Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Sept 01 2010

Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:36 am
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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Sept 01 2010

1: Economic Sovereignty and Dignity

Green Party

When I ask my friends who have travelled and lived overseas why they came home, they say because New Zealand is a wonderful place to bring up a family. And what could be a better endorsement of our country than it being a wonderful place to raise our ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00014/economic-sovereignty-and-dignity.htm

2:Treasury board challenges a neutral public service

New Zealand Labour Party

The appointment of a Board to run the Treasury is a significant constitutional step and represents a continuation of National's policies to undermine our independent and neutral public service, Grant Robertson, Labour State Services Spokesperson and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00017/treasury-board-challenges-a-neutral-public-service.htm

3:Sri Lanka: Dengue's Human Cost

Asian Human Rights Commission

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Around 192 people have died from dengue fever in the first seven and a half months of this year. The total number of infected people is more than 26,824 and there can be no doubt that the entire population of Sri Lanka is in critical danger.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00007/sri-lanka-dengues-human-cost.htm

4:World Cup-booked hotel in legal stoush

Businesswire

Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk)–One of Auckland’s top hotels, the Westin Lighter Quay, is in chaos ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup, as unit titleholders and receivers Korda Mentha square off over access to and revenue from 114 of its 172 rooms and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00048/world-cup-booked-hotel-in-legal-stoush.htm

5:The Treasury Appoints Non-Executives to Its Board

New Zealand Treasury

Secretary to the Treasury John Whitehead today announced the appointment of three non-executive directors to its Board. The Board is made up of Mr Whitehead and his two deputy chief executives Andrew Kibblewhite and Gabriel Makhlouf, along with the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00015/the-treasury-appoints-non-executives-to-its-board.htm

6:THAILAND: Arbitrary Detention And Harassment

ALRC

3 months after the ending of violence, the Emergency Decree remains in place and denial of liberty and abuse of state power in Thailand has expanded. This is explicit in the use of arbitrary detention and harassment of protestors during 2010.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1009/S00008/thailand-arbitrary-detention-and-harassment.htm

7:DHL and TCA increase Trans-Tasman capacity

DHL

DHL Express, the world’s leading express company, and airline partner Tasman Cargo Airlines (TCA) today launched a new Boeing 757 offering Trans-Tasman customers increased capacity and‘greener’ features. Travelling between Sydney and Auckland five ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00035/dhl-and-tca-increase-trans-tasman-capacity.htm

8:NZ stocks rise on Australia growth; ANZ gains

Businesswire

Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk)– New Zealand stocks rose for the second time in four sessions, after Australia reported hearty economic growth, lifting lenders Australia& New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Corp. The NZX 50 rose 40.9 points, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00049/nz-stocks-rise-on-australia-growth-anz-gains.htm

9:Roy Takes Over VSM Bill

ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand MP Heather Roy is today pleased to announce that she will be taking over responsibility for the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill which is currently in the name of her colleague Sir Roger Douglas.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00018/roy-takes-over-vsm-bill.htm

10:Workplace access lacks reason for policy change

New Zealand Labour Party

The Government has failed to come up with any real justification for limiting the right of employees to see a union representative in their worksite, Labour’s Associate Labour spokesperson Carol Beaumont said.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00013/workplace-access-lacks-reason-for-policy-change.htm

11:Award-winning Parnell team joins Harcourts

Harcourts

1 September 2010 : An award-winning* Parnell-based real estate team has joined Harcourts from another international real estate group, making the move public today by rebranding their existing office.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00028/award-winning-parnell-team-joins-harcourts.htm

12:Tolley fails schools once again

New Zealand Labour Party

Education Minister Anne Tolley’s failure to understand her portfolio means schools with students attending Trades Academies will be unfairly financially penalised, says Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00009/tolley-fails-schools-once-again.htm

13:Support of Major Customers Encouraging

KiwiRail

The customer response to KiwiRail service level improvements and an export-led recovery in the later months of the financial year combined to provide the Board with reason to be optimistic about the future, Chairman John Spencer said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00047/support-of-major-customers-encouraging.htm

14:NetApp and VMware Demonstrate Scalability

NetApp

Wellington, NEW ZEALAND– 1 September 2010— At VMworld 2010, in support of the newly released VMware View™ 4.5, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) announced that the integration of its industry-leading unified storage technologies enable VMware View 4.5 customers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00040/netapp-and-vmware-demonstrate-scalability.htm

15:Stateside: Life And Death In New Orleans

Stacey Knott

Drunkenness on Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, fresh shrimp and ghost tours have all returned since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, but some neighbourhoods are still hounded by poverty, rotting homes and crime as Kiwi journalist Stacey Knott discovered ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00007/stateside-life-and-death-in-new-orleans.htm

