Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Oct 14 2010

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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Oct 14 2010

1:State Of It: Labour Bleeds As Election Year Looms

STATE OF IT by Selwyn Manning

Selwyn Manning argues that before the Labour Party can seriously pitch to occupy the Beehive, it must reconnect with voters, present as true advocates, and display a skill for opposition politics. While it fails on these points, and it continues ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00068/state-of-it-labour-bleeds-as-election-year-looms.htm

2:The Changing Face of Socialism in the 21st Century

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The era of U.S.-sponsored, direct interventions in the affairs of Latin America appears to have ended, with the U.S. instead retreating to an attempt at domination via the“dollar diplomacy” of institutions like the International Monetary Fund. In direct ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00185/the-changing-face-of-socialism-in-the-21st-century.htm

3:Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Liu Xiaobo

US State Department

I applaud the Nobel Committee’s decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. Throughout its history, the Peace Prize has often been used to recognize the heroism of those who have, through persistent and peaceful efforts, sought to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00191/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-liu-xiaobo.htm

4:Address to opening of the NZ Police Association

New Zealand Government

Our justice system exists primarily to keep the public safe and to seek redress and closure for victims of crime.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00179/address-to-opening-of-the-nz-police-association.htm

5:2010 Commonwealth Games: 12 Oct - Sevens Gold

NZ Olympic Committee

Sevens Team Strikes Gold Again; Farquahar Silver, Willis Bronze; King In Two Squash Finals; Silver Ferns Into Final; NZ Men Lose Hockey Semi-Final
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00181/2010-commonwealth-games-12-oct-sevens-gold.htm

6: Volcanic Eruption in Auckland, 8:30pm tomorrow

Civil Defence Emergency Management

Eruption screens on TV3 at 8:30pm tomorrow. It is a New Zealand-made drama that follows several Auckland families in the days before a volcanic eruption in their city.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00150/volcanic-eruption-in-auckland-830pm-tomorrow.htm

7:Southland bust-up between Fed Farmers, MAF

Businesswire

Oct. 13 (BusinessDesk)– Federated Farmers is caught in a crossfire with the Ministry of Agriculture over an animal cruelty investigation on Southland farms that the lobby group says pushed too hard.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00404/southland-bust-up-between-fed-farmers-maf.htm

8:MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on US QE speculation

Businesswire

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on QE speculation; Wrightson, Steel& Tube and Rakon lead gains
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00402/market-close-nz-stocks-rise-on-us-qe-speculation.htm

9:Questions and Answers - 12 October 2010

Office of the Clerk

Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Access Under Customary Title; Recession—Prime Minister’s Statements; Universities—Increase in Student Places; Transport Funding—Effect of Local Body Elections; Television New Zealand Presenter’s Comments—Apology ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00159/questions-and-answers-12-october-2010.htm

10:Celia Wade-Brown wins Wellington Mayoralty

Wellington City Council

The results are in– Celia Wade-Brown has been elected Mayor of Wellington for the next three years. She will be sworn in as Mayor on Wednesday 27 October.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00139/celia-wade-brown-wins-wellington-mayoralty.htm

11:Parliament Makes Rapid Progress Through Bills

ParliamentToday.co.nz

The first reading of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation-and-Validation Bill.htm was passed by 112 votes with just the Greens abstaining.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00213/parliament-makes-rapid-progress-through-bills.htm

12:Govt. gives up leadership on waste

Green Party

The Government’s newly released Waste Strategy fails to show any meaningful leadership on waste, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00211/govt-gives-up-leadership-on-waste.htm

13:Congratulations to Mayor Wade-Brown

Green Party

The Green Party offered congratulations to Wellington’s new mayor-elect, Celia Wade-Brown today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00201/congratulations-to-mayor-wade-brown.htm

14:New Zealand in danger of going backwards on gender

New Zealand Labour Party

Today’s Global Gender Gap report, written by the World Economic Forum, shows NZ sliding towards a lower ranking says Labour Spokesperson for Women's Affairs, Sue Moroney.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00207/new-zealand-in-danger-of-going-backwards-on-gender.htm

15:HART Bill Passes Into Law

ParliamentToday.co.nz

The Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill passed its third reading by 116 votes to 4 with the Maori Party opposing. MPs began the first reading debate of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00214/hart-bill-passes-into-law.htm

16:New report'demands a rethink on oil'

