Scoop's top 20 rating items yesterday were...
Scoop is proud to present another image of Hobbitton… this time of what appears to be a fairly grand Hobbit summer house
…enjoy.
The Forest and Bird Protection Society is concerned that Frodo and his hairy hobbit friends with their attendant large
film crews may severely damage sensitive landscapes in the Kahurangi National Park and Kepler Mire, an ancient string
bog in Fiordland.
Richard Prebble's electorate office window had a rock thrown through it last Thursday night as a campaign of vandalism
against ACT in Wellington Central appears to be escalating.
The cockpit voice recorder from doomed EgyptAir flight 990 has been plucked from the planes wreckage on the Atlantic
ocean floor but as yet it has yielded no conclusive information.
ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble, responding to David Jacobs’ extraordinary offensive and misleading statement said today
“ I am shocked by the intemperate personal abuse in Labour’s Epsom candidate David Jacobs’ attack on Rodney Hide, myself
and the ACT ...
Scoop is delighted to present to Frodo and Bilbo Baggin’s house in the Waikato – Bag End. Now we are getting magical….
Kevin Roberts address to the Graeme Bringans Education Trust Dinner, Auckland, November 12, 1999. See also...
http://www.nzedge.com .
The two photos above one apparently of the same scene - appear to confirm that the Hobbit Town photos published this
morning by the Dominion are indeed real - even if they do look a little too toy townish.
Officials of the White House and Congress met today (NZDT) in an attempt to break the budget logjam in a deal over
overseas abortion funding and US$1 billion in outstanding UN dues owed by the US. John Howard reports.
Labour Deputy Leader Michael Cullen says the increasing desperation of the National Party's campaign is shown by the
fact they've now resorted to outright lies in their advertising.
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... well, if a week is a long time in politics, time appears to stretch even further under a
general election campaign.
Kia ora, we have received the following transcript of comments made by Ken Shirley MP, Deputy Leader, ACT New Zealand at
a public meeting in Westport. Many thanks to Peter Russell (Native Forest Action) for taping , transcribing and sending
us this ...
The Japanese Americas Cup challenger yacht Azura has broken its mast. The breakage occured during racing on Auckland's
Hauraki Gulf this afternoon, in a match race against AmericaOne.
Labour candidate for Epsom David Jacobs today called upon the voters of Epsom to resist the lure of Act and its populist
right-wing candidate Rodney Hide.
Warning Lord Of The Rings Spoiler photos…. courtesy of Scoop’s content partner http://www.theonering.net/ Scoop brings
the first published pictures of Froddo and Bilbo Baggins house, in the Waikato.
Scoop has a fine, unopened bottle of single malt whisky to whomever can correctly predict the election result.
Stuart Garner, head of the US giant Thomson Newspaper Group, has taken a swipe at print journalists saying they take
"ego trips" and newspapers frequently aren't compelling and useful to people. John Howard reports.
National and Act are using election campaign billboards made in Australia.National and Act's vinyl billboards were made
by Metro Media in Brisbane Australia.
The Green Party look set to propel Labour into office after a poll showed party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons opening up
an eight point lead over National’s Murray McLean.
.....and much much more...