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Election08: National's 05 Win In Provinces Stifles Labour's 08 Gains
Election
08:Gordon Campbell On Prisons
Police: Kerikeri Homicide Investigation – Name And
Photo Released
Life
Exceeds Satire: Winston Peters Clarifies Use Of
Helicopter
Dunne
Deals: Common Sense Or Fishy Business
Agenda
Transcript: Clark On The Maori Seats
Urewera
Raids: New Charges Planned
Welfare:
Greens Join Unemployment Support Policy Brawl
Campaigning:
McCully Puts In Two Cents On H-Bomb
Retail:
No Fireworks At Progressive Supermarkets
Finance
Guarantees: We Can Do It For You Wholesale
Stylish
Retail: Newmarket Business Association Launches
Fashionista
Broadcasting: MediaWorks Cranks Out Hit
Survey
Trojans:
Facebook Threat Uses Video Clips To Harm Users
Policies:
EPMU Survey Shows Political Divide On Work Rights
Transport:
100 Extra New Wagons For The Rail Network
Real
Estate: NZ's Bobs Not Building So
Much
HELP RAISE
AWARENESS
Cuban
Ambassador UN Interview: "We Are Not Slaves"
Michael
Collins: Exit Poll Mess - 2008
Gordon
Campbell: Stealing The US Election
Paul
G. Buchanan: Campaign Rhetoric As An Invitation To
Violence
Stateside:
Phooey, And More Phooey!
Martin
LeFevre: Journeying Beyond Thought And
Time
Big
Bad Wolf News: Red Hiding Hood And Granny In
Danger
Culture: You Ain't Much If You Are Not Dutch!
Cool Snaps: Karim Sahai Captures Diwali Hootenanny
Diwali: Media Blackout For Festival of
Lights?
Scoop
World News: Nepal: Rehabilitating Ex-Combatants Key
Priority
Scoop
World News: Ban Confers With Leaders To End Conflict In
Congo
Scoop
Youth Issues: Latvia: Children Threatened By Sexual
Exploitation
Scoop
Disaster Recovery: Support Needed To Rebuild Myanmar
After Cyclone
World
News: Bombing Of Two Journalists In Croatia
Scoop
Defence Issues: Ban Condemns Terrorist Attacks In
North-East India
World
News: George Clooney Calls For End To DR Congo
Conflict
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LEAD STORY
------------Election08:
National's 05 Win In Provinces Stifles Labour's 08
Gains
Scoop co-editor Selwyn Manning considers
why Labour's party list vote has failed to fire. Was this
due to a seeping unease shown by it losing votes, bleeding
support from the provinces to National way back in 2005? If
National pitches itself well this week, especially in the
provinces, all electorates south of Manurewa to New Plymouth
could turn blue – the closest exception to this being
Hamilton West. Anyway, here are the predictions! More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00033.htm
NZ POLITICS
------------Election
08:Gordon Campbell On Prisons
Voting
commonly plays out as an act of retribution, with the
motivation to vote being either a desire to wreak vengeance
on the incumbent, or to send a warning shot across the bow
of their likely replacement. So, its hardly surprising that
the law and order ‘debate’ tends to be the killing floor
of the election campaign. More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-on-prisons/
Police: Kerikeri Homicide Investigation – Name And
Photo Released
On Saturday evening 1 November
2008, a 15 year old girl was reported missing in Kerikeri.
Her disappearance was out of character. The missing girl and
her parents had recently moved from Kerikeri to Auckland.
