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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 11 2010

Friday, 12 March 2010, 8:51 am
Article: Scoop Daily Ratings

1: 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

2: Kiwis tell John Key: We don’t want your whaling

New Zealand Labour Party
Public pressure is building on Prime Minister John Key over his plans to allow commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00156.htm

3: Higher travel costs signalled for the elderly

New Zealand Labour Party
The review of the SuperGold Card scheme signals cuts to travel subsidies for the elderly, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00164.htm

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4: Israeli Plans To Expand Settlements

United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s settlement construction to come to a halt, has condemned its announcement that it is building 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00215.htm

5: Death sentence for more New Zealand kids

John Minto
Act MP David Garrett’s suggestion the government pay bad parents to be sterilized will resonate with a lot of people. Like all of us Garrett says he’s concerned at the numbers of children abused and killed each year in New Zealand and suggests ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00130.htm

6: Reserve Bank Confirms ETS Tax to Lift Prices

ACT New Zealand
Dr Allan Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank today confirmed what ACT has said all along; that the new ETS tax will lift the price of electricity and petrol from July and will push inflation to the top end of the Bank’s 2-3 per cent band, ACT ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00167.htm

7: Bollard agrees wages won’t keep pace

New Zealand Labour Party
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard indicated to Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure committee today that he agreed that an increase in GST to 15 percent would add two percent to inflation and living costs, Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00163.htm

8: 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

9: Aung San Suu Kyi must be allowed in elections

New Zealand Labour Party
Confirmation that the military junta has barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in Burma’s upcoming elections has been condemned by Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00166.htm

10: Teachers will get more support not less

New Zealand Government
An increased focus on frontline services at the Ministry of Education will enhance support for teachers, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00162.htm

11: Need for local boards to have real power

New Zealand Labour Party
“The Local Government Commission’s final decisions on the boundaries for the new Auckland Council highlight the need for Rodney Hide to ensure local boards are given real powers” Phil Twyford said today
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00165.htm

12: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed after MPS; RBD up

Businesswire
March 11 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares were mixed after the central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low, helping push down the kiwi dollar. Fast-food franchise company Restaurant Brands gained and foodmaker Goodman Fielder ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00304.htm

13: Council boundaries are about fair representation

Green Party
Today’s announcement of Auckland Council boundaries and representation arrangements will mean Aucklanders won't be fairly represented in the Super City, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00161.htm

14: Crackdown on Loan Sharks will protect vulnerable

New Zealand Labour Party
“Protecting out most vulnerable New Zealanders and their families is at the heart of my campaign to crackdown on Loan Sharks”, Labour’s Spokesperson for Consumer Affairs said today
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00154.htm

15: Ports of Auckland and KiwiRail celebrate new rail

Ports of Auckland
The Wiri to Waitemata seaport rail link, which was officially opened today, will provide benefits to Ports of Auckland, its customers and the wider supply chain, says Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00294.htm

16: 2009 Human Rights Report

US State Department
The human rights reports are important both to make policymakers in the United States more aware of what’s going on in the world. They give information to Congress, they give information to the Executive Branch, specifically on what’s happening ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00231.htm

17: Experts on plans for Pacific Fibre undersea cable

Science Media Centre
The SMC has gathered commentary from industry and science experts on the significance of the proposed new cable, and how it might affect New Zealand's science and ICT sectors. Additional comments will be added to the SMC website.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00041.htm

18: FAI Money should never have been given guarantee

Progressive Party
A decision by FAI to stop raising money from the public without the government guarantee shows the company should never have been given a Crown guarantee in the first place, Progressive Party leader and Wigram MP Jim Anderton says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00158.htm

19: Govt internet filter going live is sad day for NZ

Tech Liberty
The Department of Internal Affairs has admitted that the internet filter is now operational and is already being used by ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog. It appears that Maxnet have not told their customers that they are diverting some of their internet traffic to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00159.htm

20: Justice Minister releases knife possession report

New Zealand Government
Justice Minister Simon Power has today released a report on knife possession laws in order to stimulate public debate on the issue.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00155.htm

21: $21 Million Funding Boost for Food Innovation

Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council says Government funding of $21 million, to establish a network of new food innovation centres in Manukau, Waikato, Palmerston North and Canterbury, will create a significant resource for the food industry, and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00303.htm

22: Minister welcomes decisions on Auckland boundaries

New Zealand Government
The Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has welcomed the release today of the Local Government Commission's decisions on Auckland local board numbers, wards and boundaries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00153.htm

23: New $21 million food innovation network

New Zealand Government
The government will spend up to $21 million to establish a network of open-access food development facilities across the country, Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00159.htm

24: New Principal for One Tree Hill College

One Tree Hill College
Nicholas Dynes [Nick] Coughlan has been appointed principal of One Tree Hill College, Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1003/S00049.htm

25: Purchasing expert joins Nosh

Nosh Food Market
Nosh Food Market shareholder Simon Gordon has joined the business as a working director responsible for the supply chain.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00301.htm

26: Opening the Doors to Better Irrigation

Plains Irrigators
Mid-Canterbury based irrigation business, Plains Irrigators, is opening the doors to its new premises at 25 McNally Street in Ashburton on Wednesday, 17th March. Continued growth necessitated moving the company’s entire operation to one large site, a ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00299.htm

27: US Efforts To Counter Violent Extremism

US State Department
In the past eight years, the United States has made great strides in what might be called tactical counterterrorism – taking individual terrorists off the street, and disrupting cells and operations. But an effective counterterrorism strategy must ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00230.htm

28: General Assembly President Travels To Asia

United Nations
The President of the General Assembly is on his way to the Republic of Korea and the Philippines for talks with senior officials from both countries that will focus on interfaith dialogue, economic development and other issues.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00223.htm

29: Federated Farmers welcomes cable proposal - Govt

Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is excited about today’s announcement that Pacific Fibre will be building a broadband cable linking New Zealand and Australia to the USA.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00302.htm

30: A-listers test waters for super-fast Pacific cable

Businesswire
March 11 (BusinessWire) – A group of well-known New Zealand businessmen are sounding out appetite for a new internet fibre cable venture to link with Australia and the western United States seaboard.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00298.htm

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