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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 19 2010
Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 19 2010
1: Today
In Parliament 19.05.10
Tom FrewenLabour's Trevor Mallard ordered out of the chamber for third time by Lockwood Smith. MPs still unhappy about the quality of the chamber's sound system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00156.htm
2:
Budget
2010 Daily News Alert - Wed, May 19,
2010
Scoop Budget News AlertsIn This Edition: (One day till budget) RBNZ cautions on financial stability, dollar falls & a bevy of budget previews, ACT's wish list and critiques
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00157.htm
3:
Palestinian
Girls Nab Science Prize
United NationsThree Palestinian girls educated in a United Nations-funded school in a refugee camp have made history by winning a top spot at an international science fair in Silicon Valley for a revolutionary walking cane for the blind which they demonstrated today ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00357.htm
4:
Questions
and Answers - 18 May 2010
Office of the ClerkPrime Minister—Statements; Economy—Rebalancing Progress; ACC, Minister—Recent Statements; Te Urewera National Park—Proposal to Vest Ownership in Tūhoe; Leaky Homes—Financial Assistance
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00262.htm
5:
Scoop
Satire: Sweeping Taxonomy Changes For
Budget
Lyndon HoodWhat may have begun as a typographic error has been embraced by the Government, with the budget tipped to see a sweeping "rebalancing" of the taxonomy system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00152.htm
Asian Human Rights CommissionThese days, there is a great deal of discussion about what is autochthonous, what is indigenous and what is homegrown. Contemporary discussion on the proposed commission for reconciliations and lessons learned according to the Minister for the Media will ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00358.htm
7:
Scoop
Top Stories For May 19, 2010 News
Summary
The Scoop EditorLEAD STORY Signup To Scoop Budget 2010 Alerts Budget 2010: How will the GST rise affect retailers? NZ POLITICS Conservation: Forest & Bird Calls For Action Over Dolphins Welfare: Working Group Forum To 'Debate The Issues' Gordon Campbell: On John Key's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00158.htm
8:
ACT
contradicts itself on ETS
New Zealand GovernmentACT’s contradictory position on carbon credits for forestry undermines the credibility of its policy on the emissions trading scheme, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00267.htm
9:
Cadbury
announces NZ Commonwealth Games
partner
CadburyCadbury is proud to announce the details of its partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee, as the Official Fundraiser for the New Zealand 2010 Commonwealth Games team.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00591.htm
10:
ACT’s
vision for of future is a nightmare for
NZ
Public Service AssociationACT’s ‘Budget 2010: Combating Government Waste’ document paints a barren vision of New Zealand. It sees no need to support a sustainable land management programme, research into bio-security or advice on climate change despite the country’s reliance ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00193.htm
11:
MARKET
CLOSE: NZ shares fall; NZO, FPA, ING
drop
BusinesswireMay 19 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell for a fourth straight day, as Germany stepped up efforts to prevent speculators betting against its markets, stoking concern the region’s debt crisis has potential for more damage. New Zealand Oil & Gas ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00594.htm
12:
Borrowing
for tax cuts irresponsible, unfair
Green PartyBorrowing to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, new motorways, and subsidies for greenhouse polluters is fiscally irresponsible, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00265.htm
13:
SCF
recovers $202 mln of outstanding
loans
BusinesswireMay 19 (BusinessWire) - South Canterbury Finance Ltd. has recovered $202 million of outstanding loans since the start of the year and says its specialist asset management team is making good progress with non-core and non-performing debt.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00590.htm
14:
Collins
washes her hands of responsibility
New Zealand Labour PartyThe Minister of Corrections and Police Judith Collins has washed her hands of responsibility for protecting the public from convicted rapist Maka Renata who has breached his release conditions, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00268.htm
15:
FPI
Overnight Brief - May 17 2010
Foreign Policy InitiativeOn the evening of Wednesday, June 2, FPI Director Dan Senor will give a first-hand report on the changing situation in the Middle East at the Union League Club in New York City. For more information, and to RSVP, please visit the Events page on FPI's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00337.htm
16:
Welfare
Working Group Forum to Debate the
Issues
