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LEAD STORY

Copyrewrite: Speaking Out Before Secret Copyright Negotiations

NZ POLITICS

Gordon Campbell: Unanswered Questions On Whanau Ora

Surveys: No Convincing Needed On Drink-Driving Limits

Waihopai "Not Evil": GCSB Directors In Latest Misuse Of 'Refute'

NZ's top spies defend Waihopai

Scoop Business: ETS Not Phoning Home After All?

Selena Hawkins: Exploitation Fuels Call To Ban Alcohol Ads

Werewolf: Gordon Campbell On Taking GST Off Food

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Crown Accounts: Income, Spending Lower Than Forecast

Drought Declared: April Showers Fail To Pierce Drought Of March To The Root

Digs: Exciting Archaeological Discovery

Fondly Remembered: Sunrise And ASB Business Off Air

Scoop Business: Fonterra Surprised By Milk Powder Auction Strength

COMMENT

WikiLeaks: "Collateral Murder, Baghdad July 12, 2007"

Uri Avnery: “Hold Me Back!”

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: Part One - Candidate Nominations

Neo-Cons, Fundies, Feddies, and Con-Artists: Bush to Obama

Hating Obama, Scorning Rudd: Why have they become so unpopular so quickly ?

Left Coasting: Una Casa Dividida

Binoy Kampmark: Dumping Hu And Saving Rio Tinto

LIFESTYLE

Wellington.Scoop: Is Not Being Able To Fit Metallica Really A Problem?

Werewolf: Harriet The Spy (1964) By Louise Fitzhugh

Carnival: Thousands Flock To National Jazz Festival

WORLD

Communication Breakdown: Noisy Welcome Promised For New Israeli Embassy

Online News: Net News Likely To Stay Free In NZ

Terrorism: Condemnation Of Deadly Subway Bombings In Moscow

Copyrewrite: Speaking Out Before Secret Copyright Negotiations
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to advise that over 100 people have registered to attend PublicACTA in Wellington this Saturday, to critique the pact that will be under negotiation in Wellington next week.InternetNZ Policy Director Jordan Carter says the event will be a unique chance for people to have a say on the agreement."Two international keynote speakers - Michael Geist from Canada and Kim Weatherall from Australia - will carefully analyse what is known about ACTA so far, the things that need to change, and the good points that can be built on." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00066.htm

ALSO:

• Live Video: PublicACTA [2]


• Submission criticises absence of evidence for ACTA [3]


• NZOSS Submission on ACTA [4]


• Submission on ACTA, Copyright, and Fair Use Online [5]


• Pay attention New Zealand [6]


• Labour opposes suspending access to the internet [7]


• Music copyright investigation closed [8]


• Direct negotiations always possible [9]


• Blackout Against Section 92A [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00051.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00041.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00007.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00080.htm [5]

[6] - http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/04/09/pay-attention-new-zealand/" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00489.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00023.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00031.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00357.htm [10]

Gordon Campbell: Unanswered Questions On Whanau Ora
At the unveiling of Whanau Ora, the government scrapped a key feature that its expert Task Force had deemed to be ‘pivotal’ – namely, that this new system of social service delivery should be run by an independent trust. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/09/gordon-campbell-on-the-whanau-ora-scheme/

ALSO:

• Turia: Report on Whanau Centred Initiatives [2]


• Maori Party applauds Govt for being bold [3]


• PM appoints Whanau Ora Minister [4]


• Kiwis still in the dark about Whanau Ora [5]


• Whanau ora falls short of expectations [6]


• Will Whanau Ora address inequality? [7]


• Rodney Hide Welcomes Whanau Ora Approach [8]


• Dunne welcomes ‘open thinking’ behind Whanau Ora [9]


• PSA concerned Whanau Ora will undermine quality [10]


• Govt struggles to explain how Whanau Ora will work [11]


• Turia in charge of Whanau Ora - but what will it do? [12]


• Whanau Ora [13]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00074.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00064.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00061.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00068.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00079.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00067.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00069.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00073.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00069.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34891.html [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34872.html [12]

[13] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/04/whanau-ora.html" target="_blank [13]

Surveys: No Convincing Needed On Drink-Driving Limits
"It was also gratifying, said the Road Safety Trust Chairman, Yvonne Sharp, that there was also strong support for lowering of the alcohol drink-drive limit from 80 mgs per 100 ml of blood to 50..." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00064.htm

ALSO:

• Lower blood alcohol limit now [2]


• Roll Road Safety Bosses' Heads [3]


• WBOP Police kept busy on roads over Easter [4]


• Govt Road Safety Policy is killing our families [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00037.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00075.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00084.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00084.htm [5]

