Acting Prime Minister Bill English and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully field questions about the tsunami that hit Samoa Wednesday morning (NZ time). An Airforce Orion is on the way to Samoa and will arrive in the next few hours, leaving ...

With the passing of Ted Kennedy, there has been much talk about the ‘end of an era.’ The kidd doesn’t believe this to be the case. After witnessing the funeral celebration at the JFK Memorial Library and the eulogies at the funeral mass, we ...

Prime Minister John Key and Speaker Lockwood Smith welcomed senior members of the Vietnamese Government at parliament today. General Secretary of the Communist Party Nong Duc Manh inspected assembled NZ Air Force personnel to the sounds of a military ...

The Wellington Phoenix battle Adelaide United during the 5th round of the Hyundai A-League championship, at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

The Wellington Phoenix battle Perth Glory at Westpac Stadium on a rainy sunday afternoon. The Phoenix beat Perth Glory 2-1.

Cartoon: IRD Getting Funny Looks Cartoon comment from Adrian Maidment Click to enlarge

Audio on Demand - Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully delivering a speech outlining the future of NZAID. He then answered questions from the media, which can also be heard below.

Scientists believe they have found new species after two weeks surveying Fiordland’s underwater ‘china shops’. Some of the sites have never been dived before, and another survey is due to start soon.

RNZAF University students arrive in style to start their academic school year. - Iroquois touching down on the “Oval” at Massey University.

At a press conference held this morning Jeanette Fitzsimons announced her intention to stand down from the Green Party co-leadership at the party's conference in June. Green MPs Metiria Turei and Sue Bradford also discussed their intention to stand ...

A fun image of a Christchurch boy blowing bubbles on the Avon River has won the Christchurch City Council's photo competition

Protest and petition presentation against Section 92A of the Copyright Act. Speeches by Bronwyn Holloway-Smith of the Creative Freedom Foundation and MP Peter Dunne.

Perilous '09 landed at Wellington's Civic Square on Sunday. The annual circus event includes open air performances and the chance for the public to try out a range of circus skills for themselves.

Common Ground opened at Lower Hutt's TheNewDowse on Friday night. The exhibition, a collaboration between New Zealand's Cut Collective and German group Via Grafik (and also including skateboard decks by local designers), was launched with music, ...

Close to one hundred New Zealanders of Tamil descent rallied outside the British Embassy in Wellington this morning in an attempt to raise awareness about the plight of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff has created artworks that call on the world to condemn what he describes as the Israeli holocaust of Gaza.

Photo-Essay: Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design recently held its annual fashion show on the catwalk at the Viaduct Harbour, Auckland. Here is a photo essay including entries from Whitecliffe's Bachelor of Fine Arts students.

Audio-Text-Images: Scoop co-editor Selwyn Manning has returned from Jakarta having attended a forum discussing how media plays a part, both positively and negatively, in shaping our region's history - especially when reproting conflict & crisis.

The kidd , coming off an 8-year tirade with the previous administration visited the Lincoln Memorial this week.

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa finished the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, held at the legendary Spa race track at the weekend (7 September 2008) in second place, but ended up winning the race after Lewis Hamilton, who took the chequered flag, was penalized 25 seconds ...

Environment Minister Trevor Mallard helps clean up the beach during Seaweek

Jim Anderton with director Sheldon Drummond at the launch of the new light mushroom in Gisborne. May 2008

Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from April 2008.

Jim Anderton and the team with the Colossal squid at Te Papa

Photo-Essay: Karim Sahai has captured the dawn service at the Wellington Cenotaph, ANZAC Day, April 25, 2008.

Thousands of people have gathered around NZ before dawn to commemorate those who gave their personal sacrifice, in times of war. All stood in silence as the sombre notes of The Last Post was observed. And all said: "We will remember them."

Click for big version A delegate from Christchurch bought a bunch of nice flowers for the Prime Minister

Cartoon by kiddmillennium.com...

The Arizona Senator announced from a bunker during the recent celebration of the US's 5th year anniversary of "shocking and awing" Iraq... that he was happy with the results we accomplished in such a short period of time.

Justice Minister Annette King and Deputy Police Commissioner Rob Pope today announced a new organised and financial crime agency (OFCANZ) will be launched on 1 July.

Images from today's Charter parade up Queen Street, Auckland by airmen and women of the Royal New Zealand Air Force to mark the 71st anniversary of the RNZAF

Fat Freddys Drop

Annette King and Charles Chauvel walk the talk

Click for big version The end of an era – Mr Stephen Fleming an deodorant salesman and onetime NZ cricket captain walks off Wellington's Basin Reserve for the last time as a test cricketer

Photo-Essay: It was tipped as being "the most entertaining St Patrick's Parade" in the southern hemisphere. The 2008 St Patrick's festival parade was a family event involving Irish musicians, dancers, and even St Patrick himself.

UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne introducing the Dalai Lama to the NZ Press Club in 2007

Old tyres topped the list of more than two tonnes of trash collected from South Wairarapa’s Onoke Spit during a beach clean-up on Sunday to mark the start of Seaweek

As a narrow island nestled between the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is prey to climactic extremes. Buffeted by the boisterous predominant westerlies known by sailors as the Roaring Forties, rocked by the remains of tropical cyclones ...

The Checks, fresh back from touring overseas, played a lively home-coming show to a 1500 strong crowd at Devonport’s Windsor Reserve last Friday as part of North Shore City’s Shore Sounds Free Summer Concerts series.

A lengthy cabinet readout was followed by Q&A on the recent rather poor poll performance the leadership prospects of Phil Goff , this weeks bilaterals with Australian PM Kevin Rudd and the imminent FTA with China.

During his recent holiday, Scoop's Lyndon Hood had the foresight to take some holiday snaps of local graffiti. Photos from Wylam, Brussels, Lisbon and Singapore

Photo Essay: Out and about at the Govenor General's garden reception at Government House in Auckland. At this reception, the Governor-General gave his annual Waitangi Day address. Scoop was there to cover the event.

If you were missing out on costumed tomfoolery after the Wellington Sevens, Civic Square was the place to be on Sunday. Outdoor circus performances, music and clowning mixed with free workshops in everything from trapeze to unicycling to juggling.

Even without Borat's lime green one piece swimsuit the Seven's fans of 2008 are a mighty colourful and occasionally frightening bunch.

On day one of the Wellington Sevens, the streets were full of costumed fans. The lack of Borat man-kinis proved no barrier to the atmosphere, with the usual array of costume supplemented by a notable increase in Spartans.

With someone turning the sun up a little too much the players for the Wellington league of the International Rugby Sevens passed by appreciative crowds watching from many a vantage point on Lambton Quay.

In the first sign of Wellington's silly costume season, teams from the international sevens competition paraded through the streets this lunchtime. A large crowded braved the extreme UV conditions to welcome teams from 16 countries and their bobble-headed ...

Thousands of people lined Auckland's streets surrounding Parnel, Newmarket, and the Auckland Domain to pay their last respects to Sir Edmund Hillary. A State Funeral was held for Sir Edmund Hillary today, Tuesday, 22 January, at the Auckland Cathedral ...

Stephen Sheldrake put the pain of last week’s Half Ironman behind him to once again stamp his class all over the Contact Energy My Sport Series with a commanding win in stunning summer conditions in Whangamata today.

Autodelta is pleased to introduce the Autodelta Brera J5 3.2 Compressore ‘Model Year 2008’ (MY) which has been developed specifically for hot and tropical climate requirements and now incorporates an air-to-air intercooler mounted behind the front ...

Suzuki Swift. Suzuki is once again the most improved new car brand in New Zealand when it comes to motor vehicle sales.

Hyundai unveils ‘Genesis’ luxury sports sedan Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Click to enlarge

Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood: Women reminded of history on Suffrage Day - Wong welcomes PLA's love affair with rugby - Turn the music down theme of Deaf Awareness Week - Kiwis confirmed as lead migrants to Australia - New Electorate Boundaries ...

Just 24 hours after it was revealed to the world, the Ferrari F2008, the car that Ferrari hope will enable them to retain the World titles won in 2007, has turned its wheels for the first time with Kimi Raikkonen completing 55 laps of Ferrari’s ...

There is a political storm brewing in the corridors of Auckland City Council over ‘affordable housing’ which Mayor John Banks had publicly issued calls for its scrapping during his election campaign. His contention is that ‘affordable housing’ ...

Pacific Affairs (Text + Audio + Photography): Scoop's Selwyn Manning reports that within 24 hours doubt was cast over a commitment by Fiji's military leader Frank Bainimarama to hold an election under the current constitution in 2009.

James Christie, 21, is the climber who ran down Mt Ruapehu today to get help for his injured friend William Pike.

William Pike, the 22 year old climber injured on Mt Ruapehu early today, is still in surgery and likely to be there another two hours. His family have provided this audio interview - in the interview are Barry and Tracy Pike, their son Andrew, 18m ...

Photo Essay: At midnight on September 12 Ethiopians the world over celebrated their new millennium. The Ethiopian calendar, the Ge’ez, is based upon the older Alexandrian or Coptic calendar. It has 12 months of 30 days, plus 5 extra days -and every 4 years ...

Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood