Top Scoop Stories October 22nd 2009 News Summary
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Remember National’s election promise to return New Zealand to the top half of the OECD tables? In government, its moves
in education seem motivated more by a desire to return New Zealand to the golden age of Victorianism – when the three
“R”s and a stern testing regime were seen to be all that a young lad or girl really needed.
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List members of Parliament have approved a register on how they wish to be described for publicity purposes. More »[1]
Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced a major drive for better value for money in health. He intends to free up
resources for more and better front line services. More »[1]
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The Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, being presented with a kilt in the tartan of the Scottish National Parliament. More »[1]
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Energy and Resources Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is welcoming a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the
Environment about the Stockton coal mine, describing it as a useful contribution. More »[1]
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Thank you for the invitation to address your Biennial Conference. It’s good to be here. I last addressed the CTU at your
Productivity Conference in March. I enjoyed that opportunity and I was pleased to get a good hearing, so when Helen
Kelly and Peter Conway asked me to address this conference I was keen to accept. More »[1]
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Federated Farmers Dairy is throwing its full weight in behind Molly Ploeg’s ‘Doodle 4 Google’ entry titled, ‘Moogle
Google’, by urging its members to go on-line and vote for it. More »[1]
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New Zealand companies’ compliance with new international accounting rules is “very patchy” as boards struggle with a
“cultural” aversion to disclosure... More »[1]
Brian Roche, a senior partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, is to be named chief executive of New Zealand Post this week,
the Trans Tasman Political Newsletter reported. More »[1]
Proving size isn’t everything, the critically endangered kākāpō population has shown their combined pulling power can
draw people in from all over the world, after a Youtube video featuring the now famous Sirocco the kākāpō received more
than million hits this weekend. More »[1]
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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]
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COMMENT------------
The Nobel Prize awarded to the United States President is a sarcastic joke ; they say he received it for his work in
favour of a New World Order and for his “move towards multilateralism”. But if anyone has worked hard for that New World
Order... More »[1]
Remember National’s election promise to return New Zealand to the top half of the OECD tables? In government, its moves
in education seem motivated more by a desire to return New Zealand to the golden age of Victorianism – when the three
“R”s and a stern... More »[1]
The photo looks like John Travolta or Divine playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Under the bangs of a Dynel doll wig a
''floozy'' with nasolabial folds, male facial features and leathery skin mugs for the camera--coquettish hair bow, mod
sunglasses... More »[1]
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah is expected to finally gain access to diaries he wrote during the years while he was
being tortured by CIA interrogators. A federal court judge has ordered the government to turn over unredacted volumes of
the diaries... More »[1]
(Oct 20-- DailyCensored.Com ) The justices above are clearly the most rational group of high level functionaries in the
industrialized world. They did what no other court would do in Europe or the United States. They effectively outlawed
electronic voting... More »[1]
Nationals from nearly one-third of the 192 member states of the United Nations met in Damascus last week to discuss the
Return/Liberation of the Golan Heights. An estimated 5000 researchers, Lawyers, politicians, activists, victims of
Israel’s 42 years ... More »[1]
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Newly obtained documents, prepared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), portray an
elaborate sting operation to capture alleged weapons trafficker Viktor Bout in Bangkok, and America's current appeal to
extradite him ... More »[1]
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Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, launched today, at an exciting event in Auckland’s Queen Elizabeth Square.
International rugby star and one of the world’s great number sevens, Richie McCaw, was onsite to be the first person in
New Zealand to receive a Windows 7 powered, HP Pavilion dv7 notebook. This is being auctioned on TradeMe, with proceeds
going to Lifeline. More »[1]
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Critically acclaimed theatre troupe, The Naked Samoans are coming out of retirement for a special one-off performance of
their ‘Go Home’ show to raise money for those affected by the recent tsunami in Samoa. More »[1]
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WORLD------------
Rising sea levels could inundate coastal holiday spots while melting snow caps could spell an end to ski resorts, the
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has warned, as climate change threatens tourism, a lucrative industry
for the world’s ... More »[1]
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon met today with the head of the Arab League to discuss several recent
incidents, including the September rocket attack on Israel and the discovery of some listening devices in south Lebanon. More »[1]
Nearly three days of talks supported by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wrapped up today
with a draft agreement on how to provide Iran with fuel for a civilian nuclear research facility. More »[1]
Central America has become the region with the highest levels of non-political crime worldwide, with an average murder
rate of 33 per 100,000 inhabitants last year, three times greater than the global average, a new United Nations report
warns, noting ... More »[1]
Nearly 30,000 Angolans recently expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who are now seeking refuge in
overcrowded camps in northern Angola, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations refugee agency
reported ... More »[1]
After years of lobbying by human rights activists, Congress has approved the release of information on the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas, the military training
facility infamous for ... More »[1]
Afghanistan has been through a rough and contentious election. The bravery, patience, and resilience of the Afghan
people has been on display since election day, when so many of them went to the polls in the face of threats and
intimidation. And after ... More »[1]
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