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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 23 November 2009

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 23 November 2009

1: New style ePassport released today

New Zealand Government

Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has announced the roll-out of a new style of ePassport from today, containing new artwork and security features. “The new security features will help to future-proof our passport against fraudsters and maintain ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00319.htm

2: 'Witness’ To Timor Murders Steps Forward

Sasha Uzunov

A man who claims he was an Australian soldier on the East Timor-Indonesia border and viewed through binoculars but was powerless to stop the brutal murder of 3 United Nations aid workers in Atambua in 2000 has had an application for a disability pension ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00751.htm

3: Poroporoaki: Hawea Vercoe

The Maori Party

The Maori Party has expressed their profound shock at hearing of the death of prominent school principal and local body politician Hawea Vercoe. “Hawea was a young man with enormous energy for life who had achieved a significant profile across Aotearoa ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00314.htm

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4: Annual 'Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project'

Habitat for Humanity

Nearly 3,000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers dedicated 166 homes in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos and Cambodia. The houses were built or repaired as part of Habitat's annual "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project," where the former U.S. president ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00749.htm

5: Gender and Election BRIDGE Workshop

UNIFEM

UNIFEM, Honiara - The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM Pacific Regional Office) will start a week-long workshop on Gender and Elections in Honiara, Solomon Islands today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0911/S00750.htm

6: ETS agreement enables progress on climate change

New Zealand Government

The Government has secured the support of the Māori Party to enable New Zealand to implement an affordable and workable emissions trading scheme next year, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00326.htm

7: NZCPR Weekly: Open Letter to the PM

NZ Centre For Political Research

I am writing to respectfully request that you step in to delay the passing of the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00240.htm

8: Climate Change Research "Scandal" Breaks

Investigate Magazine

The internet is on fire this morning with revelations that a major British climate research centre has been hacked, and thousands of confidential emails have spilled into the public domain.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00233.htm

9: Geoff Ross: Coming clean on our green credentials

Geoff Ross

Geoff Ross hopes New Zealand’s public shaming for its lack of green credentials last week will help inspire the country’s leaders to embrace the green boom.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00260.htm

10: ETS changes bad for Maori and Pakeha alike

Green Party

Legitimate Treaty settlement concerns are not a good reason for Maori to support flawed legislation that will cost both Maori and Pakeha dearly, the Green Party said today. The Government is expected to announce a deal with the Maori Party today that ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00324.htm

11: The Biggest Story Ever Censored?

Uncensored Magazine

Has the "Swine Flu" mutated - or has some new, more serious viral disease been released? Why has the media not reported on the massive outbreak of a strange new and haemorrhagic "flu" in the Ukraine which has infected a million people virtually overnight and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00676.htm

12: Scoop Audio: Sharples and Smith Announce ETS Deal

Scoop Audio

Climate Change Minister Nick Smith and Maori Party Co-Leader Pita Sharples announce a deal on the Emissions Trading Scheme. Listen below to hear the two ministers field questions on the deal.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00261.htm

13: Scoop Audio: PM’s Presser - CHOGM and the IRB

Scoop Audio

Prime Minister John Key’s Weekly Post Cabinet Press Conference. During the first half of the conference Nick Smith and Pita Sharples announced their deal on the Emissions trading scheme. You can listen to that here. During the second half of the conference ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00262.htm

14: ACT Will Support ETS Amendment Legislation

ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide has confirmed the party is prepared to make further concessions to National to assist it in taking a more considered approach to the passage of legislation amending the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). There are reports ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00315.htm

15: Real reasons for change in abuse claims policy

New Zealand Association of Counsellors

ACC Southern Manager Karen Walsh, speaking at Fairlie Lions Club on Thursday 19 November revealed that it is ACC policy to reduce the number of Sensitive Claims.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00234.htm

16: Maori Party deal to benefit all

The Maori Party

New Zealand's role in global warming and its financial commitments are set to be lowered as a result of the afforestation provision the Maori Party has negotiated with the Government.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00327.htm

17: The Collapse of Communism and Capitalism

Martin LeFevre - Meditations

It’s worth reflecting, now that all the hollow reminiscing and disgusting triumphalism is over, on the collapse of communism 20 years ago. America is finally waking up to the fact that we have collapsed as well.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00254.htm

18: PM to travel to Trinidad and Tobago for CHOGM

New Zealand Government

Prime Minister John Key will leave for Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. The 2009 CHOGM, to be held in the capital, Port of Spain, from 27 to 29 November, comes as the Commonwealth celebrates its 60th ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00328.htm

19: Good Wine Makes Great Business

Saint Clair Family Estate

After years of receiving awards and accolades for its wine, Saint Clair Family Estate is celebrating recognition on another level. It was presented with a Highly Commended NZ Business Achievement Award 2009 by the NZ Business Excellence Foundation.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00710.htm

20: Shambolic unfair ETS will cost taxpayers billions

New Zealand Labour Party

Today’s quick and dirty deal with the Maori Party lumps taxpayers with a $110 billion bill allowing big polluters to continue polluting, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00330.htm

21: Older People Have Their Say On Robots In Aged Care

University of Auckland

A study of older people’s attitudes towards robots is helping researchers at The University of Auckland to develop inexpensive robotic assistants for aged care.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0911/S00066.htm

22: Spending Constraint needed to Avoid Rate Increase

Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce

Rapid population growth and rising visitor numbers risk an early rise in interest rates if government doesn’t contain its expenditure according to the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00709.htm

23: Websites Offering Unapproved Herbal Products

Medsafe

Medsafe today warned the public of 65 overseas websites that purport to be based in New Zealand and are touting unapproved herbal products.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0911/S00071.htm

24: Wellington Agency Resn Breaks Pixel Awards Record

Resn

Wellington digital agency Resn has received an unprecedented five wins at the 2009 Pixel Awards – a prestigious international competition for the world’s best digital agencies.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00705.htm

25: NZ mortgagee sales, at record high, may continue

Businesswire

Nov. 23 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand mortgagee sales, which reached a record in September, will probably continue through 2010 as high levels of household debt and rising unemployment make it harder for kiwis to meet interest payments.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00712.htm

26: Framingham joins Dhall & Nash

Framingham Winery

Framingham Wines Limited is changing its New Zealand distributor to Dhall & Nash Fine Wines Limited.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0911/S00704.htm

27: Ignorance of Direct Democracy implicit in criticis

Steve Taylor

There has been both a profound and enduring ignorance over the last few weeks displayed by a number of Editorial writers, political commentators, and media regarding the growing public interest in the principles of Direct Democracy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00239.htm

28: Japanese To Set Up Replica Of Water Safety NZ

Water Safety New Zealand

A delegation of Japanese from the Blue Sea & Green Land Foundation – Japan (B&G) are in New Zealand this week to attend the New Zealand Water Safety Conference “Charting the Future” and also to formalise a partnership with Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ).
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0911/S00241.htm

29: Move over Michael Moore, here comes ‘TEA PARTY'

Bill Berkowitz

“It began as a ripple; an online whisper; a grassroots awakening to a new threat on freedom. … Lady Liberty faces her newest challenge and across this great nation a new generation of patriots stands ready for her defense. … They were ignored, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0911/S00255.htm

30: Report on money-laundering systems welcomed

New Zealand Government

Justice Minister Simon Power today welcomed the Financial Action Taskforce's 2009 Mutual Evaluation Report on New Zealand's anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0911/S00331.htm

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