Top Scoop Stories October 19th 2009 News Summary
LEAD STORYWelfare: Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Tariana Turia
Road Funding: "Mayors Are Right – Minister Is Wrong"
Scoop Images: Climate Heats Up Outside Parliament
ACC: Government Yet To Get Numbers
'Restraint': Public Service Chief Execs’ Pay Up, Workers Denied
Peculiar Procedure: Nat ETS Insta-Submission Plan Fails
Rebiya Kadeer: Uighur Activist Say NZ Has Role
Scoop Business: Notice Of Meeting
Lobbying: Oh, Hemp, Is There Nothing You Can't Do?
Legal Issues: Coke Asserts Trademark On Christmas
Uri Avnery: The Slippery Slope
Robert Naiman: McChrystal'S 40,000 Troop Hoax
Sherwood Ross: Fraudulent Afghan Election Raises Odds Against U.S. “Success”
Marth Rosenberg: Dog Fighting Among Toddlers At Day Care Center
Mapping The Real Deal: Building Your Local Food IQ
John Minto: Infratil Puts The Boot Into Low-Paid Bus Drivers
David Cooke: Only For The Economy, Stupid
Gordon Campbell: The Rugby World Cup Bids
Summer Festivals: Splore Announces First Lineup For 2010
Oil: Iraq: Talks Over Contested Northern Boundaries
International Law: Burma: Government Impunity For Crimes
Sir Keith Park: UK Commemorates Battle Of Britain Commander
Kyaymon: Burma: Junta's Online Warning To Buddhist Monks
Organ Market: Pact Needed To Prevent Organ Trafficking
Bollywood Invades Britain: Bollywood Dance At Buckingham Palace
Newspapers vs. Digital News: Newspapers Innovating Rapidly For Digital Age
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LEAD STORY
------------Welfare:
Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Tariana Turia
-
Turia hints that Foreshore and Seabed Act will be repealed:
“I’m really satisfied with the progress we have
made”
- “Faults on both sides” in handling of Maori
TV rugby bid
- Maori Party expects Maori TV to screen the
RWC Opening Ceremony as lead bidder
- The government now
“wastes” a billion on social services
- Turia “very
concerned” about ACC reforms; privatising Work Account
would drive up levies ‘exorbitantly” More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00274.htm
ALSO:
- Q+A Transcript: Bob Buckle on Tax [2]
- RWC broadcasting shambles continues [3]
- Government-gang partnership crazy [4]
- Meeting with gangs to curb violence [5]
- Turia 'disappointed' with hijacking of Maori TV bid [6]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00275.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00238.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00240.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00243.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/28223.html [6]
NZ POLITICS
------------Road
Funding: "Mayors Are Right – Minister Is
Wrong"
Transport Minister Steven Joyce is being
mischievous and is just plain wrong to suggest that local
roading funding has increased, Labour’s Transport
spokesperson Darren Hughes said today. “Regional Mayors
don’t believe him, Labour doesn’t believe him, and
that’s because he is 100% wrong,” Darren Hughes said. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00246.htm
Scoop
Images: Climate Heats Up Outside
Parliament
Global climate change activist group
350 Aotearoa and members of the 10-20% Pure New Zealand
collective led marchers from Victoria University to the
Parliament steps today, calling for Prime Minister John Key
to address New Zealand's current policy on carbon dioxide
emissions. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00256.htm
ALSO:
- Business calls for transparent subsidy numbers [2]
- Farmers already cutting emissions without ETS [3]
- New bill ‘weakens ETS’ [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00238.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00233.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00231.htm [4]
ACC:
Government Yet To Get Numbers
The Government’s
failure to secure political support for legislation which
will cut ACC entitlements and burden Kiwi families is
further evidence of Nick Smith’s shambolic handling of the
ACC portfolio, says ACC spokesperson David Parker. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00194.htm
ALSO:
- Wrong call from ACC on elderly falls programme [2]
- Q+A’s Guyon Espiner interviews Tariana Turia [3]
- Enhancing ACC support for sexual abuse survivors [4]
- Wrong call from ACC on elderly falls programme [5]
- Audio: ACC minister Nick Smith on The Wire [6]
- Radio Adelaide: Manning - ACC & Crossing A Nat's T [7]
- ACC Levy Rises, Cover Cuts [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0910/S00080.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00274.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0910/S00076.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0910/S00075.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00158.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00166.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00138.htm [8]
'Restraint':
Public Service Chief Execs’ Pay Up, Workers
Denied
“It’s not fair for public service
chief executives on six figure salaries who’ve received
pay rises to be telling their staff, who are earning
substantially less, that they can’t have a pay rise,”
says PSA national secretary Richard Wagstaff. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00409.htm
ALSO:
- Hospital Workers support mass work stoppage in Nov [2]
- Full interview with PSA secretary, Richard Wagstaff [3]
- Labour commitmed to fight organised crime [4]
- Tackling Gangs [5]
- Speech: Power - Victim Support Conference 2009 [6]
- Families of homicide victims to benefit [7]
- Parliament passes law on money laundering [8]
- Bill to put crime victims first has second reading [9]
- Speech: Flavell - Anti-Money Laundering Bill [10]
- Organised crime threatens NZ way of life [11]
- Speech: Collins - Fight against organised crime [12]
- Rethinking Urges Support for Mongrel Mob Rehab [13]
- Policy -Makers Must Heed Research Evidence [14]
- Search and Surveillance Submissions a sick joke [15]
- Govt plans to increase surveillance powers [16]
