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The weekend's top 20 rating items on Scoop (Hobbits excluded) were…
1: HARD
NEWS 30/3/01 - Hit by a Train from the
Past
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... so we skittle Pakistan for 104, both our openers get centuries and it's all on for young and old - and the drought breaks over Hamilton. Bugger.
2:
CRICKETING
IMMORTALITY for world-beating
McMillan
CRAIG DOUGLAS MCMILLAN earned immortality this afternoon with a once-in-a-lifetime display of scintillating shot-making that saw him score a world record 26 runs in one over that he smashed out of the ordinary and into the annals of cricketing legend.
3:
Scoop
Images: You Will Be
Married!
Attorney General Margaret Wilson in the house yesterday speaking in the third reading debate of her Relationships Property Bill.
4:
Russell
People All Fired Up For Kiwi
Recovery
Enthusiasm in Russell is getting fired up as people realise the benefits that the Russell Peninsula Kiwi Recovery project will have for the community.
5:
NORML
Issues Health Warning About Toxic
Marijuana
The National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws today issued a health warning that marijuana sprayed by the Police with a deadly poison is being sold in Auckland.
6:
Huge
Koi Carp Found In Kerikeri
The discovery of what is thought to be the largest Koi carp every caught in Northland is the cause of serious concern for Department of Conservation staff.
7:
NEWSFLASH
NZ Wins By An Innings And 185
Runs!
New Zealand’s Black Caps have won the second test vs Pakistan by an innings and 185 runs after a batting collapse by the Pakistan side this afternoon in Hamilton.
8:
Keith
Rankin: The Last Taboo
We are starting to acknowledge that suicide is a topic that must be discussed and discussed openly. But in New Zealand almost all the media references are to youth suicide. However in 1998 - the latest year for which New Zealand suicide statistics ...
"ACT Leader Hon Richard Prebble said he was not surprised at the decision by the Registrar of Electors to take no action against Alliance MP Phillida Bunkle, as I know of no case in this country where the Registrar has ever referred a wrongful ...
11:
Lee
welcomes elected Rodney District
Council
The Minister of Local Government Hon Sandra Lee has welcomed the election of a new Mayor and councillors for the Rodney District Council, almost a year after she replaced the previous councillors with a Commissioner.
12:
TV3
News
Phillida Bunkle Cleared – Yellow Ribbon Windfall – Prime News Closes In Chch – President Bush Under Fire On Climate – Relationship Property Law Changes – Monteiths – Overstayers Amnesty – Coup Leaders Unwelcome In US - Oklahoma Bombing
Corrective Party Leader Sister Raptophilia SM has, today, urged MPs to crack down on lewd displays at Easter time:
14:
NORML
presents J DAY Saturday 5 May
2001
NORML New Zealand is proud to present "J DAY", a global celebration of cannabis culture that has grown to include over 130 cities around the world.
15:
Subaru's
WRX Tries On A Suit For Size
It's been years since Subaru launched the WRX and the latest all-new version has been eagerly anticipated. But all would agree, it is a very different car from its predecessor. The big question is - will the punters buy it?
17:
Benefits
and super rise, work-for-dole
abolished
Increased payments for beneficiaries, student allowance recipients, superannuiants and veterans and the abolition of the work-for-the dole scheme take effect from today.
18:
Goff
Should Take Advice Over Kyoto
Protocol
“Phil Goff should listen carefully and take advice rather than dish it out when he meets with the Bush administration to discuss Kyoto protocol matters,” says ACT Deputy Leader Ken Shirley.
20:
Begging
The Question: What future for Kiwis in
Oz?
It’s now a month since New Zealanders ceased to be de facto Australians, free to attain the status of “permanent residents” simply by setting foot across the Tasman and doing time. In his debut Scoop column Jimmy Solen rings the changes.
22:
Three
Television Icons Return
NZ On Air has announced funding for the return of three established television favourites, confirming Billy T James is as much a New Zealand television icon as the Young Farmer of the Year.
23:
NZ
Announced Host Country for Eco-Challenge
2001
In a combined announcement in Los Angeles, Wellington and New York City, Mark Burnett, founder and Executive Producer of Eco-Challenge; Jim Anderton, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Gordon Beck, SVP Sports and Production at USA Network stated today ...
HOBBIT STORIES...
10: Scoop
Images: Hobbiton Bridge
16: Scoop
Images: Lake Hobbitton - Another View
19: Scoop
Images: Hobbiton By The Water
21: Scoop
Images: And Not A Hobbit Was
Stirring
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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Gordon Campbell: On The Skycity Convention Center Blowout & A Negative MBIE Review
Syed Atiq ul Hassan: Eye-Opener For Islamic Community
Jonathan Cook: US Feels The Heat On Palestine Vote At UN
Fightback: MANA Movement Regroups, Call For Mana Wahine Policy
Ramzy Baroud: The Mockingjay Of Palestine: “If We Burn, You Burn With Us”
Don Franks: Future Of Work Commission: Labour's Shrewd Move
Asia-Pacific Journal: MSG Headache, West Papuan Heartache? Indonesia’s Melanesian Foray
Valerie Morse: The Security State: We Should Not Be Surprised, But We Should Be Worried
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