Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 29 March 2007

Friday, 30 March 2007, 8:37 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Libz, Bible Scholars And Nats Fight S59 Repeal

Kevin List

"It's says so in the Bible," was the answer given to Scoop today when questioning why opponents of Sue Bradford's repeal of Section 59 were so keen on giving their kids a good clip.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00507.htm

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

The leader of Brazil, the hemisphere’s emerging, if reluctant, super power, will be arriving in Washington on March 31 as the guest of President Bush at Camp David
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00539.htm

Office of the Clerk

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1. DARIEN FENTON (Labour) to the Minister of Labour: What changes will be made to the minimum wage on 1 April this year?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00607.htm

Society for the Promotion of Community Standards

The Society is concerned at the biased manner in which mainstream media covered the protest march against Sue Bradford's anti-smacking bill, held in Wellington yesterday. For example, TV3 gave no coverage of any of the speeches while giving good coverage ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00394.htm

Harvey Wasserman

Al Gore has leapt to center stage with well-founded concerns about global warming. He has been gratefully successful in publicizing the fact that there is a virtual library of irrefutable evidence that carbon dioxide levels are rapidly rising in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00494.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that those who oppose the legislation currently before the House to amend section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961 were “demanding the right to be able to thrash and beat children”; ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00610.htm

New Zealand Police

Due to cliff-top slips endangering several properties, people living in Opua, particularly Beechy Road, Franklin Road and Richardson Road are urgently requested to evacuate their homes and go to the Opua Cruising Club.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0703/S00352.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Leader—National) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that those who oppose the legislation currently before the House to amend section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961 were “demanding the right to be able ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00638.htm

United Nations

More than 400 Haitian gang members have been arrested since the beginning of the year in operations by the Haitian National Police (HNP), backed by United Nations police and military to crack down on violent crime, UN officials reported today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00545.htm

MetService

MetService meteorologists have updated the heavy rain warning for Northland, Auckland and Coromandel, the Bay of Plenty, north Gisborne and for northwest Nelson, and maintain a weather watch on the Mount Taranaki area.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0703/S00069.htm

Scoop Full Coverage

Think this is an Anti-Smacking Bill? Confused? Read here to discover what you need to know about this Section59 Bill and how it intends to stop those who thrash their kids from getting off charges...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00511.htm

US State Department

Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Washington, DC March 27, 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00536.htm

Fight the Obesity Epidemic

A new study into strategies for combating obesity has found big business is opposed to the recommendations of New Zealand’s leading health professionals. The study also reveals how expert medical opinion is being ignored because the government’s ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00111.htm

Auckland Regional DHB's

The three Auckland regional District Health Boards advise that they have reached agreement with Diagnostic Medlab Ltd (DML) for the ongoing provision of full primary referred pathology services across the Auckland region.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0703/S00115.htm

Yasmine Ryan

One unified Lebanese delegation? Yeah, like that was going to happen. Today the Arab League Summit begins, and on Tuesday afternoon the Saudis met two separate delegations at the airport – each with very different ideas on how the negotiation process ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00505.htm

US State Department

Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Managua, Nicaragua February 27, 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00559.htm

US State Department

DEPARTMENT Thoughts and Prayers Extended From the Department to Tony Snow Visa Policy Regarding Transplant Donors
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00537.htm

Charlie's

"At Charlie's we applaud honesty, so we want to give those two teenage, kiwi girls (Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo) Work Experience at our company. It took these two trustworthy teenagers to triumph over the giants of our industry and out the truth, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00500.htm

New Zealand Government

Health Minister Pete Hodgson today welcomed an agreement to ensure the seamless supply of laboratory services for the people of Auckland.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00621.htm

New Zealand Police

State Highway one at Portland , Whangarei is flooded and there is no thoroughfare.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0703/S00353.htm

SAFE

This week the New Zealand meat industry will celebrate 125 years of farming and exporting meat to the world. To mark the occasion Federated Farmers, Meat & Wool New Zealand, the New Zealand Meat Industry Association, the New Zealand Pork Industry Board, Deer ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00387.htm

New Zealand Government

Opening address of the NZ Institute of International Affairs seminar on relations with India, Turnbull House, Wellington
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00602.htm

Every Child Counts

At a special event in Auckland today, a group of well-known Kiwis put their hands up to call for removal of the legal defence provided by section 59 of the Crimes Act. Judy Bailey, Deborah Coddington, Jude Dobson, Brian Edwards, Mark Leishman, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0703/S00378.htm

US State Department

NORTH KOREA South Korea Resumes Flood Relief Aid and Fertilizer Aid to North Korea North Korea and Issue of Counterfeiting U.S. Working Toward Resolution on the Banco Delta Asia Issue / US Officials in Beijing
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00558.htm

New Zealand National Party

“Opponents of the anti-smacking bill have been described as bashers and thrashers of children, religious fanatics and extremists in Parliament today,” says National Party Deputy Leader Bill English.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0703/S00626.htm

Scoop Feedback

The following is a selection of feedback and other unsolicited email received by Scoop recently. The opinions they contain do not necessarily reflect those of Scoop. They do not appear in any particular order.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00512.htm

US State Department

Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Statement before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC March 27, 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0703/S00561.htm

Tait Electronics

Yet another of the world’s police forces has chosen to use Tait radios as the South African Police Service (SAPS) commits to a new two-year multi-million dollar contract. SAPS, which is one of the largest forces in the world, is purchasing Tait radios ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0703/S00524.htm

Jose Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) appears to offer a fair deal. It promises to open U.S. markets to Colombia in exchange for opening the Colombian market to the U.S. But in reality it is a Trojan horse in a minefield.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00521.htm

The Scoop Team

Images: Section 59 Bill Protests At Parliament - Scoop Audio - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY - Health: Auckland DHBs Extend Medlab Contract While New Provider Chosen - Health: Report Shows Govt Going With Manufacturers Not Medicos On Obesity - Arts: Sheep In ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0703/S00531.htm

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