- Serious crime victims to get greater financial support [17]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0910/S00078.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/28165.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00224.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00251.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00213.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00212.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00209.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00170.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00196.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00199.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00198.htm [12]
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00218.htm [13]
[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00217.htm [14]
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00199.htm [15]
[16] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/28141.html [16]
[17] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/28186.html [17]
Scoop's
Meet The MPs Project
: More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00217.htm
ALSO:
- Kevin Hague [2]
- Rajen Prasad [3]
- John Boscawen [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00134.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00120.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00121.htm [4]
Peculiar
Procedure: Nat ETS Insta-Submission Plan
Fails
Earlier: A move will be made 1pm to
have the select committee considering major ETS changes hear
all oral submissions today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00222.htm
ALSO:
- ETS select committee to sit again next Tuesday [2]
- Angry Opposition MPs slam ETS hearings process [3]
- New bill ‘weakens ETS’ [4]
- Business calls for transparent subsidy numbers [5]
- More reports on ETS hearings [6]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/16/ets-select-committee-to-sit-again-next-tuesday/ [2]
[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/15/angry-opposition-mps-slam-ets-hearings-process/ [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00231.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00238.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/page.asp?id=1028814575800MPR" target="_blank [6]
Rebiya
Kadeer: Uighur Activist Say NZ Has Role
After
serving nearly six years in a Chinese prison for
“providing secret information to foreigners” Kadeer was
released in 2005 and relocated to the United States where
she has been serving as U.S. leader for the World Uighur
Congress. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00144.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Scoop
Business: Notice Of Meeting
Your trusty
Wellington correspondent turned up to the Solid Energy
“annual general meeting” in the Ilott Theatre at the
Wellington Town Hall this week, keen to sample an SOE’s
version of a listed company AGM. More
»[1]
[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/16/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-notice-of-meeting/
Lobbying:
Oh, Hemp, Is There Nothing You Can't Do?
The
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is the only New
Zealand political party with a policy that can reverse
man-made climate change. Neither emission reductions targets
or carbon trading schemes will solve the problem. Nor will
the establishment of more International Laws. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0910/S00046.htm
ALSO:
- P&O Cruises to Launch Superliner in Auckland [2]
- Summer cruise season underway [3]
- Wellington Tourism Gears up for Cruise Season [4]
- Cruiseabout Confirmed to Dock in the NZ Market [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00429.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0910/S00253.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00430.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00432.htm [5]
Legal
Issues: Coke Asserts Trademark On
Christmas
Organisers of the Brother Christmas in
the Park event in the Hutt Valley... were informed recently
that the 'Christmas in the Park' moniker is in fact a Coca
Cola registered trademark. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0910/S00241.htm
ALSO:
- Kiwi confidence leap strongest across Asia [2]
- Food prices continue to fall [3]
- Cost of living: Kiwis find it tougher and tougher [4]
- Long time between drinks for manufacturing [5]
- Inflation jumps in September but still low [6]
[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/16/kiwi-confidence-leap-strongest-across-asia/ [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00360.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0910/S00191.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0910/S00364.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/28131.html [6]
COMMENT
------------Uri
Avnery: The Slippery Slope
IT IS, of course,
all the fault of Judge Richard Goldstone. He is to blame for
it, as he is to blame for all the other ills that are
befalling us now. He is to blame for the trouble we are
having at the UN, both in New York and in Geneva. For the
... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00167.htm
ALSO:
- Abbas and the Goldstone Report [2]
- Recent UN Probe Into Gaza Conflict [3]
- Withdrawal of the Goldstone Resolution [4]
- Iran’s Nuclear Theater Meant to Divert Attention [5]
- Will Goldstone's Report Deliver? [6]
- The Goldstone Report On Gaza [7]
- Fighting for the Right to Walk [8]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00152.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00179.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00057.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00025.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00228.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0909/S00191.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0908/S00249.htm [8]
Robert
Naiman: McChrystal'S 40,000 Troop Hoax
It's
a time-honored Washington tradition. If you want to bully
the government into doing something unpopular and the public
into accepting it, manufacture a false emergency. Iraq war?
