoming embroiled
in the province's volatile politics. More than 30 groups are calling for an independent watchdog body to monitor BP's
activities. More >> [1]
Problems And Prospects: Secret Aspects Of NAFTA - Immigration, drug trafficking and economic security, are the security concerns of NAFTA members. Also important to
note, security threats are not just posed by military personnel and weapons, but include economic security issues as
well. More >> [1]
Gloom Zoom: Humanitarian Crises, Aid Can Now Be 'googled' Through UN Agency View - Computer users can now zoom down into displacement camps in Darfur, Chad, Iraq, Colombia and elsewhere on Earth in a
new on-line programme unveiled today by Internet search giant Google and the United Nations refugee agency. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Suzan Mazur: Stuart Newman, The New Master Of Evolution? - On his recent PBS television show One On One, John McLaughlin quizzed two religion authors about whether the idea of
the Virgin birth in the oral accounts of the Bible had a reference in biology, with someone mentioning... More >> [1]
William Rivers Pitt: Remember - They Are Liars - George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleezza Rice, along with a slew of administration
underlings and a revolving-door cavalcade of brass hats from the Pentagon, have been making claims regarding Iraq for
many years... More >> [1]
Evelyn Pringle: Barack Obama - Operation Board Games For Slumlords - Barack Obama has a long history of working with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and governors of Illinois, including the
current Governor Rod Blagojevich, in doling government funding for housing development in Chicago. His history is hardly
a model of success... More >> [1]
RESPONSE:Breathless Attack Journalism or the Real Issues [2]
EARLIER: Evelyn Pringle - Barack Obama - The Wizard of Oz [3]
Zahir Ebrahim: Nuclear Attack on Iran appears imminent! - Project Humanbeingsfirst cannot humbly emphasize enough the first order most crucial question that must concern all
conscionable 'United States persons' today, including courageous genuinely... More >> [1]
Sherwood Ross: Bush Military Spending Recalls Stalin And Hitler - The relentless increases in Pentagon spending President Bush has pushed through since taking office recall the
actions of Hitler and Stalin prior to the outbreak... More >> [1]
Bobby Ramakant: Climate change has implications on public health - The World Health Day this year (7 April 2008) focuses on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of
climate change. The theme "protecting health from climate... More >> [1]
Andreas von Warburg: Australia Backs India & Japan Security Council Bid - The newly-elected Australian government is front-footing its stance on a controversial debate on reform of the United
Nations Security Council - favoring India and Japan as new permanent members with no veto power... More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
NEW! Introducing the Scoop Review of Books - Scoop is delighted and very proud today to launch Scoop Review of Books [1] . Editor Jeremy Rose writes: >"As a taste of things to come we're launching with a short piece on the first Bougainvillian comment [2] on Lloyd Jones's award winning Mr Pip. It's been hailed in Sydney, London and New York but what do the people of Arawa and Buka make of it? More >> [3]
Fringe Plus: Downstage Picks Best Fringe Shows - After the biggest Fringe Festival in its 19-year history three highly successful shows return for a very limited
season from 6 - 10 May to Downstage Theatre: Best Of The Fringe 2008 Winner March of the Meeklings: An Apocalyptic Romp and the two sell-out shows Sensible Susan and the Queen's Merkin and 2b or nt 2b?. More >> [1]
Good News: Mum Becomes Marathoner For Son - Karen Cartwright, new mother has lost 40kgs in nine months and went on to compete in the More FM TriWoman Series
thanks to the strength and motivation she drew from her son. More >> [1]
Nuts: Lack of Food Allergy Data In NZ - Christchurch-based paediatrician, allergist and author, Doctor Rodney Ford, agrees with the findings of a new study
in the New Zealand Journal of Medicine identifying a lack of data and services for food allergy sufferers in this
country. More >> [1]
ALSO:Allergy New Zealand - Food allergy sufferers miss out on services [2]
Culture: Stewart Island To Feast On Ballet Buffet - A group of Royal New Zealand Ballet dancers are packing up their tutus and are preparing to perform pirouettes for
Stewart Island residents this weekend. More >> [1]
Theatre: Hypnotism And Puppetry Combine For Sensory Assault - Cohen Holloway's Hypnotastic Tour 2008 is a hilarious explosion of pop-culture and puppetry. Cohen has mastered the
art of presenting the subconscious onstage. More >> [1]
Media: Portable Film Festival ® Presents Current TV - Listen and learn from the online platform that is shaping the next generation in user-generated content and
entertainment. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 09 April 2008
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