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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For May 23 2010

Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:30 am
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1: BBC To Celebrate 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

BBC World News
As Africa plays host to the FIFA World Cup for the first time this June, the BBC’s international news services will offer a unique global perspective on events in the build-up to, and during, the tournament.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00400.htm

2: New Approach Needed To Bring Peace To Somalia

United Nations
Ban Ki-moon today called on the world to adopt a new approach to bring peace to Somalia, telling an international conference on the Horn of Africa country that a failure to act now risks expanding the violence to its neighbours and beyond.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00407.htm

3: $200,000 up for grabs - AMP Scholarships

AMP Financial Services
Kiwis wanting to do great things have just a few days to apply for an AMP Scholarship before applications close on 31 May 2010. Once again AMP will be awarding scholarships from a pool of more than $200,000.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00703.htm

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4: The Week In Parliament 21.05.10

Tom Frewen
Finance Minister Bill English delivers his second budget.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00183.htm

5: Zed: social media to boost interfaith dialogue

Rajan Zed
Religious statesman Rajan Zed has urged the usage of social media to advance interreligious dialogue.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00409.htm

6: She’ll Be Right; Kiwi Can-Do Helps Timorese See

Fred Hollows Foundation
Blind for four years, 74-year old Timorese grandmother Olinda Guterres can see again thanks to the determination of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ and a little kiwi ingenuity.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00408.htm

The Scoop Editor
LEAD STORY Announcements and Reaction: Scoop Budget Coverage “Bold, radical” Budget say tax experts NZ POLITICS Also On Budget Day: Commission Says Welfare Bill Do Not Meet Basic Rights Standards Tobacco Inquiry: Maori Select Committee Told Of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00182.htm

8: "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" Facebook Page

HCD Research
Results of a new national media study among 262 Americans revealed that respondents were split on whether Facebook should remove a controversial Facebook page, “Everyone Draw Mohammed Day” after viewing a video featuring the page.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00401.htm

9: European Duration Survey, 20 May 2010

JP Morgan
Multi-currency and single-currency investors continued to increase their longs and reduce their shorts, respectively
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00695.htm

10: South Auckland Pharmacist To Take On GSK In Court

Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Community pharmacist Ian Johnson, owner of Johnson’s Pharmacy in Otara, South Auckland, has served a notice of claim on GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The notice was filed with the Manukau District court last week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00189.htm

11: Bomber's Blog - The War On News (video)

Bomber's Blog
Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury delivers his weekly current affairs expose, the war on news! The show broadcasts weekly on Triangle/Stratos TV and on Scoop. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1005/S00184.htm

12: Firefighters Fired Up For Sky Tower Challenge

ACG Sunderland
Hearing the sirens and seeing the lights of a fire engine is head-turning excitement for kids. But for seven ACG Sunderland students today, the excitement was in helping 435 firefighters in the 2010 Sky Tower Firefighters Challenge.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1005/S00101.htm

13: Slack Attack: G-3 Core Inflation Sets Record Lows

JP Morgan
G-3 core inflation’s rapid approach to zero locks in low-for-long policy stances; Inflation and policy dynamics differ elsewhere: Core CPI inflation is setting record lows in the G-3 economies, reaching an estimated 0.4%oya last month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00697.htm

14: Western Hills Drive, Whangarei: Serious Crash

New Zealand Police
Emergency servives are currently dealing with a serious crash on Western Hills Drive, Kensington, Whangarei. A car has left road and gone down a bank.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00187.htm

15: Metservice Issues Auckland Weather Warning

Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
The Auckland Region Emergency Management Office reminds Aucklanders to stay up-to-date with weather forecasts over the next 24 hours. MetService expects the Auckland region to be hit by severe weather between Sunday night and Monday morning.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00188.htm

16: Crafarm Conditional Sale Shows Shallow Markets

Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers believes the conditional sale by the receivers of 16 CraFarm farms to UBNZ Funds Management, the New Zealand company partly owned by Hong Kong listed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings, reflects a lack of depth in New Zealand capital markets.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00699.htm

