Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 10 2010

Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 8:48 am
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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 10 2010

1: Florence And The Machine Return To NZ

Chugg Entertainment

“ Florence and The Machine took the audience through a beautiful lyrical journey that exuded grace and confidence throughout the entire evening. I can easily say this was one of the most engaging and musically impressive shows that I have seen ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00115.htm

2: Sales performers spotlight nationwide diversity

Bayley's Real Estate

Real estate sales consultants from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have been named as the market leaders in their respective fields by Bayleys Real Estate in the company’s annual Top Achiever awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00272.htm

3: Key: Speech to National Party Regional Conference

New Zealand National Party

Our hard-working National-led Government is now halfway through its first term. We’re relentlessly focused on what matters to New Zealanders. They voted for a brighter future. And we’re making the decisions that will secure that brighter future.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00146.htm

4: Three Telcos to offer 3G network from July

Telecom New Zealand

Digital Island, Telcoinabox and Zintel Cogent will begin offering 3G mobile services to their customers from July with the launch of Telecom Wholesale’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00254.htm

5: OMV AG First Quarter Results

OMV New Zealand

Oil price increase drives improved results: The average Brent price increased by 72% vs. Q1/09; production was in line with the 200 level at 317,000 boe/d
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00241.htm

6: Brownlee and Key begin backdown on mining

New Zealand Labour Party

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee and Prime Minister John Key have begun the task of setting the scene for a National Government back-down on mining in schedule four land in the Coromandel, Great Barrier and National Parks, Labour Conservation spokesperson ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00147.htm

7: Chinese Farm Purchases “Tangled Charade” - Peters

New Zealand First Party

Rt Hon Winston Peters has revealed new information about the Chinese interest in the Crafar farms and other properties, which he says threatens New Zealand's international commercial reputation and the local dairy industry.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00084.htm

8: Clegg will listen to Hide at his own peril

New Zealand Labour Party

ACT leader Rodney Hide’s advice to UK Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg not to “overreach himself” in negotiating the formation of a new British Government is heavily ironic, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00150.htm

9: Bakery boys end up holding 65% of Ecoya stock

Businesswire

by Jonathan Underhill May 10 (BusinessWire) - Ecoya Ltd.’s underwriter, Business Bakery LP, has ended up owning 65% of the scented candle maker after chipping in as underwriter to ensure its initial public offering met its target of $10 million.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00281.htm

10: Christchurch needs a full time Mayor

Liz Gordon

“Mr Anderton has at last made his announcement. The very manner of his doing so, the professional spinning out of it, the doubts, the speculation and finally the real deal show what we already know - he is a professional politician wanting to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00080.htm

11: Customers Dissatisfied With Banks Says Survey

Finsec

Results released today showing high levels of customer dissatisfaction with the Australian owned banks are a wake up call to the industry and highlights the need for the government to step in to make banking in NZ fairer says the finance sector union Finsec
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00242.htm

12: Ideology leading Government by the nose

New Zealand Labour Party

The Government is reverting to a failed and costly experiment in deciding that the Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison will be run privately, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00156.htm

13: Campbell: ongoing Peter Saunders saga, UK election

Gordon Campbell

Now that everyone has had a good laugh at Social Development Minister Paula Bennett for mixing up which Peter Saunders she had actually appointed to advise her welfare reform panel, we can move on.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00069.htm

14: John Minto: The booze barons are at it again

John Minto

Last Thursday morning I was driving through Otahuhu in South Auckland and came across a huge billboard for a new RTD (ready-to-drink) of bourbon and cola with the message “Would you prefer to walk in on your parents or have them walk in on you?”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00074.htm

15: Global Food Experts Judge NZ Salmon ‘Exceptional’

NZ King Salmon Co Limited

Three New Zealand salmon products have been judged by international taste awards experts as being ‘exceptional’ with a further three called ‘remarkable’.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00279.htm

16: Menicon Appoints North Asia Development Director

Menicon

Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on May 10 the appointment of Jackson Leung as North Asia Business Development Director in Menicon's Global Strategy & Operations group with immediate effect.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00205.htm

17: Global Fixed Income Markets Weekly

JP Morgan

European banks have lower capital ratios than US banks, and rely more on short-term wholesale funding. Peripheral banks are having difficulty funding themselves in USD markets.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00190.htm

18: Mt Eden-ACRP set for private management

New Zealand Government

The joint Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison (ACRP) has been selected to be operated by a private contract manager, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00152.htm

19: Budget 2010: Transtasman Tips On Budget 2010

Trans Tasman

Over the next 10 days in the lead up to the Budget, and for a few days beyond, Scoop will be publishing links to stories from New Zealand's leading political and economic subscriber tip-sheet Transtasman. To subscribe to Transtasman go to: http://transtasman.co.nz/home/subscribe
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00275.htm

20: Council Concerned About Dry Hawke’s Bay Conditions

Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is predicting worsening conditions for farmers and growers in the next few weeks, as there is little sign of a significant break in the dry weather.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00087.htm

21: Thomas The Tank Engine™ Helps Children With Autism

Autism Spectrum Australia Aspect

Last year, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) announced a strategic partnership with the popular children’s brand Thomas & Friends™, through its licensor HIT Entertainment and Australian agent, Haven Licensing, to help increase awareness about autism.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00204.htm

22: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares snap 3-day slide; WBC up

Businesswire

May 10 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose, snapping a three-day slide, after governments in the euro zone agreed to lend as much as 750 billion euros to member states drowning under their debt, stoking optimism the Greek fiscal crisis won’t ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00277.htm

23: Statement From Rodney Moulder

Canterbury District Health Board

The husband of Australian mother-of-four Kirsty Moulder, who plunged into icy cold water in New Zealand’s South Island after her foot slipped from her bungee cord on Friday, has released a statement thanking her rescuers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00088.htm

24: PM’s Presser – P, Parks and Peter Saunders

Rory MacKinnon

Prime Minister John Key says he has no comment on a Welfare Working Group adviser who says training and education programmes for beneficiaries are largely wasted effort.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00071.htm

25: New scholarships a boost for engineering

University of Waikato

Three promising young engineers are to receive scholarships being offered for the first time at the University of Waikato by leading New Zealand engineering consultants Beca.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00033.htm

26: Charles Finny to join Saunders Unsworth

Wellington Chamber Of Commerce

Charles Finny will complete his time as CEO of the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce after 5 and a half years on 30 June 2010 and will from 1 July 2010 be joining New Zealand’s pre-eminent public policy company Saunders and Unsworth Limited. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00266.htm

27: UN Urges Greater Efforts To End Child Labour

United Nations

The United Nations labour agency warned in a new study that efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour are waning and called for a "re-energized" global campaign to end the scourge.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00191.htm

28: All Whites World Cup Squad Announced

New Zealand Football

Canterbury United’s Aaron Clapham and United States based Jeremy Christie are the notable selections in the 23 man All Whites squad named today to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, beginning next month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00124.htm

29: Christina Aguilera Aids UN Efforts Against Hunger

United Nations

Grammy Award-winning singer Christina Aguilera has joined the growing chorus of celebrities committed to using their voice to spotlight global hunger as ambassadors for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00192.htm

30: Cold Snap Increases Air Pollution

Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Still, cold autumn weather conditions this weekend meant that air pollution from home fires got off to an early start.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00086.htm

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