Today's top 20 rating items on Scoop are....
By what criteria does television pay its newsreaders? One criterion is star quality. Stars are persons who - by dint of
their personalities, talents and profiles - can generate revenues for their employers sufficient to justify huge fees or
salary packages. ...
In what is believed to be a world first, a California judge has granted a restraining order in a cyber-smearing case
which could have a major impact on this practice on the Internet. John Howard reports.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... and now is the summer of our discontent. No, it's not that we're really feeling dark in out
hearts - give or take a Titewhai or two, we seem fairly happy in ourselves. But - as the organic butcher said to me
yesterday - what ...
The resignation of a top Timberlands West Coast manager yesterday after the Prime Minister's call for him to be sacked
has rocketted the issue into the public consciousness again. Next week (Wednesday) court action will start against the
government for breach ...
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.
Foreign Minister Phil Goff raised concerns about developments in Austria during a call by Austrian Ambassador Otmar
Koler this morning.
A meeting held last night by Waterfront Watch in the Old Town Hall to oppose the council’s plans for the Wellington
Waterfront was attended by an unusually large crowd. The hall quickly filled to capacity and again – as happened last
Thursday ...
Scoop's UN sources say only 43 of the 188 member states had paid their bills to the UN in full for 2000 by the 31
January deadline. 45 have lost their voting rights in the General Assembly. John Howard reports.
Three men that made up the notorious “screw-driver” gang along were caught by police last night after a short chase by
police cars in the Auckland Suburb of Mt Wellington.
More pictures from East Timor courtesy of the New Zealand Defence Force. This time of Defence Minister Mark Burton
during his visit - which is still underway. MPs accompanying him are also pictured. Photos LAC Nancy Cox.
Today's move by Social Services Minister Hon Steve Maharey to axe the external WINZ Advisory Board has been welcomed by
UNITE!, the community based union representing unemployed, casual and low paid workers.
Minster of Social Services and Employment Steve Maharey has crippled the ability of WINZ to provide adequate job
opportunities, says ACT employment spokesman Dr Muriel Newman.
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today the inquiry into the electricity industry had missed an important
point about the need to reform energy use in New Zealand.
Ms Fitsimmons and the Green party of New Zealand are happy to know that we will now be able to force through new
legislation in Parliment that will exile all Scientists to a small uninhabited island in the Pacific following the
Montreal commisson findings.
“The Accident Insurance (Transitional Provisions) Bill is a small bill with big implications”, Trade Union Federation
President Maxine Gay told the special select committee considering the Bill today.
Employment rose by 1.4% qoq in the December quarter, following a moderate increase of 0.3% during Q3.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... it's just over 10 years since the Berlin Wall was opened, effectively ending the partition not
only of the German capital, but of Europe itself; and just short of 10 years since Nelson Mandela was released from
internment, setting ...
After yesterday’s postponement both teams are still tied having won three races each. The Louis Vuitton Cup Finals are
thrilling and uncharacteristic. The first team to win five races will become the Challengers for the America’s Cup
Match. That means ...
Sandra Lee, Minister of Conservation, and Pete Hodgson, Minister Responsible for Timberlands West Coast, today released
a Department of Conservation assessment of Timberlands' native forests that ranks more than 90% as being of high or
medium conservation ...
The Labour-Alliance Coalition Government are being urged by West Coaster's to come clean over the inconsistencies in
their policies. John Howard writes.