16:Serepisos on payment plan to meet Hutt City rates

Businesswire

Sept. 1 (BusinessDesk)– The Auditor-General moved quickly today to close down suggestions that the Hutt City Council has gone easy on Wellington property developer Terry Serepisos’s rate and development levy payments
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00043/serepisos-on-payment-plan-to-meet-hutt-city-rates.htm

17:Vocus Communications Selects Arbor Networks

Vocus Communications

Chelmsford, Mass., September 1, 2010– Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for converged carrier networks and next-generation data centres, announced today that Vocus Communications, a provider of wholesale ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00039/vocus-communications-selects-arbor-networks.htm

18:Manawatu River Leaders’ Forum needs flexibility

Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is saddened by the Manawatu River Leaders’ Forum resolving to exclude it from future meetings.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1009/S00016/manawatu-river-leaders-forum-needs-flexibility.htm

19:Plant To Plate Aotearoa Takes Out Top Award

TrustPower

Plant to Plate Aotearoa won the Supreme Award at the TrustPower Palmerston North Community Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00013/plant-to-plate-aotearoa-takes-out-top-award.htm

20:Jeremy Clarkson endorsed car to defend title

Seeking Publicity

The car that won New Zealand’s first ever power tool drag racing competition at Top Gear Live last year is back on the track this weekend after receiving plaudits from the show’s host, Jeremy Clarkson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1009/S00016/jeremy-clarkson-endorsed-car-to-defend-title.htm

21:Federated Farmers complementary accord a joke

United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne has labelled Manawatu Federated Farmers‘complementary’ accord on the Manawatu River“a joke”.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1009/S00016/federated-farmers-complementary-accord-a-joke.htm

22:Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning's NZ News Round-Up

Scoop Audio

Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning& Peter Godfrey discuss why the NZ Govt has bailed out South Canterbury Finance with a $1.775 billion cheque. Also, the South Island is to host the 2011 Winter Games. And, a funeral was held for four year-old Lucas ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00005/radio-adelaide-selwyn-mannings-nz-news-round-up.htm

23:Connie Lawn: Obama Says Wars Crippled US

Connie Lawn

President Obama has now delivered his speech on Iraq, with some warnings to Afghanistan, and admissions the nation is hurt by these long wars. Connie Lawn gives us an audio report:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00008/connie-lawn-obama-says-wars-crippled-us.htm

24:Connie Lawn: Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Speech

Connie Lawn

President Obama talks to the world from the Oval Office at Prime Time tonight. It is far from the end of the Iraqi War, but it is the beginning of the end of the major U.S. combat presence, unless there is a dramatic reversal. Many of the surviving ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00002/connie-lawn-obamas-iraq-withdrawal-speech.htm

25:Fraser Street intersection construction contract

New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) this week awarded the contract to build extra lanes at the Fraser Street, 15th Avenue intersection, add two new pedestrian crossings on 15th Avenue and improve cycling and walking routes on State Highway 2A to Downer ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00014/fraser-street-intersection-construction-contract.htm

26:Balmoral directors fined over fair trading breach

Commerce Commission

Two directors of a Christchurch-based building company that has gone into liquidation pleaded guilty to multiple charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act in the Christchurch District Court today. They have been fined $15,000 each and have been ordered to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00046/balmoral-directors-fined-over-fair-trading-breach.htm

27:Finalists Announced for 2010 Roading Excellence

Roading New Zealand

The fifteen finalists for the 2010 Roading Excellence Awards were announced today, and include a number of high profile projects.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00045/finalists-announced-for-2010-roading-excellence.htm

28:Straterra keen to help implement Energy Strategy

Straterra

The minerals sector welcomes the draft New Zealand Energy Strategy and is keen to work with the Government on implementation, Straterra chief executive Chris Baker said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1009/S00044/straterra-keen-to-help-implement-energy-strategy.htm

29:95bFM: Manning - Australia's Post Election Trading

Scoop Audio

95bFM: Selwyn Manning explores with Talia the fallout from Australia's federal election. What kind of deal is most likely to attract the King or Queen-maker independents? What circumstances could tip the balance in the House? When is an outcome expected?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1009/S00006/95bfm-manning-australias-post-election-trading.htm

30: Paul Horne Wins Palmerston North Youth Award

TrustPower

Paul Horne from Palmerston North Boys’ High School has been named the winner of the TrustPower Youth Community Spirit Award.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1009/S00012/paul-horne-wins-palmerston-north-youth-award.htm

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