Gordon Campbell: On The Need For New Zealand To Condemn The Gaza Blockade
The Israeli attack on the Turkish aid convoy to Gaza, and its subsequent slaughter of the civilians on board is being condemned around the world.That the commando raid was mounted in order to prevent the delivery of medical aid, building supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the inhabitants of Gaza is particularly repulsive.The Israeli blockade in the wake of its late 2008/early 2009 military offensive has caused the Gazan economy to collapse – leaving some 70% of Gazans to subsist, as the Guardian reports, on less than $1 a day, with 75% now reliant on food aid and 60% having no daily access to water. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/01/g-campbell-the-need-to-condemn-the-gaza-blockade/

ALSO:

Deadly Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla [2]

NZ condemns Gaza flotilla incident [3]

Israeli Ambassador called in [4]

Government must demand answers from Israel [5]

McCully weak on Gaza flotilla assault [6]

NZ must condemn attack on Gaza relief flotilla [7]

Call from Gaza for global response to killings [8]

International outlaw – expel the Israeli embassy! [9]

Govt must condemn interception of Gaza flotilla [10]

Only a government that crossed all red lines [11]

Zapatistas on Israel [12]

New Zealand Must Condemn Israel’s Brutal Crimes [13]

CTU Calls for Stronger Action over Gaza [14]

Israel’s Kent State [15]

On the international aid flotilla now approaching Gaza [16]

Ban Urges Prompt Resolution as Boats Head For Gaza [17]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00005.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00001.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00020.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00009.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00015.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00001.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00512.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00002.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00003.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00513.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00011.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00009.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00008.htm [14]

[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00004.htm [15]

[16] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/28/g-campbell-on-the-aid-flotilla-approaching-gaza/ [16]

[17] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00455.htm [17]

Kiwi held in Israel to be released - McCully
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/36877.html

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Questions for Oral Answer - 1 June 2010 [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00013.htm [2]

Video: PM's Post-Cabinet Press Conference: Vasectomy
Video of John Key's press conference, 31/5/10, which will be long remembered as the ''I've had a vasectomy'' one. No doubt they talked about other things too. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00001.htm

Scoop Report: NZ Lacks Expertise To Cope With Oil Spill - Expert
So far around 22,000 tonnes of crude oil have spilled into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Experts say New Zealand would only be equipped to deal with a spill about 1/6th the size. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00003.htm

ALSO:

Brazilian company enters ranks of NZ oil explorers [2]

Deep water oil drilling should be placed on hold [3]

Oily Politics Led to Environmental Disaster [4]

The Poisoned Well: BP, Safety and Pollution [5]

Oil spill 'top kill' fails, best fix 2 months away [6]

Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00038.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00007.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00243.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00242.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/36868.html [6]

[7] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/30/oil-spills-nigeria-niger-delta-shell" target="_blank [7]

Public Service: Minster Welcomes Labour Cost Index
"Overall, the Government's message of restraint in the public sector wage bill is being heard," says State Services Minister Tony Ryall. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00014.htm

ALSO:

More State sector chief execs' pay to be public [2]

New Science Ministry key to economic success [3]

Two year settlement for Police pay round [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00531.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00021.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00339.htm [4]

Foreign Affairs: Meeting On Fiji Concludes In NZ
The Pacific Islands Forum’s Ministerial Contact Group on Fiji met in Auckland, to continue Forum efforts to engage with Fiji authorities on addressing the situation in Fiji. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00496.htm

ALSO:

Radio Adelaide: Meeting On Fiji In Auckland Today [2]

High-powered Pacific Forum meeting held on Fiji in Auckland today [3]

NZ to host Forum meeting on Fiji [4]

PIF Contact Group on Fiji to meet in NZ [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00240.htm [2]

[3] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/high-powered-pacific-forum-meeting-held-on-fiji-in-auckland-today/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00496.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00459.htm [5]

How Much Is That In Pottage? John Key To Sell ‘100% Pure’ Brand For $36
Economic research sponsored by Forest & Bird highlights the folly of the Government’s plans to mine in our most precious places, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00523.htm

ALSO:

Study on economic potential of mining released [2]

Q+A’s Holmes With Straterra CEO & Forest & Bird [3]

Panel Discussion on Q&A [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00954.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00327.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00334.htm [4]

Unfare? Government Attack On Public Transport Continues
A short-sighted funding policy for public transport quietly released by the New Zealand Transport Agency on Friday afternoon will mean more expensive bus and rail fares throughout the country, said the Green Party. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00508.htm

