Super? Auckland Council’s CCO Structure Approved
The final structure of Auckland’s council controlled organisations was agreed to by Cabinet yesterday, says Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide.Cabinet has endorsed the Auckland Transition Agency’s recommendations to have a structure made up of seven substantive council controlled organisations (CCOs), with oversight provided by a committee of the Auckland Council. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00121.htm

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Radio Adelaide: Key Watched Carefully + Ski Time! [2]

Wallace & Selwyn: Korea, Vietnam, China & PM Key [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00036.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00049.htm [3]

Korea Development: Key To Korea-NZ Business Roundtable
When we met last year, President Lee and I committed ourselves to take an already strong bilateral relationship to the next level. This visit is a chance to give further effect to that commitment. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00117.htm

Gordon Campbell: Mood Of The Boardroom – Credulous
So, why do business leaders keep on calling for cuts to welfare in future – when their own activities are currently failing to create sufficient jobs for those people likely to be tipped off welfare? More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/06/campbellbusiness-leaders-and-the-confidence-fairy/

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QSBO shows a stalling recovery [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00151.htm [2]

Minority Reports: Youth Affairs Minister Welcomes Youth MPs
Parliament is about to be taken over by 122 young New Zealanders representing each sitting MP, with 10 Youth Journalists reporting on them. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00110.htm

Balancing Our Economic Opportunities With Our Economic Opportunities: Government Strategy Harming Environment
The environment is at risk from the government's outdated economic strategy and the suppression of community voice. These were the conclusions from the well-attended Environment and Conservation Organisations, ECO, annual conference held near Christchurch over the weekend. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00048.htm

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Brownlee Admits Biodiesel Grants Scheme A Flop [2]

Zoos Caught Running Factually Incorrect Campaigns [3]

IPCC vs the deniers: the next round begins [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00108.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00043.htm [3]

[4] - http://pundit.co.nz/content/ipcc-vs-the-deniers-the-next-round-begins" target="_blank [4]

Crime: Government Brings Increased Penalties, Education Measures To Knife Fight
Justice Minister Simon Power today announced a package of initiatives to address NZ’s emerging knife crime problem. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00103.htm

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Assaults on Police, Corrections officers to be aggravating factor at sentencing [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00112.htm [2]

For Greater Justice: Conviction And Sentencing Statistics Released
Covering the period 2000-2009, the statistics show improving prosecution outcomes, a decreasing proportion of drug and property offences, and increased convictions for violent crime and traffic offences over the last decade. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00050.htm

Enrolment Drive Launch: Competition For NZ's Worst Enrolled City Council
People in Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Auckland are competing for the title as the worst enrolled city in the country - as an enrolment drive for the upcoming local elections gets underway. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00047.htm

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Make Sure You Can Vote in Upcoming Elections [2]

Labour Party candidate selections well underway [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00051.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00096.htm [3]

Final Rating: Q+A’s Holmes Interviews Chief Censor
Bill Hastings has been New Zealand's Chief Censor, head of the Office of Film and Literature classification to put it formally, since 1999. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00046.htm

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Andrew Little Likely To Run For New Plymouth [2]

Labour Party candidate selections well underway [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00044.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00096.htm [3]

Film Commission: Gordon Campbell Reviews The Review
The developmental arc of the review falls into three main parts: complaints, a short burst of diagnosis, and a shortlist of suggestions, with the suggestions tailing off into a round-up of recent issues that happened to be in the news earlier this year. Things do trail away, somewhat, towards the end… More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/02/g-campbell-the-jackson-film-commission-review/

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Review of film commission welcomed [2]

Minister can’t give assurance on NZ on Air funding [3]

Commission Welcomes Review [4]

Positive Review of NZ Film Commission [5]

Review of Film Commission [6]

NZFC takes on criticism in Jackson report [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00025.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00007.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00004.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00032.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00013.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/38031.html [7]

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Platform-Agnotistic, Job-Loss Definite: Big Changes To TV News And Current Affairs
TVNZ has unveiled the biggest changes to New Zealand television news and current affairs operations in about 20 years. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00066.htm

Landcorp's Crafar Offer: Mixed Messages On Overseas Investment
Landcorp’s bid for the 16 Crafar family farms that are in receivership is a short term solution to a long term problem, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00109.htm

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Landcorp bit for Crafar farms a ‘clean deal’ [2]

May Wang’s creditors accept settlement [3]

Overseas Investment necessary for New Zealand [4]

Key must raise human rights with China [5]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/24/landcorp-bit-for-crafar-farms-a-clean-deal/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/06/28/may-wang%e2%80%99s-creditors-accept-settlement/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00062.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00123.htm [5]

Weather: Severe Weather Warning: Hawke's Bay
A heavy rain warning for Hawke’s Bay from Tuesday and Wednesday means that flooding and slips are likely, advises Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1007/S00039.htm

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Thames-Coromandel: Manaia Rd Flooded [2]

Wild weather headed for Hawkes Bay, Gisborne [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1007/S00033.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/38161.html [3]

Scoop Business: Kiwi Falls As US Data Fuels Double-Dip Fears
The New Zealand dollar fell back below 69 U.S. cents after weak labour data stoked fears the global economy is heading for a double-dip recession. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/05/kiwi-falls-as-us-data-fuels-double-dip-fears/

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NZ dollar holds below 69 US cts ahead of QSBO, RBA [2]

