Gordon Campbell: On David Garrett’s Sterilisation Plan (And Divisions Within Hamas)
David Garrett’s bizarre suggestion that people who abuse children should be given a $5,000 incentive to get themselves sterilized is so crass that one hardly knows where to begin. Yes, some people probably shouldn’t be parents. Some people shouldn’t have license to do a lot of things in society, but some alternatives are even worse.I have pretty strong feelings about Mr Garrett’s fitness to be an MP. But that’s just my personal opinion and does not reflect any official editorial position taken by Scoop. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/04/campbell-garrett%e2%80%99s-sterilisation-plan-and-hamas/

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Sterilisation in history and literature! [2]

[2] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/sterilisation-in-history-and-literature/" target="_blank [2]

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NZ POLITICS

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Corporations: Telecom - Bastard Offspring Of The Market
I’m not just talking about events of the past month but the tale of the company and the country since Telecom was privatised in 1990. Telecom is struggling for the same reason our national economy is struggling. Market values have replaced the values of service and citizenship. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00038.htm

Scoop Coverage: Road Safety Plan To Change Give Way Rule
Transport Minister Steven Joyce has released a new ten year strategy designed to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads over the next decade. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00039.htm

ALSO:

Safer Journeys: focus on repeat drink drivers [2]

Safer Journeys: focus on young drivers [3]

Let’s fast-track youth driver zero alcohol limit [4]

What about elderly drivers? [5]

Govt downplays biggest road safety recommendation [6]

Lower speeds mean fewer fatalities [7]

NZTA welcomes Safer Journeys strategy [8]

Government’s strategy will improve road safety [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00043.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00042.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00048.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00055.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00047.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00051.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00055.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00062.htm [9]

Child Abuse: Experts Panel Reports
An independent experts’ forum asked to identify steps to prevent child abuse and neglect has come back with a range of recommendations for the Government to consider. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00040.htm

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Child abused to death by family every 23 days [2]

Every Child Counts welcomes Minister’s initiative [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00009.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00049.htm [3]

Werewolf: Playing Aussie Rules On Defence
Gordon Campbell: The announcement most likely to generate headlines in the Defence White Paper due on March 31 will be the official formation of an ANZAC Rapid Reaction Force… Given the harm this is likely to do to New Zealand’s international image of relative neutrality, the force is bound to be controversial. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/playing-aussie-rules-on-defence/

ALSO:

Settling For Less [2]

Left Coasting: Deputy Dogging [3]

From the Hood: Logo-rhythms [4]

Werewolf Issue IX [5]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/settling-for-less/" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/left-coasting-deputy-dogging/" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/from-the-hood-5/" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://werewolf.co.nz/ [5]

Bonus: Cyclist Ruling Allows Nudity, Annoys Family First
Family First NZ says that a High Court judge’s ruling that riding a bike naked is legal is morally bankrupt, offensive, and sets a dangerous precedent. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00039.htm

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Tsunami Warning: Nude Photoshoot Cancelled [2]

Court's decision to overturn nude cyclist's fine met with criticism [3]

5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot [4]

Clarke's maiden bowled over by nude revelations [5]

Nude cyclist "over the moon" at fine quash [6]

Kirk Torrance – nudity, swimming and the fight to become Wayne Judd [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00409.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33328.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/33262.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33300.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33377.html [6]

[7] - http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/kirk-torrance?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NzOnScreen+%28NZ+on+Screen%29" target="_blank [7]

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Science: CRI Report Calls For Change
The taskforce set up by the Government to determine how New Zealand can get the greatest benefit from its Crown Research Institutes has presented its report to shareholding Ministers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00062.htm

ALSO:

Scion welcomes Taskforce findings [2]

Taskforce report sound and constructive [3]

CRI taskforce report "right on the button" [4]

CRI task force report spot on [5]

Taskforce Calls For “Radical Revamp” Of Research [6]

PSA supports taskforce call for secure funding [7]

CRI Taskforce: Time for “big picture” thinking in science [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00020.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00018.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00016.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00113.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00019.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00021.htm [7]

[8] - http://sciblogs.co.nz/griffins-gadgets/2010/03/04/cri-taskforce-time-for-big-picture-thinking-in-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciblogsnz+%28SciBlogs.co.nz%29" target="_blank [8]

Aspirations: Australia Won’t ‘Slow Down’ To Allow NZ Catch Up
BT Financial Group chief economist Chris Caton, who’s touring New Zealand in a roadshow hosted by Westpac Banking Corp., told investors at a meeting in Wellington it’s “very very difficult” for New Zealand to grow at a faster pace than Australia, especially when starting from “20% behind.” More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/04/australia-wont-%e2%80%98slow-down%e2%80%99-to-allow-nz-catch-up/

