Claim Of Right 'Wrong': Government To "Reform Or Repeal" Waihopai 3 Defence
The Government is to either reform or repeal the 'claim of right' defence successfully used by the defendants in the Waihopai sabotage case, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.A preliminary report has identified five options, including the removal of the defence.Mr Power has asked officials to identify which one best fits New Zealand's legal framework. They are expected to report back by the end of September. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00206.htm

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Today In Parliament 09.07.10 - Youth Parliament [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00078.htm [2]

Guns By Christmas? "Protect Police With Gun Registration"
The Government should resist pressure from the Police Association to arm frontline police officers, Green Party Police spokesperson Keith Locke said today... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00205.htm

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Police dog hailed as a hero [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/38470.html [2]

World News: Hamill Returns To Cambodia For Duch Verdict
Kiwi rower Rob Hamill will return to Cambodia at the end of July to hear the verdict in the trial of Comrade Duch, the Khmer Rouge commander of Tuol Sleng prison where Rob’s brother, Kerry, was tortured and killed in late 1978. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00136.htm

Legislation: Economic Nationalism In Member's Bills
New Zealand can only control its own future with strong, sustainable local industries and the government needs to ensure we have them, Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00200.htm

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Not one acre more [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00201.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: The Ideology Behind State Spending Cuts (& The Bethune Aftermath)
Clearly, the cuts to government spending are being driven by ideology and not by the state of the economy. Yesterday’s figures revealed a government deficit of only $4.7 billion for the 11 months to May, which is an improvement of $1.1 billion on the position forecast in the May Budget. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/campbell-the-ideology-behind-state-spending-cuts/

Christchurch police shooting: Officers serious, stable
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/38452.html

Fiji: NZ 'Very Disappointed' By Aussie Diplomat Expulsion
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has described Fiji's plans to expel the Australian head of mission from Suva today as "completely unjustified and very disappointing". More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00194.htm

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Random Play - Fiji #3: No truth, only versions [2]

95bFM Audio: Deady & Hood: Prison Number Crunch [3]

Market Economics Report: The Economic Impact of the Proposed Men’s Prison at Wiri [doc] [4]

OnPoint: Like a Hole in the Head [5]

Offsetting Behaviour: confusing costs and benefits [6]

Treasury Cost-Benefit Analysis Primer [7]

[2] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6744.sm#post6744" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00113.htm [3]

[4] - http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1007/EconomicImpactAssessment.doc" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6755.sm#post6755" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-read-news-today-oh-boy.html" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/guidance/planning/costbenefitanalysis/primer/cba-primer-v12.pdf" target="_blank [7]

East Timor: Gilliard/Key Refugee Plan Turns To Custard
Prime Minister John Key should withdraw his support for a regional processing centre for asylum seekers in the wake of its rejection by the Timor-Leste Parliament, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00193.htm

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On John Key getting us mixed up in Australia’s problems with asylum seekers [2]

Processing Centre Concept 32-Year Old Pipedream [3]

East Timor rejects asylum seekers centre [4]

Clarke and Dawe on asylum seekers [5]

[2] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/07/campbell-key-and-australia%E2%80%99s-asylum-seekers/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00183.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/38411.html [4]

[5] - http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/07/08/2948672.htm" target="_blank [5]

Smoking: Even 40% Of Retailers Accept Tobacco Display Ban
The New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores (NZACS) today released the results of a Retailer Poll showing widespread opposition against a Ministry of Health proposal to ban tobacco products from display in shops. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00121.htm

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Frontline public health programmes slashed [2]

Ban those Powerwalls! [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00192.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00135.htm [3]

Q+A Transcript: Farm Sales - Key Against Selling Off Family China
- Key opposed to foreign farm sales: 'I'm not anti-Chinese', selling farms to any foreigners doesn't deliver for New Zealand - Call for exporters to treble sales to China from $4 billion to $12 billion in five years - New Zealand's relationship with China is "a commercial relationship", different from traditional allies. Image: Q+A More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00318.htm