Waihopai "Not Evil": GCSB Directors In Latest Misuse Of 'Refute'
“The claims that the Waihopai station is ‘a United States spybase in our midst’, contributing to ‘torture, war, and the use of weapons of mass destruction’ and other ‘unspeakable evil’ cannot be left unchallenged.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00071.htm

ALSO:

• Damages claim a shameful act of state bullying [2]


• Cost of Damage to Waihopai Dome is Peanuts [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00059.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00072.htm [3]

NZ's top spies defend Waihopai
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/34869.html

ALSO:

• Ploughshares Trial Closes [2]


• Environment Canterbury Fired [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00217.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00322.htm [3]

Scoop Business: ETS Not Phoning Home After All?
The government will proceed with introducing the emissions trading scheme in June to keep faith with the forestry sector but full implmenetation is not assured, says Environment Minister Nick Smith. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/08/ets-follow-through-in-doubt/

ALSO:

• ETS To Cost Dairy Farmers Millions [2]


• Nick Smith’s High Stakes Bet Irresponsible [3]


• The ETS must be delayed [4]


• ETS charges will slash NZ farmers’ profitability [5]


• Follow Australia - Postpone the Emissions Trading [6]


• Foresters, broker bat back heavy emitter arguments [7]


• Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Heats Up [8]


• Copenhagen and NZ's ETS [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00070.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00077.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00148.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00061.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00081.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00188.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00010.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00181.htm [9]

Selena Hawkins: Exploitation Fuels Call To Ban Alcohol Ads
Health watchdogs are saying, “enough is enough” and are calling on the Government to ban alcohol advertising following exploitation of the current regulations. The voluntary code currently governing advertising is proving to be ineffective, says The Group Against Liquor Advertising. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00035.htm

Werewolf: Gordon Campbell On Taking GST Off Food
Dead certainties are a rarity in politics, but it's a safe bet that GST will be raised to 15% in the May Budget, to help fund the income tax cuts the government has in mind… More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/do-the-right-thing/

Crown Accounts: Income, Spending Lower Than Forecast
The Government’s focus on controlling spending and freeing up money for frontline services is reflected in the Crown’s financial statements for the eight months to 28 February, Finance Minister Bill English says. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00081.htm

ALSO:

• Treasury gets gloomier on finance companies in Feb [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/09/treasury-gets-gloomier-on-finance-companies-in-feb/ [2]

Drought Declared: April Showers Fail To Pierce Drought Of March To The Root
Drought-stricken farmers in Waikato and the Rodney, Papakura and Manukau districts are to get assistance from the Government. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00060.htm

ALSO:

• DairyNZ to run drought workshops [2]


• Mayor Welcomes Drought Relief for Farmers [3]


• Wild Weather Focus of New Stamps [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00152.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00088.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00046.htm [4]

Digs: Exciting Archaeological Discovery
Moa bone and other artefacts found on a site currently being developed for the new Devonport Naval Museum have added a new dimension to urban archaeology according to the NZHPT’s Regional Archaeologist, Bev Parslow. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00097.htm

ALSO:

• New human-like species found [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/34893.html [2]

Fondly Remembered: Sunrise And ASB Business Off Air
TV3’s early morning news shows ASB Business and Sunrise have come to an end. The morning news shows launched two and a half years ago, and despite helping grow the total early morning television audience, the cost of producing these programmes has proven to be unsustainable - particularly in the current economic environment. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00141.htm

ALSO:

• So Long Sunrise [2]


• Meridian welcomes Mokihinui consents [3]


• Dunne: Mokihinui Dam decision narrow-minded [4]


• Mokihinui decision disastrous [5]


• Brownlee’s foot in mouth over West Coast dam [6]


• Dam proposal welcomed by Buller mayor [7]


• Meridian's new hydro station meets opposition [8]

[2] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/so-long-sunrise" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00074.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00042.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00039.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00041.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34813.html [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/34828.html [8]

Scoop Business: Fonterra Surprised By Milk Powder Auction Strength
Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world largest exporter of dairy products, put today’s 21% surge in the price of whole milk powder on its online auction trading platform down to tighter supply as Australia and New Zealand near the end of the production season. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/fonterra-surprised-by-milk-powder-auction-strength/

ALSO:

• 21-month high for Fonterra milk powder prices [2]


• Lift in milk powder prices will lift confidence [3]


• 100% Ownership and Control a Priority in Trading [4]


• Fonterra proposes share trading only among farmers [5]


• Public investment in Fonterra proposed [6]


• Open letter: Trading amongst farmers? [7]


• Natural Dairy launches broadside at Fonterra [8]


• Failure to name our pastoral method fails NZ [9]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/21-month-high-for-fonterra-milk-powder-prices/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00119.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00161.htm [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/fonterra-proposes-share-trading-only-among-farmers/ [5]

[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/public-investment-in-fonterra-proposed/ [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00104.htm [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/natural-dairy-launches-broadside-at-fonterra/ [8]

