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Gordon Campbell: The New Breed Of Conservatives
Coalition
Formations: Maori Party Listen To Everyone Except
Labour
Key
On Economy & Maori Party Talks
Public Servants: Potentially Endangered Species
Continues To Breed
Section
59: Majority Support Law Change To Protect
Children
Economy:
Cullen Gets In One Last Bit Of
Finance-Ministering
Fastest
GovtIn The West: Maori Party Sends Out Posse To Capture
Mandate
Negotiating
Positions: Three Strikes Proposal Would Cost
"Billions"
IT:
Dimension Data positioned in the Challengers
Quadrant
Science Superstars: Bayer Invests In Young
Brains
Fair
Trading: GE Money customers get refunds for interest
charged on “interest free” contracts
Insurance:
What Happens If One Permanently Retires Before
Retiring?
Finance:
Everything Fine, Nothing To See Here - Bollard
Statistics:
More Kiwis Than Ever
Guess
Saturday's Result! - Scoop 2008 Election Sweepstake
Opens
Steve
Weissman: Will Ahmed No-Pack Rain On Obama's
Parade?
Gordon Campbell On The New Labour Leadership
Maya
Schenwar: In Final Days, Bush Pushes For Iraq's
Oil
Martha
Rosenberg: What Do Men Know About PMS? Except To
Duck?
Scoop
Link: Documents linking Iran to nuclear weapons push may
have been fabricated
Economic
Crisis: How About A Minister Outside Cabinet!
Roland
Michel Tremblay: Marriage Has Reached Its Sell By
Date
Keith
Rankin: MMP - The Electorate MP
Rule
Art Auctions: One Cough Could Get You A
McCahon
Congratulations: Jenny Pattrick Wins Mansfield Literary
Prize
Extreme Viewing: Movie Marathoners Shrug Off Fear Of
Death
Arts:
Stage Set For Spectacular Auckland Festival 2009
TV3
Video: Cartooning For Peace Draws A Line Against
Intolerance
Scoop
Festival Coverage: Alchemists Of Sound: Dandy Warhols At
Southern Amp
Doggone Ballet: Voiceless Diva Enthrals Fans
Xmas: Sarah Bradley Aims To Make December 25 A Good
Morning
Scoop
World News: Iraq: Two Christian Women Killed In
Mosul
Scoop
Culture Crisis: Paraguay: Uncontacted Tribe Flees Land
Destruction
World
News: Norway Students Vote To Restrict
Coca-Cola
Scoop
Worsening Pollution: Man-Made 'Brown Clouds' Darken
Cities, Harm Health
High-Profile
Prank: Special NY Times Edition Proclaims End To
Wars
Scoop
Peace Progress: Darfur: Ban Welcomes Sudanese Government
Ceasefire
Scoop
World News: UN Urges Leaders To Fight Against Global
Woes
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Gordon
Campbell: The New Breed Of Conservatives
The
premise of Labour’s election campaign was that John Key
was either (a) a vacuum waiting to be filled by political
expedience or (b) a secret hardliner masking his real
intentions until he could gain power…Whatever, voters
slept on through the alarm. The more likely and more
interesting prospect is that Key – like his mentor David
Cameron in the UK – will be seeking a fresh formula for
conservatism in order to re-install National as the natural
party of government. More
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[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-on-the-new-breed-of-conservatives/
NZ POLITICS
------------Coalition
Formations: Maori Party Listen To Everyone Except
Labour
“From Waimanoni Marae at Awanui in
the Far North through to Invercargill in the deep South, we
have been united in our resolve that everyone needs to air
their views about any decisions we make regarding the role
of the Maori Party in the 2008-11 Parliament,” said Maori
Party co-leader Tariana Turia. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00165.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00169.htm [2]
Key
On Economy & Maori Party Talks
TV3 Video - More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00183.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15410.html [2]
Public Servants: Potentially Endangered Species
Continues To Breed
The State Services
Commissioner, Iain Rennie, today released the results of an
annual survey summarising workforce statistics in Public
Service departments. "In the 12 months to 30 June 2008, the
number of public servants increased by 3.6 percent to
45,934. This is the smallest percentage increase over the
past eight years," Iain Rennie said. More
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00196.htm
Section
59: Majority Support Law Change To Protect
Children
A majority of people support the law
change that offers children the same protection from assault
as adults, Children's Commissioner, Dr Cindy Kiro said today
when she released results of a survey she commissioned. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00181.htm
ALSO:
- New s59 research puts paid to myths: Greens [2]
- Children’s Commissioner Survey Says Nothing New [3]
- Father Charged for Smacking But Case Dismissed [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00171.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00183.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00182.htm [4]
Economy:
Cullen Gets In One Last Bit Of
Finance-Ministering
Outgoing Finance Minister
Michael Cullen has released a November 7 report by the
Treasury updating the department's outlook on the economy
and on the Crown accounts. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00163.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00170.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00180.htm [3]
Fastest
GovtIn The West: Maori Party Sends Out Posse To Capture
Mandate
The Maori Party MPs are already on the
road again, for their nationwide consultation tour following
Election night. Members of the Maori Party will be
consulted about the possibilities emerging for a
relationship with the National Government. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00161.htm
ALSO:
- Maori Party hui shutting out Maori people [2]
- Consultation hui going well – Maori Party [3]
- Maori Party Use Back Channel For Negotiations [4]
- Key On Economy & Maori Party Talks [5]
- Jobs and housing top priority for Maori [6]
- National drafts deal with Maori Party [7]
- Maori-National deal raises a few eyebrows [8]
- Maori Party close to signing historic deal with National [9]