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Key unlocks New Zealand day at World Expo [2]

World Week Ahead: It is China or the US? [3]

New Zealand to double trade with China by 2015 [4]

Q+A's Guyon Espiner interviews David Mahon [5]

Q + A Panel Discussions [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00109.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/12/world-week-ahead-it-is-china-or-the-us/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00080.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00110.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00109.htm [6]

I See Orange People: Some Sort Of Elections Coming Up, Apparently
One week into the enrolment drive for the local elections and the Electoral Enrolment Centre has released research showing two out of three people don’t know when the elections are and one in three doesn’t know how to cast their vote. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00118.htm

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Money Trees: National Taking Axe To Kyoto Afforestation Grants
Budget documents show that the Government will downscale the Afforestation Grant Scheme by $2m per year over the next three years before eventually ceasing it, says Labour Forestry spokesperson Stuart Nash. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00191.htm

Carrot & Stick: ACC 'Experience Rating' From April 1
Businesses will receive discounts and loadings on their ACC workplace levies from 1 April next year to provide stronger incentives to improve workplace safety and to make ACC’s levies fairer, ACC Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00209.htm

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Safety And Fairness In ACC Experience Rating [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00142.htm [2]

Scoop Business: Statutory Manager Freezes Another Hubbard Company
The government-appointed statutory manager over Timaru millionaire Allan Hubbard and part of his empire has frozen the assets of another investment vehicle, saying it has “added another complexity” to the investigation. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/statutory-manager-freezes-another-hubbard-company/

Medical Science: Brains 'n' Veins
University of Auckland researchers have shown for the first time that combining brain stimulation with simple rehabilitation exercises can help people recover arm and hand function several months after a stroke. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1007/S00054.htm

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Brain cell communication could see new therapies [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1007/S00052.htm [2]

Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: Fruits Of Pohokura
As soured corporate relationships go, it would be hard to go past the 55 year-old partnership between New Zealand-owned oil company Todd Energy and its multi-national partner, Shell. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00402.htm

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Gap between reality and perception on food prices [2]

Obesity Activist’s Attack on Govt Won't Slim Us [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00372.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00127.htm [3]

Business.Scoop: Landcorp’s Crafar Farms Bid Falls Short
State-owned Landcorp Farming Ltd. is out of the running to purchase the 16 Crafar family dairy farms that are in receivership, after KordaMentha announced it was not one of the preferred tenders in bids that closed last Wednesday. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/landcorp%e2%80%99s-crafar-farms-bid-falls-short/

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Response to receivers’ statement [2]

Natural Dairy confident of winning bid for Crafar [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00377.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/natural-dairy-confident-of-winning-bid-for-crafar/ [3]

Taxation: Last Chance To Change Tax Policy
"If you’d rather deal with a tax system that’s fast, simple and makes it easy to do the right thing, get online and start talking. Making tax easier, the six-week Government consultation being managed by Inland Revenue, closes on 23 July." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00120.htm

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Morning Prices July 13, 2010 [2]

Stocks to watch: AIA, APN, OGC, PPP, RBD, SPY, TEL [3]

NZ dollar holds above 71 US cts [4]

Australian Market Wrap July 12, 2010 [5]

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise; Telecom up on AAPT [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00359.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/stocks-to-watch-aia-apn-ogc-ppp-rbd-spy-tel/" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/nz-dollar-holds-above-71-us-cts-3/" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00347.htm" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/12/market-close-nz-stocks-rise-telecom-up-on-aapt/" target="_blank [6]

Broadcasting Standards: Commission Supports Finding on Henry Comments
The Human Rights Commission strongly supports the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) decision that Television New Zealand (TVNZ) did not take sufficient action after “Breakfast” host Paul Henry called singer Susan Boyle a “retard”. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00112.htm

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BSA Upholds Complaint Against Paul Henry [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00113.htm [2]

Funding: Here Comes The Science
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology has approved more than $48 million per annum for public good science and technology investments in its main 2010 investment round. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1007/S00020.htm

