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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Annan's
Successor Moves To Pick His Top
Management
Andreas von WarburgUNITED NATIONS - Two weeks into the transition period, all eyes at the United Nations are on Secretary-General-Designate Ban Ki-moon (pictured left) and his picks for the top management. South Korea’s former Foreign Minister will be swearing in in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00054.htm
2:
Sharon
Stone puts out SOS call for NZ
clothes
Word of Mouth MediaHollywood actress Sharon Stone has put out an urgent call to leading New Zealand lifestyle designer Untouched World for more of their clothes for her wardrobe.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00048.htm
3:
Suva
- Fiji Soldiers Take Over SWAT Police
HQ
Scoop LinkAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingScoop Link: Fiji Times has reported that Fijian Army soldiers in full combat gear have taken over the headquarters of the Fiji Police Tactical Response Division and locked out members on duty there. While there has been no official confirmation, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00055.htm
4:
Update
On The Search For Trooper Joshua
Porter
Australian Defence ForceOn 29 Nov 06, while HMAS Kanimbla was operating near Fiji, a Blackhawk helicopter from 171 Aviation Squadron, carrying four crew and six soldiers from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) crashed and sank in 2300 meters of water. Nine personnel ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00071.htm
5:
Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment
Office of the SpeakerDr Jan Wright, an independent policy analyst and consultant with a number of non-executive public sector directorships, has been selected to be the next Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00043.htm
6:
Kosovo
Albanians, Serbia Still Opposed on
Future
United NationsKosovo’s ethnic Albanian Government and Serbia remain “diametrically opposed” in their views of the future status of the Serbian province, which that the United Nations has run ever since Western forces drove out Yugoslav troops in 1999 amid ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00080.htm
7:
The
Letter – Monday, 4 December 2006
The Letter LimitedThe Haps; Next Test; His Role; All at sea; Does it matter?; Some Advice; Labour’s dilemma; New Whips; The Whips Office; Anything but benign; Growing Debt; A correction has to come; Out of the Red
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00056.htm
8:
Reserve
Bank runs out of coins in lead up to
Xmas
Newmarket Business AssociationJust five weeks after phasing out the old coins, the Reserve Bank has now written to the country's retail banks warning them there will be a shortage of the new 20 cent pieces in the lead up to the busy Christmas period, with some unimpressed retailers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00057.htm
9:
How
Bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the
CIA
www.UnansweredQuestions.orgNew details have emerged about how an al Qaeda spy named Ali Mohamed penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets and the FBI before the 9/11 attacks. We speak with investigative journalist Peter Lance about his new book, "Triple Cross." [includes rush transcript]
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00046.htm
10:
Mazur:
John Deuss' Editors On Record On The
Man
Suzan MazurTHE HUSH HUSH nature of the John Deuss investigation related to VAT-skimming deposits at his offshore First Curacao International Bank gives the impression that deeper politics are at play.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00031.htm
11:
Fijian
Coup Not On NZ's Wishlist For Xmas
Scoop Audio"Fiji is continuing to be of great concern," was what the Prime Minister told the assembled media late this afternoon as potentially the world's slowest coup creaked into gear in the democratically challenged island nation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00058.htm
Television New ZealandCloseUp presenter Susan Wood has today resigned from TVNZ, and will no longer appear on screen for the immediate future. For the last few weeks, Susan's health has been a matter for serious concern. She will be undergoing surgery next week to remove ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0612/S00021.htm
13:
Today's
Scoop Just Politics News Summary
The Scoop TeamFiji Crisis: Military Makes Move - Takes Over Special Branch Police HQ; Health: More Money For Rural Midwives; Health: Fidel Inspired Behaviour Leads To Coleman's Smoking In The Gun; MORE POLITICAL HEADLINES; POLITICAL COLUMNS
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00057.htm
14:
Key's
failure of leadership on Coleman
New Zealand GovernmentJust one week into the job National leader John Key has made a significant misstep by confirming Jonathan Coleman as Associate Health Spokesman despite knowing about Coleman's behaviour during an incident with British American Tobacco, Health Minister ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00032.htm
15:
A
scientific approach is needed for GM
corn
New Zealand Life Sciences Network“MAF should identify if GM is present, the type of GM construct and undertake a risk assessment before ripping up imported corn suspected of containing genetically modified seeds.” the chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0612/S00009.htm
16:
Scoop
Top 30 Weekend Ratings - 2-3 Dec.
