ETS: Emitter Subsidy Applications Open
It is becoming clearer by the day that National's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are unaffordable, ineffective and unsustainable, says Labour's Climate Change Issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00213.htm

Sport And Politics: Green Anti-Apartheid Campaigner Welcomes Apology
The New Zealand Rugby Union’s apology to Maori players excluded from All Blacks tours to South Africa during the apartheid era is welcome, Green Party MP Keith Locke said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00211.htm

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NZ, SA rugby unions issue apologies to Maori [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/36213.html [2]

Gordon Campbell: On Sir Peter Gluckman, And The Govt Science Package For Business
This week, Sir Peter Gluckman was hard at it justifying the government’s $321 million science r&d package over the next four years, $225 million of which is new funding. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/campbell-peter-gluckman-and-the-science-package/

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Gluckman: Medical, life sciences & social research [2]

Speaker: Seeking Better Science [3]

PM’s Pre-Budget R&D Announcement [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00035.htm [2]

[3] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6624,seeking-better-science.sm#post" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00097.htm [4]

Maori: Church Urges Resumption Of Tuhoe Settlement
The Presbyterian Church urges the resumption of settlement negotiations and encourages all parties to the negotiations to keep before them the goals of justice and reconciliation. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00115.htm

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Disgust with Key's denial to return Tuhoe homeland [2]

Key offends Tuhoe with cannibal comments [3]

Is Key's cannibal gag his Shrek moment? [4]

Murdering thieves ‘joke’ clouds Treaty talks [5]

Insensitive … now wait for the “hypersensitive” [6]

Summary of joke news coverage [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00130.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36178.html [3]

[4] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/is-keys-cannibal-gag-his-shrek-moment" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://www.thestandard.org.nz/murdering-thieves-joke-clouds-treaty-talks/" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://www.kiwipolitico.com/2010/05/insensitive-now-wait-for-the-hypersensitive/" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://www.kiwipolitico.com/2010/05/summary-of-joke-news-coverage/" target="_blank [7]

Justice System: Judge Takes Hot Air Out Of Three Strikes Debate
Judge Eugene Hyman, of the Superior Court of California, has provided real insights into the way the three strikes law is working in practice in that state, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00201.htm

ALSO:

Three Strikes Bill passes second reading [2]

Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill [3]

The Sentencing and Reform Amendment Bill [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00044.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00049.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00077.htm [4]

Oversight: Intelligence Agency Review 'Sees Changes'
Cabinet has decided on moves to improve the effectiveness and governance of the New Zealand intelligence system, says Prime Minister John Key. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00185.htm

Tertiary: "Doors Of Opportunity Slam Shut Twice"
Victoria University tonight announced it will not be accepting any more domestic applications for undergraduate study for the rest of the year. Otago University also placed enrolment caps for several of its second semester courses yesterday afternoon. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00108.htm

ALSO:

Uni doors closing signals end to the smart economy [2]

Pitifully-poor planning by Joyce [3]

Govt Needs to Open Doors for Students [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00207.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00196.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00046.htm [4]

Consultation Unambiguous Outcome: Mining Protest At Peninsula
A noisy group of protesters gave Gerry Brownlee a warm welcome to the Coromandel Peninsula today. Mr Brownlee was in Thames to consult with Hauraki Iwi. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00113.htm

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Brownlee tours potential mining spots [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36131.html [2]

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Why Oogle Wifi Google? Privacy Guardians' Letter To Google
Ten data protection authorities from around the world say Google Inc. and other international corporations are overlooking privacy values and legislation when they launch new online products. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00286.htm

Economy: Retail Sales Buoyed By Motor Vehicles And Fuel
The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.5 percent ($86 million) in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00421.htm

ALSO:

Consumers finding their feet, but slowly [2]

Budget caution slows house sales in April: REINZ [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00429.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/14/budget-caution-slows-house-sales-in-april-reinz/ [3]

Oh Noes: More Ozone - Good News And Bad
“Surface ozone is an air pollutant,” says NIWA scientist Guang Zeng. “In contrast to stratospheric ozone which shields us from harmful UV radiation, high levels of surface ozone affect human health causing respiratory diseases, and cause damage to plants and crops.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00037.htm

Medical: Patient Level Recall Of Heart Drug A Concern
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand is expressing concern about today’s patient level recall of Mylan NZ’s Pacific Atenolol 50mg tablets... This is the third recall since January. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00070.htm

Statistics: NZ Has A Cow
Expansion in New Zealand's dairy herd was concentrated in the South Island from 2008 to 2009, where numbers grew 13 percent to 2.1 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00392.htm

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Manufacturing expansion highest since 2004 [2]

Cheaper meat and veges push food prices down [3]

