Today's Top Scoops - 15 May 2008
Jobs: Auckland's Nicest Building Also Worst Employer + EARLIER: Best, Worst Auckland Buildings
Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 15 May 2008 + Kyoto: Emissions Trading Scheme "Must Proceed" + EFA: Mallard's Car Breaches Act - Is Lewis Next?
Nationhood: Horta's Vision For East Timor + Foreign Affairs: Burma Cyclone Now A "Man-Made Catastrophe" - British PM + Australia Budget: JP Morgan Says Federal Budget Offers No Surprises + Global Food Crisis: UN Helps East Timor Avoid Long Reach Of Food Crisis + Ban Ki-moon: Decolonization Process Not Complete + White House News: President Bush In Jerusalem, May 14, 2008 + Earthquake China: UK To Give £1 Million For China Earthquake Relief
Jason Leopold: Bush Operative Pushes Voter-ID Law + Evelyn Pringle: Curtain Time for Barack Obama - Part II + Nina Hall: Horta's vision for East Timor + Martin LeFevre: The Big Bang Is Not Creation + Toni Solo: Come in Goblin Market, your time is up...
Recycling: Trashy Call To The Catwalk + Painting: North Shore Gears Up For Body Art Awards 08
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LEAD STORY
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Jobs: Auckland's Nicest Building Also Worst
Employer - The PSA is alarmed that the Auckland
War Memorial Museum has told almost half its permanent staff
that their jobs have been disestablished and they will have
to apply for and gain new jobs if they want to remain
working at the museum. "This is alarming because the
museum's director has failed to show why such large scale
redundancies are needed," says PSA National Secretary,
Richard Wagstaff. More
>> [1]
EARLIER:
- Ignite Architects - Survey names and shames best, worst Akld buildings [2]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00216.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0805/S00115.htm
NZ POLITICS
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QUESTIONS
OF THE DAY:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00248.htm
Kyoto:
Emissions Trading Scheme "Must Proceed" - The
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must proceed, as it is an
essential system for New Zealand to adjust to a
carbon-constrained future and live up to our clean green
image, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for
the Environment. More
>> [1]
ALSO:
- United Future - Dunne demands full ETS household costs [2]
- Meat And Wool NZ - ETS threatens to wipe out sheep and beef farming [3]
- Rio Tinto - Rio Tinto ETS Submission - Key Points [4]
- NZ Shipping Federation - ETS Relief Needed for 'Trade Exposed' Shipping [5]
- Flexible Land Use Alliance - Key Points of Presentation to Select Committee [6]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00217.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00224.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00191.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00252.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00282.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00202.htm
EFA:
Mallard's Car Breaches Act - Is Lewis Next? -
Family Party leader Richard Lewis says putting a private
address on his campaign truck poses a security issue for his
authorising agent and is reluctant to take the risk... the
vehicle shares the same colours as South Auckland's 'Killer
Beez,' which Mr Lewis says makes the vehicle a potential
target. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00203.htm
WORLD
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Nationhood:
Horta's Vision For East Timor - President
José Ramos Horta has been in the news for all the wrong
reasons in the past few months after an attempt on his life
that left him close to death. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00200.htm
Foreign
Affairs: Burma Cyclone Now A "Man-Made Catastrophe" -
British PM - ''There has been an improvement
but it is not good enough. It is not good enough because of
the needs of the 1.5 million people who face famine or
distress and it is not good enough because the regime is
still preventing aid getting to the rest of the country.''
