Q+A Transcript: Budget Debate With The Minor Parties
PAUL It's Budget week, this Thursday is the doing budget, the budget that will show the extent of the government's ambition for New Zealand. So this morning a special debate with four of the minor parties, although three of them are part of the coalition government and two are Ministers, this morning they're here representing their parties, their own economic visions, not the government's. It's tricky but we've done it. So welcome Metiria Turei, Peter Dunne, Dr Pita Sharples and Sir Roger Douglas. More »[1]

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So, Where Are The R And D Cuts Going To Be Made? [2]

Q+A’s Holmes Interviews Dr Paul Quigley [3]

Panel Discussions Led by Paul Holmes [4]

Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Phil Goff [5]

'The Nation' Dunne Interviewed By Stephen Parker [6]

Government Should Listen To Health Budget Warning [7]

Launch Of Campaign To Remove GST From Food [8]

$555m More Needed For Health To Just Stand Still [9]

Parents Will Lose Out Of Tipped Changes to ECE [10]

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[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00063.htm [10]

Announcement on leaky homes expected today
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36299.html

Bomb Scare: Security Incident In The Executive Wing Update
Police have lifted all cordons around the parliamentary precinct. Access to level five of the Executive Wing where a suspicious package was discovered shortly after 8.00am today will remain closed off. More »[1]

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Beehive 'bomb' contained cluster flies [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/36296.html [2]

Prisons: Inmate Charged Over Fatal Assault Of Guard
A prison inmate at the centre of an investigation into the death of a prison officer has been charged with assault and Police expect further charges to be laid. More »[1]

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Waikato Police Investigate Prison Assault [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00145.htm [2]

Concern for safety at prison after guard attacked
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Consultation: Wellywood Sign Idea May Be Replaced By Wellywood Sign
Wellington International Airport has selected a “Top 10” of ideas for a sign celebrating the global success of Wellington’s film industry from public suggestions on its Facebook site. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00124.htm

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Wellywood redux [2]

[2] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/wellywood-redux/" target="_blank [2]

Education: "Deep Irony" In National Standards Advisory Group
The IAG Chairman said it wanted to “make the development of national standards something which is owned within the sector and not imposed on teachers’. The Education Minister Anne Tolley had earlier refused to set up a similar sector or partners group. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00057.htm

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Christian Schools' Leaders' Conference [2]

Man charged with arson attack on Government House [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00216.htm [2]

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ETS: Emitter Subsidy Applications Open
It is becoming clearer by the day that National's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are unaffordable, ineffective and unsustainable, says Labour's Climate Change Issues spokesperson Charles Chauvel. More »[1]

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ETS Mistake Shows Nat’s Numbers Can’t Be Trusted [2]

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Sport And Politics: Green Anti-Apartheid Campaigner Welcomes Apology
The New Zealand Rugby Union’s apology to Maori players excluded from All Blacks tours to South Africa during the apartheid era is welcome, Green Party MP Keith Locke said today. More »[1]

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NZRU - Statement of Apology [2]

Apology points way ahead for Maori sports [3]

NZ, SA rugby unions issue apologies to Maori [4]

Steve Tew apologises to Maori All Blacks - full video [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00169.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00223.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/36213.html [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36224.html [5]

Gordon Campbell: On Sir Peter Gluckman, And The Govt Science Package For Business
This week, Sir Peter Gluckman was hard at it justifying the government’s $321 million science r&d package over the next four years, $225 million of which is new funding. More »[1]

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ALSO:

Gluckman: Medical, life sciences & social research [2]

Speaker: Seeking Better Science [3]

PM’s Pre-Budget R&D Announcement [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00035.htm [2]

[3] - http://publicaddress.net/default,6624,seeking-better-science.sm#post" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00097.htm [4]

Maori: Church Urges Resumption Of Tuhoe Settlement
The Presbyterian Church urges the resumption of settlement negotiations and encourages all parties to the negotiations to keep before them the goals of justice and reconciliation. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00115.htm

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Tribal Predators Cannibalise Taxpayers [2]

Disgust with Key's denial to return Tuhoe homeland [3]

Key offends Tuhoe with cannibal comments [4]

Is Key's cannibal gag his Shrek moment? [5]

Murdering thieves ‘joke’ clouds Treaty talks [6]

Insensitive … now wait for the “hypersensitive” [7]

Summary of joke news coverage [8]

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[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00130.htm [3]

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[5] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/is-keys-cannibal-gag-his-shrek-moment" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://www.thestandard.org.nz/murdering-thieves-joke-clouds-treaty-talks/" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://www.kiwipolitico.com/2010/05/insensitive-now-wait-for-the-hypersensitive/" target="_blank [7]

[8] - http://www.kiwipolitico.com/2010/05/summary-of-joke-news-coverage/" target="_blank [8]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Electricity: Reforms Will Make Market "Increasingly Volatile"
Trustpower has become the latest power company to confirm that Gerry Brownlee's proposed energy reforms will lead to higher power bills for Kiwi families, Labour’s energy spokesman Charles Chauvel said today. More »[1]

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The Internets: NZ Speaks - What Do We Want? We Want Fibre!

10 years too late, time someone got off their thumbs, I been in UK for the last 10 years and enjoyed cabled internet/tv services to door (10mbits), since I returned I can't believe the restrictions on speeds and data caps!!! More »[1]

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Part 1
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NZ radio astronomy goes global over KAREN [2]

Christchurch Schools’ Fibre Network Leads NZ [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00039.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00484.htm [3]

People: Population Hits 4.36 Million
The main contributor to growth during the March 2010 year was natural increase (excess of births over deaths). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00134.htm

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Consumers finding their feet, but slowly [2]

Budget caution slows house sales in April: REINZ [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00429.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/14/budget-caution-slows-house-sales-in-april-reinz/ [3]

Oh Noes: More Ozone - Good News And Bad
“Surface ozone is an air pollutant,” says NIWA scientist Guang Zeng. “In contrast to stratospheric ozone which shields us from harmful UV radiation, high levels of surface ozone affect human health causing respiratory diseases, and cause damage to plants and crops.” More »[1]

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Exclusive In NZ: Mini Soho No.4 - One Of A Kind
Introducing the most limited edition MINI ever: the MINI SOHO. There are only 15 MINI SOHOs in the world, and they’re all right here in New Zealand. Each car is individually recognisable with a distinctive numbered side badge. More »[1]

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Statistics: NZ Has A Cow
Expansion in New Zealand's dairy herd was concentrated in the South Island from 2008 to 2009, where numbers grew 13 percent to 2.1 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00392.htm

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Manufacturing expansion highest since 2004 [2]

Cheaper meat and veges push food prices down [3]

NZ manufacturing activity reaches highest since 04 [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00391.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/cheaper-meat-and-veges-push-food-prices-down/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/13/nz-manufacturing-activity-reaches-highest-since-04/ [4]

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COMMENT

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Michael Collins: Big Oil - Too Big To Exist (TBE)
There is no viable solution insight for the out of control oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. The stunning failure of British Petroleum (BP) raises the question - are these oil giants too big to exist? Are they too dangerous to function in our presence? ... More »[1]

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Martin LeFevre: Fifty Million Gallons And Counting
So far, fifty million gallons of oil have gushed forth from a mile down in the Gulf of Mexico. BP and its associates have opened a hole to hell, but the oil execs before Congress last week were only interested in media manipulation. Their testimony before ... More »[1]

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Besieged in Bangkok: The Continuing Red Shirt Revolt
The situation in Bangkok is escalating after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva withdrew an earlier offer to hold elections later this year. The set date – November 14 – has now been abandoned. The plot thickens as the Red Shirt protesters are gathering ... More »[1]

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Joan Brunwasser IV: Rabbi Michael Lerner on Upcoming National Interfaith Conference
My guest today is Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun Magazine and co-chair of The Network of Spiritual Progressives [NSP]. Welcome to OpEdNews, Michael. NSP is hosting a national interfaith conference in June. Can you tell our readers about... More »[1]

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Michael Collins: Clegg Throws The People Under The Bus
''I genuinely believe it is the national interest, in the interest of everybody in Great Britain, first to use this opportunity to usher in a new politics after the discredited politics of the past.'' Speaking to rally for proportional representation: ... More »[1]

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Gordon Campbell: Sir Peter Gluckman, and the government’s science package for business
So far, at least two isotopes of the government’s chief science advisor Sir Peter Gluckman have been isolated, and identified. The commonly observed variant – lets call it P1 – emerges at regular intervals to emit bromides that science is good... More »[1]

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Catherine Austin Fitts: To the Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
To the Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, their legislators and Attorney Generals: Please do not wait for BP and the federal government to protect your coast waters and lands and the... More »[1]

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LIFESTYLE

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Statistics: Median Age Of Mothers, Newborns Remains Steady
In the year ended March 2010, the median age of women giving birth was 30 years, Statistics New Zealand said today. This figure has been relatively stable over the last decade. More »[1]

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Whose House? Removal Of Sir Edmund Hillary’s House
The long awaited move of the house of Sir Edmund Hillary will take place tomorrow [Wednesday]. Students from Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, the future site for the house, will acknowledge Sir Edmund’s legacy as the building is removed at 10.30am. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00141.htm

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Arts Festival Review: The Arrival [2]

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Comedy Fest Last Days: Improv Diva Fever (I'm A Believer)
The Improv Divas are back! NZ's leading ladies of improv are ready to rock the capital with an all new, all improvised show in 2010's International Comedy Festival. More »[1]

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Brendhan Lovegrove announces 2nd show on May 13 [2]

Here Comes Bill Bailey [3]

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Sport: All Whites World Cup Squad Announced
Canterbury United’s Aaron Clapham and United States based Jeremy Christie are the notable selections in the 23 man All Whites squad named today to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, beginning next month. More »[1]

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Images: NZ All Whites Beat Bahrain, Qualify For World Cup [2]

All Whites! All Whites! All Whites! [3]

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Musical Liberation: Four Pianos Free To Good Homes
Four pianos that have been occupying public spaces around the Rotorua CBD over the past month are ready to be re-homed. More »[1]

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WORLD

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World News: Obama Wrong To Target US Citizen For Assassination
The May 27 issue of the New York Review of Books, appearing on newsstands tomorrow, will run a statement signed by hundreds criticizing Barack Obama for continuing civilian deaths in the global war on terror begun by the Bush administration. More »[1]

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