Today's Top Scoops - 26 June 2008
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LEAD STORY------------
Race Relations: Cullen Says Key Not Honest On NZ History - Newstalk ZB is reporting this morning that John Key reacted to the historic Central North Island treaty settlement yesterday by saying: "We're not a country that's come about as a result of civil war or where there's been a lot of fighting internally, we're, we're a country which peacefully came together." More >> [1]
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NZ POLITICS------------
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 26 June [1]
Entrail Reading: What A National Government May Entail - Part Two - Gordon Campbell: 'Unless we get a few choice email leaks from John Key's office we can only estimate what National's policies will be in
government by checking its public statements to date. Unfortunately, National is refusing to inform voters about its
major policies and their costings, because it is tactically convenient to stay out of the policy spotlight. More >> [1]
ALSO:Gordon Campbell - What a National Government May Entail - Part One [2] NZ Govt - National comes clean on Education policy - sort of [3]
Referenda: King Gives John Key Loving Correction - Annette King today said that John Key has shown breathtaking ignorance of the problems caused when referenda are held
at the same time as a general election. "The problems became abundantly clear in 1999. All John Key is trying to do is
to hide the fact that he and his party actually voted for the Section 59 Amendment." More >> [1]
ALSO:Barnardos - Where are the children in this debate? [2] Family First - Demand For Election Day Referendum [3] The Kiwi Party - PM running scared on smacking referendum [4]
Policing: Not Guilty Of Assault - The jury in the Tauranga District Court trial of four Whakatane police officers charged with assaulting a man in
police custody has returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges. More >> [1]
AND:Amnesty International - Shining a spotlight on torture [2]
ALSO:Gordon Campbell - What a National Government May Entail - Part One [3] NZ Govt - National comes clean on Education policy - sort of [4]
Treaty: Settle-a-thon Continues With CNI Iwi Collective Deed Signing - "We should all be proud of what the iwi of the Central North Island have achieved with this settlement" Minister of
Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia said today. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Treaty deal major step forward for New Zealanders [2] NZ Govt - Cullen: CNI Iwi Collective Deed Signing [3] Central North Island Iwi Collective - Deed of Settlement and Legislation Welcomed [4] Maori Party - CNI Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill [5]
AND:NZ Govt - Terms of Negotiation signed with Raukawa [6]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Fossils: Find Shows Hugest Dinosaurs Roamed New Zealand - A vertebra bone discovered in a stream bed in Hawke's Bay has been identified as coming from the giant plant-eating
sauropod group known as the Titanosauroidea. This is the first evidence that titanosaurids once lived in New Zealand. More >> [1]
Companies Office: Thank You Very Much For Your Kind Registrations - A Wellington company that champions sustainable decommissioning of IT equipment is the 500,000th company to be
registered on the Companies Office register. Tim Findlay of QK NZ Limited, who is also a director of Wellington firm
Remark-IT, received a commemorative certificate of incorporation presented by Justin Hygate, Group Manger Business
Registries. More >> [1]
Agriculture: Beef Industry Looking Good For Farmers Not Necessarily Beef - Today's farming environment may be throwing up challenges for New Zealand's beef farmers, but it's not all doom and
gloom. More >> [1]
Employment: Food Court Workers Contract The Pits - Unite Union is welcoming the government's intention to provide more protection for casual and part-time employees. If
it's followed through it should mean big improvements for workers employed under what the union calls "New Zealand's
worst employment contract." More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Human Rights Watch: African Leaders Should Reject Zimbabwe's Elections; Should Act to Stop Violence - "The African Union should not endorse Zimbabwe's sham presidential runoff election, June 27. African Union leaders
should intervene to bring an immediate end to massive state-sponsored abuses and enable democratic reform. In view of
Mugabe's statements that he will stay in power by any means, African leaders should not recognize his presidency. They
should be putting together sanctions." -- Human Rights Watch. More >> [1]
LATEST:Mugabe Presses 27th Vote; Violence Spreads [2] Tsvangirai Seeks Refuge In Dutch Embassy [3] Update On Zimbabwe, By US Amb. McGee [4] Sec.Council Urges Delay Of Run-Off [5]
Child Warriors: Ugandan Rebels Allegedly Still Recruiting Children - Although the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) does not seem to be recruiting children in Uganda, a United Nations report
says women and children are still present in its ranks, and the rebel group is allegedly enlisting young people from
neighbouring countries.The LRA has fought a civil war with the Ugandan Government since the mid-1980s. More >> [1]
Fiji PM Bainimarama: "Military Role Under Constitution Is Still Intact" - Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the role of the military is still intact under
constitution and that is to safeguard the security and stability of the Nation. Bainimarama reminded soldiers of their
duties to the nation and the people of Fiji and not to be easily influenced by events or ... politicians. More >> [1]
Border Line: Tough New Rules For Short-Term Visitors To The United Kingdom - "We want the UK to stay open and attractive for both business and visitors. But at the same time we are determined to
deliver a system of border security which is among the most secure in the world." -- UK Border and Immigration Minister
Liam Byrne. More >> [1]
Middle East: Quartet Statement, Issued June 24, 2008 - The Quartet reaffirmed its support for ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and stressed the urgent need for
tangible progress towards the shared goal of an agreement by the end of 2008 on the establishment of an independent and
viable Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. More >> [1]
On The Move: 'Climate Change Refugees' Are Already A Reality - Climate change is already forcing people around the world to leave their villages or even their countries because of
the increased frequency of floods and droughts and the re-emergence of diseases. Climate change affects nearly every
aspect of human activity, including the environment, health, migration, energy, good governance, security and economic
development. More >> [1]
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COMMENT------------
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad: Fortress Britain - "The public has to be more alert", warned one "international terrorism expert" in the Daily Mail late last year,
because Scotland "is set to become another Israel within five years". "[A]nti-terror measures will soon become a common
feature of ... More >> [1]
Richard S. Ehrlich: Counterfeit Passports For Sale - BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.S. and Thai security officials spent much of June probing Bangkok-linked international gangs,
after police seized thousands of counterfeit and genuine American and foreign passports and pages, including passports
smuggled ... More >> [1]
Matt Renner: John McCain Wants to Drill in Your Toilet - That is not true, as far I know, but it makes about as much sense as McCain's plans to drill off the coast of Florida
and in other environmentally sensitive areas. This is McCain's response to the pain of millions of families hit by $4 a
gallon of gas. ... More >> [1]
Martin LeFevre: The Lessons of Mugabe - The failure of the so-called international community, including African leaders, to stand up to Robert Mugabe, shows
how inadequate the 20th century international framework is in a 21st century global society. More >> [1]
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LIFESTYLE------------
Youth: Project K Launches Scottish Franchise - This year The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) will export one of its programmes to Scotland. Project K, a
proven approach that helps young New Zealanders maximize their potential will soon be put to the test through 12 young
people from Edinburgh. More >> [1]
Te Reo: Website Promotes Taranaki Dialect - Te Reo o Taranaki has just recently gone online. In the 1980s Te Reo o Taranaki was established to focus on
revitalising the mita of Taranaki reo within their communities. More than 20 years on, their emphasis is on
inter-generational language transmission within the home, whânau and community. More >> [1]
ALSO:Ngati Kahungunu - Takitimu Together Again After 5 Centuries [2] Maori Television - Te Pataka Korero - Voices From Past Back To Life [3]
Documentary: Is 20/20 Cricket Porn? - Eight franchise teams stacked with international stars playing boundary-smashing Twenty20 in front of 60,000 feverish
Indian fans in the stands, and millions more watching at home on television. More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 26 June 2008
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