Local Government NZ: Hide On Reform
Good morning and my thanks to Local Government New Zealand for the invitation to speak to your Zone One representatives today. Zone One is very important to me as Minister at the moment. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00179.htm

ALSO:

Māori representation in the Super City please [2]

C’mon Rodney - let’s focus on the real issues [3]

Hard News: The Auckland Council as leaky building [4]

Taking a Hiding [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00181.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00170.htm [3]

[4] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6520.sm#post6520" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://blog.greens.org.nz/2010/03/15/taking-a-hiding/" target="_blank [5]

See Also, Cutting Prisoner's Aid Soc. Funding: DHB Limits Prisoner Drug Treatment
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has labelled a policy to exclude prisoners and other convicted criminals from specialist addiction treatment as ‘archaic’ and ‘dangerous’. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00198.htm

ALSO:

Drivers of crime no longer important to Nats? [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00201.htm [2]

Platforms: Political Favoritism At Pasefika
Auckland City Council officials have woefully breached political neutrality by issuing instructions to Pasefika village organisers that Labour MPs not be allowed on the main village stages, says Labour MP for Mangere Su’a William Sio. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00213.htm

ALSO:

Simple Simon Stay Away [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00215.htm [2]

Whaling: Campaigner To Be Tried In Japan
New Zealand authorities must do everything they can to bring whale-defender Peter Bethune back home, the Green Party said today. “The New Zealand Government must pull out all stops to get Pete Bethune freed from the Japanese authorities,” said Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00190.htm

ALSO:

Arrest of whaling activist a major incident [2]

Pete Bethune's wife shocked at arrest [3]

Joyce backdown a win for seniors [4]

Decision to retain service for the elderly welcome [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00214.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/33792.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00180.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00182.htm [5]

Gordon Campbell: On The Wellywood Sign (& Education Cuts)
As the Facebook critics of the Wellywood sign have pointed out, it is pretty hard to see the logic of promoting the creativity of the New Zealand film industry via a copy of someone else’s creativity... Same as it ever was. On economic policy in recent years, New Zealand has been just as reliant on acts of homage. Rogernomics = Reaganomics = Thatcherism. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/11/on-the-wellywood-sign-education-cuts/

ALSO:

Cracker: Wallywood [2]

YouTube - Hitler is Angry about the Wellywood Sign [3]

WELLYWOOD Sign Generator [4]

[2] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6514.sm#post6514" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk-OYfY6vOA&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://wellywood.skullandbones.co.nz/" target="_blank [4]

Waihopai Three Trial Focuses Peace Activists
The scene in the packed public gallery of Wellington District Court resembled an anti-war rally yesterday, with friends and supporters of three Christian peace activists facing charges for deflating a radar dome at the Waihopai monitoring station in 2008 ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00138.htm

ALSO:

Bryan Law: Waihopai Ploughshares Trial - Day 5 [2]

Waihopai Trial - Day Four [3]

Waihopai Trial: Day Three [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00153.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00140.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00128.htm [4]

Waihopai Trial: Day Two
Bryan Law - More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00118.htm

ALSO:

Waihopai Ploughshares Trial: Events Calendar [2]

Introducing Bryan Law [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1002/S00373.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2010/02/introducing_bryan_law.html" target="_blank [3]

Waihopai spy base accused enter day two of trial
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/33582.html

ALSO:

Waihopai and the Troublesome Priest [2]

Ploughshares Penetrate Waihopai Base Deflate Dome [3]

Violent Bible Book Should be Banned [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00010.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00443.htm [3]

[4] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/violent-bible-book-should-be-banned/" target="_blank [4]

Boundary Issues: Final Determination Of Auckland Council Lines
The Local Government Commission today released its final decisions on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00168.htm

ALSO:

Council boundaries are about fair representation [2]

Need for local boards to have real power [3]

Positive outcome from Local Government Commission [4]

Auckland’s 21 Local Boards needs clarification [5]

Focus on local still required [6]

Rodney to fight Rodney [7]

Gerrymandering Auckland [8]

It’s all Len Brown’s fault [9]

Supercity prominent in Race Relations review [10]

Super city among top 10 race relations issues 2010 [11]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00161.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00165.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00179.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00177.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00174.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00187.htm [7]

[8] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/03/gerrymandering-auckland.html" target="_blank [8]

[9] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/its-all-len-browns-fault/" target="_blank [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/33690.html [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00184.htm [11]

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USAFTA? Eight-Nation Free Trade Negotiations Begin
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the start of negotiations towards an eight-nation free trade deal which includes the United States, taking place in Melbourne, Australia this week. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00200.htm

Cuts At AgResearch: Science Layoffs "At Odds With Government’s Vision"
The PSA agrees with the prime minister that public science should be a priority for the government, regarded not as a cost but as an investment for our country’s future growth and development. But that was last month... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00049.htm

Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: Season Of Disclosure
Business journalists in New Zealand just came through an unusually busy half-year reporting season, partly because there are few of us left and also because the state-owned enterprises reported at about the same time. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/12/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-season-of-disclosure/

