Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 November 2010
Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today announced that it had laid eight charges against Malcolm David Mason and another
individual (whose name is suppressed), relating to a series of corrupt property transaction involving the Accident
Compensation Corporation ...
Bill Berkowitz
They tried'to push Michael Moore off a cliff' says Wendell Potter, a former CIGNA spinmeister, and now a determined
health insurance whistleblower. His new book,'Deadly Spin,' exposes the health insurance industry's misinformation and
disinformation ...
Franklin Lamb
"I’ve got these [expletive deleted] just where we want them Maura! Watch the 1000 slow cuts as we shred Hezbollah–who do
they think they are? And we’ll do it by using 1757 and this time we’re going all the way. I told Israel to stay out of
...
Zespri
Of the total orchards inspected by trained assessors (n=485), 14% have been put on a Restricted Place Notice (n=70). Of
the total test results received to date (n=344), approximately 80% have come back as negative.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1011/S00647/nz-kiwifruit-industry-psa-information-update-231110.htm
Scoop Full Coverage
Scoop coverage, press releases, reaction and multimedia on the explosion at the Pike River Coal mine on Friday 19
November 2010, which saw 27 workers missing underground.
Michael Moore
Tonight at 8:00 PM ET on Keith Olbermann's show on MSNBC I will meet for the very first time the man the health industry
sent to Michigan to, in his words,"spy" and do"reconnaissance" so they could try to defame me and my movie ("We knew as
much ...
Horizon Research Limited
A majority of New Zealanders support the deal the Government did with Warner Bros to keep Hobbit film production in New
Zealand. However, a majority don’t want a similar deal done again.
New Zealand Police
Police continue to plan for the rescue of the Pike River miners but say the likelihood is diminishing.
Office of the Clerk
1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour—New Lynn) to the Minister of Finance : What factors were identified by Standard and
Poor’s that led to them placing New Zealand’s sovereign credit rating on negative watch?
Science Media Centre
CCTV video footage taken from a camera at the entrance to the Pike River mine was released last night and shows the
impact of the pressure wave that resulted from the explosion deep within the mine.
ParliamentToday.co.nz
The Employment Relations Amendment Bill passed its third reading debate, as did the Holidays Amendment Bill by 64 votes
to 56 with National, ACT and United Future supporting.
New Zealand Labour Party
Two new laws that attack the rights of kiwi workers have been passed by the National Government despite fierce
opposition from tens of thousands of New Zealanders, says Darien Fenton.
Department of Conservation
North Island Maui’s dolphins and South Island Hector’s dolphins were once thought to occupy completely separate
stretches of New Zealand’s coastline, but new research has shown that two female Hector’s dolphins have been visiting
their North Island ...
University of Auckland
The baby formula industry has been likened to the tobacco industry, for its serious effects on Māori health in a new
book co-authored by a University of Auckland academic.
Office of the Clerk
1. AARON GILMORE to the Minister of Finance: What does he believe will be the main features of the economic recovery
under the Government’s programme to encourage more savings and investment?
Mike Moore - NZ Ambassador to the US
New Zealand Ambassador to the United States Rt Hon Mike Moore officially thanked the United States in the weekend for
its support regarding the trapped miners at the Pike River mine. The situation at the mine remains unchanged since the
explosion ...
New Zealand Government
Environment Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the unanimous support of Parliament for the first reading of the
Environment Protection Authority Bill.“New Zealand needs an effective Environment Protection Authority to strengthen and
improve our ...
New Zealand Government
Cabinet has agreed to a change to the postal deed so that postal workers can have a four day Christmas break each year
and have Easter Saturday off. The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Steven Joyce, says the
variation will ...
Christchurch City Council
This question is being addressed by a youth forum allied to the NZ Police’s Community Football Cup (NZCFC). The Ethnic
Youth Forum at Fendalton Community Centre on Friday will bring together youth players participating in the NZCFC for an
information-gathering ...
Turners Auctions
More than $1 million worth of brand new, earthquake salvaged furniture, electronics and appliances will go under the
hammer in the first stock clearance auction from the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake.
Binoy Kampmark
The domestic airport scene in the United States is one of permanent lines, warnings on leaving bags unattended and
jittery surveillance. Warning alerts on potential strikes by unspecified‘terrorists’ sound like a game children might
like:‘The ...
Waikato University
Students at the University of Waikato now have the opportunity to study at two of China’s leading universities, thanks
to new agreements signed during a recent visit to China by Waikato’s Chancellor Rt Hon Jim Bolger and Vice-Chancellor
Professor ...
Pete Bethune
New Zealand environmentalist and anti-whaling campaigner, Pete Bethune, will officially announce the formation of a new
environmental action group that will focus on marine conservation, on Tuesday 22 November at 14:00 (NZDT) via a live
broadcast on ustream.tv.
The Maori Party
If one was to look at the explanatory note to this bill, the general policy statement comes across as extremely
positive. It tells us that the purpose of the Bill is to provide more flexibility, greater choice, and ensure a balance
of fairness for both ...
University of Otago
New Zealand families living with other members suffering from addiction is the focus of a report just released by the
Families Commission and carried out by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter helped rescue a truck driver from the Marlborough Sounds this morning.
The helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic onboard, responded to the mission at around 7am. The accident
occurred ...
Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Sonoco New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire T.T.L
Pacific Limited. Sonoco supplies a variety of paper and paperboard packaging products. In particular, it manufactures
and supplies ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1011/S00654/sonoco-applies-for-clearance-to-acquire-ttl-pacific.htm
UNITEC
A new one year Graduate Diploma in Events Communication was offered by Unitec’s Department of Communications this year
and the first students to complete the new qualification organisied an event as part of the annual Grad Show.
New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the shelling by North Korea of the civilian population on an island in
South Korea."The attack represents a new and dangerous level of aggression by the DPRK regime, coming in the wake of the
DPRK ...
Scoop Video
South Korea has confirmed firing dozens of artillery shells in retalliation against an attack by North Korea. The action
followed earlier reports that North Korea had fired over 200 rounds across its western maritime border. Witnesses say
the shells ...