Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 05 2010

Thursday, 6 May 2010, 9:10 am
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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 05 2010

1: Scoop Satire: Peter's On First

Lyndon Hood

Scoop follows in the footsteps of Campbell Live by securing an 'exclusive interview' with the Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett on the name of the shadowy Professor Peter Saunders as an expert for the Welfare Working Group.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00042.htm

2: Disclosure in the Precious Metals Puzzle Palace

Catherine Austin Fitts

This article was inspired by a conversation in January 2010 with fellow directors of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee: Chairman Bill Murphy, Secretary/Treasurer Chris Powell, and Directors Adrian Douglas and Ed Steer. In speaking about the growing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00030.htm

3: Paula, Peter and Peter: a perplexing predicament

Green Party

Minister for Social Development, Paula Bennett, is confused about which Peter Saunders she appointed as an advisor to the Welfare Working Group (WWG), the Green Party revealed today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00058.htm

4: Paul Buchanan: Explaining the Greek Crisis

Paul G. Buchanan - A View From Afar

Paul Buchanan is currently in Greece. This analysis item explores the causes of the Greek financial crisis. He writes: "What is also interesting about the Greek economic crisis is how ignorant many foreign observers are about its root causes..."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00038.htm

5: We got the right man

New Zealand Government

Welfare Working Group member Professor Peter Saunders was chosen as an expert in his field to participate in the Group’s examination of the welfare system says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00061.htm

6: Vodafone’s NZ mobile market share falls below 50%

Businesswire

April 23 (BusinessWire) – Vodafone New Zealand, the local subsidiary of the U.K. phone operator, saw its market share sink below 50% last year as new kid on the block Two Degrees Mobile Ltd. entered the market after a lengthy lead-in time.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1004/S00586.htm

7: Will the real Peter Saunders please stand up

New Zealand Labour Party

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett must immediately clear up her embarrassing mistake on the identity of a man she hired for her Welfare Working Group, Labour’s Deputy Leader Annette King says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00064.htm

8: Questions and Answers - 4 May 2010

Office of the Clerk

Financial Crisis, Greece—Lessons for New Zealand Economy; Mining in Conservation Areas—Minister’s Recommendation in Cabinet Paper; “Three Strikes” Legislation—Reasons for Government Support; Unemployment—Minister’s Statement
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00052.htm

9: Queenstown wins top spot in Trip Advisor’s Awards

Queenstown.co.nz

Queenstown’s standing as the ‘Adventure Capital of the World’ has once again been confirmed – this time by winning the top ranking from one of the world’s most popular travel websites awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00129.htm

10: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares tumble, led by Westpac

Businesswire

May 5 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, sending the NZX 50 Index down 1.5%, as doubts about Westpac Banking Corp.’s second-half earnings growth and an analyst downgrade weighed on lenders. Stocks sold off worldwide as Europe stares down a potentially ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00139.htm

11: NAB appoints Head of Environmental Treasury

BNZ

National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed Jennifer Lauber Patterson as Head of Environmental Treasury Solutions within its Wholesale Banking division. Based in Melbourne and reporting to Connie Sokaris, Head of Product Development and Execution, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00133.htm

12: Climate Change: Hunger Looms in Nigeria

Akanimo Sampson

WITH rising sea level in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, coupled with unusual weather condition, the future of food security is appearing very bleak.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00115.htm

13: Russian ‘Facebook’ Hacker not in New Zealand

New Zealand Police

An investigation into a Russian hacker known as ‘Kirllos’ has established the hacker had no link to New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00059.htm

14: Capital’s civil-defence gets a shake-up

Wellington City Council

Wellington is getting a major shake-up – not from an earthquake, but in a root-and-branch revamp of how the city is preparing itself for an emergency.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00045.htm

15: Time For Some Honesty On The ETS

ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today poured scorn upon Agriculture Minister David Carter’s claim at Mystery Creek that the Government needs to proceed with the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to avoid a potential trade backlash from ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00069.htm

