Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Oct 19 2010

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Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Oct 19 2010

1:PPTA rejects government offer– resumes action

PPTA

PPTA’s national executive has unanimously rejected a government offer which shows a disturbing indication of the level of value the government attaches to teaching and learning in secondary schools.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1010/S00059/ppta-rejects-government-offer-resumes-action.htm

2:Arrival Of GB Rowing Team

World Rowing Championships 2010

The Great Britain team for the 2010 World Rowing Championships arrives in NZ on Tuesday. Currently the world's leading rowing nation, the team includes 5 Olympic champions and a further 9 Olympic medallists and is Britain's strongest ever team.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1010/S00242/arrival-of-gb-rowing-team.htm

3:History-making aid convoy about to bust Gaza siege

Kia Ora Gaza

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Today the international aid convoy to Gaza, whose three columns have driven from England, North Africa and the Arab East to link up in Syria, leaves land and takes to the waters of the Mediterranean.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00183/history-making-aid-convoy-about-to-bust-gaza-siege.htm

4:Deadly Bombs Make Bangkok Unsafe

Richard S. Ehrlich

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Increasingly deadly bomb attacks across Bangkok have plunged this Buddhist-majority country into confusion, despair and fear because its military and police, who received years of counter-terrorism training by the U.S., are unable ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00103/deadly-bombs-make-bangkok-unsafe.htm

5:Phil Goff: Speech To Labour Party Conference 2010

New Zealand Labour Party

Last week I saw two New Zealand’s. The first is the one we know. This is the place where people work hard, they pay their taxes and look after their families. But things are getting harder here. And I don’t like that.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00278/phil-goff-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2010.htm

6:Greens, Government announce pest control project

Green Party

The Government and Green Party today announced a $4 million pilot project that aims to protect New Zealand’s forests and native species with better pest control.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00293/greens-government-announce-pest-control-project.htm

7:Cathay Pacific Offers Passengers New Travel Kits

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled its new range of travel kits for passengers featuring an exclusive design from one of the world’s most prestigious brands– Ermenegildo Zegna.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00520/cathay-pacific-offers-passengers-new-travel-kits.htm

8:Diwali Greetings

Fiji Club Of New Zealand

“On behalf of the members and supporters of the Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ), the Young Executive Club (YEC) and the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA) I wish all our Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists brothers and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00190/diwali-greetings.htm

9:MARKET CLOSE: NZX50 gains as investors chase yield

BusinessDesk

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise as investors chase yield; Wrightson, AMP, Pyne Gould lead gains
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00525/market-close-nzx50-gains-as-investors-chase-yield.htm

10:Stocks to watch: DIL, DNZ, ECO, FBU, NZO, TEL

BusinessDesk

Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk)– The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00495/stocks-to-watch-dil-dnz-eco-fbu-nzo-tel.htm

11:Sean Fitzpatrick to Stand in Mana By-Election

Libertarianz Party

Leading local martial arts instructor and school owner Sean Fitzpatrick is to stand in the Mana by-election for the Libertarianz Party.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00181/sean-fitzpatrick-to-stand-in-mana-by-election.htm

12:New Japanese Fine Dining Experience

Singapore Airlines

From 31 October 2010, Singapore Airlines’ Suites, First and Business Class customers travelling between Singapore and Japan, as well as between Tokyo and Los Angeles, can look forward to an even more authentic Japanese fine dining experience.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00522/new-japanese-fine-dining-experience.htm

13:John Banks must rethink unethical investment fund

Council for Socially Responsible Investment

It is sad but not unexpected that John Banks should become involved with an unethical investment fund upon his retirement from being Mayor of Auckland City. His regime at the Council was not distinguished by any regard for the environment, and his fund ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00501/john-banks-must-rethink-unethical-investment-fund.htm

14:Tsunami sirens to be tested in the Capital

Wellington City Council

Wellington’s tsunami warning sirens will be blaring in the central city and coastal suburbs on Wednesday 20 October as part of a national tsunami readiness exercise.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00205/tsunami-sirens-to-be-tested-in-the-capital.htm

15:Mixed results in KiwiSaver review

BusinessDesk

Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk)– KiwiSaver is growing and one in six people in the scheme say they would not be saving for retirement, but it remains unclear whether total retirement savings is growing as a result of the three year-old scheme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00526/mixed-results-in-kiwisaver-review.htm

