Policing: Expect Unmarked, Zero Tolerance Road Police
"All bets are off!" That's the message from Superintendent Russell Gibson of Central Police District, Russell Gibson who is authorising covert tactics to prevent further deaths and injuries on our roads. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00089.htm

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Nice hara-kiri Brownie! [2]

2010 - The UK Sort Of Decides [3]

[2] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/nice-hara-kiri-brownie" target="_blank [2]

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

PM's Presser: P, Parks And Peter Saunders
Prime Minister John Key says he has no comment on a Welfare Working Group adviser who says training and education programmes for beneficiaries are largely wasted effort. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00071.htm

Govt won't hand over National Park to Tuhoe - Key
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/36034.html

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Scorching of Tuhoe must stop [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00159.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: The Ongoing Peter Saunders Saga And The UK Election
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... More »[1]

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

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British Election A Salutary Reminder For NZ [2]

Clegg will listen to Hide at his own peril [3]

2010 - The UK Sort Of Decides [4]

Private Prisons cost more [5]

How Much Does ACM (aka GEO)'s Prison Really Cost? [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00072.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00150.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00068.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00160.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0405/S00262.htm [6]

Thinking Of The Children: Kiwi Wins UNICEF Award
Every Child Counts congratulates Dr Ian Hassall on receiving the international UN Aldo Farina Award in Seoul on Sunday 9th May 2010. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00052.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

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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

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Mortgages: Kiwibank, HCSB Warned On Old Break Fee Charges
The Commerce Commission has concluded its investigation under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) into the mortgage break fees charged by banks when customers repay their fixed-rate loans early. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00292.htm

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/

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Three Telcos to offer 3G network from July [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00254.htm [2]

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

Money/Love Ratios: More Spent On Mother's Day Than Father's Day
New Zealand families spend much more money on mothers than fathers, with Mother's Day now the second largest single-day event in the retail calendar behind Christmas, while Father's Day barely features, according to an Auckland retail advocate. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00240.htm

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Total electronic card spending down in April [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00294.htm [2]

Climate Change: Hide Castigates NIWA's Use Of 'Data', 'Facts'
At the heart of Mr Hide’s criticism are two independent time-series using land-based temperature measurements... The 7-station series uses adjusted data to account for site changes, whereas the 11-station series uses unadjusted data. Both show a long-term warming trend for New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00018.htm

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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/

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Employment: Anglicization Of Names On CVs
Many migrant job seekers, more usually those from Asian backgrounds, still experience a level of discrimination when applying for jobs. This can be at the very early stages of the selection process, when they submit their CVs and applications to employers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00304.htm

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Arts Festival Review: The Arrival [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00144.htm [2]

Comedy Fest Last Days: Improv Diva Fever (I'm A Believer)
The Improv Divas are back! NZ's leading ladies of improv are ready to rock the capital with an all new, all improvised show in 2010's International Comedy Festival. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00294.htm

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Brendhan Lovegrove announces 2nd show on May 13 [2]

Here Comes Bill Bailey [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00067.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00069.htm [3]

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

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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]

Musical Liberation: Four Pianos Free To Good Homes
Four pianos that have been occupying public spaces around the Rotorua CBD over the past month are ready to be re-homed. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00123.htm

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"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

Not Hating On The Feelers: Rugby World Cup Theme Officially Not Bad
Most Kiwis who have heard the campaign song for marketing the Rugby World Cup think it’s a hit, but it’s a definite flop for older people. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00065.htm

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