Whaling Negotiations: Quotas Coming?
John Key’s Government has the opportunity this week to show courage and defend existing whaling law, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00324.htm

ALSO:

World to legalize whaling this week? [2]

IWC’s decision to run IWC62 behind closed doors [3]

Paul McCartney: End the slaughter of whales! [4]

Whaling: Greenpeace activist facing jail [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00339.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00354.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00348.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00351.htm [5]

Greenpeace backs whaling quota proposal
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/37636.html

Gordon Campbell: Political, Media and Rugby Football
New Zealand is being cited as a justification for the bizarre and draconian decision to criminally prosecute the Dutch women who dressed in orange to promote a non-Fifa sponsored beer company. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/gordon-campbell-the-world-cup-and-the-media/

ALSO:

World Cup Message from the Governor General [2]

Kiwis Almost Shorter than Socceroos! [3]

World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00267.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00266.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00114.htm [4]

Ray Woolf brings back classic '82 All Whites song
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/37641.html

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RWC 2011 basics for Wellington businesses [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00605.htm [2]

Gordon Campbell: On Our Costly And Futile Efforts In Afghanistan
Routinely, we are told that the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province has been doing a great job, which is why the Listening Project report released earlier this month is so interesting, because the project team asked Bamiyan residents themselves for comment... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/gordon-campbell-our-costly-efforts-in-afganistan/

ALSO:

Kiwi Troops Destroy 100kg Russian Aircraft Bomb [2]

Afghanistan Needs Continued Global Support [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00334.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00320.htm [3]

Appointment: Chief Censor To Be Reclassified
Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has acknowledged the contribution of Chief Censor Bill Hastings, who will be taking up a new role as a District Court Judge and Chair of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00331.htm

ALSO:

Labour acknowledges outgoing Chief Censor [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00339.htm [2]

Q+A Transcript: Espiner Interviews McCully
- If the International Whaling Commission breaks down “anarchy… on the open sea”
- If Japan’s whale quota can be cut there’s a “reasonable chance” Japan might accept whaling is no longer commercially viable
- Norman’s Tibetan protest “disappointing”, “unworthy” and “abused parliamentary privilege” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00206.htm

Campaigns: ‘It’s Not OK’ Is Very Good
The Ministry of Social Development and the Families Commission have received the top award at the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1006/S00082.htm

ALSO:

FM on demonstrator's harassment of Chinese delegation in NZ [2]

Q+A’s Guyon Espiner interviews Murry McCully [3]

Chinese ambassador reprimands McCully over credit card spending [4]

The purpose of protest: In defence of Russel Norman [5]

Forget Free Tibet: What About Free New Zealand? [6]

Wellington.Scoop: Police say "insufficient evidence" [7]

SMELLIE’S RANT: Not on, mate [8]

China VP Visit & Norman Stoush [9]

[2] - http://www.china.org.cn/world/2010-06/19/content_20297311.htm" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00206.htm [3]

[4] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/chinese-ambassador-reprimands-mccully-over-credit-card-spending/" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/the-purpose-of-protest-in-defence-of-russel-norman" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://mediadarlings.net/2010/06/21/forget-free-tibet-what-about-free-new-zealand/" target="_blank [6]

[7] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=25657 [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/18/smellies-rant-not-on-mate/ [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00157.htm [9]

IPCA Report: Police Acted Lawfully In Sime Shooting
Members of the Police have been found to have acted lawfully when they fatally shot Christchurch man Shayne Richard Sime in June 2009. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00197.htm

eDay: Funding Found For Trouble Techno-Trash Takers
Labour’s Energy spokesperson Charles Chauvel has welcomed the Government’s decision to now fund eDay 2010 but said it still needs a plan to deal with electronic waste on the other 364 days of the year. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00293.htm

