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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 29 2010
scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For March 29 2010
1:
Who
will save Margaret Page ?
Right To Life New Zealand IncMedia Release Who will save Margaret Page ? Margaret Page has resolved to kill herself. She is starving herself to death, has not taken food for twelve days and has taken only a small amount of water. She is enduring a long and painful death. She is 60 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00460.htm
US Department of State - Background NotesArea: 923.8 thousand sq. km. (356,700 sq. mi.) about the size of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Cities: Capital--Abuja (pop. est. 1.6 million). Other cities-- Lagos (11.4 million), Kano (3.3 million), Ibadan (3.3 million), Benin City (1.2 million)...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00556.htm
3:
Leaky
Homes And An Architect’s Musing’s
Hugh PavletichThe Christchurch New Zealand based architect Peter Beaven (now nearing a surprisingly sprightly 85 years), is a South Island identity, who over many decades has been a regular commentator on urban issues and an enthusiastic promoter of inner city living. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00799.htm
4:
Changes
to make CRIs ‘Engines of Growth’
New Zealand GovernmentChanges aimed at ensuring New Zealand gets the best from its Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) were announced by the Government today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00449.htm
5:
Hamilton
to Auckland commuter rail must roll
Green PartyThe Green Party is urging the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to support the passenger train service between Waikato and Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00444.htm
6:
Binoy
Kampmark: Last Rites for The Bill
Binoy KampmarkFollowers will be aghast at the latest news about The Bill, which grew out of the drama Woodenstop, an ITV production begun in 1983. After 27 years, the British drama set around the fictional Sun Hill police station in London has been read its last ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00305.htm
7:
Simcro
reaches finals in top Design Award
SimcroHAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND: Simcro has secured a place in the finals of the 2010 Australian International Design Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00788.htm
8:
Council
frowns at continuing use of
clopyralid
Timaru District CouncilMore than 3000 tonnes of compost is being stockpiled at the Timaru District Council’s Redruth recycling centre unable to be sold until exhaustive tests and expensive extra handling and turning procedures show that it has overcome a chemical put into the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00341.htm
9:
Call
for International Science & Technology
Awards
Fulbright NZFulbright New Zealand invites applications for the most prestigious international scholarship in science and technology - the International Fulbright Science & Technology Awards. Valued at over NZ$350,000 each, these awards are for promising graduate students ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1003/S00146.htm
New Zealand PoliceA search is continuing for a 15 year old boy who missing in the water at Piha.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00339.htm
11:
11,500
Say Yes to Waikato Trains
Campaign For Better TransportThis morning the sustainable transport group the Campaign For Better Transport presented the largest railway petition New Zealand has seen for decades in a bid to have commuter rail services between Hamilton and Auckland. It was also the largest petition on ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00461.htm
12:
Prepare
for world price on carbon
NZ Business Council for Sustainable DevelopementNew Zealand businesses need to be preparing for world where there is a price on carbon in the major emitting economies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00789.htm
13:
‘MTV’s
Guide To New Zealand’
MTV NZMulti-platform campaign showcases New Zealand through the eyes of Kiwi music artists. MTV and Tourism New Zealand are working together to create an on-air and online initiative aimed specifically at 16-24 year old Australians.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00797.htm
14:
Foreshore,
ECan, CRI policies all come
pre-Easter
BusinesswireMarch 29 (BusinessWire) - The government's preferred solution for resolving the foreshore and seabed issue will be issued as a discussion document before Easter, along with decisions on whether to sack the regional councillors on the board of Environment ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00798.htm
15:
First
Small Steps In The Right Direction
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour’s Research, Science and Technology spokesperson David Shearer today welcomed the first incremental steps the Government has taken to put innovation at the forefront of our economic growth.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00451.htm
16:
PM
Heads To Washington And Ottawa
New Zealand GovernmentPrime Minister John Key leaves for the US next week for the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington (12/13 April). One objective of this Summit is to focus attention at the highest levels of government on the threat of nuclear terrorism.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00450.htm
17:
Aligning
gambling venue policies not
considered
Problem Gambling FoundationThe Problem Gambling Foundation says Auckland City Council’s decision to adopt a different gambling venue policy from other regions in Auckland will not help the move towards the new Super City.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00347.htm
18:
Singapore
Airlines to Introduce New Cabin
Products
Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines will be introducing new cabin products on its Boeing 777-200 aircraft which operate the Singapore-Auckland route (SQ281 and SQ282) and the Singapore-Christchurch route (SQ297 and SQ298). The retrofitted aircraft commence service between Singapore-Auckland ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00777.htm
19:
A
Bigger Role for Solid Energy
The NationEconomic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee seems to be proposing a bigger role for state owned Solid Energy Ltd in the exploitation of the country’s mineral resources.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1003/S00456.htm
20:
World
Week Ahead: World’s biggest job
market
BusinesswireMarch 29 (BusinessWire) - It’s time for the latest check on the strength of the U.S. economic recovery - how many jobs are being created.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00767.htm
21:
Tourism
Forum Hailed A “Success” By
Operator
Totally TourismTourism investment, mining, freedom camping and recreation activities versus commercial were among issues raised at the Totally Tourism West Coast Tourism Forum held at Franz Josef on Saturday (March 27).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00794.htm
22:
Saint
Clair Sways to Sorbet
Saint Clair Estate WinesAward winning Marlborough winery Saint Clair Family Estate has truly embraced the summer with the creation of a Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Sorbet.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00793.htm
23:
National
Standards- a potential risk for ECE
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Early Childhood Education, Sue Moroney said today that she shared the concerns of the NZEI Te Riu Roa forum regarding the negative impact national standards may have on early childhood education.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00448.htm
24:
Voice
Of The Sahara Film Night 30 March
Australia Western Sahara AssociationThe music of Western Sahara delighted world music fans at Womadelaide at the beginning of March. Now Melbournians have a chance to find out more about the lead singer of the Saharawi group, Mariem Hassan.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1003/S00566.htm
25:
PM’s
Presser – Fijian minister visits despite
ban
Rory MacKinnonPrime Minister John Key denies sending mixed messages to Fiji’s military regime – despite inviting a senior Cabinet member to a soccer conference last week in Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1003/S00311.htm
26:
Success
for AIM Proximity at John Caples
Awards
AIM ProximityAIM Proximity was a five time winner at the John Caples International Awards held in New York on 25 March to honour the best in direct and interactive marketing around the world.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00792.htm
27:
Elective
surgery up - BoP delivers record
numbers
Bay Of Plenty DHBAn extra thousand people in the Bay of Plenty had their elective surgery in 2009, contributing to a nationwide record increase of 12,000.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1003/S00112.htm
28:
Government
to blame for mining fury
Green PartyThe Government is out of touch with reality when it blames public fury and international condemnation over its mining proposals on hysteria, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1003/S00446.htm
29:
Taranaki
1080 operation knocks possums to record
l
Department of ConservationInitial results indicate possum numbers in Egmont National Park have plummeted after last month’s successful 1080 operation – providing a precious lifeline for local forests and vulnerable bird species in the park.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1003/S00337.htm
30:
NZTE
prize helps Beca grow business
NZTEA $100,000 prize from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) will be used by award-winning engineering consultancy Beca to nurture innovation among its 2,500 staff and to build relationships with new international clients.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1003/S00782.htm
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