Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 6 May 2008

Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 9:56 am
Article: Scoop Daily Ratings

TO CHANGE MY SCOOP OPTIONS OR UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/signin.html
IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR PASSWORD
http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/newpass.html

Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

1: West Coast Women In Nude Calendar

Wild on Saxton

One women was mauled by a cow whilst mustering, another had a black eye from hunting in the bush only days before a dozen brave Haast women shed their inhibitions and their clothing in an initiative to raise money for the Saxton Appeal Trust.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00046.htm

Paul G. Buchanan

Paul Buchanan writes: The Waihopai ANZAC Ploughshares direct action operation on the Echelon signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection station outside Blenheim is an excellent example of civil disobedience in a democracy. It also raises questions ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00039.htm

The Maori Party

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.
Email Address *

Kahurangi Taylor last night confirmed what her parents always knew, when she won Miss World New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00049.htm

Suzan Mazur

In his new book, Reinventing the Sacred , legendary complexity pioneer Stuart Kauffman continues to challenge the view of most biologists that natural selection is the only source of order. However, Kauffman is more charitable than hundreds of other ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00052.htm

grahamcleghorn.org.nz

Cambodia is desperately poor. A few short years ago, there was no justice, and millions were killed. Today there is a fledgling justice system, but corruption is rife.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00067.htm

Undernews

STEVE CHAPMAN, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Obama has been justly criticized for his ties to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers, who in 1995 hosted a campaign event for Obama and in 2001 gave him a $200 contribution. The two have also served together ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00061.htm

New Zealand Government

Bill English has been rolled on his previous promise to sell the rail network back into private ownership as John Key makes it clear National will not campaign on any actual policy principles, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00068.htm

The Maori Party

Racism and Rage, UCOL, Whanganui Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party [speech delivered on her behalf by Ken Mair]
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00097.htm

Undernews

ABC NEWS The $6 billion reading program at the center of President Bush's signature education law has failed to make a difference in how well children understand what they read, according to a study by the program's own champion - the U.S. Department ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00047.htm

New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Helen Clark today added New Zealand’s voice to calls for any second round of voting in the Zimbabwe presidential election to be free, fair and open to international observers and election monitors.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00075.htm

Immigration Advisers Authority

MEDIA RELEASE (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL 6PM MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008) 5 May 2008
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00069.htm

Bill Berkowitz

Floyd Brown and David Bossie have spent a good part of their political careers making life miserable for Bill and Hillary Clinton. Unlike Richard Mellon Scaife , the billionaire financier who was unremitting in his efforts to take the Clintons down during the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00060.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key says Helen Clark’s promise of ‘carbon neutrality’ is heading the same way as closing the gaps, taking New Zealand to the top half of the OECD, the knowledge wave, and economic transformation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00093.htm

New Zealand Government

THE EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AND NEW ZEALAND’S KYOTO LIABILITY; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOURCE: TREASURY
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00091.htm

New Zealand Government

Prime Minister Helen Clark today released new projections of New Zealand’s Kyoto liability, showing the provisional net position is projected to be a deficit of 21.7 million units during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00090.htm

New Zealand Government

The Labour-led government has reached agreement with Toll Holdings Ltd for the purchase of Toll New Zealand’s rail and ferry business, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00053.htm

Commonwealth Press Union

Threats by the Fiji military to shut down the media are a disturbing indication a return to democracy is further away than ever, according to the Commonwealth Press Union's New Zealand section.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00077.htm

Democratic Voice of Burma

The price of rice and other commodities has soared due to shortages following the cyclone that hit Burma over the weekend, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis brought on by the natural disaster. A Rangoon resident said prices had risen sharply.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0805/S00075.htm

Ministry Of Agriculture And Forestry

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is seeking comments on an exposure draft of the regulations for the forestry sector under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS). Submissions close on 30 May.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00087.htm

Paul Norris

TVNZ has now launched two new digital channels – TVNZ 6 began in September 2007, a multi-service channel aimed at children in the daytime, families in the early evening, and adults in the late evening. In March 2008 TVNZ 7 was launched, a factual channel ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00043.htm

New Zealand National Party

National Party Leader John Key says at a time when householders are struggling to pay the weekly bills, Helen Clark’s decision to spend the thick end of a billion dollars to buy back the rail rolling stock does not make any sense.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00061.htm

New Zealand Government

Q What will the government own after today's purchase? A The government already owns the rail infrastructure which includes 4,000 kilometres of track, six million sleepers, 1,787 bridges, 150 tunnels, 12,000 culverts and signalling infrastructure including ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00056.htm

PropertyBook

The real estate industry has a new advertising magazine which is about to be delivered free into homes around the country - and available around the world via the Internet.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00054.htm

Kevin List

The Prime Minister yesterday assured the people of Auckland that the extra levy on petrol would be deferred at the post-cabinet press conference. The PM also talked about wanting to make a contribution to democracy in Zimbabwe (working via the United ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00057.htm

New Zealand Police

Waikato Police investigating yesterday's stabbing of a 2-year-old boy in Te Aroha hope to complete their scene examination this afternoon. The incident happened about 3pm, at the Centennial Ave property where the child lived.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00079.htm

Green Party

The Government will have to look to the National party to support its Emissions Trading legislation if it is watered down to the point where it provides no significant environmental benefit.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00077.htm

TEAR Fund

As Myanmar (Burma) reels from the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis, TEAR Fund has launched an emergency appeal to help its victims. TEAR Fund is responding through its long-established, local partners, to provide emergency relief.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00080.htm

New Zealand Government

National Leader John Key’s failure to grasp the long-term benefits of a modernised rail system reveals a worrying short-sightedness, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0805/S00082.htm

Lena Maria Fa'asino

The High Court in Auckland has relaxed bail conditions to allow Tame Iti to travel to Europe to play a part in a play that ironically explores sovereignty issues and unlawful detention in an uneasy post 9/11 world.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0805/S00036.htm

Statistics New Zealand

Summer months remained the preferred time to wed in the year ended December 2007, with 43 percent of marriages occurring in the first three months, Statistics New Zealand said today. Saturday 24 February was the most popular day for weddings in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00048.htm

© Scoop Media

Scoop

Scoop Independent News

Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.

Contact Scoop

• Editorial - editor@scoop.co.nz
• Twitter - @ScoopNZ
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Services - services@scoop.co.nz
• Phone - 04 910 1844