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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For August 3 2010
Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For August 3 2010
1:
3/8/10:
Auroras Possible After Solar Eruption
Scoop NewsSpaceweather reports that a solar flare – a cloud of charge particles from "a complex global eruption involving almost the entire Earth-facing side of the sun" – is approaching Earth and could cause auroras tonight (August 3).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00021/3810-auroras-possible-after-solar-eruption.htm
2:
Questions
and Answers - 3 August 2010
Office of the ClerkElectricity—Generation from Renewable Resources; Income and Employment Gap—Parity with Australia; Economy—Front-line Public Services and Value for Money; Child Abuse—Minister’s Statement
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00038/questions-and-answers-3-august-2010.htm
3:
New
rules for use of “The Right
Honourable"
New Zealand GovernmentAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingBuckingham Palace has announced that there are new rules for the use of the title “The Right Honourable” in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00014/new-rules-for-use-of-the-right-honourable.htm
4:
Thailand's
PM & Military Unite After Crushing
Reds
Richard S. EhrlichBANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the military are displaying a public show of unity, as the army prepares to install a hawkish commander after they defeated on May 19 a nine-week insurrection by "terrorist" Red Shirts.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00023/thailands-pm-military-unite-after-crushing-reds.htm
5:
Ngapuhi
leader calls for Harawira resignation
David RankinNgapuhi spokesman and leader of the Matarahurahu hapu – David Rankin – has called for Hone Harawira’s resignation from Parliament after the MP’s outburst in the weekend in which he said he would not be comfortable with his children having Pakeha ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00016/ngapuhi-leader-calls-for-harawira-resignation.htm
6:
Tolley
can’t have it both ways
New Zealand Labour PartyEducation Minister Anne Tolley can’t have it both ways ---- saying she’s disappointed some schools are just reporting on reading, writing and mathematics standards, though that’s what she told them to do, says Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00037/tolley-cant-have-it-both-ways.htm
7:
Government
to review spending on policy advice
New Zealand GovernmentAs part of its drive to deliver better frontline public services, the Government today announced a review of spending on policy advice across its departments and agencies, which increased significantly under the previous government.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00020/government-to-review-spending-on-policy-advice.htm
8:
Joyce
a bystander as students are locked
out
New Zealand Labour PartySteven Joyce’s plans for performance funding for tertiary institutions runs the risk of being an exercise in compliance rather than helping develop quality tertiary education, Labour’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education Grant Robertson said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00042/joyce-a-bystander-as-students-are-locked-out.htm
9:
IG
Markets - Australian Market Wrap August 3,
2010
IG MarketsAcross Asia, regions indices are mostly higher after a strong US session overnight and growing optimism about the global economic outlook. The Nikkei 225 is currently 1.3% higher, while the Hang Seng and the Kospi are seeing more muted gains of 0.6% ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00094/ig-markets-australian-market-wrap-august-3-2010.htm
10:
Wikileaks'
Julian Assange and Conspiracy
Theories
Michael CollinsJohn Young was one of the co-founders of Wikileaks. He quickly left the organization in disagreement with some of its policies (CNET). Young was a natural choice for Wikileaks since he has operated a leak website, CRYPTOME, since 1996. His site just ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00018/wikileaks-julian-assange-and-conspiracy-theories.htm
11:
PM’s
Presser: National Standards half a day’s
work
Rory MacKinnonEducation experts hired to help teachers meet the National Standards programme will have to juggle as many as 40 schools each – but the Government says they won’t be overstretched.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00010/pms-presser-national-standards-half-a-days-work.htm
12:
Gordon
Campbell on the Gaza inquiry, and
Carter
Gordon CampbellIt may seem ‘too late’ to announce the appointment of a UN inquiry panel into the Gaza flotilla raid. Whether it is also ‘too little’ will depend on how broadly the international panel to be chaired by Sir Geoffrey Palmer chooses to cast its ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00019/gordon-campbell-on-the-gaza-inquiry-and-carter.htm
13:
Time
for broadband transparency
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour has today called for Telecommunications Commissioner Ross Patterson to be given an independent oversight role in the government’s ultrafast broadband (UFB) scheme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00034/time-for-broadband-transparency.htm
14:
Goff
reaffirms support for fourth week
trade
New Zealand GovernmentLabour Minister Kate Wilkinson is welcoming Phil Goff’s restatement of support for the Government’s move to give workers more choice over their holidays.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00040/goff-reaffirms-support-for-fourth-week-trade.htm
15:
PM’s
Presser – NZ won’t meet 2015 poverty
pledge
