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Vodafone
Vodafone, the world's leading international mobile communications group, and Apple(R) today announced that the highly
anticipated iPhone 3G will be available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal on July 11, and in the Czech
Republic, Egypt, Greece, ...
Mark G. Levey
Senator John McCain has proved to be Jack Abramoff’s best friend. As Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
from 2005-2007, McCain was instrumental in suppressing evidence of Jack Abramoff’s role in directing illegal foreign
payoffs to ranking ...
Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ
The expulsion of Shell Oil from Ogoni country in the Niger Delta by the Nigerian Government was hailed in Wellington
today by the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ as a wake up call to the big oil companies to clean up
their environmental ...
Mark G. Levey
Who’s responsible for the “intelligence failure” that plunged the U.S. into the Iraq War? As much as anyone else, that
distinction is shared by two Americans who discovered and nurtured Ahmad Chalabi and “Curveball”, and pushed their
fortunes ...
Undernews
The RBCB (Reagan-Bush-Clinton-Bush) era is apparently finished, although with this crowd you can never be sure. It was a
time when America lost power, respect, direction, jobs, integrity, its Constitution and an understanding of what
democracy was all ...
Newmarket Business Association
The head of the Newmarket Business Association has shot down spurious suggestions made by blogger “Whaleoil” that
members of the public should help themselves to “free parking” in one particular carparking building in Newmarket.
The Maori Party
The massive 9% spike in crude oil, along with the falling New Zealand dollar, has led to renewed calls from the Māori
Party for a cross-party Parliamentary Commission to look sensibly and collaboratively at addressing the challenge of
Peak Oil.
Montana NZ Book Awards
Non-fiction Takes a Bow in This Year's Montana New Zealand Book Awards Finalist Line-up
Progressive Party
John Key gets ready for the Hollow Men Volume 2; And Dr Brash comments on Volume 1 of the Hollow Men; Vietnam- time well
overdue for an apology at home and in Vietnam; Greens have a conference- I think; Massey Academic Finds that Pacific
Islanders are ...
Mark G. Levey
From BCCI, to Milken’s Junk Bond Kings, to Jack Abramoff, Senator John McCain has long provided the clean All-American
face to the dirty job of cleaning up after the looting of America.
Gordon Copeland
Independent MP Gordon Copeland today welcomed the decision of the High Court, questioning the lawfulness of many
abortions currently being authorised by consultants.
Adidas
All Blacks Greg Somerville and Leon MacDonald presented newborn, Baby Silvestri- Astrop with his very first adidas All
Blacks jersey at the maternity wing of Waitemata Health’s North Shore Hospital, Auckland yesterday, as part of a
campaign by All ...
Exceltium
Auckland-based corporate and public affairs consultancy, Exceltium Ltd, has announced the appointment of a new senior
consultant, Emilie Isaacs, who has joined the company from US government relations firm Williams & Associates, based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Telecom New Zealand
Telecom Broadband customers are set to benefit from two new initiatives which will provide an enhanced and safer online
experience.
Scoop Review of Books
By Tim Bollinger for the Scoop Review of Books New Zealand writer, thinker and public servant Dr. William Ball Sutch
(1907-1975) was an intellectual giant in a country characterised by a culture of anti-intellectualism. Sutch was one of
the country’s ...
New Zealand Defence Force
The First Lady of the United States paid a visit to the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) in Bamyan
Province, Afghanistan, yesterday.
Tortilla con Sal
The decision of the Transredes company (the Shell -Ashmore group that took over from Enron) to hand over the expansion
of their Villamontes gas pipeline to the departmental prefecture of Tarija, bypassing central government, demonstrates
yet once more how ...
New Zealand National Party
The worst ever loss of 13,600 hectares of forest last year is a disaster for the environment and makes a mockery of
Labour’s climate change commitments says National’s Climate Change spokesman, Nick Smith.
Uri Avnery
AFTER MONTHS of a tough and bitter race, a merciless struggle, Barack Obama has defeated his formidable opponent,
Hillary Clinton. He has wrought a miracle: for the first time in history a black person has become a credible candidate
for the ...
Human Rights Watch
The campaign of violence and repression in Zimbabwe, aimed at destroying opposition and ensuring that Mugabe is returned
as president in runoff elections is claiming 1000s of victims as the government methodically targets MDC activists and
supporters.
New Zealand Government
TV advertising by the electricity industry is likely to start this weekend to further encourage homes and businesses to
be prudent with their power use, Energy Minister David Parker announced today.
Angela Beswick
Failing to do basic background checks is resulting in more internet users falling victim to online fraud this year,
costing them up to as much in value as a small car.
Apple
AUCKLAND - 10 June, 2008 - Apple today previewed Mac OS X Snow Leopard, which builds on the incredible success of OS X
Leopard and is the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. Rather than focusing primarily on
new features, Snow ...
Ferrari
Four points was a meagre reward for Scuderia Ferrari in the Canadian Grand Prix at the weekend (8/6/2008), thanks to a
great drive to fifth place for Felipe Massa.
Jim Miles
This has been one of the most difficult books that I have ever read. It removed me from my academic detachment with
which I read the majority of books and took me into emotions ranging from frustration, sadness, melancholy through to
anger and belligerence. ...
Martha Rosenberg
The "bully tactics" and "intimidation" of drug industry operatives could cause "thousands of additional cancer deaths,"
cries an angry doctor in a May 29 oped in the Wall Street Journal.
US State Department
"We welcome the commitment of both parties to take concrete steps to implement this agreement, including committing to a
cessation of hostilities, and undertaking efforts to ensure unhindered humanitarian access to affected populations in
Somalia."
MARAC Finance
MARAC Finance Limited (MARAC) continues to perform well in current conditions and has provided the following update for
the market.
Auckland University
New Zealand should not abolish its Serious Fraud Office, according to international corruption expert Indira Carr,
Professor of Law at the University of Surrey.
Lyndon Hood
Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from May 2008. For previous images see
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00197.htm - Pics of the Weeks: April 2008.