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Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 15 December 2009
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 15 December 2009
1: PAKISTAN:
A military coup is unfolding
Asian Human Rights CommissionA military coup is unfolding in Pakistan, but, this time, there is no rumbling of tanks on the streets of Islamabad. Instead, it seems the military is using a new strategy for regime change in Pakistan
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00302.htm
2:
Strategic
plan for Wellington highway unveiled
New Zealand GovernmentTransport Minister Steven Joyce has joined the NZ Transport Agency in unveiling plans for a $2.2 billion strategic upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington Airport to Levin, including Transmission Gully.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00235.htm
3:
ARTA
partners with Google Maps
Auckland Regional Transport AuthorityThe Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) announced today it has joined with Google Maps to enable its customers to access public transport information and directions using Google Transit, a feature of Google Maps. Google Transit is available in more ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00243.htm
4:
Jews
support Hindus over protest against Fox
News
Rajan ZedJews have backed Hindus who are protesting against the Fox News channel for remarks that river Ganges (whom Hindus consider holy) “sounds like a disease”.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00396.htm
5:
Minister
welcomes Kapiti Expressway decision
New Zealand GovernmentTransport Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed the announcement of the NZ Transport Agency’s preferred corridor for the upgrade of State Highway 1 along the Kapiti Coast.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00237.htm
6:
Experts
on safety of pesticide residue in
foods
Science Media CentreSafe food campaigner Alison White has compiled a list of commonly consumed foods that contain pesticide residue and claims there are "various serious long term effects associated with particular pesticides found in our food".
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00035.htm
7:
The
Human Rights Agenda for the 21st
Century
United NationsSECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00417.htm
8:
British admit: Copenhagen intends
genocide
Citizens Electoral CouncilThe official British two-pronged policy for the Copenhagen Conference is now out‚ in explicit language. It consists of: 1) massive population genocide‚ on a scale that would make Adolf Hitler blush‚ and 2) the establishment of a world government ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00378.htm
9:
ARTA
partners with Google Maps
ARTAThe Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) announced today it has joined with Google Maps to enable its customers to access public transport information and directions using Google Transit, a feature of Google Maps.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00238.htm
10:
Scoop
Images: Lovely Bones - On The Red
Carpet
George McLellanWellington's Courtenay Place was closed off and carpetted today to celebrate the NZ Premiere of Peter Jackson's latest movie, Lovely Bones. A selection of stars from the movie were joined by local celebs and luminaries in front of a crowd of several ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00131.htm
11:
Global
Greens forum to address global
warming
United States Green PartyGreen Party leaders from around the world to participate; US Greens challenge Obama to stop appeasing corporate polluters and peddling inadequate measures. Green Party Speakers Bureau: US Greens available to speak on ecological sustainability and global ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00420.htm
12:
Joyce’s
bulldozer to slice through Kapiti,
Wgtn
Green PartyThe Government’s decision to spend $2.4 billion on the Wellington Northern Corridor road project will have devastating effects on the sustainability and liveability of the region, the Green Party said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00246.htm
13:
The
Sex Scandal No One Wants To Talk
About
Martha RosenbergResidents from Chicago' s New City neighborhood can be forgiven for not being too relieved that convicted killer/rapist Andrew Crawford is eligible for the death penalty.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00138.htm
14:
Clean
Energy Technology Announcements
The White HouseToday at the Copenhagen climate conference, on behalf of President Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of a new initiative to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00428.htm
15:
Government
axes family violence initiatives
New Zealand Labour PartyThe Government today appeared to confirm it is axing two widely heralded family violence initiatives, which is a pretty tragic Christmas present for those working to reduce violence in our homes, says Labour Social Development spokesperson Annette King. ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00250.htm
16:
Vodafone
launches wi-fi hotspot in your hand
