Pacific.Scoop: Vanuatu To Seek Observer Status Recognition For West Papua
Vanuatu’s Parliament has voted to support West Papua’s indigenous peoples right to self determination, seeking to have its independence noted and observer status granted at the Melanesian Spearhead Group and Pacific Island Forum leaders summit meeting. More »[1]

[1] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/vanuatu-to-seek-observer-status-for-west-papua-at-msg-and-pif-leaders-summits/

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Melanesian Spearhead Group Plus … minus, divided and multiplied [2]

[2] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/melanesian-spearhead-group-plus-minus-divided-and-multiplied/ [2]

Mining Petition: "47,371 Kiwis Say Love It, Don’t Mine It"
47,371 Kiwis have put their name on the record to save our treasured places, the Green Party said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00361.htm

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Launch of Police Assets Recovery Unit [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0910/S00252.htm [2]

Whales, CER, APEC: Ministers All Over The Place
The Ministers of Commerce, Agriculture, and Trade are meeting with their Australian counterparts in Canberra tomorrow for the annual Closer Economic Relations Ministerial Forum. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00343.htm

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APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting successful [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00338.htm [2]

Scoop Images: ETS Protest Does Not Lack Orange Wigs, Novel Banners
Libertarians are not particularly well known for their solidarity, but around a hundred ACT supporters, farmers, climate change denialists and other rugged individuals marched on Parliament Tuesday to protest the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00161.htm

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Protesters Right - NZ Leads World's ETS [2]

NZ emissions trading scheme fails fairness test [3]

Taxpayers Face $1.1 Billion Kyoto Liability [4]

Analysis shows National's ETS Worst of All Worlds [5]

John Key Faces Risk of Rudd-Slinging [6]

Climate change workshops for rural professionals [7]

Farmers, ACT protest emissions trading scheme [8]

World to legalize whaling this week? [9]

IWC’s decision to run IWC62 behind closed doors [10]

Paul McCartney: End the slaughter of whales! [11]

Whaling: Greenpeace activist facing jail [12]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00351.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/23/nz-emissions-trading-scheme-fails-fairness-test/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00231.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00365.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00234.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00631.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/politics/37677.html [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00339.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00354.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00348.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00351.htm [12]

Report: Pro-whaling bloc loses voting rights
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/37689.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]

More FM: Calling on Wellington White Out [4]

World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [5]

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

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

[4] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=25706 [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00114.htm [5]

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

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Labour acknowledges outgoing Chief Censor [2]

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

Consent: Police Taking 'Voluntary' DNA From Young Maori?
''Just say no'' is the message Maori Party youth and police spokesperson Hone Harawira is giving to young Maori who were being asked by police to give a voluntary DNA sample. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00322.htm

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Inspirational work of Police Youth Aid [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00328.htm [2]

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Max Bowden's BusinessSense: Bollard's Savings Warning
People have heard these warnings about savings before. But with the pitiful return they get, which is then ruthlessly taxed, there is little incentive to put money away. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00171.htm

Scoop Business: NZ Current Account Gap Shrinks To 2.5% Of GDP
New Zealand’s annual current account deficit shrank to 2.4% of gross domestic product, a 21-year low, as foreigners earned less from their investments and imports weakened. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/23/nz-current-account-gap-shrinks-to-2-5-of-gdp/

ALSO:

Reduction in NZ's vulnerability due to Regulations [2]

Employment confidence on the up and up [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00663.htm [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/23/employment-confidence-on-the-up-and-up/ [3]

Advertising.Scoop: The Football Ad World Cup
To advertise the World Cup I need to shoot-up the football junkies (guys like me). And big football ads do just that. More »[1]

[1] - http://advertising.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/phil-bilbrough-love-those-big-ads/

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/

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]

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

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

Scoop Business: NZ Net Migration Shrinks To Just 250 In May
New Zealand’s net migration shrank to an 18-month low last month, suggesting the economic impetus provided by people choosing to live here may be abating. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/nz-net-migration-shrinks-to-just-250-in-may/

ALSO:

NZ’s economic recovery may have slowed in Q1 [2]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/21/nz%e2%80%99s-economic-recovery-may-have-slowed-in-q1/ [2]

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]

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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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Electronic Texts: NZ Books Old And New Online
meBooks, in collaboration with Victoria University Press, has now started selling eBook versions of contemporary New Zealand literature. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00657.htm

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Bright Stars Dance During Matariki [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00386.htm [2]

Statistics: Gooooooooooooaal!
A new poll shows interest in soccer soaring, with more New Zealanders interested in the All Whites’ performance at the World Cup than the All Blacks’ performance in either the Ireland / Wales tests or in the upcoming Tri-nations. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00301.htm

ALSO:

Volunteer Football Fever [2]

SCOOP IMAGES: All Whites defeat Bahrain, qualify for World Cup [3]

Imperator Fish: All Whites Praise John Key After Italy Game [4]

World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00300.htm [2]

[3] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=16001 [3]

[4] - http://www.imperatorfish.com/2010/06/all-whites-praise-john-key-after-italy.html" target="_blank [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00114.htm [5]

Volunteers: Valued Resource In Challenging Times
Recent data from the Charities Commission demonstrates the huge contribution being made by volunteers across New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00247.htm

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Volunteering with a family focus [2]

Volunteering in New Zealand is for all generations [3]

Volunteer Football Fever [4]

Coastguard celebrates highest-ever volunteer hours [5]

Saluting Taupo District’s Volunteers [6]

Winner Of Tauranga Youth Spirit Award Announced [7]

Impressive Response To Waipa Community Awards [8]

Manning & Godfrey: Soccer Highs + Whaling Lows [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1006/S00240.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1006/S00203.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00300.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1006/S00268.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1006/S00223.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00249.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1006/S00250.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00150.htm [9]

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

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

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World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [2]

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

Wearable Style Pasifika Qantas Award Carols: Major Cultural Events Brought To TV Audiences
Four major cultural events will be able to be enjoyed by television audiences thanks to NZ On Air investments announced today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00523.htm

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Afghan War: The Runaway General
'How'd I get screwed into going to this dinner?'' demands Gen. Stanley McChrystal. It's a Thursday night in mid-April, and the commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan is sitting in a four-star suite at the Hôtel Westminster in Paris. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00402.htm

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