Getting The GST: Tax Switch To Be Pulled
The Government's tax changes tomorrow will strengthen economic growth and help New Zealand families get ahead, Finance Minister Bill English says."New Zealanders will benefit immediately from tax cuts and they will benefit more over time from the lift in growth and jobs this package will create," Mr English says."But we must remember that these changes are being made for important and over riding economic reasons. This has never been a lolly scramble. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00440/tax-changes-strengthen-economy-help-families.htm

ALSO:

Low-paid do bulk of the work for GST, worse off [2]

Pacific families pay price of Key’s broken promise [3]

Peters: “GST = Greedies Snatching And Taking” [4]

Family Shopping Prices Rocket Up - Before GST Rise [5]

GST increases … only the beginning [6]

GST Claim Is The Biggest Lie [7]

10,000 signatures for Tax Justice petition [8]

Boycott GST on rates, say Hutt candidates [9]

Public Address 28/09/10 - The GST Punt [10]

'Wall of shame' for retailers abusing GST rise [11]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00447/low-paid-do-bulk-of-the-work-for-gst-worse-off.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00413/pacific-families-pay-price-of-keys-broken-promise.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00354/peters-gst-greedies-snatching-and-taking.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00348/family-shopping-prices-rocket-up-before-gst-rise.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00347/gst-increases-only-the-beginning.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00341/gst-claim-is-the-biggest-lie.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00370/10000-signatures-for-tax-justice-petition.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00366/boycott-gst-on-rates-say-hutt-candidates.htm [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00208/public-address-280910-the-gst-punt.htm [10]

[11] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/41637.html [11]

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NZ POLITICS

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Constructive Engagement: Law Society On Canterbury Earthquake Act
“We are not going to criticise the legislation from the sidelines. While we strongly point to what we see as problems in the way the legislation is drafted, we have some suggestions on how Parliament can resolve these.” More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00365/law-society-comments-on-canterbury-earthquake-act.htm

ALSO:

On the draconian Christchurch Earthquake legislation [2]

Permanent emergency law must have checks & balance [3]

Index of Canterbury quake legislation [4]

liberation: Green MPs incur activist backlash [5]

Scoop Satire: A Canterbury Tale [6]

Scoop Satire: The Christchurch Dialogues [7]

Christchurch Earthquake Response [8]

ECan Act & Future of Environment Law: Panel Online [9]

[2] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/15/gordon-campbell-the-christchurch-earthquake-law/ [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00408/permanent-emergency-law-must-have-checks-balance.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00270/index-of-canterbury-quake-legislation.htm [4]

[5] - http://liberation.typepad.com/liberation/2010/09/green-mps-incur-activist-backlash.html" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00173/scoop-satire-a-canterbury-tale.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00120/scoop-satire-the-christchurch-dialogues.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00039/scoop-coverage-christchurch-earthquake-response.htm [8]

[9] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1009/S00141/ecan-act-future-of-environment-law-panel-online.htm [9]

State Sector: New Data On Cap On Core Government Administration
Minister of State Services Tony Ryall has today released the third six-monthly update on the government’s cap on core government administration numbers. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00443/new-data-on-cap-on-core-government-administration.htm

Gordon Campbell: The Trade Unions' Wrangle With Peter Jackson
If the production of The Hobbit does finally move to eastern Europe, it would not be because of the actors’ wage bill or any fresh royalties deal on residuals – it would be because the producers stood to get a sufficiently better financial deal from doing so. More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/29/gordon-campbell-on-the-trade-unions-vs-the-hobbit/

ALSO:

Actors’ Equity Seek To Meet Hobbit Producers [2]

The Hobbit: meeting resolution and statement [3]

Studios Respond To MEAA 'Hobbit' Allegations [4]

Hobbit movie issues need resolution [5]

Moving The Hobbit a solution worthy of Sauron [6]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00347/actors-equity-seek-to-meet-hobbit-producers.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00346/the-hobbit-meeting-resolution-and-statement.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00891/studios-respond-to-meaa-hobbit-allegations.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00422/hobbit-movie-issues-need-resolution.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00429/moving-the-hobbit-a-solution-worthy-of-sauron.htm [6]

