Christchurch: Aftershocks "Are Literally Real Crackers"
Some of the aftershocks still rocking Canterbury are literally real crackers says Mayor Bob Parker.His comment was a reference to a large aftershock which rolled through at about noon yesterday further stressing an already badly damaged building in Cranford Street, which began to crumble after the jolt. The Fire Service has confirmed Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) has arranged for the building to be demolished.The Christchurch City Council's engineers have now surveyed all 550 buildings in the central business district. City Rescue Manager Steve McCarthy said five percent of those buildings have been red stickered meaning they are deemed unsafe and unable to be entered More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00166/aftershocks-are-literally-real-crackers-parker.htm

ALSO:

Goff Statement to Parliament – Christchurch Earthquake [2]

Animated Christchurch Quake Map [3]

Govt Promises $5M In Quake Relief [4]

Images: Police involved in Christchurch earthquake [5]

Images & Report: Christchurch’s Shaky Weekend [6]

Click Here For Comprehensive Coverage Of The Christchurch Quake [7]

Monday diary – timing is everything [8]

Coping With: Earthquake [9]

Earthquake welfare information in 40 languages [10]

Christchurch Earthquake: Reduced cordons (7/9/10) [11]

Key: Press Conference on Canterbury Earthquake [12]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00098/statement-to-parliament-christchurch-earthquake.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00048/govt-promises-5m-in-quake-relief.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00070/images-police-involved-in-christchurch-earthquake.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00036/images-report-christchurchs-shaky-weekend.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [7]

[8] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27367 [8]

[9] - http://weeklycoitus.co.nz/?p=315 [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00072/earthquake-welfare-information-in-40-languages.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00170/christchurch-earthquake-reduced-cordons-7910.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00089/key-press-conference-on-canterbury-earthquake.htm [12]

Quake updates: Key cancels Europe trip
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40664.html

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PM's Presser Audio: Govt Promises $5M In Quake Relief
The Government has promised $5m for a hardship fund to help victims of the weekend’s massive earthquake in Christchurch and the Canterbury region. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00048/govt-promises-5m-in-quake-relief.htm

John Key talks govt's response to quake
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40643.html

ALSO:

Our Five Million Dollars: Not Yours To Give, John [2]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00083/our-five-million-dollars-not-yours-to-give-john.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [3]

Lower North Island: River Levels Stabilise
Rivers levels are stabilising and dropping across much of the Region after heavy rainfall affected the southern part of the Region yesterday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00172/river-levels-stabilise.htm

ALSO:

Flood gates set to open [2]

Rivers monitored as heavy rain fall affects Region [3]

Heavy Rain Activates Flooding Emergency in Hutt [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00159/flood-gates-set-to-open.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00140/rivers-monitored-as-heavy-rain-fall-affects-region.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00139/heavy-rain-activates-flooding-emergency-in-hutt.htm [4]

Clean up begins for flood-stricken lower NI
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40651.html

Wellington.Scoop: Monday Diary – Timing Is Everything
Pedestrians in Taranaki Street were today bemused to see this new billboard – four storeys high – which has just been erected on the Cogent building. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=27367

ALSO:

Christchurch Earthquake Response [2]

Labour to support first reading of foreshore bill [3]

Foreshore bill repeats original injustice [4]

Foreshore and Seabed law “bound to disappoint” [5]

Foreshore & Seabed Bill a Sell-out [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00092/labour-to-support-first-reading-of-foreshore-bill.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00091/foreshore-bill-repeats-original-injustice.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00071/foreshore-and-seabed-law-bound-to-disappoint.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00084/foreshore-seabed-bill-a-sell-out.htm [6]

Police: New DNA Sampling Regime Begins
Police can now collect DNA at the same time they take fingerprints from people they intend to charge and match it against profiles from unsolved crimes, Justice Minister Simon Power said today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00080/dna-collection-expanded-to-help-fight-crime.htm

"Dark Day": Statement From Governor-General Regarding 4 Sept
All New Zealanders will share the shock and dismay that Susan and I feel for what has happened in the South Island today. The loss of life in the Fox Glacier air crash and the widespread damage in this morning’s earthquake, have caused a dark day. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00087/statement-from-governor-general-regarding-4-sept.htm

ALSO:

Safety Of Canterbury People Top Priority [2]

Agriculture Minister Visiting Earthquake Hit Farms [3]

Government Helpline 0800 779997 Proving Effective [4]

Canterbury Welfare Services open [5]

Bob Parker talks to The Nation [6]

Q: Key on SCF and Quake [7]

Q&A: Interview with Chch Mayor Bob Parker [8]