ALSO:

Why A Regional Approach To Fibre Is Right [2]

http://www.fibretothedoor.co.nz/ [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00114.htm" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.fibretothedoor.co.nz/" target="_blank [3]

Infrastructure Ventures: Celebrities Seek Cable
Pacific Fibre, an early stage international fibre venture founded by a group including New Zealand businessmen Stephen Tindall, Sam Morgan and Rod Drury, announced its plans today, aiming to break the digital divide between New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00296.htm

ALSO:

Experts on plans for Pacific Fibre undersea cable [2]

Kordia welcomes Pacific Fibre initiative [3]

NATCOM welcomes Pacific Fibre announcement [4]

Federated Farmers welcomes cable proposal [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00041.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00297.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00307.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00302.htm [5]

Scoop Business: OCR Stays At 2.5%, Mid-Year Tightening Still On
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard kept the official cash rate unchanged at 2.5%, as expected, and reierated a mid-year start to rate hikes, saying the subdued pace of recovery will restrain inflation. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/11/ocr-stays-at-2-5-mid-year-tightening-still-on/

ALSO:

Bollard agrees wages won’t keep pace [2]

FULL REPORT: NZ’s Bollard keeps OCR at 2.5% [3]

ETS to push inflation 0.4%, says Bollard [4]

NZ dollar slips as Bollard holds to rates timing [5]

OCR inflation targeting ‘not optimal’ [6]

Economists predict no change to OCR [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00163.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/11/full-report-nz%e2%80%99s-bollard-keeps-ocr-at-2-5/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/11/ets-to-push-inflation-0-4-says-bollard/ [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/11/nz-dollar-slips-as-bollard-holds-to-rates-timing/ [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00248.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/33676.html [7]

Working On Eggshells: Scientists Find Moa DNA Than Expected
In a world first, an international team of researchers, which includes University of Otago archaeologists Chris Jacomb and Richard Walter, has successfully isolated ancient DNA from eggshells of extinct birds. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00038.htm

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Uri Avnery: A Matter of Timing
SOME WEEKS the news is dominated by a single word. This week’s word was “timing”. It’s all a matter of timing. The Government of Israel has insulted the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, one of the greatest “friends” of Israel (meaning: ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00174.htm

ALSO:

Obama to Netanyahu: Show us you're serious [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00170.htm [2]

Stephen Soldz: Iceland Sets New Path Toward Press Freedom
If all goes well, Iceland may be about to make history. No, I don’t mean the refusal of the populace to get saddled with Iceland’s $5 billion bad “Icesave” bank debt. Rather, I’m referring to the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative [IMMI], which ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00165.htm

Connie Lawn: President Obama’s trip to Asia and Australia– maybe
“We really wish the President would stop in New Zealand – they are good friends to us.” That was the message conveyed to me from one Asian-Pacific expert. He and many others are working very hard on President Obama’s scheduled trip to Australia, ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00175.htm

Moving Right and Going Wrong: The Texas Education Curriculum
Censors, it has been said, are paid to have dirty minds. Education panellists, at least in certain jurisdictions, are paid to prevent the exercise of one at all. For that reason, fifteen unknown individuals in a state should not be vested with the ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00167.htm

Martha Rosenberg: Rabbit--It's What's For Dinner
Not everyone cottoned to the rabbit-for-dinner piece in the New York Times' dining section this month, pun intended. "Would you have even considered reporting about raising dogs for dinner?" asked Nancy Schreiber of Great Neck, NY, appalled the Times would present... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00169.htm

Jim Miles: Book Review - Three Kings
This concisely written and well documented work covers the “Truman Doctrine…the essential rubric under which the United States projected its power globally after World War II…the ideological foundation for the “imperial presidency.” Lloyd ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00166.htm

Gordon Campbell: Wellywhat?
It is pretty hard to see the logic of promoting the creativity of the New Zealand film industry via a copy of someone else’s creativity... Same as it ever was. On economic policy in recent years, New Zealand has been just as reliant on acts of ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00129.htm

ALSO:

Wellywood Sign: Good Idea, Dreadful Idea [2]

[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=22085 [2]

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Arts Festival: In Case You Hadn't Heard, Los Amigos Invisibles Are Playing Saturday
Discovered by David Byrne in New York City almost two decades ago, Los Amigos Invisibles has, over 18 years, visited 60 countries, released six albums and won a Latin Grammy in 2009 for their latest album Commercial that embodies their infectious blend of Latin rhythms, funk, disco and acid jazz. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00220.htm

ALSO:

Review: Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland [2]

Review: Jenny Morris [3]

Review: T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. [4]

Writers and Readers: Neil Gaiman [5]

Review: 360 [6]

Arts Festival 2010 [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00173.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00157.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00156.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00159.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00158.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [7]

Adventure: Quincey Completes Epic Trans Tasman Solo Row
Over 500 members of the public along with world news and media gathered on Northland's 90 Mile Beach to welcome back trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey who arrived on New Zealand soil at around 12:35pm Sunday. Image: 3News More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00159.htm

