Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 30 2010

Monday, 31 May 2010, 11:43 am
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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 30 2010

1: Foxconn Suicides: Companies Must Face Consequences

International Trade Union Confederation

The ITUC is gravely concerned at the tragic suicides at Foxconn Technology Group in Shenzhen, China. The Taiwanese Foxconn group is at the heart of the “Made in China” export model.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00480.htm

2: S3 Pacific Music Award Winners Announced

Pacific Music Awards

Pacific music celebrates another bumper year with South Auckland’s Three Houses Down taking home two top awards at the S3 (pron: ess-cubed) Pacific Music Awards 2010 announced tonight (May 29) in Manukau City.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00332.htm

3: Government Attack On Public Transport Continues

Green Party

A short-sighted funding policy for public transport quietly released by the New Zealand Transport Agency on Friday afternoon will mean more expensive bus and rail fares throughout the country, said the Green Party today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00508.htm

4: Waipapa 9 Trust Awarded For Dairying Excellence

Wairarapa 9 Trust

The Taupo based Waipapa 9 Trust has won the prestigious 2010 Ahuwhenua Trophy – Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming competition for its outstanding dairying operation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00923.htm

5: Rwanda: Advocates Demand Release of U.S. Attorney

US National Lawyers Guild

International Human Rights Advocates join Erlinder family to condemn Rwanda's arrest of U.S. Attorney Peter Erlinder and demand his immediate release.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00493.htm

6: Extra Funding For PET Scans Will Benefit Patients

New Zealand Government

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the Government will increase funding for PET scans for up to 550 extra cancer patients per year. In 2008/09 about 650 people received publicly funded PET scans.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00510.htm

7: te Heu Heu Failing To Explain PEDA Funding

New Zealand Labour Party

The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs is failing to convince the Pacific community that she followed proper processes when approving $4.8 million dollars of taxpayer money to a private company in this month's Budget.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00503.htm

8: Iraq: UN Brings Ethnic Communities To The Table

United Nations

Security concerns and human rights topped a United Nations-backed discussion among the religious and ethnic communities of the northern Iraqi governorate of Ninewa.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00490.htm

9: Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Treasury Secretary

Television New Zealand

Warns that NZ can’t afford Superannuation “plus all the other things that we’re doing”; Whitehead calls for a debate on compulsory superannuation savings; Treasury wants scrutiny of overseas investment scaled back or removed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00326.htm

10: Tribute To Dame Pat Evison

New Zealand Government

Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson paid tribute to the life and career of Dame Pat Evison, who passed away aged 85.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00509.htm

11: UN Relief Chief Sounds Alarm On Darfur

United Nations

Visiting Darfur today, the top UN humanitarian official emphasized that the situation in the war-ravaged Sudanese region remains serious, as recent clashes between the Government and rebels have uprooted tens of thousands of people from their homes
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00489.htm

12: New Dean For Auckland’s Anglican Cathedral

Anglican Diocese of Auckland

The Reverend Jo Kelly-Moore has been appointed as the new Dean of Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral. She is currently Vicar of St Aidan’s Anglican Church in Remuera.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00282.htm

13: Bomber's Blog - The War On News (video)

Bomber's Blog

Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury delivers his weekly current affairs expose, the war on news! The show broadcasts weekly on Triangle/Stratos TV and on Scoop. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00234.htm

14: Otaki Company Wins Rangatiratanga Award

Te Ropu Pakihi Maori Business Network

Te Aratiatia Learning and Development, an Otaki-based company specialising in leadership development and organisational management, has taken out the prestigious Rangatiratanga Award at this year’s Te Rōpū Pakihi Maori Business Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00922.htm

15: Nepal: Ban Lauds Extension Of Constituent Assembly

United Nations

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the extension of the Constituent Assembly, which has been tasked with drafting the country's new constitution.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00491.htm

16: FX Daily Planet: London Open

JP Morgan

A solid tone in risk markets built in the overnight session, was simply carried into Asian equity markets, though the magnitude of rally (0.7-1.7%) was generally smaller (the major equity indices in Europe and US posted over 3% gains yesterday).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00920.htm

17: Q+A’s Holmes With Straterra CEO & Forest & Bird

Television New Zealand

Earlier this month about 30,000 people more or less took to the streets in Auckland, took to Queen Street, to protest at the government's suggestion they might open schedule 4 conservation land, some of it in national parks.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00327.htm

18: Brazil: UN Urges Greater Effort To Fight Slavery

United Nations

An independent United Nations human rights expert has called urged Brazil to strengthen efforts to close loopholes perpetuating the practice of slavery, including forced labour in the vast South American nation's rural areas.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00488.htm

19: Flooding & Slips Hawkes Bay Area

New Zealand Police

As a result of heavy rain in the Hawkes Bay, police are receiving numerous calls of flooding / slips / etc in particular in the Napier area. One street on Hospital Hill, Napier ( Faraday St ) has had a major slip. Sewage pipes have been left exposed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00280.htm

20: Conclusions Of The OECD Meeting

OECD

On the occasion of the 2010 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM), we, Ministers, have assembled under the Chairmanship of the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Vice-Chairmanship of Australia and Norway.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00483.htm

21: Burma Junta Deserves A Universal Arms-Embargo

Naing Ko Ko

Thanks to information technology, particularly to DVB, CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera, and especially to some brave people in Burma, both the people of Burma and the international community were able to witness on TV many aspects of the Saffron Revolution of Burma ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0802/S00147.htm

22: ETS: Windfall Profits To Power Companies Confirmed

ACT New Zealand

Electricity and petrol to rise on 1 July. Windfall profits to government generators; The extra costs are not compensated for in Budget 2010. The ETS will take at least half of your tax cuts and superannuation increase.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00507.htm

23: In Malawi, Ban Welcomes Pardoning Of Gay Couple

United Nations

Ban Ki-moon lauded the "courageous" decision announced today by the leader of Malawi to pardon a gay couple recently sentenced to 14 years in prison, voicing hope that the African nation will update its laws to reflect international standards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00492.htm

24: Success Of NPT Review Conference Great News

New Zealand Government

Disarmament Minister Georgina te Heuheu today welcomed the success of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, which completed its work in New York earlier today with the adoption of a comprehensive action plan.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00506.htm

25: Opawa Universal Diary - Saturday 29 May 2010

New Zealand Police

At approximately 9.50 pm on Saturday 29 May 2010, a male Caucasian has entered the Opawa Universal Diary armed with a firearm.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00283.htm

26: Bennett All “Shock” But No “Show”

New Zealand Labour Party

It’s high time Social Development Minister Paula Bennett quit her “horror story” shock tactics to crack down on benefit rorters and actually took some action, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00505.htm

27: Midwifery Profession Strengthened By Study Grants

NZ College Of Midwives

The Government’s Health Workforce group has announced funding grants to be made available to midwives who are studying towards or who have just completed their post graduate qualifications.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1005/S00169.htm

28: The ETS. What's It All About, JK?

The Kiwi Party

Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock will lead a peaceful demonstration to call for the deferral of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) outside the National Party regional conference in Waitangi today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00325.htm

29: Nokia And Visa To Offer Simple “Click-To-Pay”

Supplied via Mediacom press release distribution

Industry-leading alliance to offer trials of new technology applications enabling secure mobile-commerce transactions
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0102/S00029.htm

30: Emirates Team NZ - Broken Gear Leads To Loss

Emirates Team New Zealand

A horizontal split near the top of the jib and a failed lock at the top of the mast cost Emirates Team New Zealand any chance of winning its race against All4One at La Maddalena today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00331.htm

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