Today's Top Scoops - 11 July 2008
Police: Officer Slain In Line Of Duty
National Policy: Parents Given Freedom To Pay For
ECE
Health:
Minister Welcomes Rest Home Closure
Housing: Action To Assist Boarding House
Dwellers
Tony
Veitch Saga: Statement from TVNZ
Heroism:
Kiwi Firefighters To Help Battle California Blaze
Corrections:
Prisoners Put Hammering Skills To Good
Use
Viral Marketing: Enjoy Soft Rock With Musically
Challenged Primate
Luxury: Buying A Golden Fleece Probably Cheaper Than
Escorial Cloth
Happy Hoteliers: Hotel guest nights increase in May
Colombia:
Ingrid Betancourt's Unlikely Rescue & Beyond
Environment:
Green Goods To Come To The Front Of UK's Shelves
Onward
Christian Soldiers: Non-Christians Convinced U.S. Army
Discriminates
Summing
Up: Gordon Brown Briefs British MPs On The G8 Leaders
Summit 2008
Kosovo
Situation: Life As An Independent
Country
Part 6: Evolution: Except Vanity Fair Media Doesn't Get It
Furry
Critters: Definitive Cat Care Guide Published
Winter Spectacular: Flaming Good Art On Petone
Foreshore
Poetry Party: NZ Poet Laureate to MC celebration of
Kiwi Poetry
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LEAD STORY
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Police: Officer Slain In Line Of
Duty - The tragic death of a police officer in
Titahi Bay this morning shows the serious risk police face
every day in the line of duty, says New Zealand First law
and order spokesperson Ron Mark. Mr Mark, who has a police
officer in his own family, says he extends his sympathy to
the family and colleagues of the dead officer who died
trying to uphold the rule of law and order. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- National - National saddened by death of police officer [2]
- NZ Govt - Death of Police Officer [3]
- NZ First - Police Work Dangerous And Unappreciated [4]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00219.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00225.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00221.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00219.htm
NZ POLITICS
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National Policy: Parents Given Freedom To Pay For
ECE - National today released details of its
early childhood education policy. Spokeswoman Paula Bennett
says, "Thousands of parents are now using 20 Hours and we do
not want to cause them uncertainty, especially in these
challenging economic times. However, we will not live with
the clearly dishonest claim of the scheme being free for
parents. It never was." More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00222.htm
Health:
Minister Welcomes Rest Home Closure - Minister
of Health David Cunliffe has welcomed a decision to move
residents of the Belhaven Rest Home into a new home. More
>> [1] ALSO:
- Age Concern - Older people given less than 24 hours to move [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00207.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00158.htm
Housing: Action To Assist Boarding House
Dwellers - "Considerable progress has been made
at the completion of the 90 Day Action Plan to address
issues of overcrowding and substandard accommodation in
South Auckland boarding houses", Housing Minister Maryan
Street said today. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00210.htm
Tony
Veitch Saga: Statement from TVNZ -
Television New Zealand has a review process underway
regarding disclosures by sports presenter Tony Veitch... The
review began on Monday but there were significant and
complex matters around the issue that restricted what could
be said publicly.
More >> [1]
ALSO:
- New Zealand Police - Investigator Assigned [2]
- Television New Zealand - TVNZ: Statement Regarding Media Requests [3]
- Jigsaw - After Shock [4]
- Women's Refuges - Veitch Police Investigation Vital [5]
- Radio Adelaide - Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey Discuss The Veitch Admission + Political Spat [6]
- TV3 Video - Police to look into allegations around Veitch [7]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00176.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00140.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00194.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00152.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0807/S00155.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00081.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/10343.html
Heroism:
Kiwi Firefighters To Help Battle California
Blaze - A contingent of New Zealand and
Australian rural firefighters will soon be helping to tackle
the wildfires in California, Internal Affairs Minister Rick
Barker said today. The 40 strong group will include 8 Kiwi
rural firefighters from the Department of Conservation,
territorial authorities, and forestry companies. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00202.htm
Corrections:
Prisoners Put Hammering Skills To Good Use - A
new building construction yard at Spring Hill Prison will
see prisoners refurbishing state houses for families in need
while learning new skills... The construction yard was
officially opened today by Mr Goff. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Govt - Goff: Building Construction yard at Spring Hill [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00196.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0807/S00197.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Viral Marketing: Enjoy Soft Rock With Musically
Challenged Primate - In a first for mobile
phone users in New Zealand, Cadbury is introducing image
recognition technology for Cadbury 'Gorilla' fans, so that
they can download 'Gorilla' content to their phones. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00202.htm
Luxury: Buying A Golden Fleece Probably Cheaper Than
Escorial Cloth - On 22nd June 2008,
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand, auctioned 2
metres of Escorial cloth fetching $4,100. The cloth was a
donation from The Escorial Company to the Symphony
Orchestra. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00205.htm
Happy Hoteliers: Hotel guest nights increase in May
- Total guest nights in short-term commercial
accommodation increased 5 percent in May 2008 compared with
May 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0807/S00207.htm
WORLD
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Colombia:
Ingrid Betancourt's Unlikely Rescue & Beyond -
In spite of Ingrid Betancourt's extraordinary rescue, the
fate of Colombia will be no brighter than before unless she
accepts a new mission and returns to the public life, and
President Alvaro Uribe commits a patriotic act by declining
to seek a constitutional change allowing him to run for a
third term in 2010. More
>> [1]
EXPERT RESCUE ADVISORS?
