Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Oct 4 2010
1:Media
Flash - Monday, August 14, 2000
Media FlashInside'Media Flash' This Week *'AUSTRALIA' ACCUSED ON GAMES: US joins EU over AP's restrictions * MPG GOES LETTERBOX: First new-style edition makes 48 pages * IS LEADER FALLING BEHIND? Are Murdoch's Melbourne titles being overtaken? * COUP-COUP LAND: ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0008/S00079.htm
2:Most
Colourful, Beautiful Well-Organised
Ceremony
NZ Olympic CommitteeAn ecstatic Irene van Dyk led around 150 New Zealand athletes and support staff into the Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium tonight to celebrate the opening of the 19th Commonwealth Games and a ten day festival of sport and culture.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00022/most-colourful-beautiful-well-organised-ceremony.htm
Best Design AwardsAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingFrom Electric Bikes To Electric Fences– New Zealand Designers Spark At 2010 Best Design Awards
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00065/best-design-awards.htm
TVNZI sincerely apologise to the Governor General, Sir Anand Satyanand for any offence I may have caused.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00039/a-statement-from-paul-henry.htm
5:PM’s
Presser: Actors Must Say What They
Want
Rory MacKinnonThe union representing actors in Peter Jackson’s upcoming shoot of The Hobbit needs to say what they want from their employer, Prime Minister John Key says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00023/pms-presser-actors-must-say-what-they-want.htm
6:Women
Walk The Domain In Pink For Breast
Cancer
Dove Pink WalkAround 3,000 women, men and children turned out dressed in pink last night to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Dove Pink Star Walk in Auckland Domain.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00026/women-walk-the-domain-in-pink-for-breast-cancer.htm
7:Supervision
of National’s laws inadequate
New Zealand Labour PartyTreasury’s finding that almost 50 percent of regulatory analysis conducted since National came to office does not meet requirements, or only partially does so, casts a dark shadow over the Government’s law-making, says Labour Finance spokesperson ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00033/supervision-of-nationals-laws-inadequate.htm
8:MARKET
CLOSE: NZ stocks rise; WHS, RAK, PRC
gain
BusinessDeskOct. 4 (BusinessDesk)– New Zealand stocks rose for the second session, following gains in Asian markets on a day marked by tight volumes with China and parts of Australia closed for public holidays. Warehouse Group, Rakon Ltd., and Pike River Coal Ltd. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00077/market-close-nz-stocks-rise-whs-rak-prc-gain.htm
9:Stronger
Christchurch Update 4 October 2010
Christchurch City CouncilThe Christchurch City Council, alongside other agencies, continues to work on the recovery phase following the 4 September earthquake.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00037/stronger-christchurch-update-4-october-2010.htm
10:Banks
to Create Honorary City Architect
John BanksAuckland Mayor John Banks says the new Auckland Council must have a focus on promoting a healthy and vibrant city with a strong culture and an active and diverse arts community.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00036/banks-to-create-honorary-city-architect.htm
11:Muddled
over Banksy: Street Art in Melbourne
Binoy KampmarkThe occasion is an opening reception at the upmarket Melbourne art gallery, The Metro. The location is affluent Armadale. The show is titled‘On the Wall– International Street Art Group Show’, where cliques of constipated art viewers and socialites ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00014/muddled-over-banksy-street-art-in-melbourne.htm
12:NZ
Dollar Outlook: Kiwi in the ascendant
BusinessDeskNZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi in the ascendant as market shuns greenback by Paul McBeth Oct. 4 (BusinessDesk)– The New Zealand dollar will probably extend its run higher this week after hitting a 10-month high amid heightened prospects of the U.S. Federal ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00069/nz-dollar-outlook-kiwi-in-the-ascendant.htm
13:Earthquake
election result shaky - Christchurch
Rik TindallChristchurch will be led by a minority mayor again from Saturday. Some 25 to 30 percent of registered voter support for a winner has been indicated by recent polls. But this is not good enough, says one mayoral candidate.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00024/earthquake-election-result-shaky-christchurch.htm
14:NZ
film"Boy" is featured in Washington,
DC
Connie LawnThe New Zealand Ambassador, Mike Moore, and National Geographic hosted a reception and presented the movie"Boy" to several hundred guests on Friday night (Saturday morning). The reception was wonderful, with an abundance of superb New Zealand food. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1010/S00066/nz-film-boy-is-featured-in-washington-dc.htm
15:New
World Direct offers precision marketing
tool
New World DirectNew World suppliers keen to talk directly to their key consumer markets now have a precision tool at their fingertips– the New World Direct interactive online campaign planner.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00066/new-world-direct-offers-precision-marketing-tool.htm
16:Mana
by-election date announced
