Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 16 December 2009
1: Govt
favours three-notice procedure for
s92A
New Zealand GovernmentThe Government favours a three-notice procedure to deal with illegal copying of material over computer networks, Commerce Minister Simon Power said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00282.htm
2:
(H1N1)
09 Swine Flu - Update 165
Ministry of HealthOverall, rates of pandemic influenza remain at a low level in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health is actively reviewing response activities and preparing for an anticipated upsurge of influenza activity in 2010. If you're travelling overseas during the holidays, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0912/S00060.htm
3:
Vegan
Society swings into action
Vegan SocietyCutting right back on our consumption of animal products is being touted as vital for cutting greenhouse gases – by celebrities like musician Sir Paul McCartney and actress Natalie Portman, politicians like Edward McMillan-Scott of the European ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00202.htm
4:
Copenhagen
Spoof Shames Canada; No Joke!
The Yes MenCOPENHAGEN, Denmark - "Canada is 'red-faced'!" ( Globe and Mail ) "Copenhagen spoof shames Canada!" ( Guardian) "Hoax slices through Canadian spin on warming!" ( The Toronto Star ) "A childish prank!" ( Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada )
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00456.htm
5:
Passing
of disability educator Todd Fernie
New Zealand Labour PartyLabour Disability spokesperson Lynne Pillay today acknowledged the passing of disability educator and leader Todd Fernie. Todd Fernie was the Scholarship Recruitment and Training Adviser for disabled students at AUT.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00292.htm
6:
Powerstick
set to revolutionise being mobile
EcosparkPowerstickTM set to revolutionise being mobile - Multiple devices charged on one pocket-sized-rechargeable-USB stick - Holds its charge for up to six months at a time - PowerstickTM is ‘green’, flexible an essential tool not an accessory
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00042.htm
7:
The
U.S. Targets Canada’s Oil Sands
Council on Hemispheric AffairsEven though climate change legislation has stalled within the United States, President Obama’s willingness to bypass Congress using the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signals that he is seriously prepared to cut U.S. carbon ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00453.htm
8:
Dr
Smith – sexual violence injures
National Council of WomenThe National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) today received communication from the Minister of ACC, Hon Dr Nick Smith, regarding its request that the clinical pathway be halted and the review undertaken immediately. The main points raised in ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00222.htm
9:
Heritage
Gold taps shareholders for $2 mln
Businesswireby Paul McBeth Dec. 16 (BusinessWire) – Heritage Gold NZ Ltd., the gold miner that was recently granted the North Island’s first permit outside of Waihi in 18 years, raised almost $2 million from shareholders in a share purchase plan, and its executive ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00411.htm
10:
Sex
and Religion in the City: Billboard
St Matthews In The CityIn its ongoing effort to provoke conversation about spiritual matters, St Matthew-in-the-City will be putting up a Christmas billboard on Thursday that lampoons literalism and invites people to think again about what amiracle is. Is the Christmas miracle a ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0912/S00219.htm
11:
India:
Is Manipur Less Important Than
Andhra?
