Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For June 1 2010

Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 8:53 am
Article: Scoop Daily Ratings

Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For June 1 2010

1: Questions and Answers - 1 June 2010

Office of the Clerk

Job Creation—Cycleway; Economy—Rebalancing Progress; Oil Drilling—Management of Oil Leaks; Budget 2010—Results of Television One Poll
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00030.htm

2: NZ condemns Gaza flotilla incident

New Zealand Government

The New Zealand Government condemns the violence and especially the loss of life in the incident in international waters off the coast of Gaza, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00001.htm

3: Juice TV Awards Winners Announced

Juice TV

The grabaseat Juice TV Awards 2010 are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s awards, as voted by the New Zealand public. Juice is thrilled at the response from fans, with a total of 60,000 votes cast across 11 music video categories!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00008.htm

4: Asia has Australia’s attention but can NZ get Oz?

Asia New Zealand Foundation

The different routes taken to the World Cup in South Africa this month could be a metaphor for New Zealand and Australia’s differing approaches to each other and to Asia, says a new joint report by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Lowy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00006.htm

5: Tax calculator site popular in NZ and offshore

New Zealand Government

The Government's Budget 2010 tax calculator website www.taxguide.govt.nz is proving popular with New Zealanders both locally and offshore, Finance Minister Bill English says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00029.htm

6: Global oil giant Petrobras to explore in NZ

Businesswire

by Pattrick Smellie June 1 (BusinessWire) - Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced that one of the world's largest oil companies, Petrobras, has been awarded exploration rights for oil and gas in the previously unexplored Raukumara Basin on ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00044.htm

7: EDS calls for Resource Management Act to cover oil

Environmental Defence Society

The Environmental Defence Society has responded to the announcement that Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee will reveal today the successful bidders for oil exploration in the Raukumara Basin off East Cape, by calling for effective environmental protections ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00016.htm

8: Offshore oil – another bad joke from Government

Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland, Tuesday June 1, 2010 - In the midst of one of the worst oil spills in history the Government’s offshore oil exploration announcement sounds like a bad joke, says Greenpeace.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1006/S00014.htm

9: Strategic Opportunities for Russia and NZ

New Zealand Government

On the 9th of May each year, a small group of now elderly men gather before a memorial plaque on the waterfront of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. They are joined there by staff from Russia’s Embassy and senior representatives from New Zealand’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00003.htm

10: Nothing Stylish Or Beautiful About Smoking Tobacco

United Nations

Describing tobacco as "ugly and deadly," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged women around the world to refrain from the substance even as they were increasingly targeted by advertisers who used gimmicks to associate smoking with beauty and gender ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00004.htm

11: Brazilian company enters ranks of NZ oil explorers

PEPANZ

The decision of state-owned Brazilian company Petrobras to pursue an exploration permit in the Raukumara Basin off the east coast of the North Island confirms the attractiveness of New Zealand to global oil producers says the Petroleum Exploration ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00038.htm

12: Obama Administration's National Security Strategy

US State Department

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much for giving us this opportunity to come here to Brookings to talk about the National Security Strategy. I appreciate Strobe’s very kind words about this strategy, because certainly, an enormous amount of attention ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00511.htm

13: Minister launches Christchurch school network

New Zealand Government

Education Minister Anne Tolley today launched the Greater Christchurch Schools Network website, which will enable schools throughout the region to connect with each other and collaborate more effectively online.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00032.htm

14: NZ Lacks Expertise To Cope With Oil Spill - Expert

Selena Hawkins

Selena Hawkins reports that New Zealand could not cope with a crude oil spill even 1/6th the size of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with an expert stating oil spills are a particular risk to Northland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1006/S00003.htm

15: Israeli Embassy on Gaza flotilla

Embassy of Israel

Israel expresses its regrets for the loss of lives on board the ship which tried to violate the blockade on Gaza. There was no intention whatsoever to harm people. I want to stress that all casualties are the responsibility of the organizers of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00008.htm

16: Govt revises Pay Expectations for State sector

New Zealand Government

The Minister of State Services, Mr Tony Ryall, today released updated Expectations for Pay and Employment Conditions in the State Sector.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00011.htm

17: Govt to consider war pensions report

New Zealand Government

The Government will give careful consideration to the Law Commission’s report on the review of the War Pensions Act 1954, Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00027.htm

18: Car finance company fined for breaching laws

Commerce Commission

An Auckland-based car finance company has pleaded guilty to breaching the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) and the Fair Trading Act in relation to car loan contracts. Dolbak Finance Limited has been fined a total of $2000 in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00043.htm

19: New Science Ministry key to economic success

New Zealand Government

A new Ministry of Science and Innovation is set to play a key role in boosting New Zealand’s economic growth.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00021.htm

20: Countdown to Companies Office changes

Companies Office

In just a few weeks, the Companies Office will replace its existing IT system with a new purpose-built platform 'Enterprise' . This change is significant to New Zealand business as the new site will offer more customisable services that cater for a company’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00040.htm

21: Check-in kiosks saves time for passengers

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand has today unveiled a new kiosk check-in experience for passengers flying to Australia, aimed to halve the time it takes to check-in.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00039.htm

22: Israeli Ambassador called in

New Zealand Government

Israel’s Ambassador to New Zealand was called in this morning to see Foreign Minister Murray McCully.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00020.htm

23: Operation Justified Vengeance: Israeli Strike

Global Research

War Criminal Prime Minister Netanyahu, who directly ordered the strike on the international flotilla to Gaza was on an official visit to Canada at the time of the Israeli attack The strike constitutes an act of piracy in violation of the United Nations Convention ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00023.htm

24: Only a government that crossed all red lines

Gush Shalom

"Only a crazy government that has lost all restraint and all connection to reality could something like that - consider ships carrying humanitarian aid and peace activists from around the world as an enemy and send massive military force to international ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00513.htm

25: Dio Students Earn Place in Problem Solving Comp

Auckland Diocesan School For Girls

Four gifted students from Diocesan School for Girls have been chosen to represent New Zealand and pit their future problem solving skills against more than 2000 students from 14 countries in the finals of an international competition in the United States ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1006/S00009.htm

26: Perfect storm brewing for forestry

NZ Forest Owners' Association

A perfect storm may be brewing for the forest sector says Forest Owners chief executive David Rhodes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00033.htm

27: McCully weak on Gaza flotilla assault

Green Party

Foreign Minister Murray McCully needs to do more than offer a diplomatically weak statement on Israel’s deadly attack on a peace flotilla, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1006/S00015.htm

28: Israel: US Activist Loses Eye; Shot in Face

International Solidarity Movement

31 May 2010: An American solidarity activist was shot in the face with a tear gas canister during a demonstration in Qalandiya, today. Emily Henochowicz is currently in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem undergoing surgery to remove her left eye, following ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00021.htm

29: VSA reaffirms its commitment to Timor-Leste

Volunteer Service Abroad

VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) has reaffirmed its commitment to working in partnership with Timor-Leste by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Timor-Leste in Wellington today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1006/S00025.htm

30: 4.7 million more lambs needed to cover ETS costs

Federated Farmers

Using the Minister of Agriculture’s costing for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Federated Farmers estimates it will take the profit from 4.7 million lambs to offset the $42,973,476 ($1,475 per sheep and beef farm) of ETS costs from 1 July 2010.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1006/S00041.htm

© Scoop Media

Scoop

Scoop Independent News

Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.

Contact Scoop

• Editorial - editor@scoop.co.nz
• Twitter - @ScoopNZ
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Services - services@scoop.co.nz
• Phone - 04 910 1844