She was visiting friends in Kerikeri for the weekend. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00017.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/14985.html [2]
Life
Exceeds Satire: Winston Peters Clarifies Use Of
Helicopter
Rt Hon Winston Peters says New Zealand
First has used helicopters for travel during two election
campaigns – but not for campaigning itself. “We used a
helicopter to travel and I do not deny that, but to suggest
that I somehow stood at the door of a flying helicopter
shouting at voters is preposterous. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00022.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00028.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/14959.html [3]
Dunne
Deals: Common Sense Or Fishy
Business
Opposition from United Future and NZ
First helped block vital amendments to fisheries laws to
protect fish stocks, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00030.htm
Agenda
Transcript: Clark On The Maori Seats
"I think
there's a strong case for entrenchment. In 2001 the select
committee on MMP considered that among other issues, and a
majority of parliament made up of the Labour Party the
Alliance Party and the Green Party all agreed with the
principle of entrenchment." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00015.htm
ALSO:
- Korero kaupapa - not political rhetoric [2]
- Helen Clark defends decision to entrench Maori seats [3]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00038.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/14975.html [3]
Urewera
Raids: New Charges Planned
The Crown has
issued an indictment today against 18 people arrested in the
police raids of October 15th 2007 in Ruatoki, Auckland,
Hamilton, Whakatane, Palmerston North, Wellington and
elsewhere. Five of the 18 people have been charged with
participation in a criminal gang under section 98A of the
Crimes Act. Image: From More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00513.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00521.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00556.htm [3]
Welfare:
Greens Join Unemployment Support Policy
Brawl
Everyone who loses their job deserves
support, Green Party Social Development Spokesperson Sue
Bradford says. "In the face of likely recession and
increasing layoffs and redundancies it is vital that people
receive assistance to help tide them over." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00683.htm
ALSO:
- National announces transitional relief package [2]
- Key package helps - but Kiwis deserve better [3]
- National's Half Baked Scheme [4]
- Labour will provide transitional assistance [5]
- More ‘promise and hope’ policies from Clark [6]
- $50 million promise vague and narrow [7]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00691.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00696.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00703.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00663.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00684.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00674.htm [7]
Campaigning:
McCully Puts In Two Cents On H-Bomb
The Labour
Party president, half the Cabinet and the entire
taxpayer-funded Labour research unit have devoted the most
important week of the whole election campaign to digging
around Australia for material with which to conduct one last
smear campaign against John Key. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00689.htm
ALSO:
- Clark not credible on Williams as 'lone gunman' [2]
- Desperation drips from latest smear attempt [3]
- Clark donkey deep in smear campaign [4]
- John Key's Campaign Blog: 30 October [5]
- Key faces accusations of misleading the public [6]
- Key turns defence into attack as Labour accusations backfire [7]
- Manning & Godfrey on Neutron Bombs & Consuls [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00016.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00652.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00648.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00675.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/14813.html [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/14855.html [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00408.htm [8]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Retail:
No Fireworks At Progressive Supermarkets
Rather
than sell fireworks, Progressive Enterprises is teaming up
with the New Zealand Fire Service to improve fire awareness.
This follows on from a decision taken after last year’s
Guy Fawkes Day by Progressive Managing Director Peter Smith.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00022.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0811/S00002.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00006.htm [3]
Finance
Guarantees: We Can Do It For You
Wholesale
Following the announcement by the
Minister of Finance that the Crown will offer a wholesale
funding guarantee facility to investment-grade financial
institutions in New Zealand, the Treasury and the Reserve
Bank have released further details of the facility. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00003.htm
ALSO:
- NZ Wholesale Funding Guarantee Facility [2]
- Cullen: Wholesale funding guarantee facility [3]
- Support for distressed mortgage borrowers [4]
- Key welcomes wholesale guarantee security [5]
- National reminds banks of quid pro quo [6]
- Nats finally wake up to banks' responsibilities [7]
- John Key too soft on banks [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00004.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00005.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00010.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00007.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00690.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00698.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00545.htm [8]
Stylish
Retail: Newmarket Business Association Launches
Fashionista
Westlake Girl’ High School student
Paris Kirby, aged 17, was announced the winner of the
inaugural Newmarket Young Designer Award during a full blown
fashion show. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00650.htm
Broadcasting: MediaWorks Cranks Out Hit
Survey
MediaWorks Radio has enjoyed nationwide
share growth for its key network brands across New Zealand
in the latest Research International commercial radio
survey. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00643.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00625.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00527.htm [3]
Trojans:
Facebook Threat Uses Video Clips To Harm
Users
The attack involves Facebook messages that
trick users into watching an online video, usually via click
through to another site like Google Reader or Picasa. The
videoclip is actually an attack, and prompts the user to
install an upgrade to allow them to view the video. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0810/S00052.htm
Policies:
EPMU Survey Shows Political Divide On Work
Rights
Results from the EPMU Work Rights Survey
show a clear division between the political parties that
support Kiwi workers and those that want to take their
rights away, says the Engineering, Printing and
Manufacturing Union. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00494.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0810/S00493.htm [2]
Transport:
100 Extra New Wagons For The Rail
Network
Capacity on New Zealand's rail network
has now increased thanks to the addition of 100 new
generation rail wagons that have come into commission with
KiwiRail this week. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00597.htm
Real
Estate: NZ's Bobs Not Building So
Much
Building consent statistics for the month of
September 2008 show the trend for the number of new housing
units has been falling since mid-2007, Statistics New
Zealand said today. The trend has fallen 41 percent since
then, and is at its lowest level since January 1983. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00588.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0810/S00591.htm [2]
COMMENT
------------HELP RAISE
AWARENESS
More
»[1]
[1] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/unprovable
Cuban
Ambassador UN Interview: "We Are Not
Slaves"
Cuba's Ambassador to New Zealand
discusses the UN General Assembly vote to lift the US
embargo against Cuba. The vote, Thursday NZ Time, was passed
185 votes to 3 with only the US, Israel and Palau voting
against. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00008.htm
Michael
Collins: Exit Poll Mess - 2008
(Wash. DC) Did
you know that 2004 was not a ''red versus blue'' election?
