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Published: Thu 19 Jul 2001 08:42 AM
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Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were…
1: Images: Hey Sister’s New Model From Big Brother
Images of hit Australian TV show Big Brother star Jemma Gawned, the new face of the Hey Sister! lingerie brand. For more background see… Big Brother! Hey Sister! – Too Good To Take Off! .
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0107/S00051.htm
2: Big Brother! Hey Sister! – Too Good To Take Off!
Hey Sister! today announced it has signed Big Brother star Jemma Gawned to be the face of its brand. Jemma, too modest to shower without lingerie on the “real-time” television programme, was featured wearing a Hey Sister! Polka Dot lingerie set on ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0107/S00049.htm
3: rock`n skank !
FEATURING AN ALL STAR CREW OF NZ`S HOTTEST TALENTS-MANUEL BUNDY, NED NGATAE, OTIS, LEVANI, SLAVE & THE SUBMARINER
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0107/S00058.htm
4: Wellington Wins Premier Creative Places Award 2001
Wellington City Council has today won the premier Creative Places Award 2001 for the exhibition, Parihaka - The Art of Passive Resistance, held at City Gallery, Wellington from August 2000 to January 2001.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0107/S00052.htm
5: Kiwis Captured By BigBrother.com.au
Nielsen//NetRatings Watches the Kiwis Captured By BigBrother.com.au Auckland – 18 July 2001 – As the winner of Big Brother was announced – folks, it was Ben Williams - Nielsen//NetRatings watched those watching bigbrother.com.au in New Zealand.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00057.htm
6: More Revelations To Come On LAVs, Prebble Says
The Defence Minister has damaged his credibility by admitting on radio that he hadn't seen the Auditor General's draft report on the LAVs (light armoured vehicles), ACT leader Richard Prebble says.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00291.htm
7: Eco-Economy: Bank Money Isn’t Legal Tender
"I'm afraid I won't be available for this. The only people still even wondering about this topic, in my experience, are so far into the lunatic fringe that it is not worth the bother."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00100.htm
8: 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
9: “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
10: Howard's End: Look Out China, The Net Is Watching
Now that China has been awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, business ethics are under scrutiny with potential corporate sponsors being asked by Internet consumers whether they will negotiate with human rights in mind. The web is watching. Maree Howard ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00098.htm
11: Richard's Rant A Fantasy Story
"Richard Prebble's vivid imagination has got away on him – he's managed to produce a media statement that is devoid of any facts whatsoever."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00274.htm
12: A New Concept In (Internet) Awards
We are pleased to announce the inception of the 2001 New Zealand Internet Awards. These awards will reward New Zealanders that make exceptional use of the Internet as a medium for facilitating endeavours in both the arts and business.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00055.htm
13: National Radio Midday Report
Lundy Murders – Kevin Polwart – Auckland Hospitals – Credit Information – Prison searches – Fiji Murders – Small Town Infrastructure – Middle East – Australian Ordeal – Oceans Hui – Sport Funding – Missing Manhole Covers – Extraterrestrial Live – Italian ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/NM0107/S00090.htm
14: Minister's Bluster Confirms Key Facts
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said that the Defence Minister Mark Burton's latest press statement "confirms what my sources have been saying" regarding the LAV3s.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00278.htm
15: The Seven Deadly Sins Of Dr Cullen's Scheme
The Seven Deadly Sins Of Dr Cullen's Scheme (A Backgrounder To Today's Decision) 1) It will degrade health and other essential social services
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00276.htm
16: Michael Cullen Speech - Investing in New Zealand
Investing in New Zealand - Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be back with you here today. You have asked me to talk about investing in New Zealand and I must say the timing could not have been better.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00292.htm
17: Sludge Report #96 – Weather For A Climate Conflab
On Friday NZ Time, Thursday local time, leaders from around the world will convene a meeting in Bonn, Germany to discuss the future of the climate. As the picture from the NOAA weather supercomputer below shows, the climate itself appears to have a ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00099.htm
18: P Products to be Removed from Shelves
Wellington- Members of Wellington Animal Action will take Procter and Gamble products off supermarket shelves as part of a Global Day of Action against the intensive product testing that P conduct on animals. The protest is aimed at educating consumers ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0107/S00045.htm
19: More Serious Revelations To Come On Lavs
ACT leader Richard Prebble says an Auditor General's draft report on the army's purchase of light armoured vehicles (LAVs), is a damning document which shows proper procedures were not followed.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00267.htm
20: Scoop Images: Fire In The Sky, Snow On The Ground
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/S00093.htm
21: David Miller: Overcoming Youth Drinking
Last week’s announcement by the government that it undertaking a review of the liquor laws is a step in the right direction towards alleviating the problems associated with youth binge drinking and alcoholism. However, while the announcement is a positive ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00092.htm
22: Searches Would Treat Visitors Like Criminals
Proposed Prison Searches Would Treat Visitors Like Criminals Green Party Justice spokesperson Nandor Tanczos said today that strip-searching prison visitors would be stupid and irresponsible.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00293.htm
23: Charities Win Round One In Fight Against Tax Grab
Opposition Leader Jenny Shipley has welcomed news that community organisations will be given more time to have a say about the Government's sneaky attempt to stage a tax grab.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00284.htm
24: Sludge Report #97 – The Bombing Of Bethlehem
Israel has committed an enormous error of judgment if it believes that a policy of unilateral imposition of further buffer zones, under the pretense of a response to a motor bomb fired in response to an act of its own - that can only be considered ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0107/S00101.htm
25: Cullen signs MoU on Auckland rail network purchase
Chair of the Auckland Regional Mayoral Forum, Chris Fletcher is delighted by Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen’s signing today of a MoU (memorandum of understanding) for the purchase of the region’s rail network.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0107/S00040.htm
26: Winston Peters Speech: Michelle Boag, Drinking Age
( Address by Rt Hon Winston Peters MP to a Grey Power Meeting, Pakuranga Community and Cultural Centre, 13 Reeves Road, PAKURANGA, 1:30 pm)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00270.htm
27: Post Autistic Economics
In this issue: - the editor, A Moderate Proposal - The Cambridge 27, Opening Up Economics - Paul Ormerod, Beyond Criticism - Steve Keen, Economists Have No Ears - Grazia Ietto-Gillies, Economics and Multinationals - Emmanuelle Biencourt , A Year in French Economics ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0107/S00043.htm
28: EFTPOS-at-home
Auckland – 18 July 2001: New Zealanders will soon be able to pay their bills, via an in-home swipe card phone, following the successful trial of the world’s first debit / credit domestic payment terminal system.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/SC0107/S00058.htm
29: Welcome reassurance on electricity market
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson says today's electrcity market watchdog report offers a welcome reassurance that current high wholesale electricity prices are not the result of market manipulation or abuse of market power.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00280.htm
30: National No means super fund should not pass Go
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald said today the Government should put the interests of the nation first and invite all parties who support universal public provision of superannuation to discuss how best to achieve that commitment.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0107/S00279.htm
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