WWF

Conservation organisation WWF-New Zealand is calling on the government to rethink its hands-off approach to future oil prices as a new report published today by the New Zealand Parliament warns of impending price shocks.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00142/new-report-demands-a-rethink-on-oil.htm

17:Haiti: Reported Weapons Distribution

United Nations

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today voiced concern at reports that arms are being distributed as the impoverished and earthquake-devastated country prepares to hold elections next month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00204/haiti-reported-weapons-distribution.htm

18:Ministry offer‘astonishing’

PPTA

PPTA negotiators were astonished by the offer the Ministry of Education put to them today, after being assured it would be worth teachers’ while.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1010/S00048/ministry-offer-astonishing.htm

19:Toyota celebrates two million Prius sales

Toyota New Zealand

Sales of the world’s first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius, have hit two million– a significant milestone in the global transition to low emission motoring.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00400/toyota-celebrates-two-million-prius-sales.htm

20:Labour urges communities to have their say

New Zealand Labour Party

The Labour Party is urging people to make their voices heard on National's latest plans to amend the Resource Management Act and other planning laws, Labour Environment spokesperson Charles Chauvel says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00206/labour-urges-communities-to-have-their-say.htm

21:Bill for assaults on Police, Corrections officers

New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power today introduced legislation to make offending against Police and Corrections officers a mandatory aggravating factor at sentencing.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00204/bill-for-assaults-on-police-corrections-officers.htm

22:Sheepish Williamson hasn’t stopped one farm sale

New Zealand Labour Party

A sheepish Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson today admitted in Parliament that he couldn’t recall declining even one farm sale to overseas interests as minister, says Labour Overseas Investment spokesperson David Parker.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00210/sheepish-williamson-hasnt-stopped-one-farm-sale.htm

23:Shane Jones: Flip-Flop Artist Extraordinaire

ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Foreshore& Seabed Spokesman Hilary Calvert today advised Labour MP Shane Jones to tread carefully when commenting about the Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Bill, lest he reveal himself to be an even bigger flip-flop artist than he ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00202/shane-jones-flip-flop-artist-extraordinaire.htm

24:Quake book a photographic record and a fundraiser

HarperCollins

Christchurch press photographer, Dave Wethey was amongst the first on the scene following the big quake in Christchurch on 4 September. He captured the destruction it caused, the initial disbelief that an earthquake of such magnitude could happen in the region ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00175/quake-book-a-photographic-record-and-a-fundraiser.htm

25:PM congratulates new Wellington Mayor

New Zealand Government

Prime Minister John Key congratulates new Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown following today’s announcement that she has been elected to lead the city.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00212/pm-congratulates-new-wellington-mayor.htm

26:Minister calls on companies to reconsider GST

New Zealand Government

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has expressed disappointment that certain utility companies have chosen to charge GST at 15% for services supplied before the GST rate changed on 1 October.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00395/minister-calls-on-companies-to-reconsider-gst.htm

27:SmartPay confident profit will hit guidance

BusinessDesk

by Paul McBeth Oct. 13 (BusinessDesk)– SmartPay Ltd., the merchant services provider that snapped up the failed Provenco Cadmus assets last year, expects to hit the bottom end of its forecast earnings.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00403/smartpay-confident-profit-will-hit-guidance.htm

28:National Standards: Why parents should be worried

New Zealand Principals Federation

As the debate over National Standards gains momentum, New Zealand Principals’ Federation President Ernie Buutveld explains why parents should be concerned about the system, and tells us why it won’t deliver on the government’s promises.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1010/S00039/national-standards-why-parents-should-be-worried.htm

29:ASEAN-Plus Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Australian Defence Force

Mr Chairman, Secretary-General, Ministerial colleagues. I thank the Government and people of Vietnam for hosting this inaugural Meeting and congratulate the people of Hanoi on its 1000^th anniversary. ASEAN was established in 1967 to accelerate ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00215/asean-plus-defence-ministers-meeting.htm

30:Burmese Political Activist hosted at Parliament

Burma Cross Parliamentary Group

Burmese activist and former political prisoner Aung Khaing Min, who is in New Zealand this week as part of Amnesty International’s‘Burma Freedom’ campaign, will give a first-hand account of his insight and experiences to both the Burma Cross-Party ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00176/burmese-political-activist-hosted-at-parliament.htm

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