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LEAD STORY

Whanau Ora: Report "Sets Out Options"

NZ POLITICS

Scoop Business: ETS Not Phoning Home After All?

Dome-Busters: Solicitor-General Floats Civil Damages Action

Selena Hawkins: Exploitation Fuels Call To Ban Alcohol Ads

Werewolf: Gordon Campbell On Taking GST Off Food

Army: Kiwis In Afghanistan Meet The Prince Of Wales

Gordon Campbell: On The Child Abuse Scandal Within The Catholic Church

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Drought Declared: April Showers Fail To Pierce Drought Of March To The Root

Digs: Exciting Archaeological Discovery

Mokihinui Decision: Forest & Bird Damns Dam

Carbon Hoofprinting: Lamb Industry Creates Carbon Footprint Benchmark

COMMENT

WikiLeaks: "Collateral Murder, Baghdad July 12, 2007"

Uri Avnery: “Hold Me Back!”

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: Part One - Candidate Nominations

Neo-Cons, Fundies, Feddies, and Con-Artists: Bush to Obama

Hating Obama, Scorning Rudd: Why have they become so unpopular so quickly ?

Left Coasting: Una Casa Dividida

Binoy Kampmark: Dumping Hu And Saving Rio Tinto

LIFESTYLE

Letters: Renaissance-Man Songster To Be Michael King Writer-In-Residence

Werewolf: Harriet The Spy (1964) By Louise Fitzhugh

Carnival: Thousands Flock To National Jazz Festival

US & NZ Dates: Dimmer (+ The Clean) To Play At Sold-Out New York Chris Knox Benefit

WORLD

Communication Breakdown: Noisy Welcome Promised For New Israeli Embassy

Online News: Net News Likely To Stay Free In NZ

Terrorism: Condemnation Of Deadly Subway Bombings In Moscow

Whanau Ora: Report "Sets Out Options"
The Government has welcomed the release today of the Whanau Ora Taskforce Report, which sets out options for improving social, education and other support services for families across New Zealand.“Whanau Ora is one of a number of Government initiatives to help families become more self-managing and take responsibility for their own development,” Acting Prime Minister Bill English and Minister Responsible for Whanau Ora Tariana Turia say. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00062.htm

ALSO:

• PM appoints Whanau Ora Minister [2]


• Kiwis still in the dark about Whanau Ora [3]


• Will Whanau Ora address inequality? [4]


• Rodney Hide Welcomes Whanau Ora Approach [5]


• Whanau ora falls short of expectations [6]


• Dunne welcomes ‘open thinking’ behind Whanau Ora [7]


• Whanau Ora [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00061.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00068.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00067.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00069.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00072.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00073.htm [7]

[8] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/04/whanau-ora.html" target="_blank [8]

Scoop Business: ETS Not Phoning Home After All?
The government will proceed with introducing the emissions trading scheme in June to keep faith with the forestry sector but full implmenetation is not assured, says Environment Minister Nick Smith. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/08/ets-follow-through-in-doubt/

ALSO:

• ETS To Cost Dairy Farmers Millions [2]


• The ETS must be delayed [3]


• ETS charges will slash NZ farmers’ profitability [4]


• Copenhagen and NZ's ETS [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00070.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00148.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00061.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00181.htm [5]

Dome-Busters: Solicitor-General Floats Civil Damages Action
Global Peace and Justice: The threat of the Solicitor-General to bring a lawsuit seeking $1.1 million in damages from the Waihopai domebusters is a shameful act of state bullying. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00059.htm

ALSO:

• Crown to consider $1.1m Waihopai lawsuit [2]


• Waihopai defence should be reviewed - QC [3]


• Ploughshares Trial Closes [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34827.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/34864.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00217.htm [4]

Selena Hawkins: Exploitation Fuels Call To Ban Alcohol Ads
Health watchdogs are saying, “enough is enough” and are calling on the Government to ban alcohol advertising following exploitation of the current regulations. The voluntary code currently governing advertising is proving to be ineffective, says The Group Against Liquor Advertising. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00035.htm

Werewolf: Gordon Campbell On Taking GST Off Food
Dead certainties are a rarity in politics, but it's a safe bet that GST will be raised to 15% in the May Budget, to help fund the income tax cuts the government has in mind… More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/do-the-right-thing/

ALSO:

• Legal aid shake-up cracking down on dodgy lawyers [2]


• Legal aid reform targets 'car boot' lawyers [3]


• Statement re MPs Legal Costs [4]


• MPs' secret legal fund exposed [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34820.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/34843.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00057.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34826.html [5]