Q&A: Canterbury Commerce Head on Quake [9]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00070/safety-of-canterbury-people-top-priority.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00068/agriculture-minister-visiting-earthquake-hit-farms.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00071/government-helpline-0800-779997-proving-effective.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00076/canterbury-welfare-services-open.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40564.html [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00073/qa-key-on-scf-and-quake.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00061/qa-interview-with-chch-mayor-bob-parker.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00135/qa-canterbury-commerce-head-on-quake.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [10]

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IG Markets - Forex Focus September 7, 2010
Daily FX analysis from More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00213/ig-markets-forex-focus-september-7-2010.htm

ALSO:

Stocks to watch: DPC, FBU, HBY, LPC, WSI, PGC, THL [2]

NZ dollar nears 4-week high on data flow [3]

While you were sleeping: Stocks hold on to gains [4]

IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap Sept. 6, 2010 [5]

IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary 6/9/2010 [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00179/stocks-to-watch-dpc-fbu-hby-lpc-wsi-pgc-thl.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00178/nz-dollar-nears-4-week-high-on-data-flow.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00177/while-you-were-sleeping-stocks-hold-on-to-gains.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00210/ig-markets-australian-market-wrap-sept-6-2010.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00211/ig-markets-the-week-ahead-economic-diary-692010.htm [6]

Indicators: Hiring Expectations Plateau As Employers Hold Off
Employers across NZ are holding off on making firm growth plans, as new waves of financial uncertainty circle the globe, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00180/hiring-expectations-plateau-as-employers-hold-off.htm

Scoop Business: PM Wants SCF Sold As A Going Concern
Prime Minister John Key would prefer a sale of failed financier South Canterbury Finance Ltd. in one hit, as a going concern, as the receivers call for expressions of interest in the firm’s assets. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/pm-wants-scf-sold-as-a-going-concern/

ALSO:

Auckland: Southern Motorway To Re-Open Early [2]

Auckland’s newest motorway opened [3]

Auckland Motorways [4]

Auckland's Southern motorway reopens [5]

NZ insurers well-positioned to cope with quake [6]

NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi expected to hold firm [7]

Business Head Tells Aucklanders 'Quit Complaining' [8]

Unions respond to concerns in earthquake aftermath [9]

Union flooded with calls from worried workers [10]

Chch properties remain operational following quake [11]

GMT Christchurch Assets [12]

Pike River’s Second Export Shipment to Set Sail [13]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [14]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00082/auckland-southern-motorway-to-re-open-early.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00473/aucklands-newest-motorway-opened.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00463/nz-transport-agency-auckland-motorways.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/40579.html [5]

[6] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-insurers-well-positioned-to-cope-with-quake/ [6]

[7] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/06/nz-dollar-outlook-kiwi-expected-to-hold-firm/ [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00084/business-head-tells-aucklanders-quit-complaining.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00067/unions-respond-to-concerns-in-earthquake-aftermath.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00142/union-flooded-with-calls-from-worried-workers.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00140/chch-properties-remain-operational-following-quake.htm [11]

[12] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00138/gmt-christchurch-assets.htm [12]

[13] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00144/pike-rivers-second-export-shipment-to-set-sail.htm [13]

[14] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [14]

Scoop Business:Spring Here, Green Shoots There
Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street held their ground as an unexpected gain in pending home sales, a decline in claims for jobless benefits and better-than-expected retail sales eased concerns about U.S. economic outlook. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/03/while-you-were-sleeping-outlook-a-bit-brighter/

ALSO:

AA+ Standard & Poor’s rating for Wellington [2]

Long-Term Efforts Needed to Tame Public Debt [3]

IMF confirms Govt's prudent approach to debt [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00093/aa-standard-poors-rating-for-wellington.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00051/long-term-efforts-needed-to-tame-public-debt.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00039/imf-confirms-govts-prudent-approach-to-debt.htm [4]

YourWeeklyDayIdea:Big Three Womens’ Mag Publishers Become Big Two
Australian-owned rivals APN News & Media Ltd. and ACP Media Ltd. have become virtually equal forces in the battle for the woman’s magazine reader, after another Aussie publisher, Pacific Magazines, sold its key womens’ titles to APN. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00091/big-three-womens-mag-publishers-become-big-two.htm

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Uri Avnery: Damage Control
A DUTCH journalist asked me last Wednesday to try and divine the thoughts of Binyamin Netanyahu on his way to Washington. It seems that she was satisfied with the results, because she asked me to divine the thoughts of Mahmoud Abbas, too. She must have ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00044/uri-avnery-damage-control.htm

