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Scoop Top Stories February 22nd 2010 News Summary

Monday, 22 February 2010, 3:50 pm
Article: The Scoop Editor

Scoop Top Stories February 22nd 2010 News Summary

LEAD STORY

Tribunals: Spotlight On Cabinet's Human Rights Appointments

NZ POLITICS

Q+A: Paul Holmes Interviews Helen Clark

Pacific: NZ, Fiji Foreign Ministers Meet Again

Speechifying: Bill English On That Economic Plan

Gordon Campbell: Trevor Mallard’s Big Day

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Scoop Business: Commerce Commission Sees Progress On Termination

Electricity Market: “Big Four” Power Companies To Report This Week

Can Agree On Some Things: NZ And Japan Combine In Wellington Quake Study

Corporate Suspension: AA Yellow Cabs Ltd Gets Failed

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Broader Bands: Telecom Can Operate VDSL Services Outside Regulation

COMMENT

Ramzy Baroud: Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara

Bill Berkowitz: Are some Tea Partiers telling the Religious Right to take a hike?

Sol Salbe: Mossad Is Supposed To Gather Intelligence

Stewing In Corruption: Punishing the British Arms Giant, BAE

Martin LeFevre: Knowledge, Tradition, and Insight

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Oregon

Cheney Admits to War Crimes: Media Yawns, Obama Turns the Other Cheek

LIFESTYLE

Stateside: America’s Cup At San Francisco - Photos

Fringe Reviews:The Comediettes - Better Living

Fringe Festival: Women's Mag Show Cancelled Due To Ankle-Deep Water

The Immortals

City Council Hypocrisy: Encouraging Whisky-Drinking Whilst Wanting a Liquor Ban

Statue, Bro? Where Should “Evolution” Be Installed?

Gordon Campbell: The Film Commission’s New Low Budget Film Scheme

Film Review by Binoy Kampmark: The Very Bad Lieutenant

WORLD

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LEAD STORY

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Tribunals: Spotlight On Cabinet's Human Rights Appointments
Papers released under the Official Information Act show that Cabinet by-passed the normal process for appointing members of the Human Rights Review Tribunal and inserted five members, including former MPs Brian Neeson and Ken Shirley and National candidate Ravi Musuku without undertaking an interview described as ‘essential' by the Chair of the Tribunal, Grant Robertson Labour State Services Spokesperson said. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00296.htm

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[2] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/02/exclusive-magical-appointment-of-brian.html" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/02/neesons-shoddy-vetting.html" target="_blank [3]

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NZ POLITICS

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Q+A: Paul Holmes Interviews Helen Clark

More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00235.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/32907.html [2]

Pacific: NZ, Fiji Foreign Ministers Meet Again
The Foreign Ministers of Fiji and New Zealand, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and Murray McCully, confirmed they met in Fiji on Sunday. ''This meeting continued our efforts to strengthen staffing at our missions in Wellington and Suva,” Ratu Inoke Kubuabola said. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00295.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00267.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00289.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00290.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00283.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00225.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00223.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00227.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00560.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/32822.html [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00240.htm [11]

[12] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6475.sm#post6475" target="_blank [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00271.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2010/02/chattering-classes/" target="_blank [14]

[15] - http://publicaddress.net/6479#post6479" target="_blank [15]

[16] - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Radio-New-Zealand/312651831782?ref=mf [16]

Speechifying: Bill English On That Economic Plan
As newly-elected Prime Minister John Key said in December 2008: “The driving goal of the new Government will be to grow the New Zealand economy in order to deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunity for all New Zealanders.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00241.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00221.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00230.htm [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/19/nz-dollar-all-eyes-on-rba-governor/ [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00276.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00272.htm [6]

[7] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/19/nz-treasury-less-downbeat-over-finance-companies/ [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00278.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00229.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00234.htm [10]

Gordon Campbell: Trevor Mallard’s Big Day
Normally, Trevor Mallard is not renowned for his subtlety, yet his stealth attack on Education Minister yesterday in the House was a stone classic. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/campbell-mallard%E2%80%99s-big-day-and-low-budget-films/

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00233.htm#tolley [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00122.htm [3]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Scoop Business: Commerce Commission Sees Progress On Termination
Telecom Corp. and Vodafone New Zealand, the country’s mobile phone powerhouses, have won over the regulator with their last-ditch effort to avoid regulation for mobile termination rates (MTRs). More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/22/telecom-vodafone-win-on-mobile-rates/

ALSO:

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00302.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00589.htm [3]

Electricity Market: “Big Four” Power Companies To Report This Week
The four largest electricity generator-retailers will all report their half year results this week, with MightyRiverPower starting proceedings this afternoon, followed by Contact Energy tomorrow. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/22/big-four-power-companies-to-report-this-week/

Can Agree On Some Things: NZ And Japan Combine In Wellington Quake Study
New Zealand and Japanese scientists are combining forces to investigate the boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates under Wellington to better understand its threat to New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1002/S00059.htm

