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Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were…
The folding of Wellington magazine Loop this week is a 'travesty' says the chief executive of Saatchi and Saatchi
Worldwide.
I woke up 3 times in the middle of the night just to be sure I would not miss my train. After all, there was no way in
heck I was going to miss the Lord of the Rings press footage and a chance to talk with the cast members.
Aro Street returned to the 1950s today, complete with shiny old gas-guzzlers, one gear bicycles, men in fedoras and
women in summer frocks.
1. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS to the Minister for the Environment: In relation to her decision not to exercise her call-in
powers under the Resource Management Act 1991 in respect of CO2 emissions from a new thermal power station planned for
Otahuhu, what specific ...
I dreamt last night I was in Middle-earth. I visited Bilbo in Bag End and watched as hobbits celebrated his 111th
birthday. I stood before the bar in the town of Bree. I saw riding Nazgul and Orcs in full armour.
Governments Slowly Begin Closing Gap Between Rhetoric And Reality As They Push To Create eGovernment, According To
Second Annual Global Accenture Study
Its official! "Paid Parental Leave takes effect from April 1 2002, and Laila Harre tells us she is already corresponding
with women who want to know when they should get pregnant," says a horrified Lindsay Mitchell, Libertarianz Spokesman.
...
Today's questions of the day concerned: Otahuhu Power Station – PM’s Defamation Settlement – Fiji Elections – Fiscal
Responsibility – Modern Apprenticeships – DHB Budgets – Nuclear Guinea Pigs – Parental Leave – Construction Contracts –
Gaming ...
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... 20 years ago, when I was a cub reporter, a bunch of us were shown around the local Air Force
base, in a tour which took in a couple of Skyhawks. They were the pride of the force. "But aren't they just expensive
tokenism?" asked ...
Why do politicians, welfare agencies and social advocacy groups stubbornly continue to ignore the devastating effects of
the Domestic Purposes Benefit? Barnados made a startling claim last week that 284,266 New Zealand children are living in
households ...
As this is the first year in Super 12 history that none of the five New Zealand franchises will be in the semi- finals,
I have no doubt that all the so called rugby experts will be out in force giving their analysis and opinions as to what
went wrong. I ...
The theatrical trailer for the year’s most-anticipated family film - “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” will make its cinema screen debut in New Zealand for the first time on Thursday, April 5.
this is an update on what has happened since we sent out ‘Steven Wallace: one year on’ (PMA, 30 April 2001). As you may
recall, Roger Mori (New Plymouth Coroner) announced in March that the Coroner’s Inquest would begin on 21 May.
Calisuri called me a few times during the LOTR party, literally...I think he wanted to taunt me.
Research under way in Canterbury is finding out what it is like for people to live next door to facilities that many see
as upsetting their lifestyle – such as cell-phone transmitters, prisons, sewerage plants and landfills, or a solid waste
transfer station.
Retrospective GST Legislation – John Yelish – Nuclear Tests – Hartner Creditors – Army Rape trial – Export Growth –
Middle East Violence – British Elections – Paid Parental Leave – Marie Jamieson – Deep Vein Thrombosis – Missing
Michaelangelo – ...
Here is the first installment of our cast interviews. These interviews were conducted in a round table format with about
9 other reporters, including Harry from AintitCool. While my analog tape of this interview turned out pretty poor, I'm
hopeful Harry ...
Researchers in the US have discovered bacteria in soil and groundwater beneath farms are acquiring genes from bacteria
originating in pigs' guts, they fear this could provide a route for potentially dangerous bugs to reach people and the
wider environment.
The Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs, has decided against "calling in" the application by Contact Energy for
resource consents for a new gas-fired power station at Otahuhu.
"The quality of maternity care in New Zealand is being degraded because of government manipulation of provider
contracts," said the Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman today. "My party has the answer: throw the bureaucrats
out with the ...
ACT Commerce Spokesman Stephen Franks is urging the Government to make an unequivocal statement now that it will not
pump any money into Air New Zealand.
Reaction to the Public Relations Institute decision on the professional conduct of Klaus Sorensen and Rob McGregor of
Shandwick New Zealand Ltd in the Timberlands PR campaign
Acting Health Minister Tariana Turia said today health spending will increase in the 24 May Budget.
Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. This time the furry fellow with a flair for photography has produced another - never seen
before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing it in the sun, before it was burned down. It looks like it was a
tranquil and magical ...
The range of possible solutions to Auckland's passenger transportation dilemma has expanded with the introduction of an
innovative new system known as SkyCabs.
"You are what you eat" has been the catch-cry of some health professionals for decades. But now, more and more
scientists are saying that we all need to know more about the food we eat because some foods can effect behaviour and we
could be ...
I've Sniffed Your Flowers, I've Eaten Your Chocolates. Now I Want Some Commitment.
An application from Virgin Blue to operate on both the Trans-Tasman and domestic New Zealand routes has been received by
the Minister of Transport Mark Gosche.
Trying to make sense of California's energy 'crisis' is like putting your hand in a bucket of eels. Just when you think
you've got hold of something substantial to hang onto it slips away.