Asian Human Rights CommissionManipur, a state in the northeast of India is in national news since the past two decades. The state remains in news for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00451.htm
New Zealand Labour PartyA pair of walking shoes and a few days is all the Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee needs to learn why he should not open up Mt Aspiring National Park to mining, Labour Conservation spokesperson David Parker says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00290.htm
13:
Paremoremo:
Escaped prisoner named
New Zealand PolicePolice have now released the name of a prisoner who escaped from Auckland Prison (Paremoremo) just before midday.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00257.htm
14:
NZ
needs to clean up attitude at climate
talks
Greenpeace New ZealandNew Zealand is bringing a bad attitude to the climate talks in Copenhagen, thinking it can bully small and vulnerable states which are already suffering in the front line of climate change. “How dare the Government attack countries that are simply ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0912/S00207.htm
15:
Allied
Farmers wins over Hanover investors
BusinesswireDec. 16 (BusinessWire) – Allied Farmers Ltd., a finance and rural services company with a market value of $7.5 million, has convinced investors in failed Hanover Finance to accept $400 million of shares in exchange for their financial assets.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00412.htm
16:
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
17:
Complete
Mobile Device Lifecycle Management
SymantecSymantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced its mobile security and management strategy, including three products to help organisations secure and manage data on the rising number of mobile devices in the enterprise. Symantec’s mobile strategy ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0912/S00041.htm
18:
Auditor
General's report welcomed
New Zealand National PartyHealth Minister Tony Ryall says today's report from the Auditor General's Office on certification and monitoring of rest homes identifies long standing shortcomings that the new Government began addressing when it took office.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00288.htm
19:
Sexual
abuse survivors and ACC cutbacks
New Zealand Labour PartyThe Prime Minister must put a halt to ACC cutbacks that have restricted the ability of survivors of sexual abuse to access counselling, Labour Deputy Leader Annette King says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00289.htm
20:
Speech:
goff - hardworking Kiwis
New Zealand Labour PartyA year ago today Bill English also moved the adjournment debate. He began it by accusing the former Labour administration of being "scandal-ridden". This at the very time he was busy – busy rearranging his personal affairs to get twice the level of housing ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00287.htm
21:
Have
Horse Sense on the Roads over Summer
Horse RecreationAs many New Zealanders prepare for their summer holiday, motorists are urged to remember that they will share the roads with others, including horses. Drivers must be aware of, and able to give way to horse riders on the road or verges at all times.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00277.htm
22:
Minister
disappointed at pig code delay
New Zealand National PartyAgriculture Minister David Carter is disappointed that a threat of legal action by the Pork Industry Board has delayed the release of a new code of welfare for pigs.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00291.htm
23:
MARKET
CLOSE: NZ shares gain; Contact, RBD
gain
BusinesswireDec. 16 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose, as Contact Energy Ltd.’s latest monthly figures showed it stemmed its loss of customers and Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd. reported a jump in sales at its KFC outlets.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00409.htm
24:
Fulton
Hogan shareholders to buy back Shell's
37%
Businesswireby Pattrick Smellie Dec. 16 (BusinessWire) - An almost 30 year partnership between Shell Overseas Investments BV (Shell) and leading New Zealand roading infrastructure company Fulton Hogan Limited will shortly end with confirmation today that Fulton ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00413.htm
25:
InternetNZ
welcomes improvements to section 92A
InternetNZInternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) has welcomed today's announcement by Hon Simon Power of proposed improvements to section 92A of the Copyright Act 1994.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0912/S00389.htm
26:
Minister’s
callous flip-flop on environment fund
Green PartyThe Government has pulled the plug on a highly-successful environmental fund despite previously promoting the fund as part of the solution to New Zealand’s freshwater crisis and increasing the fund's Budget allocation this year. “The Sustainable ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0912/S00281.htm
27:
Golden
Globes asked to have "Best Bollywood
Film"
Rajan ZedIndo-Americans have asked Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to introduce a new award category in Golden Globe Awards starting 2011 of “Best Bollywood Film” for films made in India.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00470.htm
28:
Habitat
for Humanity to Boost Samoan
Commitment
Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity New Zealand is planning to ramp-up its involvement in Samoa in the New Year, as it helps the island nation’s rebuilding effort, following October’s devastating tsunami. The organisation wants to recruit increased numbers of skilled ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00274.htm
29:
Invictus:
Dreams and Realities
Binoy KampmarkWhen the Springboks, South Africa’s famed rugby team, returned to the international fold after decades of isolation, suggestions were made to change the name. Drop the label and jersey, went the cry, those hated symbols and reminders of apartheid.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0912/S00149.htm
30:
Intensive
work this holiday on Wellington rail
OnTrackIntensive work is planned for Wellington’s rail network this summer as KiwiRail takes advantage of the quiet holiday period to advance the region’s rail upgrade.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0912/S00271.htm