Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For April 19 2010

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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For April 19 2010

1: Binoy Kampmark: Volcanic Plumes and Surreal Scenes

Binoy Kampmark

The scenes of empty skies over Europe are surreal after the explosion of Iceland’s volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Flights continue to be grounded in the most extensive reaction to a volcanic plume in Europe's history. Global cancellations of flights ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00128.htm

2: 300k Wager On Storm Icing On Cake For NRL Betting

Centrebet

A big-time punter with leading bookmaker Centrebet has unleashed a staggering $286,000.00 on the Melbourne Storm at $1.39 to beat Manly tonight in what has been a record high round of betting on the NRL!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00195.htm

3: Ad-Hoc Approach To Agriculture Puts NZ Behind

New Zealand Labour Party

National’s lack of leadership and shambolic approach to the agriculture sector is in danger of leaving New Zealand's primary industries high and dry, Labour rural affairs spokesperson Damien O’Connor said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00193.htm

4: Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Steven Joyce

Television New Zealand

Government cap on student fees to be raised. Universities to be allowed to raise fees for expensive courses and “perhaps… a percentage increase that’s similar right across all courses”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00181.htm

5: Analysis Of Clinical Trial On Alzheimer’s Disease

Prana Biotechnology

Prana Biotechnology today announced that the authoritative scientific journal, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease published an article on April 19 about Prana’s lead drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease, PBT2, providing new analysis that it is effective ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00085.htm

6: FX Daily Planet: London Open

JP Morgan

Asian equity markets broadly declined following last Friday’s sharp decline in the US stock market led by financials on the news of fraud charges against a major US financial institution JPY appreciated against the majors amid a 1.6% decline in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00432.htm

7: Rates Tipped To Rise For IT And Creatives

Crackerjacks

IT and creative professional’s pay expectations have increased over the past six months, according to new research in New Zealand’s contracting market.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00327.htm

8: PM Presser: Med Student Fees, Blood Pressure Rise

Rory MacKinnon

Medical students’ loans will loom even larger under Government plans to loosen fee caps, Prime Minister John Key confirmed Monday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00134.htm

9: Powerball Player In Dunedin Claims Victory

NZ Lotteries

As the supercars battle for victory at the Hamilton V8s this weekend, a Powerball player in Dunedin has won their very own victory with a massive $10.8 million Powerball First Division prize tonight, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00196.htm

10: Pedestrian Crossing A Big Turn On For Newmarket

New Zealand Transport Agency

A new signalised pedestrian crossing on Newmarket’s busy thoroughfare was switched on today, as part of the NZ Transport Agency’s Newmarket Connection Project.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00203.htm

11: KPMG Misses The Micro In The Macro

Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers welcomes KPMG’s Agribusiness Agenda but observes that details affecting farming on an individual farm scale has been missed, due to a macro overview.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00428.htm

12: Young Labour Reeling Over Key's Student Claims

Young Labour

Young Labour is outraged over flippant claims made by Prime Minister John Key today in regards to interest free student loans on tertiary study and the alleged lack of “respect” shown by tertiary students to taxpayers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00192.htm

13: FX Networks, Telecom announce major breakthrough

FX Networks

FX Networks and Telecom Wholesale today confirmed their agreement for the exchange of local internet traffic at 19 of Telecom’s points of interconnection around the country. The agreement is the culmination of years of effort by Telecom, FX Networks ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00419.htm

14: Flightless Soars Up The Charts With Top Dog

Flightless

Within hours of their debut launch of the iPhone game, Top Dog: Farmyard Adventures, Wellington interactive studio Flightless has scored a hit with children and game lovers throughout the country.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00427.htm

15: Government Actuary Investigates KiwiSaver Scheme

Ministry of Economic Development

The Government Actuary, David Benison, announced today that following an investigation into the Huljich KiwiSaver Scheme he has decided it requires further and closer monitoring.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00413.htm

16: Helicopter Transports Critically Injured Patient

Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter transported a Critically Injured patient with a Gun Shot Wound from just North of Carterton in the Wairarapa today 19th April 10 at approximately 1pm.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00202.htm

17: Study Linking Multivitamins To Cancer Alarmist

Natural Products NZ

Natural Products New Zealand (NPNZ), the industry body representing a significant proportion of New Zealand natural health product manufacturers, says consumers should not be alarmed over media reports of a study claiming a link between multivitamin ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00084.htm

18: Groser Welcomes Release Of ACTA Negotiating Text

New Zealand Government

Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed a decision to publicly release the negotiating text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, following negotiations held in Wellington last week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00184.htm

19: New Rules Push Maserati Off The Podium

Maserati Australia and New Zealand

The first round of the FIA GT World Championship has revealed the full effects of rule changes with the reigning world champions, Maserati, being pushed off the podium at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit at the weekend (17 April 2010).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00430.htm

20: Check Your Travel Insurance Coverage

Southern Cross Travel Insurance

If you can’t guarantee getting to your end destination – don’t go. That’s the advice Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) is providing to the hundreds of customers calling today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00424.htm

21: Pole 3 Project Under Way

New Zealand Government

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee has today kicked off Transpower’s $672 million inter-island electricity connection project at the Haywards substation in Wellington.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00192.htm

22: Science On Screen A Positive Move

New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s Research Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer today congratulated Television New Zealand and the Royal Society of New Zealand for their push to promote science on Kiwi screens.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00190.htm

23: PM’s Attacks On Students Ill-Informed And Unfair

New Zealand Union of Students Associations

Student leaders are condemning the Prime Minister’s statements this morning regarding students as short sighted and based on ill-informed preconceptions of students.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00196.htm

24: NZ Dollar Outlook: Goldman Sachs overshadows CPI

Businesswire

by Paul McBeth April 19 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar will be at the whim of equity markets this week as traders wait on the fall-out from the fraud charges levelled at investment bank Goldman Sachs Group, rather than tomorrow’s local consumer ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00412.htm

25: Young Orator Heads To Youth Parliament

The Maori Party

People say that Turei-Hamiora Ormsby of Ngati Porou and Upokorehe is an “extraordinary orator” and that’s a talent he will undoubtedly be putting to use in this year’s Youth Parliament.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00191.htm

26: Graeme Hunt Stands For Auckland Council

North Now

Journalist, author and historian Graeme Hunt is standing for the new Auckland Council. He is contesting the Albany ward as part of the independent North Now ticket.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00181.htm

27: Name Release: Te Kauwhata Fatal Crash

New Zealand Police

Waikato Police investigating a fatal crash involving a Highway Patrol vehicle and a motorcycle east of Te Kauwhata yesterday afternoon are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00190.htm

28: Blackenbrook Predicts Best Vintage Ever

Blackenbrook Vineyard

It’s all smiles at Blackenbrook Family Vineyard in Tasman this week as the harvesting reveals what they believe will be their best year yet for quality grapes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00429.htm

29: India: Petitions on Child Labour policy

Asian Human Rights Commission

On the 10th and 11th of May a Global Child Labour Conference will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands. The focus will be on the worst forms of child labour. However, the campaign 'Stop Child Labour -School is the best place to work'1 and her partners ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00344.htm

30: Decrees Show That NZ Must Stay Firm on Fiji

Pacific.scoop

No doubt it can be tiring for democracies as they fight to ostracise, shame and sanction dictatorships around to their own way of thinking. The despots are seldom for turning. They commonly think and argue in a language of belligerence and conceit that would ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00342.htm

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