1 37 7 Check On It Beyonce feat. Slim Thug SBME 82876802772
2 17 2 Bathe In The River Mt Raskil Preservation Society feat. Hollie Smith EMI * 3572140
3 1 11 Run It Chris Brown SBME 82876783192
4 2 5 Love Generation Bob Sinclar MOS/EMI 3533452
5 22 5 Suddenly I See KT Tunstall Virgin/EMI 3501122
6 3 9 Far Away Nickelback Roadrunner/Universal RR39463
7 4 8 Down Time Aaradhna DawnRaid/Universal * 99725
8 5 4 Ugly Sugababes Universal 9875383
9 9 2 Be Without You Mary J Blige Universal 9879690
10 11 2 Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae Capitol/EMI 3567882
11 7 3 Nasty Girl Notorious BIG BadBoy/Warner 7567940522
12 new 1 L.O.V.E. Ashlee Simpson Universal 9851971
13 10 2 Everything I'm Not The Veronicas WEA/Warner 9362428692
14 6 14 Stickwitu The Pussycat Dolls Universal 9888582 gold x1
15 8 15 Wandering Eye Fat Freddy's Drop TheDrop/Rhythmethod * DRP008
16 15 2 Heard Em Say Kanye West feat. Adam Levine Universal 9888416
17 new 1 Here We Go Trina feat. Kelly Rowland WEA/Warner 7567940992
18 new 1 Wake Up The Living End Capitol/EMI 3542002
19 new 1 Pump It Black Eyed Peas Universal 9850564
20 14 4 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys Domino/EMI 3533392
21 12 18 Push The Button Sugababes Universal 9874287 gold x1
22 16 9 In The Summertime Thirsty Merc WEA/Warner 5046776902
23 19 21 Gold Digger Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx Universal 9886735 gold x1
24 13 10 My Doorbell The White Stripes XL/Shock XLS218CD
25 18 6 Hollie Smith EP Hollie Smith Sister/Rhythmethod * SIS001
26 27 7 Wish You Well Bernard Fanning Universal ---
27 21 3 Stay Fly Three 6 Mafia SBME 82876783062
28 30 6 Talk Coldplay Capitol/EMI 3507172
29 20 14 Window Shopper 50 Cent Universal 9888358
30 23 13 I'm Sprung T-Pain SBME 82876768382
31 29 7 I Do Believe Tha Feelstyle feat. Mareko DawnRaid/Universal * 99726
32 24 18 Hung Up Madonna WEA/Warner 9362428482
33 28 28 You're Beautiful James Blunt WEA/Warner 7567937602
34 38 5 Free Loop Daniel Powter WEA/Warner 9362428572
35 35 6 Your Body Pretty Ricky WEA/Warner 7567940622
36 reentry 25 Popcorn Crazy Frog WEA/Warner 5101102372 plat x1
37 reentry 3 So Sick Ne-Yo Universal ---
38 39 10 Scenarios Chong Nee Handmade/Rhythmethod * HAND1
39 34 2 The Volume EP Kora Kora/Border * KORA01 gold x1
40 26 22 4 Ever The Veronicas WEA/Warner 9362428252

Chart compiled by Media Sauce Ltd.

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NEW ZEALAND LEAD:

Health: Baby Lovin' Minister Riles Up Medical Professionals - “Health Minister Pete Hodgson was unfair in what amounted to an accusation that Hawkes Bay senior doctors (and managers) were being unethical in their handling of patients referred by general practitioners for their first specialist assessment,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today. See... Health minister makes unfair attacks
ALSO:

RACS - Surgeons Criticise Ministerial Attack

PlunketLine: Fraud Accusation Against McKesson - The Government needs to explain why a subsidiary of a huge multi-national corporation which appears on the Top 100 list of US Defense Contractors and which paid US$3 million to settle serious fraud allegations as recently as February has been chosen over the trusted New Zealand institution of Plunket to provide telephone advice to parents, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. See... Plunket or a multi-nat accused of fraud - who would you call?
ALSO:

National - Sign the Plunket petition and force a backdown

FULL COVERAGE: PlunketLine

Broadband: New Stats Show Low Uptake Speeds - New Zealand's broadband deficit compared to the rest of the world has got worse. The latest OECD statistics have shown that it will be next to impossible for the Government's goal to see New Zealand’s uptake reach that of the OECD's top half by 2007 and top quarter by 2010. "Our projection, based on the OECD data, is that the Government looks set to fall around 900,000 subscribers short of its broadband target." See... Broadband deficit grows bigger

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Environment: Snails-for-Coal Deal Approved - Conservation Minister Chris Carter and Associate Minister of Energy Harry Duynhoven have approved permits under the Wildlife Act to enable a population of Powelliphanta Augustus snails to be moved from the Mt Augustus ridgeline on the West Coast. But Solid Energy New Zealand must implement an intensive mitigation package to preserve the snails before it can commence mining in the area. See... Permits approved to move Mt Augustus snails
ALSO:

Solid Energy - Permit secures future of mine and snails

Greens - Snails sold out by State to Solid Energy

Save Happy Valley - Carter signs off on species extinction

Forest and Bird - Ministers' decision fails snails

Politics/Entertainment: Greens Attempt To Reclaim Family Values - The Green Party and Loop Recordings have joined forces to showcase some of the best in contemporary music and culture on the Green Room 05: Whanau CD. "The word 'family' has been co-opted by right-wing politicians in recent years as an excuse for intolerance, exclusivity and bigotry. By juxtaposing the concepts of family and whanau, I hope we can start to reclaim that most basic human reality: the importance of kin," Nandor says. See... Greens CD reclaims family from Conservative Right

Goff Remembers The Bravest Of The Brave - Defence Minister Phil Goff praised the "ordinary New Zealanders who showed extraordinary courage" when he opened an exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Victoria Cross, at the Waiouru Army Museum today. See... Goff praises New Zealand's VC winners & Goff Speech: New Zealand's Victoria Cross winners