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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 18 2010

Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 10:34 am
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1: Vanuatu: Small Household Bills To Be Cut In Half

Vanuatu Utilities Regulatory Authority
The Vanuatu Utilities Regulatory Authority published today its Final Decision as part of its Electricity Tariff Review. A key part of the electricity tariff decision is a reduction in the electricity tariff for small domestic customers by 49%.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00315.htm

2: FPI Overnight Brief - May 17 2010

Foreign Policy Initiative
On the evening of Wednesday, June 2, FPI Director Dan Senor will give a first-hand report on the changing situation in the Middle East at the Union League Club in New York City. For more information, and to RSVP, please visit the Events page on FPI's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00337.htm

3: Emissions trading – world famous in New Zealand

Federated Farmers
Its ironic Federated Farmers has had more media coverage in Australia on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme than back across the Tasman. Here, you have a media that has shown a detachment and a willingness to revisit past positions; in New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00536.htm

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4: Haiti Earthquake Victims Memorial Service

US State Department
We are here today to honor eleven people whose lives were lost in the earthquake in Haiti. Each was working in his or her own way to help Haiti on the path to a better future.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00336.htm

5: Reds' Weapon of Choice: Burning Barricades

Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Black smoke billows from burning tires in the streets, creating small volcanoes fed by angry Red Shirt protesters armed with Molotov cocktails, slingshots and fireworks against trained snipers and inexperienced troops. Survival amid Bangkok's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00146.htm

The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Signup To Scoop Budget 2010 Alerts NZ POLITICS Gordon Campbell: On John Key's Shifting Rationales For Tax Cuts Filing: Police Association Welcomes Report On Child Abuse Dearth Of Taxes: Government Ignores Systemic Tax Crime Bangkok now ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00147.htm

7: Mobile phones and cancer risk – Interphone study

Science Media Centre
Increasing mobile phone use has led to public concern about possible cancer risks. The long-anticipated Interphone study is the largest, most comprehensive study on the risks to date, published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1005/S00043.htm

8: Broadcaster Escapes Murder Attempt in Philippines

International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) demands a full police investigation into the attempted murder of radio broadcaster Jerome Tabanganay in the northern Philippines on May 14.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00327.htm

9: Scoop Audio – Pre-Budget Announcement on KiwiRail

Rory MacKinnon
The Government has announced a $250m investment in the nation’s rail infrastructure, saying it will increase the country’s productivity and economic growth. Prime Minister John Key, Transport Minister Steven Joyce and KiwiRail CEO Jim Quinn discussed their ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00144.htm

10: Government ignores systemic tax crime

Green Party
John Key’s Government is ignoring systemic income tax evasion choosing to reward tax avoidance rather than enforce tax law, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00241.htm

11: John Key defends inequality

Green Party
John Key’s patronising comment that Kiwis shouldn’t be jealous if the rich get big tax cuts in Thursday’s Budget show his Government’s real attitude towards inequality, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00242.htm

12: Besieged in Bangkok: The Red Shirt Revolt

Binoy Kampmark
The situation in Bangkok is escalating after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva withdrew an earlier offer to hold elections later this year. The set date – November 14 – has now been abandoned. The plot thickens as the Red Shirt protesters are gathering ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00135.htm

13: Activists: we’ll stay until Fonterra accepts

Greenpeace New Zealand
One of the four activists who are locked to equipment in the coal depot at Fonterra’s Clandeboye factory near Timaru says it’s now up to Fonterra to take action to protect the climate and New Zealand’s clean green brand by switching to cleaner fuel options ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00549.htm

14: United States Joins Alliance Of Civilizations

United Nations
The United States government today announced it is joining the UN Alliance of Civilizations. It will be the 100th member country of the initiative. "I am pleased that the United States has announced its intention to join the Alliance," said Ban Ki-moon.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00300.htm

15: Speech to Communications Day Auckland Summit

New Zealand Labour Party
Thank you for the invitation to speak today. I’d like to acknowledge …….. This industry is critical to our country’s future socially and economically for at least the next 50 years. New Zealand is at a turning point in its history. We are poised ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00245.htm

16: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Warehouse, GPG drop

Businesswire
May 18 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell for a third straight day, as Warehouse Group paced a slide in retailers after reporting weaker sales. Guinness Peat Group fell to its lowest level since late November.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00551.htm

17: Rising confidence in security of Timor-Leste

New Zealand Government
The improved security environment in Timor-Leste means New Zealand can cut back the size of its military deployment there, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00257.htm

18: Education Amendment Bill to become law

New Zealand Government
A wide-ranging education bill which passed its third and final reading today will improve student safety and allow schools to manage more efficiently, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00258.htm

19: China Censors Human Rights Dialogue with US

International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) notes with concern that authorities in China censored online reporting about human rights discussions between the United States and China last week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00326.htm

20: The poor, women, Maori, Pacific workers core too

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Prime Minister’s comments that workers should not be concerned when his second budget this week disproportionately favours the most wealthy in society because these people are “core and critical” to our economy is disrespectful and wrong, said ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00160.htm

21: A real commitment needed for rail to meet future

New Zealand Labour Party
National’s reluctant commitment to KiwiRail is a sign of a Government that would prefer to see more heavy freight on our roads than on rail, Labour’s Transport spokesperson Darren Hughes said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00254.htm

22: EPMU wary of TelstraClear’s job intentions

EPMU
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) is wary of the intentions behind TelstraClear’s decision to cut 70-80 Paraparaumu call centre customer service roles and move them overseas to the Philippines.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00550.htm

23: Government investment for rail turnaround

New Zealand Government
The Government's commitment to invest $250 million to support the KiwiRail Turnaround Plan will help increase New Zealand's economic productivity and put us on the path to faster growth, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00243.htm

24: Stopping child abuse needs to be top priority

Green Party
Stopping child abuse needs to be a top priority for the Police, the Government and society as a whole, said the Green Party today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00255.htm

25: Offshore Investment Leverages NZ Geothermal Power

Mighty River Power
Mighty River Power has further advanced its offshore geothermal development programme with the announcement that its international partner, GeoGlobal Energy (GGE) LLC, has acquired an interest in a US geothermal energy development company, EnergySource ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00548.htm

26: Greenpeace blocks Fonterra coal use

Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activists have blocked the coal depot of Fonterra’s Clandeboye factory near Timaru, using a truckload of alternative fuel, saying the company is damaging the climate by burning coal when cleaner solutions exist.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00162.htm

27: National Party Members Reject ETS

ACT New Zealand
Reports that delegates at National’s Central North Island Conference this weekend unanimously passed a remit calling on the Government to scrap the ETS confirm that the party’s own supporters want the ETS to be delayed, if not scrapped, ACT Climate ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00253.htm

28: Questions for Oral Answer - 18 May 2010

Office of the Clerk
# Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements as Prime Minister; if so, why? # CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on how the economy is rebalancing towards savings and away from debt? # ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00248.htm

29: Scoop Audio – Pre-Budget Announcement on KiwiRail

Rory MacKinnon
The Government has announced a $250m investment in the nation’s rail infrastructure, saying it will increase the country’s productivity and economic growth. Prime Minister John Key, Transport Minister Steven Joyce and KiwiRail CEO Jim Quinn discussed their ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00143.htm

30: Everybody wins when the bus comes first

Christchurch City Council
The new bus priority measures on the Papanui route are getting more people out of their cars and onto buses.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00160.htm

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