- Post-Election NZ 2008 [10]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00168.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00165.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00176.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00183.htm [5]
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00160.htm [6]
[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15368.html [7]
[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/15391.html [8]
[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/15404.html [9]
[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00162.htm [10]
Negotiating
Positions: Three Strikes Proposal Would Cost
"Billions"
Rethinking Crime And
Punishment: "We need to take a lesson from the United
States. Eight States are trying to exit from three strikes
legislation, or modify it. Firstly, they can no longer
afford it. Secondly, they can't find people willing to staff
prisons that are inhumane and overcrowded." More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00168.htm
ALSO:
- Workman's “Rethinking” not well thought out. [2]
- Workman Wrong On ACT's 'Three Strikes' [3]
- Dumb and Dumber: Three strikes policy = ignorance [4]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0811/S00174.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00162.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0811/S00164.htm [4]
BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH
------------IT:
Dimension Data positioned in the Challengers
Quadrant
Wellington 13th November 2008 -
Dimension Data, a $3.8 billion leading IT solutions and
services provider has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in
the Challengers Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Managed
and Professional Network Service Providers, Worldwide ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00259.htm
ALSO:
- Datacraft votes in favour of Dimension Data Offer [2]
- Datacraft collaborates with Cisco Systems inc [3]
- NZ Security Consultant develops hacking tool [4]
- Telecom Fiji engages Datacraft for Network upgrade [5]
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00258.htm [2]
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00268.htm [3]
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00266.htm [4]
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00267.htm [5]
Science Superstars: Bayer Invests In Young
Brains
Six top students from throughout New
Zealand are the new beneficiaries of an environmental
research scheme funded by Bayer New Zealand Ltd. The
students, selected from among 45 entries, are from Auckland,
Te Awamutu, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Nelson and Otago. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0811/S00022.htm
Fair
Trading: GE Money customers get refunds for interest
charged on “interest free” contracts
GE Money
admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act 1986 by making
misleading representations to some customers that it was
entitled to charge interest during an interest free period
specified on their contracts. About 3660 affected customers
will receive a ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00253.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00263.htm [2]
Insurance:
What Happens If One Permanently Retires Before
Retiring?
A study in 2005 by TNS Research found
that two out of three New Zealand families have no life
insurance cover or are underinsured. Further, almost half
of us have no life, medical, income protection or critical
care (trauma) insurance at all. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00218.htm
Finance:
Everything Fine, Nothing To See Here -
Bollard
New Zealand's financial and payments
systems have held up well in the face of extreme disorder
within the international financial markets, Governor Alan
Bollard said today, when releasing the Bank's November 2008
Financial Stability Report. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00181.htm
Statistics:
More Kiwis Than Ever
The estimated resident
population of New Zealand was 4,280,000 at 30 September
2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population
increased by 40,100 (0.9 percent) in the September 2008
year, compared with 43,300 (1.0 percent) in the September
2007 ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0811/S00183.htm
COMMENT
------------Guess
Saturday's Result! - Scoop 2008 Election Sweepstake
Opens
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00032.htm
Steve
Weissman: Will Ahmed No-Pack Rain On Obama's
Parade?
If state officials across the country
ever count all the absentee and provisional ballots, Obama's
popular vote might equal his landslide victory in the
Electoral College, adding weight to his overwhelming mandate
to fix the economy, end our dependence... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00178.htm
Gordon Campbell On The New Labour Leadership
Not
unexpectedly, Phil Goff’s first press conference as Labour
leader did include a mea culpa of sorts for the
“disconnect’ that had occurred in Labour’s relations
with the New Zealand public... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-on-the-new-labour-leadership/
Maya
Schenwar: In Final Days, Bush Pushes For Iraq's
Oil
As the Bush administration rumbles to an
end, it is pushing with increasing urgency for a commitment
to a long-term US presence in Iraq. Though the military
aspect of this ''commitment'' has garnered substantial
publicity, the administration is equally... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00179.htm
Martha
Rosenberg: What Do Men Know About PMS? Except To
Duck?
When the Pill debuted in the1960's feminist
critics said it produced 51 changes in women's bodies--only
one of which was cessation of ovulation. Why should women
risk cancer and stroke while men get... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00186.htm
Scoop
Link: Documents linking Iran to nuclear weapons push may
have been fabricated
The International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained evidence suggesting that
documents which have been described as technical studies for
a secret Iranian nuclear weapons-related research program
may have been fabricated. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00168.htm
Economic
Crisis: How About A Minister Outside
Cabinet!
