The top 20 rating items on Scoop today are...
Responding to the hints of a couple of US Lord of The Rings websites – http://www.lordoftherings.com/ and
http://www.onering.net/ - Scoop earlier this week informed its star Hobbit paparazzi of a reported sighting of Gandalf’s
exploding trees in Upper Hutt.
As the official Halloween campaign launch days - for both Labour and National - approach, polls show a tightening gap
between the two major parties. And finally, as we pass the half way mark of the campaign, some much needed humour
(intentional ...
The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began
shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.
Having seemingly scored the internet Scoop of the week with his pictures of BREE AT FIRST LIGHT Scoop contacted the
Hobbit who scooped the world and asked him if he had any more snaps from his visit to Bree….
The Pentagon wants to ban ATM bank charges on all military bases in the US and around the world. The move has delighted
politicians and consumer watchdog groups. John Howard reports.
NZ First leader, Winston Peters, decided to play journalist in a speech yesterday and again attacked the media saying it
was dumbed-down and will trot out any old rubbish and pass it off as news. John Howard reports.
Supermarket group Iceland is the first to crumble under pressure from militant Irish sheep farmers, agreeing to remove
New Zealand lamb from its stores in Ireland and replacing it with Irish lamb.
Irish Eyes is an occasional column from Dublin Scoop Greg Meylan - feedback may be sent to paloona@yahoo.com.
“The Government’s “Buy Global” campaign appears to be progressing very well,” Trade Union Federation President, Maxine
Gay, said today.
Unemployment is again the number one issue for voters in this election, says a NZ Herald DigiPoll. Simon Collins
reports.
“Where is the media and public scrutiny of potential List MPs?” asks Belinda Vernon, MP for Maungakiekie.
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Thursday's Americas Cup challenger series races were cancelled due to bad weather. Here Scoop brings you the lastest on
Team standings, points, who will race who next and what weather can be expected on the Hauraki Gulf.
The Government is planning to slash $70 million from the public hospital elective surgery budget after the election,
Alliance health spokesperson Phillida Bunkle says.The Pre-Election Fiscal Update released today includes a table showing
changes to the ...
I watched BBC's Horizon programme The Virus the Cures on Prime TV on 11 October. The programme revealed that we - ie
humankind - had discovered a superior cure (to antibiotics) for bacterial infections around the same time that
penicillin was being ...
While Asian governments were quick to respond positively to the election of Indonesia's new president, Abdurrahman
Wahid, Megawati's loss shows she lacked tactical grip. John Howard reports.
"If Labour's science policy is a pillar for a knowledge economy, then for your own sake don't stand underneath the
overhang," says Libertarianz spokesman Robert Winefield.
Salvos of rockets have slammed into a crowded open air market and other parts of the Chechen capital of Grozny, killing
at least 118 people and critically injuring up to a 400. The Russian Defence Ministry is denying responsibility. Rogue
troops ...
Poll: Kingmaker Returns – Poll Analysis Major Parties Slip – Cocaine Accused Gets Bail – Medical Scam Nets $5m –
Editorial: End Treaty Litigation
ID4 has sent me some startling news! This may not be accurate, but ID4 does have some expierence in the field of CGI
art, he first sent me this: