Scoop Top Stories For April 12, 2010 News Summary

Monday, 12 April 2010, 5:00 pm
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LEAD STORY

Is Being All Against Enough?

NZ POLITICS

Whale Fail? Labour Harpoons Key’s Grand Compromise

Tough On Crime, Weak On The Causes Of Crime? Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Police Commissioner

100,000 Reward: New Push For Sydney Missing Person Cold-Case

Surveys: No Convincing Needed On Drink-Driving Limits

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Trans Tasman: WTO Case: How D'ye Like Them Apples?

Clean & Green NZ: New Pro-1080 Alliance Lacks Sustainability Vision

Fondly Remembered: Sunrise And ASB Business Off Air

Digs: Exciting Archaeological Discovery

COMMENT

Paul G. Buchanan: All For Being Against--but is Being All Against Enough?

John Minto: An Apology From The NZRU Is In Order

Martin LeFevre: Nuclear Half Measures

Uri Avnery: The Big Gamble

Rosalea Barker: That 70s Stuff

Jason Leopold: Ex-Bush Official Willing to Testify Bush, Cheney Knew Gitmo Prisoners Innocent

Playing Nuclear Charades: The New START

The Coming European Debt Wars: EU Countries sinking into Depression

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: On The Campaign Trail

LIFESTYLE

Beer, Music And Exercise: Marchfest To Have Pedal-Powered Music Stage

NZ On Screen:"This Is NZ" Top's The Top 10 for March 2010

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

John Minto: Funerals Are For The Living

WORLD

Tonga: Statement On Ashika Royal Commission Report

Is Being All Against Enough?
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00062.htm

ALSO:

• Dylan Horrocks Cartoon: S92A Copyright Blackout [2]


• Hard News: The Wellington Declaration [3]


• Is Government paying lip service to transparency? [4]


• Opportunity knocks for a bit of leadership #ACTA [5]


• Attendees prepare for PublicACTA - InternetNZ [6]


• Submission criticises absence of evidence for ACTA [7]


• NZOSS Submission on ACTA [8]


• Submission on ACTA, Copyright, and Fair Use Online [9]


• Michael Geist - The ACTA Timeline (or Everything You Need To Know About ACTA But Your Government Won't Tell You) [10]


• Labour opposes suspending access to the internet [11]


• Music copyright investigation closed [12]


• Direct negotiations always possible [13]


• Blackout Against Section 92A [14]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00360.htm [2]

[3] - http://publicaddress.net/6565#post6565" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00093.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00094.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00066.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00041.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00007.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00080.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3786/125/" target="_blank [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00489.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00023.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00031.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00357.htm [14]

Whale Fail? Labour Harpoons Key’s Grand Compromise
Korea’s demand to be allowed the option of whaling if Japan is granted the right to limited commercial whaling, Japan’s vehement insistence that it will never give up whaling, and Australia’s condemnation of New Zealand’s proposal appear to have sunk Prime Minister John Key’s grand plan to end Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00090.htm

Tough On Crime, Weak On The Causes Of Crime? Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Police Commissioner
Points of interest: It will be “decades” before some tougher government law and order policies take effect; Commissioner wants to “get into crime prevention in a big way” as there’s only “a small amount of evidence” that tougher sentences deter criminals ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00099.htm

ALSO:

• Reparation Bill Will Put Victims First [2]


• Q+A’s Holmes With Hinderstein & Lt Gen Gard [3]


• Q+A’s Panel Discussions With Holmes [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00089.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00100.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00101.htm [4]

100,000 Reward: New Push For Sydney Missing Person Cold-Case
New Zealand Police are assisting New South Wales Police with the investigation into the disappearance of New Zealander Linda Suzanne Davie. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00146.htm

ALSO:

• Kia Tutahi Steering Group Announced [2]


• Government welcomes Whanau Ora report [3]


• Turia: Report on Whanau Centred Initiatives [4]


• Maori Party applauds Govt for being bold [5]


• PM appoints Whanau Ora Minister [6]


• Kiwis still in the dark about Whanau Ora [7]


• Whanau ora falls short of expectations [8]


• Will Whanau Ora address inequality? [9]


• Rodney Hide Welcomes Whanau Ora Approach [10]


• Dunne welcomes ‘open thinking’ behind Whanau Ora [11]


• PSA concerned Whanau Ora will undermine quality [12]


• Govt struggles to explain how Whanau Ora will work [13]


• Turia in charge of Whanau Ora - but what will it do? [14]


• Whanau Ora [15]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00086.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00062.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00074.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00064.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00061.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00068.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00079.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00067.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00069.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00073.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00069.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34891.html [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/34872.html [14]

[15] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/04/whanau-ora.html" target="_blank [15]

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]

