Scoop Top Stories For Sept 8, 2010 News Summary
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[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [7]
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The Maori Party says it has faith in hapu and iwi throughout the country, and the majority of marchers who took part in
the 2004 hikoi, to dismiss the attacks on it by a “few people” over the new foreshore and seabed bill. More »[1]
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00087/public-access-assurances-monstrous-deception.htm [2]
The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake
stands in stark contrast to the media narratives of community resilience and stoicism... More »[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/gordon-campbell-the-%E2%80%98quake-aftermath-sean/
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00206/coping-with-psychological-aftermath-of-earthquake.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [3]
The Government must provide taxpayers with answers to serious questions about its $1.75 billion bailout of South
Canterbury Finance, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00129/national-must-answer-serious-questions-on-scf.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00083/our-five-million-dollars-not-yours-to-give-john.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [3]
Rivers levels are stabilising and dropping across much of the Region after heavy rainfall affected the southern part of
the Region yesterday. More »[1]
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[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00140/rivers-monitored-as-heavy-rain-fall-affects-region.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00139/heavy-rain-activates-flooding-emergency-in-hutt.htm [4]
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Pedestrians in Taranaki Street were today bemused to see this new billboard – four storeys high – which has just been
erected on the Cogent building. More »[1]
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [2]
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Let’s get one thing straight. Earthquakes are not good for the economy... try painting the destruction as good news for
someone whose house is threatened with collapse on the next big after-shock. More »[1]
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[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [6]
Daily FX analysis from More »[1]
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00179/stocks-to-watch-dpc-fbu-hby-lpc-wsi-pgc-thl.htm [2]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00177/while-you-were-sleeping-stocks-hold-on-to-gains.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00210/ig-markets-australian-market-wrap-sept-6-2010.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00211/ig-markets-the-week-ahead-economic-diary-692010.htm [6]
Employers across NZ are holding off on making firm growth plans, as new waves of financial uncertainty circle the globe,
according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today. More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00180/hiring-expectations-plateau-as-employers-hold-off.htm
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00082/auckland-southern-motorway-to-re-open-early.htm [2]
The 7.1 magnitude pre-dawn earthquake that shattered Christchurch may be the most significant economic disaster in
recent history, but it will provide a much-needed lifeline for New Zealand’s beleaguered construction sector. More »[1]
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[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00084/business-head-tells-aucklanders-quit-complaining.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00067/unions-respond-to-concerns-in-earthquake-aftermath.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00142/union-flooded-with-calls-from-worried-workers.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00140/chch-properties-remain-operational-following-quake.htm [7]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00144/pike-rivers-second-export-shipment-to-set-sail.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [10]
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I don’t know how anyone given the task could draw a map of Israel: it is likely the only country in the world with no
defined borders, and it actually has worked very hard over many decades to achieve this peculiar state. It once had
borders... More »[1]
The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake
stands in stark contrast to the media narratives of community resilience and stoicism that have dominated media coverage
to date. The surprising thing about... More »[1]
[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/08/gordon-campbell-the-%e2%80%98quake-aftermath-sean/
They are coming out at a rate so regular it has become cruelly banal. Every catch dropped by a Pakistani player; every
particularly stroke that might be deemed errant in any other context will now be considered suspect. Paranoia has been
given a good ... More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00063/sorrows-of-cricket-pakistan-the-fall-of-a-game.htm
I just read the presidents big speech tonight and it struck me. There were some key lines left out of the speech. You
may have had the same response. For the sake of clarity and fairness, I've tried to reconstruct the missing lines. I'm
sure that ... More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00057/things-the-president-left-out-of-his-big-speech.htm
In the dawn of 31 May 2010 Israeli soldiers rappelled down onto the deck of a former Istanbul passenger ferry called the
Mavi Marmara, one of a small international flotilla aiming to penetrate the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza strip.
The flotilla had ... More »[1]
On February 28, 2001, an earthquake struck just 18 km from Washington State’s capital, Olympia. Here are some of the
images posted on the BBC’s website that day; and here is the beautiful image created by the tremors as captured by a
pendulum and ... More »[1]
Altaf Hussain's call for a return of the generals in Pakistan came before the betting scandal of huge proportions
currently rocking the cricket-crazy country. Otherwise, he might have cited the sports scam as an argument. He based his
demand for undoing ... More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00045/pakistan-floods-fail-to-trigger-pro-army-tide.htm
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LIFESTYLE------------
As Edward S. Herman and David Peterson write in The Politics of Genocide, "During the past several decades, the word
‘genocide’ has increased in frequency of use and recklessness of application..." More »[1]
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Talks are underway in Washington DC, to try to establish a Palestinian State next to Israel. Connie Lawn attended the
public events at the White House... More »[1]
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President Obama has now delivered his speech on Iraq, with some warnings to Afghanistan, and admissions the nation is
hurt by these long wars. Connie Lawn gives us an audio report... More »[1]
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Today UNICEF joins in celebrating the vibrant diversity, rich culture and remarkable contributions of the world’s
indigenous peoples. This year’s celebration comes at a significant time, as world leaders prepare to gather ... More »[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00154/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-people.htm
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