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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For August 16 10
Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For August 16 10
1: Guyon
Espiner Interviews Prof. Sir Peter
Gluckman
TVNZTeen suicide just “the tip” of the complex problems facing young New Zealanders. New and social media “enormously” influential on changing behaviour. "We’ve changed the way we rear our children," says Professor Gluckman.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00169/guyon-espiner-interviews-prof-sir-peter-gluckman.htm
2:
Pandemic
Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) –
Update
Ministry of HealthThere have been 389 hospitalisations of lab-confirmed pandemic influenza H1N1 this year to date in New Zealand, including 10 people currently in intensive care. There have been a total of 59 admissions to intensive care so far this year. These figures ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00072/pandemic-influenza-h1n1-2009-swine-flu-update.htm
3:
Enhanced
access to diabetes treatments
PHARMACAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingPeople with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are set to benefit from recent decisions by Government drug funder PHARMAC.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1008/S00070/enhanced-access-to-diabetes-treatments.htm
4:
Canon
unveils two advanced PIXMA printers
CanonThe two new Canon PIXMA all-in-one printers with their sleek, compact design and easy-touse technologies deliver the ultimate in at-home printing.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00034/canon-unveils-two-advanced-pixma-printers.htm
5:
Rosalea
Barker: I, technofool, part 2
Rosalea BarkerIt’s been 10 weeks since I wrote the first post about getting connected to the Internet, and this week’s proposal from Verizon and Google spurred me to write some more about my experience. Here is FCC Commissioner Copps’ August 9 response ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00096/rosalea-barker-i-technofool-part-2.htm
6:
Journals
not court is place for scientific
debate
Science Media CentreThe National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) faces a legal challenge by climate sceptics group the Climate Science Coalition which is taking the Crown Research Institute to court over the accuracy of its climate data.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00032/journals-not-court-is-place-for-scientific-debate.htm
7:
The
Naked Truth - Broadband as it should
be
VodafoneForget paying for a landline you don’t really need, forget forking out for “free” local calls you never make. Vodafone is freeing up your cashflow by offering naked broadband from just $45 a month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00466/the-naked-truth-broadband-as-it-should-be.htm
8:
Mihi
Whakatau - Opening of Breastscreening
unit
New Zealand GovernmentI am delighted to join with you today at this official opening of the BreastScreen Central screening site.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00240/mihi-whakatau-opening-of-breastscreening-unit.htm
9:
Court
asked to invalidate NIWA temperature
record
New Zealand Climate Science CoalitionThe High Court has been asked to invalidate the New Zealand official temperature record (NZTR) as promoted by the Crown Research Institute, NIWA. These records are the historical base of NIWA's scientific advice to central and local government on ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00033/court-asked-to-invalidate-niwa-temperature-record.htm
10:
HSBC
Continues to Offer Lowest Fixed Mortgage
Rate
HSBC BankHSBC has today announced it is keeping its six month fixed home loan rate at 4.99% and dropping its four year fixed interest rate to 7.30% which sees the Bank offering the lowest home loan rates in the market for six months, one and three years*.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00468/hsbc-continues-to-offer-lowest-fixed-mortgage-rate.htm
11:
PHRC
on Kia Ora Gaza & Israeli Ambassador
Palestine Human Rights Campaign/*The Palestine Human Rights Campaign Aotearoa/New Zealand (PHRC) has received a copy of a letter from the Israeli Ambassador to New Zealand, Shemi Tzur, that was sent to the Kia Ora Gaza group referring to the organisation's 10 August 2010 news ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00268/phrc-on-kia-ora-gaza-israeli-ambassador.htm
12:
Kanye
West Returns to the VMA Stage For
Awards
MTV NZGet your twitter fingers ready for more unforgettable moments as MTV announces the first round of artists who will perform LIVE at the “2010 MTV Video Music Awards.” Kanye, Drake and Florence + The Machine will take creative leaps and bring fans an ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00226/kanye-west-returns-to-the-vma-stage-for-awards.htm
13:
Akld
Airport responds to Pacific Blue
withdrawl
Auckland AirportAuckland Airport today noted with some disappointment the planned withdrawal of Pacific Blue from the New Zealand domestic aviation market in October 2010, but is confident that the ongoing strong growth of the domestic travel market will ensure future customer ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00473/akld-airport-responds-to-pacific-blue-withdrawl.htm
14:
New
book puts sustainability into peak
performance
University of WaikatoLeading global retailers such as Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer and Tesco have made sustainability core business. Suppliers to those companies who don't do likewise risk being choice edited off the shelves – and this trend is spreading to most consumer industries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1008/S00057/new-book-puts-sustainability-into-peak-performance.htm
15:
Binoy
Kampmark: Using Psychic powers in
Policing
Binoy KampmarkWhere does the role of the psychic lie in policing? The secular, rationalist follower of hard facts and evidentiary reason might well question their very existence, let alone value. But moments of crisis can increase the emphasis on faith and desires ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00105/binoy-kampmark-using-psychic-powers-in-policing.htm
16:
Income
Sharing: how it would work
