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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
Why is it that some Big Men are exempt from punishment no matter what their crime? They live charmed lives--rising
higher and higher in national political life--no matter how serious the offense.
The National Party has congratulated double amputee and mountaineer Mark Inglis and his team for successfully scaling
the world's highest peak.
Finance Minister Michael Cullen today welcomed the endorsement of the government's economic work programme in the latest
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. The Yearbook lists five challenges to assist New Zealand in improving its
competitiveness.
Ten Kiwi Mum's could each win a Mercedes Benz SLK 280 this Saturday night in Lotto's Mother's Day draw, says NZ
Lotteries Deputy Chief Executive Warren Salisbury.
Greenpeace has been accused of "underhanded tactics" in attempting to divert internet users away from a new website
established recently to challenge current assumptions about climate change.
This White House has challenged the frontiers of propaganda and political discourse in ways that make previous
administrations look like rank amateurs. Mainstream news media outlets may occasionally report, but the vast majority
shy away from labeling ...
1. Taxation—Comparative Reports 2. Economic Growth—Policy 3. National Certificate of Educational Achievement—Variations
for School Certificate 4. Tax Cuts—Treasury Advice 5. Buy Kiwi Made—Reports 6. Cabinet Documents—State Services
Commissioner ...
As expected the Reserve Bank didn’t increase the Official Cash Rate on the 27th of April. It remains at 7.25%. They say
they can’t see any more rises - but don’t expect any drop this year.
Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, Tonga's Prime Minister arrives in New Zealand on his first official visit to meet with the Prime
Minister, Helen Clark.
1. Dr DON BRASH (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Is it still the goal of her Government to have New
Zealand “return to the top half of the OECD ratings by 2011”; if so, will tomorrow’s Budget ensure that New Zealand
achieves that goal?
So much for the old saw that you shouldn't blame the messenger. The old Kiwi tradition of doing a favour for a mate may
be losing a little of its shine as the story of the hapless Mike Ryan makes the rounds...
1. Dr DON BRASH to the Prime Minister: Is it still the goal of her Government to have New Zealand "return to the top
half of the OECD ratings by 2011"; if so, will tomorrow's Budget ensure that New Zealand achieves that goal?
Café Brazil, Auckland's most awarded caffeine dispensary, recently caused a stir with a bold ambient campaign. Trash
cans for a block either side of the café on K Road were dressed up as giant takeout coffee cups, complete with oversized
wooden ...
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble today released the findings of the State Services Commission investigation
into the leak of a Cabinet paper to Telecom.
The United Nations Security Council today congratulated Haiti’s newly inaugurated President, his Government and the new
parliamentarians and called on them to build a better future for the Caribbean country and to finish the cycle of
municipal, local ...
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm
representing Karl Rove. During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys for former Deputy White House
Chief of Staff Karl Rove ...
Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BOL) announced today that it is permanently recalling its MoistureLocTM contact lens solution from worldwide
markets effective immediately.
A voice Message from FBI in Idaho to me several weeks after contacting them regarding my front page piece just published
in the Weekend Financial Times (10/28/2000), "Seven brides for one brother: Plural marriage is rife in the western
United States" , an ...
1. I act for Michael Ryan, the person employed as a Messenger by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet who
disclosed the telecommunications paper to a close and longstanding friend.
"The colossal blunder of involving Australia in Iraq is highlighted by neighbourhood tensions in East Timor, West Papua,
Bougainville, the Solomon Islands and Fiji and the strain on Australia's military capacity, Greens leader Bob Brown said
today as ...
Communications Minister David Cunliffe has shown his ineptidude and commercial naivety by his hamfisted comments on
Telecom's dividend policy, says National Finance spokesman John Key.
National Party State Services spokesman Gerry Brownlee says he is still not convinced by the assurances being given in
relation to the handling of Budget-sensitive documents within the Prime Minister’s Department.
This day has been long coming. The graphs have shown it would soon be upon us: Now, here we are . With this new Harris
poll, available through the Wall Street Journal , President Bush claims the titlelong held by Richard Nixon: Least Liked
President ...
Last week the Prime Minister pointed out that she didn't have time in her busy schedule to sit down and Watch TVNZ's
Dancing With the Stars – after Scoop paid a visit to the magical Avalon studios we consider the PM should make the time.
TrustPower's consolidated operating surplus after tax was $81.4 million for the year ended 31 March 2006, representing
an 11 per cent increase on the result for the 2005 financial year.
Consumers nominated all three SKYCITY hotels for awards at the recent inaugural HotelClub Australia and New Zealand
Awards, with SKYCITY Auckland and SKYCITY Darwin scooping top award wins. SKYCITY Auckland’s 4+-star hotel received the
‘Top 3 Hotels in New ...
The Immigration Minister's released a discussion paper Immigration law reform. The changes affect global migration, who
wants to come to NZ, how NZ desires to respond to potential immigrants. But is it a repressive shift compared to the
current law?
IRAN Upcoming P-5+1 Meetings in London Discussion of Proposed Package for Iran Iran's Nuclear Development Program Iran's
Isolation and Economic Situation Reported Invitation to Iran's President to Attend Upcoming Shanghai Cooperation
Organization Summit
The State Services Commissioner, Mark Prebble today released the findings of the State Services Commission investigation
into the leak of a Cabinet paper to Telecom.
Continued circulation growth of the Herald on Sunday is the highlight of the latest ABC audit for the six months ending
March 31.
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