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Published: Mon 9 Jul 2001 08:36 AM
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The weekend's top 30 rating items on Scoop were…
1: Sludge Report #94 - Macho Instincts Take Over
If and when more teenagers are killed by another young Palestinian suicide bomber, Israel’s Cabinet will only have themselves to blame. And when they go to comfort the grieving parents of the victims, they should remember to say sorry.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00030.htm
2: HARD NEWS 6/7/01 - Everybody Resign!
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... and back, once again, to what TV3 News likes to call The Rankin Files. Mark Prebble, the head of the Prime Minister's department, gave evidence on his interactions with the CEO of Work and Income and somehow made it all look ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00036.htm
3: SearchNOW becomes the largest NZ Search Engine
New Zealand search site SearchNOW.co.nz has indexed over 3.2 million local web pages - making it easily New Zealand's largest search engine.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00009.htm
4: Court of Christine Rankin cavorts at our expense
Winz Chief Executive Christine Rankin starred in a Michael-Jackson type performance at a senior manager's conference, dressed in an extravagant costume and descending from the ceiling on a flying rig said Alliance spokesperson on Social Welfare, Grant ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA9907/S00355.htm
5: Women A Formidable Force On The Web
AUCKLAND – July 2, 2001 – E-marketers cannot afford to deny the increasing presence of women on the Web. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, female web surfers have now overtaken men in numbers in the US, and are surging onto the Net in the Asia-Pacific ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00007.htm
6: “Harry Potter” Trailer Cinema Premiere
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.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0104/S00006.htm
7: NORML President Busted By Police
“Zero Tolerance” Police Search Leads To Arrest For Possession Of One Very Small Cannabis Bud
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0107/S00012.htm
8: Sludge Report #93 – Freedom Is Just A Click Away!
Inside This Edition: It's Official - XtraMSN Is Not Abusive (Legally Anyway) - But You Too Can Be Freed From XtraMSN!
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00029.htm
9: Scoop Images: A Hard Frost In Karori
Panoramic images by David McLellan of frost at Karori Nornal School this morning. Miniature frostball in gloved hand
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00027.htm
10: J21 Demo - Cuba Mall - Wellington
Between 19 - 21 July politicians from the eight richest countries in the world (USA, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Japan and Canada) will be meeting in Genoa, Italy with some of the most powerful businessmen - together they will continue to carve ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0107/S00013.htm
11: Statement From Christine Rankin
I have read Mr Wintringham's statement and will naturally be discussing the matters he has raised with the WINZ management team.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/GE9908/S00026.htm
12: Scoop Images: Magical Light Over Lake Ohau
More images of the environs of the most photogenic mountain village in the world taken by Norman Mackay .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00026.htm
13: Scoop Deemed Excellent In Computerworld Awards
Pioneering online news service SCOOP has been selected as one of three finalists for the 'Overall Excellence in Information Technology' award at the Computerworld Excellence Awards.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00037.htm
14: Letter From Elsewhere: Inalienable Feminist Rights
As a feminist of thirty years’ standing, I would like to make a short statement. Being able to wear short skirts and long earrings to work is not an inalienable feminist right. It is not even a feminist issue.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00020.htm
15: National Radio Midday Report
Prison Escaper In Court This Afternoon - Waitemata DHB To Repay $25,000 - New Trans-Tasman Body to Regulate Medicines - Bouma Killer Dies - Unitech Blocked From Training Radiotherapists - School Trustees Cannot Do Job - China Confirms Spy Trials Begin - European Delegation ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/NM0107/S00034.htm
16: Scott Murder Reporting Condemned
The Qarase regime and businessmen in Fiji have condemned the reporting of the brutal murder of Red Cross Director John Scott.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0107/S00017.htm
17: Keith Rankin: Taxing Questions
I have received some feedback after last-week presenting an argument in favour of a home equity tax. One responder cannot understand the difference between a home equity tax and a capital gains tax. Another sees the idea of offsetting a tax with ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00025.htm
18: Mulroney can NAFTA off !
Wellington activists will protest tomorrow outside Te Papa, where ex- Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney is speaking. Mulroney will be promoting the NAFTA free trade agreement that his government signed with the USA and Mexico, and encouraging New ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0107/S00010.htm
19: Helen Clark Speech To Welcome Dr Klaus Töpfer
It is a great pleasure today to welcome Dr Klaus Töpfer formally to New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00099.htm
20: Rankin should be sacked
The Green Party says the State Services Commission's minor censure of WINZ Chief Executive Christine Rankin is disappointing but predictable.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA9908/S00046.htm
21: Govt Hypocritical On Employment Laws
National MP Gerry Brownlee has dismissed as laughable State Services Minister Trevor Mallard's suggestion that the Opposition has been hypocritical in its criticism of the Government's conduct as an employer.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00101.htm
22: Genome Pioneer To Address Knowledge Wave Conferenc
The winner of the race to map the human genome, Dr Craig Venter of Celera Genomics, is to address next month's Catching the Knowledge Wave conference on the advances occurring in bio-technology and the opportunities for countries like New Zealand, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00016.htm
23: British Oil The Main Beneficiary Of Timor Crisis
SCOOP NEWS ANALYSIS - British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook's, arrival in New Zealand prior to September's APEC forum caused Thailand Foreign Ministry official, Kobsak Chitikul, to ask, "Why is Mr Robin Cook here?" Britain is not a member ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9910/S00056.htm
24: Statement on SSC report into Christine Rankin
Social Services, Work and Income Minister Roger Sowry and Associate Minister of Work and Income Peter McCardle said today that they accept the conclusions of the report into the performance of the WINZ CEO Christine Rankin.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA9908/S00043.htm
25: Howard's End: Baby-Boomer Executives Waking Up
Slow down, stop multi-tasking, work less, follow your heart and soul and work from the centre of yourself. These are messages baby-boomer executives are taking on board as a spiritual awakening travels across the world. Maree Howard writes.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00028.htm
26: Suspension Figures Highlight Education Failure
Appalling school suspension figures highlight gross failings in the education system, ACT Education spokesman Donna Awatere Huata said today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00102.htm
27: 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
28: Latest Radiation Oncology Treatment Waiting Times
The percentage of patients waiting four to six weeks for cancer treatment has fallen according to Ministry of Health figures released today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/GE0107/S00011.htm
29: Sneak Preview Of Intel® 845 Chipset For Pentium® 4
Sneak Preview Of Intel® 845 Chipset For Pentium® 4 Processor–Based Platform At Computex Taiwan ‘2001
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0106/S00012.htm
30: Due Processes Need To Be Followed: Minister
Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton confirmed that he had received advice from the Crown Law Office about the past losses of ENZA today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00094.htm
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