New Zealand GovernmentThe by-election for the seat of Mana will take place on Saturday 20 November, Prime Minister John Key announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00035/mana-by-election-date-announced.htm
17:Nutrition
theme for public lectures
Liggins InstituteThe Liggins Institute has announced the line-up for their 2010 Seasons of Life lecture series. Nutrition– more than a good square meal has five leading New Zealand scientists and communicators examining aspects of the foods and nutrients that we consume and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1010/S00011/nutrition-theme-for-public-lectures.htm
MethvenMethven was fined $50,000 and court costs of $1,200 at a sentencing hearing today (4 October) in the Waitakere District Court after earlier admitting nine charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00076/methven-fined.htm
19:NZ
growth outlook uncertain, says
Treasury
BusinessDeskOct. 4 (BusinessDesk)– New Zealand’s economic outlook will remain uncertain through the second half of the financial year, with the country’s trading partners, the Canterbury earthquake and a re-jigged tax system adding to the uncertainty, the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00073/nz-growth-outlook-uncertain-says-treasury.htm
20:Signing
completes Wai 718 negotiations
New Zealand GovernmentTertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples have today signed a deed of settlement with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi that recognises the unique contribution it makes to tertiary education, and provides the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00034/signing-completes-wai-718-negotiations.htm
21:Kapa
haka as a tool of social
transformation
New Zealand GovernmentIt is an honour to be with you for this symposium and congratulations to Te Ipukarea– the National Maori Language Institute for organising the hui and drawing together such a knowledgeable line-up of speakers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00027/kapa-haka-as-a-tool-of-social-transformation.htm
NZ BloodstockNew Zealand's premier weight-for-age-race, the Group 1 $250,000 Kit Ormond Memorial Spring Classic (2040m), saw the crowning of New Zealand's newest racing star with a gun performance by Karaka graduate Wall Street on the final day of the Hawke's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00067/wall-street-stocks-soar.htm
23:World
Week Ahead: Volatility set to return
BusinesswireOctober 4 (BusinessDesk) - September proved a far better bet for most investors than history has showed. The reality though is that last month’s advances came with lower than average trading volumes and that’s a concern looking ahead.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00049/world-week-ahead-volatility-set-to-return.htm
24:Disability
Support Services Consumer Consortium
New Zealand GovernmentI wanted to start off by simply acknowledging all of you; your amazing commitment; your resilience; and the investment you each make in the wellbeing of the people whom you care for.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00032/disability-support-services-consumer-consortium.htm
25:Rock
Around the World with Contiki
Released via Bullet PR LtdAuckland, 4th October 2010: For the first time in New Zealand, Contiki Holidays is offering the top travel 10 agents the chance to see a world class concert in an amazing foreign destination. The final standings will be based on which agents sell the most ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00068/rock-around-the-world-with-contiki.htm
26:Council
meetings coming to a suburb near you
Hon Jim AndertonJim Anderton has today pledged that, if he is elected Mayor, there will be weekly Council meetings held in all the seven wards of Christchurch before Christmas, starting with the wards that are the most earth quake damaged.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00038/council-meetings-coming-to-a-suburb-near-you.htm
27:Maori
are still disappointed, Mr Hide
The Maori PartyMaori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples has challenged his Parliamentary colleague Rodney Hide’s view that Maori in Auckland have got over their disappointment at not having dedicated seats on the super-city council.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00031/maori-are-still-disappointed-mr-hide.htm
28:EPMU
releases new film on YouTube
EPMUThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) today launched a new short film titled“Black Gold”, showcasing the 30% pay increase achieved by EPMU members in Taranaki covered by the Kan Tan 4 collective agreement.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00070/epmu-releases-new-film-on-youtube.htm
29:SIA
Network Expands To Sixth Continent
Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines will add a sixth continent to its route network in March 2011 with the launch of thrice-weekly flights between Singapore and the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, via Barcelona in Spain.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00060/sia-network-expands-to-sixth-continent.htm
30:Wallace&
Selwyn: Sth Auck Voters Play Joker
Card
Scoop AudioKiwiFM: Wallace Chapman& Selwyn Manning discuss how south Auckland's voters have mobilised, casting aside a tradition of low voter turnout, returning votes in numbers that deliver a significant impact on the outcome of this Auckland supercity election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00024/wallace-selwyn-sth-auck-voters-play-joker-card.htm