Bob Rigg: Disunited nations undercut UN Secretary-General's Gaza flotilla enquiry
In the dawn of 31 May 2010 Israeli soldiers rappelled down onto the deck of a former Istanbul passenger ferry called the Mavi Marmara, one of a small international flotilla aiming to penetrate the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza strip. The flotilla had ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00042/disunited-nations-undercut-flotilla-enquiry.htm

Stateside With Rosalea: Washington
On February 28, 2001, an earthquake struck just 18 km from Washington State’s capital, Olympia. Here are some of the images posted on the BBC’s website that day; and here is the beautiful image created by the tremors as captured by a pendulum and ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00041/stateside-with-rosalea-washington.htm

J. Sri Raman: Pakistan: Floods Fail To Trigger Pro-Army Tide | Scoop News
Altaf Hussain's call for a return of the generals in Pakistan came before the betting scandal of huge proportions currently rocking the cricket-crazy country. Otherwise, he might have cited the sports scam as an argument. He based his demand for undoing ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00045/pakistan-floods-fail-to-trigger-pro-army-tide.htm

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III: Glenn Beck, What's The Point?
Depending on the source that is used, tens of thousands to between 87,000 to 96,000 people attended conservative commentator Glenn Beck's ''Restoring Honor'' rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Saturday. Why were they there? What was the point? More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00047/glenn-beck-whats-the-point.htm

Behind The Israeli Wall: A Lesson In Reality
Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book - or any piece of writing for that matter – is meant to provide a sense of completion. Sociological explanations are offered to offset the confusion caused ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00028/behind-the-israeli-wall-a-lesson-in-reality.htm

Richard S. Ehrlich: Viktor Bout & Thaksin in the Sky With Sirichoke?
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Suspected Russian weapons smuggler Viktor Bout, who is fighting against extradition to the U.S., said a Thai Parliamentarian asked him how to ''intercept'' the private jet of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra so the fugitive politician ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00017/viktor-bout-thaksin-in-the-sky-with-sirichoke.htm

ALSO:

Moscow & Bangkok Argue About Extraditing Viktor Bout to New York [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00191/moscow-bangkok-argue-on-extraditing-viktor-bout.htm [2]

Martha Rosenberg: Is Meat And Milk From Clones Really Safe?
It's just a matter of time before the US is eating clones, if it is not eating them now. When Canadian agricultural leaders asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this month after a scandal about unlabeled clone products in Europe if ''cloned cows or ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00015/is-meat-and-milk-from-clones-really-safe.htm

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Scoop Review Of Books: The Politics Of Genocide
As Edward S. Herman and David Peterson write in The Politics of Genocide, "During the past several decades, the word ‘genocide’ has increased in frequency of use and recklessness of application..." More »[1]

[1] - http://books.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/03/book-review-the-politics-of-genocide/

ALSO:

PM congratulates Black Ferns on victory [2]

Congratulations to Black Ferns on title [3]

Kiwi Party Congratulates Black Ferns [4]

Black Ferns world champs in tight final tussle [5]

Maori Showband greats gather for awards [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00074/pm-congratulates-black-ferns-on-victory.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00075/congratulations-to-black-ferns-on-title.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00066/kiwi-party-congratulates-black-ferns.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/sports/40639.html [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00005/maori-showband-greats-gather-for-awards.htm [6]

NZ Music Awards finalists announced
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/40401.html

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Connie Lawn Audio: White House Middle East Talks Continue
Talks are underway in Washington DC, to try to establish a Palestinian State next to Israel. Connie Lawn attended the public events at the White House... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00014/white-house-middle-east-talks-continue.htm

ALSO:

Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40439.html [2]

Connie Lawn Audio Report: Obama Speaks On 'End Of Iraq Combat Mission'
President Obama has now delivered his speech on Iraq, with some warnings to Afghanistan, and admissions the nation is hurt by these long wars. Connie Lawn gives us an audio report... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00008/connie-lawn-obama-says-wars-crippled-us.htm

ALSO:

Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Speech [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00002/connie-lawn-obamas-iraq-withdrawal-speech.htm [2]

Presidential address: Full Obama speech
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/world/40377.html

ALSO:

Rebranding Iraq: Playing with Numbers and Lives [2]

A Truly Grateful Nation [3]

RAMSI under investigation after killing of Solomon Islands man [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00184/rebranding-iraq-playing-with-numbers-and-lives.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00493/a-truly-grateful-nation.htm [3]

[4] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/ramsi-security-force-under-investigation-after-killing-of-solomon-islands-man/ [4]

Aboriginal Rights: International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People
Today UNICEF joins in celebrating the vibrant diversity, rich culture and remarkable contributions of the world’s indigenous peoples. This year’s celebration comes at a significant time, as world leaders prepare to gather ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00154/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-people.htm

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