Scoop Top Stories For October 18, 2010 News Summary
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Manning & Chapman - Analysing Labour's New Interventionist Brand
Labour's U-turn on foreign land ownership
Pest Control Pilot: Greens' Traps Won't Stay Shut
... On Again: PPTA Rejects Government Offer – Resumes Action
Scoop Audio & Report: Aged Care "Woefully Inadequate" - Kedgley
October 15: Third Anniversary Of Urewera Raids
Wild Wests: Law Commission To Review 'New Media'
Inflation: Food And Tax Drive September CPI
Forestry: Consultation Begins On Forest Carbon Measurement
Employment: Survey Shows Most Kiwis Would Change Their Career
Julie Webb Pullman: Kia Ora Gaza Convoy Diary - Part II
Richard S. Ehrlich: Deadly Bombs Make Bangkok Unsafe
Binoy Kampmark: The Canonisation of Mary MacKillop
Michael Collins: Where's The Note? Shock And Awe For Big Banks
Aborting In Cairns: The Leach-Brennan Case
Gordon Campbell: On The Len Brown, Celia Wade-Brown Triumphs (And Aged Care)
Apollo 13: Kiwi Play About To Blast Onto The World Stage
NZ Music: Radio Teaser Begins For Web Audio Archive
DPRK: Kim Jong Il Appoints Youngest Son As Heir
Presidential address: Full Obama speech
Pacific.Scoop: Australian ‘Outsourcing’ Pacific Plan For Asylum Seekers Strikes Strong Opposition
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Manning
& Chapman - Analysing Labour's New Interventionist
Brand
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00108/audio-analysis-labours-new-interventionist-brand.htm
ALSO:
- Multimedia: Labour Party Leader Phil Goff Presser [2]
- Labour’s Agenda For Change: Putting Children First [3]
- King: Putting Children First [4]
- New Focus On Children Good, But Not Enough [5]
- Labour Promises Built on Faulty Premises [6]
- Foreign land sales complex, farmers need details [7]
- CPAG applauds Labour’s focus on children [8]
- Tax Justice will be an election issue in 2011 [9]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00161.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00275/labours-agenda-for-change-putting-children-first.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00274/putting-children-first.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00279/new-focus-on-children-good-but-not-enough.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00180/labour-promises-built-on-faulty-premises.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00185/foreign-land-sales-complex-farmers-need-details.htm [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00187/cpag-applauds-labours-focus-on-children.htm [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00189/tax-justice-will-be-an-election-issue-in-2011.htm [9]
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Labour's
U-turn on foreign land ownership
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/42326.html
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00176/guyon-espiner-interviews-labour-leader-phil-goff.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00175/russel-norman-interviewed-by-duncan-garner.htm [3]
NZ POLITICS
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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00088/tom-frewen-the-week-in-parliament-151010.htm [2]
Pest
Control Pilot: Greens' Traps Won't Stay
Shut
“We’re hopeful that this will be a way
to control pests like possums with less use of poisons. We
all want practical alternatives to 1080 drops and the
Government’s funding support for this trial is really
welcome.” More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00293/greens-government-announce-pest-control-project.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00005.htm [2]
...
