Today's Top Scoops - 12 February 2008
United Nations: Ban Ki-Moon Condemns Shooting Of Timor President
Religion:
Race To Be Bishop (Anglican) Underway In NZ
Race Relations: Will Harawira Get Some Sleep Now The
'Beds Are Burning' A Little Less
Environment
Report: The Director's Cut
Tax:
Dunne Pleased By Business Tax Call
Agriculture: Dairy Awards For Those Crazy About
Cows
Tourism: Be My Guest Says New Zealand
Opinions: St Valentine More Beloved By Kiwi's
Environment:
Power Station Climate Issue To Go Back To Court
Kiwi Success: Troublesome Teenage Years Behind Cookie
Muncher
Burma: Upcoming Referendum Must Be Inclusive, Transparent - Ban Ki-moonIn Passing: Ban Ki-Moon Mourns Death Of Congressman Tom Lantos
Davin
Swanson: Kucinich - "The Incident Did Not
Happen"
Sherwood
Ross: Obama Perceived As One Cool Dude
Evelyn
Pringle: Time To End Profit Driven Mandatory
Vaccination Racket
Robert
Weitzel and Meredith DeFrancesco El Salvador's
"American-made" Terrorism Act in Corporate
Play
Blinkers: Saddle Up - Love, Doormats, Rock & Roll
Theatre: Bruising Night Of Entertainment In
Store
Kiwi
Pride: Flight Of The Conchords Win Comedy
Grammy
Humanitarianism: 15th anniversary of Fred Hollows'
Death
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LEAD STORY
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United
Nations: Ban Ki-Moon Condemns Shooting Of Timor
President - United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned Sunday's attack on Jose
Ramos-Horta, the President of Timor-Leste who was shot and
wounded at his home, calling on the country's people to
remain calm. The convoy of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao was
also attacked. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- European Commission - Attacks Against Timor-Leste's Leaders Comdemned [2]
- Gordon Copeland - Australia Acts on East Timor. NZ Stands Still [3]
- ETAN - Attacks On President & PM Of E. Timor Condemned [4]
- VOA News - East Timor's President Shot; Australia Sends More Peacekeepers [5]
- VOA News - Jose Ramos-Horta In Serious But Stable Condition [6]
- Scoop Audio - Audio: PM Shocked By Ramos Shooting [7]
- NZ Govt - Peters condemns attack on Ramos-Horta [8]
- United Nations - Timor-Leste Leader Wounded In Shooting - UN [9]
- VOA News - East Timor President Wounded In Rebel Attack [10]
- Newsflash - Timor Leste's President Shot in Rebel Attack [11]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00130.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00140.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00131.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00133.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00131.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00129.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00117.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00124.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00126.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00124.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00113.htm
NZ POLITICS
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Religion:
Race To Be Bishop (Anglican) Underway In NZ -
The Anglican Church in New Zealand is in the process of
choosing two key leaders - new bishops for the Dioceses of
Waiapu and Christchurch. The Diocese of Waiapu Electoral
College gathered in Havelock North last Friday evening
(February 8) and ran through until the following evening. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00113.htm
Race Relations: Will Harawira Get Some Sleep Now The
'Beds Are Burning' A Little Less - Maori Party
MP Hone Harawira is to join thousands of Aboriginals in
Canberra where the Australian Prime Minister is expected to
make an apology to indigenous Australians.More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00128.htm
Environment
Report: The Director's Cut - The Green
Party congratulates the Government for changing its mind and
releasing the previously unpublished thirteenth chapter of
the 'State of the Environment' report. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- Greens - Government needs to explain contradiction [2]
- National - Independence essential in environmental reporting [3]
- Gordon Copeland - Conspiracy Theories Or Bad PR? [4]
- Ministry for the Environment - Ministry stands by decision to drop conclusion [5]
- Fish and Game New Zealand - Chapter 13 Exposed [6]
- Forest And Bird - NZ Fails Enviro Exam [7]
- Greens - Greens release secret enviro report 13th chapter [8]
- Scoop Full Coverage - Environment New Zealand 2007 [9]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00126.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00122.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00108.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00101.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00114.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00295.htm
Tax:
Dunne Pleased By Business Tax Call -
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the call by the
Business Roundtable, Federated Farmers, New Zealand Chambers
of Commerce, and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered
Accountants to align the top personal, business and trust
tax rates at 30 cents. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- NZ Business Roundtable - NZBR: 2008 Budget Personal Tax Package [2]
- Progressive Party - Anderton Rejects Failed Policies of the Past [3]
- Employers and Manufacturers - Dr Cullen is right; tax cuts alone not enough [4]
- Parents Choice '08 - New Group Wants Income Splitting For Parents [5]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00117.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00122.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0802/S00123.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00120.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00103.htm
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
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Agriculture: Dairy Awards For Those Crazy About
Cows - Teams of judges are currently
scrutinising entrants in the regional Dairy Industry Awards,