The Institute For Policy StudiesIssues around long-term welfare dependency and obstacles to achieving better life and work outcomes for people on benefits will be the focus of a two-day forum being hosted by the Welfare Working Group on 9 -10 June 2010 at Victoria University in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00184.htm
17:
Mobile
phones and cancer risk – Interphone
study
Science Media CentreIncreasing mobile phone use has led to public concern about possible cancer risks. The long-anticipated Interphone study is the largest, most comprehensive study on the risks to date, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00043.htm
18:
Reds'
Weapon of Choice: Burning Barricades
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- Black smoke billows from burning tires in the streets, creating small volcanoes fed by angry Red Shirt protesters armed with Molotov cocktails, slingshots and fireworks against trained snipers and inexperienced troops. Survival amid Bangkok's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00146.htm
19:
Increased
vetting will make kids safer
Big BuddyThe architect of New Zealand’s most developed screening process supports the Government’s decision to toughen up on vetting rules for people working with children.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00167.htm
20:
Views
sought on national convention centres
New Zealand GovernmentThe government is seeking views from interested groups on the development of New Zealand’s conference and conventions industry, Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee said today. This includes the potential to develop an international ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00266.htm
21:
Budget
comments re SME sector
Bizzone Business ExpoAs New Zealand’s largest event for business, the Bizzone Business Expo prepares to open, (2-4June) organiser Sarah Trotman, champion of SMEs, says she believes most of the 13,000 business owners expected at the event will be hoping for company tax ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00587.htm
22:
FGC
welcomes launch of new Children’s
Code
Food and Grocery CouncilThe New Zealand Food and Grocery Council welcomes today’s launch of a new Children’s Code for Advertising Food, says Chief Executive, Katherine Rich.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00592.htm
23:
Thailand:
Arbitrary Interrogation Regulations
Asian Human Rights CommissionThe growing contention between the state and antigovernment protestors in Thailand has deepened into a full-scale crisis, with no clear resolution in view. During violence on 10 April 2010, at least 24 people were reported killed and over 800 wounded. After ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00352.htm
24:
Changes
to business training and development
New Zealand GovernmentChanges to government subsidised training and development services will give small businesses greater choices while providing more efficient use of government funding, Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00269.htm
25:
Revamped
Marlborough Bubblys Now Better Than
Ever
Allan Scott WinesAllan Scott Family Winemakers stable of carefully crafted sparkling wines have undergone a complete makeover inside and out and now offer Methode lovers three even more elegant, classy blends that most definitely look the part.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00589.htm
26:
New
$3m Accelerator a Vital Asset to NZ
Science
GNS ScienceA new $3.4 million accelerator mass spectrometer, opened today at GNS Science by Research Science and Technology Minister Dr Wayne Mapp, represents a major step forward in helping New Zealand understand climate change and its possible impacts.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00046.htm
27:
Emissions
trading – world famous in New
Zealand
Federated FarmersIts ironic Federated Farmers has had more media coverage in Australia on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme than back across the Tasman. Here, you have a media that has shown a detachment and a willingness to revisit past positions; in New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00536.htm
28:
Teenagers
Get Brain Injuries Too
Brain Injury AssociationTestosterone and alcohol fuelled after ball parties can lead to much more serious consequences than a few embarrassing photos on Facebook or the indignity of falling asleep in a pile of your own vomit. New Zealand’s teenagers are at risk of serious ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00093.htm
29:
ITPs
prepared for budget cuts
Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics NZNew Zealand’s polytechnics and institutes of technology are preparing to cope with substantial cuts in funding expected to be announced in this week’s Budget, NZ ITP Chairman James Buwalda says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00075.htm
30:
Iran
Nuclear Fuel Deal Could Be a Positive
Step
United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative by Brazil and Turkey regarding nuclear fuel for an Iranian reactor could be a positive step, and underscored the need for bolstered transparency to help resolve concerns over Tehran’s nuclear ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00354.htm
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