- Opinion - Israel's Role In The Rescue Of Hostage Ingrid Betancourt [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00291.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00292.htm
Environment:
Green Goods To Come To The Front Of UK's
Shelves - "It needs to be easier for people to
buy products that will save them money and reduce their
impact on the environment - and that's exactly what we're
doing. There are real savings to be made - through this
action to green the products and materials we use." -
Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock, UK Government More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00310.htm
Onward
Christian Soldiers: Non-Christians Convinced U.S. Army
Discriminates - Jeremy Hall, a 23-year-old
U.S. soldier,lost his Christian faith while serving two
tours of duty in Iraq. Subsequently his atheist beliefs
caused him to be denied promotions in the Army and to have
his life threatened by other troops, according to an
interview Hall had with CNN. The military assigned a
bodyguard to protect him and returned him stateside. Hall
asserts there is a pattern of discrimination against
non-Christians in the military. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00317.htm
Summing
Up: Gordon Brown Briefs British MPs On The G8 Leaders
Summit 2008 - The world is working
collaboratively on a range of international issues, Gordon
Brown told Parliament as he updated MPs on the recent G8
Summit. The PM said there is growing international agreement
on the need for "detailed collaborative actions" on energy,
climate change, trade and international development. He also
welcomed the "unprecedented" G8 statement on Zimbabwe. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00311.htm
Kosovo
Situation: Life As An Independent Country
- Kosovo declared its independence in February. There were
at the time expectations that there might be severe
problems, great violence, displacement of persons, conflict,
fighting. There were any number of very dire scenarios which
we thought were possible but not likely, were possible, and
for which we planned, none of which turned out to be true.
No major ethnic violence, no refugee flows, the government
has responded with restraint to provocations. That is the
good news. More
>> [1]
ALSO IN KOSOVA
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00306.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0807/S00319.htm
COMMENT
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Heat Than Light: Survival of the TVNZ Charter Depends
on Definitions - News reports about recent
announcements by Labour and National concerning their
respective policy positions on TVNZ all overlook a critical
issue at the heart of the debate- the assumption of
different definitions of 'public broadcasting'. At least
five distinct conceptions can be discerned. The result is
that both political policies and news reports on public
broadcasting conflate different notions of public
broadcasting, stirring up arguments that generate more heat
than light. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00080.htm
Chicken
& Egg: Niueans Encouraged to Eat Free Range
Chooks - Niue's Director of Health Dr Sitaleki
Finau is encouraging Niueans to begin eating free range
chickens. Unlike in most countries the move would actually
save locals money. Thousands of chickens roam the island
mostly unmolested because Niueans prefer to eat imported
factory reared chooks. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00088.htm
Scoop
Review of Books: "Five Crime Novels that Influenced My
Writing" - Auckland crime writer Andrea Jutson
- author of the just published The Darkness Looking Back -
nominates five crime novels that have influenced her
writing....The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, Scaredy
Cat by Mark Billingham, Live Bait by P. J. Tracy, The
Unquiet Dead by Gay Longworth, The Brother Cadfael Series by
Ellis Peters. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00078.htm
Suzan
Mazur E-Book In Six Parts: -
"Evolutionary science is as much about the posturing,
salesmanship, stonewalling and bullying that goes on as it
is about actual scientific theory. It is a social discourse
involving hypotheses of staggering complexity with
scientists assuming the power of
politicians."
EVOLVING STORY
- 1. An Exposé Of The Evolution Industry [1]
- 2. Will the Real Theory of Evolution Please Stand Up? [2]
- 3. Evo Exposé: M. Pigliucci & M. Piattelli-Palmarini [3]
- 4. Rare Chat W/ R. Lewontin & A. Lima-De-Faria [4]
- 5. Evo Exposé: The Wizards -- Pivar, Dawkins, Salthe [5]
- 6.Evolution: Except Vanity Fair Media Doesn't Get It [6]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00057.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00057.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00071.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00077.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00086.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0807/S00089.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Furry
Critters: Definitive Cat Care Guide
Published - Be they cuddly smoochers or perky
cats-about-town, felines across the country will soon be
benefiting from the publication of a definitive new guide to
their needs and to the responsibilities of owners and
carers. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00105.htm
Winter Spectacular: Flaming Good Art On Petone
Foreshore - The Petone Foreshore will be
transformed into a unique public art gallery for the Petone
Winter Carnival on Saturday 19 July. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00102.htm
Poetry Party: NZ Poet Laureate to MC celebration of
Kiwi Poetry - New Zealand Poet Laureate
Michele Leggott will MC 'Poetry Central', a celebration of
Kiwi poetry, on Montana Poetry Day, Friday 18 July. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00101.htm
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