Scoop Top Stories For August 11, 2010 News Summary

Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 12:58 pm
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LEAD STORY

Gordon Campbell:On The Government’s Hostility Towards Women

NZ POLITICS

Connie Lawn Audio: First Interview With Mike Moore After White House

Conservation: Ski Area Land Swap Called Unconscionable, Typical

PM’s Presser Audio: Welfare Working Group

Fhtagn Affairs: The Calculator Of Cthulhu

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Scoop Business: More Projects To Be Considered As PPPs: English

WTO Case: How D'Ye Like Them Apples?

Australian govt to appeal WTO apple ruling

Taxi: Cameras To Be Mandatory In Large Centres

Ecology: Dr Colin Burrows Awarded Loder Cup

Scoop Business: NZ Electronic Card Spending Growth Stalls In July

Taxes: Dunne: Govt Smoothes Way For GST Rate Transition

COMMENT

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Hostility Towards Women

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Montana

Wheelchairs and Alcoholism Funny? Yes Said Cartoonist John Callahan

Dahr Jamail: Gulf Fishermen Challenge US Govt Over Dispersants

Lyndon Hood: Scoop Satire: The Calculator of Cthulhu

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Bashing

Martin LeFevre: The Unmet Sorrow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

LIFESTYLE

Frontline Wine: A Glass A Day?

Weekly Sports Digest: Wallabies Show Grit, Warriors Dominate

WORLD

Scoop Exclusive: First Interview With Mike Moore As NZ Ambassador to the United States

Mexico’s Military Malpractice: Business As Usual Or About, Face?

Gordon Campbell:On The Government’s Hostility Towards Women
Once again, the Key government has shown it doesn’t give a stuff about issues that primarily affect women. Cabinet has rejected an official recommendation to compensate the victims of a rape culture that existed within the Police.It has also shown no interest in taking action to address gender pay inequities. In addition, its welfare working group has stigmatized women on the DPB despite the fact that most women are on this benefit for a relatively short time. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/11/gordon-campbell-the-govt%E2%80%99s-hostility-toward-women/

ALSO:

• Pay equity campaigners want “no stone unturned” [2]


• No govt compensation for women raped by police [3]

[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/scoop-images-pay-equity-leave-%e2%80%9cno-stone-unturned%e2%80%9d/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/39470.html [3]

Connie Lawn Audio: First Interview With Mike Moore After White House
Ambassador Mike Moore is now officially the New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. He presented his credentials to President Obama in a short, formal, and impressive ceremony at the White House. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00076/first-interview-with-mike-moore-after-white-house.htm

Conservation: Ski Area Land Swap Called Unconscionable, Typical
A proposal to give 200 hectares of high country conservation land to a private Australian company to expand their ski area shows how the Minister of Conservation’s priorities are compromising the public conservation estate for business purposes. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00122/porter-ski-area-land-swap-unconscionable.htm

ALSO:

• Turia Sad That Laban Leaving [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00174/turia-sad-that-laban-leaving.htm [2]

PM’s Presser Audio: Welfare Working Group
Prime Minister John Key says his Government’s welfare reform is about breaking cycles of long-term dependency – despite new research suggesting the largest group of beneficiaries are physically unable to work. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00061/pms-presser-welfare-working-group.htm

ALSO:

• Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning On Welfare Report [2]


• Comment on Government Welfare Working Group Report [3]


• Wealthy working group bad for children [4]


• Welfare working group expensive make work scheme [5]


• Welfare Working Group declares war on disabled [6]


• Govt to cut ever-growing welfare spending [7]


• Chart of the Day, elephants in the room edition [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00055/radio-adelaide-selwyn-manning-on-welfare-report.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00109/comment-on-government-welfare-working-group-report.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00111/wealthy-working-group-bad-for-children.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00112/welfare-working-group-expensive-make-work-scheme.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00114/welfare-working-group-declares-war-on-disabled.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/39429.html [7]

[8] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/chart-of-the-day-elephants-in-the-room-edition/" target="_blank [8]

Fhtagn Affairs: The Calculator Of Cthulhu
In which Lyndon Hood uncovers certain sweat-stained documents, chronicling the horrific discoveries that lead to one soul's descent into political madness. As you do. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00059/scoop-satire-the-calculator-of-cthulhu.htm

ALSO:

• City Vision launches Campaign for Community Voice [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00082/city-vision-launches-campaign-for-community-voice.htm [2]

Scoop Business: More Projects To Be Considered As PPPs: English
All government infrastructure projects worth more than $25 million will be considered as possible public-private partnerships in a bid to improve the management of the Crown’s $220 billion-plus assets, Finance Minister Bill English announced today. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/11/more-projects-to-be-considered-as-ppps-english/

ALSO:

• New measures to improve asset management [2]


• This recovery will be different, built on exports [3]


• PPP plan benefits New Zealand [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00171/new-measures-to-improve-asset-management.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00170/this-recovery-will-be-different-built-on-exports.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00317/ppp-plan-benefits-new-zealand.htm [4]

WTO Case: How D'Ye Like Them Apples?
Minister of Trade Tim Groser has today welcomed the verdict of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Panel which he says has found firmly in favour of New Zealand apple growers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00151/wto-finds-in-favour-of-nz-apples-in-australia-case.htm

ALSO:

• Panel report out on apple dispute [2]


• Australia to Appeal WTO Apples Decision [3]


• Time for NZ to have proper Made in NZ definition [4]


• Street welcomes WTO ruling [5]


• Growers will be disappointed at Aussie Decision [6]


• Kiwifruit Growers Congratulate Apple Colleagues [7]


