Top Scoop Stories September 16th 2009 News Summary
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The Board’s decision is racist and wrong - it has sought to impose the viewpoint of one particular ethnicity and culture
upon an entire city and district.
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“I have a constitutional responsibility to fight this decision until there is no fight left in my body. It is not simply
that the decision is wrong - it is that an entire community has had its views, feelings, history and heritage swept
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Te Ururoa Flavell: We know, obviously, that the Māori seats, or mana whenua seats, are an issue for this Parliament, and I want to
continue the theme around that and perhaps put some questions to the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, as I thought
that his kōrero earlier this morning at least gave an overview as to where he is at. More »[1]
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New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops deploying to Afghanistan this October will be equipped with the latest, battle
tested body armour and protective equipment. More »[1]
Paula Bennett has given the public two different answers as to whether she supports increases to benefits and she should
get her story straight, says Labour’s Social Development spokesperson Annette King. More »[1]
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During Question Time in Parliament yesterday Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee declined to give any answer
to a supplementary question from Green MP Metiria Turei. Ministers are expected to answer parliamentary questions, but
Speaker Lockwood Smith quoted speaker’s rulings as specifically allowing them not to do so. More »[1]
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Greenpeace activists have blocked a shipment of palm kernel animal feed from Indonesia, entering Tauranga Port and
destined for Fonterra dairy farms. More »[1]
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We’ve seen it all before. In the aftermath of an election defeat Labour apologises to the country for getting its
priorities wrong. New leader Phil Goff says it should have put people, families and communities at the centre of its
policies but allowed itself to be sidetracked with so-called nanny-state policies... More »[1]
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Tourism New Zealand is targeting the youth and backpacker market with a new campaign urging them to “Go All The Way” …
to New Zealand. The campaign was launched today (Thursday) at New Zealand’s first-ever Backpacker Industry Conference
held at AUT (Auckland University of Technology). More »[1]
Communications and Information Technology Minister Hon Steven Joyce today released the details of the government’s $1.5
billion ultra-fast broadband investment initiative... "The government is committed to partnering with the private sector
to accelerate the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband services to 75 percent of New Zealanders within the next ten years." More »[1]
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From this week onward, Genesis Energy customers with installed Advanced Meters will be able to choose a new Peak and
Off-Peak pricing plan that will deliver extra savings if they take advantage of the night-time rates. More »[1]
Ports of Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest container port, is getting an infusion of funds from its shareholder, the
city’s investment company, of as much as $70 million, allowing it to repay debt and strengthen its balance sheet as
earnings slide. More »[1]
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COMMENT------------
It's been a nail-biting time for liberals, wondering if President Obama would have the strength to take on the
right-wing bullies who ran amok in our public life throughout August's Congressional recess. It was a relief to hear the
president in his health... More »[1]
Over three years ago Michael Gross informed me by telephone that he was writing a history of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art (MMA) and desired to meet with me. He wanted information regarding dealings and policies of the museum’s Directors,
Trustees ... More »[1]
We’ve seen it all before. In the aftermath of an election defeat Labour apologises to the country for getting its
priorities wrong. New leader Phil Goff says it should have put people, families and communities at the centre of its
policies but allowed ... More »[1]
Having traveled across America for the first time in the early ‘90’s, a Russian business colleague hailed as a prime
example of perestroika and partnership, made a memorable comment. “Initially Americans are very friendly and nice
people, but ... More »[1]
Paul Buchanan writes that The emergence of China as a political and economic actor in the southwestern Pacific during
the last two decades has occasioned debate about its geopolitical implications. These have given rise to concerns as
well as an appreciation ... More »[1]
One has to have a certain sense of fun in the name-game of the scientific world. Spiders have been rather prominent of
late, propelled to fame by zealous zoologists keen to preserve them. The latest in this line, according to the English
Daily Telegraph... More »[1]
EVEN THE Romans never saw a game like this in their arena: three gladiators fighting against each other, while at the
same time each of them has to defend himself against attackers from behind. All three of them – Barack Obama, Binyamin
Netanyahu and ... More »[1]
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Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) is planning to make a Hollywood-Bollywood fusion movie called “Bombay
Velvet'', according to reports. More »[1]
COHA will be issuing a press release tomorrow morning chastising President Obama for not taking a decisive step to veer
away from Washington’s benighted near half-a-century trade embargo against Cuba. More »[1]
On September 5, 2009, the Lao military attacked a small group of jungle Hmong in Saysomboun Special Zone’s Phu Bia area.
Five Hmong were reportedly wounded during the attack. More »[1]
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The recent lifting of Cuba’s suspension from membership in the Organization of American States indicates that
Washington’s domination of the Inter-American system has passed. More »[1]
Monday 14th September 2009, Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS: In a month that is one of the busiest ever in terms of global
conferencing on climate change worldwide, Pacific WAVE Media Network Coordinator Ulamila Kurai Wragg heads to New York
this week. More »[1]
The main United Nations agency caring for Palestinian refugees today called on Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza to
allow in educational materials for schools, stressing that these can serve as a major weapon in promoting tolerance and
peace. More »[1]
EarthRights International (ERI) released two reports this week linking oil giants Total and Chevron to forced labor,
killings, high-level corruption and authoritarianism in military-ruled Burma (Myanmar). For the first time, ERI reveals
that the military ... More »[1]
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