On Again: PPTA Rejects Government Offer – Resumes
Action
PPTA’s national executive has
unanimously rejected a government offer which shows a
disturbing indication of the level of value the government
attaches to teaching and learning in secondary schools. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1010/S00059/ppta-rejects-government-offer-resumes-action.htm
Scoop
Audio & Report: Aged Care "Woefully Inadequate" -
Kedgley
A cross-party inquiry into New
Zealand’s rest homes has found “woefully inadequate”
levels of care, Green MP Sue Kedgley says. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00089/aged-care-woefully-inadequate-kedgley.htm
ALSO:
- Aged care report (PDF) [2]
- Inquiry Report: Aged Care sector near crisis point [3]
- A Future Vision of Dignity and Compassion [4]
- Aged care report a wakeup call says union [5]
- Opportunity missed in aged care report [6]
- Grey Power On Aged Care Report [7]
- Unnerved by the colour green? [8]
- Inquiry into the 2010 local authority elections [9]
- Wellington 2010 Local Election – Full results [10]
- Final 2010 Auckland election results [11]
- 2010 Local Election Result [12]
[2] - http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1010/Aged_Care_Report.pdf [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00249/inquiry-report-aged-care-sector-near-crisis-point.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00167/a-future-vision-of-dignity-and-compassion.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00172/aged-care-report-a-wakeup-call-says-union.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1010/S00079/opportunity-missed-in-aged-care-report.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00186/grey-power-on-aged-care-report.htm [7]
[8] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=28553 [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00273/inquiry-into-the-2010-local-authority-elections.htm [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00177/wellington-2010-local-election-full-results.htm [10]
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00196/final-2010-auckland-election-results.htm [11]
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00056/scoop-coverage-2010-local-election-result.htm [12]
October
15: Third Anniversary Of Urewera Raids
Today,
the architect of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002, Phil
Goff condemned the delays in the October 15th, 2007 raids
cases getting to court. The October 15th Solidarity Group
dismisses his concerns as political point scoring. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00162/goffs-concerns-about-raids-cases-are-gutless.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00236/the-day-the-raids-came-book-launch.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0710/S00405.htm [3]
Wild
Wests: Law Commission To Review 'New
Media'
Justice Minister Simon Power has asked the
Law Commission to review the adequacy of regulations around
how the Internet interacts with the justice system... "At
the moment we've got two tracks – conventional media and
the so-called 'new media' – intersecting with the justice
system, and it's not sustainable. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00239/law-commission-to-review-gaps-around-new-media.htm
ALSO:
- Regulate What? [2]
- Review good, framing of it bad [3]
- Can the internet be regulated? [4]
- Against regulating the blogosphere [5]
- Minister confident over courtroom video links [6]
[2] - http://publicaddress.net/system/topic,2756,regulate-what.sm" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2010/10/review_good_framing_of_it_bad.html" target="_blank [3]
[4] - http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/10/14/can-the-internet-be-regulated/" target="_blank [4]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00257/minister-confident-over-courtroom-video-links.htm [6]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------Inflation:
Food And Tax Drive September CPI
The consumers
price index (CPI) rose 1.1 percent for the September 2010
quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00502/cpi-rises-11-percent-in-september-quarter.htm
ALSO:
- CPI: Basics going up, worse to come with GST hike [2]
- Government charges, food prices drive CPI increase [3]
- CPI shows wages must rise [4]
- Control inflation in the non-traded sector [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00291/cpi-basics-going-up-worse-to-come-with-gst-hike.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00509/government-charges-food-prices-drive-cpi-increase.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00184/cpi-shows-wages-must-rise.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00516/control-inflation-in-the-non-traded-sector.htm [5]
Forestry:
Consultation Begins On Forest Carbon
Measurement
Consultation has opened on a proposed
new approach for owners of post-1989 forest to more
accurately assess the carbon absorbed by their trees. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1010/S00028/consultation-begins-on-forest-carbon-measurement.htm
ALSO:
- Statement from of SPADA, Actors’ Equity and CTU [2]
- The Hobbit Stoush [3]
- CPI rises 1.1 percent in September quarter [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00236/statement-from-of-spada-actors-equity-and-ctu.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/onering.html [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00502/cpi-rises-11-percent-in-september-quarter.htm [4]
