Public Health: Mapua Cleanup Report Released
Expert advice to the Ministry of Health is that it is unlikely there are adverse long-term health effects for local residents from the Mapua clean-up process. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00068.htm

ALSO:

Assessment of Public Health Risk from the Remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site, Mapua, Nelson (PDF) [2]

[2] - http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1003/assessmentofpublichealthriskmapuamar2010.pdf" target="_blank [2]

Public Access: Home Fishing Is Not A Crime
Sports fish such as trout are publicly owned in this country, and live in rivers that are also publicly owned. The fish are managed by Fish & Game NZ, a public body... It is an unfortunate truth that increasingly rural landowners are either charging for access or preventing admission to these public resources. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00226.htm

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How much is it all worth? [2]

Mining Schedule 4 is a dead rat [3]

Video: PM's Press Conference 15/3/10 [4]

Leaks on National Park Mining [5]

[2] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-much-is-it-all-worth.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00209.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00183.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00186.htm [5]

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

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Rodney Hide at INGENIUM Local Govt Forum [2]

Hide spins in face of mounting opposition [3]

Māori representation in the Super City please [4]

Say no to CCOs [5]

C’mon Rodney - let’s focus on the real issues [6]

Hard News: The Auckland Council as leaky building [7]

Taking a Hiding [8]

Drivers of crime no longer important to Nats? [9]

Last-minute submissions due on victims' rights [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00208.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00214.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00181.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00211.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00170.htm [6]

[7] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6520.sm#post6520" target="_blank [7]

[8] - http://blog.greens.org.nz/2010/03/15/taking-a-hiding/" target="_blank [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00201.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00210.htm [10]

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

Human Rights: Simon Power To Present Report To UN
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan has welcomed the decision by Justice Minister Simon Power to present New Zealand’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the United Nations Human Rights Committee ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00217.htm

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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

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Arrest of whaling activist a major incident [2]

Pete Bethune's wife shocked at arrest [3]

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

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

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Broadband: Rural Telecommunications Plans Finalised
The government has finalised its plans for rural telecommunications with Cabinet yesterday signing off on proposals for the roll out of high speed broadband in rural areas and the reform of the Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00205.htm

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Telecom says rural broadband plan will cut profit [2]

Rural strategy has support of NZRFG [3]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/16/telecom-says-rural-broadband-plan-will-cut-profit/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00408.htm [3]

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

ALSO:

American dairy farmer fears unfounded [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00225.htm [2]

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]

Kiwis Have Their Say On Ultra Fast Broadband - 1 [4]

Vector: Leading ICT business solution launched [5]

Fibre expansion gathering speed [6]

Woosh’s Bundle of Joy Still Tops for Best Value [7]

Experts on plans for Pacific Fibre undersea cable [8]

Kordia welcomes Pacific Fibre initiative [9]

NATCOM welcomes Pacific Fibre announcement [10]

Federated Farmers welcomes cable proposal [11]

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

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

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00152.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00051.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00309.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00367.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00041.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00297.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00307.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00302.htm [11]

Day Against Cyber-Censorship 12/03: Govt Internet Filter Went Live, Nobody Told
The DIA has admitted that the internet filter is now operational and is already being used by ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog. It appears that Maxnet have not told their customers that they are diverting some of their internet traffic to the government system to be filtered. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00159.htm

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

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Wellywood Sign: Good Idea, Dreadful Idea [2]

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

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Music: The Flying Nun Vids Not Too Obscure For NZ On Screen
NZ On Screen has launched a collection of classic Flying Nun music videos, curated by the label’s founder Roger Shepherd. The clips are accompanied by an inside story from Shepherd and written tributes from ex-MTV Europe chief Brent Hansen and media commentator and former Rip It Up editor Russell Brown. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00251.htm

Scoop Review Of Books: Frenetic Schama Fills Town Hall
There is a frenetic energy to Simon Schama when he talks about history, the kind of energy that you might expect from a highly excitable child caught in the ecstasy of their very favourite topic rather than a Cambridge-trained professor of Modern History. More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/15/frenetic-schama-fills-town-hall/

ALSO:

Schama’s comedy routine stunning [2]

Arts Festival 2010 [3]

[2] - http://cclblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/schamas-comedy-routine-stunning/" target="_blank [2]

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

Gandalf The Tramp: Ian McKellen In Waiting For Godot
30 June 2010 - 2 July 2010: The Theatre Royal Haymarket Company’s production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Directed by Sean Mathias and starring Ian McKellen as Estragon and Roger Rees as Vladimir with Matthew Kelly as Pozzo. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1003/S00246.htm

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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]

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]

[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]

Writers & Reader's Preview: Peter Singer
Shortly after we launched the Scoop Review of Books, two years ago, I sent the philosopher Peter Singer an email asking him the following question: “... Would you give up driving a car rather than fill the tank with animal fat? How would you advise moral vegetarians and others to tackle the dilemma?” More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/03/10/a-vegetarians-dilemma/

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Ravi Shankar [2]

Calexico [3]

The Arrival [4]

11 and 12 [5]

He Reo Aroha [6]

Review: Don McGlashan [7]

Review: Happy as Larry [8]

Review: Happy as Larry (2) [9]

Writers And Readers Week: Once Upon A Deadline Stories Online [10]

Arts Festival 2010 [11]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00154.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00150.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00144.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00132.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00143.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00133.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00131.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00134.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00123.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1002/S00071.htm [11]

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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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