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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 November 2007

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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Helen Clark congratulates Kevin Rudd on Labor win
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark has today conveyed congratulations to Kevin Rudd on the Labor Party's decisive victory in the Australian Federal Election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00486.htm
2: Incident won’t deter Kiwis Heading to Ice
House of Travel
House of Travel’s Adventure Travel company says despite the incident over night involving GAP’s ship the MS Explorer, it is extremely safe to travel to Antarctica. Ian Collier, Adventure Travel Christchurch owner operator says he has no hesitation ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00521.htm
3: Opportunity Tomorrow To Get Car Policy Right
Motor Vehicle Dealers Assn
Tomorrow's cabinet meeting has a golden opportunity to promote tough new emissions testing across the entire New Zealand vehicle fleet to reduce air pollution and save lives, the Independent Motor Vehicle Dealers' Association (IMVDA) said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00520.htm
4: Global Mitigation or Adaptation
NZ Centre For Political Debate
The fourth and final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released this week. Speaking at the launch, the Secretary General of the United Nations stated that climate change is putting the world on the edge of a global “catastrophe”.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00419.htm
5: Australian Election: Challenge ahead for NZ
New Zealand National Party
National Party Finance spokesman Bill English says the Australian election presents New Zealand’s economy with new challenges in the global competition for human capital.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00493.htm
6: Hone Harawira Address To Electoral Finance Bill
The Maori Party
Over the last couple of months we’ve seen all kinds of groups and individuals opposing and interpreting this bill as “almost impossible”, very difficult, messy and expensive, and overly complex.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00487.htm
7: Trinity Hill Homage Syrah Wins Top Trophy
Trinity Hill
Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2006 Wins Top Trophy At 2007 Air New Zealand Wine Awards
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00519.htm
8: Stateside With Rosalea: Voices From Florida
Rosalea Barker
Following on from the voter interviews I did in New Hampshire in August, which are here: >>LINK , in October, on the first evening of the Florida state Democratic Party convention, I took the opportunity to interview some voters there as well.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00373.htm
9: Pakistan and New Zealand Must Hold Free Elections
Libertarianz Party
Libertarianz Party leader Bernard Darnton today applauded the government's welcoming of Pakistan's suspension from the Commonwealth.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00417.htm
10: Violence Against Women Still A Global Shame
Amnesty International
Amnesty International's highest priority global campaign is to 'Stop Violence Against Women'. This global campaign was launched in 2004 to combat the massive worldwide violence against women.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00422.htm
11: John Key congratulates Kevin Rudd
New Zealand National Party
National Party Leader John Key congratulates Australian Labor Leader Kevin Rudd on the Labor Party's victory in the Australian Federal Election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00494.htm
12: Workers Wait for Wage Rise
New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The thumping $34.7 million half-yearly profit announced with fanfare by Ryman Healthcare this morning reveals the truth behind Healthcare Providers New Zealand’s war on workers’ wages that saw Aged Care employers take District Health Boards to court ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00421.htm
13: Case of Sex With Minor Sends Wrong Message
Family First Lobby.
Family First NZ is shocked and disgusted with CYF and Police after failing to prosecute a 21 year old who admitted having sex with a girl under the age of 12.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00418.htm
14: Minister must explain breakdown on sex case
New Zealand National Party
National Party Education spokeswoman Katherine Rich says Education Minister Chris Carter needs to explain his staunch defence of the processes around his Ministry’s handling of alleged sex abuse at a Manawatu school.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00488.htm
15: Australians back the right horse
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“In voting out the Howard government, Australian workers and their families sent a strong signal that their rights at work are not up for grabs,” CTU president Helen Kelly said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00423.htm
16: New brand to carry Child Abuse prevention messages
Nga Mana Ririki
Anglican Minister and veteran Maori activist Dr Hone Kaa said will launch a new brand this week, as part of his Maori Child Abuse Summit which commences with a special service in Auckland this afternoon.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00325.htm
17: Newmarket to get wireless CCTV cameras and Wi-Fi
Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading retail precinct and second commercial business district will soon have a network of state-of-the-art wireless security cameras watching over its streets 24/7 in what is being described as a first for New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0711/S00254.htm
18: A Festival of Film under the Stars
Edelweiss Productions
Hawke’s Bay is welcoming its fourth OpenAir Cinema with a tantalising and varied line-up of movies starting on December 27th at Black Barn Vineyards in Havelock North. The festival organisers, Doris and Urs Blum, have again prepared a cinematic smorgasbord ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0711/S00255.htm
19: Marae DIY Wins Qantas Award For Maori Television
Maori TV
Maori Television's community renovation and landscaping show - MARAE DIY - took top honours at last night's Qantas Television Awards 2007, winning Best Reality (format).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00327.htm
20: Car jacking after accident
New Zealand Police
Two women who stopped to inspect their vehicle after running over accident debris were assaulted and their vehicle stolen by a male involved in the accident.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0711/S00253.htm
21: Reopening of Tegel's Hornby plant a triumph
New Zealand Government
The re-built Tegel plant in Hornby contributed to the lives of many families throughout New Zealand, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today at a ceremony to officially re-open the facility.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00484.htm
22: Air New Zealand lock-out Notice Withdrawn
Service And Food Workers Union
A lock-out notice issued to 120 Air New Zealand check-in staff at Auckland International Airport and due to take effect at midnight tonight has been withdrawn while negotiations progress.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0711/S00522.htm
23: Sixty Years On, Our Journey Continues
New Zealand Republican Movement
Today, 25 November 2007, marks sixty years since New Zealand adopted the Statute of Westminster, an Act of the British Parliament passed in 1931, which granted New Zealand full legal independence.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00420.htm
24: CHOGM agrees climate change action plan
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the climate change declaration agreed by Commonwealth Leaders at CHOGM makes a strong contribution to addressing the problem of global greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00495.htm
25: Does the PM support Trevor or not?
New Zealand National Party
National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says the Prime Minister should require Trevor Mallard’s apology for trying to influence an inquiry into Ministerial meddling at the Environment Ministry.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00491.htm
26: “Leading edge” Official Information Act turns 25
ICOIC
Ombudsmen and Information Commissioners from all over the world will be in New Zealand for their annual conference next week, which will also mark the 25th anniversary of the country’s Official Information Act.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0711/S00424.htm
27: NZ elected to Commonwealth watchdog group
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that New Zealand has been elected onto the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), at the CHOGM summit in Kampala, Uganda.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00496.htm
28: Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 24 November 2007
Scoop Daily Ratings
Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00371.htm
29: Next Superstar Added To Monster Rock Weekend
Capital C Concerts
Capital C: Concert Joins Forces With Nz’s Other Big Concert Promoter, Pacific Entertainment And Following Last Week’s Announcement That Legendary Band Kiss Will Headline The First Night At Rock2wgtn Now Delivers Another Superstar To The Programme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0711/S00323.htm
30: New Chair Appointed to Historic Places Trust Board
New Zealand Government
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Judith Tizard is pleased to announce the appointment of John Acland as the new Chair of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0711/S00485.htm
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