Army: Kiwis In Afghanistan Meet The Prince Of Wales
New Zealand Defence Force personnel working at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, met The Prince of Wales recently. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00055.htm

ALSO:

• Kiwis Support UN Secretary-General on Nukes [2]


• Protocol's State of the Administration [3]


• Kiwis Support UN Secretary-General on Nukes [4]


• Obama calls nuclear strategy 'significant step' [5]


• PM Heads To Washington And Ottawa [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00058.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00064.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00058.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/34811.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00450.htm [6]

Gordon Campbell: On The Child Abuse Scandal Within The Catholic Church
At the school I attended as a child, any and all queries by parents about the standard of teaching or the content of the syllabus would be met by the stock response: “Take your child elsewhere, then.” … More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/06/g-campbell-catholic-churchs-child-abuse-scandal/

Drought Declared: April Showers Fail To Pierce Drought Of March To The Root
Drought-stricken farmers in Waikato and the Rodney, Papakura and Manukau districts are to get assistance from the Government. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00060.htm

ALSO:

• DairyNZ to run drought workshops [2]


• Wild Weather Focus of New Stamps [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00152.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00046.htm [3]

Digs: Exciting Archaeological Discovery
Moa bone and other artefacts found on a site currently being developed for the new Devonport Naval Museum have added a new dimension to urban archaeology according to the NZHPT’s Regional Archaeologist, Bev Parslow. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00097.htm

Mokihinui Decision: Forest & Bird Damns Dam
Conservation organisation Forest & Bird is astounded at the decision to destroy the West Coast’s Mokihinui River by building a hydro dam. “This will be the greatest inundation of conservation land for a hydro scheme that New Zealand has ever seen,” Forest & Bird Top of the South Field Officer Debs Martin says. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00046.htm

ALSO:

• Meridian welcomes Mokihinui consents [2]


• Dunne: Mokihinui Dam decision narrow-minded [3]


• Mokihinui decision disastrous [4]


• Brownlee’s foot in mouth over West Coast dam [5]


• Dam proposal welcomed by Buller mayor [6]


• Meridian's new hydro station meets opposition [7]


• 21-month high for Fonterra milk powder prices [8]


• Lift in milk powder prices will lift confidence [9]


• Fonterra proposes share trading only among farmers [10]


• Public investment in Fonterra proposed [11]


• Open letter: Trading amongst farmers? [12]


• Natural Dairy launches broadside at Fonterra [13]


• Failure to name our pastoral method fails NZ [14]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00074.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00042.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00039.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00041.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34813.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/34828.html [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/21-month-high-for-fonterra-milk-powder-prices/ [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00119.htm [9]

[10] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/fonterra-proposes-share-trading-only-among-farmers/ [10]

[11] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/public-investment-in-fonterra-proposed/ [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00104.htm [12]

[13] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/natural-dairy-launches-broadside-at-fonterra/ [13]

[14] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/failure-to-name-our-pastoral-method-fails-nz/ [14]

Carbon Hoofprinting: Lamb Industry Creates Carbon Footprint Benchmark
The New Zealand lamb industry now has a strong understanding of how it can improve its emissions performance, thanks to a new and comprehensive study examining the full carbon footprint of New Zealand lamb exported to and consumed in its key European market. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00081.htm

ALSO:

• Key: Speech to opening of Global Research Alliance [2]


• Govt’s ETS uncertainty threatens credibility [3]


• Global Research Alliance meeting welcomed [4]


• Science Gathering in Wellington a Positive Step [5]


• NZ goes where other global alliance members don't [6]


• Science, Climate Change and Integrity [7]


• ETS charges will slash NZ farmers’ profitability [8]


• The ETS must be delayed [9]


• Failure to name our pastoral method fails NZ [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00044.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00046.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00048.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00005.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00075.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00006.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00061.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00148.htm [9]

[10] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/failure-to-name-our-pastoral-method-fails-nz/ [10]

WikiLeaks: "Collateral Murder, Baghdad July 12, 2007"
(April 5, Washington, DC) Julian Assange and Wikileaks kept their promise of February 20 by releasing a video tape that shows civilians and reporter deaths from an attack by United States forces. The tape was presented at a 9:00 am press conference at... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00015.htm

ALSO:

• Iraq Shooting Military Investigation Docs Released [2]


• ACORNing WikiLeaks? Web Publisher Under Attack [3]


• Collateral Murder [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00024.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00313.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00055.htm [4]