[9] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/07/failure-to-name-our-pastoral-method-fails-nz/ [9]

WikiLeaks: "Collateral Murder, Baghdad July 12, 2007"
(April 5, Washington, DC) Julian Assange and Wikileaks kept their promise of February 20 by releasing a video tape that shows civilians and reporter deaths from an attack by United States forces. The tape was presented at a 9:00 am press conference at... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00015.htm

ALSO:

• Iraq Shooting Military Investigation Docs Released [2]


• ACORNing WikiLeaks? Web Publisher Under Attack [3]


• Collateral Murder [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00024.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00313.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00055.htm [4]

Uri Avnery: “Hold Me Back!”
“HOLD ME back!” is a part of Israeli folklore. It reminds us of our childhood. When a boy has a scuffle with a bigger and stronger boy, he pretends that he is going to attack him any moment and shouts to the spectators: “Hold me back, or I am going ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00023.htm

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: Part One - Candidate Nominations
I have taken up the invitation of Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly, to observe the Cuban electoral process, beginning with going to a couple of nomination meetings, then interviewing the successful candidates, or potential ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00025.htm

Neo-Cons, Fundies, Feddies, and Con-Artists: Bush to Obama
It is now a matter of public record that immediately after the terrible tragedy of 11 September 2001, U.S. Secretary of War Donald Rumsfeld and his pro-Israeli Neo-Conservative Deputy Paul Wolfowitz began to plot, plan, scheme and conspire to wage a war of aggression ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00022.htm

Hating Obama, Scorning Rudd: Why have they become so unpopular so quickly ?
New Zealand has long been out of ideological sync with the USA. Labour Prime Minister David Lange crumpled ANZUS and threw out nuclear ships during the Reagan years. Helen Clark decried the war on Iraq, and said it wouldn’t... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/hating-obama-scorning-rudd/

Left Coasting: Una Casa Dividida
Aposter reproduced in Kenneth C. Burt’s 2007 book The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics accompanies his discussion of the events surrounding the 1966 CA gubernatorial election. At the top of the poster are two words... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/left-coasting-una-casa-dividida/

Binoy Kampmark: Dumping Hu And Saving Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto’s attempt to rinse its red blood of any association with the practices of its former employees Stern Hu (an Australian national) and Chinese nationals Liu Caikui, Wang Yong and Ge Minqiang, is troubling. Business in the international mining... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00008.htm

Wellington.Scoop: Is Not Being Able To Fit Metallica Really A Problem?
What do you do if you own a waterfront events centre which has been reviled as looking like a Soviet ablution block? What do you do when almost all the reviews criticise its acoustics and sightlines? The last thing you’d do would be to consider making it bigger. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=23455

Werewolf: Harriet The Spy (1964) By Louise Fitzhugh
Ever since Harriet the Spy was published in 1964, the book has steadily grown in stature – to the point where one US critic has put it up alongside Charlotte’s Web and Where The Wild Things Are as one of the three masterpieces of postwar children’s literature. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/04/classics-harriet-the-spy-1964-by-louise-fitzhugh/

Carnival: Thousands Flock To National Jazz Festival
Around 20,000 people enjoyed sunshine and jazz music at the National Jazz Festival’s Downtown Carnival today in Tauranga. The carnival is a free event as part of the National Jazz Festival and continues on Sunday with four stages featuring a diverse range of jazz music styles. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00037.htm

Communication Breakdown: Noisy Welcome Promised For New Israeli Embassy
A campaign formed in Wellington to oppose the opening of an Israeli embassy says nobody would want the embassy as its neighbour. NIEW – No Israeli Embassy in Wellington – is a coalition set up to oppose Israel plans to open an embassy in Wellington ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00072.htm

ALSO:

• OnPoint: Iraq, from the air [2]


• Iraq Shooting Military Investigation Docs Released [3]


• Wikileaks: Video of Baghdad firefight [4]


• Harvard's Gitmo Kangaroo Law School [5]


• ACORNing WikiLeaks? Web Publisher Under Attack [6]


• NYTimes.com: U.S. Admits Role in Killing of Afghan Women [7]

[2] - http://publicaddress.net/6553#post6553" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00024.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/34775.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00014.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00313.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/asia/06afghan.html" target="_blank [7]

Online News: Net News Likely To Stay Free In NZ
AUCKLAND (NZ Herald/Pacific Media Watch): Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has upped the ante over free news content on the web. Murdoch's News Corp is to charge £1 ($2.11) a day and £2 a week for people to read the Times and Sunday Times websites. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00024.htm

Terrorism: Condemnation Of Deadly Subway Bombings In Moscow
The United Nations refugee chief has added his voice to the chorus of international condemnation at this week’s suicide bombings in the Moscow subway system, describing the twin attacks as “an appalling and heartless crime.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00007.htm

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