The Power Of Paul: Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Dr Simon Schama.
Dr Simon Schama is one of the world's most widely read historians, he's an Englishman, lives in New York City, he's Professor of Art History and History, Columbia University, he's a writer and presenter for the BBC Television, they famously paid him three million pounds for a combined television and book deal. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00209.htm

ALSO:

NZ Post Writers And Readers Week coverage [2]

Arts Festival 2010 [3]

[2] - http://cclblog.wordpress.com/tag/nz-post-writers-and-readers-week-2010/" target="_blank [2]

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

Audio & Images:Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer
Neil Gaiman is in Wellington as part of the NZ International Arts Festival's Writers and Readers Week. This afternoon he and his fiancée, musician Amanda Palmer, held a small press conference consisting mostly of media not potent enough to get an interview otherwise... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00149.htm

ALSO:

Neil Gaiman blogs on Wellington visit [2]

UK writer Neil Gaiman visits Wellington for festival [3]

Arts Festival 2010 [4]

Ravi Shankar [5]

Calexico [6]

The Arrival [7]

11 and 12 [8]

He Reo Aroha [9]

Review: Don McGlashan [10]

Review: Happy as Larry [11]

Review: Happy as Larry (2) [12]

Writers And Readers Week: Once Upon A Deadline Stories Online [13]

Arts Festival 2010 [14]

[2] - http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2010/03/not-proper-blog.html" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/33798.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00154.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00150.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00144.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00132.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00143.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00133.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00131.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00134.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00123.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [14]

Arts Festival Images: Mannequin Larrikins
The busy shoppers and workers of Wellington’s Lambton Quay must have wondered what to make of the scene. But after taking a walk and looking at some of the shop windows in the vicinity, all becomes (sort of) clear. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00119.htm

ALSO:

Arts Festival 2010 [2]

Masked Parade looking for sponsor [3]

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

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00122.htm [3]

'Ellerslie' Flower Show: Akaroa Steals Flower Bed Hat Trick From Christchurch
Akaroa won Gold and the National Flower Bed title for its floral tribute to Banks Peninsula’s landmark Akaroa Lighthouse. The seaside village also won Gold in the competition in 2009. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00112.htm

ALSO:

Northland student named Student Designer of Year [2]

First-time competitor wins Photographic Contest [3]

Show-stopping 15th Ellerslie Flower Show [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00139.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00140.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00116.htm [4]

Scoop Review Of Books: Academia And Activism
One place we might expect to look for analysis of the women’s movement’s successes and failures, and for theoretical help advancing the cause, is the university... But on that score, a recent collection of feminist scholarship from Victoria University Press – Rethinking Women and Politics: New Zealand and Comparative Perspectives – makes for depressing reading. More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/08/academia-and-activism/

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Poor Choices: American Idol “Voted Off” Wrong Contestants
A series of national studies conducted among 6,727 American Idol viewers revealed that the contestants who were “voted off” during the show’s elimination last night did not accurately reflect the viewers’ choices. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00275.htm

Global Recovery: Brown & Sarkozy Call For Economic Cooperation
The Prime Minister has spoken of the close relationship between the UK and France and the two governments’ determination to work together to promote global economic recovery. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00264.htm

Free Internet: Dissidents Urge UN Against Cyber-Censorship
Cites Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam issidents Issue Call for Internet Freedom More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00265.htm

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RSF releases new list of "Internet enemies" [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00270.htm [2]

No Action Taken: Vedanta Snubs British Government Again
Vedanta Resources has once again snubbed a British government investigation into its planned mine in Orissa, India, by labelling government calls for a change in its corporate behaviour ‘one-sided’, and urging it to ‘rest the case’. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00259.htm

Jerusalem: UN ‘Frustrated’ By Israel’s Planned Expansion
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his alarm at Israeli plans to expand its settlements in East Jerusalem, stressing that he shares the deep frustrations of Palestinian leaders and of the members of the Arab League. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00237.htm

ALSO:

Israeli Plans To Expand Settlements [2]

Ban To Visit Israel And Occupied Palestine [3]

Rise In Strident Rhetoric Concerns Ban [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00215.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00203.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00242.htm [4]

Southern Africa: UN Aid On Alert For Floods
The United Nations is gathering supplies for some 130,000 people in southern Africa on alert for potential evacuation from flood-risk zones following weeks of torrential rains in northern Mozambique and neighbouring Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00239.htm

USA World Police: US Efforts To Counter Violent Extremism
In the past eight years, the United States has made great strides in what might be called tactical counterterrorism – taking individual terrorists off the street, and disrupting cells and operations. But an effective counterterrorism strategy must ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00230.htm

Climategate: Independent Review Of UN-Backed Climate Body
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations-backed panel tasked with preparing regular scientific reports on the impact of climate change today announced that the body, which is facing growing attacks from global warming sceptics, will ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00221.htm

Invasion of Territory: Israeli Plans To Expand Settlements
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00215.htm

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