Yesterday's Top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
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, ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Scoop is proud to present another image of Hobbitton… this time of what appears to be a fairly grand Hobbit summer house
…enjoy.
Contrary to my Scoop colleagues predictions on the outcome of the election, I am favouring a National-led government for
the following reasons.
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.
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.
Immigration Minister Tuariki Delamere has been sacked this evening. Prime minister Jenny Shipley has asked the Governor
General to withdraw his warrant as Minister of Immigration following disclosure that he authorised permanent residence
for Chinese ...
Undercover cop show LAWLESS dominates drama awards - Lifetime Achievement Award for Selwyn Toogood - Liz Gunn Best
Presenter
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.
Jenny Shipley has just held a press conference to announce that she has sacked Tuariki Delamere who – as Minister of
Immigration had signed some authorities involving the investment of Chinese funds in Maori Land – she said it would not
be appropriate ...
If she actually inhaled, soon to be ex-Prime Minister Shipley might have gained valuable insight into Kiwi culture, and
why she has lost the election campaign, said a Christchurch anti-prohibition campaigner today. Mrs Shipley is expected
to suffer serious "electorate ...
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 ...