Some Progress: ACTA Negotiating Text To Be Released (And No Three Strikes?)
Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed a decision to publicly release the negotiating text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, following negotiations held in Wellington last week."New Zealand has supported public release of the negotiating text, in response to strong public interest, and I am pleased that we have now reached agreement with the other participants in this negotiation. This will make the ACTA negotiations more accessible to the public and I hope that it will help the process of reaching a final agreement." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00184.htm

ALSO:

Credit where credit’s due on ACTA [2]

PublicACTA, The Wellington Declaration & Wellington ACTA Negotiations [3]

[2] - http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2010/04/19/credit-where-credits-due-on-acta/" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00080.htm [3]

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Transport: Keep On Trucking, In Moderation
Labour’s Transport Safety spokesperson Darien Fenton says she will be taking action over the horrific revelations in the Sunday Star Times today that truck drivers routinely fall asleep behind the wheel, drive up to 100 hours a week, don’t take any breaks and scrimp on maintenance. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00185.htm

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Road Safety Compromised By Drivers’ Long Hours [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00193.htm [2]

Q+A Transcript: Higher Tertiary Fees And Less Loan Money
- Government cap on student fees to be raised. Universities to be allowed to raise fees for expensive courses and “perhaps… a percentage increase that’s similar right across all courses”
- Government looking to introduce “lifetime limit” on student loans More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00181.htm

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Retention Of NZ Doctors Under Threat [2]

Changes aim to stop students abusing loan system [3]

Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Jane Diplock [4]

Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Sir Peter Gluckman [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00086.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/35215.html [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00182.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00183.htm [5]

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

ALSO:

Groser to discuss trade, climate change in Uruguay [2]

Stronger climate change action in NZ's interests [3]

Stop Trying to Mislead Us on the ETS Dr Smith [4]

Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Sir Peter Gluckman [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00178.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00186.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00180.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00183.htm [5]

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

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

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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]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Important Internet Stuff: FX Networks, Telecom Announce Peering Deal
Local internet interconnection, or peering, is important as it provides more efficient routing of national traffic, allowing traffic to be exchanged on a local or regional basis rather than transported back and forth throughout the country to be exchanged in Auckland. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00419.htm

ALSO:

Brash Welcomes Chance To Reassure Govt Actuary [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00422.htm [2]

Scoop Business: NZ Has 5-Year Window To Improve Farming: KPMG
New Zealand has as little as five years to shift to a high-value producer of farm products from a lowest-cost producer before South America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe scale up production enough to undercut prices of bulk animal protein, says KPMG. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/19/nz-has-5-year-window-to-improve-farming-kpmg/

ALSO:

NZ services sector on a tear on sales, new orders [2]

Growth In Job Vacancies Welcomed [3]

NZ Recovery Goes On As Economies Regain Stability [4]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/19/nz-services-sector-on-a-tear-on-sales-new-orders/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00188.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00410.htm [4]

Q+A Transcript: Wheels Coming Off Financial Hub?
Holmes interviews Jane Diplock: New Zealand’s regulations “not good enough” for New Zealand to become a financial hub for Asia-Pacific, as the government has been advocating; Hong Kong and Singapore won’t recognise our managed funds More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00182.htm

ALSO:

Q+A’s Paul Holmes Interviews Sir Peter Gluckman [2]

Bayleys claims BOP record with $5.5M sale [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00183.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/04/16/bayleys-claims-bop-record-with-5-5m-sale/ [3]

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

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Richard S. Ehrlich: Finding "Terrorists" In The Thai "Banana Republic"
Searching among bloodstained streets and grainy videos, investigators are trying to identify a handful of mysterious, black-clad men who fired assault rifles and possibly grenade launchers during Bangkok's clash on April 10 which left 24 people dead and 900 injured. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00121.htm

ALSO:

Country Joe's "Fish" Opposes US War In Afghanistan [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00102.htm [2]

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

Martin LeFevre: The Problem Of Evil
A recent conversation with a Buddhist teacher from India turned to the Buddha’s illumination. “The Buddha,” he said, “was attacked by Mara, but the Buddha came to see that the evil was within him.” That’s going hell too far. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00117.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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Wellington.Scoop: Taika’s Feature Holds Its Position As Number One At The NZ Box Office
Wellington director Taika Waititi’s new feature film Boy has held its place at the top of the New Zealand box office charts for three consecutive weeks. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=23950

Duck Hunt: Police Target Duck Shooting
Southern District Police will be out and about at duck shooting opening weekend (1-2 May) targeting firearms safety and, in particular, the use of alcohol around firearms. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00187.htm

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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

ALSO:

Qur’an Translated Into Te Reo Maori [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00224.htm [2]

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]

$6.50 Ticket To Oscars: NZ Film Qualifies
The Six Dollar Fifty Man has won Best Drama at Aspen Shortsfest, USA. The win marks the short film’s fourth Oscar®-qualifying film festival award to date- further qualifying it for consideration for an Academy Award nomination in 2011. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00143.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

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WORLD

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Support Mechanisms: Greece Takes Key Step Foward
The agreement last weekend of some key details of the Greek support mechanism has failed to calm market sentiment in the way that many politicians and policymakers had hoped. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00310.htm

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Media Censorship A Step Backwards For Fiji [2]

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

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