Today's Top Scoops - 01 May 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
Election 08: Waihopai and the Troublesome Priest - Gordon Campbell writes - Interesting headline in the NZ Herald this morning about the Waihopai spy base invasion : " Spy Base Priest's History of Trouble..." In fact, the only 'trouble" the Herald can dig up on Dominican priest Peter Murnane is that he took in the Algerian asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui. Right. So he enabled a recognised refugee and an asylum seeker to be kept in humane conditions. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ First - Zaoui's Mates In Spy Base Fiasco [2]
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NZ POLITICS------------
Religion: Dominican Maintains Tradition Of Irritating Authority - New Zealand First says the raid on Waihopai spy base by a Dominican friar who sheltered Algerian fugitive Ahmed Zaoui
should send shivers up the spine of every security conscious New Zealander. More >> [1]
Maori: Agreement Reached On Central North Island Claims - The Crown and Central North Island iwi have reached agreement on an iwi developed proposal to settle historic Treaty
of Waitangi claims in the region, Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen announced today. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - CNI proposal set to benefit the region [2] NZ Govt - Ngâ kaupapa o CNI ka hanga painga mô te rohe [3] Fish and Game New Zealand - Public Access to Kaiangaroa Forest Protected [4]
Prisons: Offender Volumes Set To Max - Corrections Minister Phil Goff welcomed the release today of a new Department of Corrections publication providing
information on offenders within the Corrections system... "The report charts a 20 year growth in prison population from
91 per 100,000 people in 1987 to 188 per 100,000 in 2007," Mr Goff said. More >> [1]
ALSO:Department Of Corrections - Corrections Introduces the Offender Volumes Report [2] Maori Party - Party keen to debate solutions, not distractions [3]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Medicine: Organ Sharing Scheme Launched - An 'innovative' new healthcare solution to help increase the number of organ donors in New Zealand was launched from
Parliament today. More >> [1]
Good Karma: Fair Trade Fortnight Nearly Upon Us - The first fortnight of May (3 May - 18 May) is a time to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged
producers by supporting Trade Aid and joining in the celebrations for this year's Fair Trade Fortnight. More >> [1]
Sinning: Roger Award Winners Now Breach Fair Trading Act - One of New Zealand's largest supermarket companies has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act by
offering the opportunity to enter into a prize draw to win a holiday, months after the competition had closed. The
company has been fined $17,000 in the Manukau District Court yesterday. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Food Crisis Update: UN To Draw Up Comprehensive Plan To Address World Food Crisis - The UN is aiming for a comprehensive plan to tackle the global food crisis ''around which the institutions and
leaders around the world can coalesce,'' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes said today. More >> [1]
Hold Steady: Gordon Brown Warns Against Protectionist Backlash - The world should move towards flexible free-trade economies that can adapt to the restructuring of the global
economy, he said. Mr Brown acknowledged the severity of the current financial crisis, with food prices rising, reserves
falling, the US housing market struggling and the International Monetary Fund predicting a US recession. The rise of
Asian economies, notably India and China, need not be "a zero-sum game". More >> [1]
Middle East: Gaza Power Supplies Critically Low, Warns UN - Due to disruptions at the Nahal Oz fuel crossing - which was attacked earlier this month by Palestinian militants -
fuel supplies for Gaza are critically low, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
warned today. More >> [1]
MEANWHILEUN - Secretary-General To Host Upcoming Middle East Quartet Meeting [2] UN - Israel Urged To Exercise Restraint In Gaza [3] US State Dept - Sec. Rice Remarks To American Jewish Committee [4]
Along The Watchtower: Transnational Crime And Unity Of Effort To Combat Gangs - Strong law enforcement institutions, rooted in democratic principles and protective of human rights, are vital to
preventing a wide array of transnational threats to our hemisphere, from drugs to other forms of organized criminal
activity to terrorism. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman: Did the US Supreme Court just elect John McCain? - The US Supreme Court has just dealt a serious blow to voters' rights that could help put John McCain in the White
House by eliminating tens of thousands of voters who generally vote Democratic. More >> [1]
Jason Leopold: Halliburton Bribe Case Haunts Cheney - Dick Cheney's tenure at Halliburton ended eight years ago, but a federal investigation of alleged bribes from a
company subsidiary to Nigerian officials lingers from the Cheney era, raising questions about what the Vice President
knew or should have known. More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Meanness: Union Launches Attack On Miss Horowhenua - Association of University Staff reports: "In what must be one the most banal news features emanating from a
university, Massey has trumpeted the success of one of its students in finishing third in the Miss Universe NZ beauty
pageant. More >> [1]
THE PR THAT LED TO THE ATTACK Massey Graduate a finalist in national beauty pageant [2] ALSO:Miss Horowhenua takes Miss Universe New Zealand [3]
Archival Footage: Record Keeping Recognised - Records & Archives Week launches today, with archives and records organisations across the country demonstrating the importance
of records, archives, and the recordkeeping professions. More >> [1]
Ghoul Watch: 'I Is Coming Back,' Says Phantom - The internationally and critically acclaimed masterpiece, The Phantom Of The Opera returns to New Zealand for a
strictly limited season from October 14, at The Civic, The Edge in Auckland. More >> [1]
Comedy: Long Season Gets Longer - The New Zealand International Comedy Festival today announced that UK comedian Josie Long has added an extra
performance of her show Trying is Good. More >> [1]
Arts: White Fungus To Release Its 9th Issue - The new issue of White Fungus continues in the magazine's tradition of mixing in local and international
interdisciplinary content, putting contemporary art and writing on experimental music alongside local history, political
satire and literature. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 01 May 2008
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