Trans Tasman: WTO Case: How D'ye Like Them Apples?
The Trans Tasman Political Letter reports informed sources in Wellington advise NZ has won a spectacular victory against Australia in the World Trade Organisation in the case it took to secure free access to the Australian market for apples. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00226.htm

ALSO:

• Kiwis Have Their Say On Ultra Fast Broadband - 4 [2]


• World class broadband reaching Auckland [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00044.htm [2]

[3] - http://scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00079.htm [3]

Clean & Green NZ: New Pro-1080 Alliance Lacks Sustainability Vision
The new pro-1080 animal toxin alliance led by Forest & Bird and Federated Farmers lacks a vision of a truly sustainable clean green 100% Pure New Zealand according to the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00014.htm

ALSO:

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


• DairyNZ to run drought workshops [3]


• Mayor Welcomes Drought Relief for Farmers [4]


• Drought spreads to more parts of North Island [5]


• Wild Weather Focus of New Stamps [6]

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

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00152.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00088.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/34878.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0803/S00046.htm [6]

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]

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

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]

Paul G. Buchanan: All For Being Against--but is Being All Against Enough?
One simple way of distinguishing between political ideologies and political movements is to focus on whether they are proactive or reactive in nature. That is to say, the dividing line is drawn by whether they are founded upon being for or against ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00062.htm

John Minto: An Apology From The NZRU Is In Order
Jock Hobbs - where are you? An apology is in order for the families of Maori rugby players excluded from All Black tours to South Africa for nearly 50 years in deference to that country’s racially prejudiced policies. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00063.htm

Martin LeFevre: Nuclear Half Measures
The stage is set for Israel to take military action against Iran. And Obama’s “new” nuclear policy opens the door to Israel’s use of nuclear weapons. How? A Nuclear Posture Review that carves out exceptions for “outliers like Iran and North Korea,”... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00068.htm

ALSO:

• Cartoonist Carlos Latuff on Israel vs Iran [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00071.htm [2]

Uri Avnery: The Big Gamble
I MET Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister, two weeks ago, and was again impressed by the calm and modesty he radiates. Generally, I meet him at demonstrations, such as those at the Bil’in fence. This time, too, there was no opportunity for ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00067.htm

Rosalea Barker: That 70s Stuff
Golly! I haven’t felt this wanted since I was robbing stage coaches on their way out of Dodge City. The small union to which I pay a Fair Share Fee has suffered an internal revolt on the part of its full-dues-paying members, who are seeking to have ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00065.htm

Jason Leopold: Ex-Bush Official Willing to Testify Bush, Cheney Knew Gitmo Prisoners Innocent
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once declared that individuals captured by the US military in the aftermath of 9/11 and shipped off to the Guantanamo Bay prison facility represented the ''worst of the worst.'' More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00059.htm

Playing Nuclear Charades: The New START
When the two largest holders of nuclear weapons sign treaties reducing their lethal stockpile, the optimist might have reason to crow. Another step taken to rid the world of various, fabulously terrifying weapons. US President Barack Obama and Russian ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00053.htm

The Coming European Debt Wars: EU Countries sinking into Depression
Government debt in Greece is just the first in a series of European debt bombs that are set to explode. The mortgage debts in post-Soviet economies and Iceland are more explosive. Although these countries are not in the Eurozone, most of their debts ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00057.htm

Julie Webb-Pullman: Cuban Elections: On The Campaign Trail
I spoke with Valentin Valle Graupier, freshly-nominated by his zone as a candidate in the Municipal Elections to be held on 25 April. There are several fascinating features of the Cuban electoral process that provide a little insight into how this ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00046.htm

ALSO:

• Cuban Elections: Part One - Candidate Nominations [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00025.htm [2]

Beer, Music And Exercise: Marchfest To Have Pedal-Powered Music Stage
Marchfest organisers believe the event will be a New Zealand first with its bicycle-powered music stage (acts include Don McGlashan and The Eastern) where volunteers from the audience pedal to contribute to the power supply - and can win a bike or a beer tab for their efforts. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00130.htm

NZ On Screen:"This Is NZ" Top's The Top 10 for March 2010
March's Top 10 is brought to you with a twist: this month we've filtered the 'most viewed' chart to show the Top 10 titles viewed in New Zealand. The usual suspects feature (Billy T, motor-racing), plus a trio of NZ screen taonga: a taster for epic ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00050.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

John Minto: Funerals Are For The Living
Funerals have come a long way since I was a boy. I was often called out of school to perform the role of altar boy at funeral services for local Catholic parishioners in South Dunedin and they were all similar mundane affairs. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00012.htm

ALSO:

• The Death of Polish President Kaczynski [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00155.htm [2]

Tonga: Statement On Ashika Royal Commission Report
“His Majesty’s Government, having studied the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the loss of the MV Princess Ashika and the subsequent tragic loss of life, is satisfied that all ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00126.htm

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