ALSO:

RWC 2011 Free-to-Air Broadcast Deal Confirmed [2]

Agricultural GHG Research Centre open for business [3]

Federated Farmers backs greenhouse gas centre [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00097.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00045.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00098.htm [4]

Also Loves Diggers: Govt Announces Infrastructure Plan
The National Infrastructure Plan, issued today, shows the large scale of the Government's infrastructure programme and highlights some future issues that may require action, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00025.htm

ALSO:

Infrastructure plan good but needs work [2]

Plan shows opportunities to plan assets, investing [3]

Borrowing to invest in infrastructure sound [4]

National Infrastructure Plan: A Good First Step [5]

Group Welcomes Harbour Crossing [6]

Arts Festival Images: Transports Exceptionels [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00064.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00029.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00027.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00068.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00034.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00229.htm [7]

Employment Grievances: Government Releases Discussion Document
The public is being asked to submit their views on the personal grievance system operating under the Employment Relations Act 2000. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00019.htm

ALSO:

National going way beyond election promises [2]

Grievance free work trial terms working well [3]

Extending unfairness [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00036.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00087.htm [3]

[4] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/03/extending-unfairness.html" target="_blank [4]

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Valuing The Young: The right’s ideological crusade to bring back youth rates
Late last month, Sir Roger Douglas’ bill to scrap the mandatory payment of the minimum wage to young workers was chosen from the private member’s ballot, and thus became part of Parliament’s agenda. The avowed purpose of his Minimum Wage... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/valuing-the-young/

Logo-seditious: Lyndon Hood Responds to the Auckland Transition Agency's Invitation to Design a New City Logo
Rather than paying for a real logo, the Auckland Transition Agency has decided to run a public competition, complete with an open brief and a panel of unqualified judges. The idea is, this will be as awesome as the NZ Herald’s flag designs. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/from-the-hood-5/

Rosalea Barker, Left Coasting: Deputy Dogging - Gavin Newsom goes sub-gubernatorial in California
As March begins, and with less than two weeks to go before candidates have to file their nomination papers for the June primary elections in California, there’s a whole lotta shake-up going on. Since I last wrote about the race for... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/left-coasting-deputy-dogging/

James Robinson: Handwriting’s Premature Demise
There is a generational split you may have noticed. And it doesn’t lead itself to labeling as easily as the Generation X/Generation Y divide. The divide falls between those who were in school when computers... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/handwriting%e2%80%99s-premature-demise/

Neil Adcock: Does mainstream media coverage distort our understanding of Treaty issues?
If the most popular forms of public commentary were anything to go by – Internet comments on mainstream media sites and talkback radio – you would think that New Zealand stands at risk of being bankrupted... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/settling-for-less/

Playing Aussie Rules on Defence: Why the Rapid Reaction Force would do more harm than good to the ANZAC spirit
The announcement most likely to generate headlines in the Defence White Paper due on March 31 will be the official formation of an ANZAC Rapid Reaction Force to police (aka “assist”] the Pacific region. Last year, the Prime Ministers... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/playing-aussie-rules-on-defence/

Curriculum Battles: Australia's Banded History
‘The national curriculum appears quite unbalanced as it stands at the moment,’ complained Opposition Education spokesman Christopher Pyne to gathered members of the press (March 1, Herald Sun ). The Australian Coalition is getting hot and bothered ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00031.htm

Martin LeFevre: Shaking Up The Global Society
The huge earthquake in Chile—8.8 on the Richter scale, one of the largest ever recorded—drives home the point that it isn’t nature that’s at war with humankind, but humankind that’s at war with itself. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00022.htm

Dolls and Drudges Don Pants: Interview with New York Times columnist Gail Collins About Her New Book
Q: Your new book, When Everything Changed (Little, Brown) covers the cascade of rights women won between 1964 and 1972 from equal pay and the right to their own credit rating to the right to wear pants and to be called by the honorific ''MS.'' ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00019.htm

Remembering The Nangpa La Shootings: The Story The Mountain Guiding Industry Doesn't Want You To Know
On the morning of September 30, 2006, around 75 Tibetan refugees trod through deep snow toward Nangpa La, a Himalayan pass at 5,716m that is within view of the area used for Advanced Base Camp (ABC) on Cho Oyu. Exhausted from their two-week journey... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00226.htm

Deadly Purchases: Unintended Acceleration At Toyota
Even David Letterman found room to mock it, but Toyota’s recent acceleration debacle is an episode the company would rather forget. The Japanese giant is mired in a controversial recall of vehicles for sudden acceleration defects, numbering 8.5 million in the ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00223.htm

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Fringe Review: Ben Hur - The Epic!
This show tickled my funny bone bigtime and joyfully delivered on its simple promise - 3 men presenting Ben Hur on a tiny stage in just 70min. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00041.htm

