Show Transcript: November 5 Nov 5, 2009
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Military ruler will simply thumb his nose at us Nov 5, 2009
Will the sanctions imposed by Australia and New Zealand succeed in bringing Fiji's military dictator to heel ... Australia and New Zealand cut off aid to Fiji when Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka seized power in a coup ... This all stems from Australian and New Zealand's meddling in Fijian Politics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Meet the evil new copyright treaty Nov 5, 2009
Australians and New Zealanders and Canadians: don't ignore this ... Here's a quote from Ron Kirk's article of June, 2009: "Negotiations on the ACTA began in June 2008. The objective of the ACTA negotiations is to create a new, state-of-the art agreement to combat counterfeiting and piracy. The United States has been working with several trading partners, including Australia, Canada, the European Union and its 27 member states, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and... (Harper's Magazine)
Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction Nov 4, 2009
They include the brown mudfish in New Zealand, whose wetland habitats have been virtually destroyed through drainage schemes, irrigation and land development. Some species have recovered thanks to conservation efforts, the group said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Nov 1, 2009
More than 1600 UN police from 41 countries, 3000 Timorese police and 1150 Australian and New Zealand soldiers had been deployed to protect voters as polling stations prepared to open at 7am today. If one candidate does not win 51 per cent of the vote, the two candidates with the highest tallies will contest a run-off election in one month. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
A prisoner seeks the vote: Conviction politics Oct 31, 2009
This usually involves taking into account the length of the prisoner s sentence (as also happens in Australia and New Zealand) or giving judges the discretion to impose a ban as an extra penalty. America, exceptional as ever in penal policy, bans inmates from voting in most states and even bans former inmates in a few. (The Economist)
Obama and the Abolition of Marriage Oct 30, 2009
He has named as ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa an open homosexual, and he has extended health and other benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees. And on Wednesday Obama signed a federal hate crimes bill into law that violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. (Human Events Online)
* Run-off likely in Uruguay poll Oct 27, 2009
Mujica says he has left behind his radical past and will continue the market-friendly policies that have attracted dairy and forestry investment from New Zealand and Finland and helped fund social programs such as computers for schools. Uruguays economy has expanded robustly for five years under its first ever leftist government, and outgoing President Tabare Vazquez is highly popular. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Wielding the whip on asylum seekers Oct 27, 2009
Australia and New Zealand are the only countries in Asia that accept so called refugee/asylum seekers. No other country in Asia accepts illegal immigrants seeking asylum/refugee. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
ASEAN+6 encourages Myanmar to ensure fair general election in 2010 Oct 25, 2009
The East Asia Summit, also known as 10+6, was attended by leaders from the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their dialogue partners including Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. According to the Chairman's Statement issued after the meeting, the leaders "encouraged the Myanmar Government to ensure a free, fair and inclusive general election in 2010.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Rudd's regional vision granted a soapbox Oct 24, 2009
They will be joined by leaders from China, Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand and Australia for the East Asia Summit. Mr Rudd has been quietly selling his proposal in the region for the past 16 months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming Oct 23, 2009
The conclusions reached in this document have been explicitly endorsed by: Academia Brasiliera de Cincias (Bazil) Royal Society of Canada Chinese Academy of Sciences Academi des Sciences (France) Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany) Indian National Science Academy Accademia dei Lincei (Italy) Science Council of Japan Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society (United Kingdom) National Academy of Sciences (United States of America) Australian Academy of Sciences Royal Flemish... (CBS News)
New Zealand to Hold Referendum on Changes to Parliamentary Voting System Oct 20, 2009
New Zealand to Hold Voting System Referendum in 2011 (Update1) - Bloomberg ... New Zealand to Hold Voting System Referendum in 2011 (Update1) ... Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand will hold a referendum on changing its parliamentary voting system during the 2011 general election, the government said today. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Susilo inaugurated as Indonesian president Oct 20, 2009
Other special envoys were from New Zealand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the United States. As part of the inauguration ceremony, Yudhoyono and Boediono took oaths as president and vice president. (Xinhuanet, China)
Push to exempt Australian farmers from carbon laws Oct 14, 2009
For more information about emissions trading in Australia and New Zealand, click on [ID:nCARBONAU] ($1=A$1. 097) (Additional reporting by Emma Graham-Harrison in Beijing; Editing by Alex Richardson). (AlertNet)
Free swim Sunday Oct 12, 2009
