Draft Energy Strategy: Heating Things Up Already
The Government's draft energy strategy released yesterday for consultation has been criticised by WWF-New Zealand as being 'riddled with holes and dangerously biased towards mineral extraction'."The Government's draft energy strategy clearly prioritises unsustainable fossil fuel extraction over policies to drive down greenhouse gas emission or stimulate alternative technologies," said Peter Hardstaff, WWF-New Zealand Climate Change Campaigner.Although the Government's draft strategy proposes to reaffirm the target that 90 per cent of electricity generation will be from renewable energy sources by 2025, it fails to come up with a convincing strategy for how this will be achieved. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00296/draft-energy-strategy-riddled-with-holes.htm

ALSO:

Government consulting on energy policy [2]

National’s biofuels policy a total shambles [3]

90% renewables right for NZ’s economy [4]

Energy efficiency mining is where the money is [5]

Everyone deserves a warm healthy home [6]

Gillard interrupted by determined protester [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00355/government-consulting-on-energy-policy.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00354/nationals-biofuels-policy-a-total-shambles.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00295/90-renewables-right-for-nzs-economy.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00294/energy-efficiency-mining-is-where-the-money-is.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00374/everyone-deserves-a-warm-healthy-home.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/38803.html [7]

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NZ POLITICS

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Questions and Answers - 22 July 2010 [2]

Questions and Answers - 21 July 2010 [3]

Today In Parliament 21.07.10 [4]

Questions and Answers - 20 July 2010 [5]

Today In Parliament 20.07.10 [6]

The Week In Parliament 16.07.10 [7]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00364.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00338/questions-and-answers-21-july-2010.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00161/today-in-parliament-210710.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00310/questions-and-answers-20-july-2010.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00311.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00131.htm [7]

Pacific.Scoop: Engaging Fiji, Without Australia And New Zealand
Analysis by Selwyn Manning - Events this week in Fiji have seen a new pact forming where leaders of the Pacific’s island states have engaged with the military government of Fiji with Australia and New Zealand absent and outside the fold. More »[1]

[1] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/fiji-moves-to-embrace-a-pacific-brotherhood-leaving-australia-and-new-zealand-estranged/

ALSO:

Engaging the Pacific - News in brief [2]

Bainimarama: ‘Engaging with the Pacific’ Meeting [3]

PM Calls for International Engagement [4]

Pacific Leaders Must Make New Friends [5]

Fiji Urges Cooperation [6]

Fiji Calls on Leaders to Address Climates Change [7]

Climate Change Session - Update [8]

Fiji to Host Ozone-Depleting Substances Meeting [9]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00450.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00446/engaging-with-the-pacific-meeting.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00449.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00445/pacific-leaders-must-make-new-friends.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00444/fiji-urges-cooperation.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00443/fiji-calls-on-leaders-to-address-climates-change.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00447.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00448.htm [9]

Assistance: Aid Plan Needs Help
Guidelines published this week for government funding schemes of development NGOs still leave unanswered questions, says Catholic aid and development agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Director Mike Smith says they’ve written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) seeking answers and more detail. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00279/goalposts-keep-shifting-for-overseas-aid-funding.htm

ALSO:

Resources Lost to Development [2]

New Index to Measure Poverty [3]

UN Advocacy Group Vital To Anti-Poverty Targets [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00438/resources-lost-to-development.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00283.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00316.htm [4]

The Rankin File: Christine Rankin To Stand For Auckland Council
North Now, the independent North Shore/North Harbour ticket, has announced that Christine Rankin will stand for the new Auckland Council in the North Shore ward. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00280/north-now-announces-christine-rankin-as-candidate.htm

ALSO:

Pacific voice needs to reflect community needs [2]

Dancing With The Stars - The First Elimination [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00363/pacific-voice-needs-to-reflect-community-needs.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0605/S00213/dancing-with-the-stars-the-first-elimination.htm [3]

ERO High Needs Report: Half Of School Not 'Inclusive'
Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today welcomed the release of the Education Review Office report 'Including Students with High Needs', and agreed with its recommendation that professional learning and development in this area be school-wide ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00372.htm

ALSO:

Government must not cut off options for Special Ed [2]

Schools Need Resourcing and Support For High Needs [3]

ERO report grossly overstates success [4]

Children’s Commissioner welcomes ERO report [5]

Cameron Bennett, leaving TVNZ after 24 years [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00373/government-must-not-cut-off-options-for-special-ed.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1007/S00081/schools-need-resourcing-and-support-for-high-needs.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1007/S00082/ero-report-grossly-overstates-success.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1007/S00080/childrens-commissioner-welcomes-ero-report.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00546.htm [6]

