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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 31 2010

Thursday, 1 April 2010, 9:02 am
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1: Bullying no way to start Foreshore and Seabed

Green Party
John Key’s threat to retain the current foreshore and seabed legislation if Māori don’t like his proposals is a patronising and inappropriate way to begin consultation, said the Green Party today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00498.htm

2: Proposal to remove tobacco from public view

New Zealand Government
Consultation will begin this week on a proposal to ban the display of tobacco products in all retail outlets in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00495.htm

3: McCully throws temper tantrum

New Zealand Government
Labour’s Chris Carter says Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s refusal to clarify his Government’s position on allowing limited commercial whaling to proceed is petty.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00486.htm

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4: Navy Ships Depart on Four Month Deployment

New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS TE KAHA and Fleet Tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will depart over the coming week on a four month deployment to Asia, Canada, and North America.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00599.htm

5: Scoop Coverage: Environment Canterbury Fired

Scoop Full Coverage
The Chairman of Environment Canterbury, Alec Neill, has said that Environment Canterbury will work constructively with commissioners following today’s government announcement that the council’s elected representatives will be replaced by commissioners from ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00322.htm

6: Questions and Answers - 30 Mar 2010

Office of the Clerk
Accident Compensation—Pre-existing Degenerative Conditions; Budget 2010—Tax System; Energy and Resources, Minister—Statements; Health Services—Improving Front-line Services; Mining in Conservation Areas—Impact on Economy
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00485.htm

7: Questions for Oral Answer - 31 March 2010

Office of the Clerk
# AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What challenges does the Government face in preparing Budget 2010 compared with Budget 2009? # Hon ANNETTE KING to the Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by all her recent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00490.htm

8: Govt seeks public views on foreshore and seabed

New Zealand Government
In announcing the Government is seeking public feedback on options to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act, Prime Minister John Key says it is important for all New Zealanders to see the matter resolved effectively once and for all.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00499.htm

9: Repeal one step closer to a reality

The Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says the repeal of the Foreshore and Seabed Act is one step closer to a reality.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00500.htm

10: LHC research programme gets underway

CERN
Beams collided at 7 TeV in the LHC at 13:06 CEST, marking the start of the LHC research programme. Particle physicists around the world are looking forward to a potentially rich harvest of new physics as the LHC begins its first long run at an energy three ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1003/S00084.htm

11: Grade C. New Zealand could do better

The New Zealand Institute
New Zealand is a country with high potential. Material wealth, a productive and beautiful environment, cultural richness and world-class institutions make it a great place to live. New Zealand’s appeal is based on the whole package, not a single attribute.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00493.htm

12: April 1 tax changes promote fairness

New Zealand Government
Tax changes taking effect tomorrow are in line with the Government’s vision to make the tax system fairer and encourage productivity through saving and enterprise, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00491.htm

13: National window dressing on Seabed and Foreshore

New Zealand Labour Party
National's preferred option on the foreshore and seabed shows that the whole process has been window dressing, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00502.htm

14: Agriculture Minister may have conflict of interest

Green Party
Agriculture Minister David Carter may have a conflict of interest in relation to the Bill that is being rushed through Parliament to sack the Canterbury Regional Council, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00513.htm

15: NZ and China sign dairy cooperation arrangement

New Zealand Government
Agriculture Minister David Carter has signed a dairy cooperation arrangement with China’s Agriculture Minister Han Changfu.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00514.htm

16: 90 day trial periods about to become even more of

New Zealand Labour Party
90 day trial periods about to become even more of a minefield Labour’s associate spokesperson for Labour Darien Fenton says that 90-day trial periods for employees will get messier as the Government moves to force beneficiaries into jobs.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00518.htm

17: Ultimate solution turns out to be platitudes

New Zealand Labour Party
The Government was today supposed to provide an ultimate solution to Foreshore and Seabed legislation, but instead “all we’ve got is a whole lot of platitudes and nothing new”, says Labour Maori Affairs spokesperson Parekura Horomia.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00517.htm

18: Dunne welcomes return of public domain

United Future NZ Party
UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne has welcomed the return of public domain (takiwa iwi whanui) to the foreshore and seabed debate.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00503.htm

19: Heavier trucks risk road safety

New Zealand Labour Party
The Government’s decision to allow heavier trucks on our roads is another move by National that will put the safety of Kiwi motorists at risk, Labour’s transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00510.htm

20: Govt To Get Windfall Profits At Your Expense

ACT New Zealand
Receiving ever increasing dividends from State-owned power companies – such as the $89.5m payout announced today by Meridian Energy - is something the Government will ‘have to get used to’ once the Emissions Trading Scheme comes into effect, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00515.htm

21: $1 million housing fund to assist Aucklanders

New Zealand National Party
Nikki Kaye, National MP for Auckland Central, is delighted that Community of Refuge Trust (CORT) has been awarded funding to build new properties under the Housing Innovation Fund.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00516.htm

22: Plunge in Aussie retail sales to sideline RBA

JP Morgan
The last domestic economic releases ahead of the RBA’s April Board meeting today offered material surprises that support our central view that the next 25bp rate hike will be delayed until May. The retail numbers shocked on the downside, as did ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00876.htm

23: Scoop Images – Schedule 4 Mining Protest

Rory MacKinnon
“Our wind is fierce/Our sunshine’s strong/Mining in parks/will not go on!” The chant boomed across Parliament’s grounds as hundreds gathered Tuesday to protest Government plans to allow mining in Schedule 4 protected conservation lands. Scoop ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00318.htm

24: Wellington Airport will seek ideas on film sign

Wellington Airport Limited
Wellington International Airport will seek alternative ideas for a sign celebrating the global success of Wellington’s film industry which it plans to erect at the Miramar cutting.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00368.htm

25: Activists Deliberately Misleading the Public

Waihi Newmont Gold
Newmont Waihi Gold confirms that its future gold mining activity on the Coromandel Peninsula will be using modern underground methods - not open pit.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00868.htm

26: Kerr boosts support for ailing South Canterbury

Businesswire
March 31 (BusinessWire) – George Kerr, a cornerstone investor in Pyne Gould Corp., has boosted his support for the ailing South Canterbury Finance, subscribing to some $22 million worth of secured convertible notes in Allan Hubbard’s Southbury Corp.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00877.htm

27: Deaf Student Selected For Gallipoli Trip

New Zealand Government
Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy and Minister of Disability Issues Tariana Turia today welcomed the announcement from Veterans' Affairs Minister Judith Collins that a student with special needs has been selected to join the official New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00511.htm

28: Why wait for tobacco displays consultation?

New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s associate health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway has welcomed today’s announcement that the Health Ministry will begin consultation on banning tobacco displays.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00512.htm

29: MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises; NZX, CEN gain

Businesswire
March 31 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s benchmark NZX 50 Index rose on the final day of a quarter where it made no gains. Stocks exchange operator NZX Ltd. led gainers after predicting a strong year for listings and a pickup in terminal sales.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00875.htm

30: FX Daily Planet: Sydney/Asia Open

JP Morgan
Mixed equity market performance is weighing on high beta and the USD is higher against the majors in afternoon trading. Equities failed to move significantly and are currently about flat in afternoon trading despite positive economic reports earlier in the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00846.htm

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