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STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
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? Also, here are the
predictions!
The Scoop Team
As has become a tradition Scoop.co.nz is again holding its election Sweepstake. You, the reader get to pick the numbers
of seats for each party and whoever gets the closest answer will win something nice.
New Zealand Labour Party
National is off to a flying start with promise breaking, notching up its first broken promise even before polling gets
underway, according to Labour’s tertiary education spokesperson Pete Hodgson.
Gordon Campbell
The target to win the Presidency is 270 votes in the US Electoral College, and even the most zealous US patriot would
probably concede that this system is an imperfect one. Essentially, it is not really a national election. Fifty-one
separate elections ...
truthout.org
Last Friday, a federal court judge in Cleveland, Ohio, ordered Michael Connell, an information-technology consultant to
the McCain '08 campaign, to give a deposition in a court proceeding. Mr. Connell, whose firm, GovTech Solutions, built
Ohio's 2004 ...
New Zealand Police
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.
New Zealand First Party
In September 2008 Rodney Hide MP made a complaint to Police alleging that the New Zealand First return of party
donations for 2007 was false and that the Secretary for New Zealand First had therefore committed an offence under s214G
of the Electoral ...
AUT University
New Zealand’s fashion future is in safe hands judging by the design talent on display at AUT’s Rookie show last Friday
night.
New Zealand Labour Party
Housing Minister Maryan Street today released Labour’s housing policies, including plans for a new approach to
sustainable urban development and to grow investment in not-for-profit housing providers
New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key has today laid out his plans for the first 100 days of being sworn into office, should
National be elected by New Zealanders on Saturday to lead the next Government.
Bradblog.Com
'I went back to check it, it had not recorded my presidential vote!' Says Terrified, Potentially Disenfranchised Queen
of Television...
Kevin List
This morning Federated farmers launched their 2008 manifesto in front of assembled media politicians and high quality
fake sheep. At the launch Green Party co-leader Russel Norman and National's Agricuture spokesperson David Carter had a
robust discussion ...
NZ Paper Forum
As New Zealand gears up to Saturday’s election, 1.5 million households are receiving campaign leaflets from hundreds of
MPs and prospective MPs across the country. The Paper Forum is today asking people to put these campaign leaflets into
the recycling ...
Maori Television Service
A political poll commissioned by Maori Television shows that incumbent Labour MP for the Hauraki Waikato seat, Nanaia
Mahuta, gathers 56 per cent of Maori voters’ support – a 13 point lead over Angeline Greensill of the Maori Party (43
per cent). ...
New Zealand Labour Party
National's deliberately misleading pledge to build the Tauranga Central Corridor within five to six years has no more
substance than its earlier pledge to complete the Waikato Expressway within 10 years at a cost of an extra $790 million,
says Transport ...
Survival International
Survival International has targeted corporate social responsibility consultancy CO3 for representing British mining
company Vedanta Resources, and is urging CO3 to resign its account in the interest of human rights.
Scoop Link
Last Friday, a federal court judge in Cleveland, Ohio, ordered Michael Connell, an information-technology consultant to
the McCain '08 campaign, to give a deposition in a court proceeding.
Progressive Party
The $100 million pork barrel announcement by National in Tauranga today is the best possible reason for infrastructure
investment to be handled through an infrastructure bank, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says.
Safekids
Safekids New Zealand, with the support of the New Zealand Fire Service, is advocating for a fun and colourful Guy Fawkes
celebration this November, burns free with safety guidelines for families and children.
NZ Racing Board
The possibility of a New Zealand trained horse snatching victory in the Melbourne Cup for the first time in seven years
has punters lining up at their local TAB stores to be part of the excitement.
Green Party
The Green Party is calling on National to make clear whether they support or oppose proposals from Federated Farmers to
set up a rural gerrymander at local government level as proposed today in the Feds' Manifesto.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply disappointed by Indonesia's recent announcement that the Bali bombers will soon be
executed, which represents a reversal of the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty.
New Zealand National Party
In a visit to Tauranga today, National Party Leader John Key confirmed a National-led Government will build the
Tauranga Central Corridor.
New Zealand Government
The Financial Statements of the Government for the first three months of the current financial year, released by the
Treasury earlier today, reflect the period of disruption and weakness in global financial markets, says Finance Minister
Michael Cullen.
Foundation For Research Science And Technology
The often-massive disruption caused by hoax anthrax scares could be ended thanks to a Christchurch company’s invention
of a hand-held scanner that quickly and accurately identifies the presence of potentially lethal spores in powder
samples.
New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says New Zealand First has used helicopters for travel during two election campaigns – but not for
campaigning itself.
Biodiesel New Zealand
Biodiesel New Zealand is hosting a series of South Island field days in November to give potential oilseed rape growers
an opportunity to learn more about the crop and progress made by the business since its first harvests earlier this
year.
Maori Television Service
A political poll commissioned by Maori Television indicates that there is very little difference in the level of voters’
support between the two main candidates standing for the Maori seat of Ikaroa Rawhiti.
Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wammo talks to the Prime Minister Helen Clark who says she will “play opposition” to what John Key stands
for “to the grave”… When asked if she was prepared to face John Key and National from the opposition benches Helen Clark
...
New Zealand Police
After an intensive localized search of the upper Crooked River, Adrian Brears was located at 11.45am this morning safe
and well. The missing 37 year old fisherman had been overdue from a trout fishing venture since last evening.