Scoop Top Stories February 24th 2010 News Summary

Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 3:25 pm
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Scoop Top Stories February 24th 2010 News Summary

ACC Bill Under Urgency: Minister Finds A Bit He Thinks People Might Like

NZ POLITICS

SIS: Intelligence Agency Releases Annual Report

Copyright: Section 92A Bill Retains Internet Cutoff Threat

Gordon Campbell: On The Government’s Environmental Credibility Problems In Canterbury

Night Classes: PPTA Video Takes Dim View Of Cuts

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Their Delphinidae In Court: Forest & Bird Welcomes Ruling On Hector’s Dolphins

High Water: Tsunami Risk Management Programme Updated

John Key on GST, police and the XT faults

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

COMMENT

Binoy Kampmark: Alexander Haig Obituary

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Environmental Credibility Problems In Canterbury

Susan St John: John Key's Claims On Saving Money

Rosalea Barker: Larry Ellison on the Future Of The America’s Cup

Hillary Clinton’s final offer to Iran: “one more bundle of ‘crippling sanctions’-one more T list!’

Uri Avnery: Dubious In Dubai

Pfizer's Ghostiwritten Journal Articles: Still Standing, Still Bogus

LIFESTYLE

Acbrobatty: The Circus Is Coming To Town!

Religion: Atheist Bus Stalls Before Final Destination

Fringe Review:Gods And Heroes

Wellington.Scoop: Berlin Film Awards For Three Wellington Directors

Fringe Reviews:The Comediettes - Better Living

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

The Immortals

WORLD

Pacific Scoop:Autonomy, and What Lies Ahead for West Papua

ACC Bill Under Urgency: Minister Finds A Bit He Thinks People Might Like
Removing ACC lump sums, income compensation and non-essential rehabilitation from those who commit crimes is common sense, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.Dr Smith today outlined one of the changes in the ACC Reform Bill which disentitles criminals from receiving compensation for injuries received while committing crime. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00330.htm

ALSO:

• New title for ACC Act more honest [2]


• Today In Parliament Feb. 23 [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00251.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00331.htm [3]

ALSO:

• Questions and Answers - 23 Feb 2010 [2]


• Today In Parliament 23.02.10 [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00340.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00331.htm [3]

SIS: Intelligence Agency Releases Annual Report
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has released its unclassified annual report for the year ending June 30 2009. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00203.htm

Copyright: Section 92A Bill Retains Internet Cutoff Threat
A bill repealing Section 92A of the Copyright Act will be introduced into Parliament today by Commerce Minister Simon Power. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00316.htm

ALSO:

• New copyright infringement act fair and practical [2]


• Cutting out our tongues [3]


• Blackout Against Section 92A [4]


• What does the new download legislation mean for you? [5]


• Henare’s bill shows he’s out of touch [6]


• Young people set to get Rogered [7]


• CTU urges Government to shun youth rates bill [8]


• Roger Douglas youth rates bill attack on workers [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00252.htm [2]

[3] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/02/cutting-out-our-tongues.html" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00357.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33004.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00261.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00260.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00266.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00267.htm [9]

Gordon Campbell: On The Government’s Environmental Credibility Problems In Canterbury
Reportedly, Ronald Reagan’s aides would go into in panic mode whenever the avuncular President started to ad lib a few additional points of clarification. The aim may have been candour, but the remarks tended to give a terrifying glimpse into the abyss behind the mask... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/23/the-govt%E2%80%99s-environmental-credibility-in-canterbury/

ALSO:

• No justification for overthrowing democracy in Canterbury [2]


• Environment Canterbury report [3]

[2] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-justification-for-overthrowing.html" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/sections/nzpolitics.html#canty [3]

Night Classes: PPTA Video Takes Dim View Of Cuts
The National Party’s slogan ‘securing a brighter future’ is a far cry from the effects of its policy, says PPTA president Kate Gainsford. “And nowhere is this more evident than the slashing of adult community education (ACE) funding in schools by 80%,” she said. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1002/S00084.htm

Their Delphinidae In Court: Forest & Bird Welcomes Ruling On Hector’s Dolphins
Independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird welcomes the High Court judgement today endorsing most measures announced in 2008 to protect endangered Hector’s dolphins. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00256.htm

ALSO:

• Fisheries decision shows Fish Act is 'hopeless' [2]


• High Court Ruling a Reprieve for Dolphins [3]


• More Protection Needed For Dolphins [4]


• High Court ruling on dolphins satisfactory [5]


• Play it safe with Moko [6]


• NZers asked to help Stop Dolphin Extinction [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00335.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00264.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00262.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00336.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1002/S00340.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0709/S00051.htm [7]

High Water: Tsunami Risk Management Programme Updated
New Zealand’s tsunami risk management programme has taken another step forward with the announcement today of a revised national Tsunami Advisory and Warning Plan. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1002/S00062.htm

ALSO:

• Joyce not fighting for XT customers [2]


• Telecom network executive resigns amid XT outages [3]