17: Q+A’s Guyon Espiner Interviews Bill English

Television New Zealand
English says part-floating SOEs “may or may not work”, refuses to support idea of part-selling state assets; Wants New Zealanders’ money “back into investment”, not “sitting in the bank when it could be creating jobs”.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1005/S00250.htm

18: Government Provides More Animal Welfare Funding

New Zealand Government
Agriculture Minister David Carter has announced the Government will spend an extra $8.2 million over four years to boost animal welfare activities. Budget 2010 allocates around $5 million for animal welfare enforcement and compliance.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00380.htm

19: Accommodation Group Launches Double Guarantee

Paihia Accommodation Group
Paihia Accommodation Group based in Paihia, Bay of Islands has just announced and published a New Zealand first in the accommodation sector.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00702.htm

20: Police Investigating Armed Robbery of Tawa Bank

New Zealand Police
Porirua Police are investigating an armed robbery at the BNZ Bank in Tawa, earlier this afternoon. Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Oxnam says at about 3-30pm, a man entered the BNZ Bank in Oxford St, Tawa and approached a female teller.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00183.htm

21: Bus Driver Goes The Extra Mile

Environment Bay of Plenty
Go Bus driver Yvonne Kuiper has been going the extra mile for Tauranga passengers for only a few months – but now she has an award for her outstanding customer service.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00182.htm

22: Road Fatality – Linwood Avenue, Christchurch

New Zealand Police
At approximately 5.05pm on Friday 21 May 2010 a vehicle travelling south- east along Linwood Avenue lost control in wet conditions. The vehicle mounted the curb and tragically struck a mother and her two sons walking along the footpath.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00185.htm

23: Renaissance Brewing Shortlisted For Best Brewery

Renaissance Brewing
Marlborough based craft brewers, Renaissance brewing, have picked up 4 prestigious medals in the recently released results from the world’s second largest beer competition, the AIBA (Australian International Beer Awards).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00701.htm

24: National Government Fails Housing In Budget

New Zealand Labour Party
The Government has dropped the ball on Housing in Budget 2010, Labour’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00376.htm

25: Linwood, Christchurch: Fatal Crash

New Zealand Police
At approximately 5.05 pm last night a vehicle on Linwood Avenue, Christchurch lost control as it headed east from Chelsea Street. Tragically a mother and her two children were walking on the footpath at the time.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00184.htm

26: Kiwis Say Love It, Don’t Mine It. Again

Green Party
New Zealanders have once again reaffirmed their commitment to the protection of our wild spaces, voicing opposition to mining in protected areas of the conservation estate, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1005/S00379.htm

27: Speed dating at TRENZ 2010

Tourism Industry Association New Zealand
In just five minutes, New Zealand tourism operators will have the opportunity to make a quick but permanent impression on international travel Buyers attending TRENZ 2010 through a SPEEDMEET, based on the popular speed dating model.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1005/S00700.htm

28: City Vision Selects Council Candidates

City Vision Eden Albert Community Board
City Vision has selected Cathy Casey and Glenda Fryer as Council candidates for the Albert-Eden-Albert ward of the new Auckland Council. Robert Gallagher said “Cathy Casey and Glenda Fryer are experienced Councillors with a proud record.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1005/S00186.htm

29: Global Data Watch

JP Morgan
Our outlook for a strong and resilient expansion is being challenged; Heightened uncertainty about Euro area fiscal and monetary regimes; DM core inflation hits record low in April; further declines lie ahead.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1005/S00399.htm

30: ‘Real Mums’ Bare All for the Cake Lingerie Shoot

Belly Beyond
Behind-the-scenes at the Cake photo shoot with Maree Hall, Louisa Currie, Heidi Riley and photographer Lisa Crandell from ImageMe .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1005/S00229.htm

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