Corporate Suspension: AA Yellow Cabs Ltd Gets Failed
The NZ Transport Agency has revoked the operating licence of an Auckland taxi company with a fleet of approximately 200 cabs. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00291.htm

ALSO:

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00258.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00221.htm [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/govt-unveils-major-work-programme-from-cmdt/ [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/19/nz-treasury-less-downbeat-over-finance-companies/ [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00256.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00240.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00500.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00537.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/32800.html [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00241.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00258.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00221.htm [13]

Broader Bands: Telecom Can Operate VDSL Services Outside Regulation
Telecom Corp., the country’s largest phone company, can market new, high-speed VDSL broadband services without reference to regulations that govern the fixed line broadband market, the regulator has recommended. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/telecom-can-operate-vdsl-services-outside-regulati/

ALSO:

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/teamtalk-38-profit-boost-broadband-key-to-future/ [2]

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COMMENT

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Ramzy Baroud: Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara
With the dreadful threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda machine is likely to go into full gear. In fact, trial balloons have already been sent out bearing supposedly unrehearsed comments by former Israeli Army general... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00154.htm

Bill Berkowitz: Are some Tea Partiers telling the Religious Right to take a hike?
In a crowded universe of conservative mandates, declarations, and statements, two more, ‘The Mount Vernon Statement,’ which aims to unify the three legs of the conservative movement, and the ‘Contract From America,’ which wants nothing to ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00153.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1001/S00138.htm [2]

Sol Salbe: Mossad Is Supposed To Gather Intelligence
[ Middle East News Service comments : Several days ago a friend with considerable interest in Civil Liberties comments of her disappointment on the nonchalant way in which targeted assassinations of Hamas leaders has been accepted by otherwise ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00147.htm

Stewing In Corruption: Punishing the British Arms Giant, BAE
Members of the arms industry are far from scrupulous, and the recent fine of BAE to the tune of £285 million will do much to harden convictions about that fact. For two decades, the British arms giant has been engaging in obscure, intricate transactions ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00118.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00138.htm [2]

Martin LeFevre: Knowledge, Tradition, and Insight
In ancient times, and not so long ago in many parts of the world, each tradition was completely distinct and whole. Tradition wasn’t something that a people had; it was the total way of life in which people were completely immersed. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00117.htm

Stateside With Rosalea Barker: Oregon
Coincidentally, I’m writing this Oregon piece on Valentine’s Day, when masses of roses exchange hands to win hearts. Portland, OR, is known as the City of Roses. Search “Oregon roses” on Google, and the first link that’s returned goes... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00127.htm

Cheney Admits to War Crimes: Media Yawns, Obama Turns the Other Cheek
On Sunday, in an exclusive interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News' ''This Week,'' Cheney proclaimed his love of torture, derided the Obama administration for outlawing the practice, and admitted that the Bush... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00131.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00139.htm [2]

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LIFESTYLE

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Stateside: America’s Cup At San Francisco - Photos
The America’s Cup, reflecting the red carpet on the staircase down which the BMW Oracle team descended, in the Rotunda of San Francisco City Hall, Saturday, February 20, 2010. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00164.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [2]

Fringe Reviews:The Comediettes - Better Living
Comedians Sarah Harpur and Jim Stanton gild their well-paced two-woman standup show with the trappings of crazed 1950s housewives, complete with cheerful aprons and diazepam-bright smiles ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00144.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00160.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [3]

Fringe Festival: Women's Mag Show Cancelled Due To Ankle-Deep Water
No Idea's venue, the Band Rotunda, has been closed by the Council for urgent flood-related renovations. Sadly this happened too late in the day for another venue to be arranged, so the scheduled shows are cancelled. Darn it. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1002/S00107.htm

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[2] - http://www.fringe.co.nz/comedy/gods-heroes" target="_blank [2]

The Immortals
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1002/S00102.htm

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[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [2]

City Council Hypocrisy: Encouraging Whisky-Drinking Whilst Wanting a Liquor Ban
The Wellington City Council seems to be in denial. Having created the happy, over-the-top mayhem that is Courtenay Place every weekend, it’s now trying to calm things down with a ban on liquor in any public place... More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=20936

Statue, Bro? Where Should “Evolution” Be Installed?
Evolution, the statue that was gifted to Gisborne city after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has arrived in Gisborne and now needs a place to live. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00278.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Film Commission’s New Low Budget Film Scheme
Since the funds available to almost all state agencies will (at best) be held at current levels in the May Budget, you’d think the bureaucrats would be feeling the pressure about how they spend... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/18/campbell-mallard%e2%80%99s-big-day-and-low-budget-films/#a

Film Review by Binoy Kampmark: The Very Bad Lieutenant
When asked at a press conference in Rome in June last year on what he thought about Werner Herzog’s The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Abel Ferrara could barely contain himself. ‘I think that if they don’t have any original ideas about what movies to make, they should leave mine alone.’ More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00132.htm

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