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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
Video:
Rainbow Warrior Climate Change Debate
2/4/2
Alastair ThompsonVideo on Demand of today's Climate Change Debate aboard Greenpeace MV Rainbow Warrior. Chaired by RNZ Morning Report presenter Sean Plunket and featuring Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons, Maori Party MP Hone Harawira, National's Nick Smith and Labour's ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00026.htm
2: US Waging A Covert Campaign Against Venezuela
Syed Akbar KamalText + Video: The man who helped found Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement in Venezuela is on a mission to see blanket of cohesiveness spread across Latin America against United States covert campaign in the region.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00028.htm
3: ‘Green’ car conference a sham – expert
Dog And Lemon guideAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingNew Zealanders shouldn’t be fooled by quick fixes to the current energy crisis, says the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00071.htm
4: Weta Wizard Returns to Judge the Best in Body Art
NZ Body Art AwardsOscar winner Richard Taylor will once again lead the judging panel for the NZ Body Art Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00031.htm
5: Questions For Oral Answer - Thursday, 3 April 2008
Office of the Clerk1. H V ROSS ROBERTSON to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology: What reports has he received on improvements for telecommunications in New Zealand?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00093.htm
6: Population projections and MMP
United Future NZ PartyUnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne says population projections through to 2026 released today by Statistics New Zealand have major implications for the future of New Zealand's MMP electoral system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00054.htm
7: Peter Brown's comments disgraceful
Employers and Manufacturers Association NorthernComments by New Zealand First MP Peter Brown are racial stereotyping of the worst sort, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00057.htm
8: Electoral Commission decisions
Electoral Commission...The commission considered whether two different pamphlets produced by separate parties were election advertisements encouraging people to vote in a particular way and so required promoter statements. It determined that one was and one was not.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00054.htm
9: Global Gridlock: How the US Seeks to Contain
Global ResearchThe Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges once famously wrote of a great Empire that created a map that was so detailed it was as large as the Empire itself. The actual map itself grew and decayed as the Empire itself conquered or lost territory. When ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00033.htm
10: Biofuels bill blasted by Environment Commissioner
New Zealand National PartyThe Government must heed the message of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that its biofuels bill is flawed and a risk to New Zealand’s clean, green brand, says National’s Environment spokesman, Dr Nick Smith.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00098.htm
11: Biofuel Bill should not proceed
Parliamentary Commissioner For The EnvironmentThe Biofuel Bill currently before Parliament should not proceed in its current form, says Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright. International concern about the sustainability of biofuels and their true environmental and economic ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00064.htm
12: Labour breaks election laws - again
New Zealand National PartyNational Party Leader John Key says New Zealanders will be disappointed but not surprised that Labour has been caught breaking its own anti-democratic election laws.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00094.htm
13: Business Leader: NZ First Asian Bashing Bad Joke
Auckland Chamber of CommerceAuckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Barnett says Asian New Zealanders should see New Zealand First’s latest round of Asian-bashing as a bad joke by a minor political on the ropes in an election year.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00058.htm
14: Herceptin decision a slap in the face for Labour
New Zealand National PartyThe court-ordered review of the decision not to fund 12 months of Herceptin, the internationally accepted norm, is a “well deserved slap in the face” for the Labour Government’s drug buying agency, says National’s Associate Health spokeswoman, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00096.htm
15: Cromwell, Central Otago - Bank Robbery
New Zealand PoliceBank Robbery: At about 2pm on 3/4/08 a male has entered the BNZ bank in Cromwell, Central Otago, wearing a mask. He has presented a note and demanded money. A female teller has handed over an undisclosed amount of money which was put into a bag the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0804/S00040.htm
16: Cartoonist Evans Makes Live Billboard For Climate
Greenpeace New ZealandWellington Thursday 3 April, 2008 – Renowned political cartoonist Malcolm Evans (1) will do a live billboard drawing in central Wellington today, as part of calls for stronger climate policies from New Zealand's political leaders.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00065.htm
17: Parker: Way forward on biofuels, electric vehicles
New Zealand GovernmentThe way forward on biofuels and electric vehicles Address to the EECA Biofuels and Electric Vehicles Conference 4pm, 2 April 2008 Te Papa Soundings Theatre, Wellington
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00088.htm
18: Bacardi launches Champions Drink Responsibly
BacardiHamilton, Bermuda, April 2, 2008 – Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today launches its Champions Drink Responsibly corporate responsibility campaign featuring seven-time Formula 1™ World Champion and Bacardi ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00069.htm
19: Questions And Answers – Wednesday, 2 April 2007
Office of the Clerk1. Hon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Leader—National) to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement regarding tax cuts that “I am sure there will be something for everybody. But that means individual amounts are not likely to be large, given ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00078.htm
20: More to come at Auckland Airport
Auckland International AirportToday Auckland Airport celebrated the opening of a new arrivals area at the international terminal. The Minister of Customs and Associate Minister of Tourism, Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, officially opened the new area which commenced operation on Monday night.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00062.htm
21: “Car owners short changed by MIA”
Datadot New ZealandDataDot Technology, a microdot supplier, will ask the High Court at Wellington to allow it to join the legal action to ensure “all the facts” are presented against a Motor Industry Association (MIA) attempt to block a major anti vehicle theft policy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00073.htm
22: New Zealand diabetes Congress 'enormous' success
International Diabetes Federation Western PacificAround 2,000 delegates attended the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Congress in Wellington, New Zealand, from 30 March to 2 April. This makes the Congress one of the biggest conferences ever held in New Zealand. Including sponsors’ registrations, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0804/S00024.htm
23: Official New Zealand Music Chart - Tue 1 April
Official New Zealand Music ChartOne has had more #1s here than any other female, while the other has had more hits here than anyone else bar Elton John. And this week both Mariah Carey and Madonna score new entries among the eight debuts on the Singles chart.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00030.htm
24: Early Start to the 2008 Kiwifruit Season
ZespriThe world’s best kiwifruit is now on its way to meet the high demand of discerning Japanese consumers with the departure of the Sampaquita 1 from the Port of Tauranga this week.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00067.htm
25: Anderton: Large Herds Association conference
New Zealand GovernmentYou have asked me to talk about creating value from New Zealand's primary sectors. I think this is a critical issue for New Zealand, and in talking about it I want to pick up on the conference themes of new ideas and innovation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00105.htm
26: New Zealand popular choice for all immigrants
Working In LtdNew Zealand has always been a popular choice of country for all immigrants to settle in, and that is only increasing as more people look for a change in lifestyle.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00063.htm
27: Royal Commission on Family Breakdown Urgent
The Kiwi PartyThe Kiwi Party Leader Larry Baldock said today that Police Statistics released yesterday make the completion of his petition calling a referendum for urgent action to understanding and addressing the wider causes of Family Breakdown, Family Violence and Child abuse ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00070.htm
28: Eye To Eye With Willie Jackson Is Back
Front of the BoxEye to Eye is back for 2008. It’s our fifth year and this is our first show of the year. It’s an election year and Willie will ask the questions that need to be asked.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00075.htm
29: Figures Confirm Immigration Folly
New Zealand First PartyThe folly of New Zealand’s “open door” immigration policies is reflected in the latest population projections, says New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Brown.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00056.htm
30: Why West Papuans Reject Special Autonomy
Free West Papua CampaignTwo very powerful statements made by West Papuan leaders from the Papuan People's Council (MRP) and the Papuan Tribal Council (DAP) calling on the Indonesian government to release all the Papuan peaceful protesters now in police custody.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00031.htm