World Week Ahead: Who let the bears out? [3]

Action required on supermarket prices [4]

FGC on Supermarket Code of Conduct [5]

Nelson man wins Young Fruit Grower [6]

Skyrocketing food prices signals need to slash GST [7]

[2] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/06/nz-dollar-holds-below-69-us-cts-ahead-of-qsbo-rba/ [2]

[3] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/05/world-week-ahead-who-let-the-bears-out/ [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00119.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00121.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00118.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00098.htm [7]

Fruit and Veg growers shortchanged: Green Party survey
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/38177.html

Binary Solo! NZ 'Risks Becoming Digital Backwater'
New Zealand risks becoming a digital backwater if the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting is delayed, Labour's Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00093.htm

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Kiwibank Calls For Compulsory KiwiSaver Membership [2]

Wine trading worst in two decades - survey [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/38079.html [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/38078.html [3]

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Martin LeFevre: 4th Of July, 2010— Dunghills From Diamonds?
This weekend Americans are celebrating the 4th of July, the date that commemorates the birth of the United States 234 years ago. As Tea Party chauvinism metastasizes and merges with the larger cancer of the Republican Party, it’s fitting to note ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00043.htm

Stateside: Fourth Of July
This day, we in the United States celebrate with bright bursts of light, loud noises, the smell of BBQ, and 80 percent discounts in stores, the signing of the nation’s founding document—the Declaration of Independence. Oops! Wait a minute. This day commemorates... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00044.htm

Uri Avnery: A Broomstick Can Shoot
A VICTORY is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. This week we won. Immediately after the Turkel Commission was set up to investigate the flotilla incident, Gush Shalom filed a petition to ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00041.htm

Belt tighteners of the World Unite: The failings of the G20
The positioning of the powers at the latest G20 conference made an odd spectacle. For one, a prominent supporter of the G20 conference Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia, was absent, ambushed by a party vote at home. But in the broader picture... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00024.htm

Bearing the Gun: The US Supreme Court and Gun Control
The amendment on bearing arms has always teased, tormented and thrilled the American psyche. On the one hand, it is revered with totemic intensity, the marker of a people free to adopt the necessary force to protect their welfare. The essentially antiquated ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00021.htm

Gordon Campbell: Big Oil - are we willing - or able - to deal with the risks?
Everyone has been appalled by the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The dismay has been mixed with incredulity at how BP could so easily get away with skimping on the necessary safeguards, and with flouting the regulations that were meant to govern its activities. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/big-oil-rigging-the-game/

Melody Thomas: Sarah Palin Steals The ‘F’ Word
Despite the fact that I have been a passionate advocate for gender equality since I learned what that was, I have not until now ever managed to call myself a feminist. I think in part that’s to do with the stereotype I must associate myself with in adopting the title... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/sarah-palin-steals-the-f-word/

Cushla McKinney: From Begging Bowl To Petri Dish
Scientists feature prominently on New Zealand’s roll of honour (Ernest Rutherford, Maurice Wilkins, Alan MacDiarmid, Joan Wiffen and Beatrice Tinsley to name but a few), and their present-day contemporaries are equally well regarded both here and internationally... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/from-begging-bowl-to-petri-dish/

Gordon Campbell: On Julia Gillard’s ascent to the top job
Julia Gillard’s ascent to the top job in Australia will face its first major policy test in the next fortnight, as she will have to outline her stance on the claims of asylum seekers – always an explosive political topic across the Tasman. Somehow, Kevin Rudd had become... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/01/gordon-campbell-on-julia-gillard-and-simon-power/

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Exposure: Queenstown ‘Stars’ In Bollywood Hit
It was ‘luv’ at first sight for movie goers in India and across the world as a Bollywood film featuring Queenstown became an overnight box office hit. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00084.htm

Piano-issimo: NZ Musician Triumphs Over International Field
Aucklander John Paul Muir has triumphed over an international field of musicians to take the 2010 Kerikeri National Piano Competition. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00053.htm

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Sarah Palin Steals The ‘F’ Word [2]

From The Hood: The Battle Of No Oil [3]

Milestone Movies: Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) [4]

The Complicatist : Mystery Girls [5]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/sarah-palin-steals-the-f-word/ [2]

[3] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/from-the-hood-the-battle-of-no-oil/ [3]

[4] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/milestone-movies-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1968/ [4]

[5] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/the-complicatist-mystery-girls/ [5]

Cartoons
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[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/06/cartoon-alley/

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And much, much more... [2]

Waiting for Godot Cast Feature in Painting Series [3]

They do not move [4]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00172.htm [3]

[4] - http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/they-do-not-move/#comment-23588" target="_blank [4]

Godot finally arrives in New Zealand
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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/38018.html

Godlessness: NZ Atheists Swap Buses For Billboards
The NZ Atheist Bus Campaign will unveil billboards with friendly atheist slogans in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch this week. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00012.htm

Not Sparkling: SNAVs
Good-looking, sexy, even romantic – the modern vampire depicted in The Twilight Saga book and movie series has evolved a long way from its evil predecessor, says vampire researcher Dr Andrew Cardow. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1006/S00118.htm

Science: NZ Writers Challenged To Focus On The Mind
The Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing has celebrated success since it started in 2007 by encouraging writers with an interest in science. This year the topic ‘The Mind’ is designed to encourage entrants to consider the human aspect as well. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00388.htm

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