Employment:
Survey Shows Most Kiwis Would Change Their
Career
More than half of New Zealand
professionals would turn back the clock and change their
career paths if they could, a new survey by not-for profit
the Workchoice Trust has revealed. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00498/survey-shows-most-kiwis-would-change-their-career.htm
COMMENT
------------Julie
Webb Pullman: Kia Ora Gaza Convoy Diary - Part II
So after a relatively comfortable night sleeping
on the floor of the ambulance (compared to, say, the floor
of a well-used cattle-truck!) we set off for Ancona, and the
ferry to Greece. Finally, I plucked up the courage to drive
– no mean feat when, being ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00104/kia-ora-gaza-convoy-diary-part-ii.htm
Richard
S. Ehrlich: Deadly Bombs Make Bangkok
Unsafe
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Increasingly deadly
bomb attacks across Bangkok have plunged this
Buddhist-majority country into confusion, despair and fear
because its military and police, who received years of
counter-terrorism training by the U.S., are unable ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00103/deadly-bombs-make-bangkok-unsafe.htm
Binoy
Kampmark: The Canonisation of Mary
MacKillop
In an age where threats of religious
fundamentalism and the battle against archaic laws
continues, we find, yet again, the Catholic Church in
arrears. Feverish talk about ‘barbaric’ Islam takes
place in a world parallel to rituals that still ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00099/binoy-kampmark-the-canonisation-of-mary-mackillop.htm
Michael
Collins: Where's The Note? Shock And Awe For Big
Banks
Big banks have stopped foreclosures in 23
states due to legal challenges to their ownership of
mortgage notes. On Wednesday, JP Morgan upped their total to
41 states in which foreclosure operations had ceased. Why
the halt in foreclosures? It seems that the banks have
ignored long ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00095/wheres-the-note-shock-and-awe-for-big-banks.htm
Aborting
In Cairns: The Leach-Brennan Case
It’s the
sort of thing that encourages a bad press for North
Queensland, but the first abortion case to be tried in over
20 years has sparked something of a furore. The case
involved Tegan Leach and Sergie Brennan (21 and 22
respectively), who have ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00082/aborting-in-cairns-the-leach-brennan-case.htm
Gordon
Campbell: On The Len Brown, Celia Wade-Brown Triumphs
(And Aged Care)
The Key government now seems to
feel it has a vested interest in the failure of both Len
Brown in Auckland, and Celia Wade-Brown in Wellington. The
battle lines over central government funding of the CBD rail
loop in Auckland are already being drawn up. Key starting
his ... More
»[1]
LIFESTYLE
------------Apollo
13: Kiwi Play About To Blast Onto The World
Stage
In 2010, APOLLO is again at the forefront
of technology and innovation, exploring new frontiers in the
performing arts. HACKMAN have re-created the iconic story of
APOLLO 13, designing a full scale replica of NASA’s
Mission Control that puts audiences in the hot seat. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00249/apollo-13-about-to-blast-onto-the-world-stage.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00235.htm [2]
NZ
Music: Radio Teaser Begins For Web Audio
Archive
Funded by NZ on Air, Resound is a joint
project between SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music and
Radio New Zealand Concert that aims to make a vast resource
of recordings of New Zealand music available for broadcast
and website streaming. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00244/musical-treasure-trove-unlocked.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/passchendaele-the-battle-for-belgium" target="_blank [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00129/key-rsa-2010-annual-council.htm [3]
WORLD
------------DPRK:
Kim Jong Il Appoints Youngest Son As Heir
SEOUL,
South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an
impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school
describe a shy student who loved basketball and Jean-Claude
Van Damme. Recent reports describe him as overweight and a
heavy ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00549/dprk-kim-appoints-youngest-son-as-heir.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40439.html [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00002/connie-lawn-obamas-iraq-withdrawal-speech.htm [3]
Presidential
address: Full Obama speech
- More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40377.html
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00184/rebranding-iraq-playing-with-numbers-and-lives.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00493/a-truly-grateful-nation.htm [3]
Pacific.Scoop:
Australian ‘Outsourcing’ Pacific Plan For Asylum Seekers
Strikes Strong Opposition
Report - Adrian
Hatwell: The Australian government’s proposal for a new
regional processing centre to deal with asylum seekers
arriving in the Pacific has drawn a chorus of opposition
from within nations to be affected by the plan. More
»[1]
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