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Published: Mon 18 Jun 2001 08:20 AM
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The weekend's top 29 rating items on Scoop were...
1: “The Lord Of The Rings” New Zealand Date Change
ALKD, June 14, 2001 – The first instalment in New Line Cinema’s movie trilogy THE LORD OF THE RINGS will now release in cinemas around New Zealand on December 19, 2001.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0106/S00034.htm
2: HARD NEWS: Sucking on the Half-Time Orange
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... we used to have a very good rugby team in Auckland. Often as not, they would win even when they played quite poorly. They'd often go down a try or two early, but you could comfortably bet that by the time they were sucking ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00088.htm
4: Sludge Report #88 - George Bush’s Worst Nightmare
In This Edition: Dubya Speaks With Forked Tongue - Showdown In Slovenia - Oh To Be A Fly On The Wall - Could It Be Time To Put The U.S. On An Oil Diet?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00091.htm
5: What goes up must come down
On Energy's announcement of price rises for its small business and residential customers is unwelcome but no surprise, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00227.htm
6: TheOneRing.Net - Are We Not Geeks?
Tolkien and his keen readers are often criticised for being stuck in eternal adolescence, and labelled as geeks. I'd like to take a closer look at these labels.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00087.htm
7: Scoop Images: In The Pink
The following two photos were taken by Lake Ohau based photographer Norman Mackay in the past week. As can be seen the recent big chill has already partly frozen over Lake Middleton, a smallish lake adjacent to Lake Ohau.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00084.htm
8: Dawn Raid To Deport Helen Clark's Husband
The Minister of Immigration must pull her department into line after two recent examples of heavy-handed behaviour, National's Immigration spokesperson Marie Hasler said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00216.htm
9: Scoop Images: Hobbiton Bridge
Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0012/S00122.htm
10: New Evangelical movement planned in New Zealand
Five senior pastors from New Zealand, including Presbyterian moderator Rob Yule, are discussing the introduction of a new evangelical movement modelled on the Evangelical Alliance. Initiated by Pentecostal leader John Walton, the group met with 70 senior ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00086.htm
11: Anarchism And The Anti-Globalisation Movement
Mayday 2001 is a global day of protest against capitalism. Here in the Wellington Carnival Against Capitalism we are taking part in a large international movement, a movement which has mushroomed in recent years. In Seattle in 1999 50,000 people ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0105/S00006.htm
12: Kapa haka group Pounamu Kai Tahu - Venice Biennale
Kapa haka group Pounamu Kai Tahu to perform at 2001 Dance Section of the Venice Biennale
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0104/S00070.htm
13: Scoop Images:Winter Life In Ohau Village
More Images from Norman Mackay of Ohau Village, this time showing snow in the Village, a dog in the snow, a mountain top view and a burn off in progress.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00093.htm
14: 1000TH ALL BLACK CELEBRATES TEST WIN OVER SAMOA
NEW ZEALAND icon the All Blacks celebrated their 1000th representative Saturday night with a comfortable, yet far from satisfactory, 50-6 victory over Samoa.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00092.htm
15: Sludge Report #87 – Human Rights And Selling Sex
In This Edition: Prostitution Law Reform Debate - The Human Rights Of Selling Sex – An Alternative Plan
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00079.htm
16: Warner Bros. Launched “Harry Potter” Website
Warner Bros. Have launched the official “Harry Potter” Web site, www.harrypotter.com (www.harrypotter.co.uk in the United Kingdom). The much-anticipated site offers a rich, dynamic environment that will evolve and grow over time as exclusive features ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0102/S00061.htm
17: Suicide Is Painless? - The Craccum Articles
Craccum Magazine makes no apologies for this article. We know that suicide is one of the few taboo subjects still left in society. We know that New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the world.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0003/S00026.htm
18: No time for Hodgson to attack and blame
Personalised attacks upon critics have become the hallmark of Labour's push to market a strong leadership style. The latest victim is Todd Energy CEO Richard Tweedie, National's Energy spokesperson Pansy Wong said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0106/S00226.htm
19: Media Flash - Mar. 5, 2001 - Mail Batch No. 057
Media Flash and Australian Media Job Directory Australia's Media Independent Weekly E-Newspaper Monday, March 5, 2001
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0103/S00019.htm
20: Keith Rankin: A Minuscule Landslide
Last week I suggested that the result of the British election would be closer than most people expected. I was right, the gap between Labour and the Conservatives was only nine percentage points. What I did not realise, however, is just how much the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00077.htm
21: Scoop Images: Priceless
Scoop Subversive Art #1 George W. Bush Priceless, sent from Washington D.C.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0102/S00017.htm
22: Correctives: Irma Should Be Spanked!!!
"The Corrective Party is shocked, horrified, appalled and disgusted at the fact that Irma, a negligent biosecurity evaluator, was responsible for strange and untoward experiments with genetic modification in cows!!!" stated Sister Pontificata ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0105/S00031.htm
23: The LOOP Music Emailer
A weekly mailout in which LOOP lets you know what's up in the world of music.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0103/S00051.htm
24: Kiwi Ingenuity Opens Tourism Door To Millions
DVD Power Ltd www.dvdpower.org announced today, that the major European DVD news site 7th Zone, www.7thzone.com, profiled the New Zealand Tourism DVD "Coast to Coast", as Feature Article of the Day on its web site, DVD Power Business ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0106/S00036.htm
25: Scoop: Just Politics
Keep Air NZ Kiwi Owned - Fire Agreement Welcomed - Medical Specialists Score King’s Performance In the House - Appalling Crime Stats Behind Goff’s Soothing Words - Investigation Finds Depleted Uranium Danger Negligible - Immigration Dept Bullies Need To Be Reigned ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0106/S00090.htm
26: Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9910/S00053.htm
27: Scoop Images: Lake Hobbitton - Another View
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. Yet another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing the other side of the millhouse pictured in an earlier shot, in the sun, before it was burned down. Hobbit houses can be seen across the ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00068.htm
28: Kiwis Dying For Dinner
An updated report on New Zealanders’ nutritional status, released today by Agencies for Nutrition Action, shows that more than 1000 New Zealanders die each year from obesity – more than double the annual road toll.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/GE0106/S00033.htm
29: A Canadian Spook Perspective On Anti-Globalisation
The following a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report on the anti-globalization movement. To access the CSIS website directly, go to:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0008/S00156.htm
30: Grafitti On The Gallery
International and local graffiti artists will blitz the new Christchurch Art Gallery¹s construction fence with aerosol cans and hip-hop music tomorrow ­ with the support of the Gallery.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0104/S00049.htm
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