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Friday, 17 November 2006, 3:54 pm
Article: The Scoop Team

POLITICS HEADLINES:
Pacific News: Reformers Had Enough - Tonga Set Ablaze During Riots
Politics News: Brash Wins High Court Injuction Prohibiting Publication of Stolen E-Mails
Trade News: Goff Still Hopeful Of Doha Resurrection!
Justice: No Crime, No Charge, Will Thomas Yadegary Remain In Prison?
Together At Last: Despite Being Strange Bedfellows, Stadium Match-Makes ACT n Greens
SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE
MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES

Pacific News: Reformers Had Enough - Tonga Set Ablaze During Riots

UPDATE: The New Zealand Government is investigating how it can assist Tonga to restore peace and order while constitutional/democratic reform dawns on the Pacific island state. Also, Tonga Now website reports Tonga's main town, Nuku’alofa, was an inferno last night. "Shoreline headquarters is gone, the Leiola Duty Free Store, Cowley’s, Pacifica Royale, and major Chinese outlets are up in smoke. All flights into and out of the Kingdom have been cancelled." See... Scoop Link: Tonga Now Reports Nuku'alofa Set Ablaze [1]
ALSO:

House of Travel - Tonga Riots [4]
Scoop Video: Tonga - An Island On The Brink

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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00304.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00333.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00249.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00344.htm

Politics News: Brash Wins High Court Injuction Prohibiting Publication of Stolen E-Mails

National Party Leader Don Brash has obtained a High Court order restraining the publication or distribution of copies of email correspondence which is believed to have been stolen from his computer. See... Brash Wins Court Order Blocking Email Publication [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00354.htm

Trade News: Goff Still Hopeful Of Doha Resurrection!

Trade Minister Phil Goff today announced that during Ministerial discussions at the APEC summit in Ha Noi Vietnam, it was agreed that a draft statement on a Free Trade Agreement for the Asia-Pacific, as a long-term objective for the region, would be sent to APEC Leaders for consideration at their meeting on 18-19 November. A final APEC position can be expected to flow from that discussion. See... Doha Key New Zealand Priority at APEC - Goff [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00353.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00335.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00334.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00351.htm

Justice: No Crime, No Charge, Will Thomas Yadegary Remain In Prison?

Thomas Yadegary will appear once more in the Auckland District Court in Albert Street today at 2.15pm where Immigration Ministry lawyers will argue for his continuing incarceration after more than 2 years in prison without charge or trial. Thomas is an Iranian who is being held in prison because he refuses to sign papers which would result in him being forced to return to Iran where his life would be at risk. Supporters will gather outside the court from 1pm. See... Thomas Yadegary in Court Today Will he be released [1]
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00248.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00332.htm#_Toc151459048
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00339.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00486.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/nauru.html

Together At Last: Despite Being Strange Bedfellows, Stadium Match-Makes ACT n Greens

On Sunday at 2pm, Auckland-based Green Party MP Keith Locke and Act New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide will be co-hosting a public meeting at the Aotea Centre. The meeting will enable a diverse range of Aucklanders from all walks of life to discuss and demonstrate why there are better options than the waterfront stadium for Auckland, and the nation. See... Greens, Act Co-Host Public meeting on Stadium [1]
ALSO:
Video: [2] Here is an animation video of the proposed stadium courtesy of Warren and Mahoney architects. See... Video: Animation Of Proposed Waterfront Stadium [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00352.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00227.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00227.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00167.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0611/S00322.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0611/S00185.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00206.htm

SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00332.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00290.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00261.htm

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[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00355.htm
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[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00346.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00341.htm

POLITICAL COLUMNS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00356.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00349.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00344.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00343.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00243.htm

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