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Published: Thu 29 Jun 2000 04:09 PM
TOP SCOOPS
Replacement To Be Picked For Samuels
Murdoch’s Mates And Qantas NZ
Scoop World: Elian Gonzalez Returns To Cuba
Scoop World: Goff On Zimbabwe
Scoop Opinion: Dover, Kit & Natural Justice
Scoop Opinion: Jumping Into The Gene Pool
Scoop Is In The House - Questions
Scoop Arts: Frodo & Arthur
Telecomms Draft Report - Detail
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TOP SCOOPS
Replacement To Be Picked For Samuels
- Former Minister of Maori Affairs Dover Samuels made an emotional statement in Parliament yesterday afternoon, shortly after Prime Minister Helen Clark announced she had sacked him. There is are now a range of possible contenders who are vying for his position. See... Dover Leaves With Dignity [1] in the Headlines wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00154.htm
Murdoch’s Mates And Qantas NZ
- Former News Ltd director and Ansett New Zealand executive chairman Ken Cowley is the key to the deal which sees a consortium of low-profile, wealthy Kiwis take over a New Zealand domestic airline which News Ltd ended up owning by default in 1996. See... Analysis: Rupert's Buddy Behind Qantas-Ansett Deal [1] in the Headlines wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00145.htm
Scoop World: Elian Gonzalez Returns To Cuba
- Sole shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez has arrived back home in Cuba today following a US Supreme Court ruling that he was to be put under the care of his father. See... Elian Gonzalez Returns Home [1] in the Headlines wire. The U.S. President Bill Clinton has recently made steps to normalise the regime’s trade relationship with Cuba. However, an American group engaged in international research, The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, says the move does not go far enough. See... U.S. Policy Towards Cuba a Positive Baby Step [2] in the International wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00155.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0006/S00158.htm
Scoop World: Goff On Zimbabwe
- “Even without a majority for the Opposition Movement for Democratic Change, last weekend's elections will permanently change the nature of Zimbabwean politics”, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff. See... Zimbabwe Elections [1] in the Parliament wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0006/S00621.htm
Scoop Opinion: Dover, Kit & Natural Justice
- Everyone is entitled to the observance of the principles of natural justice. So says the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 - that's unless you are Dover Samuels or former Timberlands employee Kit Richards. John Howard writes. See... Howard’s End: What About The Rule Of Law? [1] in the Parliament wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00153.htm
Scoop Opinion: Jumping Into The Gene Pool
- What else can I write about today, other than what may prove to be the most important event of the 21st century? This week, the first draft of the human genome project (HGP) has been completed. See... Keith Rankin - Reflecting on the Gene Pool [1] in the Parliament wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00152.htm
Scoop Is In The House
- Today's Questions concern: Dover Samuels – Korea – Business Confidence x 2 – Tibet – Possums – Immunisation – ERB and Confidence - Youth Crime – Tony Blair’s Policies – Student Loans – University Deficits - Employment Committee Deliberations. See... SCP HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 29 June [1] in the Headlines wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00156.htm
Scoop Arts: Frodo & Arthur
- In an essay on medieval literature a Lord of the Rings fan looks at the connections between J.R. Tolkein’s books and myths of the middle ages. See... Arthur, Quests, Legends - Tehanu's Thirteenth Note [1] in the Headlines wire.
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0006/S00151.htm
Telecomms Draft Report - Detail
– Following is the Press Statement, Qustion & Answers and an Executive Summary of the Government's draft report into Telecommunications. See... Telecommunications Inquiry Draft Report Released [1] in the Business wire. The report in its entirety is available at http://www.teleinquiry.govt.nz/
[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0006/S00183.htm
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