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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Business
through Transtasman science
collaboration
Crop and Food ResearchNew Zealand and Australian scientists say they’re delighted with the amount of business likely to be generated out of the AUSGRAINZ collaboration between CSIRO Plant Industry and Crop & Food Research.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0712/S00046.htm
2:
The
worst behaved MPs list 2007
United Future NZ PartyUnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has released the annual list of the worst behaved MPs in the debating chamber for 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00452.htm
3:
Part
II - Internet Thought Control Bill Under
Fire
Michael CollinsAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingOn Monday, Dec. 17, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security posted this document in response to the many criticisms of House Resolution 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. Part 1 of this series examined the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0712/S00248.htm
4:
TV
ads encouraging youth gambling over
Christmas
Problem Gambling FoundationAdvertisements for a poker website on TV 3 are the subject of a complaint to the Department of Internal Affairs.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0712/S00086.htm
5:
Union
Tells Mayor To Get His Facts Straight
Association of Staff in Tertiary EducationThe National Secretary of the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education (ASTE) Te Hau Takitini o Aotearoa Ms Sharn Riggs said today that it was time Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt got his facts right about the funding for SIT.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0712/S00078.htm
6:
Anti-spam
raid in Christchurch
Department Of Internal AffairsThe Department of Internal Affairs has seized 22 computers and boxes of documents from four Christchurch addresses as it investigates an international spamming operation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00250.htm
Free Speech CoalitionThe Free Speech Coalition has launched a billboard campaign today against the parties which voted for the Electoral Finance Act.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00254.htm
8:
Casinos
Losing Sleaze Competition
Problem Gambling FoundationCasinos Losing Sleaze Competition New Zealand's casinos are losing a battle for the bottom end of the gambling market says the Problem Gambling Foundation. CEO John Stansfield says that figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs today ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00228.htm
9:
Jackson,
New Line & MGM To Produce "The
Hobbit"
WingNut FilmsLos Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00240.htm
10:
Dunne:
Third Reading Electoral Finance Bill
United Future NZ PartyUnitedFuture supported the development and introduction of the Electoral Finance Bill because we believed it was important to tidy up the excesses of the last election to ensure that New Zealand continued to have a fair and open electoral system into ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00416.htm
11:
Harawira:
Electoral FInance Bill
The Maori Party"The sweet scent of power, and the lust for control'. Third Reading – Tuesday 18 December 2007; 4.30pm Hone Harawira, Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00417.htm
12:
Questions
for Oral Answer - Tuesday, 18 Dec
2007
Office of the Clerk1. JOHN KEY (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she still stand by her statement, when asked how she expects well-intentioned, honest, ordinary New Zealanders to understand the Electoral Finance Bill, that “One expects people to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00428.htm
Office Of Speaker Of ParliamentIn response to a request from the Prime Minister, the Speaker, Hon Margaret Wilson, has investigated the Parliamentary rugby team’s use of commercial sponsorship.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00449.htm
14:
Department
of Internal Affairs Signs With BMW
Department Of Internal AffairsThe Department of Internal Affairs has signed a contract with BMW Group New Zealand to replace the existing chauffeur-driven VIP Transport Service fleet with a cleaner, more energy-efficient model.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00233.htm
15:
Joey
makes killing in the Shortland St Fan
Awards
South Pacific PicturesOver 20,000 votes were cast in this year's Shortland Street Fan Awards with the vast majority before the big reveal of Joey Henderson as the serial killer. That hasn't stopped him (and Johnny Barker, the actor who plays him ) from scooping up four awards: ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00242.htm
16:
Subaru’s
Five Star Safety Leadership
SubaruSubaru has become the first automotive company in New Zealand to achieve maximum independent safety ratings for its entire range of local specification vehicles.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00352.htm
17:
Clear
Benefits For Prostate Cancer
Screening
ConsultusResearch by the Cancer Standards Institute of New Zealand concludes that screening for, and early detection of, prostate cancer is highly beneficial for at-risk men and the health system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0712/S00080.htm
18:
Government
to appoint expert EFB panel
New Zealand GovernmentThe Government will in the New Year appoint an expert panel to review outstanding electoral issues following passing of the Electoral Finance Act 2007, says Justice Minister Annette King.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00433.htm
19:
Labour
hikes ACC levies in Xmas rush of bad
news
New Zealand National PartyNational Party ACC spokeswoman Pansy Wong says the Government's Christmas present to New Zealand workers, is effectively a tax increase by way of increased ACC levies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00453.htm
20:
New
Mesh Broadband Network Underway In
BOP
EOLEOL was the first New Zealand company to carry out a major trial of the MESH mobile broadband technology, that´s used in a number of cities in the United States. The wireless network is based on "nodes" or repeaters - that are easily attached to city ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0712/S00319.htm
Green PartyCampaign funding and finance will be examined by a Citizens' Jury, following an agreement between the Green Party and the Government.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00434.htm
22:
Gambling
harm heightened during holiday season
Gambling HelplineWith the festive season upon us, the Gambling Helpline is urging problem gamblers and affected friends and family to come forward for help. Chief executive of the Gambling Helpline, Krista Ferguson, said harm from problem gambling was particularly ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0712/S00071.htm
23:
IRL
Partnership for Innovative Superconductor
Tech
General CableChristchurch-based General Cable has partnered with New Zealand’s Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) to develop and commercialise a revolutionary high-temperature superconducting wire (HTS) for use as a component in AC power transformers, DC generators and large ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0712/S00052.htm
24:
Government
luxury BMWs exceed own energy targets
Green PartyThe Government agreement to purchase 34 luxury six cylinder BMWs over the next three years contravenes their own fuel efficiency standard for diesel vehicles as laid out in the Energy Efficiency Conservation Strategy, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00423.htm
25:
2007
NZ Comedy Guild Awards – The
Winners
New Zealand Comedy GuildThe 2007 NZ Comedy Guild Awards, presented on Sunday night in Auckland, recognized some outstanding international success, local stars, and the odd surprising newcomer. Rhys Darby , home for the event between filming scenes in "The Yes Men" alongside ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00227.htm
26:
Split
Enz Milestone for Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand LimitedRadio New Zealand has announced a landmark agreement with Warner Music Australia and Split Enz Management which will allow free public access to on-line podcasts of Enzology, the acclaimed ten-part radio documentary of the Split Enz story.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00248.htm
27:
A
Report On New National Survey On
Immigration
Democracy CorpsStan Greenberg, Al Quinlan, Mark Feierstein, and James Carville offer a progressive approach to illegal immigration that shows Democrats are very serious about getting the problem under control.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S01010.htm
28:
Labour
fails to consult National again
New Zealand National PartyNational Party Leader John Key says that yet again Labour has failed to consult National on its attempts to lock down a partial review of ‘outstanding electoral issues’.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00442.htm
29:
Greens
welcome minimum wage increase
Green PartyThe Green Party is delighted that the Government will honour its commitment to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour in line with Labour's agreements with the Green Party and NZ First after the 2005 election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0712/S00399.htm
30:
Massive
Software for ‘The Golden Compass’
Massive SoftwareMassive Software announced today that visual effects company Rhythm & Hues used Massive, the autonomous agent 3D animation software, on over 50 shots for the highly anticipated feature film from New Line Cinema, “The Golden Compass.” The film stars Nicole ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0712/S00247.htm
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