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From Begging Bowl to Petri Dish [2]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/from-begging-bowl-to-petri-dish/ [2]

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Martin LeFevre: The Urgency Of Psychological Revolution
The foundational philosophical investigation to which I devoted my youth flowed from this question: Why are humans generating increasing disorder and chaos, when we evolved along with all other life, and life moves in dynamic order and wholeness? More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00100.htm

Matters Of Opinion: The Sacking Of Octavia Nasr
Where does opinion start and objectivity stop in the labours of a journalist? If we want investigative scribblers who are incapable of meshing value judgments with the material they come across, they might as well give the game up. There is, quite ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00106.htm

Evelyn Pringle: SSRIs Render Unfriendly Skies
The SSRI antidepressant makers are desperate to find new customers, so they recently have been focusing on capturing groups for which the drugs were usually considered off limits. The latest marketing coup managed to open up sales to roughly 614,000 ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00116.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Peter Bethune aftermath
Clearly, the cuts to government spending are being driven by ideology and not by the state of the economy. Yesterday’s figures revealed a government deficit of only $4.7 billion for the 11 months to May, which is an improvement of $1.1 billion on the position forecast... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/13/campbell-the-ideology-behind-state-spending-cuts/

John Chuckman: Is Israel A Normal Country?
This article starts with a brave question, and I think for most people the answer is apparent with the asking of the question. But like the famous line of T.S. Elliot, the piece ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. After asking a question which would ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00103.htm

Walter Brasch: LeBron James, The Media, And The American Soul
Millions of Americans had pleaded with basketball superstar LeBron James to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and come to their city when he became a free agent. Bloggers, media pundits, and reporters of every kind seemed to devote much of their lives to ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00093.htm

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Colorado
Colorado is one of only three states in the US whose boundaries are defined entirely by lines of latitude and longitude, rather than at least some of its shape being defined by geological features such as river valleys. Those boundaries remain unchanged ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00092.htm

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Spectral Duties: Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski might have been having his legal troubles of late, but that has not put him off his stroke with the screen adaptation of Robert Harris’s The Ghost Writer . It is impressive to see that Polanski, even under house arrest, can feed ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00117.htm

NZ On Screen: NZ Short Film Collection Hits The Web
From the seminal Kitchen Sink to the sleazy charms of The Lounge Bar, from Cannes to Ngawi; this collection makes many films available online for the first time since they won festival acclaim and audiences. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00099.htm

The Insatiable Moon: Mental Health Foundation Supports New Kiwi Film
New Kiwi film The Insatiable Moon exposes the negative impact of discrimination and the need for inclusive communities, says the Mental Health Foundation. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1007/S00047.htm

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NZ on Screen - ScreenTalk » Blog Archive » Rawiri Paratene – on his acting career [2]

[2] - http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/rawiri-paratene-on-his-acting-career" target="_blank [2]

Red Things: Unique Wine Label Backs Bid To Save The Regent
Unique Wine Label Marks Quartz Reef Winery’s Bid To Save The Regent Theatre Austrian by birth, but a true blue Kiwi at heart, Quartz Reef’s winemaker Rudi Bauer is throwing his weight (and his award winning wines) behind saving Dunedin’s Regent Theatre. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00123.htm

Film: Five NZ Short Films Selected For Melbourne
Australia’s largest and most critically acclaimed film festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, has selected five short films from some of New Zealand’s most promising filmmaking talent. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00123.htm

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Octopus oracle picks Spain over Germany [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/38226.html [2]

Open Days: A Day In The Life Of The Ballet
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s A Day in the Life event is a chance to find out the answers to everything you want to know about what it’s like to be a dancer in New Zealand’s national ballet company. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00089.htm

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Film Auckland welcomes co-production agreement [2]

NZ and China sign film co-production agreement [3]

NZ On Screen - Gung Ho - Rewi Alley of China [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00107.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/38265.html [3]

[4] - http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gung-ho---rewi-alley-of-china-1979" target="_blank [4]

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