That John Key certainly is a joker. In
the face of the biggest global economic crisis in 80 years,
the new government has come up with a governing structure
whereby... More
»[1]
[1] - http://election08.scoop.co.nz/economic-crisis-%e2%80%93-how-about-a-minister-outside-cabinet/
Roland
Michel Tremblay: Marriage Has Reached Its Sell By
Date
Let’s start a real debate about marriage,
not just a question of if gay marriage is acceptable or not.
Marriage is certainly an interesting concept, mostly a
religious one. Religions, great at making official for the
record these unions, a task eventually ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00169.htm
Keith
Rankin: MMP - The Electorate MP Rule
Once
again, MMP has delivered a nicely weighted result. Voters
wanted change, and they got change. And once again, the
leading single party fell well short of 50% of the vote,
placing the new centre-right government on a path that
requires National ... More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00156.htm
LIFESTYLE
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Art Auctions: One Cough Could Get You A
McCahon
A leading Australian fine art auction
house final auction for the year will feature an
exceptionally rare and important work by Colin McCahon. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00137.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00142.htm [2]
Congratulations: Jenny Pattrick Wins Mansfield Literary
Prize
New Zealand Post and the Katherine
Mansfield Menton Trust today announced Wellington author
Jenny Pattrick as winner of the 2009 New Zealand Post
Mansfield Prize. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00136.htm
Extreme Viewing: Movie Marathoners Shrug Off Fear Of
Death
Flying in the face of health professionals
worldwide, New Zealand movie lovers are again being offered
a chance to take part in a marathon that requires zero
physical exertion but comes with a very real threat of
dying. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00124.htm
Arts:
Stage Set For Spectacular Auckland Festival
2009
A modern fairytale from theatrical master
Robert Lepage, the New Zealand debut of spell-binding
Japanese company Ishinha, a dazzling contemporary circus,
and a free world music party – that will see part of Queen
Street closed to traffic - are just some of the highlights
of the 18 days of arts, culture, and entertainment on offer
in Auckland Festival 2009. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00128.htm
TV3
Video: Cartooning For Peace Draws A Line Against
Intolerance
Twenty cartoonists from fifteen
different countries are trading satirical secrets in the
capital this week. However, it is a lot more serious than
your average doodle convention. Cartooning for Peace is
about drawing a line against intolerance. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/15383.html
Scoop
Festival Coverage: Alchemists Of Sound: Dandy Warhols At
Southern Amp
While ignoring the pain in my feet
from standing all day as I wait for The Dandy Warhols, Mark,
a fellow Dandy's fan, tells me the band has been known to
play shows naked. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00174.htm
ALSO:
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0811/S00175.htm [2]
Doggone Ballet: Voiceless Diva Enthrals
Fans
The newest star of the Royal New Zealand
Ballet is raising eyebrows with her sexy Spanish sashay but
is far from being a demanding diva. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00119.htm
Xmas: Sarah Bradley Aims To Make December 25 A Good
Morning
New Zealand’s largest Christmas
gift appeal for needy families got underway today, with
television presenter Sarah Bradley officially launching the
2008 Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0811/S00113.htm
WORLD
------------Scoop
World News: Iraq: Two Christian Women Killed In
Mosul
The top United Nations official in Iraq has
urged the Government to do all it can to protect the
country’s minorities, after two Christian women were
killed in the northern city of Mosul. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00212.htm
Scoop
Culture Crisis: Paraguay: Uncontacted Tribe Flees Land
Destruction
The last uncontacted Indians in South
America outside the Amazon basin have been spotted,
apparently fleeing the rapid destruction of their forest
home. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00210.htm
World
News: Norway Students Vote To Restrict
Coca-Cola
Oslo (November 11, 2008): Students at
the University of Oslo have voted overwhelmingly to restrict
the dominant presence of Coca-Cola products on campus, and
introduce ethical alternatives to Coca-Cola on campus. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00195.htm
Scoop
Worsening Pollution: Man-Made 'Brown Clouds' Darken
Cities, Harm Health
A three-kilometre-thick
“brown cloud” of man-made pollution, which stretches
from the Arabian Peninsula to China to the western Pacific
Ocean, is darkening Asian cities, speeding up the melting of
Himalayan glaciers and impacting human health. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00220.htm
High-Profile
Prank: Special NY Times Edition Proclaims End To
Wars
Early this morning, commuters nationwide
were delighted to find out that while they were sleeping,
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had come to an end. If,
that is, they happened to read a ''special edition'' of
today's New York Times. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00179.htm
Scoop
Peace Progress: Darfur: Ban Welcomes Sudanese Government
Ceasefire
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
welcomed the Sudanese Government’s declaration today of an
immediate ceasefire between its forces and the rebel
movements in Darfur and also Khartoum’s stated plan to
disarm allied militias. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00185.htm
Scoop
World News: UN Urges Leaders To Fight Against Global
Woes
The General Assembly President told global
leaders the world is facing its most difficult period since
the founding of the United Nations and urged them to use
their “moral strength” in finding solutions to the
problems plaguing the Earth. More
»[1]
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0811/S00182.htm
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