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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1:
The
Phantom of the Opera returns
Phantom of the OperaNZ waits no longer The Phantom of the Opera returns Tickets on sale Monday May 5 at 9am
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00320.htm
2: MP calls for ban on Grand Theft Auto 4
Gordon CopelandIndependent MP Gordon Copeland today confirmed that he would like to see the Grand Theft Auto 4 video game banned in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00647.htm
3: Come to Massey and you, too, can become eye candy
Association of University StaffIn what must be one the most banal news features emanating from a university this year, Massey has trumpeted the success of one of its students in finishing third in the Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant this month after being first runner-up ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0805/S00002.htm
4: Colossal Squid "Not Nearly As Tasty As Hoped"
Lyndon HoodAdvertisement - scroll to continue readingABSTRACT: The research team investigated the tastiness of the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni). A complete specimen was dressed and prepared using a variety of traditional methods. All tests found the squid to be not delicious in any way.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00013.htm
5: Graduate a finalist in national beauty pageant
Massey UniversityFormer Massey student Rhonda Grant finished third in the Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant this month after being first runner-up in last year's Miss Manawatu contest.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0805/S00004.htm
6: Ploughshares Penetrate Waihopai Base Deflate Dome
PloughsharesThis morning, 30 April 2008, we entered the Waihopai Spy Base near Blenheim. Our group, including a Dominican Priest, temporarily closed the base by padlocking the gates and proceeded to deflate one of the large domes covering two satellite dishes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00443.htm
7: Halliburton Bribe Case Haunts Cheney
Jason LeopoldDick Cheney’s tenure at Halliburton ended eight years ago, but a federal investigation of alleged bribes from a company subsidiary to Nigerian officials lingers from the Cheney era, raising questions about what the Vice President knew or should have known.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00437.htm
8: Did the US Supreme Court just elect John McCain?
freepress.orgThe US Supreme Court has just dealt a serious blow to voters' rights that could help put John McCain in the White House by eliminating tens of thousands of voters who generally vote Democratic.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00001.htm
9: Zaoui’s Mates In Spy Base Fiasco
New Zealand First PartyNew Zealand First says the raid on Waihopai spy base by a Dominican friar who sheltered Algerian fugitive Ahmed Zaoui should send shivers up the spine of every security conscious New Zealander.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00004.htm
10: Supermkt fine for offering prize after comp closed
Commerce CommissionOne of New Zealand's largest supermarket companies has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act by offering the opportunity to enter into a prize draw to win a holiday, months after the competition had closed. The company has been fined $17,000 ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00004.htm
11: Support for Waihopai ANZAC Ploughshares
Peace MovementFollowing on from our message earlier this morning, 'ANZAC Ploughshares deflate Waihopai spy dome', below is information about how you can support Ploughshares Aotearoa.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00457.htm
12: Innovative New Service to Increase Organ Donors
GiveLifeAn ‘innovative’ new healthcare solution to help increase the number of organ donors in New Zealand was launched from Parliament today. Andy Tookey of Givelife NZ, a campaign for reform to the organ donation system, held a press conference in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0805/S00001.htm
13: Biofuel: Criminal Path Leads To Global Food Crisis
United NationsThe United States and the European Union have taken a "criminal path" by contributing to an explosive rise in global food prices through using food crops to produce biofuels, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0804/S00285.htm
14: Undernews For April 29, 2008
UndernewsEvery gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies -- in the final sense -- a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. . . . It ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00436.htm
15: Business NZ dissociates from Climate Forum Statemt
Business New ZealandBusiness NZ has dissociated itself from a public statement made by the Climate Change Leadership Forum. The statement contained ‘10 key points’ supporting the government’s plans for an emissions trading scheme.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00013.htm
16: Scoop Doco: Fiji On A Roadmap To Somewhere
Scoop TVScoop Doco: Pacific Forum governments are determined to force Fiji's military Govt to hold elections by March 31 2009. But will Commodore Bainimarama honour his commitment and comply with the dictate?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00012.htm
17: Death Of English Tourist - Name Released
New Zealand PolicePolice are now able to release the name of the 21 year old English Tourist who died in the Kawarau River after becoming trapped between rocks while riverboarding.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00449.htm
18: Agreement reached on Central North Island claims
New Zealand GovernmentThe Crown and Central North Island iwi have reached agreement on an iwi developed proposal to settle historic Treaty of Waitangi claims in the region, Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0804/S00648.htm
19: The Phantom of the Opera returns
Phantom of the OperaThe internationally and critically acclaimed masterpiece, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA returns to New Zealand for a strictly limited season from October 14, at The Civic, The Edge in Auckland.� Tickets go on sale Monday, May 5 at 9am and given the anticipation ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0804/S00319.htm
20: Stop looking for an FTA discount
Rick HarrissThe above photo well illustrates the real problem of New Zealand and its ongoing failure internationally. New Zealand butter next to Australian butter in a major wholesale supermarket in China. Photo is taken this week. The same and equal product ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00428.htm
21: Power crises in 2001, '03, '06 & looming in '08
New Zealand National PartyNational Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee says Labour's total failure to future proof our energy infrastructure is about to be laid out in front of New Zealand households.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00012.htm
22: Congratulations on Deflation of Waihopai Dome
Global Peace And Justice AucklandGlobal Peace and Justice Auckland congratulates the activists from the Ploughshares group who entered and deflated one of the domes at Waihopai spybase near Blenheim early this morning. The photo of the deflated dome is a powerful symbol of resistance ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00444.htm
23: SAP Utilities Customers Lead the Charge
SAPSeven Industry Leaders and SAP Band Together to Expand the Vision of “Smart Grid” by Bringing Smarter, More Advanced Metering Solution to Market
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00009.htm
24: Press Council upholds complaints about Investigate
Air New ZealandAir New Zealand has welcomed a New Zealand Press Council decision upholding complaints about Investigate magazine’s cover story on charter flights published in September 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0804/S00510.htm
25: bFM: Mikey Talks To Spy Base Activist Spokesperson
Scoop Audio95bFM Audio : Mikey Havoc talks to Manu Caddie who is the spokesperson for the three protesters arrested for breaking into the Waihopai Base and deflating one of the domes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00429.htm
26: Grossly Expensive Lots Cause Of NZ Housing Slump
Hugh PavletichIn March 2007 there were 1077 lots sold for a median price of $172,000 and in March 2008 there were 430 lots sold for a median price of $180,000 (refer REINZ Section / Lot Tables below) – clearly illustrating that the lack of reasonably priced fringe ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00015.htm
27: Waihopai and the Troublesome Priest
Gordon CampbellInteresting headline in the NZ Herald this morning about the Waihopai spy base invasion : “ Spy Base Priest’s History of Trouble…” In fact, the only ‘trouble” the Herald can dig up on Dominican priest Peter Murnane is that he took in the Algerian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00010.htm
28: Maori Party Recognises Kingitanga
The Maori PartyThe Maori Party honours the distinctive presence of the Kingitanga as an important force in the past and future design of a nation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00013.htm
29: Bomb Bomb Iran by Summer's End?
Steve WeissmanWhen Senator John McCain serenaded reporters last April with his "Bomb Bomb Iran," I had to wonder. Was this a taste of his aging flyboy humor? Or was he telling us what to expect should he ever become president? We may never find out. If Vice President ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00424.htm
30: Sec. Rice Remarks To American Jewish Committee
US State DepartmentHamas is choosing violence. They are refusing to recognize Israel's right to exist, and refusing to respect all previous Palestinian agreements with Israel. The leaders of Hamas are increasingly serving as the proxy warriors of an Iranian regime.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00010.htm
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