Disasterous Unpreparedness: NZ Households Unprepared For Natural Disasters
Many New Zealand households are not prepared for a natural disaster, Statistics New Zealand said today, based on the latest information from the New Zealand General Social Survey 2008 (NZGSS). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00060.htm

Reservoir Hill? TVNZ Online Drama Gains Digital Emmy Nomination
Reservoir Hill was a New Zealand trail-blazer - an exclusively online drama where viewers could interact with the main character. Now, it’s also earned another national first: a nomination in the International Digital Emmy Awards. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00048.htm

Arts Festival Review: Inside Out
Inside Out from Cirkus Cirkor was an enthralling performance from the moment the audience entered the theatre... The show started with a bang and so it was all the way to the finale. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00023.htm

ALSO:

Arts Festival Review: Echoa [2]

Fringe Review: Crimson Club [3]

Arts Festival 2010 [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00034.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00035.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [4]

Television: NZ On Screen - February Top 10
Check out February’s Top Ten: a particularly choice selection of Aotearoa screen culture as showcased on the site; from Score to A State of Siege, from Nice One Stu to On the Mat ... enjoy! More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00030.htm

Fringe Review: Sometimes I Don’t Like Yellow
The premise of the play is: what happens when the CEO of a pineapple company makes a mistake in peddling mysteriously addictive red pineapple? Confusingly, the play doesn’t really deliver on the answer to this question. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00001.htm

ALSO:

Arts Festival 2010 [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [2]

The Hurt Locker: In Praise Of War (Films)
Obviously, war movies are fiction – there is an entire generation whose mental images of the Vietnam War owe more to Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone than to any news bulletins of the day, or any dutiful war memoirs. Same for me... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/the-hurt-locker-in-praise-of-war-films/

The Complicatist: Kurt Vile, and the Allure of Cover Versions
In the 1950s, cover versions enabled white people (I’m talking about you, Pat Boone) to cash in on black music without scaring the public. These days though, an artfully chosen cover version can usefully demonstrate the depth of your musical... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/the-complicatist-kurt-vile-and-the-allure-of-cover-versions/

Tim Bollinger, Reviews and Commentary: Kiwi Komix – Some Local Favourites
In New Zealand there’s a whole bunch of great comic strip artists who you won’t see in the local papers, either because their work is too eccentric, or too long, or too expensive, or just because New Zealand newspaper and magazine publishers are... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/reviews-and-commentary-4%e2%80%a6-by-tim-bollinger/

Classics: Homecoming (1981) By Cynthia Voigt
Curiosity has always been a good friend of creativity. Reportedly, Cynthia Voigt got the idea for Homecoming after looking one day at some kids in a supermarket parking lot, and wondering what would happen if their parents... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/03/classics-homecoming-1981-by-cynthia-voigt/

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Stop the Apartheid: Crossings To Gaza Must Be Re-Opened
The top United Nations humanitarian official today, on a visit to Gaza, called for the re-opening of border crossings to alleviate the suffering of the area’s population in the wake of last year’s deadly conflict. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00052.htm

World Health Organisation: Governments Not Spending Enough On Health
MANILA, 3 March 2010—The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on governments across the Asia Pacific region to spend more on health in order to cut out-of-pocket health-care costs for the poor and vulnerable. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00066.htm

Indonesia: Obama Should Help A People Blighted By A US Corp
As the much-heralded visit of President Barack Obama draws near, it is worth remembering that, unlike any other US president, Obama enjoys a special affection among Indonesians. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00067.htm

West Papuan Freedom: President Of Indonesia Set To Visit Australia
Because the Indonesian President is visiting Australia this month, I am writing to inform you that we are organising a demonstration against the abuse of West Papuan human rights. The rally is to be held at outside the Australian Parliament in Canberra ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00069.htm

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West Papua Report [2]

Chile Earthquake: Emergency Appeal Launched [3]

Remarks With Chilean President-elect [4]

Remarks With Chilean President [5]

Chile Troops, Police Attack Post-Quake Looting [6]

Final Travel Advisory Update on Chile [7]

Pacific Tsunami Warnings Cancelled [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00059.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00061.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00063.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00070.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33275.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00040.htm [7]

[8] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/pacific-tsunami-warnings-cancelled/ [8]

Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: Kiwi Provincial Reconstruction Team Faces Tough Weather
While Kiwis in New Zealand are sweltering in a warm late summer, Kiwis with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan are dealing with thick snow. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00016.htm

Equality: World Reflects On Womens' Progress
In March, the world observes International Women's Day, and, in the United States, Women's History Month. And while women have made great strides in many areas where they once were marginalized, there is still much work to be done in areas including ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00006.htm

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