United Future NZ PartyCouples with children often face a choice between both parents working full-time, employing others to care for their children, and one parent working full-time and the other staying home to care for the children, possibly on a part-time basis.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00234/income-sharing-how-it-would-work.htm
17:
No
SAS Link To Afghan Arrests, Torture -
PM
Rory MacKinnonhref="http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/audio/1008/PM_Presser__SAS_and_arrests.mp3"> Scoop Audio: Prime Minister John Key says he does not believe New Zealand’s special forces in Afghanistan are assisting police with arrests – but reports from soldiers on ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00108/no-sas-link-to-afghan-arrests-torture-pm.htm
18:
Pacific
Blue’s Withdrawal is Disappointing
Wellington Employers' Chamber of CommerceThe Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce is disappointed that Pacific Blue will be exiting its New Zealand domestic operations and not introducing a trans-Tasman service out of Wellington.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00472/pacific-blues-withdrawal-is-disappointing.htm
19:
ER
and Holidays bills introduced to
Parliament
New Zealand GovernmentTwo new bills amending the Employment Relations Act 2000 and Holidays Act 2003 respectively have been introduced to Parliament, Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00239/er-and-holidays-bills-introduced-to-parliament.htm
20:
NIWA
confirms collapse of undersea volcano
NIWAThe aptly named ‘Rumble III’ undersea volcano on the Kermadec Ridge, 200 km northeast of Auckland, has dropped in height by 120 metres in the last couple of years, pioneering research by NIWA has shown.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1008/S00031/niwa-confirms-collapse-of-undersea-volcano.htm
21:
What
the Welfare Working Group report really
says
Anne ElseBuried deep in the report of the Welfare Working Group, “Long-term benefit dependency: the issues”, are two remarkable pieces of information. First, “New Zealand’s rate of employment for disabled people is one of the highest in the OECD. Around ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00104/what-the-welfare-working-group-report-really-says.htm
22:
Volcano
exercise a blast from the future
Taranaki Regional Councilby : Taranaki Civil Defence Emergency Management Group - 16 August 2010 Mount Taranaki is on the brink of a virtual eruption, and the people of the region are being offered a ringside seat.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1008/S00245/volcano-exercise-a-blast-from-the-future.htm
23:
Pakistan:
Flood unleashes human trafficking
Asian Human Rights CommissionFlooding in Pakistan has already created a humanitarian crisis of extreme proportions, but looming over the region is the threat of an associated disaster – human trafficking.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00276/pakistan-flood-unleashes-human-trafficking.htm
24:
Obama
in hot water over a proposed New York
Mosque
Connie LawnPresident Obama may have meant well, but he is in extreme political hot water over statements he made regarding a proposed Muslim Mosque and Cultural Center, meant to be built two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center, where 3,000 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00102/obama-in-hot-water-over-a-proposed-new-york-mosque.htm
25:
Income
Sharing could benefit 310,000
families
New Zealand GovernmentUp to 310,000 New Zealand families will be eligible to share their income for tax purposes through legislation tabled in Parliament today by Revenue Minister Peter Dunne under the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the National-led Government.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00233/income-sharing-could-benefit-310000-families.htm
26:
‘Super
city’ tabloid referred to Auditor
General
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford has referred the Auckland Transition Agency tabloid newspaper ‘Auckland: Your Council. Your Vote.’ to the Auditor General.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00237/super-city-tabloid-referred-to-auditor-general.htm
27:
Olam
weighs Farming Systems counter-bid
Businesswireby Jonathan Underhill August 16 (BusinessDesk) – Olam International, trumped in its takeover offer for NZ Farming Systems Uruguay, plans to wait for the target company’s annual results and an independent assessment of its offer before responding.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1008/S00478/olam-weighs-farming-systems-counter-bid.htm
28:
Hot
Topic Link: When Asses Go To Law
Gareth RenowdenIn a bizarre twist to the tale of New Zealand’s climate sceptics and their strange obsession with the minutiae of the history of temperature measurement in New Zealand, it now emerges that they have lodged papers with the High Court...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1008/S00099/hot-topic-link-when-asses-go-to-law.htm
29:
Registration
for first open policy event
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour has today opened registration for a public event as a part of the first New Zealand attempt to develop policy in an open forum directly involving the community, and using online technology.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1008/S00238/registration-for-first-open-policy-event.htm
30:
Revised
Search and Surveillance Bill Still
Flawed
Stop the Search and Surveillance Bill“There will be an urgent public meeting on Monday 30 August at 7pm at St Joseph's Church (Basin Reserve) in Wellington to address the just returned Search and Surveillance Bill. An interim report on the Search and Surveillance Bill was issued by the Justice ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1008/S00177/revised-search-and-surveillance-bill-still-flawed.htm
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Binoy Kampmark: The ABC’s Colonel Blimp - Why Kim Williams Misunderstands Joe Rogan
Martin LeFevre - Meditations: A Meditation On Noise And Silence
Gordon Campbell: On What’s Wrong With The Treaty Principles Bill
Ramzy Baroud: No More 'Deals’ - What Palestinians Want And Will Fight To Achieve 
Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - Mayor Whanau's Rare Win - To Her City's Detriment
Binoy Kampmark: Ironic Dependency - Russian Uranium And The US Energy Market