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The weekend’s top 27 rating items on Scoop were…

1: HARD NEWS 04/5/01 - Thrashing And Slashing

GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES .... a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister offered the following advice to the embattled Alliance MP Phillida Bunkle: "If you're in a hole, stop digging." It was sound advice - and perhaps the government ought to have revisited it itself ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00033.htm


5: Greens criticise police report on Waitara shooting

Green MP Keith Locke today criticised the police report claiming that a policeman acted lawfully in shooting Waitara man Steven Wallace.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0008/S00310.htm


6: Scoop Images: Hobbiton By The Water

Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. This time the furry fellow with a flair for photography has produced another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing it in the sun, before it was burned down. It looks like it was a tranquil and magical ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0009/S00007.htm


7: Sludge Report #60 – Free Tiger Woods

NOTE: Authors of this report will be anonymous and wide ranging, and occasionally finely balanced. Indeed you are invited to contribute: The format is as a reporters notebook. It will be published as and when material is available. C.D. Sludge can ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00031.htm


8: Sludge Report #61 – Revolution Edition

Ideally this edition of Sludge ought to have been written before the recent May Day celebrations around the world. Then perhaps the events around the globe may have made a bit more sense to some of Sludge’s more skeptical readers. But there is no ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00032.htm


9: Scoop Images: Hobbiton Bridge

Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0012/S00122.htm


10: SCREENING OF THE “STEVEN WALLACE” DOCUMENTARY

Was this a simple open and shut case of good guy wiping out bad guy? Is there more to the death of Steven Wallace? Watch the documentary and you decide.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0101/S00051.htm


11: Police Shooting: PM has a lot to answer for

The Prime Minister must immediately apologise to the Police Officer involved in the Waitara shooting, his family and the entire New Zealand police force for accusations of racism over the Waitara shooting, National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0008/S00297.htm


12: “Harry Potter” Trailer Cinema Premiere

The theatrical trailer for the year’s most-anticipated family film - “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” will make its cinema screen debut in New Zealand for the first time on Thursday, April 5.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0104/S00006.htm


13: Scoop Archive: Questions Of The Day (7-12)

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http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/40/fd/199709041556.e4837b.html


14: Scoop Images: Lake Hobbitton - Another View

Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. Yet another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing the other side of the millhouse pictured in an earlier shot, in the sun, before it was burned down. Hobbit houses can be seen across the ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0011/S00068.htm


15: The Shooting Of Steven Wallace

Steven Wallace was shot dead by a police officer over a week ago after smashing windows with a baseball bat and golf club. There is still no official explanation as to why this happened. Police spokespersons have said that the police homicide enquiry may ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0005/S00055.htm


16: Employers Must Not Be Forced To Pay For Jury Duty

ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks says it is outrageous a District Court Judge has effectively told employers that they must pay employees for taking time off to do jury duty.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00083.htm


17: Premature Waitara Comments Show Lack Of Judgement

Premature Waitara Comments By Pm Showed Same Lack Of Judgement As Shown With Dover Samuels

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0008/S00311.htm


18: Lindsay Perigo: Diabolical Works Of Mother Teresa

"It was as if an underground stream flowed through the country & broke out in sudden springs that shot to the surface at random, in unpredictable places." Thus did Ayn Rand depict the success of her architect hero Howard Roark in her novel ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00025.htm


19: Nats Don't Have A Clue About Science

Green Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said she was horrified that National's Research Science and Technology spokesperson Maurice Williamson has displayed such ignorance on genetic engineering processes.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00109.htm


20: Scoop: Top Scoops

Scoop Is In The House - Questions - Scoop Images: A Hobbit Staircase Revealed - Police Officer Cleared Of Steven Wallace Shooting - Student Benefits Changes Voted Down By Government - Tourist Warning On Fiji Revised - Scoop Opinion Keith Rankin ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0008/S00096.htm


21: ACTivists To Support Cannabis Law Reform

ACTivists, the unofficial youth wing of the ACT party, are to sign the Coalition for Cannabis Law Reform Accord, opposing the prohibition of cannabis, this Saturday.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0105/S00030.htm


22: Who remembers Steven Wallace?

Remember Steven Wallace - the young man killed by a police officer in Waitara on 30 April 2000 ?

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0101/S00016.htm


23: Cheap Shoddy politics from Mrs Shipley

Member of Parliament for Waimakariri Clayton Cosgrove today responded to the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Jenny Shipley’s allegations in Parliament yesterday.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00112.htm


24: Terrorism (Bombings And Financing) Bill Speech

The purpose of this Bill is to strengthen New Zealand's ability to deter and react decisively to terrorism.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0105/S00114.htm


25: British Oil The Main Beneficiary Of Timor Crisis

SCOOP NEWS ANALYSIS - British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook's, arrival in New Zealand prior to September's APEC forum caused Thailand Foreign Ministry official, Kobsak Chitikul, to ask, "Why is Mr Robin Cook here?" Britain is not a member ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9910/S00056.htm


26: Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring

The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9910/S00053.htm


27: CHIEFS complete Hurricanes blowout

COW BELLS rang in victory while the home crowd sat silent and stunned after seeing the Hurricanes thrashed 51-27 by a rampant Chiefs squad.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0105/S00037.htm


28: Scoop Images: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: BAG END!

Scoop is delighted to present to Frodo and Bilbo Baggin’s house in the Waikato – Bag End. Now we are getting magical….

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL9911/S00092.htm


29: Wallace On The Rampage Say Police

Waitara police say Steven Wallace had repeatedly threatened to kill the police officer who fatally shot him.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0005/S00022.htm


30: Clark Scuttles Free Medical Care

Masterton doctor and Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath said he was left saddened and despondent after watching last night's 'Face The Nation' television programme, in which Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley, egged on by a supporter ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0105/S00032.htm

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