Education: School Property PPP Moves To Next Stage
The Government is taking the next step towards a public-private partnership for building and maintaining some new school property, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00322/school-property-ppp-moves-to-next-stage.htm

ALSO:

PPPs Bring No Benefits to Education [2]

Public/Private Partnership Best of Both Worlds [3]

School PPPs good for education and enterprise [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1007/S00070/ppps-bring-no-benefits-to-education.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1007/S00071/publicprivate-partnership-best-of-both-worlds.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00259/school-ppps-good-for-education-and-enterprise.htm [4]

100% Interest NZ: Loan Shark Bill Up For Debate
“Communities, interest groups and families from all over the country have pledged their support for my private members bill aimed at preventing money lenders (loan sharks) from charging excessive interest rates and lending irresponsibly - I now urge members of Parliament to do the same,” Labours spokesperson for Consumer Affairs, Carol Beaumont said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00300/beaumont-urges-parties-to-support-loan-shark-bill.htm

ALSO:

Loan Sharks – It's time to act [2]

Which way will MP Sam Lotu-Iiga jump? [3]

Government must support restrictions on loan shark [4]

Catholic Agencies Urge Bill Be Sent To Committee [5]

MPs Owe Protection to Families From Loan Sharks [6]

Union supports responsible lending bill [7]

CTU backs loan sharks Bill [8]

Loan sharks biting poor pockets - big time [9]

The loan shark bill [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00356/loan-sharks-its-time-to-act.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00243.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00224/government-must-support-restrictions-on-loan-shark.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00240/catholic-agencies-urge-bill-be-sent-to-committee.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00245/mps-owe-protection-to-families-from-loan-sharks.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00248/union-supports-responsible-lending-bill.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00252/ctu-backs-loan-sharks-bill.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/38695.html [9]

[10] - http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2010/07/the_loan_shark_bill.html" target="_blank [10]

Defence Housing Allowances: Proper Preparation Prevents "Poor Personnel Policy-Making Processes"
Implementing Auditor-General’s recommendations - The New Zealand Defence Force accepts the findings of a report by the Controller and Auditor-General into housing allowances paid to its staff seconded to the United Nations between 2001 and 2008 and has already introduced changes. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00253/implementing-auditorgenerals-recommendations.htm

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Taxing Problems: Solutions Proposed To GST Rate Change Concerns
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne intends to seek Cabinet approval for legislative amendments around health insurance, general insurance contracts and finance leases before GST increases to 15 percent on 1 October. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00379/solutions-proposed-to-gst-rate-change-concerns.htm

NIWA: Supercomputer Will Prepare For The Future
One of the most powerful supercomputers of its kind has been switched on at the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA). More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1007/S00040/supercomputer-will-prepare-for-the-future.htm

Scoop Business: SFO Starts New Blue Chip Probe
The Serious Fraud Office is to investigate allegations against an employee of the failed property investment group, Blue Chip, for alleged misinformation to investors and altering loan documents to induce financiers to lend. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/22/sfo-starts-new-blue-chip-probe/

Big Pharmac: Government Extends Pharmac Role
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced Pharmac is to extend its successful approach to the management and procurement of community pharmaceuticals to hospital medicines. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00360/government-extends-pharmac-role.htm

ALSO:

Labour supports Food Bill with reservations [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00361/labour-supports-food-bill-with-reservations.htm [2]

Stormy Weather: NZ Economy Grows While Offshore Risks Linger - ASB
• New Zealand’s recovery continues, though offshore risks have deepened • New Zealand growth will be increasingly export driven • The next economic cycle will see households live within their means More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00627/nz-economy-grows-while-offshore-risks-linger.htm

ALSO:

Brownlee’s own website gives lie to economy focus [2]

Development Masterclass To Be Held In Wellington [3]

New Zealand Investment In The UK Increases [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00351/brownlees-own-website-gives-lie-to-economy.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1007/S00235/development-masterclass-to-be-held-in-wellington.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00602/new-zealand-investment-in-the-uk-increases.htm [4]

Statistics: Kiwis Unplug
Mobile access plays an increasingly important role as New Zealanders use the Internet both at home and away from home, Statistics New Zealand said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00617/new-zealanders-unplug.htm

ALSO:

Vodafone Announces Data Plans for iPad with Wi-Fi [2]

TVNZ’s Ipad Application Imminent [3]

NZ’s largest magazine publisher launches iPad app [4]

Facebook gaining 50 million new users a month [5]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00609/vodafone-announces-data-plans-for-ipad-with-wi-fi.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00304/tvnzs-ipad-application-imminent.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00308/nzs-largest-magazine-publisher-launches-ipad-app.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/technology/38758.html [5]

