Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

Monday, 11 April 2005, 5:55 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY:
PM Slams SIS Maori Bugging Spooks Scoop
Tamihere Placed On Extended Leave
Political Heat Turned Up Over Police Number Regional Allocations
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Serb Commander Charged With Crimes Against Humanity
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Rosalea Barker On Her Sunny Sunday
Scoop Feedback: Re: BBC Use Of Fake News
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
English - Mallard Dithered While Wananga Went Off Track
ACT’s Letter – Tamihere Is Toast
Greens Say Playing Zimbabwe Is Just Not Cricket
MORE PARLIAMENT HEADLINES:

LEAD STORY:
PM Slams SIS Maori Bugging Spooks Scoop

[1] - The Prime Minister has released a report on the SIS Maori bugging affair slamming the coverage of the story by the Sunday Star Times and Scoop.co.nz, and blaming the affair on a trio “trouble makers”. See... NEWSFLASH: PM & Justice Neazor Slam Scoop & SST [2] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00094.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00094.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00220.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/spooks.html

Tamihere Placed On Extended Leave

Statement From Prime Minister: Mr John Tamihere has been under considerable stress. By agreement with the leadership of the Labour Party he is now taking extended leave. He will not be attending caucus this Tuesday. See... Statement by Helen Clark on John Tamihere [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00188.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00091.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00189.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00190.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00222.htm
[6] - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10119675
[7] - http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3243462a10,00.html

Political Heat Turned Up Over Police Number Regional Allocations

- National's unprecedented attack on the independence of the Police Commissioner has masked its own failure to spell-out exactly what it will do to Police numbers and resources, Police Minister George Hawkins said today. See… National quick to pin 'blame' for less crime [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00194.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00200.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00219.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00125.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00124.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00123.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0504/S00117.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0504/S00059.htm

Serb Commander Charged With Crimes Against Humanity

The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today revealed charges of crimes against humanity against an ex-Serbian military commander for his role in planning and carrying out the massacre in 1995 of 1,000 Bosnian Muslim men from Srebrenica. See... Former Serb Commander Charged By UN Tribunal [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00162.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00170.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00168.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00165.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00157.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0504/S00152.htm

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Rosalea Barker On Her Sunny Sunday

- With all this potting mix under my fingernails, I'm forced to observe--as an entry in my high school autograph book once did--that spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where da boidies iz! See... Stateside with Rosalea: Sunday, Sunny Sunday [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00092.htm

Scoop Feedback: Re: BBC Use Of Fake News

- In response to David Miller's article published on Scoop.co.nz on 24 March entitled 'BBC Say 'Fake Journalists' Will Not Be Used Again [1] '. From Charles Foster, Controller BFBS Radio & Helen Williams, Controller BFBS TV See... Scoop Feedback: Regarding BBC Use Of Fake News [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0503/S00240.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00090.htm

MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00089.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00088.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00087.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00086.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0504/S00085.htm

English - Mallard Dithered While Wananga Went Off Track

- National’s Education spokesman Bill English says Labour Education Ministers have been aware of the problems at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa for at least three years but have done nothing to remedy them. See... Labour all talk, no action over Wänanga [1] & Labour refuses full wananga consultant costs [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00218.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00202.htm

ACT’s Letter – Tamihere Is Toast

- The latest revelations from the Wishart interview with Tamihere have given the PM just the ammunition she needed. Tamihere is now toast. She didn't want to be seen beating up a guy who the public see as telling the truth about her government. See... ACT's The Letter - Monday April 11th, 2005 [1] MORE COLUMNS:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00214.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00198.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00209.htm

Greens Say Playing Zimbabwe Is Just Not Cricket

- The Greens this morning stepped up their campaign to have the Black Caps' tour to Zimbabwe called off, writing to the Government asking it to give financial and political backing for a boycott. See... Govt should back Zimbabwe cricket boycott [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00211.htm

MORE PARLIAMENT HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00216.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00199.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00213.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00217.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00212.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00210.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00207.htm
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00205.htm
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00204.htm
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00215.htm
[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00193.htm
[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00192.htm
[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00191.htm

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