Did any analysis that you heard or read mention that the
very red rural voting segment went from 23% of the vote
total in 2000 to 16% in 2004? How about the 2.4 million
fewer votes Bush... More
»[1]
[1] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/?p=904
Gordon
Campbell: Stealing The US Election
Judging by
the polls, the Republicans’ best chance of victory looks
like it will require them to screw around with the machinery
of voting. They’re very good at it. Given the near
certainty of record turnouts in next week’s election... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-stealing-the-us-election/
ALSO:
- USA Coup: Scoop's Electronic Election Integrity Campaign [2]
- Open Letter To The Media From The Media [3]
- ACLU Stops Illegal Voter Purges in Michigan [4]
- Michael Collins: Exit Poll Mess - 2008 [5]
[2] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/ [2]
[3] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/?p=835" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/?p=905 [4]
[5] - http://usacoup.scoop.co.nz/?p=904 [5]
Paul
G. Buchanan: Campaign Rhetoric As An Invitation To
Violence
Paul G. Buchanan writes: Heading into
the homestretch of the 2008 US presidential elections,
there's an elephant in the room few want to speak about...
The possibility of political assassination of Barack Obama.
Let us discuss it here. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00373.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00410.htm [2]
Stateside:
Phooey, And More Phooey!
It’s not every night
in the U.S. that you see what looks like the back row of a
Tongan rugby team standing in the bed of a pick-up
truck—one wearing a pair of novelty glasses with
fluorescent green whirly lights—jumping up and down,
waving ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00384.htm
Martin
LeFevre: Journeying Beyond Thought And
Time
With exquisite grace, a dozen Canadian geese
glide silently to a soft landing on the calm Michigan bay.
In the last seconds of their flight, during which their
wings are held in curved motionlessness, time itself seems
to stand still. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00382.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Big Bad Wolf News: Red Hiding Hood And Granny In Danger
Circa’s fabulous Christmas panto is back! The team that brought you Cinderella, Aladdin, and Jack & the Beanstalk returns with one of those great stories that everybody knows and loves. Roger Hall’s Red Riding Hood. More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00002.htm
Culture: You Ain't Much If You Are Not
Dutch!
This Labour weekend marked a pilgrimage to
Hamilton gardens for many people with Dutch roots or with an
interest in culture from the Netherlands. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0810/S00317.htm
Cool Snaps: Karim Sahai Captures Diwali Hootenanny
Ace Scoop photo contributor Karim Sahai recently
captured Diwali and the celebrations of the Indian new year.
More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00390.htm
Diwali: Media Blackout For Festival of
Lights?
Diwali is by far the most
enthusiastically enjoyed festival for all Indians.It is sad
to note that this occasion has not received any TV Media
coverage from our national networks that it deserves. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0810/S00262.htm
WORLD
------------Scoop
World News: Nepal: Rehabilitating Ex-Combatants Key
Priority
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
Saturday urged Nepal’s leaders to forge ahead with
rehabilitating thousands of Maoist ex-fighters as part of
the ongoing peace process, as he wrapped up his visit to the
South Asian nation. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00007.htm
Scoop
World News: Ban Confers With Leaders To End Conflict In
Congo
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been
heavily engaged in discussions with leaders in Africa, the
European Union and the United States in an effort to
stabilize the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of
the Congo. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00008.htm
Scoop
Youth Issues: Latvia: Children Threatened By Sexual
Exploitation
The sexual exploitation of children
is a matter for concern in Latvia despite the low number of
reported cases, an independent United Nations human rights
expert said today, warning that continued vigilance is
needed. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00013.htm
Scoop
Disaster Recovery: Support Needed To Rebuild Myanmar
After Cyclone
Six months after deadly Cyclone
Nargis swept through Myanmar, leaving around 140,000 dead or
missing and some 800,000 homeless, the United Nations
Children’s Fund reported that emergency relief efforts are
on track. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00012.htm
World
News: Bombing Of Two Journalists In
Croatia
It has been called one of the most
serious attacks on press freedom in years in the entire
South East European region, one that could seriously damage
Croatia's bid to join the European Union: two journalists
were killed in a car bombing in Croatia, ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00600.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00607.htm [2]
Scoop
Defence Issues: Ban Condemns Terrorist Attacks In
North-East India
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that struck the
north-eastern Indian state of Assam today, reportedly
killing at least 60 people and wounding several hundred
more. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00606.htm
World
News: George Clooney Calls For End To DR Congo
Conflict
UN Messenger of Peace and award-winning
actor George Clooney has called on the international
community to step up its efforts to resolve the worsening
conflict currently engulfing the far east of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00608.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00611.htm [2]
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