NZ manufacturing activity reaches highest since 04 [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00391.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/cheaper-meat-and-veges-push-food-prices-down/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/nz-manufacturing-activity-reaches-highest-since-04/ [4]

Tourism: PM's Ministry To Get New Money
Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key today revealed the tourism industry will receive $30 million in new funding for 2010/11 in next week’s Budget. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00186.htm

ALSO:

Tourism funding needs to play more to our strength [2]

Key’s funding contradiction highlighted [3]

$30m vote of confidence in tourism industry [4]

RTO joint venture funding fantastic news [5]

DOC concessions process to get revamp [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00198.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00123.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00404.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00426.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00212.htm [6]

No Local Bid: KiwiRail Still Has NZ-Made Options
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, said: “While a direct KiwiRail bid is our first preference, there is also the option of a robust local industry participation plan in the tender process. This would maximise the use of local expertise and capability including the Hillside and Woburn workshops.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00109.htm

ALSO:

Rail decision an indictment on Government [2]

Maritime Union joins call to make KiwiRail bid [3]

KiwiRail decision a slap in the face to workers [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00112.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00399.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00121.htm [4]

Mobile Termination - He's Ba-aack: Commerce Commission Recommends Regulation
In a draft reconsideration report issued today, the Commerce Commission has indicated that its preliminary view is to recommend that the Minister for Communications and Information Technology regulate mobile termination access services, and not accept undertakings from Telecom and Vodafone. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00337.htm

ALSO:

Joyce should act quickly to regulate mobile rates [2]

Campaigners Welcome Commerce Commission Decision [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00173.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00119.htm [3]

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Michael Collins: Clegg Throws The People Under The Bus
''I genuinely believe it is the national interest, in the interest of everybody in Great Britain, first to use this opportunity to usher in a new politics after the discredited politics of the past.'' Speaking to rally for proportional representation: ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00111.htm

Gordon Campbell: Sir Peter Gluckman, and the government’s science package for business
So far, at least two isotopes of the government’s chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman have been isolated, and identified. The commonly observed variant – lets call it P1 – emerges at regular intervals to emit bromides that science is good... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/campbell-peter-gluckman-and-the-science-package/

Catherine Austin Fitts: To the Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
To the Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, their legislators and Attorney Generals: Please do not wait for BP and the federal government to protect your coast waters and lands and the ocean that they depend on. Engage your citizens ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00109.htm

Bernard Weiner: Mr. Obama - Tear Down This War!
Many of us progressives now in our 60s and 70s spent years of our young lives in ''The Sixties'' trying to stop the U.S. war in Vietnam. Many in this cohort were beaten, jailed, lost jobs, suffered discrimination. We were, after all, considered ''unpatriotic''... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00105.htm

Martin LeFevre: What Is Intelligent Life?
One of the world’s premier celebrity brains, Stephen Hawking, says that humans should avoid contact with aliens at all costs. “I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00087.htm

Danger! Big Science Peer Review: Jeff Farias Show
As I promised, we're joined now by a very special guest, Suzan Mazur is back with us on the program. She's the author of The Altenberg 16: An Expose of the Evolution Industry . She did a recent article on peer review called '' The Peer Review Fig Leaf ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00082.htm

Walter Brasch: Arizona and the Alien-Nation of America
My father, a federal employee with a top secret clearance, carried a copy of his birth certificate when he went into Baja California from our home in San Diego. Many times, when he tried to reenter the U.S., he was stopped by the Border Patrol... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00089.htm

VE Day in Russia: ‘Noble’ Stalinism and Western partners
There is always a time for firsts, and the Russian VE parade on Sunday to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany 65 years ago was no different. On this occasion, there was something rather unusual: forces from Nato countries, including the United States... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00088.htm

John Minto: The Booze Barons Are At It Again
Last Thursday morning I was driving through Otahuhu in South Auckland and came across a huge billboard for a new RTD (ready-to-drink) of bourbon and cola with the message “Would you prefer to walk in on your parents or have them walk in on you?” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00074.htm

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Scoop Review Of Books: Karst Rocks. Rocks!
Karst landscapes are some of the most unusual in New Zealand – distinguished by steep cliffs, sinkholes, caves, fluted rocks, and disappearing streams. More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/12/bizarre-landscapes/

Whose House? Removal Of Sir Edmund Hillary’s House
The long awaited move of the house of Sir Edmund Hillary will take place tomorrow [Wednesday]. Students from Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, the future site for the house, will acknowledge Sir Edmund’s legacy as the building is removed at 10.30am. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00141.htm

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]

Brendhan Lovegrove announces 2nd show on May 13 [3]

Here Comes Bill Bailey [4]

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

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00067.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00069.htm [4]

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

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

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

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

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