NEW ZEALAND LEAD:
Justice: Asylum Seeker Thomas Yadegary Appears In Court, Again
Blogosphere: Public Address Gets Comments And Then Some
Scoop Images: Nice Day To Start A Jazz Festival
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Advertising: Groups Outraged At The Mailout From Hell
Kids Issues: No Mean Criticism From NZ Idol Judge At Big Toddle -
SCOOP SPECIAL FEATURE: Why Fiji's Military Believes It Ought To Threaten Its Govt
Scoop Audio: Selwyn Manning and Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss Fiji.

SCOOP INTERNATIONAL LEAD STORY:
Pacific News: Tongan Soldiers Join RAMSI
Global Warming: Greenpeace Releases New Images Of Glacier Melting
UN Audio News:
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SCOOP LEAD STORY
Video Report: Doctors Criticise MeNZB Doco As Scaremongering

Scoop Video: Doctors at the University of Auckland’s Immunisation Advisory Centre have slammed a Norwegian documentary that portrays the MeNZB vaccine as unproven and unsafe and its director Dr Nikki Turner says the doco is "scaremongering" and is dishonest. So why is the health profession so concerned about a foreign documentary? Scoop's Selwyn Manning reports… See... Scoop Video: Health Professionals Slam MeNZB Doco [1] ALSO:

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Scoop Audio: KiwiFM Audio: Wammo n List – Fiji: [1] Refugees, CO2

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00017.htm

NEW ZEALAND LEAD:

Justice: Asylum Seeker Thomas Yadegary Appears In Court, Again

- Will the government relent and release him from 2 years in jail without charge or trial? Thomas Yadegary appears in court today after two years (the second anniversary of his imprisonment was Wednesday this week) in jail without charge or trial. GPJA supports his release along with Amnesty International, the National Party, United Future, members of his Catholic community, friends and associates. See... Thomas Yadegary in court today [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00036.htm

Blogosphere: Public Address Gets Comments And Then Some

- New Zealand's award-winning group blog site Public Address just got bigger. A companion site, Public Address System at, launches today at publicaddress.net/system with an array of features aimed at better serving its growing reader community - and at better harnessing the knowledge and experience of that community. See... Public Address System [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00050.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00051.htm
[3] - http://www.publicaddress.net/system/

Scoop Images: Nice Day To Start A Jazz Festival

- The first in a series of free outdoor concert brought the groove to Wellington's Midland Park this lunchtime. Tonight the tenth Wellington International Jazz Festival begins in earnest, the start of more than a week of jazz performances by local and international artists at Happy, the Frontroom and other venues around town. See... Images: Jazz Fest Kicks Off in the Park [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00047.htm
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[4] - http://www.jazzfestival.co.nz/calendar/

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Advertising: Groups Outraged At The Mailout From Hell

- Hell Pizza has pushed the boundries of advertising too far with is use of condoms in mini pizza boxes to sell their meat lovers pizza. Not only does the connection between 'meat-lovers' pizzas and condoms cheapen women and the act of sex, but putting condoms in letterboxes means that anybody, no matter how old, are being handed condoms and instructed how to use them. See... Sex Sells, but not in my mailbox please [1] ALSO:

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Kids Issues: No Mean Criticism From NZ Idol Judge At Big Toddle -

Singing and smiles were the order of the day when NZ Idol Judge Megan Alatini joined the youngsters from Mangere in their Barnardos Big Toddle this morning. Megan and the children sang as they walked, with teachers and parents, from Barnardos Early Learning Centre in Mangere to their local leisure centre for a sponsored obstacle course. See... NZ Idol Judge, Megan Alatini, at Big Toddle [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0611/S00027.htm

SCOOP REPORT:

SCOOP SPECIAL FEATURE: Why Fiji's Military Believes It Ought To Threaten Its Govt

- Scoop's Selwyn Manning writes that last week, while covering the Forum in Nadi, Fiji, Scoop sought the views of Fijians as to why their military was threatening to over-throw the Fijian government. Should the demands of Fiji's military commander be taken seriously? All said most definitely. What's more, all said Bainimarama had their support. Why is this so? Also, Fiji PM Qarase says he will not quit. See... Scoop Feature: Fiji An Icon Of Pacific Instability [1] ALSO:Scoop Audio: Selwyn Manning on the BBC: [2] Reports how Fiji's government has lost control of its military after its PM Qarase ordered the country's military chief to be sacked. He issues an update on events.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
Pacific News: Tongan Soldiers Join RAMSI

- Thirty two soldiers from the Kingdom of Tonga joined the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) this week. The Tongan platoon replaced a platoon from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force who have completed their rotation. See … Tongan platoon welcomed back to Solomon Islands [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00036.htm

Global Warming: Greenpeace Releases New Images Of Glacier Melting

- Hamburg, Germany - Greenpeace today released new photographs of rapidly melting glaciers in Europe to call upon the world's Governments attending next week's Climate Conference in Nairobi to 'wake up and smell the coffee'. See... Governments must and can save the climate [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00034.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00039.htm

UN AUDIO NEWS:

UN Audio: [1] Security Council Extends Transitional Government in Cote d'Ivoire - UNICEF Ready to Help 2 Million People Return Home as Truce is Renewed in Northern Uganda - UN Envoy Warns of Conflict After Collapse of Somali Peace Talks - Panama Named Compromise Candidate for Seat on Security Council - US Detains UN Employee on Internal Fraud Charges – SPECIAL FEATURES: NGOs Race to End Illicit Arms Trade + Youth Delegate from Darfur, Sudan Talks about his Troubled Region.

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0611/S00042.htm

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