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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Xtra To Launch Faster Broadband And Lower Prices Broadband is about to get faster for residential customers – and a lot cheaper for business customers.
2: FULL COVERAGE: Cartoon Caricature Controversy Audio: Pankhurst Apologises For Offending Muslims + Javed Khan IV - Tim Pankhurst: "They recognise the freedom of
speech issues, but we also accept that that does not come without responsibilities. We have agreed to apologise for
causing offence ...
3: Condoleezza Rice Interview ABC's This Week MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, everyone. It is not hot here in the Northeast. We've got our first big snowstorm of
the year, but our headliner made it in. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, welcome back to This Week, Madame
Secretary.
4: Waitakere City Applauded For Land Initiatitive The Waitakere City Council ( Auckland New Zealand ) is pushing the Auckland Regional Council to allow it to release more
residential, commercial and industrial land ( NZ Herald “Waitakere City to free up land” – 19 February 2006 ) following
a Bayleys ...
5: Bottled water a scam - Greens Bottled water is a multi-million dollar scam that is threatening the environment and sucking money out of people's
pockets, the Green Party says.
6: Pita Sharples Speech: Rally to Support Low Paid In just the first six weeks of this year, there has been devastation, depression and redundancy in New Zealand homes
right across the country.
7: Gregory Fortuin: Cartoons – 5 Lessons To Draw There is no such thing as an unbiased view. Our opinions are mostly formed by our values, our experiences and our
exposures. I am unashamed of my faith in God and my often stumbling desire to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. This
belief system ...
8: Smoking ban killing off the iconic Kiwi pub The results of a WIN Party survey of more than six hundred bars nationwide conflict somewhat with health authority and
anti smoking group claims the smoking ban in bars has had little negative effect upon trade and profitability.
9: A New Bee Disease could be Released into NZ Members of the National Beekeepers Association are concerned that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry could allow
the introduction of a new honey bee disease causing organism into New Zealand.
10: Govt should let parents see secret website The Government should allow parents access to information comparing schools that is currently kept secret, says
National Party Education spokesman Bill English.
11: Wellington hosts major Internet conference More than 700 people and representatives from 90 governments will be ‘surfing’ in Wellington next month as the city
hosts a major international conference on the Internet.
12: Nature Biotechnology backs Phylomer Technology Australian drug discovery company Phylogica (ASX:PYC) today announced that a scientific paper reviewing its Phylomer®
technology has been accepted by the internationally peer reviewed journal, Nature Biotechnology and is now published in
the current February ...
13: Volunteering NZ welcomes ‘Cheers Volunteers’ “Volunteering New Zealand joins with government today in saying ‘cheers volunteers’,” said Tim Burns, Executive
Director of Volunteering New Zealand.
14: Emirates Adds Two Premium Lounges In Australia Emirates' luxurious First and Business Class Lounges at Sydney's Kingsford-Smith International Airport and at Perth
Airport have been officially opened by top Australian dignitaries.
15: State Dept. Daily Press Briefing February 10, 2006 HAITI Election / Electoral Process / Logistical Problems / Tallying Ballots / Working with New Haitian Government /
International Support MINUSTAH Mission / Security Situation / Police Training Aristide in South Africa
16: Communication is at the Heart of Valentines Day Love and romance are healthy elements of happy relationships and they are key to Family Planning work this Valentines
Day.
17: Conyers Letter To Bush & Cheney Re Libby February 10, 2006 The President The Vice President The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President and Mr. Vice
President: Yesterday, the National Journal and AP reported that the Vice President's former Chief of Staff, I. Lewis
(Scooter) ...
18: "Break Telecom's broadband monopoly" Breaking Telecom's monopoly over IT wire infrastructure should be an urgent priority for the Government this year,
according to Green Party IT Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos.
19: Global Peace And Justice Auckland Newsletter #123 COMMUNITY RALLY IN SUPPORT OF LOW PAID WORKERS: Auckland Town Hall, this Sunday - 12 Feb - from 2pm to 3.30pm. This is a
critical meeting for low paid workers in the campaign for a better deal. The young workers in the fast food sector have
done incredibly ...
20: The Mapp Report: Cartoons and freedom of speech Were the newspapers and television stations right to publish the cartoons? Do they have responsibility to consider any
other factors except the right to publish?
21: Kiwi Spotted In Midland Park Over 100 inflatable kiwi were released in Midland Park at 12noon on Friday, February 10th by members of the Save Happy
Valley Coalition (Wellington). The kiwi were then dragged away and moved by "Solid Energy miners".
22: Anderton Speech Malaysian Society Chinese New Year Jim Anderton Speech to Canterbury Malaysian Society Chinese New Year dinner, 6.30PM Sunday, 12 February 2006, 266 High
Street, Christchurch.
23: Screaming towards Wellington After the first night of racing, the six-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet is now charging towards Wellington at a rate of
knots. Ericsson, with kiwi crewmembers Richard Mason and David Rolfe onboard, is currently in fourth place, just three
nautical miles ...
24: Surf’s up – Wellington hosts major Net conference More than 700 people and representatives from 90 governments will be ‘surfing’ in Wellington next month as the city
hosts a major international conference on the Internet.
25: Human toll must be factored in Herceptin decision National's Associate Health spokeswoman and breast specialist Jackie Blue is urging Pharmac to factor in the human toll
and fallout that is occurring when it meets February 16 to consider funding the breast cancer drug Herceptin.
26: Matt McCarten Speech: The Great Rip Off! Restaurant Industry has halved wages in 20 years Unite to support industrial actions at stores over the next month March
18 picked as Day of Protest Supports Sue Bradford’s Bill to End Youth Rates Will consider a Citizens Initiated
Referendum on $12 Minimum ...
27: Top ideas line up for Health Innovation Awards A scheme to take the fizz out of school tuck shops is one of the entries short-listed for New Zealand’s top health and
rehabilitation awards.
28: Labour digs itself deeper on pledge cards National Party Deputy Leader Gerry Brownlee says Labour appears to be digging itself an even deeper hole on the issue of
taxpayer-funded pledge card overspending.
29: Paul Buchanan: The Politics of Cartoon Conflict Recent controversies surrounding the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have raised the spectre of a
deepening cultural clash between Islam and the West. The issue has been debated as one of freedoms of speech and press
versus ...
30: Cindy Sheehan: It's Not Enough to Criticize I am standing here today to say "enough." It is not enough to "criticize" the President's policies while you are
handing him more money to fund his policies. It is like giving an addict more money to purchase drugs when you would
like him or her to quit.