• Time for Minister to get on the blower [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00329.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/23/telecom-network-executive-resigns-amid-xt-outages/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00312.htm [4]

John Key on GST, police and the XT faults
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/32940.html

ALSO:

• 22 Feb: XT network out again [2]


• SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Call Centre Rage [3]


• Minister seeks submissions on mobile terminations [4]


• Make consumers your priority Steven [5]


• Vodafone welcomes Commerce Commission submission [6]


• Two Commerce Commission Members Do an About-Face [7]


• SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Call Centre Rage [8]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/22/xt-network-out-again/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/19/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-call-centre-rage/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00302.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1002/S00306.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00589.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1002/S00607.htm [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/19/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-call-centre-rage/ [8]

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

Binoy Kampmark: Alexander Haig Obituary
The bluff and bluster of history stills itself from time to time, leaving in its wake the busy activity of revisionism and more sympathetic readings of its figures. A figure who is unlikely to deserve such treatment is the late Alexander Haig, a ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00193.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Government’s Environmental Credibility Problems In Canterbury
Reportedly, Ronald Reagan’s aides would go into in panic mode whenever the avuncular President started to ad lib a few additional points of clarification. The aim may have been candour, but the remarks tended to give a terrifying glimpse into the abyss behind the mask... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/23/the-govt%e2%80%99s-environmental-credibility-in-canterbury/

Susan St John: John Key's Claims On Saving Money
As Tapu Misa noted in the NZ Herald (15th Feb) , the victims of the global crisis are now apparently to blame for their own misery. Key states that many of them "lack the will or desire to work as hard for their living as their fellow New Zealanders"... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00171.htm

Rosalea Barker: Larry Ellison on the Future Of The America’s Cup
It’s a “back to the future” scenario four millennia in the making. Larry Ellison, whose BMW Oracle racing team brought the America’s Cup to San Francisco this past Saturday, is aiming to turn the competition for the Auld Mug into a high-tech, extreme... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00163.htm

ALSO:

• Stateside: America’s Cup at San Francisco [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00164.htm [2]

Hillary Clinton’s final offer to Iran: “one more bundle of ‘crippling sanctions’-one more T list!’
“The current situation in the region was David Welch’s worst nightmare and he saw it coming!, explained a demonstrably frustrated US Embassy staffer in Beirut as she mused about what Hilary Clinton was really doing in the region this week... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00170.htm

ALSO:

• Ms. Clinton Says IRAN Headed For “Military Dictatorship” [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00178.htm [2]

Uri Avnery: Dubious In Dubai
FROM TIME to time I ask myself: what would happen if the world’s governments decided to abolish all their spy agencies simultaneously? True, it would be a great blow to the authors and movie producers who make their living from secret service stories... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00173.htm

Pfizer's Ghostiwritten Journal Articles: Still Standing, Still Bogus
Plagiarism, "unethical research" and unreliable findings from "fabricated data" are grounds for retraction of medical journal articles says the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00168.htm

Acbrobatty: The Circus Is Coming To Town!
Over the next week Wellington's Waitangi Park will be taken over by acrobats, clowns and daredevil horse riders. The Wellington Festival of Circus will run from the 3rd to the 9th of March with shows designed to thrill and awe audiences of all ages – showcasing the best of kiwi and international talent. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1002/S00399.htm

ALSO:

• Fringe 2010 [2]

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

Religion: Atheist Bus Stalls Before Final Destination
The NZ Atheist Bus Campaign, which late last year raised in excess of $20,000 from public donations, has met a set back in their plans. Nationwide bus company NZ Bus, who had tentatively approved the campaign’s ads on buses in major city centres, have now rejected them. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1002/S00380.htm

Fringe Review:Gods And Heroes
The Wellington Improvisation Troupe (WIT) presented a show based on a great concept at BATS Theatre on Sunday night. It had flashes of brilliance, and some less watchable moments, too. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00184.htm

ALSO:

• Fringe Review: Comedy Unplugged [2]


• Arts Festival 2010 [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00185.htm [2]

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

Wellington.Scoop: Berlin Film Awards For Three Wellington Directors
Taika Waititi’s new feature film Boy was awarded the Grand Prix, Best Feature Film, Generation Section by the International Jury; Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland’s new Wellington short film The Six Dollar Fifty Man, received a Special Mention Generation Section by the International Jury. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=21168

ALSO:

• Arts Festival 2010 [2]

[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

ALSO:

• Fringe Review: Footnote Perforum [2]


• Arts Festival 2010 [3]

[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

ALSO:

• Gods and Heroes: Gods Blog [2]

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

The Immortals
- More »[1]

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

ALSO:

• Arts Festival 2010 [2]

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

Pacific Scoop:Autonomy, and What Lies Ahead for West Papua
When Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visits Australia and Papua New Guinea in two weeks’ time, apart from the very many matters of mutual bilateral concerns, will PNG dare raise the matter of autonomy... More »[1]

[1] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/02/autonomy-and-what-lies-ahead-for-west-papua/

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