ALSO:

Upper Hutt’s Public Transport Open Day [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0903/S00398.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: On The International Aid Flotilla Now Approaching Gaza
Some days ago, a flotilla of nine ships left a port in Turkey bound for the Gaza enclave, laden with medical and building supplies and carrying some 800 peace activists from a range of countries. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/28/g-campbell-on-the-aid-flotilla-approaching-gaza/

ALSO:

Re-opening of the Israeli Embassy, Wellington [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00316.htm [2]

International Law: Australia Confirms Anti-Whaling Court Case
John Key’s Government has the chance to show some guts and join Australia’s court case to stop illegal whaling, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00494.htm

ALSO:

NZ Should Back Australian Attempts To End Whaling [2]

The Right Time for Southern Right Whales [3]

The International Court of Justice: another whales’ tale [4]

Key on the Whaling issue [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00497.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1006/S00001.htm [3]

[4] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/the-international-court-of-justice-another-whales%E2%80%99-tale" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36737.html [5]

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Scoop Coverage: Budget 2010
More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/budget2010.html

ALSO:

Deep water oil drilling should be placed on hold [2]

NZ Lacks Expertise To Cope With Oil Spill - Expert [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00007.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00003.htm [3]

Forecasts: Recovering, But Clear And Present Dangers
NZIER today released its June 2010 Quarterly Predictions – a comprehensive commentary on the New Zealand economy and forecasts covering the next five years. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00025.htm

ALSO:

Treasury Urges Liberalisation Of Investment Act [2]

NZ dollar little changed ahead of RBA, BOC reviews [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00340.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/01/nz-dollar-little-changed-ahead-of-rba-boc-reviews/ [3]

Scoop Business: Irongate Warns On $80 Mln Debt Coming Due By July 2011
Irongate Property Ltd., the property investor managed by the St Laurence group, said the uncertain economy could compromise its asset sales programme and affect its ability to repay bonds that are due over the next 13 months... More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/31/irongate-warns-on-mid-july-80-mln-bond-repayment/

ALSO:

Business Forum welcomes discussions towards FTA [2]

ExportNZ welcomes Russian talks [3]

ZESPRI welcomes trade negotiations with Russia [4]

Meat And Wool Looking Forward To Russian Expansion [5]

Chamber Welcomes Prospect of Russia FTA [6]

Russia Joins The APEC Business Travel Card Scheme [7]

Federated Farmers welcomes potential FTA [8]

Asia has Australia’s attention but can NZ get Oz? [9]

travelledkiwi: United States Travel Blog [10]

Telecom’s Reynolds floats de-merger option [11]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00022.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00017.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00016.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00009.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00027.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00479.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00030.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00006.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/travelledkiwi/usa-2006/1160316000/tpod.html" target="_blank [10]

[11] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/27/telecoms-reynolds-floats-de-merger-option/ [11]

Scoop Business: NZ Home Building Consents Rise To 2-Year High
New Zealand’s home-building approvals rose to a two-year high in April, suggesting the property market is heading for a gradual recovery, buffeted by higher interest rates. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/28/nz-home-building-consents-rise-to-2-year-high/

ALSO:

Building consents [2]

Let it blow [3]

Key councils support leaky homes package [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00903.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00894.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00479.htm [4]

Scoop Business: Investors On Own In Seeking Refunds, SecCom Says
The Securities Commission is telling investors they are welcome to demand a refund, plus interest, from finance companies that didn’t offer a registered prospectus, though the regulator won’t do it for them. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/28/investors-on-own-in-seeking-refunds-seccom-says/

Shipping: Maersk's Roughy Justice For Fisheries
Major international shipping company, Maersk, has refused to ship orange roughy, adding to the rising tide of international rejection of the NZ seafood industry, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00463.htm

ALSO:

Greenpeace launch Red Fish List for New Zealand [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0808/S00159.htm [2]

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When Regimes and Corporations Take Aim at Artists: Chevronand the mullahs reveal how much they have in common
Chevron Oil used to be called Texaco and long ago named one of its tankers the Condoleeza Rice – which may provide a hint or two of what a pillar of the capitalism it is. Currently, Chevron is locked in a high profile court... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/when-regimes-and-corporations-take-aim-at-artists/