If you don't approve it, mushroom cloud. Banker or IMF
bailout? If you ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00171.htm
Sherwood Ross: Fraudulent Afghan Election Raises Odds
Against U.S. “Success”
The fraudulent Afghan
election of last August 20th has delayed the possibility of
a new regime taking over promptly to replace the corrupt
rule of the discredited, U.S. hand-picked President Hamid
Karzai. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00168.htm
Marth
Rosenberg: Dog Fighting Among Toddlers At Day Care
Center
Fans on their way to the Eagles/Buccaneers
game on Sunday were not happy to see Michael Vick protestors
with ''Power to the Puppies'' and ''Stop. Think. Boycott.''
signs outside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00155.htm
Mapping
The Real Deal: Building Your Local Food
IQ
Let’s say my normal practice is to grab
take-out on the way home from work or hit the grocery store
at high speed to buy food processed by strangers thousands
of miles away. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00143.htm
John
Minto: Infratil Puts The Boot Into Low-Paid Bus Drivers
Last Friday I joined a protest by Auckland bus
drivers locked out by their employer, the Infratil-owned NZ
Bus company. It was a lively, spirited protest by some 400
drivers and supporters. Many are from the Pacific and an
entertaining feast of singing ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00126.htm
David Cooke: Only For The Economy, Stupid
In
tertiary education, the Government means business, and not
much else. The draft Tertiary Education Strategy starts by
firmly bolting education to work and the economy, and never
wavers in its focus. It does have some passing references to
profile items... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00124.htm
Gordon Campbell: The Rugby World Cup
Bids
There seem to be two Rugby World Cups taking
place in 2011. One is an absolutely splendid affair being
overseen by RWC Minister Murray McCully that will pour $500
million into our national and local economies, and attract
big spending visitors ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00125.htm
LIFESTYLE
------------Summer
Festivals: Splore Announces First Lineup For
2010
There’s great music and a whole lot more
at Splore 2010. An exciting mix of strong local talent and
international performers will take to the stages next
February against the backdrop of the idyllic Tapapakanga
Regional Park, just 70km south-east of Auckland. ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0910/S00260.htm
WORLD
------------Oil:
Iraq: Talks Over Contested Northern
Boundaries
Talks on disputed internal Iraqi
boundaries -- in the oil-rich, ethnically mixed north --
have made progress on measures to address concerns of local
residents, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq
(UNAMI) announced today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00225.htm
International
Law: Burma: Government Impunity For
Crimes
The international community should
withhold support for Burma's 2010 elections and not accept
the results of the vote unless the government amends the
country's constitution to end impunity for human rights
violations, the International Centre for Transitional ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00223.htm
Sir
Keith Park: UK Commemorates Battle Of Britain
Commander
14 October 2009 - A statue of Air Chief
Marshal Sir Keith Park, who led the Royal Air Force (RAF)
forces over London and the South East of England throughout
the Battle of Britain, will be unveiled on the Fourth Plinth
in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00220.htm
Kyaymon:
Burma: Junta's Online Warning To Buddhist Monks
A
military government website, “Kyaymon” [meaning “the
mirror”], which operates as an online daily newspaper in
Burmese has criticised two well-known Buddhist monks’
organisations and warned that the Burmese military
authorities will take action against ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00215.htm
Organ
Market: Pact Needed To Prevent Organ
Trafficking
A new international convention is
needed to prevent trafficking in organs, tissues and cells
(OTC), protect victims and prosecute offenders, according to
a joint study launched today by the United Nations and the
Council of Europe. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00176.htm
Bollywood
Invades Britain: Bollywood Dance At Buckingham
Palace
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of
United Kingdom has invited Bollywood dancers for a
first-ever such performance at Buckingham Palace in London,
according to reports. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00182.htm
Newspapers
vs. Digital News: Newspapers Innovating Rapidly For
Digital Age
The rapid pace of innovation and
adaption in the newspaper industry was evident Tuesday at
IFRA Expo 2009, the world¹s largest trade fair for the
industry, where a session on newsroom strategies examined
multimedia integration, social media tools and other ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0910/S00186.htm
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