John Minto: Whanau Ora Maori Party's Biggest Failure?
... With Whanau Ora we have a similar approach with the aim to benefit struggling Maori families which National will use to undermine state provision of social services and open the sector for the damages and ravages of privatisation. Maori will be the predominant losers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00111.htm

Carbon Accounts: Temporary Trees Mean Projected Kyoto Surplus For NZ (But Deficit For Govt)
Climate Change Minister Nick Smith today released New Zealand’s latest net position report under the Kyoto Protocol which projects greenhouse gas emissions and removals through to 2012. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00172.htm

Board Appointments: Left Women's Affairs Minister Does Not Know What Right Tertiary Minister Is Doing
The dismal record of having just 8.6 percent women directors in our top 100 listed companies’ boardrooms needs to be changed, Women’s Affairs Minister Pansy Wong told the Institute of Directors’ AGM in Wellington today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00161.htm

ALSO:

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

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

Iwi short-sighted if private prisons approved [4]

Private Prisons Are A Recipe For Disaster [5]

Dunne: Public-Private Partnerships The Way To Go [6]

PPP Prison opening for competitive innovation [7]

Privatisation Of Prisons A Blow To Human Rights [8]

Private Prisons Will Cost More, Deliver Less [9]

Ideology And Profits Drive PPPs, Not Economics [10]

Public Health No Place For The Private Sector [11]

Safeguards Needed to Protect Public Education [12]

[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/S00166.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00144.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00145.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00312.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00149.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00138.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00143.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00144.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1004/S00033.htm [12]

1,000-bed private prison to open in South Auckland
- More »[1]

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

ALSO:

Bevan Hanlan on PPP Prisons [2]

More evidence that private prisons are a scam [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00116.htm [2]

[3] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/04/more-evidence-that-private-prisons-are.html" target="_blank [3]

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]

Driving age increase welcomed by cyclists [4]

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

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

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00157.htm [4]

Govt raises driving age, considers ban on turbos
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/35112.html

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

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Scoop Business: NZ Home Sales Creep Up In March, Still Subdued
Total residential sales crept up last month from February, though the pace of the recovery is still subdued, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/nz-home-sales-creep-up-in-march-still-subdued/

ALSO:

Bayleys claims BOP record with $5.5M sale [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/bayleys-claims-bop-record-with-5-5m-sale/ [2]

Internet: Broadband In Over 1 Million Homes
More than a million New Zealand homes used broadband to connect to the Internet in 2009, double the number from three years ago, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00366.htm

ALSO:

VDSL decision confirmed by Commerce Commission [2]

Henderson High Speed Broadband Roll-Out Completed [3]

Cabinets Rev-Up Broadband For 10,000 Residents [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00360.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00033.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00032.htm [4]

Here Comes The Science: Icelandic Volcano Causes Air-Traffic Chaos
Air traffic across Europe, including flights from Britain to New Zealand have been halted as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifts towards the continent. The volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier erupted Wednesday for the second time in less than a month. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00045.htm

ALSO:

London Services Affected by Iceland Volcano [2]

European Flight Disruptions [3]

Travellers to Europe - check travel insurancance [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00359.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00375.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00378.htm [4]

The science behind Iceland's volcano
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/35139.html

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]

Resignation of ERMA Chief Still Leaves Conflict [7]

NZBIO Welcomes GM Of Livestock [8]

AgResearch Decision by ERMA Smells of US and Political Influence [9]

[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]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00156.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00046.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00168.htm [9]

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 flags ‘financial forecasts’ in halt notice [2]

Telecom revises financial guidance [3]

Telecom stock halted pending announcement [4]

Telecom assets overvalued in first regulatory file [5]

Analysis Report Of Telecom’s 2009 Statements [6]

Jobs to go as Telecom's woes deepen [7]

Telecom may split retail and network arms [8]

Telecom NZ credit rating cut to A- by Fitch [9]

Regulator gives Telecom NZ reason to smile on VDSL [10]

VDSL decision confirmed by Commerce Commission [11]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-flags-%e2%80%98financial-forecasts%e2%80%99-in-halt-notice/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00336.htm [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-stock-halted-pending-announcement/ [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/15/telecom-assets-overvalued-in-first-regulatory-file/ [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00321.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/35113.html [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/35147.html [8]

[9] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/telecom-nz-credit-rating-cut-to-a-by-fitch/ [9]

[10] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/regulator-gives-telecom-nz-reason-to-smile-on-vdsl/ [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00360.htm [11]

Software Patents: Industry Body Calls For Rethink
The group that represents the New Zealand ICT industry, NZICT, warns that a Select Committee recommendation to abandon software patents is worrying for New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00140.htm

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COMMENT

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Gordon Campbell: Getting A Fair Deal For Our Oil And Mining Resources
As the deadline approaches for public submissions on the government’s plans to open up sensitive conservation areas to mining, the likely economic returns to New Zealand remain a complete mystery. We don’t know the economic worth of these... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/gordon-campbell-on-getting-a-fair-deal-for-our-oil/

John Minto: The Maori Party's Biggest Failure?
The Maori Party has been a huge disappointment and Whanau ora will likely be its biggest failure. The party was formed amid well justified anger and frustration at the Labour government’s panicky move to legislate across Maori rights to have claims ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00111.htm

Fearing The Nuke: The Nuclear Security Summit
Bernard Baruch’s words come to mind when looking at the latest nuclear summit in Washington, hosted by President Barack Obama. Speaking as US representative to the UN Atomic Energy Commission in June 1946, Baruch reminded those who cared to listen ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00119.htm

Michael Collins: WikiLeaks Video - The Greater Horror
There they are, the people who brought you every bit of the action in the WikiLeaks video and all of the other horrors flowing from invasion of Iraq. Madeleine Albright (far right, above), former Clinton Secretary of State, is a good place to start... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00113.htm

UK Decides: An Occasional Election Diary from Margaret Thompson in London (Part II)
You may find my comment on the election rather shallow –and you would be right. But I am in good company. Sarah Gordon's and Samantha Cameron's feet have recently come in for some serious scrutiny. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00110.htm

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

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Health: Have You Checked Your Uric Acid Levels Mr Henare?
Arthritis New Zealand would like to urge MP Tau Henare to get his uric acid levels tested for gout after he revealed to the Herald he has been diagnosed with diabetes, especially given his love of paua. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00075.htm

ALSO:

Fight asthma and take the pressure off hospitals [2]

Too Little Sleep Could Leave Kiwis Open to Winter [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00073.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00072.htm [3]

Religion: Ordination Of New Anglican Bishop Of Auckland
Representatives from throughout the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia will gather tomorrow, Saturday April 17th for the service of Ordination and Installation of The Very Reverend Ross Bay as the 11th Bishop of Auckland. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00197.htm

Scoop Review Of Books: War In All Its Ugliness
As the attention of the West shifts away from Iraq and increasingly towards Afghanistan, The Good Soldiers is a timely and quite exceptional insight into the experiences of US soldiers in Iraq at the height of George W. Bush’s ’surge’ . More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/12/war-in-all-its-ugliness/

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

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WORLD

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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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