Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings April 17 2009

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

1: Auckland Papers Launch Campaign Against Supercity

Spike Mountjoy

Auckland's major community newspapers are urging city residents to fight the "supercity" with an email campaign directed at the Government. This week's Aucklander, a local paper delivered free with The Herald, carries the editorial "Bomb Parliament! – ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00156.htm

2: Ecuador’s Correa at Trinidad Summit

Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, will be joined by fellow leaders Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Evo Morales of Bolivia, and newly-elected Mauricio Funes of El Salvador at the Summit of the Americas this weekend. The left-leaning ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00265.htm

3: NZ Must Reject OECD's Public Privatization Call

Public Service Association

“It’s beyond belief that the OECD is calling on New Zealand to privatise essential public services at a time when governments around the world are bailing out the private sector because of its financial mismanagement,” says Public Service Association ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00141.htm

4: Rescue shines against 'A political Heart of Stone'

Project SafeCom

"It must be a comforting experience for many advocates and refugees who entered Australia since 2001, that the boat emergency near Ashmore Reef yesterday was followed by a fully developed emergency, rescue and medical response where we saw Navy Operations, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00266.htm

5: Pattrick Smellie: Bill's Biggest Budget BugBear

Businesswire

April 17 - Of all the big numbers floating around these days, the one that worries Finance Minister Bill English most is government debt.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00157.htm

6: Unisys Server Improves Price/Performance

Unisys

Unisys ES7000 system also delivers 22 percent lower TCO than previous leader, makes scalability more affordable for large and mid-size companies alike
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00322.htm

7: Obama & CIA Director Will Defend Torture Charges

US Central Intelligence Agency

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta: The US President and the Attorney General have made clear that there will be no investigation or prosecution of CIA personnel who operated within the legal system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00267.htm

8: Veitch's Supporters Take Us Back To The Dark Ages

Roundtable on Violence Against Women

Events at Tony Veitch's court case are a huge step backwards for efforts to stop New Zealand's appalling domestic violence rate. "The 20 well know New Zealanders who stood up in court testifying to Veitch's 'good character' have taken New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00149.htm

9: Top Scoop Stories April 17nth, 2009 News Summary

The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY PSA: NZ Must Reject OECD's Public Privatization Call NZ POLITICS Pattrick Smellie: Bill’s Biggest Budget BugBear Spike Mountjoy: Auckland Papers Launch Campaign Against "Supercity" Housing: PM's Electorate Gets Fewer Affordable Homes
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00158.htm

10: Climate Change Deal In Copenhagen

International Trade Union Confederation

Brussels, 15 April 2009 (ITUC OnLine): A trade union initiative for integrating social justice within the transition to a low carbon economy has been launched by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in the negotiations under the United Nations Framework ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00264.htm

11: At last supermarket chain gets real!

GetReal

The GetReal team was thrilled to hear the announcement from Foodstuffs today that they are shortly to introduce a charge for plastic bags at their New World and Pak'n’Save supermarkets across the country. The get GetReal team says that this announcement ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00338.htm

12: Scoop Full Coverage: Kyoto, Carbon And The Climate

Scoop Full Coverage

Full coverage of recent climate change news, including New Zealand's Kyoto Credits, and the governments support for carbon capture.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00154.htm

13: Antioxidant lycopene not released during digestion

Plant and Food Research

Auckland, New Zealand. 17 April 2009. Eating a raw tomato may not be the best way to release all its healthy antioxidants into the body. Research by Plant & Food Research, in collaboration with Lincoln University, has shown that lycopene, an antioxidant ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0904/S00026.htm

14: OECD report highlights need for a real plan

New Zealand Labour Party

A bleak report from the OECD portraying the challenges facing the New Zealand economy has now put pressure on the National Government to deliver a comprehensive plan to fight the global downturn, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today. “National has been ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00209.htm

15: Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings April 16 2009

Scoop Daily Ratings

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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0904/S00155.htm

