This page identifies and where possible links to major development related news and stories featured by: Radio New Zealand; Dominion Post; NZ Herald; Christchurch Press; Sunday Star Times; and includes major relevant press releases from NZAID, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Government. We may occasionally publish stories from other sources.

 

See also archived media round-ups.

 

Aotearoa New Zealand

 

16 April, Nine to Noon : Out-sourcing the Iraq War

Author Jeremy Scahill discusses Blackwater Security operations and the US Governments involvement in out-sourcing the Iraq war.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/out-sourcing_the_iraq_war

 

12 April, Nine to Noon : Child Poverty in NZ

Chief Executive Child Poverty Action Group UK Kate Green and Susan St John join Kathryn Ryan to talk child poverty in NZ.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/child_poverty_in_nz

 

11 April, Nine to Noon : The Impact of Free Trade

Peter Lamb grew up in Nelson, now he finds himself researching weather patterns at the University of Oklahoma.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/the_impact_of_climate_change

 

10 April, Nine to Noon : China Free Trade Deal

Discussion about the free trade agreement with China.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/china_free_trade_deal

 

7 April, Prime Minister Helen Clark : Free Trade Deal

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Chinese counterpart, Premier Wen Jiabao, today witnessed the signing of the historic Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/historic+first+-+nz-china+free+trade+agreement+signed

 

7 April, Radio NZ, Checkpoint : Free Trade Deal

New Zealand has become the first western nation to sign a free trade agreement with China.

Three parts to the story.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ckpt/free_trade_deal

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ckpt/free_trade_deal_part_2

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ckpt/free_trade_deal_part_3

 

 

International

 

17 April, Reuters, Spotlight turned on Zimbabwe at UN council

Western states have joined the UN in expressing concerns about Zimbabwe's recent election but most African nations avoided the issue at a Security Council-African Union summit.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4484665a6031.html

 

8 April, Radio NZ Nine-to-Noon, World's Fastest Growing Crime

Human Trafficking is the fastest growing crime behind drug and arms trading, what can we do?

http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/world_fastest_growing_crime

 

 

 

 

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Media round-up archive

 

Round-ups are archived every fortnight. Please note many links in archived round-ups will no longer be valid.

Saturday 22nd March to Friday 4 April 2008

Saturday 8th March to Friday 21 March 2008

Friday 29 February to Friday 7th March 2008