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The weekend's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
Helen Clark glides down the steps outside the Beehive and stops, just for a moment. She slowly turns her carefully
airbrushed face towards the cluster of TV cameras gathered to catch her every word, and says in a husky, almost sensual
tone, "Thank ...
Alliance Press Secretary Moana Sinclair is one of 800,000 people still do not have their new photo-id licenses and the
Land Transport Authority says publicity surrounding her misfortune may assist in getting more people to get their
licenses up to date.
The following pictures - supplied to Scoop anonymously - show actress Liv Tyler in action during the shooting of some
scenes for the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The pictures were taken in the South Island near Wanaka.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... one of the perks of my day job is overseas travel. It's always under pressure of time but it's
usually both a useful separation from local matters, and a brain-feast that takes weeks to unload.
Orientation week is always a time for Student Associations to brainwash all the new students, scientifically known as
'freshers', into believing that their (mostly) compulsory reps are indeed fighting the good fight against the evil
capitalist oppressors ...
Aristophanes' "The Frogs" is performed by The Bachanals, a Wellington company dedicated to exploring text-based theatre
at the Victoria University Drama School ampitheatre. The Frogs is a spontaneous and exciting twist to classic Greek
comedy. ...
Refunds arising from Housekeeper and Donation Rebates will be direct credited to taxpayers' bank accounts (except in
certain circumstances) from April 1, Finance and Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
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We have done very well in East Timor and Bougainville and have won a few brownie points with our neighbours in getting
involved, but let’s not rush into assuming that we should duplicate this effort elsewhere. In Bougainville we were peace
brokers ...
United Nations - As floods continue to sweep across Mozambique, relief efforts must be immediately elevated in order to
save hundreds of thousands of lives, the United Nations' World Food Program warned Tuesday.
Primary and intermediate school pupils officially go back to school today (Jan 26) but with teachers facing increasing
external pressures, schools may not necessarily be safe and happy places of high achievement for all children.
These images are of the "intheshed.com" exhibition in Shed 11, by Grant Muir, Tania Hannah, Teina Herzer, Mark Zeman,
Aaron Distin, Matt Trott - photos Tori Buttle.
Japanses gaming fans queue to be in to get one of the first Playstation 2s on the market.
Party Leader Graham Capill was delighted to learn that the Christian Heritage Party out-performed NZ First in the first
Colmar Brunton Poll of the year.
Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
The Government is set to reverse moves towards voluntary union membership for students, after Trevor Mallard's
confirmation that Cabinet has agreed to repeal the 1998 Education (Tertiary Students' Assocation Voluntary Membership)
Amendment Act.
Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton outlined the government's approach to the knowledge economy in a speech to the IPENZ
Conference 2000 at the weekend.
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The Australian author of the best-selling book "How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People" is facing legal action from
Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends And Influence People". Alastair Thompson reports.
I am an unlikely fan of Simon Upton. He's a man who has made many, many enemies on the left. While I don't agree with
him, he is intelligent and his ideological positions are well thought out and reasoned (unlike those of many of his
colleagues). However, ...