Werewolf: Lyndon Hood - Faster Liberals, Kill! Kill!
MEMORANDUM
FROM: GRAND RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY GHQ
TO: POLITICAL 1, NEW ZEALAND, SECTOR NJ18934 EARTH
SUBJECT: ONGOING ASCENDANCYFelicitous greetings!You quest for local domination goes well. Reports left-leaning voters remain in the minority. However, individuals remain active, and large populations could re-emerge.We agree it is time to move the Eradication phase. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/from-the-hood-faster-liberals-kill-kill/

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Milestone Movies : The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) [2]

Cartoon Alley [3]

The Complicatist : Bascom Lamar Lunsford and the mongrel nature of folk music [4]

And much more... [5]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/milestone-movies-the-36th-chamber-of-haolin/ [2]

[3] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/cartoon-alley/ [3]

[4] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/the-complicatist-bascom-lamar-lunsford-and-the-mongrel-nature-of-folk-music/ [4]

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

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Questions for Oral Answer - 4 May 2010 [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00029.htm [2]

Flying Visits: PM Concludes Visit To Afghanistan
Prime Minister John Key has completed a three-day visit to Afghanistan where he met New Zealand troops and held talks with government and military officials, including President Hamid Karzai. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00018.htm

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Greens oppose extending SAS in Afghanistan [2]

Key’s secret visit an admission of failure [3]

John Key in secret trip to Afghanistan [4]

Afghanistan review decisions announced [5]

Deliberate defeat in Afghanistan [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00028.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00018.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/35809.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0908/S00133.htm [5]

[6] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/08/19/gordon-campbell-deliberate-defeat-in-afghanistan/ [6]

Legislating: Dunne To Vote Against Three Strikes Bill
“This bill, in my opinion, is flawed legislation,” said Mr Dunne, “it will neither reduce the incidents of violent crime, assist in addressing the high rate of recidivism among offenders, nor help curb our bulging prison population.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00038.htm

ALSO:

Greens oppose electoral finance loophole [2]

Chance tomorrow for National to back workers [3]

Declaration fights international organised crime [4]

Peter Dunne awarded the Prestigious Rosso Award [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00033.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00040.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00039.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00020.htm [5]

Werewolf: Closing The Books On Libraries
What the plight of libraries signals is the erosion of free access to even the basic forms of knowledge that they hold. Ironically, libraries are coming under siege in the wake of the economic recession – just as citizens are using them more and more for knowledge access, for entertainment and as a community meeting ground. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/closing-the-books-on-libraries/

ALSO:

Werewolf Issue 11 [2]

Secretary-General On World Press Freedom Day [3]

Right To Information Essential To Good Governance [4]

A minute's silence for murdered journalists [5]

Journalists in exile on World Press Freedom Day [6]

Ten Journalist Murder Cases To Solve [7]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00004.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00596.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00608.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00450.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00044.htm [7]

John Minto: ECan Sacking A Coup For Corporate Irrigators
It’s good to see the fight-back in Canterbury against the sacking of the Environment Canterbury Board. Firing the board was an orchestrated coup conducted by the government on behalf of corporate irrigators. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00016.htm

ALSO:

Failure to support KiwiRail shows lack of faith [2]

KiwiRail should be built by Kiwi workers [3]

KiwiRail ‘Cinderella’ comments unhelpful [4]

Joyce should visit Dunedin and see Kiwi workers [5]

Joyce doesn’t back Kiwi workers to get job done [6]

KiwiRail urged to build own trains [7]

Govt rejects call to build KiwiRail trains in NZ [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00013.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00009.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00103.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00042.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00041.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/35759.html [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/35782.html [8]

Scoop Report: Protest Against Mining 'Biggest In Living Memory'
Photo Essay, Text, Video: Auckland - Organisers of Saturday's protest claim up to 50,000 people marched up Queen St united in their opposition against the National-led Government's plans to mine conservation land and national parks. The Sign On website stated the march was the biggest in living memory. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00013.htm

ALSO:

Radio Adelaide: Huge Protest Sends Govt Jolt Over Mining Plans [2]

State of the environment: reports urge NZ to act [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00015.htm [2]