• Australia's First Global Disputes Centre Opens [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00146/panel-report-out-on-apple-dispute.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00145/australia-to-appeal-wto-apples-decision.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00154/time-for-nz-to-have-proper-made-in-nz-definition.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00158/street-welcomes-wto-ruling.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00161/growers-will-be-disappointed-at-aussie-decision.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00273/kiwifruit-growers-congratulate-apple-colleagues.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00144/australias-first-global-disputes-centre-opens.htm [8]

Australian govt to appeal WTO apple ruling
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/39456.html

ALSO:

• Pero hopes bid for apple proves fruitful [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0908/S00082.htm [2]

Taxi: Cameras To Be Mandatory In Large Centres
From next year, all taxis in our larger towns and cities will be fitted with security cameras in a move designed to enhance the safety of both taxi drivers and their passengers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00162/government-moves-to-bolster-taxi-safety.htm

ALSO:

• MAF Biosecurity NZ, iwi join forces to clear pest [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00017/maf-biosecurity-nz-iwi-join-forces-to-clear-pest.htm [2]

Ecology: Dr Colin Burrows Awarded Loder Cup
A Christchurch botanist who has spent his lifetime studying, protecting and teaching others about New Zealand’s native plant life has been awarded one of the country’s highest conservation honours... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00159/christchurch-botanist-awarded-loder-cup.htm

Scoop Business: NZ Electronic Card Spending Growth Stalls In July
New Zealand spending on debit and credit cards stalled last month as expenditure on fuel fell 3.1%. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/10/nz-electronic-card-spending-growth-stalls-in-july/

ALSO:

• Core retail electronic card spending up [2]


• Jobs up 45% in the last 12 months [3]


• Job adverts up - does this mean economic recovery too? [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00270/core-retail-electronic-card-spending-up.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00268/jobs-up-45-in-the-last-12-months.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/39464.html [4]

Taxes: Dunne: Govt Smoothes Way For GST Rate Transition
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne today released details about amendments to the legislation to help businesses make the transition to the new 15 percent GST rate by 1 October. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00157/dunne-govt-smoothes-way-for-gst-rate-transition.htm

ALSO:

• Act Now on Just Released GST Transitional Rules [2]


• IRD GST rate announcement [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00272/act-now-on-just-released-gst-transitional-rules.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00278/ird-gst-rate-announcement.htm [3]

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Hostility Towards Women
Once again, the Key government has shown it doesn’t give a stuff about issues that primarily affect women. Cabinet has rejected an official recommendation to compensate the victims of a rape culture that existed within the Police It has also shown no interest in taking action... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/11/gordon-campbell-the-govt%E2%80%99s-hostility-toward-women/

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Montana
“If travelers need any kind of assurance that they’ll be safe from antiestablishment zealots while visiting Montana, at least consider that most of the crazy folk from Montana prefer to play out their lives of crime outside of the state. Chances are ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00073/stateside-with-rosalea-barker-montana.htm

Wheelchairs and Alcoholism Funny? Yes Said Cartoonist John Callahan
The year was 1989. Millions of wheelchair-users were about to be recognized for the first time by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Millions of other Americans had come out of ''family abuse'' closets to join Adult Children of Alcoholics 12-step groups. ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00071/martha-rosenberg-the-passing-of-john-callahan.htm

Dahr Jamail: Gulf Fishermen Challenge US Govt Over Dispersants
Commercial fishing communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida have united to demand that local, state and federal agencies force BP to discontinue the use of toxic dispersants and conduct better testing before reopening fishing waters. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00079/gulf-fishermen-challenge-us-govt-over-dispersants.htm

Lyndon Hood: Scoop Satire: The Calculator of Cthulhu
My doctors have sensed that I am holding something back, that secret is ravaging my mind. Yet I cannot speak of it. If my story became know, it would surely tear apart the gossamer veil that lies between mankind and insanity. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00059/scoop-satire-the-calculator-of-cthulhu.htm

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Bashing
The government’s welfare working group has dutifully delivered the findings the government wants to hear. To Paula Rebstock and her colleagues, being on welfare is primarily a failure of attitude by beneficiaries – and has little or nothing ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/09/gordon-campbell-on-welfare-bashing-afghanistan/

Martin LeFevre: The Unmet Sorrow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Here we are again, 65 years and tens of thousands of nuclear weapons later, commemorating the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Perhaps it’s because my first political memory, at ten, is of the Cuban Missile Crisis, that the issue... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00056/the-unmet-sorrow-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.htm

Frontline Wine: A Glass A Day?
Self medication is the way forward these days for many…but there is another more enjoyable way of self medicating your GP won’t tell you about... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00070/frontline-wine-a-glass-a-day.htm

ALSO:

• Avalanche At Mt Hutt Ski Area [2]


• Avalanche on Mt Hutt worrisome for skiers [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00151/avalanche-at-mt-hutt-ski-area.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/39463.html [3]

Weekly Sports Digest: Wallabies Show Grit, Warriors Dominate
Executive sport summary – An overview of the major sporting events – Results, key moments and talking points – Everything you need to know to foot it at the water cooler this week. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/09/weekly-sports-digest-wallabies-show-grit/

Scoop Exclusive: First Interview With Mike Moore As NZ Ambassador to the United States
Ambassador Mike Moore is now officially the New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. He presented his credentials to President Obama in a short, formal, and impressive ceremony at the White House. Several other new Ambassadors also presented their credentials. ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00076/first-interview-with-mike-moore-after-white-house.htm

Mexico’s Military Malpractice: Business As Usual Or About, Face?
President Felipe Calderón’s aggressive counter-narcotics campaign in Mexico has begun to sprout a disturbing trend of abuse emanating from the Mexican armed forces. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00467/mexicos-military-malpractice.htm

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