The top 20 rating items on Scoop yesterday were...
The first question session of the New Year covered Labour's credit card pledges - ACC changes - climate change -
superannuation - regional development - Victoria University's vice chancellor payout - primary teacher salaries - John
Hawkesby - East Timor and ...
Today the PM announced the Cabinet Committees, their membership and areas of responsibility.
Christchurch Police have named the body of the woman found in a Canterbury river on Sunday, now the subject of a
homicide inquiry.
New Zealand’s national holiday has proved something of a disappointment to Scoop. Upstaged by Prada, scuffles and
confrontation at Waitangi, a beaming Titewhai. Meanwhile the Prime Minister dressed in black is talking about dumping
the Queen in Akaroa ...
I was reading the `Business Herald' on Saturday. There was a long article on the Reserve Bank's tightening of monetary
policy, and it was a delicious read because it was deeply ironic without the author even apparently being aware of his
own irony.
Parliament resumes today at 2pm with the first Questions for Oral Answer by Ministers session for the new year.
A US union has convinced the Ford Motor Co. to offer its 350,000 workers worldwide, a home computer, colour printer and
Internet access, for $5 a month. John Howard reports.
Today's questions for oral answer...
Toughening laws on tobacco, to a point, will reduce community double standards surrounding smoked substances, assisting
health promotion, said ALCP members today.
Prime Minister Helen Clark today said that the TVNZ Board would be called to account by its shareholding ministers for
the fiasco surrounding the massive settlement made to former newsreader John Hawkesby.
A manager of the high profile Melbourne Storm National Rugby League club drowned early this morning after jumping off a
waterfront peer in Auckland’s downtown area.
Court documents released today revealed that sacked newsreader John Hawkesby was awarded over 5.2 million dollars in an
arbitration pay-out with state owned broadcaster Television New Zealand.
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.
Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky this morning made a statement to the people of Wellington on the controversial issue of
“Variation 17” and on development on the waterfront. He said he wanted to find the middle ground between a paddock and a
wall.
The following pictures show New Zealand's Parliamentary building complex, and the statue of former Prime Minister
Richard Seddon whose populist spirit appears to live on inside. Parliament reopens for the new year today.
The judge considering the name suppression of the American billionaire caught importing drugs into Auckland airport has
still not delivered a judgement on an appeal of his decision, 11 days after reserving his verdict.
The council has voted substantial changes to its controversial waterfront proposal Variation 17, in a marathon nine hour
meeting yesterday.
In a joint statement today, VODAFONE New Zealand and CLEAR Communications announced an alliance which enables CLEAR to
offer VODAFONE mobile services to its customers.
Note: The following commentary comes in the wake of the decision by US President Bill Clinton not to visit Pakistan
during his upcoming tour of South Asia. Clinton's decision not to visit Pakistan in his upcoming tour has been received
badly in the ...
"Michael Cullen is foolhardy to run his office without private sector tax advice" says National's Revenue spokesperson,
Annabel Young MP.