[3] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/state-of-the-environment-reports-urge-nz-to-act" target="_blank [3]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Scoop Business: Full-Time Job Numbers Bottom Out, Wages Stalled
New Zealand’s slow climb out of economic recession shows in a continued improvement in full-time equivalent employees and filled jobs, according to Statistics N.Z. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/04/full-time-job-numbers-bottom-out-wages-stalled/

ALSO:

Low wage growth underlines barren approach [2]

Low wage growth emphasises need for new focus [3]

Wages in New Zealand grew slowest in years [4]

Employers need focus on capability [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00034.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00093.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00091.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00013.htm [5]

Shipping: Investigations Into Marsden Point Deaths
The Maritime Union says that it will be looking into health and safety aboard the bulk carrier TPC Wellington after a serious accident. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00084.htm

Here Comes The Science: Experts On Mexican Gulf Oil Slick + NZ Oil Spill
The massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico nearly tripled in size over the weekend as bad weather hampered efforts to respond to the spill and people reported seeing dead sea turtles, crabs and birds washing up on beaches. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00004.htm

Oil spill: Recipe for wildlife disaster
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/35805.html

ALSO:

Is New Zealand prepared for a major oil spill? [2]

Oil Slick Near Mississippi Delta (May 1) [3]

[2] - http://sciblogs.co.nz/griffins-gadgets/2010/05/04/is-new-zealand-prepared-for-a-major-oil-spill/" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43862" target="_blank [3]

Golf Claps: BusinessWire’s Smellie Wins Journalism Award
Pattrick Smellie, co-owner of the New Zealand-based news service BusinessWire, has won the inaugural Openside Accounting Journalism Awards for his analysis of last year’s landmark banking tax cases. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/04/businesswire%e2%80%99s-smellie-wins-journalism-award/

ALSO:

Scoop Business [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/ [2]

This One's Called Ida: Competition To Name A Minor Planet
2010 celebrates the 80th anniversary of the discovery of Pluto and marks the 1st anniversary of Venetia Burney Phair, the most influential 11year old in the history of astronomy... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00002.htm

ALSO:

Parliamentary inquiry needed into Ruakura animals [2]

Cruel experiments just the tip of the iceberg [3]

When is an experiment a ‘bungled’ experiment? [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00007.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00012.htm [3]

[4] - http://sciblogs.co.nz/griffins-gadgets/2010/05/03/when-is-an-experiment-a-bungled-experiment/" target="_blank [4]

Environment: Bringing The Bellbirds Back
Bringing bellbirds back to Hamilton is the aim of an ambitious new reintroduction programme ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00012.htm

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COMMENT

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Michael Collins: British Election Leaders' Debate - The Grand Betrayal
The third and final debate between the British party leaders will play a critical role in selecting the next Prime Minister. The first debate altered the course of the election, for a few days anyway. The Liberal Democrats led by Nick Clegg passed ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00010.htm

ALSO:

The Clegg Factor: The Coming British Elections [2]

UK Decides #5: Debate Fever Grips The Media [3]

British The Leaders' Debate - Foreign Affairs [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00208.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00184.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00183.htm [4]

A Russian Freeze: Halting Adoptions To The US
The Russian government is having an apoplectic fit. Not over those usual things – deadly weapons of nuclear import and American foot dragging on the subject, energy disputes that involve strangling neighbours into submission, and that distinctly ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00008.htm

Gordon Campbell: On Banning 18-19 Year Olds From Bars (& Cigarette Tax)
In what passes for a public debate here about the flow of young New Zealanders across the Tasman and beyond, the focus is always narrowly economic – on comparative wage levels, and on student debt levels. Far too little emphasis has been given to the... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/29/gordon-campbell-banning-18-19-year-olds-from-bars/

David Ray Griffin: Did Osama Bin Laden Die In 2001?
In 2009, I published a little book entitled Osama bin Laden: Dead or Alive?1 Much evidence, I showed, suggested that Osama bin Laden had died on or about December 13, 2001. (Although this book was ignored by the US press, it received major reviews... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00012.htm

Martha Rosenberg: Too Guilty To Have A Cleaning Lady?
Even though cleaning is an early, almost sacred gender ritual we learn from Mom, like sons learn to throw, women hate it. We say we're too busy, our family's too sloppy and no one helps, cleaning products are toxic, the house just gets messy again ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00001.htm

