Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 10 2010

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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 10 2010

1: Waihopai Ploughares Trial: Day Two

Bryan Law

The whole morning today, and part of the afternoon was taken up with legal argument. The Court was closed, the jury confined to their room, during this process. Because of sub judice rules (and their technical nature) I’m not going to describe here ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00118.htm

2: Labour launches petition to stop whaling plans

New Zealand Labour Party

Public pressure is the only way to stop the National Government agreeing to commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean, Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesman Chris Carter says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00135.htm

3: Those who do not learn the lessons of history

New Zealand Labour Party

Labour today released a 10 year old report written in the dying days of the last National Government which demolishes Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman plans to introduce a retirement -visa- for- cash scheme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00151.htm

4: Swine Flu At-Risk Offered Free Vaccinations

Canterbury District Health Board

Pregnant women, very overweight people, children aged under five (on the advice of their doctor) and people with long term medical conditions are urged to have a free seasonal influenza vaccination, which includes protection against pandemic influenza ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00044.htm

5: Kohatu blow-up was cold-hearted and unnecessary

The Maori Party

The Maori Party is disappointed with the actions of Clearwater Hydro company which blew up the sacred kohatu Te Rongomai o Te Karaka with reckless disregard for mana whenua who held it in high regard.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00150.htm

6: Hide must come clean on Auckland council powers

New Zealand Labour Party

“Rodney Hide needs to come clean about what powers the Auckland Council will have regarding the hiring and firing of Council-owned company directors ”, says Phil Twyford .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00131.htm

7: Uncosted Puhoi to Wellsford plan pure 'overkill'

New Zealand Labour Party

Awarding a contract for route investigation work on the so-called Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance is an example of pure ‘road overkill’, say Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes and Mt Albert MP David Shearer.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00149.htm

8: Wakefield seeks control of 4th hospital for $22.6M

Businesswire

March 10 (BusinessWire) – Wakefield Health Ltd., which operates two private hospitals in Wellington and one in Hastings, plans to acquire a controlling interest in the fourth facility, Tauranga’s Grace Hospital.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00266.htm

9: Education cuts will hurt schools

New Zealand Labour Party

The National-Act Government’s announcement that it is to slash tens of millions of dollars from the education budget spells bad news for education quality, Labour Party education spokesman Trevor Mallard said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00146.htm

10: Arts Festival Images: Revolt of the Mannequins

Carey Davies

The busy shoppers and workers of Wellington’s Lambton Quay must have wondered what to make of the scene. But after taking a walk and looking at some of the shop windows in the vicinity, all becomes (sort of) clear.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00119.htm

11: Kiwibank to offer tradeable preference shares

Businesswire

March 10 (BusinessWire) - Kiwibank is planning to raise up to $150 million in tier one capital early next month through an issue of preference shares, listed on the NZX.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00264.htm

12: SH2 – Melling Intersection traffic delays

New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises motorists travelling north and south on State Highway 2 that there could be delays in the vicinity of the Melling intersection this Sunday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00126.htm

13: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; PPL, MHI advance

Businesswire

March 10 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose, led by children’s clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch and jewellery chain Michael Hill International after a survey showed consumer confidence in Australia continues to track higher.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00265.htm

14: LanzaTech deal in China

LanzaTech

LanzaTech was founded in early 2005 to develop, and commercialize proprietary technologies for the production of lowest cost fuel ethanol and high value chemicals from a variety of low-value, high volume gas resources including industrial off gases and gasified ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00258.htm

15: Ministry to be more efficient, less bureaucratic

New Zealand Government

The Ministry of Education will look at reshaping its role, size and focus in the next stage of its ongoing change programme says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00128.htm

16: Ryall clearing the decks for more cutbacks

New Zealand Labour Party

With the departure of Director General of Health Stephen McKernan, Tony Ryall appears to be getting ready for even more cutbacks in health, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00142.htm

17: Australia: housing finance falling off a cliff

JP Morgan

The total number of housing loan commitments issued in Australia nose-dived 7.9%m/m in January (J.P. Morgan: +3.0%, consensus: +2.0%), having already plummeted 14% between September and December 2009. We have for some time expected that housing activity ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00260.htm

18: Naughty or “Aspie”?

Pead PR

North & South’s April Issue – on newsstands March 15 Media release 10 March 2010 Naughty or “Aspie”? Is he simply naughty? Or is little Johnny’s classmate really an “Aspie”. It’s a question parents are asking more and more. And it’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00047.htm

19: ‘Your Choice’ Stormwater Workshops in Whakatu

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

A programme to encourage more Hawke’s Bay businesses to protect streams and rivers is coming to Whakatu businesses this month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00263.htm

20: A third of businesses expect to hire soon

Employers And Manufacturers Association

Some optimism is evident that things are on the improve, and experts assure us a recovery is on its way, but many businesses have yet to see it working for them, says David Lowe, Employment Services Manager for the Northern Employers and Manufacturers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00262.htm

21: 235 commuters take the morning train

Blueskin Media

At least two hundred and thirty-five commuters caught the morning train from Waitati and Port Chalmers to Dunedin this Wednesday morning in a one-day revival of rail commuting organised by the Dunedin City Council, Taieri Gorge Railway and rail transport ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00119.htm

22: Govt’s $21 billion bet on cheap petrol

Green Party

It is economically irresponsible to continue to invest in new roading infrastructure while fuel prices push new heights, said the Green Party today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00136.htm

23: Ryall can save Christchurch youth health service

New Zealand Labour Party

Ryall can save Christchurch youth health service Health Minister Tony Ryall should step in to prevent Christchurch’s 198 Youth Health Centre from closing its doors permanently, Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00139.htm

24: Minister Will Pay for Roads But Not Education

Tertiary Education Union

Yesterday Steven Joyce, the minister of tertiary education said that he was "acutely aware of how important better educational outcomes for our young people are to strengthening our economy for the future" but then went on to say "it is highly unlikely that there ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1003/S00046.htm

25: Govt must take action on tobacco-related deaths

National Heart Foundation

The Heart Foundation is calling for the government to take bold action to prevent Maori dying prematurely from tobacco related illnesses.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00045.htm

26: Science New Zealand congratulates prizewinners

Science New Zealand

Science New Zealand congratulates the winners of the first-ever Prime Minister’s Science Prizes – the Science Prize, Emerging Scientist’s Prize, Science Teacher’s Prize, the Science Media Communications Prize, and the MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00037.htm

27: Day of Discovery Planned at Orari River Mouth

Environment Canterbury

Day of Discovery Planned at Orari River Mouth Animal life, native flora and ever-popular riverside pursuits will be celebrated at a community event at the Orari River mouth on Saturday, March 27. The free family-oriented event will include demonstrations ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00123.htm

28: PSA concerned about cuts at Ministry of Education

Public Service Association

The Public Service Association is concerned about the impact that cuts at the Ministry of Education will have on the delivery of education services.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00148.htm

29: Brownlee not smart on smart meters

New Zealand Labour Party

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee's refusal to specify a standard for domestic smart metering in New Zealand is another missed opportunity to allow consumers to take some control over the cost of their power, Labour's spokesperson on Energy and Resources ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00145.htm

30: Waihopai and the Troublesome Priest

Gordon Campbell

Interesting headline in the NZ Herald this morning about the Waihopai spy base invasion : “ Spy Base Priest’s History of Trouble…” In fact, the only ‘trouble” the Herald can dig up on Dominican priest Peter Murnane is that he took in the Algerian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00010.htm

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