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The Demise of the Tome Raider: The Case of William Jacques
People are imprisoned for an assortment of offences against the social order. These rarely involve infractions against reading books, or their acquisition, unless one so happens to be living in a state suspicious of the written word. But in Britain, ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00166/binoy-kampmark-the-case-of-william-jacques.htm

Gordon Campbell: Haiti, As The Hurricanes Arrive
Six months after the Haiti earthquake, only a trickle of the $10 billion in aid that had been pledged by dozens of countries and multilateral agencies has actually been delivered to Haiti. Reportedly, only a handful of countries – namely, Brazil, Australia, ... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/22/gordon-campbell-on-haiti-as-the-hurricanes-arrive/

The Moat ‘Execution’: The Reason Of Force
It all seems grim. Some called it an execution by police forces. But the debate on Raoul Moat continues to rage. Britain’s most wanted man has become something of a poster boy of sickened violence, responsible for having shot his former girlfriend ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00156/the-moat-execution-the-force-of-reason.htm

Duplication and Competition: The US Intelligence Colossus
‘The intelligence world,’ says claim the authors of a CIA document on collection and analysis of intelligence on Iraq, ‘is one of ambiguity, nuance and complexity’ (Jul 15, 2007). All the more dire then, that the US intelligence effort since the ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00167/binoy-kampmark-the-us-intelligence-colossus.htm

Disappearing Nicaragua: Richard Rorty meets Serpico
July 19th this year was the 31st anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. It also marked three and a half years of steady and important economic, social and cultural advances as well as improvements in civil and political rights under the ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00164/toni-solo-disappearing-nicaragua.htm

Uri Avnery: A Parliamentary Mob
WHEN I was first elected to the Knesset, I was appalled at what I found. I discovered that, with rare exceptions, the intellectual level of the debates was close to zero. They consisted mainly of strings of clichés of the most commonplace variety... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00145.htm

Dr Doug Sellman: An Alcohol Fuelled Rugby World Cup
It is very hard to understand how anyone can support the liquor licensing aspect of this Rugby World Cup (Empowering) Bill without dissociating themselves from the harm that will inevitably result. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00143.htm

Michael Collins: Kos, "Raw Data," And The Mainstream Media
When DailyKos publisher and owner Markos Moulitsas demanded that his pollster produce raw data from the polls Moulitsas purchased, he established a principle of election polling transparency that could open up the checkered history of presidential elections ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00137.htm

Pentagon’s Robot Warfare Capability: An Ominous Development
The Pentagon is rapidly improving its ability to fight wars with robots. This capability is “bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb,” says Scientific American , and raises “a host of ethical and... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00147.htm

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Theatre: 'Outrageous' Star To Be Buried
After a three-year hiatus, Outrageous Fortune star Robyn Malcolm returns to the stage to celebrate this thing we called life in Silo Theatre’s production of Samuel Beckett’s classic HAPPY DAYS, opening at the Herald Theatre on August 20. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00322/life-gets-even-more-outrageous-for-robyn-malcolm.htm

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The mayor and the missing numbers [2]

Absolutely positively proud of the All Whites - NewsWire.co.nz [3]

[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/the-mayor-and-the-missing-numbers/ [2]

[3] - http://www.newswire.co.nz/2010/07/absolutely-positively-2/" target="_blank [3]

Full interview with Ricki Herbert
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/38720.html

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World Cup 2010 And The All Whites [2]

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

The Scottish Opera: “Thoughtful And Penetrating” Production Of Macbeth
The NBR New Zealand Opera’s Genesis Energy season of Macbeth, opening in Auckland on 18 September and Wellington on 9 October, is a restaging of Tim Albery’s award-winning production, created for Opera North in the UK in 2008. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00249.htm

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Wellington film-makers named as finalists in WIFT awards [2]

NZ Short Film Collection - Part One [3]

Moon On The Rise [4]

Film Auckland plays host to Chinese film studio [5]

NZFC Announces New Low Budget Short Film Scheme [6]

Young Pasifika filmmakers come to Unitec [7]

[2] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=25993 [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00099.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00174.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00211.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00201.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00190.htm [7]

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Gordon Campbell:On Haiti, As The Hurricanes Arrive
Six months after the Haiti earthquake, only a trickle of the $10 billion in aid that had been pledged by dozens of countries and multilateral agencies has actually been delivered to Haiti. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/07/22/gordon-campbell-on-haiti-as-the-hurricanes-arrive/

ALSO:

Budget Gap for 2010 Humanitarian Efforts [2]

Ethnic Tensions Remain High in Kyrgyzstan [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00286.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00498.htm [3]

Italy: Scrap The Draft Wiretapping Law
An Italian draft law on surveillance and eavesdropping for criminal investigations could jeopardize the work of journalists and threaten their freedom of expression, a United Nations independent human rights expert said today, calling for the abolition ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00248.htm

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