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Key Gives Pro-Smacking Bill The Smackdown
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 5:22 pm | The Scoop Team
John Key says the Nats won't support Act's "pro-smacking" bill. Labour also say they will vote against John Boscawen's bill at its first reading in two weeks time, guaranteeing its early demise. More >>
Top Scoop Stories August 26th, 2009 News Summary
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 1:51 pm | The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Telecom Dispute: Minister Of Labour Hiding From Every Union NZ POLITICS Youth: State-Funded Holiday Programmes. And Boot Camps. Emissions Throwing-In-The Towel Schemes: High Stakes In Trans Tasman ETS Harmonisation Scoop Satire: Anti-Smacking ... More >>
The Altenberg 16: An Exposé Of The Evolution Industry
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 11:32 am | Scoop Media Publishing
Scoop is delighted to announce that it is now accepting pre-release orders for Suzan Mazur's new book "The Altenberg 16: An Exposé Of The Evolution Industry" . More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 August 2009
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 8:25 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: Foreign Weapons Kill the Blockade on Burma Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK, Thailand -- Demands for an international blockade against weapons sales to Burma, in response to the military regime's detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, will face difficult challenges ... More >>
Top Scoop Stories August 25th, 2009 News Summary
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 2:42 pm | The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Scoop Satire: Anti-Smacking Lobby Gets "Thrashing", Doesn't Learn NZ POLITICS Transport: Auckland Out-Of-Gas Fine Proposed Scoop Audio: PM’s Presser: No Maori Seats (& Smacking 'Comfort') Gordon Campbell: The Referendum About Hitting ... More >>
Scoop Audio: English Queried On Deposit Guarantees
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 1:48 pm | Scoop Audio
Finance Minister Bill English fields questions about extending the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme to December 2011. More >>
Scoop Audio: Sharples On Auckland Maori Seats
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 11:52 am | Scoop Audio
Pita Sharples said he will urge National Party MP’s to cross the floor and vote in favour of Maori seats on the new Auckland council, after cabinet voted down the idea yesterday. The Maori Affairs Minister outside cabinet said Maori could only ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 24 August 2009
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 9:56 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: Human Rights Body Is Meaningless And Irrelevant Asian Human Rights Commission In an interview posted on the website of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Thailand, the commission's new chairwoman, Amara Pongsapich, has effectively promised ... More >>
PM’s Presser: No Maori Seats & Smacking 'Comfort'
Monday, 24 August 2009, 6:30 pm | Scoop Audio
Audio on Demand of NZ Prime Minister John Key's weekly press conference. The Prime Minister and his cabinet colleagues today rejected the idea of reserved Maori seats on the new Auckland Council. Key said Local Government Minister Rodney Hide’s ultimatum ... More >>
Manning & Wallace: Nats Shut Gate On Maori Seats
Monday, 24 August 2009, 5:52 pm | Scoop Audio
KiwiFM: Wallace Chapman and Selwyn Manning discuss how the gate's been shut on Auckland Maori & Cabinet's given a pat on the back to Rodney Hide. PM John Key said Cabinet's view is there should not be specific Maori seats on the Auckland super city council. More >>
Scoop Coverage: 87% No Vote In Smacking Referendum
Monday, 24 August 2009, 4:59 pm | Scoop Full Coverage
The Chief Electoral Officer has released the preliminary result of the Citizens Initiated Referendum on the question “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" More >>
Top Scoop Stories August 24th, 2009 News Summary
Monday, 24 August 2009, 2:25 pm | The Scoop Editor
Gordon Campbell: The Referendum About Hitting Kids NZ POLITICS Federated Farmers: Palm Kernel By-product Of Deforestation Gordon Campbell: Rodney Hide’s Super City Ultimatum To The Government Afghanistan Military: Air Force Drops In To Samoa High ... More >>
Telecom Engineers Protest To Protect Their Rights
Monday, 24 August 2009, 2:07 pm | Scoop Images
About 40 Telecom lines engineers protested this lunchtime in Wellington at Lambton Quay against Telecom’s attacks on their incomes and employment rights. This strike action is within the framework of a nationwide action. “The one day strike coincides ... More >>
Manning SuperCity Maori Seats + Anti-Smacking Woes
Monday, 24 August 2009, 1:43 pm | Scoop Audio
Radio Adelaide: Manning & Godfrey discuss the National-Led Govt's dilemma over whether to include or exclude Maori from having direct representation on Auckland's new council. Also, PM John Key looks to be resisting pressure to have NZ's anti-smacking law repealed... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 23 August 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009, 8:49 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: Screwing the Self Employed Out of Health Insurance Michael Collins If you work for yourself, you are literally screwed out of large sums of money every year for health insurance. There are few differences in cost based on region or state regulation. ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 22 August 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009, 8:47 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: Chinese New-Zealanders protest against Maori TV Scoop Images 20 Chinese New Zealanders protested on Parliament at lunchtime today, raising placards against Maori TV’s planned airing of the Uygur documentary “the 10 conditions of love”. The protesters ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 21 August 2009
Saturday, 22 August 2009, 9:29 am | Scoop Daily Ratings
1: South Korea on Verge of Launching Satellite Jane's Intelligence Review LONDON (19th August 2009) – IHS Jane’s reports that South Korea is on the threshold of launching a satellite using its first domestically constructed launch vehicle. ... More >>
Chinese New-Zealanders protest against Maori TV
Friday, 21 August 2009, 3:30 pm | Scoop Images
20 Chinese New Zealanders protested on Parliament at lunchtime today, raising placards against Maori TV’s planned airing of the Uygur documentary “the 10 conditions of love”. The protesters accuse Rebiya Kadeer’s documentary of promoting terrorism. More >>
Link: Kiwi Game Developers vs William Shatner
Friday, 21 August 2009, 9:50 am | Scoop Link
Game Console - Krog joke too convincing http://www.gameconsole.co.nz/200908191031/krog-joke-too-convincing.php More >>
Top Scoop Stories August 20th, 2009 News Summary
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 11:50 am | The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Super City: Hide Threatens To Resign If Maori Seats Included; Turia Doesn't Threaten To If Not NZ POLITICS "Improving Performance": Minister To Appoint Half Of Downsized Polytech Boards Gordon Campbell: Deliberate Defeat In Afghanistan Reality ... More >>