In a recent visit to the Journal s offices, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key suggested Americans and Europeans don t quite comprehend the enormous wealth rising in Asia. Add to that Brazil. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
GLAAD General Counsel to Be Nominated as Ambassador, Says Source Oct 8, 2009
President Barack Obama plans to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the United States' ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, an administration official said Wednesday. David Huebner was the lawyer who would be announced for the post, said an official who would speak only on condition of anonymity ahead of an announcement. (Law.com)
Suicide Bomb Rocks Afghanistan's Capital Oct 8, 2009
If Confirmed to New Zealand and Samoa Post, David Huebner will Become 3rd Openly Gay American Ambassador. No Reports of Injuries in Vanuatu Archipelago, but Alert Prompted Many to Flee to Higher Ground. (CBS News)
Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship Oct 8, 2009
Obama plans to nominate openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa ... WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. (Albany Times Union)
Openly Gay Man Obama's Ambassador Pick Oct 8, 2009
If Confirmed to New Zealand and Samoa Post, David Huebner will Become 3rd Openly Gay American Ambassador ... (AP) President Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa ... If Confirmed to New Zealand and Samoa Post, David Huebner will Become 3rd Openly Gay American Ambassador. (CBS News)
Jail for corrupt NZ politician Oct 6, 2009
The former Labour member of parliament and cabinet minister in New Zealand, Taito Phillip Field, has been sentenced to six years in prison ... He is New Zealand's first lawmaker to be locked up for serious breaches of the law ... Corruption scandals are rare in New Zealand but some of Field's actions, Justice Rodney Hansen said, had threatened the foundations of democracy. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Fry finds 'funniest ever' mating ritual Oct 6, 2009
When Stephen Fry goes in search of the rare kakapo - "the old night parrot of New Zealand" - he finds himself privy to an unusual mating ritual which is "one of the funniest things he has ever seen". Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have been tracking down some of the most endangered animals on the planet in a six-part series. (BBC News)
Freak snow storm hits New Zealand Oct 6, 2009
A freak snow storm has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island. A state of emergency was declared after heavy snow trapped around 700 people in their vehicles on two of the country's major roads. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Dollar to blow out Lantern Oct 6, 2009
Law took the secret to his grave, but his daughter Rosemary Moffit let the brat out of the bag by naming Robert Fair, now a 62-year-old who operates a country service station in New Zealand. I remember reading Beano,'' a delighted Fair said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Oct 6, 2009
Freak snow storm hits New Zealand. Samoans mourn tsunami dead. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
Black Caps reach final Oct 4, 2009
New Zealand celebrate another Grant Elliott wicket ... Grant Elliott braved a thumb injury with an impressive half-century as New Zealand stormed into the Champions Trophy final with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Saturday ... New Zealand will now clash with defending champions Australia in the final on Monday. (iAfrica.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 4, 2009
The real-life inspiration for Dennis the Menace, the mischievous star of The Beano comic, has been revealed as a mechanic from New Zealand. Headmasters have accused exam boards of deliberately deflating pupils results to prevent "runaway" grade inflation in a new A-level exam. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Confusion is currency of the day Oct 3, 2009
The currencies of countries with significant current account deficits, such as the US, Australia and New Zealand, tend to be more volatile during periods when market participants do not have a clear view on whether the economies will experience growth or not. However, the Japanese economy is less sensitive to capital flows from abroad; instead, if market forces were allowed to play out, frightened Japanese consumers might even save more as their economy continues on its downward spiral. (Asia Times Online)
Champions Trophy: Aussies into final Oct 3, 2009
Australia now take a two-day rest before facing either Pakistan or 2000 winners New Zealand, who clash Saturday at the Wanderers, in a final offering two million dollars to the winners. Strauss was first to go with the score on 15 as England imploded to 101-6 before Bresnan and Luke Wright took the fight to the Aussies and added 107 for the seventh wicket. (iAfrica.com)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Oct 2, 2009
More than 1600 UN police from 41 countries, 3000 Timorese police and 1150 Australian and New Zealand soldiers had been deployed to protect voters as polling stations prepared to open at 7am today. If one candidate does not win 51 per cent of the vote, the two candidates with the highest tallies will contest a run-off election in one month. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Bid to find Britons after tsunami Oct 2, 2009
A spokesman for the British High Commission in New Zealand said he was taken to hospital in the Samoan capital of Apia. It is thought that the husband and wife, originally from Britain, now live in the Auckland area of New Zealand. (BBC News -- UK)
Let's Get Going: Smart Meters Go Global Oct 2, 2009
Worldwide there are approximately 2 billion electric meters, of which 150 million are in the United States, 300 million in Europe and 350 million in China as well as smaller numbers of meters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Although other countries with a combined total of about 1. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Australian opposition leader stakes job on carbon deal Oct 1, 2009
