Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics

Monday, 13 June 2005, 6:02 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
LEAD STORY: High Seas Vandalism Caught On Camera - Greenpeace
Air Force Orion Locates Yacht In Distress
Eulogies For Sonya Davies, Unionist, Peacemaker
MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:
Don Brash Appears On Agenda – Cullen Unimpressed
Scoop Report: Orgasms... Study Shows Genetics Plays A Significant Role
Over One Million Children Working In Mines
United Nations Backs Blair/Bush Africa Plan
MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Rosalea Barker Wants A Tamihere Doll
Russell Brown Assesses The Cut Of Winnie's Jib
Solomons Govt. Hocks Off The National Art Gallery
Howard Dean Bites Republicans, Receives Rapturous Applause
A Kiwi In Bolivia Reports On A Miner's Perspective
MORE SCOOP COMMENTARY:
The Downing Street Iraq Cabinet Paper

OTHER NEWS (Just Politics)
Bradford’s Anti-Smacking Bill Gains PM’s Support
Programme Launched To Record WWII Vets Memories
Goff Says Nats Hypocritical Over Anti-Nuke Policy
Nats To Put Druggies To Work
MORE POLITICS HEADLINES:

LEAD STORY:
High Seas Vandalism Caught On Camera - Greenpeace

[1] Sunday, 12 June 2005: Last week Amaltal director Andrew Talley called Greenpeace assertions "unsubstantiated claptrap". Today, photos and footage taken by the Rainbow Warrior crew prove him and others supporting bottom trawling wrong. Greenpeace crew from the Rainbow Warrior today captured images of endangered black and red corals being hauled aboard a New Zealand bottom trawler in international waters near Norfolk Island. See... 'Claptrap' Substantiated With Concrete Evidence [2] EARLIER:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0506/S00101.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0506/S00101.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0506/S00094.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0506/S00134.htm
[5] - http://weblog.greenpeace.org/deepsea/

Air Force Orion Locates Yacht In Distress

- The Air Force’s No. 5 Squadron has capped off a busy weekend, after launching a P3 Orion on a search and rescue mission for the third time in four days. An Orion was launched early this morning after an emergency beacon signal was picked up 740 kilometres northeast of North Cape. At 9.30am the crew of the Orion found the vessel Scot Free floundering in rough and heavy seas. See... Third Search and Rescue for Air Force Orion’s [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0506/S00119.htm

Eulogies For Sonya Davies, Unionist, Peacemaker

“A great New Zealand activist and trade unionist, and a great role model for women” is how CTU president Ross Wilson describes former trade union leader, Member of Parliament and activist Sonya Davies who died today. See... Sonya Davies: a great New Zealander [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0506/S00100.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00239.htm

MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00174.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0506/S00062.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00249.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0506/S00176.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0506/S00094.htm

Don Brash Appears On Agenda – Cullen Unimpressed

- Dr Don Brash - "We're committed to have tax relief for all hard working New Zealanders that’s what I've said that’s the latest statement I've made and that’s what we'll stick with." Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today that Don Brash’s statements about tax cuts were becoming more and more incredible by the day. See... Brash’s promises reckless and unaffordable [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00237.htm

SCOOP REPORTS:

Scoop Report: Orgasms... Study Shows Genetics Plays A Significant Role [1] - Scientists have found the reason why some women have difficulty reaching an orgasm is due to genetics. That’s the result of a study by the Twin Research Unit of the St. Thomas’ Hospital. Studies of 4000 twins showed that a woman’s ability to reach an orgasm was not necessarily as a consequence of psycho-social circumstances as some might suppose and that critical genes could play an important role for the development of drugs for the stimulation of an orgasm. See... Studies Show Orgasm Difficulties Partially Genetic [2] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0506/S00065.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0506/S00065.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00175.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00149.htm

Over One Million Children Working In Mines

- To mark World Day against Child Labour on Sunday, the United Nations labour agency is spotlighting the problems of over a million children around the world who help to support their families by working as miners, often for small unregulated enterprises. See... More Than A Million Children Work In Mines [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00151.htm

United Nations Backs Blair/Bush Africa Plan

- Just back from a tour of southern African countries crippled by drought, HIV/AIDS and plummeting government services, the head of the United Nations food relief agency praised the so-called "Bush-Blair" initiative, which could dramatically increase the amount of aid for victims of such humanitarian crises on that continent. See... Funding For Africa Could 'Answer Prayers' [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00152.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00164.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00163.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00149.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00148.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00144.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0506/S00142.htm

