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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For April 20 2010

Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 9:27 am
Article: Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Stocks to watch: AIR, Auckland Airport, AMP, FPA

Businesswire
April 20 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00437.htm

2: Experts On Multi-Vitamins And Breast Cancer

Science Media Centre
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition this month has raised concerns that the use of multi-vitamin supplements may increase the risk of breast cancer.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00052.htm

3: Pacific Countries Report On Biodiversity Targets

SPREP
11 Pacific island countries are to meet in Samoa next week for a workshop to assist them in completing their fourth National Reports to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00338.htm

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4: Amnesty Welcomes Support For Indigenous Rights

Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the New Zealand Government’s decision to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00384.htm

5: No binding spending caps in Budget, says Key

Businesswire
by Pattrick Smellie April 19 (BusinessWire) - Prime Minister John Key has dashed the New Zealand Business Roundtable's hopes that the Budget would include a fixed cap on government spending.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00433.htm

6: Stateside: California Democratic Party Convention

Rosalea Barker
The California Democratic Party’s state convention was held in Los Angeles over the weekend. I was only able to be there for Saturday. The convention hotel was the FW Marriott at LA Live—LA Live being the part of downtown that is home to various ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00142.htm

7: Relief Items to China Earthquake Survivors

Oxfam
Blankets for 2,000 people have been distributed by Oxfam International as part of relief efforts to help survivors of the deadly earthquake that hit the Yushu County area in the southeastern Qinghai Province in China. Items were distributed in a temporary ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00380.htm

8: Declaration Will Divide The Nation

ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today he was appalled at the Government's decision to covertly sign up to the UN Declaration of the Rights Of Indigenous Peoples, a document which asserts for Maori rights and privileges not enjoyed by other New Zealanders.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00220.htm

9: UN forum on indigenous issues opens

United Nations
The annual United Nations forum on indigenous issues opened today with a call from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Member States to promote development while respecting the values and traditions of indigenous peoples.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00352.htm

10: Swine Flu Update

Ministry of Health
Icelandic volcanic eruption and possibility of short term delays in influenza vaccine supplies from France. New Zealand has delivered around 772,000 doses of flu vaccine so far this season.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1004/S00091.htm

11: Coca-Cola Misleading Shareholders In India

India Resource Centre
The Coca-Cola Company will be holding its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in Atlanta. The shareholders will be warned, again, that the Coca-Cola Company management is being derelict in its duties by not disclosing the critical ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00382.htm

12: Gluckman: Riddet Institute AgriFood Summit

Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee
Everybody in this room understands that New Zealand’s economical, social, and environmental development is very much dependent on an effective agricultural system producing products that the world wants, at a price that makes New Zealand wealthier and in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1004/S00051.htm

13: Cathay Pacific Cancels More European Flights

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways announced that all its flights to and from Europe except Rome and Milan on 20 April night and 21 April morning will be cancelled due to the continuing impact of volcanic ash on European airports.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00456.htm

14: 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

15: Team Tua Confirms Next Free-To-Air Fight

Maori Television Service
New Zealand’s national indigenous broadcaster, Maori Television, will present exclusive, live and free-to-air coverage of David ‘Tuamanator’ Tua’s next fight in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday June 26 2010. Now ranked number two by the World Boxing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1004/S00245.htm

16: UN Declaration Creates Two Countries - Peters

New Zealand First Party
Signing a controversial United Nations declaration on indigenous rights is a huge mistake, according to Rt. Hon Winston Peters, who was Foreign Minister when New Zealand decided to reject the declaration.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1004/S00206.htm

17: Situation In Europe Still Unclear

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific’s General Manager Operations in Hong Kong, Russell Davie, said today the situation in Europe remained extremely uncertain for air travel, as a new eruption of the Iceland volcano had caused further dispersal of ash.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1004/S00385.htm

18: Questions for Oral Answer - 20 April 2010

Office of the Clerk
# Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “New Zealand takes its international obligations seriously and does not support texts unless we are able to implement them”? # CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What impact ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00208.htm

19: Multipurpose Structure For Queens Wharf Announced

Auckland Regional Council
A modern, multipurpose structure will be built on Queens Wharf in time for the Rugby World Cup, Auckland Regional Council Chairman Mike Lee said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00212.htm

20: FTA With India Good To Grow New Zealand’s Economy

New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Associate Ethnic Affairs Spokesperson Raymond Huo says a new Asia New Zealand Foundation (Asia: NZ) report emphasises the importance of a Free Trade Agreement with India.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00221.htm

21: Remembering an Algerian freedom-fighter in Paris

Rooksana Hossenally
Rooksana Hossenally writes how 23 years after the assassination of Algerian socialist leader and key freedom fighter, Ali André Mécili, a commemoration in his honour took place at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris on Sunday, 11th April.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00136.htm

22: Declaration good for Maori, good for the nation

The Maori Party
The Maori Party has welcomed the Government’s decision to adopt the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00197.htm

23: Notice Of Motion On Polish Plane Crash

The Maori Party
The Maori Party stands to share in the collective sorrow of this House as we pay our respects for the people of Poland in their own homeland, and the many who have come to call Aotearoa home.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00214.htm

24: Auckland Airport Wins Prestigious Awards

Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport has beaten strong competition to be named the best airport in Asia for international marketing, at the prestigious Routes Asia Airport Marketing Awards, held in Adelaide, Australia last night.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00483.htm

25: Wellington Prisoners Aid Closure Avoidable

New Zealand Labour Party
The closure of the Wellington Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society (PARS) this Thursday is totally avoidable and will make our community less safe, Grant Robertson, Labour MP for Wellington Central said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00216.htm

26: Fonterra exposure appeals to AMP Capital

Businesswire
April 20 (BusinessWire) – AMP Capital Investors, which manages some $11 billion worth of assets in New Zealand, would welcome the opportunity to invest in a fund with direct exposure to Fonterra Cooperative Group.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00480.htm

27: ETITO System Now Available For Financial Advisers

ETITO
ETITO is pleased to announce the availability of the registration and booking system for financial adviser competence assessment. The system allows financial advisers to make examination and workplace assessment bookings.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00484.htm

28: Coal Seam Gas Operations Update

L and M Energy
L&M Energy Limited (LME) is pleased to provide the following update on the drilling of the OM-4 well, which is currently drilling ahead at 996m. The rig has successfully cored through the Beaumont and Morley coal measures.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00485.htm

29: Travel Disruptions Due To European Volcanic Ash

Expedia
Nicolas Chu, General Manager of Expedia Australia and New Zealand, comments on the disruptions to travel as a result of the volcanic ash cloud following a volcanic eruption in Iceland last week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00481.htm

30: Cyclist Hit By Train

New Zealand Police
On the railway crossing with Matapihi Rd, Mount Maunganui a cyclist was hit by a train. The cyclist died immediately.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1004/S00219.htm

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