For the latest news on New Zealand and Australian carbon trade plans, click on [ID:nCARBONAU. Rudd has talked down the chances of an early election, saying he would prefer to serve his full three-year term with elections due in late 2010, but opinion polls show Rudd on track to win a second term with an increased majority. (AlertNet)
Rogerson's inside story Sep 30, 2009
An apparent explosion in the use of rented houses as clandestine drug laboratories has led an enterprising New Zealand security company to offer a twist on the conventional smoke alarm. The popularity of the drug methamphetamine, or ice, has prompted Anrai Detection Ltd to market a silent alarm that can detect the fumes that emanate from a methamphetamine laboratory, AAP reports. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Disenchanted! Disappointed! Disgusted! Sep 30, 2009
LovingGOPmeltdown wrote on Sep 26, 2009 9:58 AM:" Merriam websterMain Entry: entitlement Pronunciation: \-t-tl-mnt\2 : a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group (American citizens); also :funds supporting or distributed by such a program. To Outraged: Why single out Cuba? Government provided healthcare exist in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,... (New Iberia, LA)
CuDeco explores buybacks Sep 30, 2009
And finally, it could attempt to exit Telstra Clear in New Zealand for about $306 million. All in all, that would give Telstra a handy $2 billion or so in proceeds in return for assets that make up a small part of its valuation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
From financial powerhouses to the houses of power Sep 23, 2009
AUSTRALIA has one as prime minister-in-waiting, while across the Tasman, New Zealand is actually led by one ... New Zealand PM John Key was once what Wall Street chronicler Tom Wolfe described as a ''Master of the Universe. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
As US wins minds, Afghan hearts are lost Sep 22, 2009
Current training and mentoring is provided by the US, Great Britain, France, Canada, Romania, Poland, Mongolia, New Zealand and Australia, as well as by the private for-profit contractors MPRI, KBR (formerly a division of Halliburton), Pulau, Paravant, and RONCO.. Almost eight years and counting since the "mentoring" process began, officers at the Kabul Military Training Center report that the army now numbers between 88,000 and 92,000 soldiers, depending on who you talk to; and the basic... (Asia Times Online)
Insight: Russia's leading men Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 23:46 GMT, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:46 UK. By Bridget Kendall BBC diplomatic correspondent. (BBC News -- Europe)
US curbs 'behind WFP Somali cuts' Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 21:43 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 22:43 UK. US curbs 'behind WFP Somali cuts. (BBC News -- Africa)
BBC looks to copy protect content Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 14:47 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 15:47 UK. BBC HD has proved extremely popular. (BBC News -- Technology)
'Gene cure' for colour blindness Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 17:03 GMT, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 18:03 UK. Gene cure' for colour blindness. (BBC News -- Americas)
Telstra gets plenty of stick but no carrot Sep 16, 2009
Investment bankers, meanwhile, grappled with how much value-loss Telstra would sustain as a result of structural separation, based on similar moves made in Britain and New Zealand. But no one really has a clue about the long-term ramifications for Telstra shareholders from the building of the network - and at this stage this may also include Thodey. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
NZ Government outlines revised CO2 trading scheme Sep 14, 2009
WELLINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand will revise its emissions trading scheme to lower the costs to businesses and households, although the scheme will still cover all sectors and greenhouse gases, the government said on Monday ... However, environmental group Greenpeace described the revised scheme as "an insult to New Zealanders" ... "New Zealand needs an emissions trading scheme to discourage carbon pollution, improve energy efficiency and reward afforestation," Smith said in a... (AlertNet)
Obama Speaks Out on Health Care Sep 13, 2009
Australia New Zealand Taiwan Japan France England Canada Germany Denmark Finland Sweden and on and on. - all have universal health coverage - boy what socialist world we live in. (CBS News)
Country profile: Samoa Sep 8, 2009
It was governed by New Zealand until its people voted for independence in 1961 ... Despite this, many younger Samoans are leaving for New Zealand, the US and American Samoa ... Born in 1945 and an economist by training, Mr Tuila'epa was educated in Samoa and New Zealand, where he gained a master's degree - the first Samoan to do so. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Kirk Clennan Sep 5, 2009
Along the north and west coast of Spain or Portugal, New Zealand or the South Pacific. How long have you been the economic development director in Leander. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Democrats are the ideologues on health care Sep 5, 2009
I am a USA citizen who has been teaching in New Zealand for 14 years. NZ like EVERY other developed country has a public (single payer) health care system combined with affordable private health options well to the left of what Obama is considering. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NZ government committee backs carbon trading scheme Aug 31, 2009
