Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 18 June 2007

Monday, 18 June 2007, 8:02 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Lebanon: Siege Tightens Grip On Nahr el Bared

Rami Zurayk

Heavy fighting continues unabated for the fourth week between the Lebanese army and the radical Islamist group Fateh al Islam in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el Bared in North Lebanon. The Lebanese army is tightening its grip on the 2 square ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00208.htm

The Yes Men

Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada's largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0706/S00281.htm

Agenda

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Today is the final day of the annual field days farming expo at Mystery Creek near Hamilton, the four day event is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in sales even if dairy farmers decide not to spend up large ahead of their record ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00209.htm

Sail World NZ

News from Cyprus: another sailor has achieved the YNZ Olympic Squad entry benchmark. On the America's Cup scene the subject of nationalism seems to be the pre-Match rage.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00164.htm

Friends of Tibet

As members will be aware, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is soon to begin 2007 Aotearoa / New Zealand Tour. The visit occurs from June 17 to June 20, 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00160.htm

New Zealand National Party

"The National Party wishes to congratulate all the finalists of the MIT Pacific Business awards held last night", says National Pacific Island Affairs spokeswoman, Judith Collins.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00247.htm

Front of the Box

"Maori are dreaming if they think they will own all the plants, trees and bugs in New Zealand", says Owen McShane from the Centre for Resource Management Studies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00161.htm

Institute of Food Science and Technology

Food scientists say they're pleased Fonterra chief executive Charles Ferrier is to be the major speaker at their annual conference in Wellington next week. (June 19 to 21)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00250.htm

Meat And Wool New Zealand

Pah Hill Station in the King Country is the winner of the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy in this year's Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming Award.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00249.htm

Error: Couldn't get author

News: Assault of member of public denied by all police officers present, member of public has video showing assault occured
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00212.htm

Amnesty International

In early August 2007, Amnesty International's student activists will combat internet repression as part of this year's "Freedom Challenge," Amnesty International's annual student action week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00216.htm

Maritime New Zealand

Two people have been rescued from a helicopter which crashed on Braemar Station on the Eastern side of Lake Pukaki in the South Island this morning (16 June 2007).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0706/S00149.htm

New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Helen Clark today announced that the Labour-led government will invest $650,000 in Tauranga's new public art gallery.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00328.htm

New Zealand Lotteries Commission

A North Shore mother danced around her house in joy after finding out she had won $4.6 million in Lotto Powerball, says NZ Lotteries' Chief Executive, Todd McLeay.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00165.htm

New Zealand Government

Volunteer Awareness Week (17 23 June 2007) is a time to celebrate and thank our many thousands of volunteers for the wonderful work they do in our communities, says Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00327.htm

New Zealand National Party

The government should be playing its part to lower inflation by spending carefully and sensibly where it has the most benefit, rather than where it can buy the most votes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00321.htm

GE Free NZ

GE Free NZ (in food and environment) has notified ERMA of the likelihood/ possibility that a case will be filed to the High Court following last months approval of GE Brassica field trials.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00215.htm

Special Olympics NZ

Special Olympics NZ helps intellectually disabled kids through sport and their annual soccer tournament is to be held on Tuesday 19th June at Waikaraka Park in Auckland, from 10am to 2pm.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0706/S00074.htm

PHARMAC

An estimated 450 people per year with colorectal cancer will have access to more convenient treatment from July 1 following a decision by PHARMAC. Dr Moodie says the decision will cost at least $1.7 million a year.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0706/S00059.htm

Whangarei Art Museum

The Whangarei Art Museum presents the publication Make Rocks Sing, stunning photographic images by Kim Cohen, Midori Matsumura and text by Scott Pothan. 5.30pm Monday 18th June at Whangarei Art Museum.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00168.htm

Waikato Management School

As the Pacific becomes an attractive holiday destination, Pacific Island nations are having to decide how best to handle growing visitor numbers without damaging local communities.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0706/S00070.htm

NZ Body Art Awards

Supreme winner - Carmel MCormick; Best Emerging Artist - Celeste Strewe; Categories: Hand Painted - 1st Carmel McCormick, 2nd Emma Edworthy; Airbrush - 1st Phil de Chard, 2nd Yolanda Bartram; Masquerade - 1st Ginelle Aspinall.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00166.htm

IFAW

Suspend ivory trade, stop the commercial breeding of tigers for their parts, and maintain the ban on commercial whaling - these were the main outcomes of the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0706/S00288.htm

UNWTO

The Fifth International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities brought together over 300 representatives from 95 countries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0706/S00248.htm

Prison Fellowship

The international experience is that where there is a high level of volunteering within prisons, there is a low level of corruption. Volunteers teach music skills, lead a choir, take art classes, mentor prisoners due to be released, and provide ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0706/S00072.htm

Family First Lobby

Only 29% of NZ'ers support the Sue Bradford 'anti-smacking' bill due to become enforceable in law this week, and 78% plan to ignore the law and continue to smack as a form of correction.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0706/S00214.htm

Agenda

Speaking today on TVOne's "Agenda" Mr Anderton said that if we weren't careful we could throw the baby out with the bath water.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0706/S00210.htm

United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne says today marks the start of Volunteer Awareness Week (June 17-23). "Budget 2007 lifted the cap on tax rebates for charitable donations... Our work in this field is not over yet."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00326.htm

NZ Lotteries

A Lotto Powerball player who bought their ticket in Devonport on the North Shore won't be feeling the frosty bite of winter tonight (16 Jun 2007) after winning a red hot $4.6 million in Lotto Powerball.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0706/S00167.htm

New Zealand Playcentre Federation

The New Zealand Playcentre Federation is proud to celebrate all their volunteers during Volunteer Awareness Week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0706/S00073.htm

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