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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 11 2010

Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 9:37 am
Article: Scoop Daily Ratings

1: MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 ends lower on China worries

Businesswire
May 11 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares shed their intraday gains to end the session lower, as fears China will act to cool its economy reverberated through Asia. Steel & Tube Holdings led the decline while PGG Wrightson led gainers.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00332.htm

2: Wallace & Manning - Why Maxim's Poll Backfired

Scoop Audio
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman & Selwyn Manning discuss how the Maxim Institute commissioned a poll that tested NZers' views on tax reform, a GST increase, and Govt spending including KiwiSaver & Working For Families policies. The results were decisive...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00075.htm

3: Journalists Targeted in Philippines Election

International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is greatly concerned by reports of early violence against media personnel as the Philippines national elections begin today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00231.htm

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4: Key: Budget 2010: Investing in NZ’s future

New Zealand Government
First, I am going to announce the research and science component of next week’s Budget... Second, I want to release the Government’s direction for science and innovation, called Igniting Potential.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00158.htm

5: Cathay Pacific Network Extends to Latin America

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that Santiago, the capital city of Chile, will be added to its network as a result of a new code-share arrangement with one world partner LAN, one of Latin America’s leading airlines.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00330.htm

6: NZ to join International Renewable Energy Agency

New Zealand Government
Minister for Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee has today announced New Zealand’s intention to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00166.htm

7: Scoop Link: Chinese Internet Companies

Scoop Link
The huge and growing numbers of internet users in China has catapulted a select few Chinese internet companies into a league previously the exclusive preserve of American internet companies such as Google, Amazon and Yahoo.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00095.htm

8: Scoop Audio – PM’s pre-Budget R&D announcement

Rory MacKinnon
Farmers and firms will be the big winners in this year’s Budget with an extra $225m in science, research and technology funding, Prime Minister John Key announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00080.htm

9: R&D funding boost should prioritise green tech

Green Party
The reinstitution of funding to support research and development is a step in the right direction but the new spend needs to prioritise research in green technology, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00165.htm

10: 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

11: Seasonal flu vaccine doses top 900,000

New Zealand Government
The seasonal flu vaccination programme has seen more than 900,000 doses of vaccine distributed throughout the country.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00167.htm

12: Newmarket dresses Apprentice contestants

Newmarket Business Association
The country's fashion capital is delighted to be dressing three contestants from the popular television show The Apprentice New Zealand for its big finale party tonight.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00327.htm

13: 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

14: 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

15: Bob Jones ‘insulted’ by Chris Lee note, court told

Businesswire
May 11 (BusinessWire) – Robert Jones, the property magnate and some-time political party leader, felt “insulted” by a 2007 article written by financial adviser Chris Lee, the High Court in Wellington was told today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00328.htm

16: Rally Urges Release of Dissidents, Hmong Refugees

Center for Public Policy Analysis
A demonstration at the Lao Embassy as well as a week-long series of policy events in Washington, D.C. were concluded today by Laotian-Americans. The events were held in cooperation with American policymakers, Members of Congress and non- governmental ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00226.htm

17: Joining int’l renewables agency only a start

New Zealand Labour Party
The Labour Party has welcomed news that the Government intends to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but remains sceptical about its commitment to increasing the share of New Zealand's energy that comes from renewable sources.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00169.htm

18: Netapp Crushes Exabyte Barrier

NetApp
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it is the first vendor to achieve more than an exabyte of storage with deduped storage-system deployments. With more than 87,000 deduped storage systems deployed and 12,000 customers benefiting from its ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00310.htm

19: Silver Fern visa quota fills in 30 minutes

New Zealand Government
The popularity of the new Silver Fern visa shows the Government has the right policy settings to attract skilled young people to New Zealand, says Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00168.htm

20: Campbell: Gordon Brown’s exit, women in Afganistan

Gordon Campbell
Now that Gordon Brown has resigned, the way is a little bit clearer for Nick Clegg to make a deal with Labour – but only a little bit clearer. The arithmetic of cobbling together a parliamentary majority for a Lib/Lab government (which would need a gaggle ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00079.htm

21: After Two Decades Govt Starting To Get It Right

IPENZ
This morning’s announcement from Government on research and innovation are the first signs for two decades that the fundamental problem is being tackled in a comprehensive manner. That problem is the ability of our private sector to initiate, perform or ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00326.htm

22: Iran: Execution of a Trade Unionist

International Trade Union Confederation
The ITUC is deeply shocked and has strongly condemned the recent execution of the teacher and trade unionist Farzad Kamangar, together with four other prisoners on Sunday 9 May. According to the information received by the ITUC, Farzad Kamangar ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00233.htm

23: National tries to play catch-up with customs

New Zealand Labour Party
The National Government’s decision to increase customs funding doesn’t make up for last year's budget cuts, Labour Customs spokesman Su’a William Sio.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00163.htm

24: Budget provides $321m for RS&T activities

New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key has announced that research, science and technology will be one of the major recipients of new funding in Budget 2010.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00157.htm

25: Ex-LWR owner’s company collapse no surprise

National Distribution Union
The National Distribution Union (New Zealand) is concerned but not surprised that another Ken Anderson company has collapsed, this time the Scallywag Sock company in Melbourne.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00324.htm

26: Barfoot & Thompson’s $30m leading lady

Barfoot and Thompson
Panmure real estate agent Jane Wang was today announced as Barfoot & Thompson’s Top Residential Salesperson out of more than 1,400 agents across Auckland and Northland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00329.htm

27: More investment in faster cancer treatment

New Zealand Government
The Health Minister Tony Ryall has officially opened Capital and Coast DHB's new high dose brachytherapy* bunker for cancer treatment, this morning.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00164.htm

28: Covert tactics to help save lives

New Zealand Police
"All bets are off!" That's the message from Superintendent Russell Gibson of Central Police District, Russell Gibson who is authorising covert tactics to prevent further deaths and injuries on our roads.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00089.htm

29: 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

30: Anglican Church Hears About Primal Drinking

Anglican Church in Aotearoa
New Zealand is caught in a primal, binge-drinking national crisis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00091.htm

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