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Scoop
Satire: Investigate Magazine To Sieze On Hot New
Rumour
NRT: Brethren Miss Clark Govt -
Did They Sink Her Swedish Chums?
Transcript: TVNZ's Agenda Interviews Nat Deputy Gerry
Brownlee -
Health News: Pacific's Health
Ministers Gather in Auckland For WHO Meet
Tech News: House of Travel Advances Use Of
IT
Tech News: Federated Farmers Warns
Unbundling Loop Not Complete ICT Answer
Land
Rights: Greens Call For Control of Coastline Foreign
Ownership
Conservation: Politicians Share
Stories About Their Favorite Birds
MORE
HEADLINES:
WORLD NEWS:
Timor
Leste: UN Blue Berets Begin Policing Timor
Africa: Sudan Must Allow UN To Take Over If Darfur
Disaster To Be Averted
UN AUDIO NEWS:
MORE WORLD HEADLINES:
Photo Essay:
Education for Children in Congo Armed Conflict
Zone
SCOOP COLUMNS:
Boston's Looted
Antiquities That Italy Wants Back
Rosalea Barker
On The Impending US Mid-term Election
Bush's
Torture Legislation Facing Some Headwinds
The
Failed US Response to Rwanda and Darfur
MORE
SCOOP COMMENT & OPINION:
OTHER NEWS (Just
Politics):
POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:
Politics: Brash Returns From Family Leave To
Re-Establish Leadership -
Electricity:
Finger-Pointing Over South Island Blackout
Business: Dalziel Talks Economic
Transformation
Electricity: Commissioner
Not Reappointed - Political Interference?
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TODAY’S TOP SCOOPS
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Scoop Satire: Investigate Magazine To Sieze On Hot New Rumour
In an upcoming issue of Investigate magazine, editor Ian Wishart is expected to present the result of his probe into the alleged relationship between Prime Minister Helen Clark and Don Brash... Wishart is expected to defend his campaign to unveil the implied affair, despite his having found no evidence of it in months of dogged investigation. "Notice that Clark and Brash are never seen together in public?" he will say, "What are they trying to hide?' See... Investigate To Claim Clark/Brash Affair [1] ALSO:
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0609/S00157.htm
NRT:
Brethren Miss Clark Govt - Did They Sink Her Swedish
Chums?
- Hardworking weblog researcher No Right Turn writes that in the Swedish election, the centre-right campaign may have been assisted by the money of the Exclusive Brethren... The centre-left Swedish Government was much admired by New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark whose own Government and potential allies came under fire from the Exclusive Brethren in the 2005 election campaign. See... NRT: The Brethren smear in Sweden as well [1]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00241.htm
Transcript:
TVNZ's Agenda Interviews Nat Deputy Gerry Brownlee -
Lisa Owen: Labour has dug its toes in over the campaign spending row saying that it won't repay the money it spent on the pledge card even if the Auditor General's final report confirms that the spending was unlawful. National meanwhile continues to demand that labour pay it back, a campaign that has widespread public support, however it was over overshadowed this week when the spotlight fell once again on the party leadership. See... AGENDA Interviews: Gerry Brownlee Re Don Brash [1] ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00211.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/#brash
Health
News: Pacific's Health Ministers Gather in Auckland For
WHO Meet
- Health ministers and representatives from 27 Western Pacific Member States will meet tomorrow in Auckland, , for the 57th session of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific. For the third consecutive year, avian influenza will figure prominently at the meeting. See... Health ministers gather for WHO meeting [1] ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0609/S00192.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00398.htm
Tech
News: House of Travel Advances Use Of IT
- To House of Travel's award winning website has been further developed to now offer customers the ability to book their long-haul travel online. Houseoftravel.co.nz was launched offering all the flights domestically, trans-Tasman and to the South Pacific in September 2004. Within a short space of time it was the most popular travel site, collecting awards from Hitwise in 2005 and 2006 and the Supreme award at the Computerworld Excellence Awards 2005 for "Overall excellence in the use of IT". See... Top website expands its offering [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0609/S00292.htm
Tech
News: Federated Farmers Warns Unbundling Loop Not
Complete ICT Answer
- An independent report confirms that unbundling the local loop will not automatically lead to better telecommunications services for rural areas, and government intervention is required, said Hugh Ritchie of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. The intervention should be part of a revised Telecommunications Service Obligation which will encourage greater access to services, with the ultimate aim of moving towards a broader Universal Service Obligation, Mr Ritchie said. See... Unbundling No Quick Fix [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0609/S00286.htm
Land
Rights: Greens Call For Control of Coastline Foreign
Ownership
- The announcement by Conservation Minister Chris Carter, that there has been a significant decline in the numbers of upper North Island commercial camping sites, is yet more evidence of the need to take some of the development pressure off coastal land by restricting foreign ownership of land, says the Green Party. See... Controls on foreign ownership of land needed [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00390.htm
Conservation:
Politicians Share Stories About Their Favorite
Birds
- “The kotuku (white heron), because it is such an incredibly graceful and beautiful bird, and because it was the symbol of the 1990 sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi. As Reserve Bank Governor, I also put the kotuku on the $2 coin.” See... Voting opens in 2006 Bird of the Year [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0609/S00152.htm
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WORLD NEWS
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Timor Leste: UN Blue Berets Begin Policing Timor
- Less than three weeks after the Security Council approved an expanded mission in Timor-Leste, the United Nations Police (UNPOL) there has assumed command of national policing in the fragile country. See... UN Takes Over Policing Activities In Timor-Leste [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0609/S00249.htm
Africa:
Sudan Must Allow UN To Take Over If Darfur Disaster To Be
Averted
- Darfur is headed for a disaster unless the Sudanese Government changes its mind and allows a force of United Nations peacekeepers to take over from the existing African Union (AU) operation in the strife-torn region, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. See... Annan Warns Darfur Is Heading For Disaster [1]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0609/S00250.htm
