Scoop Top Stories For April 15, 2010 News Summary

Thursday, 15 April 2010, 5:35 pm
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LEAD STORY

Richard S Ehrlich: One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For?

NZ POLITICS

Scoop Audio: Collins, English Announce PPPPrisons

Green Means Go: Driving Age Rise Gets Green Light

Police: IPCA Recommendations Regarding Superintendent Graham Thomas

Party Central: Queens Wharf Debate Becomes In Tents

Entry Requirements: Tertiary Fever

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Interwebs: Terabyte Scores Double Webby Honours For NZ

Trading Halt: Telecom Revises Forecasts

Job Ads: Pace Of Labour Market Recovery Slows In March

Modesty: Wellington Region Gold Awards - 2010 FINALISTS

Hammertime: Doug Graham to face civil proceedings over Lombard

COMMENT

Thakur Ranjit Singh: Media Freedom In Fiji? When Did We Have It Last?

Sedition: Oklahoma Tea Party Leaders Ask State to Create Armed Voluntary Militia to Combat Federal Government

Richard S. Ehrlich: Country Joe's "Fish" Opposes US War In Afghanistan

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Insurance

Rudd’s Refugee Woes: The Afghan and Sri Lankan Dilemma

Jim Miles: Water - driving Israel’s need for more land and more power

Gordon Campbell: New Zealand's Anti-Nuclear Posturing

The Apocalyptic Absurd: Poland’s Plane Tragedy

Scoop Audio: Prime Minister John Key interview with Connie Lawn

LIFESTYLE

Also The Name Of A Kind Of Plane: Mediaworks To Launch Freeview Music Channel

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?

WORLD

Media Decree: Law Threatens Journalists

Plane Crash: Ban Pays Tribute After Polish Leader Killed

Tonga: Statement On Ashika Royal Commission Report

Richard S Ehrlich: One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For?
When Country Joe and The Fish performed their famous satirical protest song "Fixin' To Die" during the 1960s, they influenced many people to oppose America's disastrous Vietnam War.Today, Barry "The Fish" Melton -- still a self-proclaimed "leftist" -- grimly predicts the U.S. is doomed to also lose its war in Afghanistan. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00102.htm

ALSO:

• Recent Violence in Bangkok [2]


• THAILAND: A State Of Emergency [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00203.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00138.htm [3]

Scoop Audio: Collins, English Announce PPPPrisons
A privately-run prison in South Auckland could be just five years away, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00097.htm

ALSO:

• NZ’s First PPP Prison To Be Built At Wiri [2]


• Jailing Is Job For State, Not Private Enterprise [3]


• Private Prisons Are A Recipe For Disaster [4]


• Dunne: Public-Private Partnerships The Way To Go [5]


• PPP Prison opening for competitive innovation [6]


• Privatisation Of Prisons A Blow To Human Rights [7]


• Private Prisons Will Cost More, Deliver Less [8]


• Ideology And Profits Drive PPPs, Not Economics [9]


• Public Health No Place For The Private Sector [10]


• Safeguards Needed to Protect Public Education [11]


• 1,000-bed private prison to open in South Auckland [12]


• More evidence that private prisons are a scam [13]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00136.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00143.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00144.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00145.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00312.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00149.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00138.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00143.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00144.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1004/S00033.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/35071.html [12]

[13] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-evidence-that-private-prisons-are.html" target="_blank [13]

Green Means Go: Driving Age Rise Gets Green Light
Cabinet has approved a rise in the driving age from 15 to 16 as part of a package of actions aimed at improving the safety of young drivers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00153.htm

ALSO:

• Driving age to be lifted [2]


• Youth driving package not bold enough [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00340.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00146.htm [3]

Police: IPCA Recommendations Regarding Superintendent Graham Thomas
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has completed its investigation into the Police response to the actions of Superintendent Graham Thomas on 12 and 13 December 2008. The Authority has conveyed its findings to the Commissioner of Police. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00131.htm

ALSO:

• Friedmanite Fringe Influencing Govt Welfare Policy [2]