16: Martin Cooper – A Leader To Follow

The Maori Party

On Saturday, a friend of mine turned 50 (and Tau Henare just wanted to say – Happy Birthday Skunk!), but I thought I’d dedicate this slot to recognising this son of Ngati Aamaru, committed supporter of the Kingitanga, and long-standing member ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00071.htm

17: Govt investigating recovery of student loan costs

New Zealand Government

The government is investigating changes to student loan administration fees as part of a package of measures that would see more of the tertiary education budget spent on student places.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00050.htm

18: Winds of fortune blow Turningpoint’s way

TurningPoint

An initial $NZ4.2 million contract to supply wind turbine condition monitoring and technical support for 13 wind farms in the United States could be the tip of the turbine blade for New Zealand company Turningpoint Ltd.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00126.htm

19: Cynical Government programmes real low value

New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is set on scrapping what it calls lower quality spending --- like home support for the elderly --- at the same time as continuing to fund what the Treasury calls low value spending on the national cycleway, says Labour Finance spokesperson ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00068.htm

20: Webby success for The Yellow Treehouse

Yellow Pages

The Yellow Treehouse (an AIM Proximity / Colenso BBDO campaign) has won a Webby Award in the Telecommunications category.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00136.htm

21: Questions for Oral Answer - 5 May 2010

Office of the Clerk

# Hon PHIL GOFF to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Has Cabinet rejected indefinitely the recommendation he and Minister of Conservation, Kate Wilkinson made to consider the mining of 467,517 hectares of National Park and protected conservation areas? ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00053.htm

22: Banning the Burqa: The Battle over Dress & Freedom

Binoy Kampmark

At the end of last week, it became clear that Belgium had become Europe’s first country to vote for a ban of the Islamic dress, the burqa, in its lower house. On Thursday, all legislators of the Lower House who were present in the chamber voted ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00021.htm

23: Unitec announces $8.43 million surplus

UNITEC

New Zealand’s largest provider of vocational and applied professional education, Unitec Institute of Technology, has announced a $8.43 million surplus for 2009 as well as having a course success rate of 79 percent, amongst the highest of any tertiary ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00020.htm

24: Campbell: Paula Bennett’s strange welfare panel

Gordon Campbell

Last week when Social Development Minister Paula Bennett named the working group on welfare reform, she also cited in a footnote two experts that the panel could draw on for support – Professor Bob Gregory, an economics professor at Australian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1004/S00137.htm

25: Onlooker praises officer’s response to cyclist

Department Of Corrections

The quick and calm response from an Auckland Corrections Officer when an unwell man fell from his bike onto a busy road last week has earned praise from an onlooker who contacted the Department to say how impressed he was.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00047.htm

26: Pokie operators to suspend business

Department Of Internal Affairs

Gaming machine societies in more than 1100 pubs across the country have been told clearly by the Gambling Commission they cannot use pokie money to compete with one another for desirable venues or for unnecessary entertainment expenditure, Internal ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00135.htm

27: Whistleblower: BP Risks More Massive Catastrophes

Jason Leopold

A former contractor who worked for British Petroleum (BP) claims the oil conglomerate broke federal laws and violated its own internal procedures by failing to maintain crucial safety and engineering documents related to one of the firms other deepwater ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00029.htm

28: Dairy farmers challenged to stay competitive

DairyNZ

Around 850 North Island dairy farmers converged on Mystery Creek in Hamilton today to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the world’s largest dairy exporting industry.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00128.htm

29: Council warns against burning treated timber

Timaru District Council

The Timaru District Council is again warning those with log burners not to burn treated timber when trying to stay warm this winter.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00044.htm

30: Baby Pops

Vector Wellington Orchestra

It’s “All Aboard!” for musical tots when Vector Wellington Orchestra takes them on a journey through the world of music. This year’s theme for Baby Pops is “trains and transport”, and there’s a wealth of classical favourites and well-loved ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00056.htm

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