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95bFM’s Editorial Direct To MC Zaoui Book Launch
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 3:39 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland
95bFM’s editorial director Noelle McCarthy is to be MC at the launch of an investigative book on the Ahmed Zaoui case. The launch will host a strong line up of speakers on human rights, New Zealand politics, and justice. More >>
Scoop Readers Can Order Zaoui Book Online
Sunday, 3 October 2004, 8:27 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland
A book resulting from months of investigation into the Ahmed Zaoui case is to be launched in Auckland on October 5. Scoop readers can order this book online. The book is titled "I almost forgot about the moon" and subtitled: The Disinformation ... More >>
Zaoui Book Set To Be Launched Tuesday October 5
Sunday, 3 October 2004, 9:38 am | Selwyn Manning
A book resulting from months of investigation into the Ahmed Zaoui case is to be launched in Auckland on October 5. The book is titled "I almost forgot about the moon" and subtitled: The Disinformation Campaign Against Ahmed Zaoui". More >>
Labour Overtakes National In Latest Poll
Monday, 16 August 2004, 8:32 am | Selwyn Manning
A One News-Colmar Brunton poll now records Labour leading national in the popularity stakes. Labour has gained five points to 44 percent and National has dropped three points to settle on 40 percent. More >>
Photo Essay: Samoa And About The Pacific Forum
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 8:34 am | Selwyn Manning
Photo Essay: The Pacific Islands Forum has concluded in Samoa and post forum dialogue meetings are churning through business. But out and about the island of Upolu a timeless Pacific rolls along. Scoop captures the contrasts. More >>
U.S. Backs NZ's Indonesia Truth Commission Push
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 10:10 pm | Selwyn Manning
The United States of America is backing New Zealand in a push to have a UN-backed international ‘truth commission’ established to investigate an Indonesian massacre committed in East Timor in 1999. More >>
APIA: Howard Boxed Into More Aid For Nauru
Saturday, 7 August 2004, 6:25 pm | Selwyn Manning
Scoop Feature: Information filtering out of a Pacific Islands leaders’ summit suggests Australia will bail-out Nauru from a dire economic crisis. Australia’s PM Howard told reporters he would agree to provide Nauru more aid. But there are strings attached... More >>
Leaders Retreat To Discuss Pacific’s Big Issues
Saturday, 7 August 2004, 11:16 am | Selwyn Manning
Pacific islands leaders have gathered at a secure retreat at Samoa’s Sinalei Reef Resort today where they will discuss a raft of issues impacting on the Oceania region. Featuring high on the agenda is Nauru, AIDS/HIV, security, cultural identity, a Pacific ... More >>
Pacific Islands Forum To Consider Nauru Crisis
Friday, 6 August 2004, 1:34 pm | Selwyn Manning
Leaders of Pacific nations are gathering in Apia, Western Samoa to attend 2004’s Pacific islands Forum and high on the agenda will be how the region’s nations ought to help resolve Nauru’s impending bankruptcy. More >>
Foreign Affairs Sought Offshore Critique Of RSAA
Sunday, 25 July 2004, 11:16 pm | Selwyn Manning
Foreign Affairs documents obtained by Scoop reveal the New Zealand government initiated a response from France, Belgium and Switzerland inviting those countries to criticise a judicial Refugee Status Appeals Authority report supporting Ahmed Zaoui. More >>
NGOs Claim Israeli Agent Barkan In North Korea
Monday, 19 July 2004, 3:23 pm | STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
Zev Barkan the suspected Israeli Mossad agent on the run from New Zealand Police has been sighted in North Korea, according to an Asian-based NGO closely linked to New Zealand intelligence networks. More >>
Israelis Sentenced To Six-Months In NZ Prison
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 6:49 pm | STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
Two Israeli men suspected of being involved in an Israeli intelligence passport acquiring scam have been sentenced to six months imprisonment respectively in the Auckland High Court this afternoon. More >>
Zaoui Case: Seeking Asylum From Inside A Cell
Thursday, 8 July 2004, 12:13 am | STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
Scoop Investigation: NZ’s reputation as a fair and egalitarian society erodes as revelations emerge of ongoing prison abuse of refugee Ahmed Zaoui. Here for the first time Scoop publishes excerpts of Ahmed Zaoui’s account of being behind bars... More >>
Judge Reserves Decision In Zaoui Bail/Transfer Bid
Sunday, 4 July 2004, 12:14 pm | Selwyn Manning
Scoop Feature: Justice Paterson has reserved his decision regarding a High Court bid to have Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui released on bail or transferred to the Mangere Refugee Detention Centre. More >>
Top Psychologist says Zaoui Low Risk
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 9:16 pm | Selwyn Manning
The Department of Corrections’ head psychologist has told the Auckland High Court that Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui is at the bottom of a scale of risk used to assess those seeking bail. More >>
Bush Gains EU Support – Eyes NATO Commitment
Sunday, 27 June 2004, 6:43 pm | STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning
U.S. President George Bush has achieved his bid to secure European Union support in stabilizing war-torn Iraq. Bush schmoozed Europe’s leaders at a EU-U.S. summit held in Ireland over the weekend. More >>
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan Dies
Sunday, 6 June 2004, 11:20 am | Selwyn Manning
Former United States president Ronald Reagan died Saturday U.S. EST from pneumonia, complicated by years of Alzheimer’s Disease. Reagan was 93 years of age. His wife Nancy issued a statement saying "We would like the world to know Reagan has passed ... More >>
Photo Essay: Monte Cassino Abbey An Icon For Peace
Sunday, 23 May 2004, 6:28 am | Selwyn Manning
The Abbey high above the Italian town of Cassino was once the dread of thousands of New Zealanders during a famous Battle here from January to May 1944. But today, the once bombed out ruins have been restored to near original condition. More >>
Pope Blesses New Zealand And Her Peoples
Sunday, 23 May 2004, 4:15 am | Selwyn Manning
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark met with Pope John Paul II in his private library at the Vatican late Friday (NZ Time) where the Pontiff gave New Zealand a special blessing. More >>
Berlusconi And Clark Discuss UN Forces In Iraq
Sunday, 23 May 2004, 3:31 am | Selwyn Manning
Italy, Rome -- Helen Clark and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed in Rome yesterday a planned United Nations resolution that, if adopted, would see a multinational UN-led force in Iraq. More >>