Gordon Campbell: RWC Fever; and Obama’s Supreme Court choice
RNZ this morning carried the news that “new research” now shows that the Rugby World Cup would add an estimated $535 million to the nation’s GDP. At this point in time, it is still unclear whether necromancy, dowsing or feng shui was the method ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/27/gordon-campbell-rwc-fever-obama%E2%80%99s-supreme-court/

Richard S. Ehrlich: Two Faces Appear Behind Bangkok's Bamboo Barricades
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Two Thai faces appear behind the sharpened bamboo poles and hundreds of car tires which form lengthy menacing barricades, now stinking of urine, rotten food and other debris, along Bangkok's busy downtown streets. The face of ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00204.htm

Photo Essay: Election Day In Cuba
Photo Essay: Election Day in Cuba by Julie Webb Pullman Click to enlarge 2010 Cuban Elections Click to enlarge The ballot boxes are sealed, and in place Click to enlarge guarded by Cuban school children Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Some voters check ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00205.htm

Binoy Kampmark: Obama and Regulating the Market
President Barack Obama has become the chief sales officer for market regulation, a theme he has been labouring over for some time. Cooper Union, its location pitched within a few miles of Wall Street, doesn’t seem to be tiring of luminaries with ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00182.htm

Uri Avnery: In The Name Of Zionism
ISRAEL IS a Zionist State. Everybody knows that. There is no (Jewish) politician in Israel who misses an opportunity to repeat this. Last week, when we celebrated the 62nd Independence Day, we were flooded by a deluge of patriotic speeches... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00189.htm

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Tech For Life: Auckland Students To Represent NZ In Poland
A team of University of Auckland engineering students has won a national competition to solve the world’s toughest problems using technology. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00009.htm

ALSO:

10 years of New Zealand Music Month [2]

For Songwriters Who Want to Get Heard [3]

Aotearoa Hip Hop [4]

The Flying Nun Collection [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00030.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00041.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/aotearoa-hip-hop" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/the-flying-nun-collection" target="_blank [5]

Health: ‘Know Your Numbers’ Heart Forecast Tool Launched
To help combat New Zealand’s single biggest killer, the Heart Foundation today launched a new online tool so people can understand the real risk of heart disease and avoid a premature and preventable death. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00002.htm

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New Health And Disability Commissioner Announced [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00015.htm [2]

Eyjafjallajokull-foolery: Benefit Gig For Stranded Comedian
Comedians are rallying together to help one of their own in a dire situation, producer Noor Razzak of A Boy Named Hamburger Productions LTD. has amassed a collection of A-List comedians for a 1 hour show that promises big laughs. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00362.htm

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Barry & Stuart – Powered by Demons: Show Cancelled [2]

Women of the World Unite! [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00392.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00374.htm [3]

Fair Trade Fortnight Ahoy: Fair Trade Pioneer Comes To Town
People living in Wellington have the chance to be inspired by a leader in the fair trade movement on Wednesday 5 May at 6pm with Trade Aid Wellington hosting a visit from the founder of its Nepalese trading partner. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00379.htm

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A Fortnight Can Make A Difference [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00465.htm [2]

Music: Justin Bieber Performs Private Concert
Teenagers all over New Zealand and possibly the world, are wishing they were a student at ACG Strathallan today. More to the point, they are probably wishing they were Year 11 student Mila Stephenson, who won the Justin Bieber video competition More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00357.htm

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Justin Bieber (justinbieber) on Twitter [2]

Justin Bieber bungy jumps off Harbour Bridge - video [3]

Justin Bieber: Interviews with Bielebers [4]

Bieber hysteria - star mobbed at airport [5]

Bieber Fever likened to Beatle Mania [6]

[2] - http://twitter.com/justinbieber" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/35587.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/35575.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/35569.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/35560.html [6]

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WORLD

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'Inappropriate Activism': Govt Statement On Attorney General’s Resignation
“The Attorney General, Mr. John Cauchi, has submitted his resignation over issues upon which he and the Government may have different or incompatible views. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00035.htm

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