16: Keeping staff in work – GOOD, Freezing wages - BAD

Finsec

The bank workers union Finsec says the ASB bank’s goal to avoid job cuts is a positive step in the right direction, but says wage freezes for middle income earners don’t have be part of the package given how profitable the bank is. ASB announced a suite ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00337.htm

17: Key all over the place on the Maori seats

New Zealand Labour Party

Prime Minister John Key needs to put his mana where his mouth is on the Maori seat issue and decide once and for all whether his party supports them or not, says Labour’s Local Government spokesman Shane Jones. “Today he was reported on Radio New Zealand ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00219.htm

18: Report On NZ Health System Ideological Bonkers

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists

“The OECD report on the New Zealand health system is ideological bonkers and should be binned by the government,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. “The report advocates running the health ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0904/S00040.htm

19: Government moves on challenges highlighted by OECD

New Zealand Government

The Government is addressing a number of policy challenges highlighted in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s annual economic survey of New Zealand, Finance Minister Bill English said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00207.htm

20: Ban Reaffirms Concerns Over Myanmar

United Nations

New York, Apr 15 2009 3:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today that he shared concerns expressed in a letter sent to him by a group of United States senators about the situation in Myanmar, particularly the continued detention of opposition ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00261.htm

21: Tony Veitch Guilty Plea

Jigsaw

Tony Veitch is to be acknowledged for owning up to the injury he inflicted on his former partner, Kristin Dunne-Powell. The broadcaster today pleaded guilty to injuring with reckless disregard and was sentenced to nine months supervision, 300 hours community ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00136.htm

22: OECD Prescription Is The Problem, Not The Solution

Campaign Against Foreign Control Of Aotearoa

The old witch doctors of the OECD have issued another one of their repeat prescriptions for New Zealand and once again it’s based on that discredited old maxim – the operation was a success but the patient died. This slash and burn approach to economics ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00143.htm

23: Australia needs real infrastructure

Citizens Electoral Council

The $43 billion Kevin Rudd plans to spend on a high-speed broadband network would pay for enough large-scale water infrastructure projects like the Bradfield Scheme, and the Clarence River Scheme, to drought-proof most of Australia and fully replenish ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0904/S00263.htm

24: Triathlon New Zealand Maps Out Path Ahead

Triathlon New Zealand

Triathlon NZ today took a significant step towards continuing their strong perform-ances at Olympic Games and major championships, inducting 30 athletes into the sports High Performance Programme with London 2012 and the 2016 Olympics high on the list of ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00232.htm

25: Frank Brenmuhl, addresses Hort Teachers Conference

Federated Farmers

With the world population predicted to rise on the back of increasing living standards in Asia, China and India, and no decrease in the birth rate in the developing world, increasing food production to meet human demand is essential.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00339.htm

26: Speech: Turia - Otautahi Maori Community Hui

New Zealand Government

I want to thank Reverend Maurice Manawaroa Gray, and Mairehe Louise Tankersley for the commitment they have shown to working together in the best interests of the people of Otautahi. The investment they have made to ensure that this day will be a success ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0904/S00221.htm

27: Peta Asks Minister Smith To Go Vegetarian

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Raising Animals for Food Generates More Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Than All the Cars, Trucks, Ships and Planes in the World Combined Wellington – With Earth Day fast approaching, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific sent ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00148.htm

28: The Rock And The Edge Most Popular Music Stations

Mediaworks

The latest nationwide commercial radio audience survey has confirmed The Rock and The Edge as the top music stations in New Zealand. *
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0904/S00228.htm

29: OECD prescription for ACC a step back for NZ

ACC Futures Coalition

The OECD prescription for ACC would be a backwards step for New Zealand according to the ACC Futures Coalition. Spokesperson Hazel Armstrong said that it was deeply disappointing to see the newly released OECD economic survey on New Zealand reaching ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00151.htm

30: Dairyworks confirms move to Christchurch

Dairyworks

Cheese marketing company Dairyworks has decided to move its operations from Temuka to Christchurch, which will mean its Temuka factory is likely to close by the end of June. Dairyworks announced its decision to staff this afternoon and will commence ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0904/S00340.htm

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