Scoop Top Stories For May 10th, 2010 News Summary

Monday, 10 May 2010, 4:25 pm
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LEAD STORY

Gordon Campbell: The Ongoing Peter Saunders Saga (and UK Elections)

NZ POLITICS

Pass The Prison: Auckland Central Remand To Be Re-Privatised

Checkups: Minister Welcomes Special Rapporteur Visit

Buzzword Bingo: Key Speech To National Party Regional Conference

Big Holes: Govt Floats 'Status Quo' Mining Changes

Justice Wilson Complaints: Commissioner Recommends Further Action

Legislation: Education Bill Rings Alarm Bell For Greens

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Business.Scoop: Vodafone And Axia Team Up For Broadband Bid

What's Not To Love? Customers Dissatisfied With Banks Says Survey

Scoop Business: Weak Tax Take In NZ Stokes Fiscal Deficit

Scoop Business: Back To 1987

COMMENT

Slash and Burn: Greece’s Austerity Measures

Gordon Campbell: CEO Pay, Calls To Hike The OCR

Slick Operator: The BP I've Known Too Well

The Price of Courage: On Goldstone’s Bar Mitzvah and Finkelstein’s Book

Banning the Burqa: The Battle over Dress and Freedom

GLD & SLV: Disclosure in the Precious Metals Puzzle Palace

Jason Leopold: Whistleblower - BP Risks More Massive Catastrophes in Gulf

LIFESTYLE

Sport: All Whites World Cup Squad Announced

Conservation: Scientists "Have Old Whalers Turning In Graves"

Vague, Passionate and Erratic: The Last Station

Health: ‘Know Your Numbers’ Heart Forecast Tool Launched

WORLD

Gordon Campbell: The Ongoing Peter Saunders Saga (and UK Elections)
Now that everyone has had a good laugh at Social Development Minister Paula Bennett for mixing up which Peter Saunders she had actually appointed to advise her welfare reform panel, we can move on.Yes, Bennett has indeed appointed the bloke who writes paranoid, Islamophobic science fiction novels and who sees a link between social class and low intelligence. That Peter Saunders is her go-to guy on welfare reform. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00069.htm

ALSO:

• Clegg will listen to Hide at his own peril [2]


• 2010 - The UK Sort Of Decides [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00150.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00068.htm [3]

ALSO:

• Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews John Key [2]


• Q+A’s Guyon Espiner With Gen. Stanley Mcchrystal [3]


• Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Wyatt Creech [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00075.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00077.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00076.htm [4]

Pass The Prison: Auckland Central Remand To Be Re-Privatised
The joint Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison (ACRP) has been selected to be operated by a private contract manager, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00152.htm

ALSO:

• How Much Does ACM (aka GEO)'s Prison Really Cost? [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0405/S00262.htm [2]

Checkups: Minister Welcomes Special Rapporteur Visit
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples is very pleased that the UN Special Rapportuer on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples has accepted the Government’s invitation to visit New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00154.htm

Buzzword Bingo: Key Speech To National Party Regional Conference
Our hard-working National-led Government is now halfway through its first term. We’re relentlessly focused on what matters to New Zealanders. They voted for a brighter future. And we’re making the decisions that will secure that brighter future. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00146.htm

ALSO:

• Key Notes: Visiting Our Troops [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00142.htm [2]

Big Holes: Govt Floats 'Status Quo' Mining Changes
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee and Prime Minister John Key have begun the task of setting the scene for a National Government back-down on mining in schedule four land in the Coromandel, Great Barrier and National Parks, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00147.htm

ALSO:

• Campbell: ongoing Peter Saunders saga, UK election [2]


• 2010 - The UK Sort Of Decides [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00069.htm#uk [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00068.htm [3]

Justice Wilson Complaints: Commissioner Recommends Further Action
... On that basis the Commissioner’s decision is to recommend to the Attorney General that a Judicial Conduct Panel be appointed under s.18 (1) of the Act, to enquire further into the conduct that is relevant to the complaints. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00066.htm

ALSO:

• Budget 2010 – Whanau Ora launches with $134.3m [2]


• Whanau Ora a bold move from innovative Govt [3]


• Turia - Whanau Ora : Budget 2010 [4]


• Maori Party pleased with first wave of funding [5]


• Whanau ora – Don’t believe the hype [6]


• Government majorly downsizes Whanau ora [7]


• Dunne welcomes Whanau Ora funding announcement [8]


• Lost opportunity for whanau and New Zealand [9]


• Whanau Ora National’s feel good sop to Maori Party [10]


• PSA concerned Whanau Ora package brings job losses [11]


• Whanau Ora to be commended says ComVoices [12]


• Benefits of Whanau Ora Must be Proved [13]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00079.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00081.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00086.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00085.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00088.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00089.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00084.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00087.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00050.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00054.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00055.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00056.htm [13]

Legislation: Education Bill Rings Alarm Bell For Greens
John Key’s Government is softening up New Zealand’s education system for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and privatisation, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00090.htm

