Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 25 June 2007

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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Putin’s War-whoop: The impending clash with Russia

Mike Whitney

What is a "unipolar" world? It is a world in which there is one master, one sovereign--- one center of authority, one center of force, one center of decision-making. And at the end of the day this is pernicious not only for all those within this system, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00290.htm

Department of Conservation

At least 16 species of native bird could be affected by avian influenza, if the disease were to enter New Zealand, the Department of Conservation says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0706/S00060.htm

Television New Zealand

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TVNZ has signed up to a groundbreaking partnership with Google to bring TVNZ content to YouTube – another New Zealand first for the national broadcaster. The non-exclusive partnership will create a branded TVNZ 'channel' on YouTube, offering a range of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00410.htm

Kevin List

The Prime Minister's post cabinet-press conference erupted into fireworks this afternoon and that was ten minutes before the PM had even arrived. Various sections of the media were in a right old lather over a press secretary fondling and lowering their ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00339.htm

Cuba Government

Outline of 200 years of aggression and hostility by the United States towards the Cuban nation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0410/S00296.htm

Americas Cup Media Centre

Emirates Team New Zealand wins race two - it's squared up at the America's Cup Match
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00252.htm

Destiny New Zealand

The latest NZ Herald DigiPoll survey released today showed Destiny NZ polling ahead of United Future, Act and Progressive parties for the second time in consecutive months.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00299.htm

New Zealand Government

This is a very opportune time to check in on where the telecommunications industry reform programme is going. Last year, I was here the very day before the Telecommunications Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament to give effect to the policies set out ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00487.htm

New Zealand National Party

From your President, Peter Maddison, to your executive members, council members, branch leaders, and all the other volunteers that give life to the Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00478.htm

Global Research

“It is the absolute responsibility of everybody in uniform to disobey an order that is either illegal or immoral.” --General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Press Club, February 17, 2006.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0706/S00427.htm

Police Association

"Those critics whipping up hysteria against the issue of tasers to police, must take note of the increasing violence being directed against Police," Police Association President Greg O'Connor said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00293.htm

Akanimo Sampson

Nigeria: Fresh Oil War Looms In Rivers, Bayelsa * Over Killing of 12 Ijaw Youths By Agip
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00330.htm

Sophie McNeill

Text & Video: SBS' Sophie McNeill writes: As Lebanon unites behind its army, ordinary Palestinian civilians are left paying the price. 22/6/2007 NORTH LEBANON - As Mohammad trudged towards the Lebanese army checkpoint on the outskirts of the Nahr El Bared ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00326.htm

Auckland Chamber of Commerce

Confidence hit a 12 month low in a survey of over 1000 business respondents undertaken electronically by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce early last week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00403.htm

University of Auckland

Four out of ten staff nurses in New Zealand hospital general wards move jobs each year, costing hospitals on average nearly $25,000 to replace each one. A study at The University of Auckland looked at turnover of nurses at public hospitals around ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0706/S00087.htm

ASH

Figures released by ASH New Zealand show that teen smoking rates have halved in the last 8 years. In 2006, 14.2 percent of Year 10 New Zealand teenagers said they were smokers, down from 28.6 percent in 1999 according to the Year 10 Smoking Survey ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0706/S00086.htm

Independent Music New Zealand

The IMNZ chart-topper, Hollie Smith’s ‘Long Player’, is now certified Platinum; and she has been signed to New York’s Manhattan Records, a boutique pop label within the legendary Blue Note group, which currently has Celtic Woman, Van Morrison, Tim ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00262.htm

New Zealand Government

The drop in smoking rates for teenagers over the past eight years is very pleasing and a strong vindication of the priority the Labour-led Government places on tobacco control, Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00496.htm

New Zealand First Party

Once touted as being “world leading”, New Zealand’s youth justice system is failing to address our youth crime epidemic and it is time the Government urgently addressed the systems failings, says New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00491.htm

New Zealand Government

Hon David Cunliffe,Minister of Immigration, address to LexisNexis Immigration Law Conference, Heritage Hotel, Auckland: "In this fast-changing world, many of our laws need altering with some regularity to keep up with new challenges, new technologies ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00494.htm

Smokefree Coalition

The country’s tobacco control leaders are meeting in Auckland this week to consider the future direction of tobacco control in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0706/S00084.htm

Sensible Sentencing Trust

An online data-base catches a paedophile – and two young girls are saved – but the organization responsible for creating the data-base may be sued.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00292.htm

Professional Historians of NZ

The runaway market in historical New Zealand objects and ephemera on Trade Me is among the topics covered at the Making History in Public conference in Wellington this coming weekend (June 29 - July 1).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00253.htm

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and operatives of the Ecuadorian Environmental Police seized a total of 18,673 shark fins and arrested four suspects who are now being detained. “This successful sting is the result of several months working ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0706/S00429.htm

Export New Zealand

Orion Health, Specialist Marine Interiors, The Sweet Shop, Endace Measurement Systems and A Ward Attachments took the top honours at the ANZ Auckland Export Awards 2007. The awards celebrate exporters’ innovation and sheer determination to export during ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00412.htm

air2there

air2there.com completes Wellington region rail link Another first has been chalked up by Paraparaumu-based airline air2there.com. This week saw the start of a linkage that makes travel to the airport, from anywhere in greater Wellington electrified ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00401.htm

Subaru

Subarus sold in New Zealand covered in microscopic DatDots are preventing the criminal community from successfully stealing the cars.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00411.htm

North Shore City

The announcement that North Shore institution 3M is closing its doors next year has sent a wintry chill to city hall. North Shore City Mayor George Wood is saddened by news that 50 local jobs will be lost when 3M moves its manufacturing arm offshore.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0706/S00246.htm

NZ Health Trust

For hundreds of years Maori have accessed the botanical flora of this country to use in traditional healing. Yet just as such indigenous healing is undergoing a renaissance in popularity and use, Maori say their herbal medicine is under serious threat.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00297.htm

SKYCITY

The Board of Directors of SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited announced today Evan Davies will stand down as Managing Director and Director of the company effective immediately.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00407.htm

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