VodafoneVodafone takes mobile broadband to the next level with the launch of its MiFi mobile broadband hotspot. The MiFi allows up to five wi-fi users to connect simultaneously to the internet using Vodafone’s world class 3G broadband service. Customers will ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00342.htm
17:
UC
announces multi-million dollar
research
University of CanterburyHelping people with Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsons Disease and Downs Syndrome to communicate better; and finding new ways to combat diseases such as tuberculosis and provide early diagnosis of flu pandemics are some of the aims of two new multi-million ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00034.htm
18:
Fifty
million reasons to save the Basin
Save The Basin Reserve CampaignThe decision to deface the Basin Reserve with a hugely expensive flyover is a slap in the face to Wellingtonians who have overwhelmingly opposed it, says the Save the Basin Reserve campaign. Earlier today the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) confirmed ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00244.htm
19:
Hailstorm
havoc in central mainland
Federated FarmersThe severe hailstorm that hit inland parts of Canterbury yesterday damaged a large area of the region’s wheat and vegetable crops, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00361.htm
20:
Transmission
Gully A Victory For Wellington
ACT New ZealandACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Wellington-based MP Heather Roy today congratulated Transport Minister Steven Joyce for doing what his predecessors would not: listening to the public and taking action on the long-awaited and controversial Transmission ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00251.htm
21:
Scoop
Coverage: Lovely Bones NZ Premiere
Scoop Full CoverageWellington's Courtenay Place was closed off and carpeted to celebrate the NZ Premiere of Peter Jackson's latest movie, Lovely Bones.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00133.htm
22:
Most
inspirational Kiwis to be recognised
Released Via Core CommunicationsForty-nine inspirational men, women and youth have been named finalists in the inaugural New Zealander of the Year Awards to be presented at a gala event in Auckland on 3 February 2010.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0912/S00205.htm
23:
Scoop
Audio: Joyce & NZTA on Levin-Wgtn
Expressway
Spike MountjoyMotorists will be able to drive on a four lane expressway from Levin to Wellington Airport by 2020 if Government plans announced today run to schedule. The new road developments include the building of Transmission Gully, doubling the Terrace and ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00142.htm
24:
Copenhagen
– “It’s pretty insane”
Geoff KeeyGreetings from a cold and hectic Copenhagen. We are now entering the final days of the talks. Over the past week or so, hundreds of thousands of people have marched in locations around the world; among them youth, elders, celebrities, indigenous ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00139.htm
25:
Emergency
aid after cyclone rips through Fiji
UNICEFWellington 15 December 2009. – UN Children’s Fund staff are providing essential emergency supplies in the wake of a category two cyclone that hit Fiji, leaving four people dead, several missing, and thousands displaced from their homes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00413.htm
26:
District
damaged forever, Mayor says
Kapiti Coast District CouncilKapiti Mayor Jenny Rowan is “extremely disappointed” by the New Zealand Transport Agency’s recent decision to build a Sandhills Expressway down the full western corridor.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00229.htm
27:
Parliament
simultaneously interpreted into Maori
The Maori PartyMaori Party Co-leader Dr Pita Sharples today asked the Speaker for details about how Parliamentary proceedings would be translated into Maori in real time, starting next year. In a point of order at the start of today’s sitting, Dr Sharples noted ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00249.htm
28:
Tyre
dumping ends in successful
prosecution
Auckland City CouncilA Mangere man and his company have been ordered to pay a total of $3,196 for the illegal dumping of tyres as Auckland City Council cracks down on the problem. Mohammad Easa Nazif, owner of Fair Motors Ltd, Mangere, and the company were each ordered ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00245.htm
29:
Hard
work pays off for Transmission Gully
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesman Darren Hughes says the decision to give the go ahead to the Transmission Gully project is welcome news for motorists of the Wellington region.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00239.htm
30:
Union
boycott after more than 50 job losses
Unite UnionUnite Union is asking its members and the public not to participate in interviews run by market research giant Colmar Brunton after the company announced the redundancy of around fifty union members and other call centre staff with no redundancy compensation ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00192.htm
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