• Welfare Working Group Lacks Understanding [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00139.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00136.htm [3]

Party Central: Queens Wharf Debate Becomes In Tents
“The Government has missed a unique opportunity to develop Auckland’s Queens Wharf into a showcasing venue for the Rugby World Cup and are instead looking at simply pitching a tent” says Labour Spokesperson on Auckland Issues, Phil Twyford. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00123.htm

ALSO:

• Temporary Option For Queens Wharf Only Choice [2]


• ‘Party Central’ Now A Camp Site [3]


• Hard News: Misadventure and Muppetry [4]


• Five years after it won a competition, they want a feasibility study [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00140.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00155.htm [3]

[4] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6568.sm#post6568" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=23779 [5]

Entry Requirements: Tertiary Fever
Tightening entrance standards for all degree programmes puts polytechnic students at risk of being turned away at the door, says Labour’s Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Maryan Street. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00113.htm

ALSO:

• Tertiary Institutions Free To Develop Campuses [2]


• Appointments to 20 polytech councils announced [3]


• Polytechnics Will Struggle To Embody Communities [4]


• Wintec’s Council Members Announced [5]


• Minister Appoints Places On Whitireia Council [6]


• Polytechnic Council Appointees Ignore Staff Voice [7]


• More Short-Sighted Plans From Steven Joyce [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00134.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00133.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00152.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1004/S00030.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1004/S00029.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1004/S00028.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00141.htm [8]

Interwebs: Terabyte Scores Double Webby Honours For NZ
Leading web design company, Terabyte Interactive, has brought home double honours for NZ in the 14th Annual Webby Awards. The Webbys are the Oscars of the web design industry, with nearly 10,000 entries received from over 60 countries. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00346.htm

ALSO:

• Former Top Spy Paves Way For Frankenstein Animals [2]


• Strict controls Placed On AgResearch Approval [3]


• AgResearch welcomes ERMA approval [4]


• Approval for GE Animals warrants court action [5]


• Former Top Spy Paves Way For Frankenstein Animals [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00162.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00036.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00040.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00038.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00162.htm [6]

Trading Halt: Telecom Revises Forecasts
Telecom’s copper network regulation does not work in a fibre age, says Telecom in a profit downgrade for 2011 to 2013 announced this afternoon after a trading halt of more than five hours in New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-guidance-downgrade-coppers-a-problem/

ALSO:

• Telecom revises financial guidance [2]


• Telecom stock halted pending announcement [3]


• Telecom assets overvalued in first regulatory file [4]


• Analysis Report Of Telecom’s 2009 Statements [5]


• Nuplex director resigns from Securities Commission [6]


• Nuplex “very disappointed” at landmark prosecution [7]


• Stocks to watch: Nuplex, Diligent, Infratil [8]


• Jackson resigns from Securities Commission [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00336.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-stock-halted-pending-announcement/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-assets-overvalued-in-first-regulatory-file/ [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00321.htm [5]

[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/14/nuplex-director-resigns-from-securities-commission/ [6]

[7] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/14/nuplex-very-disappointed-at-landmark-prosecution/ [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/14/stocks-to-watch-nuplex-diligent-infratil/ [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/35051.html [9]

Job Ads: Pace Of Labour Market Recovery Slows In March
The pace of recovery in New Zealand’s labour market slowed last month, according to data from Seek New Zealand, which operates the country’s largest jobs website. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/14/pace-of-labour-market-recovery-slows-in-march/

ALSO:

• Job Market Picks Up Steam [2]


• Auckland civil servants advised on jobs this week [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00206.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00115.htm [3]

Modesty: Wellington Region Gold Awards - 2010 FINALISTS
Cyber Gold in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers: Recognising innovation, leadership and sustained growth in the information & communications sector...
• SCOOP MEDIA : Selling aggregating raw news content over multiple channels at up to 1.2million pages per month More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00286.htm

Hammertime: Doug Graham to face civil proceedings over Lombard
Former directors of failed Lombard Finance & Securities Investments, Douglas Graham, Michael Reeves, William Jeffries and Lawrence Bryant, have been issued civil proceedings by the Securities Commission. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00274.htm