16:Survey shows most Kiwis would change their career

Workchoice Trust

More than half of New Zealand professionals would turn back the clock and change their career paths if they could, a new survey by not-for profit the Workchoice Trust has revealed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00498/survey-shows-most-kiwis-would-change-their-career.htm

17:PM’s Presser: Govt Plays Possum On Gin-Trap Ban

Rory MacKinnon

A deal between Greens and the Government could see a new weapon in the war against possums, stoats, and other eco-pests -- but the Government has no plans yet to drop gin-traps from its arsenal.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00110/pms-presser-govt-plays-possum-on-gin-trap-ban.htm

18:Newly elected DHB board members face challenges

New Zealand Government

Health Minister Tony Ryall has today congratulated the successful candidates now confirmed in the district health board elections.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00282/newly-elected-dhb-board-members-face-challenges.htm

19:Who cares about New Zealand's waistline?

New Zealand Government

The Ministry of Health report, Diabetes Policy Model , revealed that at least one in ten New Zealand adults will have type two diabetes within twenty years in a disease of almost tsunami proportions.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00288/who-cares-about-new-zealands-waistline.htm

20:Where's The Note? Shock and Awe for Big Banks

Michael Collins

Big banks have stopped foreclosures in 23 states due to legal challenges to their ownership of mortgage notes. On Wednesday, JP Morgan upped their total to 41 states in which foreclosure operations had ceased. Why the halt in foreclosures? It seems ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00095/wheres-the-note-shock-and-awe-for-big-banks.htm

21:$4m invested in self-resetting trap pilot project

New Zealand Government

The Government will spend $4 million to test out new self-resetting traps that have the potential to boost protection for New Zealand’s forests and native species, Prime Minister John Key and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00294/4m-invested-in-self-resetting-trap-pilot-project.htm

22:APN tests waters for $200 mln bond offer

BusinessDesk

Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk)– APN Media (NZ) Ltd., the publisher of the New Zealand Herald and owner of The Radio Network, is mulling a bond offer to raise as much as $200 million.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00524/apn-tests-waters-for-200-mln-bond-offer.htm

23:Pasifika disability plan launched

New Zealand Government

A national plan to improve access to support services for Pacific disabled peoples will be launched by Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia at Parliament today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00295/pasifika-disability-plan-launched.htm

24:CPI: Basics going up, worse to come with GST hike

New Zealand Labour Party

The rise in the September quarter consumers price index (CPI) of 1.1 percent reflects increases across basic costs --- largely before National’s 20 percent hike in GST takes effect, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00291/cpi-basics-going-up-worse-to-come-with-gst-hike.htm

25:Timaru’s Caroline Bay Carnival Turns 100

Aoraki Development Business and Tourism

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside, and nowhere more so than at Caroline Bay in Timaru. The longest running event of its type in New Zealand, the Caroline Bay Carnival is turning 100 this year, with major celebrations planned to mark this exciting ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1010/S00209/timarus-caroline-bay-carnival-turns-100.htm

26:Christchurch Airport wins awards at conference

Christchurch International Airport

At the New Zealand Airports Association conference held in Queenstown on Friday last week, Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) was given two awards, including Airport Personality of the Year for CEO Jim Boult.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1010/S00515/christchurch-airport-wins-awards-at-conference.htm

27:KiwiSaver Annual Evaluation Report 2009/10

New Zealand Government

Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said KiwiSaver continues to encourage more people into saving for their retirement as he commented on the latest KiwiSaver evaluation report out today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00290/kiwisaver-annual-evaluation-report-200910.htm

28:Labour Promises Built on Faulty Premises

Lindsay Mitchell

Addressing this weekend's Labour Party Conference, Deputy Leader and Welfare Spokesperson, Annette King, singled out the domestic purposes benefit as a policy that would change under their new'putting children first' philosophy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1010/S00180/labour-promises-built-on-faulty-premises.htm

29:Sixth Annual National Treaties 1-11 Gathering 2010

The Maori Party

I have always been, and will always be a Maori rights activist, even though I am currently a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives, where I represent one of the 7 seats reserved for Maori - the Tai Tokerau seat, which covers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1010/S00280/sixth-annual-national-treaties-1-11-gathering-2010.htm

30:Binoy Kampmark: The Canonisation of Mary MacKillop

Binoy Kampmark

In an age where threats of religious fundamentalism and the battle against archaic laws continues, we find, yet again, the Catholic Church in arrears. Feverish talk about‘barbaric’ Islam takes place in a world parallel to rituals that still ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1010/S00099/binoy-kampmark-the-canonisation-of-mary-mackillop.htm

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