Today's Top Scoops - 24 April 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
Election 08: Gordon Campbell On National's Broadband Bonanza - John Key's $1.5 billion boost for broadband is his first major policy announcement that isn't an endorsement of existing Labour practice ( interest free student loans etc) or a dog bone and whistle ( boot camps for young offenders) to a niche support bloc. The spend-up planned on broadband is also a self-declared example of the public/private partnerships that are emerging as John's Big Idea on the economy. More >> [1]
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NZ POLITICS------------
Speakers Corner: Perigo Takes Aim At 'Media Maggots' - With the last of the funerals for the seven Christian teenagers, the phony grief of the media ghouls will no longer
be spewed at us on a daily basis at least till the next such tragedy, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo. More >> [1]
Auckland Issues: Residents Movement Has Crack At Big Time Politics - Until less than two months ago, RAM was a Greater Auckland council ticket with an informal network with no financial
members. In February 2008, RAM shifted towards becoming a registered political party. More >> [1]
Health: Minister Appoint Monitors To Whanganui DHB - The Minister of Health, David Cunliffe said today he had appointed two Crown Monitors, a deputy chair and a new
member to the Whanganui District Health Board. More >> [1]
Foreign Affairs: Chain of Remembrance for Tibetans at Parliament - Representatives of Wellington's Tibetan, Buddhist, and human rights communities gathered today at parliament to
present a petition to parliament. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Olympic Committee - Kiwi Torch Bearer Ready To Carry Flame For NZ [2]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Wildlife: Chatham Petrel Chicks Returned To Chatham Island - Chatham Islanders this week celebrated the first return of an endangered bird species to the main Chatham Island. More >> [1]
Agriculture: Journalist Flies Off To Study Food Miles - Young Canterbury-based agricultural journalist, Tim Fulton, is heading off to the UK in June to investigate the
perception and reality of food miles for British farmers, retailers and consumers. More >> [1]
Productivity: Skill Needed to Understand Report - The Skills-Productivity Nexus report, released today, was commissioned by the Industry Training Federation and the
Department of Labour. It emphasises that increasing productivity requires not just an increased supply of skills. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Environment & Conservation: Biodiversity Loss - It Will Make You Sick - A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer
treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss. More >> [1]
Mark My Word: Languages Focus Of Annual UN Book & Copyright Day - Bookshops, libraries, schools, publishers, authors' societies, cultural institutions in 100+ countries are holding
events marking the annual World Book and Copyright Day, designated by UNESCO to celebrate the enduring value of the
written word. More >> [1]
Falk In Mid East: Israel Urged To Let Richard Falk Enter Israel/OPT - Professor Falk was recently appointed as the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories for
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Israel has barred entry to Professor Falk, claiming he cannot be
fair. More >> [1]
Sport: Beijing Games Focus Of UN, Olympic Committee Talks - The United Nations Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace and the head of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) have pledged to ensure that this summer's Games in Beijing, China, are celebrated in a spirit of
friendship and respect. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Jacqueline Cabasso: The Hidden Architecture of U.S. Militarism - The Encarta Encyclopedia describes militarism as "advocacy of an ever-stronger military as a primary goal of society,
even at the cost of other social priorities and liberties." And it relates militarism to chauvinism, fascism, and
national ... More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Thieving: Fake Dolphins Stolen By Evil Poachers - With just 111 left, critically endangered Maui's dolphins are rapidly disappearing in the wild.
And now it seems even manmade Maui's dolphins are threatened with extinction. More >> [1]
Design: Lebanese Born Armenian Explores Life In NZ - The Alchemist Design and Print present a screen print and photography exhibition by George Hajian in Wellington for 3
days only. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 24 April 2008
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