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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
Richard Wilkins is a role model for heterosexual, kiwi males in Australia who are no longer in their ‘20s.
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.
Two weeks out from his day of reckoning the man who would be the next President of the great Russian Republic, Vladimir
Putin, is putting his best foot forward.
Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: Chilean Relations – Press Secretary Contracts – Antibiotic Superbugs –
Economic Development – Napier Health Centre – Growth And Job Forecasts – Kindergarten Teachers – Moutoa Gardens Conflict
Of Interests ...
Today's questions of the day concerned: Waipareira Trust Money - Taxpayers Medical Records - Consultants - Petrol
Prices - Hawkes Bay Meat Production - Spraydrift - Employment Relations And Strikes - Cannabis In Parliament - Super
Fund - Whistleblowing ...
Tobacco, the product that has received so much bad press and has been implicated in illness, disability and death, may
yet turn out to be a lifesaver. John Howard reports.
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble today said he was surprised to learn from the media that a temporary Press Secretary
employed by Parliamentary Services to provide media services for ACT was the subject of a complaint to the Police.
The Roman Catholic church, New Zealand, the US, South Africa, Canada, and others, have all ‘fessed up to past
wrongdoing. Australia’s PM Howard, however, has ruled out a previous Liberal party promise to deliver an apology to
Aboriginal Australians ...
EXPLANATORY NOTE: The following rather trenchant criticism of Scoop was written in response to a series of editorials
by Alastair Thompson and carried on Scoop before, during and after the conflict in Kosovo last year. Robert Rodvik is an
internet activist ...
The photograph below of a detonator pre-set to explode a bomb calls into question Russian leader Vladimir Putin's line -
endorsed by Tony Blair during his visit to Russia yesterday - that Chechen terrorists were responsible for the
explosions that ...
Shane Warne became Australian cricket's most successful bowler when Paul Wiseman became his 356th test victim at Eden
Park today, moving one wicket ahead of Dennis Lillee. The fast-bowling legend has promised to buy Warne a beer when next
they meet.
Today's Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Statement carries possibly the least surprises of any MPS to date. As predicted
widely New Zealand's risk averse Reserve Bank has decided to raise the Official Cash Rate by 0.5% to 5.75%.
“build productive employment relationships through the promotion of mutual trust and confidence in all aspects of the
employment environment.”
Chrome from Australia- birds with attitude in the Civic Square….photos Tori Buttle.
Organised criminals who traded in human cargo were helped by corrupt New Zealand officials to help run their
multimillion dollar operation police say. Chris Holm reports.
The Urban Dream Capsule in Farmers shop window in Cuba Mall began yesterday. Four Melbourne actors will live in public
view for the next two weeks - 15 days in all..... photos Tori Buttle. For more information... See... Message In A Bubble
in the Headlines ...
Towards a stronger economy and fairer society: the first 100 days of the new government
The team at the Herald Online is taking a few minutes away from the keyboards to celebrate today. It's our first
birthday, and we've got a lot to be happy about.
Today's questions for oral answers by ministers. Paraphrased answers to these questions will be publshed shortly in the
Headlines wire.
LONDON, March 14 RNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- On 14 March 2000 the Oxford English Dictionary Online will be launched on the
world-wide web at www.oed.com. On view will be the full text, currently in 20 volumes -- 60 Million Words describing
nearly three-quarters ...