Uri Avnery: “Hold Me Back!”
“HOLD ME back!” is a part of Israeli folklore. It reminds us of our childhood. When a boy has a scuffle with a bigger and stronger boy, he pretends that he is going to attack him any moment and shouts to the spectators: “Hold me back, or I am going ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00023.htm

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: Part One - Candidate Nominations
I have taken up the invitation of Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly, to observe the Cuban electoral process, beginning with going to a couple of nomination meetings, then interviewing the successful candidates, or potential ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00025.htm

Neo-Cons, Fundies, Feddies, and Con-Artists: Bush to Obama
It is now a matter of public record that immediately after the terrible tragedy of 11 September 2001, U.S. Secretary of War Donald Rumsfeld and his pro-Israeli Neo-Conservative Deputy Paul Wolfowitz began to plot, plan, scheme and conspire to wage a war of aggression ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00022.htm

Hating Obama, Scorning Rudd: Why have they become so unpopular so quickly ?
New Zealand has long been out of ideological sync with the USA. Labour Prime Minister David Lange crumpled ANZUS and threw out nuclear ships during the Reagan years. Helen Clark decried the war on Iraq, and said it wouldn’t... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/hating-obama-scorning-rudd/

Left Coasting: Una Casa Dividida
Aposter reproduced in Kenneth C. Burt’s 2007 book The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics accompanies his discussion of the events surrounding the 1966 CA gubernatorial election. At the top of the poster are two words... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/left-coasting-una-casa-dividida/

Binoy Kampmark: Dumping Hu And Saving Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto’s attempt to rinse its red blood of any association with the practices of its former employees Stern Hu (an Australian national) and Chinese nationals Liu Caikui, Wang Yong and Ge Minqiang, is troubling. Business in the international mining... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00008.htm

Letters: Renaissance-Man Songster To Be Michael King Writer-In-Residence
William (Bill) Direen, a writer and well-known figure in New Zealand music circles, has been selected for a six-month residency at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in Devonport from July this year. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00072.htm

Werewolf: Harriet The Spy (1964) By Louise Fitzhugh
Ever since Harriet the Spy was published in 1964, the book has steadily grown in stature – to the point where one US critic has put it up alongside Charlotte’s Web and Where The Wild Things Are as one of the three masterpieces of postwar children’s literature. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/classics-harriet-the-spy-1964-by-louise-fitzhugh/

Carnival: Thousands Flock To National Jazz Festival
Around 20,000 people enjoyed sunshine and jazz music at the National Jazz Festival’s Downtown Carnival today in Tauranga. The carnival is a free event as part of the National Jazz Festival and continues on Sunday with four stages featuring a diverse range of jazz music styles. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00037.htm

US & NZ Dates: Dimmer (+ The Clean) To Play At Sold-Out New York Chris Knox Benefit
Shayne Carter’s Dimmer make their first foray to New York City in May, playing shows including a just-announced Chris Knox benefit gig. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00425.htm

ALSO:

• The Chris Knox Benefit at Le Poisson Rouge Has Already Raised $40,545 [2]


• Chris Knox withdraws from Mountain Goats slot [3]

[2] - http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/03/the_chris_knox.php" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00062.htm [3]

Communication Breakdown: Noisy Welcome Promised For New Israeli Embassy
A campaign formed in Wellington to oppose the opening of an Israeli embassy says nobody would want the embassy as its neighbour. NIEW – No Israeli Embassy in Wellington – is a coalition set up to oppose Israel plans to open an embassy in Wellington ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00072.htm

ALSO:

• OnPoint: Iraq, from the air [2]


• Iraq Shooting Military Investigation Docs Released [3]


• Wikileaks: Video of Baghdad firefight [4]


• Harvard's Gitmo Kangaroo Law School [5]


• ACORNing WikiLeaks? Web Publisher Under Attack [6]


• NYTimes.com: U.S. Admits Role in Killing of Afghan Women [7]

[2] - http://publicaddress.net/6553#post6553" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00024.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/34775.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00014.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00313.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/asia/06afghan.html" target="_blank [7]

Online News: Net News Likely To Stay Free In NZ
AUCKLAND (NZ Herald/Pacific Media Watch): Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has upped the ante over free news content on the web. Murdoch's News Corp is to charge £1 ($2.11) a day and £2 a week for people to read the Times and Sunday Times websites. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00024.htm

Terrorism: Condemnation Of Deadly Subway Bombings In Moscow
The United Nations refugee chief has added his voice to the chorus of international condemnation at this week’s suicide bombings in the Moscow subway system, describing the twin attacks as “an appalling and heartless crime.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00007.htm

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