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The weekend's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Guest
Editorial: Could "Nike New Zealand" Be
Next?
Helen Clark glides down the steps outside the Beehive and stops, just for a moment. She slowly turns her carefully airbrushed face towards the cluster of TV cameras gathered to catch her every word, and says in a husky, almost sensual tone, "Thank ...
2:
Moana
Sinclair's Lawlessness Far From
Rare
Alliance Press Secretary Moana Sinclair is one of 800,000 people still do not have their new photo-id licenses and the Land Transport Authority says publicity surrounding her misfortune may assist in getting more people to get their licenses up to date.
3:
Scoop
Images: Liv Meets Some Smokin'
Ringwraiths
The following pictures - supplied to Scoop anonymously - show actress Liv Tyler in action during the shooting of some scenes for the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. The pictures were taken in the South Island near Wanaka.
4:
HARD
NEWS 3/3/00 - Dot-com Riot Report
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... one of the perks of my day job is overseas travel. It's always under pressure of time but it's usually both a useful separation from local matters, and a brain-feast that takes weeks to unload.
5:
On
The Right - Going Potty With
Nandor
Orientation week is always a time for Student Associations to brainwash all the new students, scientifically known as 'freshers', into believing that their (mostly) compulsory reps are indeed fighting the good fight against the evil capitalist oppressors ...
6:
Scoop
Images: Frogging Around With A Greek
Comedy
Aristophanes' "The Frogs" is performed by The Bachanals, a Wellington company dedicated to exploring text-based theatre at the Victoria University Drama School ampitheatre. The Frogs is a spontaneous and exciting twist to classic Greek comedy. ...
7:
New
simplification to tax
system
Refunds arising from Housekeeper and Donation Rebates will be direct credited to taxpayers' bank accounts (except in certain circumstances) from April 1, Finance and Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today.
8:
Scoop
Archive: Sunday
Newsroom
{summary}http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/70/a1/199708240032.a94cb4.html
9:
After
East Timor where will we make peace
next?
We have done very well in East Timor and Bougainville and have won a few brownie points with our neighbours in getting involved, but let’s not rush into assuming that we should duplicate this effort elsewhere. In Bougainville we were peace brokers ...
10:
Mozambique
Floods Need Accelerated Relief
Efforts
United Nations - As floods continue to sweep across Mozambique, relief efforts must be immediately elevated in order to save hundreds of thousands of lives, the United Nations' World Food Program warned Tuesday.
11:
Scoop
Archive: Caring about Kids - An Answer to Educational
Woes
Primary and intermediate school pupils officially go back to school today (Jan 26) but with teachers facing increasing external pressures, schools may not necessarily be safe and happy places of high achievement for all children.http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/ab/19/200001270942.f94e4a00.html
12:
Scoop
Images: Spooky Stuff
Intheshed.com
These images are of the "intheshed.com" exhibition in Shed 11, by Grant Muir, Tania Hannah, Teina Herzer, Mark Zeman, Aaron Distin, Matt Trott - photos Tori Buttle.
13:
Scoop
Images: Playstation 2 Launches In
Japan
Japanses gaming fans queue to be in to get one of the first Playstation 2s on the market.
14:
Christian
Party Welcomes First Post-Election
Poll
Party Leader Graham Capill was delighted to learn that the Christian Heritage Party out-performed NZ First in the first Colmar Brunton Poll of the year.
15:
Scoop
Today - Yesterday's Top 20
Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
16:
Students
Lose Right To Choose
The Government is set to reverse moves towards voluntary union membership for students, after Trevor Mallard's confirmation that Cabinet has agreed to repeal the 1998 Education (Tertiary Students' Assocation Voluntary Membership) Amendment Act.
17:
Deputy
PM outlines basis of Knowledge
Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton outlined the government's approach to the knowledge economy in a speech to the IPENZ Conference 2000 at the weekend.
18:
Scoop
Archive: Questions of the Day
(1-6)
{summary}http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/44/1b/199711271537.830f3e.html
19:
How
To Anger Rivals And Give Them
Publicity
The Australian author of the best-selling book "How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People" is facing legal action from Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends And Influence People". Alastair Thompson reports.
20:
On
The Left - Does Knowledge
Matter?
I am an unlikely fan of Simon Upton. He's a man who has made many, many enemies on the left. While I don't agree with him, he is intelligent and his ideological positions are well thought out and reasoned (unlike those of many of his colleagues). However, ...
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.
Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
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Gordon Campbell: On Iran Killing Its Rappers, And Searching For The Invisible Dr. Reti
Peter Dunne: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Ian Powell: Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee