Scoop Top Stories For May 27, 2010 News Summary

Thursday, 27 May 2010, 6:22 pm
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LEAD STORY

High Seas: Pete Bethune’s Criminal Trial Starts Today

Anti-whaling Bethune to plead guilty in Tokyo court

NZ POLITICS

Blind Trusts: PM Denies Knowing About Vineyard He Talked About Having

John Minto: Budget Pays To Enrich The Wealthy

Education: "Bulk Funding Through The Back Door"

Three Strikes: Parliament Passes "Historic" Law

Coincidence? Kiwibank CEO Announces Resignation

BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

Scoop Coverage: Budget 2010

Trade: Annual Surplus Annual Surplus Annual Surplus!

Scoop Business: Botherway To Head Super-Regulator Establishment

Text & Email: Air New Zealand To Sort Of Let You Use Your Phone On New Planes

Not Exactly A Rocket Scientist: UC Researcher To Contribute To Space Vehicles

Snow falls at Coronet Peak

Statistics: Ageing Labour Force Projected

COMMENT

Martin LeFevre: The Scientific and Religious Minds

John Minto: Budget Pays To Enrich The Wealthy

Evelyn Pringle: More Warnings Needed On Reglan Side Effects

Gordon Campbell: The Plans To Sell State Assets

Connie Lawn: Lost Without Lost

Michael Collins: The White House, Big Oil, and the "American Power Act"

Desmond Tutu: Outside The Bomb

Uri Avnery: Hallelujah, The World Is Against Us!

LIFESTYLE

Scoop Sport: Paraguay Fans In Dublin Ahead of Football World Cup

Sex.Scoop: Reviw - Kink: A Straight Girls Investigation

Young People These Days: Youth Week 2010

WORLD

High Seas: Pete Bethune’s Criminal Trial Starts Today
The criminal trial against Sea Shepherd Conservation Society volunteer Captain Pete Bethune begins in Tokyo on May 27. Captain Bethune was arrested in March and remains in maximum-security detention in Tokyo.He was detained after boarding the Japanese whaling vessel Shonan Maru 2 in February to protest the sinking of Sea Shepherd’s vessel Ady Gil (which he captained) as well as Japan’s illegal whaling operations. He faces several charges, including trespassing and property damage. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00432.htm

ALSO:

• National silences notice of motion [2]


• IWC: stop whaling in-fighting, start protecting whales [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00462.htm [2]

[3] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/iwc-stop-whaling-in-fighting-start-protecting-whales" target="_blank [3]

Anti-whaling Bethune to plead guilty in Tokyo court
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/36643.html

ALSO:

• Questions and Answers - 27 May 2010 [2]


• Today In Parliament 27.10.09 [3]


• Questions and Answers - 26 May 2010 [4]


• Today In Parliament 26.05.10 [5]


• Questions and Answers - 25 May 2010 [6]


• Today In Parliament 25.05.10 [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00467.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00227.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00447.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00218.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00416.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00208.htm [7]

Blind Trusts: PM Denies Knowing About Vineyard He Talked About Having
Prime Minister John Key tonight responded to a TV3 story in relation to his blind trust. "As is well known, after becoming Prime Minster I established a blind trust," says Mr Key. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00474.htm

John Minto: Budget Pays To Enrich The Wealthy
Any rational discussion of the budget we might have hoped for was drowned out in a self-congratulatory chorus of government ministers and business leaders supported by largely uncritical media commentary. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00216.htm

ALSO:

• NZ dollar falls after IMF says kiwi overvalued [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/27/nz-dollar-falls-after-imf-says-kiwi-overvalued/ [2]

Education: "Bulk Funding Through The Back Door"
"We all remember the education debate of the 1990s – bulk funding," said Trevor Mallard. "We also remember the solemn promise of Anne Tolley before the election not to go there again. Well she has." More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00455.htm

ALSO:

• New Zealand falls short in human rights report [2]


• Schedule 4 is already the best compromise [3]


• “Leave Schedule 4 Alone,” says mining company [4]


• Newmont Agrees With Watchdog [5]


• Forest & Bird delivers 4000 anti-mining submission [6]


• Accept sched 4 failure, come back with better idea [7]


• NZ Proposal Could Drive Threatened Frog extinct [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/36686.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00453.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00533.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00762.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00284.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00306.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00433.htm [8]

Three Strikes: Parliament Passes "Historic" Law
Today is a very significant day in the history of New Zealand’s criminal justice system with ACT's 'Three Strikes' legislation incorporated into the Government’s Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill passing its third and final reading, says ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman David Garrett. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00415.htm

ALSO:

• Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill: Third Reading [2]


• Garrett Challenges Givens To Debate [3]


• Time to Move on from Three Strikes [4]


• Three Strikes Law Focuses on Protecting Families [5]


• Trust Formed [6]


• ‘Three strikes’ law at odds with human rights [7]


• Top barrister sceptical over three strikes law [8]


• Sacramento prison reformers to New Zealanders don't be suckered with sound bites and statistics [9]


• A shameful day for New Zealand [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00421.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00430.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00292.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00289.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00301.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00308.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/36633.html [8]

[9] - http://www.examiner.com/x-13450-Sacramento-Prison-Reform-Examiner~y2010m5d25-Sacramento-prison-reformers-to-New-Zealanders-dont-be-suckered-with-soundbites-and-statistics" target="_blank [9]

[10] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/05/shameful-day-for-new-zealand.html" target="_blank [10]

Coincidence? Kiwibank CEO Announces Resignation
The Chief Executive of Kiwibank, Sam Knowles, today announced he will be resigning after 10 years involvement in setting up and then leading the company. No date has been set for his departure, but Mr Knowles has said he is prepared to stay until a replacement has been found. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00791.htm

ALSO:

• Kiwibank seeks almost $100M for expansion [2]


• Kiwibank will get downgraded if sold [3]


• Grey Power leadership goes out on a limb [4]


• Kiwibank CEO resignation's unanswered questions [5]


• Thoughtless disregard for Kiwibank’s brand [6]


• Grey Power Policy Kiwi Bank [7]


• Outgoing Kiwibank CEO talks about resignation [8]


• Resignation not a step closer to privatisation - Kiwibank CEO [9]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/26/kiwibank-seeks-almost-100m-for-expansion/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00472.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00470.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00427.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00442.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00310.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/36657.html [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/36646.html [9]

Scoop Coverage: Budget 2010
More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/features/budget2010.html

ALSO:

• Greenpeace launch Red Fish List for New Zealand [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0808/S00159.htm [2]

Trade: Annual Surplus Annual Surplus Annual Surplus!
Milk powder and logs drove a 9.0 percent increase in the value of goods exported in April 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00837.htm

ALSO:

• NZ's annual trade balance finally in surplus [2]


• NZ dollar falls after IMF says kiwi overvalued [3]


• Drop deficits faster, IMF tells government [4]


• IMF Executive Board Concludes Consultation with NZ [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00841.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/27/nz-dollar-falls-after-imf-says-kiwi-overvalued/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/27/drop-deficits-faster-imf-tells-government/ [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00438.htm [5]

Scoop Business: Botherway To Head Super-Regulator Establishment
Activist fund manager Simon Botherway has been appointed to chair the establishment board for the new Financial Market Authority, the so-called “super-regulator” that will bring under one roof and give teeth to New Zealand’s securities market surveillance regime. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/26/botherway-to-head-super-regulator-establishment/

ALSO:

• Swag of capital market policy reports due in June [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/26/swag-of-capital-market-policy-reports-due-in-june/ [2]

Text & Email: Air New Zealand To Sort Of Let You Use Your Phone On New Planes
Air New Zealand will be enabling its new Boeing 777-300 aircraft with mobile phone and data capability, with the first aircraft due for delivery in November this year. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00811.htm

Not Exactly A Rocket Scientist: UC Researcher To Contribute To Space Vehicles
Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck, of UC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named as an investigator to work on the next generation of hypersonic vehicle. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00059.htm

ALSO:

• Motorists warned to take care in winter traffic [2]


• Heavy Rain Forecast to Ease [3]


