Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 15 April 2008

Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 9:38 am
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: Breakthrough for the West Memphis Three

Gordon Campbell

The West Memphis Three murder case is back in court today. Gordon Campbell begins a two part overview, via an exclusive interview with Arkansas journalist Mara Leveritt, the author of the definitive book on the case.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00202.htm

New Zealand Government

National Party Deputy Leader Bill English today blocked a move for Parliament to urgently debate the decision of government ministers to stop the 40 per cent sale of Auckland Airport to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00377.htm

Ron Law

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"The Minister of Health's claims that the effectiveness of the MeNZB campaign 'had been such a success' are bizarre and at odds with available facts," says independent Risk & Policy Analyst, Ron Law.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0804/S00091.htm

Alastair Thompson

Today's cabinet readout was brief owing to budget secrecy, this was followed by a Q&A concentrating around the revelations in this morning's NZ Herald regarding discussion at the Labour Party Congress of the distribution of Government PR material by party ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00205.htm

New Zealand First Party

6.40pm Rotary Club of Taupo Yacht Club, Ferry Road Taupo.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00357.htm

Norsewear

New Zealand apparel company Norsewear is one of the first to benefit from the recently signed free trade agreement with China – securing an order worth close to a million dollars in less than 48 hours after the historic deal was signed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00271.htm

Office of the Clerk

1. Hon PAUL SWAIN to the Minister of Finance: What is the Government’s policy on the sale or retention of State-owned enterprises?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00356.htm

ACC

The inaugural STIHL Chainsaw Safety Awareness Week launched throughout the country today with a strong but simple message for the Kiwi ‘weekend warrior’ – taking five minutes to get ready before you start your DIY adventure is essential to your ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00129.htm

Ministry of Health

The combination of newborn hearing screening and other developing technologies promises to qualitatively change life expectations for children who are born with impaired hearing, the National Screening Unit’s conference was told today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0804/S00098.htm

LawFuel

That's the question on some lips, but the $1.5 million purchase of a grainy, 15-minute 16mm sex tape showing Marilyn Monroe pleasuring an anonymous man dates to the early 50s and according to the collector, New Yorker Keya Morgan. The footage was believed ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00239.htm

Undernews

WASH POST President Bush said Friday that he was aware his top national security advisers had discussed the details of harsh interrogation tactics to be used on detainees. Bush also said in an interview with ABC News that he approved of the meetings, which ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00196.htm

ecocho

The world’s first ‘green’ search engine that offsets carbon emissions with no cost to the user, has launched in New Zealand. ecocho.co.nz is a revolutionary site that generates positive environmental gains by sponsoring the growth of up to ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0804/S00030.htm

Gordon Campbell

Somehow, the kids are always going to the dogs – envied, legislated against and rebuked by their elders. Steps need to be taken. Otherwise, next thing you know, those weird goth kids in their black clothes could be headed around your way to drink ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00216.htm

Suzan Mazur

“Our theory does not stand against natural selection in its entirety – it relegates it to a less important role,” says Ramray Bhat, cell biologist Stuart Newman’s co-author of the just published paper in Physical Biology: “Dynamical patterning ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00213.htm

Undernews

That we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00214.htm

Green Party

Harmful colours must be stripped from food - Greens The food industry must stop using six artificial food colours, linked to health and behaviour problems in children, following a decision by the UK Food Safety Authority to get them out of their food ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00325.htm

J P Morgan

Growth in headline inflation slowed to 0.7%q/q in 1Q (JPMorgan 0.7%, consensus 0.8%) after spiking 1.2% in 4Q. Over the quarter, of the seven of the 11 CPI categories that logged increases, the food component made the largest contribution. Food prices ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00273.htm

Statistics New Zealand

The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Food prices made the most significant upward contribution to the CPI this quarter.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00268.htm

NZ Oil And Gas

Production from the Tui oilfields off the coast of Taranaki has now reached 11 million barrels of oil. New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd (NZOG) is the New Zealand-based partner in the Tui Area Oil Fields, with a 12.5% stake.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00275.htm

Sky City

The North Shore’s newest multiplex opens on April 24, providing locals with a state-of-the-art, luxurious movie-going experience at SKYCITY Cinemas.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00274.htm

Sherwood Ross

Even if a Guantanamo prisoner is acquitted on all counts at his trial, the Pentagon may still not release him on grounds he might return to the battlefield, according to an article in the April 14th issue of The New Yorker.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00188.htm

New Zealand Police

At approximately 5.30pm on Monday 14 April 2008, a small fire was lit against a boarded up wall at the St James Car-park, Wakefield Street, Wellington. The Fire Service was called and were able to quickly extinguish the flames - minimal damage was caused.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0804/S00145.htm

Agenda

It's been eight months since John Key last appeared on Agenda, that eight months has seen him and National consolidate their lead over Labour in the polls to the point where he's now the hot favourite to win the election later this year
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00195.htm

ACC

ACC’s sports injury prevention and fitness website, ActiveSmart, has been selected as an Official Honouree for the ``Health’’ category in the 12th Annual Webby Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0804/S00088.htm

Media Statement

Paraparaumu real estate company Totally Kiwi Real Estate has shut down its trading operation. Company founder John Bradley said that it was a very sad day for the staff, but it was a decision that had to be made. "We have two businesses that compete ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00262.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Education spokeswoman Anne Tolley says public schools, as the main provider of education to Kiwi kids, have much to gain from National's commitment to provide education entitlements to all children.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00379.htm

Southland District Health Board

A large number of Southland health professionals, schools, Maori and Pacific Island community leaders and local businesses should be congratulated for their role in helping to reduce the level of Meningococcal B disease rates in the region, says ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0804/S00094.htm

New Zealand First Party

New Zealand First is surprised the National Party objected in the House this afternoon to a debate over the Government vetoing a decision to allow a Canadian pension fund to buy a stake in Auckland International Airport.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00376.htm

Meridian Energy

Meridian has today released a draft report related to its West Coast Mokihinui hydro proposal in response to a request under the Official Information Act. Calculating Biodiversity Offsets for the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal (draft) was prepared by Landcare ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00276.htm

Statistics New Zealand

Food prices increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for the fruit and vegetables subgroup (up 3.1 percent), in particular tomatoes (up 79.9 percent). The most significant ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00267.htm

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