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Scop Today - Yesterday's Top 20
The top 20 rating items on Scoop yesterday were...
1:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day
The first question session of the New Year covered Labour's credit card pledges - ACC changes - climate change - superannuation - regional development - Victoria University's vice chancellor payout - primary teacher salaries - John Hawkesby - East Timor and ...
2:
Cabinet
Committees: Terms Of Reference And
Members
Today the PM announced the Cabinet Committees, their membership and areas of responsibility.
3:
Christchurch
River Body Identified
Christchurch Police have named the body of the woman found in a Canterbury river on Sunday, now the subject of a homicide inquiry.
4:
Scoop
Opinion: Who Stole Waitangi
Day?
New Zealand’s national holiday has proved something of a disappointment to Scoop. Upstaged by Prada, scuffles and confrontation at Waitangi, a beaming Titewhai. Meanwhile the Prime Minister dressed in black is talking about dumping the Queen in Akaroa ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
5:
Opinion:
On The Left - It's Growing, So Kill
It!
I was reading the `Business Herald' on Saturday. There was a long article on the Reserve Bank's tightening of monetary policy, and it was a delicious read because it was deeply ironic without the author even apparently being aware of his own irony.
6:
SCP
HOUSE: Let The Talkfest
Begin!
Parliament resumes today at 2pm with the first Questions for Oral Answer by Ministers session for the new year.
7:
Internet
Access For Workers
A US union has convinced the Ford Motor Co. to offer its 350,000 workers worldwide, a home computer, colour printer and Internet access, for $5 a month. John Howard reports.
8:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Tuesday, 8 February
Today's questions for oral answer...
9:
Smoke-Free
Initiatives Backed By Cannabis
Party
Toughening laws on tobacco, to a point, will reduce community double standards surrounding smoked substances, assisting health promotion, said ALCP members today.
10:
Public
owed explanation over Hawkesby
fiasco
Prime Minister Helen Clark today said that the TVNZ Board would be called to account by its shareholding ministers for the fiasco surrounding the massive settlement made to former newsreader John Hawkesby.
A manager of the high profile Melbourne Storm National Rugby League club drowned early this morning after jumping off a waterfront peer in Auckland’s downtown area.
12:
News
Flash - Hawkesby Payout - 5.2
Million
Court documents released today revealed that sacked newsreader John Hawkesby was awarded over 5.2 million dollars in an arbitration pay-out with state owned broadcaster Television New Zealand.
13:
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.
14:
Scoop
Images: Not A Waterfront
Compromise
Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky this morning made a statement to the people of Wellington on the controversial issue of “Variation 17” and on development on the waterfront. He said he wanted to find the middle ground between a paddock and a wall.
15:
Scoop
Photo Essay: Parliament's Best
Side
The following pictures show New Zealand's Parliamentary building complex, and the statue of former Prime Minister Richard Seddon whose populist spirit appears to live on inside. Parliament reopens for the new year today.
16:
Drug
Importing Billionaire Case Appeal Drags
On
The judge considering the name suppression of the American billionaire caught importing drugs into Auckland airport has still not delivered a judgement on an appeal of his decision, 11 days after reserving his verdict.
17:
Wellington
Waterfront Changes
The council has voted substantial changes to its controversial waterfront proposal Variation 17, in a marathon nine hour meeting yesterday.
18:
CLEAR
And VODAFONE Announce Alliance
In a joint statement today, VODAFONE New Zealand and CLEAR Communications announced an alliance which enables CLEAR to offer VODAFONE mobile services to its customers.
19:
Scoop
Opinion: Instead Invite God!
Note: The following commentary comes in the wake of the decision by US President Bill Clinton not to visit Pakistan during his upcoming tour of South Asia. Clinton's decision not to visit Pakistan in his upcoming tour has been received badly in the ...
20:
Cullen
Goes It Alone - Advice Lacking -
Nats
"Michael Cullen is foolhardy to run his office without private sector tax advice" says National's Revenue spokesperson, Annabel Young MP.
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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