ALSO:

• EUFA On Lombard Finance & Investments Ltd [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00124.htm [2]

Thakur Ranjit Singh: Media Freedom In Fiji? When Did We Have It Last?
As we approach World Media Freedom Day and the academics, media-wallahs, the saviours of a free press and a coterie of Bainimarama–bashing brigade head for the University of Queensland to mark UNESCO’s WPFD ... More »[1]

[1] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/opinion-media-freedom-in-fiji-when-did-we-have-it-last/

Sedition: Oklahoma Tea Party Leaders Ask State to Create Armed Voluntary Militia to Combat Federal Government
''Is it scary? It sure is'': Oklahoma Tea Party leaders want an armed militia to combat the federal government Oklahoma Tea Party leaders are talking about creating a new volunteer militia to defend the state against encroaching federal government Coming ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00103.htm

Richard S. Ehrlich: Country Joe's "Fish" Opposes US War In Afghanistan
BANGKOK, Thailand -- When Country Joe and The Fish performed their famous satirical protest song ''Fixin' To Die'' during the 1960s, they influenced many people to oppose America's disastrous Vietnam War. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00102.htm

Gordon Campbell: Welfare Insurance
The new working group on welfare reform to be headed by former Commerce Commission head Paula Rebstock will be looking at schemes of unemployment insurance that exist elsewhere in the world, and Canada is widely regarded as a leading source of policy ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/14/gordon-campbell-on-welfare-insurance/

Rudd’s Refugee Woes: The Afghan and Sri Lankan Dilemma
The Australian government, as is often the case on the perennial matter of refugees, is muddled about its role in the world. The latest update in the sordid treatment it has offered Sri Lankan and Afghan refugees is that its information on the security... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00095.htm

Jim Miles: Water - driving Israel’s need for more land and more power
There is a global crisis emerging concerning the allocation, uses, and abuses of fresh water. This is a combination of misuse by humans and the increasing violence and changing frequency of various weather conditions as the global climate heats ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00092.htm

Gordon Campbell: New Zealand's Anti-Nuclear Posturing
New Zealand's national identity is very much based on our sense of virtuous purity – and the feeling that we can provide a shining example to an outside world riven by conflict and greedy self interest. If only people were more like us. If only they ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/13/campbell-on-new-zealands-anti-nuclear-posturing/

The Apocalyptic Absurd: Poland’s Plane Tragedy
The apocalypse, suggested Frank Kermode, is part of the modern absurd. Certainly, for the Poles, this must be true. The loss of 96 distinguished figures over the weekend in a crash of their 26-year old Tupolev 154 is yet another historical tragedy to ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00074.htm

Scoop Audio: Prime Minister John Key interview with Connie Lawn
Scoop’s United States correspondent Connie Lawn speaks with Prime Minister John Key regarding yesterday’s meeting with US Vice-President Joe Biden and the latest round of nuclear disarmament talks. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00077.htm

Also The Name Of A Kind Of Plane: Mediaworks To Launch Freeview Music Channel
MediaWorks TV has confirmed that it will launch an alternative digital music channel C42 on May 1st to play exclusively on Channel 9 of the Freeview platform. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00174.htm

ALSO:

• Reservoir Hill [2]

[2] - http://tvnz.co.nz/reservoir-hill/ta-ent-index-group-2985476" target="_blank [2]

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

Media Decree: Law Threatens Journalists
The Fijian government will be able to imprison journalists for up to five years, obliterating media freedom, if its Cabinet adopts a repressive draft Media Decree today, says Amnesty International. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00181.htm

ALSO:

• Media Censorship A Step Backwards For Fiji [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00095.htm [2]

Plane Crash: Ban Pays Tribute After Polish Leader Killed
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his shock and sadness after learning of today's plane crash in western Russia that has killed the Polish President, his wife and many senior Government officials. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00141.htm

ALSO:

• The Death of Polish President Kaczynski [2]


• Labour mourns with Poland [3]

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

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00098.htm [3]

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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