Rory MacKinnonPrime Minister John Key says New Zealand won’t meet its pledge to donate 0.7 percent of GDP as foreign aid by the United Nations 2015 deadline.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00011/pms-presser-nz-wont-meet-2015-poverty-pledge.htm
16:
>Mother
Nature Lines Up Spectacular Ice Show
Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Village LtdMother Nature is set to put on a spectacular show at Aoraki Mount Cook’s Terminal Lake with what could be the biggest ‘calving’ of ice from the glacier face ever seen.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00038/mother-nature-lines-up-spectacular-ice-show.htm
17:
$7.5million
wastewater treatment plant upgrade
Rotorua District CouncilRotorua District Council (RDC) is to carry out New Zealand’s first application of MBR (Membrane Bio Reactor) technology to treat large scale community wastewater.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00033/75million-wastewater-treatment-plant-upgrade.htm
18:
Timely
Review Of Regulated Raw Milk Criteria
Federated FarmersFederated Farmers is disappointed that the Government is extending the pro-competitive triggers built into the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00092/timely-review-of-regulated-raw-milk-criteria.htm
19:
Warm-Up
For Rugby World Cup 2011 For Visitors
Christchurch and Canterbury TourismChristchurch is hosting New Zealand’s only Bledisloe Cup match this season and rugby fever is building as the city prepares to welcome thousands of fans – including a special celebrity supporter in this Saturday’s expected capacity crowd.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00039/warm-up-for-rugby-world-cup-2011-for-visitors.htm
20:
Milk
From Cloned Cow's Offspring – Experts
Respond
Science Media CentreThe UK's Food Standards Agency is investigating claims that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow is on sale in British supermarkets. EU rules ensure no products from clones' offspring can be sold legally without a safety assessment
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00026/milk-from-cloned-cows-offspring-experts-respond.htm
Green PartyThe latest Quarterly Employment Survey shows the average pay gap between men and women has widened in the last quarter to 12.81 percent, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00026/gender-pay-gap-increases.htm
22:
Hoamz
Real Estate Firm Launches In
Invercargill
hoamzhoamz Southland launched last night to much applause from local businesses. Around 65 people packed out the newly-refurbished Spey Street office to celebrate the opening of the Invercargill chapter of the successful independent real estate brand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00090/hoamz-real-estate-firm-launches-in-invercargill.htm
23:
MTV‘s
'Jersey Shore Night'
MTV NZBe the first to see the first episode of Season Two before it hits TV in NZ! To celebrate the second season of Jersey Shore, MTV New Zealand and Event Cinemas are hosting ‘Jersey Shore Night Out’ an exclusive movie event in Auckland and Hamilton.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00037/mtvs-jersey-shore-night.htm
24:
Sheep
and beef profitability sees new
horizon
Federated FarmersFollowing declining profit for the sheep and beef sector, a new horizon for the sheep and beef sector hinges on the meat sector strategy and a positive follow-on from the wool industry taskforce, to create a viable future.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00086/sheep-and-beef-profitability-sees-new-horizon.htm
25:
Avoid
Southern Motorway on Father's Day
New Zealand Transport AgencyThe NZ Transport Agency [NZTA] is advising people to avoid Auckland's Southern Motorway on Father's Day weekend [4 and 5 September] when it plans a maximum 36 hour closure of a section of the highway for necessary work to open the first stage of the new ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00035/avoid-southern-motorway-on-fathers-day.htm
26:
National
should sort out concerns in pork
industry
New Zealand Labour PartyMinister David Carter needs to step up and resolve the growing concerns in the pork industry, says Labour Agriculture spokesperson Damien O’Connor.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00041/national-should-sort-out-concerns-in-pork-industry.htm
27:
Nanotechnology
meets fish skin in New Zealand
Revolution FibresA start-up Auckland firm is applying nanotechnology to a fisheries by-product to manufacture 100% biodegradable, antibacterial air filters—a New Zealand first in an expanding global market.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00005/nanotechnology-meets-fish-skin-in-new-zealand.htm
28:
Radio
Adelaide: Labour MP Goes Feral + ABs
Win!
Scoop AudioSelwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey discuss how former Labour Cabinet Minister Chris Carter's political career is in a tail-spin this week. Also, the All Blacks continue to notch up wins beating Australia 49 – 28 on Saturday...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00003/radio-adelaide-labour-mp-goes-feral-abs-win.htm
29:
New
fibre by New Year, says Joyce
BusinesswireAug. 3 (BusinessDesk) - Communications Minister Steven Joyce today confirmed the government's timetable for deciding who will roll out fibre-optic cable for ultra-fast broadband services.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00088/new-fibre-by-new-year-says-joyce.htm
30:
NZ
For Sale
New Zealand First PartyThis is a good time to talk to you about the direction New Zealand is heading or not heading (depending on the way you look at it) and how this will impact on senior citizens.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00013/nz-for-sale.htm
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