UN
AUDIO NEWS:
Scoop Audio: [1] High-Level Dialogue Looks at Ways to Increase Positive Effects of Migration on Development: IOM. Also, Migration Has Created Opportunities As Well As New Challenges: Annan - G'77 Calls For Policies That Empower Migrants - Iraq One of the Most Violent conflict areas in the world: Qazi - Annan Welcomes Contributions to African Green Revolution.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0609/S00255.htm
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Photo
Essay: Education for Children in Congo Armed Conflict
Zone
- Over two years since the official end of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an estimated 30,000 people continue to perish every month in conflict-related deaths. Over 4 million people have been displaced. The physical abuse of civilians by the military continues largely unpunished, and children remain at high risk of use by armed groups, family separation and rape. See... Photo Essay: Education For Children In DR Congo [1] ALSO:
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SCOOP COLUMNS
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Boston's Looted Antiquities That Italy Wants Back
- With Boston's Museum of Fine Arts nearing an accord with Italy over its collection of classical art acquired primarily from Italy both before and after the1983 UNESCO curb on antiquities trafficking - I thought it might be interesting to revisit a conversation I had with Cornelius Vermeule III, MFA's "swashbuckling" curator of classical art for almost 40 years (1957-1996). Vermeule has also shared a long friendship with Bob Hecht, the dealer now on trial in Rome for antiquities trafficking, and he's acquired important antiquities from him as well -- like the beautiful statue of Sabina -- in which Hecht acted as "agent" for the November 1979 transaction. Hecht also sold an oil flask (lekythos) to MFA in November 1989, and in 1991, a South Italian amphora that he first owned was sold to the museum, depicting the murder of Atreus. See... Ancient Art Italy Wants Back From Boston's MFA [1]
[1] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00210.htm
Rosalea Barker On The Impending US Mid-term
Election
- Election season is here again, and once more I'm pounding the pavements in support of electoral reform. The third city in six years where I've volunteered on an Instant Runoff Voting campaign is Oakland, and we kicked off the effort this weekend. See... Stateside With Rosalea: Hail Atlantis! [1] MORE US ELECTION BUILDUP COMMENT:
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Bush's Torture Legislation Facing Some Headwinds
- Watching the president on Friday in the Rose Garden as he threatened to quit interrogating terrorists if Congress did not approve his detainee bill, we were struck by how often he acts as though there were not two sides to a debate. We have lost count of the number of times he has said Americans have to choose between protecting the nation precisely the way he wants, and not protecting it at all. See... Editorials: WashPost & NYT On Bush Torture Policy [1] MORE TORTURE NEWS & VIEWS:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00235.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0609/S00294.htm
The Failed US Response to Rwanda and Darfur
- In 1994, an estimated 800,000 people died in Rwanda, as the U.S. and the international community failed to mount an intervention to stop genocide. Senior U.S. officials later expressed regret, and acknowledged that this crime against humanity should have invoked a more urgent and active response. It is reported that President Bush reviewed a memo on the Rwandan genocide early in his presidency and wrote "Not on my Watch" in the margin of that document. Less than a decade after the Rwandan genocide, the U.S. was faced with another unfolding genocide in Africa, this time in Darfur, western Sudan. See... Africa Action: The Tale of Two Genocides [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00229.htm
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OTHER NEWS (JUST POLITICS)
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POLITICAL NEWSLETTERS:
Molesworth & Featherston (Weekend) – Sept 17 2006 [1] Transtasman Political Letter – 14 Sept. Digest [2] John Bishop's Communications Line - 15 Sept 2006 [3] TV3 News/TNS Opinion Poll August 2006 [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00237.htm
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Politics:
Brash Returns From Family Leave To Re-Establish Leadership -
National Party Leader Don Brashhas resumed his official programme following two days of special leave, expressing thanks to colleagues for giving him "some much needed family space". "I want to thank my colleagues and the many other New Zealanders who have communicated their support to my family and me in recent days. I am now looking forward to getting back to work and resuming my official duties. See... Don Brash back on deck [1] ALSO:
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Electricity:
Finger-Pointing Over South Island Blackout
- Energy Minister David Parker must explain why New Zealand today experienced its third major blackout in as many months, says National Party Energy spokesman Nick Smith. “It is simply not acceptable that 120,000 people in Nelson, Marlborough, North Canterbury and Buller are without power tonight, following a blackout at 4.35 this afternoon... See... Not another blackout, Minister! [1] ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00357.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0609/S00265.htm
Business:
Dalziel Talks Economic Transformation
- Many of you will already know that I have been charged with leading a review of the regulatory environment in which our businesses operate. But, before I talk about that, I would like to talk about why small business is so important to the New Zealand economy. SMEs, defined as firms employing less than 20 employees, make up 96% of firms in New Zealand. Many of New Zealand’s innovators and entrepreneurs can be found in our SMEs, with many of our leading-edge products and ideas coming from the SME sector. See... Dalziel: "Getting on with Business" [1] ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00364.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00365.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00366.htm
Electricity:
Commissioner Not Reappointed - Political
Interference?
- The acrimonious sacking of Electricity Commissioner Roy Hemmingway confirms the failure of the Government’s electricity policies and its bullying style towards independent statutory officers, says National’s Energy spokesman, Nick Smith. “Labour set up the Electricity Commission, appointed Mr Hemmingway, and said it would resolve New Zealand’s electricity problems. The problems have got worse and now they are using Mr Hemmingway as a scapegoat. See... Sacking confirms Govt’s failure on electricity [1] ALSO:
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