2006
Scoop Daily RatingsThe weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00053.htm
17:
UN
Food Agency Teams Up With Islamic Relief
Group
United NationsThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed an agreement with the international Islamic aid organization, Islamic Relief Worldwide, to increase cooperation on vital feeding programmes for the poor regardless of colour or creed, both for ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00079.htm
18:
All
GE Corn Must be Destroyed
Greenpeace New ZealandGreenpeace said today all GE contaminated corn must be pulled up and destroyed, following the discovery that some 1.8 tonnes of GE corn have been imported into New Zealand, distributed and grown.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0612/S00038.htm
19:
Liberia,
UN And World Bank Sign $4 Million
Deal
United NationsAs part of continued United Nations assistance to help Liberia rebuild after 14 years of brutal civil war, the world body has signed a landmark agreement involving the Government and the World Bank to rehabilitate three major roads, costing an estimated ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00078.htm
20:
Collins
Comments - 4 December 2006
New Zealand National PartyNational MPs support Diabetes Awareness and walk the talk
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00040.htm
21:
Consumer
wine tasting untainted
Consumer's InstituteConsumer’s latest taste test of sparkling wines has no chance of being influenced by winemakers. “Every wine included in our latest tasting was anonymously bought from retailers, as are all our test goods”, says Belinda Allan of Consumers’ ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00060.htm
22:
Clinton
Visits Asia for Last Time as Tsunami
Envoy
United NationsFormer United States President Bill Clinton starts his last visit to Asia today as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, making stops in India, Thailand and Indonesia to review rebuilding progress after the ravages of the 2004 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00076.htm
23:
Weathertightness
- Chief Adjudicator Appointed
New Zealand GovernmentBuilding and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove today announced the appointment of Patricia McConnell as Chief Adjudicator of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (WHRS) for a three-year term starting this month.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00042.htm
24:
NetGuide.co.nz
Makes Today’s World Even Easier
NetguideNetGuide magazine, New Zealand’s leading consumer technology guide, today launched a revamped interactive website www.netguide.co.nz.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00056.htm
25:
Use
it or lose it says Rodney mayor
Rodney District CouncilRodney’s mayor John Law says the Auckland City Council is “missing the boat” if it doesn’t look at other options for its waterfront. Mr Law says that with the waterfront no longer in contention for a stadium, the site should be used for an ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0612/S00030.htm
Gush ShalomA FRIEND of mine, who was brought up in Egypt, took part in the interrogation of Egyptian officers captured in the 1956 Sinai war.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00072.htm
27:
McDonald’s
agrees on union deal
McDonald'sMcDonald’s Restaurants NZ Ltd has agreed to a collective agreement with the Unite Union. The collective agreement includes the following: 1. As at 4 December 2006, minimum hourly starting rates are $8.40 for employees aged under 18 years, and $10.25 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0612/S00058.htm
28:
Summary
of key points from QPEC Summit
Quality Public Education Coalition - QPECSummary of key points from QPEC Summit on Resourcing for Quality Public Education held on 22 November in Auckland
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0612/S00007.htm
29:
Hezbollah
Beirut Protest Urges Lebanon PM To
Quit
Sophie McNeillSophie McNeill in Beirut writes: Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters packed the roads of the Lebanese capital yesterday as they took part in a huge anti-government rally. "We're from the north and the south and we've come to fill your squares, Beirut," ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00052.htm
30:
International
Day of Disabled Persons
New Zealand Government"Good progress is being achieved in our country in creating a fully inclusive society for disabled persons and their families", said Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today, marking International Day of Disabled Persons.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00030.htm
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Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Ian Powell: Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee