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The election news rush appears to be on with Scoop rating roughly 40% ahead of its ordinary levels today. Today's top 20 rating items are...
1: Americas
Cup - Prada Leads Table As RR2
Ends
Round Robin two of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series ended after three previously cancelled matches were re-sailed from Race 6 of 14 November. Team Prada's yacht Luna Rossa completed the Round Robin yesterday with a total of 46 points, ...
2:
Short
And Sweet: Shipley Vs Clark - Both
Lose
Tonight, with four days to go, a much promoted - mano-a-mano - Shipley vs Clark TV special was the centerpiece of the campaign for both major parties on state TV's leading serious channel Television One.
3:
Americas
Cup: Three Great Matches End
RR2
Round Robin Two of the Louis Vuitton Cup finished with a flourish on Saturday. Three matches, rescheduled from Race Six, were sailed today. The matches were outstanding - all at one point featured good close match racing by teams fighting for precious ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
ELECTION
1999: Voting In The Dark
The state of democracy in New Zealand looks shot to bits as, only four days out from a general election, nearly half of all voters do not understand how our electoral system works and forty per cent are unaware they will also be required to vote on ...
5:
Scoop
Images: We’ve Got Jonah!
Jonah Lomu has signed to the Wellington Rugby Football Union for two years and will be eligible to play for both the Hurricane’s Super 12 team and the Lions NPC team. There is some talk about the odd game for the Petone club too. Jonah says he is looking ...
6:
Scoop
Oddity: There's Magic In Them There
Numbers
After observing the celebrations of the last completely odd day for 1112 years last Friday, Scoop on a hunch decided to check whether the date was also a prime - that is, a number indivisible.
7:
Australia
Levies New Tax To Pay For Timor
Troops
While Jenny and Helen argue over what increased taxes on higher income earners might do to the economy, Australia has simply gone out and done it - a tax to pay for peace. John Howard reports.
8:
The
old pragmatism versus ideology
debate
Breaking the habit of a political lifetime, upton-on-line tuned into Holmes at 7 pm to catch the head to head leaders' debate between Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark.
9:
Selwyn
Manning's Election
Predictions
Isn’t democracy a fine thing. Just when it seems this country has been governed by self perceived born to rule cronies forever, the population deals out a right old telling off. Yip, here in south Auckland, three terms is long enough. That’s the ...
10:
ELECTION
1999: Jonathan Hill's Election
Prediction
Right. As the chances of getting this right are slim indeed, this guess is purely on gut feeling. I'm picking a week of negative campaigning from National is not going to wash well with voters and will eventually be to the party's detriment.
11:
SCOOP
ELECTION: John Howard's Election
Picks
Contrary to my Scoop colleagues predictions on the outcome of the election, I am favouring a National-led government for the following reasons.
12:
Scoop
Images: A Hobbit Summer
House?
Scoop is proud to present another image of Hobbitton… this time of what appears to be a fairly grand Hobbit summer house …enjoy.
13:
The
TV Guide New Zealand TV Awards -
Results
Undercover cop show LAWLESS dominates drama awards - Lifetime Achievement Award for Selwyn Toogood - Liz Gunn Best Presenter
14:
ELECTION
1999: Alastair Thompson’s
Predictions
I find it hard to agree with the prevailing media opinion that this election is headed for a cut and dried victory to Labour. Most of the media commentary on this subject is based on the grand convergence of polls this last Friday.
15:
A
Reminder About Helen Clark
Joy Faulkner reminds everyone - before they get out the wacky backy to celebrate a new Prime Minister - that Helen Clark is the woman who brought in the Smoke-free Environments Act.
16:
CHP
Candidate Objects To Labour’s Gay
Pamphlet
Gael Donoghue, Whanganui Christian Heritage Party Candidate, and Party Health Spokesperson expressed concern today about the Gay Pamphlet published by the Labour Party which pictures their six Gay, Lesbian and Transgender candidates.
17:
NEWSFLASH:
Lomu Signs With Hurricanes
LOMU SIGNS FOR WELLINGTON HURRICANES!!
18:
SCOOP
ADVISORY: Scoop Keeps Getting
Better
While it is not immediately apparent on the surface - given the focus on bringing you breaking news before the traditional media - Scoop is actually a fully featured free electronic library as well as a news site.
19:
Oil
Prices Hit Record Post Cold-War
Highs
Don't say Scoop didn't warn you. World oil prices have today hit US$28 per barrel, up from US$25.80 last Thursday. John Howard reports.
20:
Election
Advertising By Timberlands Front
Group
Author Nicky Hager has called for a parliamentary inquiry into links between Timberlands West Coast and the pro-logging pressure group Coast Action Network, which paid for a full-page advertisement in Coromandel today attacking the Green, Labour and Alliance ...
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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