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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.
THE debate over the future of Wellington's waterfront is now more and 14 years old. And - with respect to those involved
- it has now reached the level of farce in both the political and design spheres.
Yesterday we were subject to the embarrassing experience of the Reserve Bank tightening monetary policy just two hours
before the public announcement of a December quarter inflation rate of just 0.2 percent. The Bank had forecast that the
inflation rate ...
Scoop's Alastair Thompson discusses the ongoing debate over Maori Activist Titewhai Harawira's stand against Prime
Minister Helen Clark speaking out of turn on the Waitangi Marae and concludes that some good is coming of all the hot
air .
THE city council-funded Our City Our Future strategic advisory group has come out against the council's proposed
development of Lambton Harbour.
A programme of action for public broadcasting is contained in briefing papers released today by the Minister of
Broadcasting, Marian Hobbs.
THE Herd St Post Office building could be transformed into a gallery showcasing NZ artworks and collections and ground
floor retail and an apartment complex, says art curator Luit Bieringa.
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.
In the interests of informing the public Scoop has taken a number of photographs which show plans for massive building
development on the Wellington Waterfront.
Another rural lobby group has been formed on the West Coast to fight the government's policy to stop beech tree logging.
John Howard reports.
The US Government's stance of encouraging free trade in foreign markets while putting in place protectionist measures at
home, is hypocritical and opens the way for similar moves in New Zealand says Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton.
Both the national median sale price and the national median sales volume for residential property have fallen on a
month to month and a year to year basis, according to figures released today from the Real Estate Institute of New
Zealand.
Labour is preparing a full-scale back down on it's pledge card promise to restore income related rents for state housing
tenants, according to the President of a national student group.
Russia and China are flexing their military muscles by warning the US that it would trigger a new arms race and
undermine global security if it funds research into an anti-ballistic missile shield, meanwhile at the UN the debate
over who should keep ...
Prime Minister Helen Clark has said she will not attend the Waitangi Marae on Waitangi Day because of an "underlying
mood of tension and uneasiness" when she attended previously in 1998. Instead she will attend Ngai Tahu Celebrations in
Akaroa.
Auckland – 19 January 2000 – Leading Internet retailer FlyingPig.co.nz today announced it is entering an exclusive
etailing partnership with Australasia’s largest online travel provider to offer travel sales and services to the New
Zealand public.
The new Minister of Broadcasting Marian Hobbs says that while she supports legislation to ensure sports were free to
air, it will be necessary to consult with television broadcasters first.
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One of America's most supportive environmentalists, United States Vice-President Al Gore, is being accused of hypocrisy
by conservationists following discoveries that he owns shares in an oil company prospecting in a Columbian rainforest.
John ...
Prime Minister Helen Clark will announce her plans for Waitangi Day at a news conference this afternoon.