The Top 30 rating items on Scoop for 14 January, 2008, including: 1: Aussie Kayakers. 2: Green & Coalition & Tax Deals. 3: Lyndon Hood: Light Verse. 4: Sir Edmund Hillary, The Holiday Spirit. 5: Greenpeace activity. 6:Barcode
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Dylan Packman
I was on board a Air New Zealand flight from New Plymouth to Wellington at 12:30pm yesterday when the kayakers from
Australia arrived. The air crew announced the arrival before takeoff and then the pilot took an unusual departure route
so that we would ...
Business Council for Sustainable Development
The Green Party is the most preferred coalition partner for National or Labour if one gets the first chance to form a
government after this year's general election.
Lyndon Hood
Though a wit, Michael Cullen / Made some people sullen. / They were grinding their axes / 'Cos he'd not cut their taxes.
Green Party
The Green Party believes that an annual public holiday on the day of Sir Edmund Hillary's birth would be a fitting
tribute that all New Zealanders could share.
Japanese Whaling Association
Greenpeace has announced that its vessel Esperanza has found the Japanese whale research fleet in the Antarctic and that
it intends to interfere with the catching of whales.
Pride In Print
The “ugly duckling” of packaging – the barcode – is being turned into a swan by a collaborative effort of three
organisations who want to encourage designers to incorporate the barcode into their art, as opposed to feeling it is an
intrusion.
New Zealand Police
A 26yr old Nelson man was killed this morning whilst working with machinery at his workplace in Nelson, Senior Sergeant
Stu Koefoed stated. Richard Paul Densham was crushed by falling machinery at Sue John Berry Fruits, Bullen Street,
Tahuna at approximately ...
Nancy Tobi
New Hampshire's primary delivered a "surprise" upset victory to Senator Hillary Clinton, contradicting all pre-election
poll predictions and even the facts on the ground, which showed Senator Obama with a strong lead and enthusiastic
overflow crowds.
LawFuel
www.LawFuel.co.nz - NZ Law Jobs & News - Divorce lawyers call it D-Day: the Monday of the first full week back at work in the new year.
Local Government NZ
Sir Edmund Hillary will be revered by people the length and breadth of New Zealand, Basil Morrison, President of Local
Government New Zealand, said today.
Newmarket Business Association
Auckland business advocate Cameron Brewer says the Government should seriously consider making 29 February in leap year
an official public holiday to mark the life of Sir Edmund Hillary.
Event Polynesia
"Herewith, is the letter to confirm that WBO Asia Pacific have certified that the boxing match on Sat, Feb 02, 2008, at
Apia, Samoa between Lawrence Tauasa vs. Charles Baou for the WBO Oriental vacant Cruiserweight title has been officially
sanctioned."
The Scoop Editor
Aussie Kayakers / Greens & Coalition / PM Tribute To Sir Ed / TVNZ & Monkey Business / Rebates & Mahuta / Agriculture: Wool / WBO Oriental Cruiserweight Boxing Title / Greenpeace Confronts Japanese Whalers / Blasts
In Burma / Web Master Ban Ki-Moon.
2talk
2talk, a NZ based service provider offering a feature rich hosted service, have launched plans developed specifically
for the needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs), enabling them to make significant savings on their
telecommunications costs and realize ...
Michel Chossudovsky
Instigated by the Pentagon, a bungled media disinformation campaign directed against Iran has unfolded. Five Iranian
patrol boats, visibly with no military capabilities, have been accused of threatening three US war ships in the Strait
of Hormuz.
Green Party
The Green Party is thrilled by reports from Antarctica that Greenpeace has managed to locate the Japanese whaling
fleet, and is preventing them from adding to their grisly haul.
Prison Fellowship
“New Zealand needs to take a close look at what happens when government pursues a high imprisonment policy, in the face
of a relatively stable crime rate”, said Kim Workman, Project Leader, Rethinking Crime and Punishment Project.
Hays
The New Year is upon us, but what does it hold for the recruitment market? Here specialist recruiter Hays identifies the
top ten trends it expects to influence the recruitment market in the year ahead:
Soil and Health Association
It’s time for Scion to pull down its Rotorua GE Christmas trees, says the Soil & Health Association. “Scion appears unable to manage its genetic engineering tree experiments to meet the requirements
of its ERMA consent, so like any Christmas trees, ...
Terry Evans
Four people were slightly wounded in a bomb blast which killed the suspected bomb-maker last Saturday in Bago Division,
north of Rangoon. The ruling junta has blamed the Karen National Union (KNU).
J P Morgan
It is a busy week for economic data in Australia, with three influential data points scheduled for release: consumer
confidence, housing finance, and employment. The data will add to the policy debate ahead of the February RBA decision,
but none is ...
Accor Hotels and Resorts
The Mamanuca Islands in Fiji will welcome their first Mercure hotel this year, which will be the island group's first
Accor property.
New Zealand Police
Police investigators working on the homicide in Balclutha are able to advise that they have confirmed the identity of
the deceased. Detective Inspector Ross Pinkham who is heading the investigation says that the victim is an 18 year old
from Kaitangata.
Greenpeace
Southern Ocean, 12 January 2008 – Following a 10-day search in Antarctic waters, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza today
confronted Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
NZ Centre For Political Research
This first election year issue of NZCPR Weekly reflects on the election ahead, Mayor Tim Shadbolt, the NZCPR Guest
Commentator, explains why he intends to breach the Electoral Finance Bill, and the weekly poll asks how much individual
freedom means ...
Greenpeace
Southern Ocean, Sunday January 13th 2008 – After a high speed chase over hundreds of miles through fog and increasingly
rough seas, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza this morning drove the Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean
hunting grounds.
New Zealand National Party
Revelations that the Department of Conservation spent $245,000 on a new architecturally designed toilet in the Nelson
Lakes National Park illustrates a culture of extravagance within the Government, says National’s Conservation spokesman
and Nelson MP Nick ...
Grant Thornton
New Zealand has fared badly in comparison with Australia in an international survey of businesses’ outlook for the
economy this year. Optimism among New Zealand businesses measured in the Grant Thornton International Business Report
survey has sunk to a ...
New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Phil Goff leaves today for a 10-day visit to North Africa, during which he will visit Algeria, Libya and
Morocco. Mr Goff’s visit is the first by a senior New Zealand minister to the region for nearly a decade. He will meet
with ...
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its second A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The aircraft was
handed over to Singapore Airlines at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France, on the morning of Friday 11 January
(Toulouse time). ...
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