Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 12 July 2007

Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:05 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Modern Nappies - The choice is yours

Nappy Network

The Nappy Network is about informed choice for parents, not about disposables Vs cloth. Of course, we believe modern cloth nappies are better in many ways...or we wouldn't all be using them!:)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00116.htm

Gordon Campbell

The way the SIS portrays the world in their annual reports, al Qaeda are not the micro-managers of world terrorism any more – they’re more like its aspirational brand leaders. Terrorist strikes are no longer being directed from some cave in the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00127.htm

Lyndon Hood

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Police were dispatched today to disperse a large gathering at a Molesworth Street address. The mob of between 119 and 500 youths had formed repeatedly over consecutive days before police finally intervened.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00137.htm

Kevin List

New Zealand is to build a giant Rugby Ball Venue in front of the Eiffel Tower. This attractive architectural gift to the citizens of Paris will be situated close to the Eiffel tower on Paris champs de Mar. The oval structure will take three days ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00125.htm

Gordon Campbell

OK, so you’re a pacifist who believes that killing is never justified, someone once asked Joan Baez. But what if you and the kids were driving in a car at speed around the corner on a narrow mountain road, and what if an old lady who couldn’t ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00135.htm

Police Association

"Time magazine's feature on New Zealand's growing gang problem shows that our country's reputation as a safe place to live and work is at risk, and urgent and decisive national action is required," Police Association President Greg O'Connor said today
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00115.htm

The Nielsen Company

The Nielsen Company Examines Harry Potter’s Vast Impact On Books, Movies, Internet, Television, Music And Advertising
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0707/S00164.htm

Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has received an application from Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering-Plough) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in, or assets of, Organon BioSciences N.V.(Organon BS). In New Zealand, Organon BS operates as Intervet ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00211.htm

PETA

Standing naked behind an Australian "flag" that reads, "The Naked Truth: Australia Tortures Sheep" on one side and "Australia: Turn Your Back on Mulesing" on the other, two PETA beauties will protest against "mulesing" (live flaying) mutilations of lambs' ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00129.htm

Resident's Action Movement

Two Voices of Peace meetings will be held in Auckland on 27-28 July to counter the sudden rise of organised Islamophobia in New Zealand. They will be followed by activist workshops.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00120.htm

New Zealand Government

The economies of Southland and Otago are to get a major boost from oil and gas exploration, as international investors prepare to spend more than a billion dollars exploring the vast Great South Basin over the next five years, according to Associate Energy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00164.htm

Kelly Smith

Scoop's current intern Ms Kelly Smith (of Oklahoma USA) travelled down to Parliament today in order to have a chinwag to one of the Youth parliamentarians - Ms Zoe Donald. Zoe is the daughter of Rod Donald the Green Co-leader who passed away in 2005.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00131.htm

PricewaterhouseCoopers

The receivers for Bridgecorp Limited (“Bridgecorp”) and several of its New Zealand-based subsidiaries, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ partners Colin McCloy and John Waller, reviewed staffing levels at the company and as a result 13 permanent positions were disestablished ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00205.htm

Civil Defence Emergency Management

A severe weather system has brought torrential rain and gale force winds to the Northland, Auckland, and Coromandel regions. As at the time of this report, the weather system causing this event has decreased in intensity and is moving out to sea. Widespread ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0707/S00137.htm

NZ Country Music Awards

Acknowledging the best in country music and the new direction it is taking, the National Country Music Awards held their inaugural award in Hamilton in 2006 to a sell out crowd and this year will build on that success and continue to showcase ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00113.htm

Christchurch Casino

The Directors of Christchurch Casinos Limited are pleased to announce today the appointment of Mr Brett Anderson to the CEO position at Christchurch Casinos Limited. Mr Anderson will commence his role with the company towards the end of this July 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00236.htm

David Swanson

Describing extracts from the - just published - diaries of Alistair Campbell, Blair's director of communications:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00121.htm

New Zealand National Party

The three and four-year-olds of politicians, parliamentarians and public servants are now learning first-hand what the Education Minister meant when he said ‘every three and four-year-old in the country will have 20 hours of free early childhood ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00198.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board has rightfully signalled that it has no confidence in Pete Hodgson’s handling of alleged conflicts of interest at the board.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00189.htm

Gordon Copeland

I'm dismayed that some in the media are saying that I quit United Future because I did not like Peter Dunne using his conscience vote to support the Anti-Smacking legislation. That is a gross misrepresentation of my position, and in particular ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00184.htm

New Zealand Government

New Zealand is to build a giant Rugby Ball Venue in front of the Eiffel Tower during the final stages of the Rugby World Cup to showcase New Zealand tourism and trade to international audiences, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00170.htm

Securities Commission

The Securities Commission suspended the registered prospectuses of Bridgecorp Limited and Bridgecorp Investments Limited (BIL) on 29 June 2007, three days before Bridgecorp was placed in receivership.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00237.htm

Spotless Services

Spotless Services has welcomed the decision by the Employment Court confirming the health and safety grounds for lock outs in the hospital service sector.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00127.htm

Public Service Association

Scientists and engineers working at AgResearch are receiving pay rises of between three and seven per cent under a new collective employment agreement negotiated by their union, the PSA.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0707/S00022.htm

Tourism Industry Association

The 2007 Tourism Industry Conference will focus on putting the New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015 into practice.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00238.htm

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Airpoints Members now able to use Airpoints Dollars™ to upgrade across the Star Alliance Network
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00229.htm

New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Big Wednesday has jackpotted with an American Express Platinum card loaded with $250,000 added to the prizes on offer next week, NZ Lotteries Chief Executive, Todd McLeay says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00119.htm

New Zealand Government

"The future of our country is in good hands judging by the commitment and passion demonstrated by the Youth MPs at Youth Parliament this week," says Youth Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00176.htm

Paul Smith

It was impossible to watch this programme without feeling queasy, as if we'd taken the wrong path. Ever wondered what happened to the long form interview on telly? Or how you could watch two people have an intelligent conversation on prime time ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00134.htm

New Zealand First Party

New Zealand should be ashamed that the gangs terrorising our society are now tarnishing our international reputation, says New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00172.htm

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