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The top 20 rating items on Scoop this weekend were...
Russia has had a terrible century. In fact Russia - and certainly the Russian peasantry - have arguably had a bum deal
for as long as anyone can remember.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES - and so the Prime Minister is tested on foreign affairs - and passes.
The following is a guide – apparently addressed to corporate America – to the protest movement which closed down the
Seattle WTO meetings for a day in November last year.
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.
Party Leader Graham Capill has moved quickly to condemn last night’s screening on TV4 of the first episode of Queer as
Folk.
The first LOOP of the 21st century is about to hit the streets. Relaunching our vision: rethought, restructured, ready
to take our country’s creative culture to the world.
The murderer returned to the scene of the crime walking, even though he was too sick to face trial according to the
British authorities. He arrived home on a sunny summer morning smiling and saluting his supporters unaided, although he
was released ...
Diving Deaths - Hawkesby Payout - Defence Review - School Fire - Ellis Inquiry - Team Nz Intrigue - Team Nz In Dunedin
The co-editors of a student magazine who published a controversial feature on youth suicide may end up being kicked out
by their student association. Scoop's Chris Holm reports.
“Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties – is designed to make lies sound
truthful… and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind.” George Orwell
Christchurch Legalisers have recommended that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 be amended to accommodate Class D restricted
drugs. The move would be "in anticipation of a probable shift in the legal status of cannabis".
"Federated Farmers remains adamant that the farming community wants to stay with the current competitive accident
insurance market which has delivered farmers and the whole economy huge benefits. We do not want to go back to a
monopoly" ...
I am an unlikely fan of Simon Upton. He's a man who has made many, many enemies on the left. While I don't agree with
him, he is intelligent and his ideological positions are well thought out and reasoned (unlike those of many of his
colleagues). However, ...
PM and Chile – Mothers With AIDS – Fishing Rescue – US Primary Elections – DNA Testing – Israel – Polytechnics – Legal
Aid – Wine Rare
A group of Dunedin women who protested at last year's Miss Otago pageant are today delighted to hear the Miss New
Zealand contest is on its last legs.
The Australian author of the best-selling book "How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People" is facing legal action from
Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends And Influence People". Alastair Thompson reports.
The recent comments by Deputy Prime Minister deriding everything about the free market and declaring the “free market”
policies of the last century a failure highlight an unfortunate ideological purity which is so totally out of place in
modern New ...
I am privileged, honoured and humbled to make my first address as a Member of Parliament in a Chamber, which
reverberates with the history of our ancestors.
The House was subdued last night as members worked their way through nuts and bolts legislation, until there was
objection to the usually unobjectionable.
Party Leader Graham Capill was delighted to learn that the Christian Heritage Party out-performed NZ First in the first
Colmar Brunton Poll of the year.