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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For July 12 2010

Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 8:24 am
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1: UQ Wire: A Citizens’ Critique Of The 9/11 Commiss.

www.UnansweredQuestions.org
In the wake of the attacks of September 11th, 2001, independent researchers, former military and intelligence officers, families of victims, certain members of Congress and other citizens began to address the unanswered questions about the events. Who? ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0407/S00186.htm

2: Colossal Squid "Not Nearly As Tasty As Hoped"

Lyndon Hood
ABSTRACT: The research team investigated the tastiness of the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni). A complete specimen was dressed and prepared using a variety of traditional methods. All tests found the squid to be not delicious in any way.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00013.htm

3: Election in Oaxaca on July 4

Nancy Davies
In a massive voter turnout on July 4, 2010 the people of Oaxaca swept away 81 years of misrule by the Revolutionary Institutional Party, the PRI. For all state offices—governor, mayors and state legislators, the Coalition United for Peace and Progress (CUPP) ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00131.htm

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4: Right-Wing Uses Declining Birthrate to Stoke Fear

Bill Berkowitz
If you’ve been following the debate over population growth, you’re probably familiar with the argument that it is economically unfeasible for the earth to sustain an unlimited population. You might subscribe to that argument, or you might believe ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00039.htm

5: Welcome home Pete Bethune

Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating news that Pete Bethune is to come home.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00147.htm

6: Severe Weather Warning: Hawke's Bay

Hawkes Bay Regional Council
A heavy rain warning for Hawke’s Bay from Tuesday and Wednesday means that flooding and slips are likely, advises Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The region’s soils are already wet, so rivers are expected to rise quickly.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1007/S00039.htm

7: TracMap launches new innovative technology

TracMap
TracMap NZ Ltd, New Zealand’s largest agricultural GPS guidance and mapping provider believes there is huge growth potential with the release of new technology targeted at the utility services sector. TracMap showcased their new technology at an event ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00215.htm

8: Republic of Korea-New Zealand Joint Press Release

New Zealand Government
At the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak, Prime Minister John Key visited the Republic of Korea and held a Summit meeting with the President on 5 July 2010. This followed President Lee's visit to New Zealand in March 2009.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00136.htm

9: Four Year Old Home Alone

New Zealand Police
North Shore Police are expressing their gratitude to a man who discovered a four year old boy wandering alone in the North Shore suburb of Bayview early this morning.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1007/S00074.htm

10: Labour delighted Pete Bethune is coming home

New Zealand Labour Party
Labour’s Conservation Spokesperson Chris Carter has welcomed this afternoon’s news that Kiwi environmental activist Pete Bethune has been given a suspended sentence by the Japanese court, so will be coming home to New Zealand very soon.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00148.htm

11: Shared services agency for Health confirmed

New Zealand Government
The Government has confirmed that a shared services agency will be established to harness the power of bulk purchasing for the public health service.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00137.htm

12: NZMA supports change to lab service charges

New Zealand Medical Association
The NZMA has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Health Hon Tony Ryall that DHBs will no longer be charging patients for laboratory services ordered by private specialists.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1007/S00032.htm

13: Rugby World Cup plans for wharf paramount

New Zealand Government
Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully is comfortable with the Auckland Regional Council exploring options that involve moving and protecting Shed 10 at their cost, so long as they do not risk the Government's plans for an appropriate entertainment ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00146.htm

14: Barfoot & Thompson to play for Auckland in 2010

Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland’s leading real estate company Barfoot & Thompson has joined our city’s favourite rugby team on the field as the key sponsor of the Auckland Rugby Union’s ITM Cup team.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00019.htm

15: Sonny Bill Williams to start at centre

Word of Mouth Media
Sonny Bill Williams may begin his New Zealand first class rugby career at centre, former All Black Aaron Mauger said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1006/S00366.htm

16: Maori put ‘on hold’ while Brownlee ignores claims

Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Minister Brownlee to apologise to iwi for mismanagement of the oil permitting process.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00143.htm

17: PM launches Rewi Alley documentary in Beijing

New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key today announced the release of a five-part documentary series about New Zealand author, poet, and humanitarian Rewi Alley, produced jointly by Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) and China’s CCTV.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00145.htm

18: Customers continue to trust Toyota

Toyota New Zealand
June sales figures confirm that customers continue to support Toyota despite the US-based negative publicity the company faced in the first few months of the year, says Chief Executive Alistair Davis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00217.htm

19: Emissions Trading Scheme Welcomed

Medianet
Mr Greg Adlam, CEO for CO2 New Zealand, says his company is well positioned for the challenges faced by emitters as well as the new business opportunities that will be created under the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme(ETS).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00055.htm

20: International Baccalaureate Specialist Joins CBC

Released via Glass Tower
The progressive curriculum planned for the Christchurch Baccalaureate College will improve the range of skills of young graduates, says new Deputy Principal John Wood.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0103/S00038.htm

21: Pete Bethune's comment on his release back to NZ

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“All I wanted was justice for the loss of my boat, the Ady Gil, and the attempted murder of my crew.”
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1007/S00085.htm

22: Burmese Junta Funded By Chevron, Total, And PTTEP

Terry Evans
The Burmese junta are using massive gas revenues from Chevron, Total and PTTEP to fund it's fledgling nuclear weapons programme, according to a report published this week by the Paris-based human rights watchdog EarthRights International.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00126.htm

23: ARC decision welcomed

New Zealand Labour Party
The decision made by the Auckland Regional Council to retain and refurbish Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront ahead of the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been welcomed by Jacinda Ardern, Labour List MP based in Auckland Central.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00140.htm

24: PM launches Rewi Alley documentary in Beijing

New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key today announced the release of a five-part documentary series about New Zealand author, poet, and humanitarian Rewi Alley, produced jointly by Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) and China’s CCTV.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00144.htm

25: All Finals Matches of Fifa World Cup Live on TVOne

TV One
TV ONE is screening all the finals matches live and in HD starting with the first semi-final tomorrow morning between The Netherlands and Uruguay
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1007/S00067.htm

26: Government confirms state housing sell off

New Zealand Labour Party
Labour's Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey is calling on Housing Minister Phil Heatley to give a cast iron guarantee that his “reconfiguration” of state housing will not result in any reduction in net state house numbers across the country.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00141.htm

27: MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise; APT, HBY gain

Businesswire
July 7 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks rose for their fourth consecutive session, coming off their lowest level since July 2009, lead by property stocks as investors sought holdings in companies with dependable earnings streams amid signs the global ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1007/S00219.htm

28: New Zealand bolters Solomons election security

New Zealand Government
New Zealand will send 37 Defence Force personnel to the Solomon Islands to boost security arrangements during the upcoming election, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1007/S00135.htm

29: U.S. Soldiers Trade Images Of Iraqi Dead For Porn

Richard S. Ehrlich
Richard Ehrlich reports that U.S. troops in Iraq have traded hundreds of images of mutilated corpses in exchange for free online pornography, according to the owner of a Web site investigated by the Pentagon.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0509/S00389.htm

30: Queenstown ‘Stars’ In Hit Bollywood Movie

Destination Queenstown
It was ‘luv’ at first sight for movie goers in India and across the world as a Bollywood film featuring Queenstown became an overnight box office hit.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1007/S00084.htm

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