Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 12 2010

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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 12 2010

1: Goff: Higher Incomes. Better Jobs

New Zealand Labour Party

Today I am not releasing Labour’s policies. That will come closer to the elections. But I am indicating broad directions.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00177.htm

2: Video: Poi E – Before and After

The Scoop Team

Taika Waititi has just released a remix of the video for the 1984 NZ chart-topper 'Poi E'.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00100.htm

3: Michael Jackson music pirate sentenced

RIANZ

A Manurewa store owner who sold pirated Michael Jackson and Eminem CDs has been sentenced to four months home detention and to pay reparations of $3,000.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00373.htm

4: Soybean Wars

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

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• Land reform put on hold as President Lugo’s already mixed record becomes even more muddy, particularly when it comes to honoring his pledge to give land to the landless.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00259.htm

5: NZ/ Canada: Denying International Legal Reality

Union of BC Indian Chiefs

Like the Canadian government, the New Zealand government recently announced that it will adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within the bounds of its own legal and constitutional frameworks. The Declaration ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00261.htm

6: Mental Health Commission chair steps down

Mental Health Commission

Associate Health Minister Jonathan Coleman announced today that Dr Peter McGeorge is stepping down as Chair of the Mental Health Commission.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00175.htm

7: Freedom of Speech: Up In Smoke

Libertarianz Party

"Our most basic freedoms are threatened by an outrageous attempt to shut down peaceful activist magazine NORML News," declares Libertarianz Drugs Spokesman Luke Howison.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00100.htm

8: Borrowing for tax cuts reckless in light of report

Green Party

The Green Party is challenging the Government to justify a new round of income tax cuts in light of a new OECD report, which shows that New Zealand has low tax rates compared to the rest of the OECD.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00180.htm

9: Dunedin company wins prestigious national award

TracMap

Mosgiel-based business TracMap has added yet another accolade to its list of successes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00376.htm

10: Man Seriously Injured In McDonalds Accident

New Zealand Police

A taxi drove into the dining area of a McDonalds restaurant in Wellington overnight seriously injuring a 49 year old man.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00097.htm

11: Martin LeFevre: What Is Intelligent Life?

Martin LeFevre - Meditations

One of the world’s premier celebrity brains, Stephen Hawking, says that humans should avoid contact with aliens at all costs. “I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00087.htm

12: Minister makes ERA appointments

New Zealand Government

Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson today announced the appointment of three new Members of the Employment Relations Authority and the reappointment of two others.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00179.htm

13: Open letter to Nick Smith from Ian Wishart

Ian Wishart

Nick, I’ve listened with increasing interest to your disingenuous attempts to disown your comments from 2005 when you said this:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00095.htm

14: Maori Party farewells Maori affairs legend

The Maori Party

Maori Party co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples have today expressed their great sadness at the passing of Maori affairs ‘legend’ Jock McEwen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00181.htm

15: Phil Goff is finally beating the right drum

Productive Economy Council

Today we have for the first time seen the sort of Policy leadership that might actually deliver the economic turnaround that could see us catch up with Australia, says the Productive Economy Council.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00103.htm

16: Finalists Announced For Disney Casting Call

Disney

Disney Channels New Zealand and Australia, the #1 rating kids and family channel, today announced the five finalists for its open “Casting Call” across New Zealand and Australia to find the newest cast member of ASTRA Award-winning and Logie-nominated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00145.htm

17: BNZ the country’s biggest Fair Trade workplace

BNZ

The Fair Trade Association Australia and New Zealand has announced that BNZ has become the biggest New Zealand Fair Trade Workplace.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00363.htm

18: Outrage at extradition of “Prince of Pot”

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is outraged at the extradition to the USA, of Marc Emery, the 'Prince of Pot'. The ALCP is Calling on John Key to put diplomatic pressure on his good friend Steven Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister to reverse ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00099.htm

19: Making a Positive Difference

Global Vision

Every community has a significant person who makes a difference and GVI (Global Vision International) would like to reward one significant person with a year long worldwide volunteering trip.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00258.htm

20: Intelligence agency review sees changes

New Zealand Government

Cabinet has decided on moves to improve the effectiveness and governance of the New Zealand intelligence system, says Prime Minister John Key.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00185.htm

21: Paul & Selwyn: What Tory Rule Means For Britain

Scoop Audio

95bFM Audio: Paul Deady & Selwyn Manning discuss what the Conservative/Lib-Dem Coalition Govt means for Britain, what caused the Lib-Dems to favour the Tories over Labour? Also, AUT's PMC & Red Cross are holding a free seminar on Reporting war and conflict.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00102.htm

22: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Euro fears linger

Businesswire

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Euro debt fears linger; NZS, GPG, PRC drop May 12 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 Index down for the fifth day in six, as fears linger about the ability of Europe to contain a debt crisis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00377.htm

23: 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

24: UN Envoy to Lebanon Meets Arab League

United Nations

The top United Nations envoy to Lebanon today had a meeting with the chief executive of the Arab League during which the two officials discussed the Middle East peace process, including the League’s support of the recent start of proximity talks ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00246.htm

25: The Mismatched Bat: Die Fledermaus in Melbourne

Binoy Kampmark

The plotline of Die Fledermaus (1874) by Johann Strauss II is familiar to followers of opera. Gabriel von Eisenstein has been condemned to an eight day sentence for insulting an official. Adele, Eisenstein’s maid, receives a letter from her enthusiastic ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00101.htm

26: Grants worth $600,000+ for environment projects

ASB Community Trust

ASB Community Trust has this month approved more than $632,000 worth of grants for environmental projects in Auckland and Northland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00371.htm

27: Full Coverage: PM’s Pre-Budget R&D Announcement

Scoop Full Coverage

"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/S00097.htm

28: Danger! Big Science Peer Review: Jeff Farias Show

Jeff Farias Show

As I promised, we're joined now by a very special guest, Suzan Mazur is back with us on the program. She's the author of The Altenberg 16: An Expose of the Evolution Industry . She did a recent article on peer review called " The Peer Review Fig Leaf ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00082.htm

29: NZ-Singapore double tax agreement progressed

New Zealand Government

The introduction of New Zealand’s new double tax agreement with Singapore came a step closer to completion this week with the signing of an Order in Council which incorporates the agreement into New Zealand law, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00182.htm

30: Unions urge Government to protect worker leave

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Council of Trade Unions is calling on the Government to do the right thing by workers, pending its imminent decisions following the review of the Holidays Act.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00375.htm

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