More
>> [1]
ALSO
- UN - Much Bigger Aid Effort Needed For Myanmar [2]
- US State Department - US State Dept Briefing: May 14, 2008 [3]
EARLIER
- Myanmar: Without More Aid, Burma Faces Second Catastrophe [4]
- Burma: British PM Demands Aid Access To Cyclone Victims [5]
- UK Govt - First UK Aid Flight Off To Burma, More On Standby [6]
- UN WFP Steps Up Aid To Cyclone-Stricken Burma [7]
- Red Cross Update: Myanmar [8]
- Cyclone Nargis: U.S. Preparations For Relief Efforts For Burma [9]
- U.S. Military Positions Forces Ready To Help Burma [10]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00199.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00200.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00197.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00183.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00161.htm
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00160.htm
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00146.htm
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00142.htm
[9]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00130.htm
[10]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00131.htm
Australia
Budget: JP Morgan Says Federal Budget Offers No
Surprises - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan's
(pictured left) maiden Budget delivered what was
expected, including a mammoth budget surplus which, the
biggest for nearly a decade (as a share of GDP). The
Treasurer hinted pre-Budget that there would be few
surprises and he delivered - this was a "rabbit-free"
Budget. More
>> [1]
- ALSO:
- Australian Govt - Australia Govt Budget - Delivering Our Commitments [2]
- Link Out To Aust-Fed-Budget - Australian Government, 2008–09 Commonwealth Budget - Home [3]
- Project SafeCom - Budget buries Renewables as if it was Dirty Coal [4]
- TV3 Video - Australian Labour government announces first budget [5]
- TV3 Video - John Key interview: The Aussie budget and what NZ can learn [6]
- TV3 Video - A look at the AUssie budget [7]
- KiwiFM - KiwiFM: Wallace n John Key Talk PreBudget Politics [8]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00263.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00168.htm
[3]
- http://budget.australia.gov.au/
[4] -
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00185.htm
[5]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/international/8037.html
[6]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/8041.html
[7]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/8038.html
[8]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00189.htm
Global
Food Crisis: UN Helps East Timor Avoid Long Reach Of
Food Crisis - The UN is assisting Timor-Leste's
Govt to keep the price of rice as low as possible as part of
its efforts to minimize the impact of the global food
crisis. Worldwide, the rice price has skyrocketed by 200 per
cent in past 12 months. More
>> [1]
ALSO
- Food Crisis: International Task Force On Global Food Crisis Opens New Website [2]
- Global Food Crisis: Inaugural Meeting Of Food Crisis Task Force [3]
- Rice Production To Hit Record High In 2008, But Prices Still Up [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00196.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00174.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00154.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00155.htm
Ban
Ki-moon: Decolonization Process Not
Complete - Although decolonization has been one
of the UN's great success stories, the fact that 16
non-self-governing Territories remains means that the task
has yet to be completed. Last year, after a UN-supervised
referendum fell 16 votes short of attaining self-government,
it was decided that Tokelau - three small and isolated
atolls in the Pacific Ocean - would remain a territory of
New Zealand. "Colonialism has no place in today's world,"
Mr. Ban said. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00198.htm
White
House News: President Bush In Jerusalem, May 14,
2008 - ''The bonds of friendship between
America and Israel have grown stronger. America stands for
peace, and so does Israel. And as we stand in peace, we must
understand the realities of the world in which we live.'' -
George W. Bush. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00202.htm
Earthquake
China: UK To Give £1 Million For China Earthquake
Relief - ''The Prime Minister has written to
Premier Wen of China offering his support and condolences
for the terrible loss of life and devastation caused by this
week's earthquake. We are concerned for the UK nationals as
yet unaccounted for.'' More
>> [1]
EARLIER
- UN Ready To Help Victims Of Deadly China Quake [2]
- Children Suffer Hugely In China's Earthquake [3]
- Sorrow, Pledges Of Help After Deadly China Quake [4]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00195.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00167.htm
[3]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00162.htm
[4]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00156.htm
COMMENT
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Jason Leopold: Bush Operative Pushes Voter-ID
Law - A senior legal adviser to the Bush-Cheney
2004 reelection campaign is working behind the scenes to
help enact a Missouri state constitutional amendment that
critics say would suppress the vote in the key battleground
state this November by requiring... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00194.htm
Evelyn Pringle: Curtain Time for Barack Obama - Part
II - US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald does not
make a habit of destroying pubic officials by listing them
in indictments for no reason and the only two political
candidates identified as receiving campaign money from
Operation Board Games kickback schemes... More
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ALSO:
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00185.htm
[2]
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00171.htm
Nina
Hall: Horta's vision for East Timor -
President José Ramos Horta has been in the news for all the
wrong reasons in the past few months after an attempt on his
life that left him close to death. He has recently surfaced
from a coma and from the problems his country faces. I spoke
with ... More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00200.htm
Martin LeFevre: The Big Bang Is Not
Creation - Though the sky is clear overhead and
sunshine bathes the land, clouds have banked up against the
foothills, with the look of an impending thunderstorm.
Alongside the creek at the upper end of the parkland, the
wind suddenly roars in, whipping the ... More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00182.htm
Toni Solo: Come in Goblin Market, your time is
up... - We go to news media for all kinds of
information - weather reports, sports results, financial
information, law reports, travel information - as well as
general news. We tend to believe what the media tell us
because if they were to misreport routine... More >> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00187.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Recycling:
Trashy Call To The Catwalk - Entries are now
open for Hamilton's annual Trash to Fashion wearable art
awards. Now in its eighth year, the competition is
opportunity for design and creativity buffs from Hamilton.
More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00153.htm
Painting:
North Shore Gears Up For Body Art Awards 08 -
The esoteric, ethereal and other world creatures are
returning to the cat walk at the North Shore Events Centre
for the third annual NZ Body Art Awards. Judged as the best
emerging event in 2006 and now in only its third year, North
Shore City Council is proud to announce its ongoing support
for this growing national arts event. More
>> [1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0805/S00128.htm
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