Launching the new podcast service, Radio New Zealand Chief Executive, Peter Cavanagh, said the are not otherwise commercially available. Orchestra throughout the country, Radio New Zealand already gives us a national platform #x201D; she said. #x201C;But this new access for our listening public.
The Auckland Philharmonia string to our bow. #x201D; podcasts will run monthly from Monday, April 2nd, commencing with one of classical music #x2019;s best-loved pieces, Dvorak #x2019;s Symphony No 9, #x201C;From the New World #x201D; with Scoop's Selwyn Manning 95bFM's Paul Deady discuss: how Australian David Hicks has pleaded guilty to one specification under the charge of "providing material support for terrorism". How has the US extracted a guilty plea and why now?
Scoop's Selwyn Manning Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss: 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. - The three Auckland regional District Health Boards advise that they have reached agreement with Diagnostic Medlab Ltd (DML) for the ongoing provision of full primary referred pathology services across the Auckland region. The transition to a new contract (effective from 1 July) will be seamless in all respects.
The process of agreeing this new contract took into account clinical advice from the Chief Medical Officers to ensure patient safety and quality of service. See..
. 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.
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- Think this is an Anti-Smacking Bill? Confused? Read here to discover what you need to know about this Section59 Bill and how it intends to stop those who thrash their kids from getting off charges.
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.. 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! - A new study into strategies for combating obesity has found big business is opposed to the recommendations of New Zealand’s leading health professionals. The study also reveals how expert medical opinion is being ignored because the government’s current policies are more aligned with the needs of food manufacturers.
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How much better is a man than a sheep? A live sculptural installation takes place from Friday until Sunday in Civic Square, with twelve sheep in brightly coloured, 100% New Zealand woolly jumpers grazing within white picket-fence enclosures. See.
.. - A programme targeting Māori students has resulted in a marked improvement in their performance at school, Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia said today.
He said a report released today on Te Kotahitanga, a research and teacher professional development programme started in 2000, shows very encouraging results. See..
. - Plunket today launched the new PlunketLine telephone service that will be run in-house to ensure families continue to have access to expert help on child health and development. The service previously made use of external technology providers but is now based in Plunket offices and uses modern integrated contact centre technology.
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- Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Do you have an idea for a business? Do you want to make a difference in society?
Do you want to learn business skills? Do you want to be inspired by those who have made it and learn how? Then you need to continue on reading and find out how Spark can give you all of the above and more.
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- Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke is asking the Police to admit responsibility for wrongly stopping an accredited parliamentary press gallery journalist from doing his job at a media event in the Beehive. Wellington-based journalist Nick Wang, a press gallery veteran of nine years standing, was barred entry to a photo opportunity between deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Chinese vice-premier Zeng Peiyan. See.
.. - Ribena Vitamin C claims false and misleading: Court GlaxoSmithKline has pleaded guilty to 15 representative charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act by making misleading claims about the Vitamin C content of Ribena.
The Commission investigated after a complaint from two college students who tested the drink for a science project. See..
. A camera installed by GNS Science near the summit of Ruapehu has captured the moment when the wall of tephra that had been holding back the Crater Lake failed, triggering last Sundays spectacular lahar. The fixed digital still camera was installed overlooking the downstream side of the barrier in early January.
.. to monitor the development of erosion scarps and to attempt to capture unique pictures of the dam failing.
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It’s fashion meets art meets interiors when Auckland artist Paul Hooker’s latest collection of paintings goes on display in May. Paul’s latest works have been inspired by his experiences behind the scenes of the fashion world where he is immersed as part of his work as a lecturer in figurative and fashion drawing and figurative painting. 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.
KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman talks to Kiwi journalist Yasmine Ryan who is reporting from Beirut in Lebanon. What's shaping in the Middle East and what is really going on inside the Lebanon political arena? KiwiFM's Wammo interviews Shelley Gare, author of the Triumph of the Airheads and the Retreat From Common Sense.
The airheads are winning and so are airhead values. We live in a world where ignorance is not just bliss, it's celebrated. KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman talks to the Prime Minister Helen Clark about highlights of her meeting with US president, George W Bush.
News has broken revealing APN plans to ditch in-house sub-editors from its stable of newspapers including the New Zealand Herald and Hawke's Bay Today. But what exactly does a sub-editor do and should we care? Scoop's Kevin List on Radio Active delivers his weekly New Zealand news roundup.
Items discussed today include: the Roger Awards and whether Peter Dunne's party is the weirdest Christian-based party in the world… KiwiFM's Wammo interviews Nandor Tanczos regarding The Criminal Proceeds Recovery Bill and whether it would allow the Crown to take assets even if the person has not been convicted. It would be up to the targeted person to prove the property was legally obtained. Wallace Chapman talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning about the up-coming New Zealand state visit to the White House.
What does this mean for NZ and the Pacific? NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to Wallace Chapman about the response to Mt Ruapehu’s Lahar on Sunday, as well as her pending meetings in the United States with President George W Bush and other top U.S officials.
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