ALSO:

• Dr Jackie Blue welcomes bill to protect consumers [2]


• Ethical investment Bill drawn from ballot [3]


• Renewable energy is the way of the future [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00107.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00098.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00106.htm [4]

Business.Scoop: Vodafone And Axia Team Up For Broadband Bid
Vodafone New Zealand Ltd., the country’s biggest mobile phone carrier, has announced it will partner with Canadian company Axia NetMedia Corp. if it’s successful in its bid to build a new fibre network for the country. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/10/vodafone-and-axia-team-up-for-broadband-bid/

What's Not To Love? Customers Dissatisfied With Banks Says Survey
Results released today showing high levels of customer dissatisfaction with the Australian owned banks are a wake up call to the industry and highlights the need for the government to step in to make banking in NZ fairer says the finance sector union Finsec. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00242.htm

ALSO:

• SMC (NZ) Heads-Up 7/5/10 [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00019.htm [2]

Scoop Business: Weak Tax Take In NZ Stokes Fiscal Deficit
Weak personal and corporate tax takes are swelling the government’s fiscal deficit, despite one-off gains from big tax avoidance settlements and under-spending in a range of areas, according to Treasury figures for the nine months to March 31. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/07/weak-tax-take-in-nz-stokes-fiscal-deficit/

ALSO:

• Financial statements of the NZ Govt for 9 months [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00124.htm [2]

Scoop Business: Back To 1987
Stocks in Europe and the U.S. extended losses amid disappointment about the European Central Bank’s lack of new measures to help stem the Greek debt crisis. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/07/while-you-were-sleeping-back-to-1987/

ALSO:

• Nasdaq to cancel trades [2]


• Greece 'on the edge of an abyss' [3]

[2] - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6456QB20100506?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/35928.html [3]

Slash and Burn: Greece’s Austerity Measures
The Greek government, and its citizens, are feeling the economic pinch. A brutal reaction to protestors who fear the winding back of the country’s social system has stunned visitors and the public alike. A general strike has been in progress ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00065.htm

ALSO:

• Explaining the Greek Crisis [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00038.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: CEO Pay, Calls To Hike The OCR
Lets get this straight. Paying schoolteachers is said to be a very very bad thing to do as we emerge from the recession - but letting CEOs in the private sector make out like gangbusters is totally fine, even while they’re preaching austerity to ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/07/gordon-campbell-ceo-pay-calls-to-hike-the-ocr/

Slick Operator: The BP I've Known Too Well
I've seen this movie before. In 1989, I was a fraud investigator hired to dig into the cause of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Despite Exxon's name on that boat, I found the party most to blame for the destruction was ... British Petroleum (BP). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00061.htm

The Price of Courage: On Goldstone’s Bar Mitzvah and Finkelstein’s Book
In his report on Gaza issued late last year, prominent South African jurist Richard Goldstone accused Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. His language also showed awareness of the fact that the former is an occupying power with most sophisticated ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00062.htm

Banning the Burqa: The Battle over Dress and Freedom
At the end of last week, it became clear that Belgium had become Europe’s first country to vote for a ban of the Islamic dress, the burqa, in its lower house. On Thursday, all legislators of the Lower House who were present in the chamber voted ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00021.htm

ALSO:

• Face-covering in Islam [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00023.htm [2]

GLD & SLV: Disclosure in the Precious Metals Puzzle Palace
This article was inspired by a conversation in January 2010 with fellow directors of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee: Chairman Bill Murphy, Secretary/Treasurer Chris Powell, and Directors Adrian Douglas and Ed Steer. In speaking about the growing ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00030.htm

Jason Leopold: Whistleblower - BP Risks More Massive Catastrophes in Gulf
A former contractor who worked for British Petroleum (BP) claims the oil conglomerate broke federal laws and violated its own internal procedures by failing to maintain crucial safety and engineering documents related to one of the firms other deepwater ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00029.htm

Sport: All Whites World Cup Squad Announced
Canterbury United’s Aaron Clapham and United States based Jeremy Christie are the notable selections in the 23 man All Whites squad named today to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, beginning next month. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00124.htm

ALSO:

• Images: NZ All Whites Beat Bahrain, Qualify For World Cup [2]


• All Whites! All Whites! All Whites! [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00152.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00168.htm [3]

Conservation: Scientists "Have Old Whalers Turning In Graves"
Scientists are using centuries-old whalers' data from the southwestern Pacific & Tasman Sea to help better protect threatened whale species. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00023.htm

ALSO:

• "Bad Romance" ballet goes viral on YouTube [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/35946.html [2]

Vague, Passionate and Erratic: The Last Station
In Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station , a portrayal over the last days of Leo Tolstoy’s life and a battle over the disposition of his estate and copyright to his works, politics and personalities clash. The wily aide and pejoratively labelled ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00057.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

ALSO:

• New Health And Disability Commissioner Announced [2]

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

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