Hobbit battle continues between studio and unions
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/entertainment/41621.html

ALSO:

Hard News: Hobbit Wars [2]

Kristin Thompson: The Frodo Franchise [3]

Scoop's Business, Science & Tech section [4]

No Right Turn: A closer look: The Law Commission on the OIA [5]

OpenLabourNZ: Vote for the policy ideas you like [6]

[2] - http://publicaddress.net/6867#post6867" target="_blank [2]

[3] - http://www.frodofranchise.com/blog/" target="_blank [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/sections/bizscitech.html#hobbit [4]

[5] - http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2010/09/closer-look-law-commission-on-oia.html" target="_blank [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00445/openlabournz-vote-for-the-policy-ideas-you-like.htm [6]

Left Turn Ahead: Govt To Change Give Way Rules In Early 2012
The Government has today confirmed plans to change the give ways rules at intersections in New Zealand. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00425/govt-to-change-give-way-rules-in-early-2012.htm

ALSO:

Give way rule change is good news for cycleways [2]

Govt acts to improve motorcycle safety [3]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00357/give-way-rule-change-is-good-news-for-cycleways.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00428/govt-acts-to-improve-motorcycle-safety.htm [3]

Left turn law to change - Joyce
- More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/41625.html

ALSO:

From The Hood :Auto Erotic [2]

[2] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/from-the-hood-auto-erotic/ [2]

Werewolf: Engage The Crazy Horses
Denis O’Reilly: The political vortex surrounding the ACT Party has masked a good deal of rustling in the roots of the Maori Party – there is flux in the flax. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/engage-the-crazy-horses/

Werewolf: RobbingThe Vote
In 2002, after 18 years of campaigning (much of it done from behind bars) Rick Sauve won the right for prisoners in Canada to vote. More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/robbing-the-vote/

ALSO:

Wallace & Selwyn On Getting Rid Of Postal Voting [2]

11 days to go, but less than 11% of Wellingtonians have voted [3]

Werewolf Issue XVI [4]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00189/wallace-selwyn-on-getting-rid-of-postal-voting.htm [2]

[3] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=28060 [3]

[4] - http://werewolf.co.nz/ [4]

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BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECH

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Scoop Images: Wellington Electric Car Launch
It might seem unwise to play with an electrical appliance in the rain, but that didn’t stop Transport Minister Steven Joyce and Wellington City councillors from getting up close with Mitsubishi’s new electric cars at their official launch in Civic Square Thursday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00210/scoop-images-wellington-imiev-electric-car-launch.htm

ALSO:

First electric vehicles for use in NZ welcomed [2]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00964/first-electric-vehicles-for-use-in-nz-welcomed.htm [2]

Scoop Business: Tumbling NZ Building Consents Highlight Weak Spot
New Zealand’s building consents tumbled last month, adding to evidence that the household sector remains in a funk and ensuring the central bank won’t rush to hike interest rates. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/30/tumbling-nz-building-consents-highlight-weak-spot/

Smellie Sniffs The Breeze: My Cup ‘Freezeth’ Over
Suddenly, it’s time for John Key’s government to start putting the big political ideas away in preparation for the traditional months of inaction before a general election. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/29/smellie-sniffs-the-breeze-my-cup-freezeth-over/

ALSO:

Stocks to watch: ABA, APT, NEW, NZS, NZR, NWF, PPL [2]

NZ dollar gains against “no mates” greenback [3]

While you were sleeping: Glum Americans lift yen [4]

IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap Sept. 28 2010 [5]

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks fall, led by NFS [6]

IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary 27/9/201 [7]

NZ dollar gains against “no mates” greenback [8]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00892/stocks-to-watch-aba-apt-new-nzs-nzr-nwf-ppl.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00890/nz-dollar-gains-against-no-mates-greenback.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00889/while-you-were-sleeping-glum-americans-lift-yen.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00909/ig-markets-australian-market-wrap-sept-28-2010.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00888/market-close-nz-stocks-fall-led-by-nfs.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00924/ig-markets-the-week-ahead-economic-diary-279201.htm [7]