ensuring talented dairy farm trainees, farm managers and
sharemilkers from throughout the country make positive steps
in the industry. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00166.htm
Tourism: Be My Guest Says New Zealand -
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in
the 2007 year were 4 percent higher than in 2006, Statistics
New Zealand said today. All twelve regions had higher guest
nights with the largest increase occurring in the Auckland
region. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00165.htm
Opinions: St Valentine More Beloved By
Kiwi's - Kiwis believe its sincere, Aussies
think its saucy, Asians deem it romantic and Europeans think
Valentines Day a rip off. Online accommodation website,
Wotif.coms survey of nearly 2000 customers found that
opinions on Valentines Day differ from country to country.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00160.htm
Environment:
Power Station Climate Issue To Go Back To Court
- The battle between Greenpeace and Genesis Energy over the
proposed Rodney power station. The Supreme Court today
granted leave for an appeal of last year's Appeal Court
decision to proceed. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0802/S00114.htm
Kiwi Success: Troublesome Teenage Years Behind Cookie
Muncher - It has been 25 years since Michael
Mayell worked from his one bedroom in Christchurch smashing
blocks of chocolate up for a new business idea he had in the
oven. Now, a quarter of a century later, drive through any
town in NZ and you'll see the Cookie Muncher staring back at
you. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0802/S00152.htm
WORLD
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Burma:
Upcoming Referendum Must Be Inclusive, Transparent - Ban
Ki-moon - Reacting to Myanmar's announcement of
a constitutional referendum to be held this May,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities to
ensure that the process represents the views of all of the
South-East Asian nation's people. The Government also
announced that the upcoming referendum will be followed by
"multi-party democratic elections" in 2010, marking the
first establishment of a timeframe for Myanmar to implement
its "political roadmap process." More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- US State Department - Burmese Regime Announces Sham Referendum [2]
- Terry Evans - Burma: Junta To Hold Elections In 2010 [3]
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00138.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00141.htm
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- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00122.htm
In
Passing: Ban Ki-Moon Mourns Death Of Congressman Tom
Lantos - ''The Secretary-General was deeply
saddened to learn of the death of his friend Tom Lantos, the
veteran United States legislator, Holocaust survivor, human
rights advocate and long-time supporter of the United
Nations,'' a spokesperson for Mr. Ban said. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0802/S00139.htm
COMMENT
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Davin
Swanson: Kucinich - "The Incident Did Not
Happen" - A rumor was gaining traction that:
"Before the Nevada primary, Dennis was visited by
representatives of Nancy Pelosi and the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee - AIPAC. They told Dennis that if
he would drop his campaigns to impeach Cheney and Bush, they
would guarantee his re-election to the House of
Representatives. Kucinich threw them out of his office." More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00119.htm
Sherwood
Ross: Obama Perceived As One Cool Dude -
Young voters see Obama as one cool dude, an attractive
politician with charisma and star power. Obama's energy
mirrors their energy. He literally sprints to the podium.
They may not know it, but Obama's platform is not that far
removed from Eisenhower's. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00131.htm
Evelyn
Pringle: Time To End Profit Driven Mandatory
Vaccination Racket - The push to keep adding
more vaccines to the mandatory schedules comes directly from
a purely profit motivated industry and a recent investor
report estimates that the world-wide market will quadruple
from about $4.3 billion in 2006 to more than $16 billion in
2016, with the biggest boost coming from kids in the US. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00128.htm
Robert
Weitzel and Meredith DeFrancesco El Salvador's
"American-made" Terrorism Act in Corporate Play
- 400 Salvadorans who were waiting for buses to take them to
the small town of Suchitoto to attend a public forum on the
privatization of water utilities were accused of blocking
the road and were attacked by riot police firing rubber
bullets. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00127.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Blinkers: Saddle Up - Love, Doormats, Rock & Roll
- A high paced two hander, devised and
performed by two recent graduates of Toi Whakaari: New
Zealand National Drama school Blinkers premieres at BATS
Theatre on Feb 24 as part of Fringe 08. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00125.htm
Theatre: Bruising Night Of Entertainment In
Store - As the mighty guardians of our
nightclubs Bouncers sometimes get a little bored of their
job - their only joy is playing with the hopefuls attempting
to get into their bar. Bouncers' shows clients and Bouncers
alike trying to deceive everyone; especially themselves. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0802/S00118.htm
Kiwi
Pride: Flight Of The Conchords Win Comedy
Grammy - NZ folk-parody duo Flight of the
Conchords have won the Grammy for best comedy album.
Yesterday their TV show missed out on three prizes at the US
Writer Guild awards. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00115.htm
Humanitarianism: 15th anniversary of Fred Hollows'
Death - Around the world, The Fred Hollow's
Foundation will be celebrating and commemorating the world
renowned Kiwi eye-surgeon's life and achievements. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0802/S00036.htm
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