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The top 20 rating items over the weekend on Scoop were...
The Green Party has become the third most popular political force in the country according to the latest opinion poll.
The Employment Relations Bill is guaranteed to provide a level of fireworks Parliament hasn't seen since the mother of
all budgets. Written by a university lecturer and a unionist of radical middle class extraction it would probably
provide a useful ...
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 gods seemed to be on the side of West Coasters today when heavy rain stopped as 5,000 people marched in Greymouth to
protest over Government's indigenous forest policies, to call for Labour MP Damien O'Connor's resignation and to pass
resolutions. ...
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.
If any New Zealander truly thinks the West Coast is being treated fairly by this Government offering us a $100 million
one-off cash offer, then this is a country I no longer want to live in. Scoop's West Coast correspondent John Howard
writes.
“The Deputy Prime Minister has shown he is unfit to be a member of the Parliamentary Security Intelligence Committee,”
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley said today.
The OPEC decision to increase oil production by 6% should have a dramatic effect on New Zealand's oil prices, but is
OPEC now the dominant player in a dynamic global oil market? John Howard writes.
The Prime Minister Helen Clark has this morning admitted for the first time that there is evidence of financial
irregularity at the Waipareira Trust and is attempting to distance herself from MP, John Tamihere.
The following message has been received from the Police & authenticated through the Police Education Resources Branch.
Many people have wondered why certain chickens spontaneously combusted and turned into baked fast food on one North
Island farm recently. The Correctives have investigated this problem, and we have startling news, involving genetic
modification.
Forest and Bird welcomed today's launch by the Prime Minister of New Zealand's Biodiversity Strategy, describing it as a
greenprint for the future survival of New Zealand's unique native plants and animals.
The Minister of Conservation, Hon Sandra Lee, has given approval for the company making the Lord of the Rings to film
within the Tongariro National Park.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... it is surely the issue of the hour for New Zealanders. It has commanded the front pages of both
Sunday newspapers and the lead spot on 60 Minutes, taken pride of place Good Morning with Mary Lambie and seized the
cover of the Woman's ...
Auckland based company Acclaim Datasystems has developed what is believed to be the worlds first "Mind-Reading" web
site. In conjunction with Prof. Fredric Olinaboute, one of the world's leading experts in Compu-biocyberthinknetics,
Acclaim ...
Hard News Is Here: Shock Horror! Who Erased Terrence O’Rien? - Lords Of... The Native Forests - Papakura Base Wars -
Current Account Deficit "A Shocker" - Consider This - Scoop Opinion: Superambulations - Scoop: The World Today - Scoop
World: Bouganville ...
The Green Party is calling for the government to rethink its commitment to the Waihopai electronic interception station
in light of developments in the European Parliament.
Today's questions concerned: Fast Ferries - West Coast Accord - West Coast Development Negotiations - Waipareira Trust
- Fishing Asset Sales Overseas - West Coast Jobs - Student's Message To The Government - Reserve Bank And Employment -
Petrol Prices ...
Today’s questions of the day concerned: John Tamihere apology/speakers ruling – Community Work Scheme x 2 – IRD Funding
– Nauseating Treatment Of Children – BIL Selling Fish Overseas – Pesticide On NZ Roads - Maori On Health Boards – Mental
Health ...
I can see the responses of some to this column now - "this guy's stuck in the past, doesn't know what he's on about -
needs to try thinking for a change" and other responses. However, it's not as bad as all that. What I want to look at
...