[8] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/29/nz-dollar-gains-against-%e2%80%9cno-mates%e2%80%9d-greenback/ [8]

Scoop Business: Yellow Pages Sale Falters
Yellow Pages Group, which was sold by Telecom Corp. three years ago for some $2.24 billion, has been taken off the market. More »[1]

[1] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/28/yellow-pages-sale-falters/

Scoop Audio: English On Foreign Investment
Foreign investors will need to convince the Government from now on that their purchases are in New Zealand’s economic interests, Finance Minister Bill English said Monday. More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00186/scoop-audio-english-on-foreign-investment.htm

ALSO:

More land sold to foreigners under Labour [2]

Flexibility means doing nothing to stop land sales [3]

National leaves farmers in ‘no man’s land’ [4]

Key Government sends out mixed messages [5]

New overseas investment rules an important step [6]

Changes in overseas investment rules welcome [7]

More tests for overseas land buyers [8]

OIO approves Chinese buyer for half of Synlait [9]

Synlait welcomes OIO approval for Bright Dairy [10]

[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00414/more-land-sold-to-foreigners-under-labour.htm [2]

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00398/flexibility-means-doing-nothing-to-stop-land-sales.htm [3]

[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00410/national-leaves-farmers-in-no-mans-land.htm [4]

[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00401/key-government-sends-out-mixed-messages.htm [5]

[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00851/new-overseas-investment-rules-an-important-step.htm [6]

[7] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00849/changes-in-overseas-investment-rules-welcome.htm [7]

[8] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/business/41552.html [8]

[9] - http://business.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/27/oio-approves-chinese-buyer-for-half-of-synlait/ [9]

[10] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00844/synlait-welcomes-oio-approval-for-bright-dairy.htm [10]

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COMMENT

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Gordon Campbell: on the trade unions vs Peter Jackson wrangle over The Hobbit
If the production of The Hobbit does finally move to eastern Europe, it would not be because of the actors’ wage bill or any fresh royalties deal on residuals – it would be because the producers stood to get a sufficiently better financial... More »[1]

[1] - http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2010/09/29/gordon-campbell-on-the-trade-unions-vs-the-hobbit/

Robbing the Vote: Why the current plan to take the right to vote away from prisoners is a terrible idea
Rick Sauve was a high school dropout. Back in the day, one of his teachers told him he was stupid, that he’d never finish high school and might as well quit – so he took the comments to heart, and left. Eventually, he became a young prospect for the Satan’s Choice biker gang ... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/robbing-the-vote/

Melody Thomas: Cosmetic Surgery Heads South - Why some women are turning to surgery on a false quest for genital perfection
Breast implants, liposuction, rhinoplasty, tummy-tucks, face-lifts, and butt-implants – the message regarding body image today is one that says “Hey! If you don’t like it, get rid of it (assuming you can pay for it).” And it seems no region of the body is safe, the same message is being more... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/cosmetic-surgery-heads-south/

Virginie Ribadeau Dumas: A Tale of Two Cities - Auckland’s Supercity reforms have a lot in common with urban reforms being carried out in Paris
Auckland’s local body elections this month will mark a turning point in the administration of New Zealand’s major city. This Spring, just as Auckland’s status is changing, another international city – Paris – will experience a lesser but similar evolution. Despite the disparities in size... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/a-tale-of-two-cities/

Satire by Lyndon Hood: Steven Joyce meets Elvis at the bottom of a glass
Yes sir, you sure do meet some strange types in the wedding chapel line. What I like most about the business – all the folks you meet. Most of ‘em happy, too, and a new couple every hour. Some of ‘em, though: powerful strange. I remember one Thursday – it must have been a Thursday, I was dressed as Elvis ... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/from-the-hood-auto-erotic/

