TO CHANGE MY SCOOP OPTIONS OR UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/signin.html
IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR PASSWORD
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/newpass.html

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

1: Three Strikes and You Are Terminated

NZ Centre For Political Research

This week’s NZCPR Weekly examines a new law to be introduced at the end of the month that threatens our internet freedom, the NZCPR Guest Commentator David Farrar outlines the impact of this new law, and the poll asks whether it should be introduced.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00148.htm

United Nations

The United Nations Security Council again voiced deep concern today about the humanitarian situation in Gaza following Israel's military offensive against Hamas and stressed "the importance and urgency that more needs to be done."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0902/S00299.htm

Candor Trust

In response to Mike Sabins claims that U.S. billionaire George Soros has part funded the exclusive "invitation only" high stakes Government drug summit, convening at Te Papa this week, Candor Trust say that "Soros should philanthropise unwisely in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00155.htm

United Nations

On-going work on reshaping the size and membership of the Security Council and making the vital organ of the world body more democratic is finally heading for serious negotiations, the Ambassador to the United Nations for Afghanistan, Zahir Tanin, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0902/S00298.htm

Businesswire

Feb. 16 – New Zealand shares fell, driving the NZX 50 Index to its biggest decline this year, after Fisher & Paykel Appliances said it may have to raise more capital to counter surging debt and dwindling earnings.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00282.htm

United Nations

Rose was just a teenager in Cameroon when she was promised a chance to go to school in the United States. What she got was slavery, working 15 hours a day for years, paid nothing, and beaten.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0902/S00300.htm

Scoop Audio

KiwiFM: Wallace Chapman & Selwyn Manning discuss a how the SIS is being challenged for spying on Member of Parliament Keith Locke. Also, many other political activists have had their SIS files released in a new SIS era under Warren Tucker.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00281.htm

Businesswire

Feb. 16 - New Zealand's services industry contracted for the tenth straight month in January as activity levels and employment weakened.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00283.htm

ACT New Zealand

The reactions to my Orewa speech (Brian Fallow, New Zealand Herald 'wealthy get tax relief' or John Key, 'idea is fundamentally flawed'), are disappointing but not surprising - clearly, the politics of gesture or pigeon-holing still reigns supreme while New ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00153.htm

New Zealand Labour Party

Labour’s State Services spokesperson Grant Robertson is concerned that possible lay offs at the National Library are a sign of things to come in the public service.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0902/S00219.htm

The Maori Party

The co-leader of the Maori Party- Tariana Turia - believes Maori individuals, groups and iwi are likely to see great opportunities in running private prisons and she wouldn't be surprised to see some groups or iwi tendering to run or provide services ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0902/S00222.htm

Mediaworks

MediaWorks Radio has acquired the Auckland based radio station George FM, and also leased the Auckland frequency 96.8FM which the station broadcasts on.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0902/S00265.htm

3P Learning

From tomorrow it’s all go for Kiwi “mathletes” who can begin training for the world’s largest online education event – World Maths Day on 4 March.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0902/S00050.htm

AAAS

The Earth and its life may be entering a "new era where natural forces are being overwhelmed" by human influences on climate and habitat, AAAS President James J. McCarthy said at the 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0902/S00036.htm

Businesswire

Feb. 16 – Freightways Ltd., a transport and logistics company, posted a 1% rise in half-year profit as a gain in sales was offset by increasing costs.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00280.htm

New Zealand National Party

Prime Minister John Key says a new sentencing toolbox for judges dealing with the worst young offenders will be at the heart of youth justice legislation being introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0902/S00221.htm

Mainzeal

Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited today regrettably confirm that an incident has occurred at the Lion Nathan construction site in East Tamaki, Auckland, which has resulted in a fatality.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0902/S00280.htm

Kiwi Expat Association

Seven outstanding Kiwis are today proclaimed truly world-class, each winning one of the seven categories of the World Class New Zealand Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0902/S00270.htm

Businesswire

Feb. 16 – Fisher & Paykel Appliances tumbled 35% to a record low after the company said it may sell shares to bolster its balance sheet as debt levels rise and profit growth stalls.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00279.htm

AAAS

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore last night called on scientists to communicate the urgency of climate change to political leaders and the public, saying that humanity has little time to change course before risking disastrous global consequences.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0902/S00035.htm

Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation is totally rejecting claims that “DOC’s silence was bought” over Meridian Energy’s Project Hayes windfarm proposal.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00156.htm

LG Electronics

LG Electronics has been ranked 3rd in the 2008 Global Top 50 Consumer Electronics Brands" following an impressive showing at January’s annual Consumer Electronics Association Awards (CES).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0902/S00281.htm

TV Guide

Will Simon Dallow finally be knocked from his perch as TV’s sexiest male? Do the viewing public prefer blonde bombshells to Westie chic and sophisticated redheads?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0902/S00261.htm

SOLO - Sense of Life Objectivists

I'm not at all particularly keen to write this, I'm still somewhat in shock from the loss of life, homes and livelihoods in Victoria, Australia. The area has been utterly annihilated by fire. I absolutely loathe to make a political point in the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00149.htm

Businesswire

Themes of the day: Shares of the U.K.’s Lloyds Banking Group sank 32% on Friday after the bank said its HBOS unit had a pretax loss of 8.5 billion pounds last year, stoking speculation it will need more government assistance. Crude oil for March ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00278.htm

Lyndon Hood

Perilous '09 landed at Wellington's Civic Square on Sunday. The annual circus event includes open air performances and the chance for the public to try out a range of circus skills for themselves.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0902/S00274.htm

Royal NZ College of General Practitioners

Investing in primary health achieves better and more equitable health outcomes than investing further in hospital-based secondary care, says College of GPs President Dr Jonathan Fox.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0902/S00062.htm

Tourism Industry Association New Zealand

Tourism businesses surveyed as part of the BNZ Capital-Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) continued to report reasonably steady results for the January period.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0902/S00285.htm

New Zealand Government

Education Minister Anne Tolley today announced funding to assist 14 childhood education groups across the country. The grants will make more than 500 new early childhood places available.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0902/S00226.htm

Public Service Association

“The government is being completely inconsistent and ignoring its own efforts to put a lid on pay rates in the public sector,” says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00158.htm

Urewera Raids: 'Operation 8' Trials Begin Today

Annemarie Thorby of the October 15 Solidarity Group: Over four years ago in New Zealand, on October 15th 2007, more than 300 police carried out dawn raids on scores of houses.

That was the day more than 60 homes up and down the country were raided, 17 people arrested and the Tuhoe community of Ruatoki, a small rural town in the Te Urewera region of the Bay of Plenty was locked down... More>>