SCOOP COLUMNS:
Rosalea Barker Wants A Tamihere Doll

- Would somebody please create a John Tamihere action figure and send it over here for me to take to work? I'd like it to say, "If you're thick enough to ask the question, you don't deserve an answer." And do that arm thing from the haka. See... Stateside with Rosalea Barker: Right On! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00172.htm

Russell Brown Assesses The Cut Of Winnie's Jib

- I was driving on Saturday to buy Tze Ming lunch, by way of reward for that great post, listening to Winston Peters being interviewed at length on National Radio. I realised that what he almost always does is to characterise, rather than describe, his party's policies... See... Public Address 13/06/05 - Characters [1] for the latest from Public Address

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00173.htm

Solomons Govt. Hocks Off The National Art Gallery

- Last Saturday morning's SIBC Talk Back Show said it all. 9 of 10 callers bitterly disagreed with Government's recent sale of the National Art Gallery to a foreign buyer. Callers gave strong reasons why the Art Gallery should have never been sold--great setting for local artists to show place their talents, convenient entertainment spot, prime land for future local investors to use, historical site, etc.--but their reasons were cast aside. People once again realise that our political elite have learnt little from the five years of Social Unrest. See... John Roughan: They Don't Listen! [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00167.htm

Howard Dean Bites Republicans, Receives Rapturous Applause

- If the leadership qualities of those in charge of the national Democratic Party could be squeezed into a shampoo bottle, the directions on the back of the bottle might read something like this: “Make tentative statement. Offer equivocation to avoid appearing adamant. Scramble for cover when colleague offers stinging critique of opposition. Stab colleague in back in public. Palpitate and fret, hem and haw. Lather, rinse, repeat.” See... William Rivers Pitt: Dean Was Right [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00166.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00161.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00160.htm

A Kiwi In Bolivia Reports On A Miner's Perspective

- Last night the Congress accepted the resignation of pro-US president Mesa, and also accepted the refusal of both the presidents of the Senate and Congress to take over as president. The result was that the president of the Supreme Court, Rodriquez, took over as president and he has 180 days to call elections. The strikers got some of what they wanted, but not everything. The big issue is still the nationalization of the natural gas, which won't be decided until the new government takes over See... New President Appointed As Workers Struggle [1] RELATED:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00163.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00171.htm

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[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00157.htm

The Downing Street Iraq Cabinet Paper

- Sunday Times (UK)June 12, 2005 - MINISTERS were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal. See... UK Ministers Told Of Need For Gulf War ‘Excuse’ [1] MORE:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00153.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00156.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00150.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00140.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00131.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00136.htm
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0506/S00127.htm

Bradford’s Anti-Smacking Bill Gains PM’s Support

- Prime Minister Helen Clark's public support for the repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act has been welcomed by Green MP Sue Bradford. Ms Bradford has been campaigning for the repeal of the legislation for many years and last week her private member's bill, which could see this dream become a reality, was pulled from the Parliamentary ballot. See... Clark's support for Bill welcome [1] ALSO: Greens - Plunket endorsement of Section 59 bill welcomed [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00253.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00250.htm

Programme Launched To Record WWII Vets Memories

- Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard today announced a new oral history programme and website, From Memory, that will collect the stories of New Zealand’s war veterans and preserve them in a collection in the Alexander Turnbull Library. See... From Memory to collect veterans’ stories [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00259.htm

Goff Says Nats Hypocritical Over Anti-Nuke Policy

- National dissembling on nuclear policy, says Goff Don Brash's decision not to support Ken Shirley's private members bill allowing nuclear ships to come to New Zealand is pure hypocrisy, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff. "Dr Brash clearly believes in repealing the nuclear free legislation. On Saturday's Agenda programme on TVNZ, he did not deny the accuracy of a senior MP's comments that neither Dr Brash nor most of the National caucus wanted to keep New Zealand nuclear free." See... National dissembling on nuclear policy - Goff [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00240.htm

Nats To Put Druggies To Work

- Under National, substance abusers receiving the benefit will be reassessed and put into community work if appropriate, says National’s Welfare spokeswoman, Judith Collins. She is commenting on reports that the cost of supporting beneficiaries who cannot work because of sickness or disability caused by substance abuse has climbed by more than 50 per cent in the past four years. See... National will help addicts help themselves [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00254.htm

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[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00245.htm
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[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00249.htm
[15] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0506/S00248.htm

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