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Scoop Business: ComCom Reaches Record Settlement With ANZ Over ING
The Commerce Commission has reached a record $45 million settlement with ANZ New Zealand over the promotion of ING’s diversified yield and regular income funds. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/comcom-reaches-record-settlement-with-anz-over-ing/

ALSO:

ANZ and ING (NZ) reach settlement with Commission [2]

Securities Commission Welcomes Commerce Settlement [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00629.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00632.htm [3]

Scoop Business: Orcon’s Iggy Ad Bags Global Gong For Special Group
The man who invented crowd-surfing, on-stage chest-slashing and once proclaimed himself “Chairman of the Bored” has helped Kiwi internet service provider, Orcon, bag the most prestigious prize in global advertising. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/orcons-iggy-ad-bags-global-gong-for-special-group/

Dangerous Inflation: CPI Spike To Erode Wages As Economy Grows
A spike in inflation is set to erode purchasing power this year as wage growth remains subdued, though the wider economy looks brighter, economists say. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/cpi-spike-to-erode-wages-as-economy-grows/

ALSO:

NZIER Consensus forecasts [2]

Hans Hemmert: german panther, 2007 [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00609.htm [2]

[3] - http://ingesidee.de/page.php?pgid=63=en&subpage=1" target="_blank [3]

Scoop Business: NZ Dollar Falls On Yuan Fix Disappointment
The New Zealand dollar dropped below 71 U.S. cents after the Chinese government kept the mid-point of the yuan unchanged having earlier flagged it will let its currency appreciate, while local data looms over the next two days. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/nz-dollar-falls-on-yuan-fix-disappointment/

ALSO:

GST Advisory Panel meets [2]

GST Advisory Panel Member Biographies [3]

NZ’s economic recovery may have slowed in Q1 [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00588.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00218.htm [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/nz%e2%80%99s-economic-recovery-may-have-slowed-in-q1/ [4]

Copyright: File Sharing Is Not Actually Killing Media Industry
Figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) show that in 2009 New Zealand and Australia digital sales increased by 41.4% and performance rights returns were up 8.6% - for an overall revenue industry increase of 3.5%. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00241.htm

ALSO:

InternetNZ encourages macron registrations [2]

InternetNZ announces Best Practice Awards [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00296.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00232.htm [3]

Scoop Business: Statutory Manager, SFO On Hubbard
Veteran Timaru financier Allan Hubbard and his wife Margaret have been placed under statutory management over irregularities involving loans valued at $134 million, and face a Serious Fraud Office investigation into unsecured lending made to them personally. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/20/updated-statutory-manager-sfo-on-hubbard/

ALSO:

SCF pulls prospectus after Hubbard move [2]

‘Honourable’ Hubbard seeks offshore equity partner [3]

Hubbard’s woes may hinder fund raising: SCF [4]

SCF downgraded two notches on Hubbard woes [5]

Aorangi Securities, charitable trusts and Hubbards [6]

Aorangi Securities investigation [7]

Statement From Allan Hubbard Re: Stat. Manager [8]

South Canterbury Finance and Mr Allan Hubbard [9]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/scf-pulls-prospectus-after-hubbard-move/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/%e2%80%98honourable%e2%80%99-hubbard-seeks-offshore-equity-partner/ [3]

[4] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/hubbards-woes-may-hinder-fund-raising-scf/ [4]

[5] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/scf-downgraded-two-notches-on-hubbard-woes/ [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00314.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00606.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00574.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00557.htm [9]

Allan Hubbard investigation could mar SCF
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/37613.html

Carbon Trading: NZ Forest Credits Sell To Danish Government
The sale of a bundle of New Zealand forestry credits to the Danish Government proves there is a premium market for PFSI credits, says the man who brokered the deal. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00528.htm

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Gordon Campbell: NZ makes international news, for the wrong reasons
Well, New Zealand made a splash in the Fifa World Cup coverage yesterday – and I don’t mean via the draw with Italy. No, the Guardian was reporting how New Zealand is being cited as a justification for the bizarre and draconian decision to criminally prosecute... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/22/gordon-campbell-the-world-cup-and-the-media/

Kamalesh Sharma and Abdou Diouf: The Obligations Of Leadership
If the G20 really does represent the changing face of power in the world, then its first priority is to represent the silent voice of those without that power. Some 90% of the world’s GDP will be assembled at the G20 summit in Toronto on 26 June; ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00167.htm

Stateside with Rosalea Barker: Eeeeeen Viiiiiiiiivo!
Luckily for me, one of the free-to-air Spanish-language channels in my area is carrying the FIFA World Cup live. There’s a double advantage to that: not being able to understand what the announcers are saying, I don’t get distracted by daft commentary; ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00155.htm

M. Shahid Alam: Getting Out Of Palestine?
When veteran journalist Helen Thomas was asked recently if she had any comments on Israel, she shot back, “Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine.” She apologized for the remark, but, as the campaign against her escalated, she chose to retire from ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00160.htm

Binoy Kampmark: Violence and Rivalry In Kyrgyzstan
The Soviet Union, and indeed much of historical Russia, was an ethnic jigsaw held together by the force of arms and a brutally strong executive. When the executive weakened, the temptation to revolt grew. Historical scores needed to be confronted ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00142.htm

ALSO:

The Big Picture: Ethnic attacks in Kyrgyzstan [2]

Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness (Part III) [3]

Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness (Part II) [4]

Tracking the American Epidemic of Mental Illness (Part I) [5]

[2] - http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/ethnic_attacks_in_kyrgyzstan.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00057.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00040.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00022.htm [5]

Parables Of Irony: José Saramago
A world of blindness that reduces those of civilized sight to barbaric sightlessness; a world where death ceases to reap, leaving the living unmolested. These were just a few visions put to print by the Portuguese writer and Nobel Laureate José Saramago... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00156.htm

Martin LeFevre: The Case Of Peter Erlinder
A small item in the news about the arrest in Rwanda of the leading defense lawyer for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Peter Erlinder, has big implications for the international rule of law. Why is it that international lawyers ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00141.htm

Michael Collins: Big Oil - First Nigeria Then The World
The big oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is not the first to threaten a people's way of life. Just ask the Ogoni people from Nigeria's oil rich central Niger Delta. Their experience over decades offers a model of things to come without serious changes ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00140.htm

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NZ On Digital: Reservoir Hill II, Comedy, Remixes
Three innovative projects for online audiences have been supported, thanks to NZ On Air investment through its million-dollar Digital Content Partnership Fund. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00611.htm

ALSO:

Manning & Godfrey: Soccer Highs + Whaling Lows [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00150.htm [2]

Kiwi fans celebrate All Whites draw against Italy
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/37615.html

ALSO:

World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00114.htm [2]

Gardies Closing: City, Students Unite To Control Party
Management of the Gardens Tavern (‘the Gardies’) will let no further patrons in after the All Blacks game starts at 7:30pm and free buses will transport people to the ‘But We’re Still Here’ official ‘afterparty’ at the Cook and the 10 Bar street party in the Octagon from 9pm. [Image: Google Streetview] More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00202.htm

World Cup: All Whites Claim Historic Point
A last gasp Winston Reid header deep into injury time earned New Zealand an historic and dramatic 1-1 draw against Slovakia in Rustenburg to leave the All Whites firmly in the mix in Group F at the FIFA World Cup. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00191.htm

ALSO:

Governor-General Congratulates All Whites [2]

Flavell welcomes Maori soccer aspirations [3]

Schools Encouraged To Join In World Cup Fun [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00198.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00244.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00223.htm [4]

ONSport Video: All Whites Draw With Slovakia
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00111.htm

All Whites have renewed confidence after draw
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/37456.html

ALSO:

NZ on World Stage (or at Least a Spanish Balcony) [2]

World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00129.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00114.htm [3]

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