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IN THIS EDITION - FIJI COUP SPECIAL: How Do You Negotiate With A Psycopath? - If This Was A Telemovie - We Haven't Yet
Got To The Bottom Of Who Is Behind This! - Conclusions
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... what didn't happen: democracy hasn't been overthrown by an out-of-town con man and a few hired
goons. Not here, anyway.
"As much as I wanted to go to Fiji's Parliament, I was very aware that with my Indian looks crossing the line into the
Parliament where all the indigenous Fijians were gathering, would be kind of scary. But journalism got the better of
me...."
Fijian President Ratu Mara has dismissed the Labour Government of Fiji led by Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry who
remains a hostage within the Fijian Parliamentary compound held by a group of gunmen.
The security situation in Suva has sharply deteriorated with apparent moves by President Ratu Mara to isolate the gunmen
in the Parliamentary complex and put up a proper cordon to prevent people from coming and going from the compound. +
Sludge Report ...
Investigations into the latest alleged sweatshop in Auckland illustrate the urgent need for provisions included in the
Employment Relations Bill to deter this sort of exploitation of workers, says Labour Minister Margaret Wilson.
The Canterbury Crusaders won their third consecutive Super 12 Final last night beating the ACT Brumbies 20-19 in
Canberra. Sean Hay recorded the action for Scoop in Wellington.
According to star Christopher Lee who plays the dark mage Saruman in Peter Jackson’s three film epic, the director
hasn’t lost his touch.
This afternoon shots were fired at one of the police checkpoints around the Fijian Parliament at least three people are
now beleived to be injured including a cameraman.
The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began
shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.
Live reports from Radio New Zealand reporters inside the Parliamentary complex.
SUVA: A foreign cameraman, a Briton attached to Associated Press television news service, and two soldiers were taken
to hospital today after being wounded in a shooting incident at a military checkpoint near the Parliament complex.
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The following images show an underwater erruption taking place near the Solomon Islands.. for more information see...
Scientists See Fiery Birth Of New Pacific Island in the Science wire.
It should be a matter of acute embarrassment to the Reserve Bank that the foreign exchange value of the New Zealand
dollar should fall in response to its latest jacking up of interest rates. Instead of blaming Governor Don Brash for his
lack of understanding ...
SUVA: The elected government of the Fiji Islands has reacted with alarm to the chiefs' proposals to resolve the week-old
hostage crisis, branding the resolutions as "unconstitutional".
If the weather were like the banking system when we wanted it to rain we would only have to ask.
As the Buller District Council today considers grasping at the govt's $120 million tax-paid bribe, Libertarianz Leader
Peter Cresswell suggests they consider instead a novel and more honest alternative.
New Zealanders will be aghast to learn that the Corrections Minister wants criminals to be able to enjoy a sex life
while in prison said New Zealand First Law and Order Spokesman, Ron Mark, today.
People with intellectual disabilities could be locked up without having committed a crime, IHC National President
Barbara Rocco, told the Health Select Committee today.