Denis O’Reilly: The real challenge facing the Maori Party - constructive engagement with gangs
The political vortex surrounding the ACT Party has masked a good deal of rustling in the roots of the Maori Party – there is flux in the flax. At this time of the year the people who care for our harakeke are out getting rid of the detritus and letting the new growth sprout. The guy doing the weeding at the indigenous... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/engage-the-crazy-horses/

James Robinson: In the Kingdom of Ben Affleck - Dunkin Donuts coffee is the new Boston tea party
Dunkin’ Donuts (founded 1950, right here in Massachusetts), is personalized in Boston-conversation as such; ”I’m going to Dunkins for a coffee,” ”I went to Dunkins for a coffee,” and my personal favourite “I grabbed some Dunkins on the way home.” It is a member of the city, friend to everyone, punctuating your eye ... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/in-the-kingdom-of-ben-affleck/

James Robinson: Letter From America - Feeling The Distance The Christchurch earthquake, via Blackberry ...
Back in New Zealand, I always owned a cell phone a few generations behind the current peak of technology. Now, as a resident of the United States of America, a culture that somehow seems geared to throw you headfirst into the dizzying world of personal gadgetry, I have a... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/letter-from-america-feeling-the-distance/

Rosalea Barker: Alien Views of New Zealand
It’s not like I never make mistakes that I don’t cringe over, but landsakes! newspapers have copy editors on staff! So “the capital city of Auckland” was a tad much in the Travel section of this Sunday’s Oakland Tribune . The first comment ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00191/stateside-alien-views.htm

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LIFESTYLE

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The Complicatist: Cindy Walker, Roy Orbison & Nick Cave
Film and television have done well by Roy Orbison, and the operatic sentimentality in his voice…In Blue Velvet, Dean Stockwell and David Lynch added a genuinely creepy dimension to the old Orbison hit “In Dreams.” and just last year, the people responsible... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/the-complicatist-roy-orbison-nick-cave/

Milestone Movies: A City Of Sadness (1989) A Brighter Summer Day ( 1991)
Those countries that are not American tend to spend a considerable amount of money and energy trying to define how their nation’s cinema is distinct, and different from Hollywood. No doubt, part of it stems from Hollywood so completely dominating global audiences and... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/milestone-movies-a-city-of-sadness-1989-a-brighter-summer-day-1991/

Classics: The Dark Is Rising (1973)
The antlered horseman on the cover of The Dark is Rising is a depiction of Herne the Hunter, a folk legend particular to the region of Buckinghamshire in which Susan Cooper set her classic children’s novel. Herne does good work in Cooper’s tale, yet he is usually seen to be... More »[1]

[1] - http://werewolf.co.nz/2010/09/classics-the-dark-is-rising-1973/

Wellington.Scoop: VUW Honours Four New Hunter Fellows
Victoria University has announced its four latest Hunter Fellows, who will be recognised in a ceremony in Victoria’s iconic Hunter Building next month. More »[1]

[1] - http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=28077

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WORLD

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DPRK: Kim Jong Il Appoints Youngest Son As Heir
SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy student who loved basketball and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Recent reports describe him as overweight and a heavy ... More »[1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00549/dprk-kim-appoints-youngest-son-as-heir.htm

ALSO:

Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin [2]

Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Speech [3]

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

[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00002/connie-lawn-obamas-iraq-withdrawal-speech.htm [3]

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]

[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]

Pacific.Scoop: Australian ‘Outsourcing’ Pacific Plan For Asylum Seekers Strikes Strong Opposition
Report - Adrian Hatwell: The Australian government’s proposal for a new regional processing centre to deal with asylum seekers arriving in the Pacific has drawn a chorus of opposition from within nations to be affected by the plan. More »[1]

[1] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/australian-outsourcing-pacific-plan-for-asylum-seekers-strikes-strong-opposition/

ALSO:

RAMSI under investigation after killing of Solomon Islands man [2]

[2] - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2010/08/ramsi-security-force-under-investigation-after-killing-of-solomon-islands-man/ [2]

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