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The following pictures show film director Peter Jackson with members of the cast and crew of the Lord of the Rings
trilogy of films, the filming of which is now drawing to a close in the Wellington region.
Well, that's it. We can all breathe a sigh of relief because Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan feels the
recession is over and Amazon.com has finally made a profit. But look, there's a pig flying past the window. Maree Howard
writes.
... found circulating on the Internet and forwarded to Scoop by a reader...
Rosalea Barker takes to the road and illustrates the way from San Jose….
Like it or not, New Zealand's economic prospects are now closely tied to the performance of one company, Fonterra, the
mega dairy co-op formed last year under special legislation which let it bypass normal checks by monopolies watchdog,
the Commerce Commission.
For decades, most in the medical profession believed that the human heart could never repair itself. But now,
researchers in New York have finally confirmed it can, which skittles a long-standing medical dogma that arguably has
caused many human ...
International criticism of Turkey’s repressive and often brutal policies towards its Kurdish and non-Turk minorities has
just become a criminal offence under new anti-terrorism legislation. On February 13, Faith Tas of the Aram Publishing
House ...
On the morning of September 11, the present Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers, was having
a routine meeting on Capitol Hill with Senator Max Cleland. Just before the meeting began, "While in an outer office, he
said, he ...
Threats by Labour Minister Margaret Wilson that the government may ban strikes in the public sector, show how panicked
Ministers are by the nurses' strike. The government realises how much power the Employment Relations Act has put into
the hands of union ...
Over Christmas I turned 40 - that means I have the option of settling down to life as it is, middle-age spread, and
being happy about it, or, like everyone else who has turned 40, I can evaluate the future and look forward to another 20
or 25 years ...
Norman writes: “These images were taken this evening from my front garden just as the light was fading. This more than
often creates a lovely sky after a hot day with little wind at this time of year.”
One of the places I visited on my little trip to San Jose at the end of last year was San Jose State University. It's
pretty much right in the middle of town, and is a very pretty campus with a mix of Spanish-style and modern
architecture, having ...
Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Judith Tizard today paid tribute to Jonathan Dennis, who died last night,
saying his passing was a great loss to the New Zealand film sector.
I am delighted to be here again for my ninth annual address to the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. Last year
I spoke to this audience about what goes on “behind the scenes” in formulating monetary policy at the Reserve Bank, and
over the years ...
The following pictures - supplied to Scoop anonymously - show actress Liv Tyler in action during the shooting of some
scenes for the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The pictures were taken in the South Island near Wanaka.
Predictions of calamitous events have always been around. Some of the most famous were those of Nostradamus, written in
the 16th century, which continue to be re-interpreted to this very day.
“The Canterbury nurses planned 15-day strike is doomed to fail for four main reasons,” said Mr Ian Powell, Executive
Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, today.
Alliance leader and deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton says students are paying less for their education under the
Labour-Alliance Coalition Government, but he says New Zealanders should be prepared to meet the cost of free education.
"The Corrective Party is shocked at the lionisation of Peter Jackson, whose "Braindead" movie is nothing but a paean of
discrimination against the undead!!!" said Sister Palpitatia today.
The cost of developing the Maori Made Mark is $831,000 - not $1 million as claimed by Rt Hon Winston Peters in the press
release issued by New Zealand First today. The design of the actual Maori Made Mark symbol was $10,900, which is
included in ...
“The timing of any decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol will not affect this country’s clean green image”, the Climate
Change Pan Industry Group spokesman Chris Baker said today. He was commenting on a statement by Energy Minister Pete
Hodgson yesterday ...
1.1 This submission on the New Zealand Climate Change Programme's Consultation Paper Kyoto Protocol: Ensuring our Future
(the Consultation Paper) is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation comprising primarily
chief executives ...
Our picket outside the Minister of Local Government, Sandra Lee's electoral office was successful in flushing out a
response. A letter from the Water Pressure Group was handed to her Electoral Secretary, stating as follows:
The Maori Made Mark, which was conceived and designed by a team of senior Mäori artists led by master carver Dr Pakariki
Harrison, will be launched at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tämaki on Friday, 8 February. Attached is a preview of the
design in black ...
Leader of the Opposition and Clutha-Southland MP Bill English said today it was very pleasing to hear that former Silver
Ferns and Southern Sting captain Bernice Mene would be continuing to play for the Sting this year.
Few university students will support Jim Anderton's proposal that, in return for three years free tertiary education,
they should give the government half their income for life, ACT leader Richard Prebble says.
The Attorney-General, the Hon Margaret Wilson announced today that a new appointment round for Queen’s Counsel will
begin this year.
FAQ #2: "You charge that the military was made to stand down on 9-11. But planes did scramble. They just arrived late."
At the weekend the official LOTR website http://lordoftherings.net broadcast a two minute preview from the movie. The
preview is attracting unprecedented internet attention.
The Green Party intends to stand candidates in all 69 electorates at this year's general election, Co-leader Jeanette
Fitzsimons said today.