Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 26 July 2007

Friday, 27 July 2007, 8:52 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Sludge Report #178: Let The Squealing Begin

C.D. Sludge

Sludge Report #178: Let The Squealing Begin Official Cash Rate Hiked by (yet another!) 25 Basis Points Would include full audio of today's RBNZ Governor's press conference if there was one. But doesn't because he is saying nothing today. By C.D. Sludge ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00359.htm

Michael Collins

Today’s testimony by still U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary provides a major clue as to the direction future impeachment charges might take, should they be brought.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00356.htm

New Zealand National Party

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Maori Television’s screening of a debate in Parliament that never actually took place has outraged National Party Maori Affairs spokesman Tau Henare, who has laid a complaint with Speaker of the House, Margaret Wilson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00445.htm

Interclue

Interclue Ltd has invented a new web preview tool that allows people to find what they want on the web faster and more efficiently than ever before. According to a Google survey we are spending more time on the web than we do with any other activity ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0707/S00053.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Helen Clark must take action after David Benson-Pope admitted that he did share an opinion with Environment Ministry CEO Hugh Logan about the appointment of Madeleine Setchell.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00451.htm

Rethinking Crime and Punishment

Joe Arpaios Tent City prison in Arizona was a main feature of Wednesday nights TV One documentary Torture: Americas Brutal Prisons. The Sensible Sentencing Trust announced last week that it would be visiting the prison with a televison team, to look at ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00325.htm

New Zealand Police

After an incident near Christchurch Airport at just after midnight on Monday 23 July, Police are seeking witnesses who may have seen vehicles and people acting suspiciously in the area of the airport at about that time.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00311.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says there were multiple contacts between David Benson-Pope’s office and the head of the Environment Ministry over the Madeleine Setchell sacking.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00419.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. JOHN KEY (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that one of the aims of her Government is “to restore public confidence in the political integrity of Parliament”; if so, does she believe that guarding ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00423.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. LESLEY SOPER to the Minister of Health: What steps has he taken to improve the affordability, accessibility and quality of primary health care for all New Zealanders?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00438.htm

Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union

Air New Zealand's abuse of employment law to cut the wages and conditions of thousands of workers must not be allowed to happen again, the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has told Parliament today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00324.htm

ACT New Zealand

It would interesting to note whether or not Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen sleeps well at night - and whether it would surprise him to know that business and home owners around the country do not, ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00441.htm

David Swanson

Congressman Robert Brady, (D., PA), who represents portions of Philadelphia, on Tuesday signed on as a cosponsor of House Resolution 333, articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00360.htm

New Zealand Police

Police have linked an aggravated robbery of the National Bank 188 Lambton Quay Wellington, which occurred at 3.46pm yesterday, with an aggravated robbery of the ANZ Bank, 166 Great South Road Manurewa, which occurred at 11.05am on Monday 23 July.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0707/S00293.htm

Retirement Commission

New Zealanders should plan ahead for interest rate rises that may accompany today’s official cash rate rise, says the Retirement Commissioner. Even small interest rate rises can have a significant effect on Kiwis’ home loans and impact on their ability ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00316.htm

New Zealand First Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne today called on Parliament to tell the Auditor-General to stick to his job of checking the Government's books and not recommend witchhunts among the public service, in the manner of the late Senator Joe McCarthy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00453.htm

World Travel Market

Bosnia and Herzegovina comes to World Travel Market in London for the first time this year vowing to finally shake off its troubled past.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0707/S00337.htm

Scoop Video

Scoop Media will be streaming LIVE VIDEO outside the Reserve Bank 9am Thursday July 25 reporting on the Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard's Official Cash Rate (OCR) announcement. Political and business speculation has been circulating all week with ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00355.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English says Labour's plans for electoral reform include a provision that would force its critics to register with the Government if they plan to spend more than $5000 criticising any aspect of Government policy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00466.htm

Australian Defence Force

Australian Defence Force soldiers in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, were involved in a shooting incident yesterday 24 July 2007 at approximately 1.15 pm.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0707/S00351.htm

Reserve Bank

The Official Cash Rate (OCR) will increase by 25 basis points to 8.25 percent.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00486.htm

Association of University Staff

VCs turn up the heat on reform, Cullen gives lesson on academic freedom New Zealand vice-chancellors yesterday turned up the heat on the Government’s proposed tertiary-education reforms, telling Parliament’s Science and Education Select Committee that universities ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0707/S00082.htm

Joseph Barratt

A visiting journalist from Western Sahara has appealed for support from New Zealand to block trade supporting the military occupation of his country by Morocco. “Our rights, our liberty are at stake - if we lose them now, you will lose them tomorrow”, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00358.htm

Auckland Chamber of Commerce

The Reserve Bank action to keep forcing up interest rates is leading to a steady crippling of the productive sector of the economy, says Michael Barnett, chief executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. It is misleading for the Reserve Bank to claim ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00498.htm

Public Service Association

The PSA is pleased to have an assurance from the State Services Commission that it does not see a need for state sector agencies to keep a formal register of their employees' political and personal views and those of their partners, family and close ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0707/S00329.htm

SAP

SAP Asia Pacific Japan has announced another quarter of double-digit growth across all markets for the second quarter of 2007, continuing to build on its momentum from the first quarter. With significant growth results in Japan, and fast growing markets ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00497.htm

United Future NZ Party

United Future leader Peter Dunne is questioning the role of the Auditor-General in suggesting that Government departments should hold a register of public servants' political and personal circumstances.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00431.htm

Office of the Clerk

Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill—Suspension of Legislation Environment, Minister—Confidence Auckland International Airport Ltd—Sale Options Actions Finance, Minister—Confidence Māori Language—Usage and Standing Environment, Ministry—Communications ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00409.htm

C4 Music Television

New Zealand Youth Take Part In MTV’s Circuits Of Cool And Nickelodeon’s Digital Playground, The Largest Global New Media Study Ever Conducted
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00249.htm

Green Party

The Green Party is rejecting proposals for a register of the political interests of civil servants and their partners.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0707/S00460.htm

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