• SH1 Closed Again At Big Kuri Creek [4]


• Flooding, foothill rivers, update South Canterbury [5]


• Flooding, foothill rivers, update South Canterbury [6]


• Rain ceases but water levels high [7]


• Flooding And Slips In Whakatane [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00226.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00215.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00222.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00217.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00217.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00209.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00207.htm [8]

Snow falls at Coronet Peak
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00268.htm

Statistics: Ageing Labour Force Projected
The share of workers aged 65 years and over is projected to grow from 12 percent in 2006 to 21 percent in 2061, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00758.htm

Martin LeFevre: The Scientific and Religious Minds
Though the rain didn’t begin until mid-morning, by mid-afternoon the park that runs through town felt like a wild place. A light drizzle, almost imperceptible amongst the trees, fell as I walked along the redolent paths, devoid of people except for ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00213.htm

John Minto: Budget Pays To Enrich The Wealthy
Any rational discussion of the budget we might have hoped for was drowned out in a self-congratulatory chorus of government ministers and business leaders supported by largely uncritical media commentary. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00216.htm

Evelyn Pringle: More Warnings Needed On Reglan Side Effects
Although a black box warning for tardive dyskinesia was announced by the FDA in February 2009, lawsuits filed against the makers of Reglan (metoclopramide) allege the drug companies knew for decades that the risk of movement disorders was much greater than ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00223.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Plans To Sell State Assets
At yesterday’s post-Cabinet press conference Prime Minister John Key said that work ‘had not yet begun’ on deciding which state assets – if any – would be sold during his government’s second term. Voters would be told what assets would be on the “sale” list... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/25/gordon-campbell-on-the-plans-to-sell-state-assets/

Connie Lawn: Lost Without Lost
I admit – I am among the millions of people around the world who devoured the ABC drama “Lost” every night it was on for six seasons. It is a good feeling to know I shared such an experience with the world wide community. It is also a good escape ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00204.htm

Michael Collins: The White House, Big Oil, and the "American Power Act"
This analysis looks behind the scenes at how the ban on offshore drilling was lifted and what that had to do with the ultimate prize for big oil, the American Power Act. It focuses on the current administration. That in no way implies that the problem ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00198.htm

Desmond Tutu: Outside The Bomb
This year the nuclear bomb turns 65 — an appropriate age, by international standards, for compulsory retirement. But do our leaders have the courage and wisdom to rid the planet of this ultimate menace? The five-yearly review of the ailing nuclear ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00191.htm

Uri Avnery: Hallelujah, The World Is Against Us!
A LOCAL TV station told us this week about a group of Israelis who adhere to conspiracy theories. They believe that George W. Bush planned the destruction of the Twin Towers in order to further his wicked aims. They believe that the big pharmaceutical corporations ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00190.htm

Scoop Sport: Paraguay Fans In Dublin Ahead of Football World Cup
- The All Whites take on Paraguay in Polokwane, South Africa on June 24 and their fans in Dublin, Ireland are looking forward to the World Cup with great expectations. Angel Denis from Capiata thinks that the South Americans will upset a few favourites ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00222.htm

Sex.Scoop: Reviw - Kink: A Straight Girls Investigation
Most non-kinksters would think about S&M Bondage and Discipline, leather and swingers if they thought of kink but there is way more to kink than that and one thing this book does do is explore a wide range of kinky pastimes... More »[1]

[1] - http://sex.scoop.co.nz/2010/05/15/kink-a-straight-girls-investigation-by-stephanie-clifford-smith/

ALSO:

• This year's Bluff oysters the best yet [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/36512.html [2]

Young People These Days: Youth Week 2010
From Te Kao in the Far North, to Invercargill in the Deep South – this week thousands of young New Zealanders are heading out into their communities to celebrate Youth Week 2010. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00247.htm

ALSO:

• Seniors urged to support Youth Week [2]


• Youth Week Reminder To Celebrate Young People [3]


• Momentum building for Youth Week [4]


• IHC a keen supporter of Youth Week [5]


• Young White Ribbon Ambassador leads the way [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00358.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00373.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00232.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00119.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00259.htm [6]

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