Today's Top Scoops - 23 July 2008
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Lyndon Hood Satire: Things To Do About Winston Peters - With allegations, unanswered questions, not-exactly-misleading statements, evidence of technical wrongdoing and unsubstantiated smears™ swirling around New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters it came sometimes be difficult to sort out the most expedient response. As a service to prognosticators and policymakers, I present the following as a complete list of feasible options... More >> [1]
ALSO: NZ First - Winston Peters Speech to NZ First Convention [2] Questions and Answers - 22 July 2008 [3] Scoop Flashback - The "NO" Press Conference - 28 February 2008 [4] TV3 Video - Garner & Linda Clark on Peters [5]
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NZ POLITICS------------
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:Questions and Answers - 22 July [1]
KiwiSaver: Employers Cannot Profit From Workers Who Save - Labour Minister Trevor Mallard is concerned at a misleading advertising campaign by employers threatening to have
employees' KiwiSaver contributions deducted from their take-home pay while pocketing a government tax credit. More >> [1]
ALSO:EMA Northern - Campaign Against Mallard's "Attack On Workers" EMA [2] EPMU - EMA campaigns to keep Kiwisaver ripoffs - EPMU [3] Council of Trade Unions - Employers campaign against KiwiSaver rights - CTU [4]
Environment: Govt Promises Don't Hold Water: Greens - A leaked government blueprint for freshwater management shows Labour may be about to break its promise to make all
water bodies safe for swimming within a generation, according to Green MP and Co-Leader Russel Norman. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Proposed stronger regime for protecting our water [2] NZ Govt - Board of inquiry appointed for water policy stmt [3] NZ Govt - Government committed to West Coast water quality [4] Greens - Shocking report on West Coast water quality [5]
Crime: Nats Keen On Police Association Manifesto - National Party Police spokesman Chester Borrows welcomes the Police Association's law and order policy document.
"This is an encouraging document from the men and women out there protecting our streets, and we should be taking very
careful note of what they say." More >> [1]
ALSO:Scoop Link - No Right Turn: Self-serving, knee-jerk authoritarianism [2]
Child and Youth Issues: Google Mâori Goes Live Today - Google Mâori goes live to the world tomorrow. The Mâori interface of Google, the world's largest online search
engine, is being launched at Te Wânanga o Aotearoa, Rotorua. More >> [1]
ALSO:NZ Govt - Te Wiki o te Reo Maori puts Maori language online [2] Thinktank Consulting Limited - Mâori Dictionary Sofware a Worldwide Hit [3] TV3 Video - Reviving Maori birth rites and rituals through traditional lullabies [4]
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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH------------
Site Closures: Operations To Be "Trimmed" At Canterbury Plant - Silver Fern Farms has proposed to close the sheep and lamb slaughter processing portion of its operation at the
Canterbury processing plant near Christchurch. More >> [1]
ALSO:TV3 Video - More job losses as communities struggle [2]
Biz Tech Hamilton Aviation Designer To Launch NZ Plane - Hamilton aviation designer seeks to launch NZ plane on to domestic and world market. A Hamilton aviation designer is
seeking equity partners to launch his new Omega light aircraft on to the domestic market. Omega will be one of the first
companies to apply new generation manufacturing and research based computer tools. More >> [1]
Work Is Fun: Profit From Having Fun At Work - Enter the 2008 Humour in Business Awards and demonstrate how being good humoured adds to the wellbeing of your
business and the country! The New Zealand business that makes life the most fun for its staff, suppliers and/or
customers is about to be honoured. More >> [1]
Hygiene: Kiwis' Kitchen Cleaning Habits Exposed - A recent survey of over 1,200 New Zealanders by 3M New Zealand has revealed some disturbing cleaning habits in the
nation's kitchens. Respondents have admitted to unhygienic practices such as washing shoes, pet bowls, the floor and
their own dishes all with the same kitchen sponge; and confess they might even throw a pot out to avoid washing it. More >> [1]
Industry: 'Powersavers' Advertising Draws To A Close - The industry-funded Powersavers advertising campaign will end this week after six weeks of TV, print and radio
advertising encouraging consumers to conserve electricity through simple and convenient measures. More >> [1]
Environment and Conservation: The Benefits Of 1080 And Why DOC Uses It. - The Department of Conservation (DOC) uses aerial application of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) as a valuable
biodiversity protection tool to control mammalian pests that threaten conservation values. More >> [1]
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WORLD------------
Pacific Community: Tenth Festival Of Pacific Arts Begins In American Samoa - Around 2000 artists from 22 Pacific Island countries and territories will today celebrate the official opening of the
10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The event promotes cultural exchange and regional unity More >> [1]
SEE ALSOFiji Govt: Pacific Festival of Arts Begins [2]
Burma: UN Relief Chief Sees Progress But Calls For Aid To Reach Most Vulnerable - "Significant progress has been made since I was last here. The remarkable resilience of people so severely affected
by Cyclone Nargis is evident in the way communities are rebuilding their homes and livelihoods," said John Holmes, the
UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs. "However, it is also clear that there are many relief needs still to address.
We must focus now on reaching the most vulnerable communities in remote areas". More >> [1]
RECENTLYUN: Burma Cyclone Help Still In Relief Phase [2] UN: Gambari To Return To Burma In May [3] IFRC: Survival After Cyclone Nargis [4]
Public Opinion: New Obama Terrorism Ad Has Little Effect On Voters - Results from a new national study among 305 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and independents revealed that
Senator Barack Obama's new ad had little effect on voter support. The study was conducted by HCD Research and the
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO). More >> [1]
Prize Catch: United Nations Tribunal Chief Welcomes Radovan Karadzic Arrest - The chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities during the Balkan
conflicts of the 1990s has welcomed today's arrest of the former Bosnian Serb political leader and notorious fugitive
Radovan Karadzic. More >> [1]
ALSONEW! UK's David Milliband On Karadzic's Arrest [2] NEW! UN: Big Step Toward Ending Impunity [3] War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested [4]
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COMMENT/LIFESTYLE------------
Scoop Review of Books: Drunken Escapades and a Hapless Love Life (Under the Osakan Sun) - It is, according to the overloaded subtitle, a "Funny Intimate Wonderful Account" of the three years Hamish Beaton
spent as an assistant English teacher in a Japanese school. If you're thinking Under the Osakan Sun is likely to be the yarns he told friends and family about his stay turned into a book... More >> [1]
And those were the Top Scoops on this day, 23 July 2008
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