The Ministry of CDEM, advised by its Tsunami Expert Panel, do not anticipate any significant tsunami impact in New Zealand, with waves of less than 0.5m predicted for New Zealand's west coast. Wammo talks to tech reporter Paul Brislen about why illegal digital downloads of New Zealand music are not the reason why some musicians are finding alternative employment.
Seems there is some poor journalism going on… Scoop's Selwyn Manning joins Wallace Chapman to discuss alleged terrorist, David Hicks' sentence being trimmed to nine months, and also why is the government moving to restrict public access to the Births Deaths Marriages register… Wallace Chapman IVs the PM on the Section59 Bill where the PM highlights a very poor standard of reporting. Also why does the Govt want to restrict access to Births Deaths Marriages info? RDU Audio: Kate Gorgeous from RDU Radio in Christchurch talks to Canterbury University's Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies Mike Grimshaw about the upcoming, heavily debated Mosque and Miracles conferences.
- National standards for primary and intermediate schools will form the cornerstone of National’s education policy, National Party Leader John Key announced today. “The Education Review Office estimates around one in five children aren’t succeeding at school – that a staggering 150,000 children,” says Mr Key. “And ERO reports make it clear that the area where the school system is least effective is in identifying students who are failing.
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- Increases in recorded cases of domestic violence and sexual offences in 2006 illustrate how important it is for New Zealanders to report such crimes, says Police Minister Annette King. Commenting on the small overall increase in the total volume of recorded crime, Ms King says: "The two areas that stand out for me are domestic violence and sexual offences. See.
.. - Following the release of the Green Party's carbon-control proposal, there has been suspicion or outright disapproval from major carbon emitters.
That's not the way things ought to be. The last thing we want is an economic instrument that imposes costs on precisely the thing it's trying to stop. What is the point of having a plan to restrict carbon output, if carbon-intensive industries can't make a buck out of it somewhere?
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Seduction, treachery, mistaken identity, unrequited love and tragedy - Swan Lake delivers a story like no other. n enduring masterpiece, the Royal New Zealand Ballet proudly presents a full-length classical ballet production of Swan Lake featuring acclaimed New Zealand guest dancers returning home to star in this lavish production. See.
.. - From today all New Zealanders have the right to a minimum of four weeks paid annual leave.
"This is a significant labour reform and we are proud to have played a key role in ensuring New Zealand workers achieve world class conditions of work," Jim Anderton, Leader of the Progressive Party, said today. See..
. - White pointer sharks will now be fully protected within the 200 nautical miles of water around New Zealand, and from fishing by New Zealand-flagged boats further afield, the Ministers of Conservation and Fisheries announced today. Conservation Minister Chris Carter said despite the white pointer's reputation as a predator, it was vulnerable to fishing and becoming rarer throughout the world.
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Joining a dedicated group of religious zealots were members of the anti-tax 'do what thou wants the whole of the time ' party – the Libertarianz, and their guru, broadcaster Lindsay Perigo. Rounding out the numbers fighting for the rights of parents to continue to hit their kids (in a presumably loving manner) were National MPs and retired folk keen to make certain todays' youngsters didn't miss out on the discipline that kept them on the straight and narrow. See.
.. - Does anyone know what Helen Clark ate when she had lunch with George Bush?
And did she bring her long spoon? He called her a "straight-forward honest woman" so probably she called him a "war-mongering maniac" at some stage. Still, it was a weight off my mind when John Key said Helen Clark wasn't actually very close to George W.
Bush after all. See..
. Significant attention is now focusing on what Australia, New Zealand and the United States are planning in an attempt to take the uncertainty and instability out of the Pacific region. Scoop today releases footage (from November 06)) of NZ prime minister Helen Clark, US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill and others discussing Pacific security; NZ/US free trade; how the US can make diplomatic use of NZ's anti-nuclear laws; and a renewed commitment by the US to increase its presence in the Pacific.
Kevin List and KiwiFM's Wammo state why this is not an anti-smacking bill. It is already an offence to give your child a crack. This bill removes defences that are letting people get off thrashing their kids.
Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active - This is not an Anti-Smacking Bill… that law passed awhile ago. This bill removes a defence that allows thrashing parents to get off! Kate Gorgeous from RDU's best interviews of the week: includes Hinemoana Baker;John Key; Sue Bradford; and Brit Muso Scruff.
.. Scoop's Selwyn Manning Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey: A science experiment by two teenage girls saw GlaxoSmithKline being fined $227,500 for false advertising + Parliament's Speaker is writing to the Chinese embassy informing its must respect NZ's free speech ideals.
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