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The government has moved fast on student loans, saying students who enrol at tertiary institutions early next year will
pay no interest on their loans while studying or while earning under $25,000.
The Rt Hon Winston Peters, MP for Tauranga, said today that the request of Labour’s candidate for an electoral recount
is “bizarre”, preceding as it did, the National candidate’s concession just before noon.
Labour is promising that within a year the unemployed will be kicked off successful community wage schemes.
Mayors from the three West Coast councils are to meet tomorrow to discuss what action can be taken over Labour's gagging
of Timberland's resource management application to log the beech forest. Scoop's West Coast correspondent John Howard
writes.
The new Parliament promises to be an interesting place, with a wide cross section of people from many different
backgrounds in the House. This is the representation that New Zealanders have decided they want for the next three
years, and we in New ...
"If Phil Goff considers it judicious not to question the highest rate of civil rights violations for cannabis in the
world, then he is a foolish choice indeed for Minister of Justice", say South-Island Cannabis Party analysts, Kevin
O'Connell ...
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today he was disturbed to learn that the National candidate for Tauranga, Katherine
O'Regan, has stated that she has no intention of applying for a recount in Tauranga.
Team Dennis Conner was back on the race course today, against Young America, after the 48 hour delay necessary to fix
the structural damage on Stars & Stripes USA 55, which occurred before the race of 5 December. Stars & Stripes beat his rival ...
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley today said National shouldn't have thrown in the towel in Tauranga and should have
sought a judicial recount in the electorate.
Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald today announced that Ian Ewen-Street has been appointed as the "Musterer", replacing
the traditional role of party whip.
In the last four weeks of the 20st century, not to mention the millennium, the world is on the verge of experiencing the
effects of a new generation of horrific weapons systems.
AmericaOne on Top - Prada Blitzs Spanish - French Win Stars & Stripes Loses - Abracadabra Wins Young Australia Trails: Here is the Americas Cup challenger series latest race report.
AmericaOne has beaten Americas Cup leading challenger Luna Rossa ITA48 after a controversial penalty was dished out to
Luna Rossa after it hit AmericaOne's transom with its bow. PLUS: here are the latest points, race tables, and
schedules...
The Y2K computer bug is expected to cause numerous errors in worldwide computer systems, however the combined impact
will only be moderate, a United Nations-created information clearing house says.
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, ...
ACT MP Stephen Franks today said that the gag on Timberlands resource application should run into the same law that
stopped Muldoon from trying to rule by decree.
The Americas Cup Louis Vuitton challenger series is now getting serious with international teams competing for nine
points a win. Only the top six teams will advance to the semi-finals so performance is critical in this round.
SCOOP MILLENNIUM SPECIAL: Scoop's Alastair Thompson asks the ARL Weather Supercomputer about the Christmas forecast in
the Holy Land - Only On Scoop....
Joseph Heller, the man who coined the phrase ‘catch-22’ for a no-win situation in his epic war novel has died at the age
of 76.
Following a breakdown at the WTO talks in Seattle, the US House Agriculture Committee is planning a series of hearings
on farm policy early next year that will consider greater subsidies for US farmers. Will it lead to a Trade War? John
Howard reports.