Melody Thomas: Calling Out The Catcallers
Research into how sexism influences its target as an individual is plentiful. Among the many harmful effects are lowered self-esteem and greater self-objectification, which in turn can lead on to depression and eating disorders... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/calling-out-the-catcallers/

James Robinson: Should there be any restraint of trade rules when it comes to sport?
It is rarely acknowledged that sporting stars are trades people. Yet it is a simple, uncomplicated and not exactly earth-shattering factof life. Like a typical electrician or plumber, our sporting stars have tuned up on a particular skill... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/tie-me-salary-cap-down-sport/

Carey Davies: When Tourists Turn Ugly
A week ago, I landed back in the UK having spent four months in New Zealand. I travelled the length and breadth of the North and South islands in a variety of guises – backpacker, WWOOFer, hitchhiker, vineyard worker, and for three weeks a... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/when-tourists-turn-ugly/

From The Hood: Some More Of Me Polemics
Before you ask, no: I’m not jealous, About what John, Bill and Peter tell us; But just now everyone seems to be, fixated on those fifty Gs. Now nothing about that wage, Particularly fills me with rage: I don’t come with bad things to say About people who earn fifty K. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/from-the-hood-some-more-of-me-polemics/

John Minto: Budget Pays To Enrich The Wealthy
Any rational discussion of the budget we might have hoped for was drowned out in a self-congratulatory chorus of government ministers and business leaders supported by largely uncritical media commentary. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00216.htm

Evelyn Pringle: More Warnings Needed On Reglan Side Effects
Although a black box warning for tardive dyskinesia was announced by the FDA in February 2009, lawsuits filed against the makers of Reglan (metoclopramide) allege the drug companies knew for decades that the risk of movement disorders was much greater than ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00223.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Plans To Sell State Assets
At yesterday’s post-Cabinet press conference Prime Minister John Key said that work ‘had not yet begun’ on deciding which state assets – if any – would be sold during his government’s second term. Voters would be told what assets would be on the “sale” list... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/25/gordon-campbell-on-the-plans-to-sell-state-assets/

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Werewolf: Calling Out The Catcallers
Research into how sexism influences its target as an individual is plentiful. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/05/calling-out-the-catcallers/

ALSO:

Farewell Merata Mita [2]

Greens farewell Merata Mita [3]

Merata Mita Biography [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00008.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00006.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/merata-mita/biography" target="_blank [4]

Vacancy For Hairy Director: Guillermo Del Toro Departs "The Hobbit"
Guillermo Del Toro announced today that he is no longer directing the two movies based on J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit", but will continue to co-write the screenplays. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00237.htm

ALSO:

Pat Evison [2]

[2] - http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/pat-evison" target="_blank [2]

50th Anniversary: Kiwi TV Classics - The Solid Gold Hits
June 1st 2010 represents half a century of seeing ourselves reflected on the telly. To celebrate, NZ On Screen presents a collection of the solid gold hits. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00325.htm" name="50tv

ALSO:

Golden milestone for New Zealand television [2]

50 Years of TV - timeline and programmes [3]

NZ’s First 100% Local Content Channel is here [4]

Hard News: The Future of the Future [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00016.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00346.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00013.htm [4]

[5] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6654.sm#post6654" target="_blank [5]

Improv: No Offense, But You Need Some Soap
Fresh from sucessful seasons of Micetro Improv, Gods& Heroes, and Improv Divas, WIT (Wellington Improv Troupe), purveyors of fine improvised comedy since 2004, is proud to offer up another compelling, must see season of spontaneous scandal and improvised intrigue. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00306.htm

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War Crime: Operation Justified Vengeance: Israeli Strike
War Criminal Prime Minister Netanyahu, who directly ordered the strike on the international flotilla to Gaza was on an official visit to Canada at the time of the Israeli attack The strike constitutes an act of piracy in violation of the United Nations Convention ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00023.htm

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Call from Gaza for global response to killings [2]

Deadly Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla [3]

Israeli Embassy on Gaza flotilla [4]

Israel’s killing of 19 Innocents with 60 Injured [5]

Military Takeover of the Flotilla on Its Way to Ga [6]

Killings on International Flotilla to Gaza [7]

Israel: Killings at Sea an Outrage [8]

What if Iran had carried out the Gaza carnage? [9]

Israel: US Activist Loses Eye; Shot in Face [10]

Call from Gaza for global response to killings [11]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00512.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00005.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00008.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00011.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00014.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00015.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00016.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00024.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00021.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00020.htm [11]

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