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand should retain an emissions trading scheme which includes all sectors of the economy as a credible means of fighting climate change, a parliamentary report said on Monday ... "I think the report advances and clarifies the thinking around issues such as what New Zealand's response to climate change should be," committee Chairman Peter Dunne said in a statement ... The report also said international linkages with other schemes under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol would... (Scientific American)
Letter to the Editor: Farm subsidies need to go (2) Aug 30, 2009
New Zealand provides an excellent example of the positive effect that removing any and all subsidies has on an ag economy, see www. grassworks. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
USA's Yesterdays: America in 1876 - A Scotsman takes this nation's measure Aug 29, 2009
And, in turn, it was the chief terminus of incoming commerce from the Orient, India, New Zealand and Australia. Unhappily (Leng wrote), while the Californians relied on the labor of Chinese and Japanese immigrants, the white employers were continually abusing them. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
* World News Quick Take Aug 29, 2009
NEW ZEALAND Horse smashes windshield ... I thought the body was the air bag that had gone off, Catherine Lawrence, 74, told the New Zealand Herald after her accident near the city of Nelson on South Island. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Health care reform needed Aug 25, 2009
If you get a root canal in New Zealand, the savings you get from the cheaper procedure there will just about be the same as the plane ticket of flying there to get it. You break even, but you get a trip to New Zealand in the process. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Click to read:Health Care Reform Puts Seniors on Edge Aug 22, 2009
This country would save a TRILLION DOLLARS every year if it just went to the form of healthcare practiced by every one of our many trading partners in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand, Canada, Australia. But, of course, saving money is not what rightwingers are about. (CBS News)
Tink ignored cancer clues to write book Aug 22, 2009
Best remembered for crossing the Blue Mountains, Wentworth published Australia's first independent newspaper and for six months owned the South Island of New Zealand. At Mr Tink's final news conference as an MP he said he was leaving Macquarie Street because he was increasingly testy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
New Zealanders have voted by a wide margin in favour of allowing parents to smack their children, two years after a law banned discipline by force ... The referendum asked: "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" ... The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef, said in 2003 that New Zealand had the third-worst rate of child abuse and neglect of the OECD group of countries. (BBC News)
wonderful food timeline Aug 22, 2009
Food Timeline: food history ric recipes. Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world. (Harper's Magazine)
The Health Care Debate the Media Missed Aug 21, 2009
So is France, Germany, Scandanavia, Spain, Italy, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, S Korea, New Zealand, Australia, etc, etc, etc. The truth is: NONE of these are socialist countries, they are the most powerful capitalist countries on planet earth. (CBS News -- Politics)
Australia government seeks talks on emissions scheme Aug 20, 2009
The center-left government said it was talking to neighboring New Zealand about "harmonizing" emissions schemes in the South Pacific's two biggest economies as Australia's upper house agreed renewables should supply 20 percent of energy by 2020, four times more than at present ... Australia's government plans to start imposing a cost on carbon emissions from 2011 through a carbon-trading scheme, while New Zealand is reviewing its emissions-trading laws and is expected to announce a watered-down... (Scientific American)
Campaign-finance reform long overdue Aug 18, 2009
Compare that to the national election in New Zealand last year ... Similar reforms have been successfully implemented in countries such as New Zealand, Canada and Britain, which have comparable democratic institutions and histories. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
O'Farrell takes aim at political donations Aug 17, 2009
The Coalition points to New Zealand where a party's spending is pegged at $1 million, plus $20,000 per electorate. Similarly, the Coalition wants a cap on the size of political donations, which it wants limited to individuals - with unions and companies specifically barred. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Former fame quiz Aug 13, 2009
He resigned from his shadow cabinet in a dispute about Europe and now lives in New Zealand. It's Allan Wells. (BBC News -- UK)
New Zealand aims to cut CO2 by 10-20 percent by 2020 Aug 10, 2009
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will aim to cut its carbon emissions between 10 and 20 percent by 2020, the government said on Monday with the final target depending on the shape of a broader global climate pact under negotiation ... New Zealand's total emissions increased 24 percent from 1990 to 2008 and Smith said in late July that setting a bold target would be difficult, given it is far above its present emissions target under the United Nation's Kyoto Protocol ... New Zealand's emissions... (Scientific American)
Open Forum: Powerful money gets what it wants Aug 7, 2009
It can't happen in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or anywhere in Europe. In these civilized countries it is considered a moral failure to be pushed into bankruptcy by getting sick. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Iran Detains 3 Americans Aug 2, 2009
"New Zealand GovernmentDepartment of foreign affairs"We strongly advise against all travel to Iraq and New Zealanders there should depart. The security situation is extremely dangerous. (CBS News)
