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Scoop Ratings - The Week's Top 20

Published: Fri 13 Aug 1999 04:03 PM
The top 20 rating items on Scoop this week were...
1: Wellington Central - Who Should Face Prebble?
Scoop's Jonathan Hill looks at the issue of who should run against Richard Prebble in the crucial seat of Wellington Central - Labour's Marian Hobbs or the Alliance's Phillida Bunkle. For whoever is left standing, the stakes are high.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00050.htm
2: Small Parties Benefit From Poor Govt. Polling
The latest Herald Digipoll published today shows more worries for the government and a swing towards smaller parties rather than the big two.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00035.htm
3: Lava Magazine: The Scoop On Scoop
Article republished with the kind permission of Lava magazine...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00052.htm
4: Rankin spends $25,000 on self-promotional videos
The Alliance has revealed that the CEO of WINZ has spent $25,000 making videos of herself at the taxpayers expense.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00187.htm
5: NEWSFLASH: IBM Pulls Plug On INCIS
A spokesman for IBM Asia Pacific talking to media out of Tokyo has announced that IBM is going to cease development of the delay plagued INCIS, $130 million plus, police computer project.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00037.htm
6: Shipley shoots the messenger
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister would be well advised to listen to and respect the views of the Bishop of Christchurch rather than slap him down publicly.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00164.htm
7: IHUG Brothers Cowboys In Workplace - SFWU
"Recent positive publicity surrounding Tim and Nick Wood's wealth and dominance as successful business entrepreneurs due to the success of their internet company IHUG failed to dig deeper into the 'cowboy culture' of their workplace", said Darien Fenton, ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU9908/S00048.htm
8: New Chief Executive Appointed For Telecom
The new Telecom Chief Executive Officer will be Theresa Gattung, currently the Group General Manager Services.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU9908/S00051.htm
9: INCIS Soap Opera Looks Destined To Head To Court
The INCIS soap opera's latest twist yesterday was an unexpected one with IBM calling it a day. Now all parties are crying havoc and have let slip the dogs of legal action.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00040.htm
10: TV1/Colmar Brunton Poll
The latest poll shows Labour down four points to 40, National steady on 38, the Alliance up one to seven points, Act up two to seven and New Zealand First up two to four percent.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00045.htm
11: The Sporting Scoop - Rugby And Cricket
From Pretoria to Old Trafford, a look at some of the weekend's sporting action.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00033.htm
12: Five Steps Ahead Policy Launch
The Government's Five Steps Ahead programme will be launched simultaneously in five centres on August 18, Enterprise and Commerce Minister Max Bradford announced today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00122.htm
13: Changes Good For Consumers - Bradford
Changes announced today to the Commerce Act will be good for consumers, says Enterprise Minister Max Bradford. In this package of releases and question and answer papers, Bradford gives a full run-down of the changes, why they were made and what they are ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00139.htm
14: The Inside Scoop On The Lord Of The Rings
Scoop has struck up a content partnership with a US based Lord of The Rings - http://theonering.net - website. Today we bring a report with an extract from a interview with Billy Boyd who has recently been confirmed for the role of Froddo's young friend Pippen
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00042.htm
15: Scoop's Questions For Tomorrow's RNZ Staff Meeting
Scoop would like to be a fly on the wall at tomorrow's (Friday) meeting in Wellington between representatives of Radio New Zealand's board and its staff.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00054.htm
16: Delamere Sucks Up To Tyrants
Libertarianz Deputy Leader Richard McGrath says his stomach churned as he read the speech given by John Delamare in China last night. "I am disgusted to find a representative of our semi-free country offering moral support to the bloodthirsty ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO9908/S00012.htm
17: Changes To Loan Scheme Announced By Shipley
In a speech titled Good Policy Good Government today, Prime Minister Jenny Shipley announced two changes to the student loan scheme. The extract of her speech outlining these changes follows.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00231.htm
18: Eclipse On The Net
The sun's last total eclipse of the century will be visible (weather willing) by around two billion people in Europe and the Middle East, but the audience world-wide will be multiplied by a plethora of web-cams.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00047.htm
19: WINZ in top ten tv ad spenders
Labour is demanding to know why Work and Income NZ is in the top rank of corporate spenders on television advertising when it is a public service organisation with no competitors.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA9908/S00160.htm
20: The Republican Debate Just Got Hotter
The republic referendum debate has taken two major turns already this week. Scoop's Sydney correspondent Simon Orme looks at this weeks developments.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL9908/S00046.htm
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