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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
1: TV3
News
Gisborne Cancer Inquiry - ANZ Bank Fees - Scott Watson Appeal - Salvage Fails - Greenpeace Arrest - Singapore - Lord Of The Rings
2:
Scoop
Images: Lord Of The Rings Preview
Highlights
At the weekend the official LOTR website http://lordoftherings.net broadcast a two minute preview from the movie. The preview is attracting unprecedented internet attention.
3:
Scoop
Images: Kiwi Captured In Arctic
Protest
Four Greenpeace activists were arrested early this morning New Zealand time for trying to prevent the laying of an oil pipeline under the Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Sea (1). The pipeline is part of BP Amoco’s controversial Northstar fossil fuel project.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Scoop
Images: You Are Not Welcome -
Greenpeace
Greenpeace finds some toothfishers and gives them a message from the planet - go away. Images Greenpeace .
5:
Scoop
Images: Wellywood's Favourite Starlet
Movie star Liv Tyler takes a break from a hectic schedule of filming for the Lord of the Rings trilogy earlier this year for a spot of shopping on Wellington's Willis St - photo Kevin Stent of the Sunday Star Times.
6:
New
Zealand activists first in world to May Day
2k
London, June 18, 1999 – Millions of pounds worth of damage caused by anti-capitalist demonstrators in London’s financial district.
7:
Scoop
Images: LOTR Preview Highlights
(2)
At the weekend the official LOTR website http://lordoftherings.net broadcast a two minute preview from the movie. The preview is attracting unprecedented internet attention.
8:
M1:
First Arrests And Meditation In Washington,
DC
Yesterday morning traffic stopped for 45 minutes in front of the World Bank building when activists parked a rented van in front of the building, stood on top and with a loudspeaker began detailing the exploitation that the institution is doing. Two ...
9:
Ringswatch:
Our Liv Freaks Out In Battle
Liv Tyler, Wellywood’s most talked about starlet, has been acting it up during shooting of the Lord of the Rings, both on and off the set.
10:
Robson
shows contempt for democratic
process
Alliance Cabinet Minister Matt Robson's comments in a Christchurch newspaper yesterday showed his contempt for democratic process and the opinions of ordinary New Zealanders, said Law and Order Select Committee members Stephen Franks and Ron Mark.
11:
Ian
McKellen Lord Of The Rings Chat
Our very own Ian McKellen (Gandalf) participated in a Yahoo! Chat not just 5 minutes ago, starting at 8:30 EST. While that chat was mainly about X-Men, there were a few LOTR Q and A's that managed to get snuck in:
12:
New
Zealander Arrested In Icy
Action
NEW ZEALANDER ARRESTED IN ICY ACTION April 11, 2000. Auckland—New Zealander, Tanya Popp of Coromandel, has been arrested while attempting to protect the sensitive and fragile Arctic environment from climate change.
13:
Superannuation
Extensive debate and questioning of Dr Michael Cullen has revealed that his proposed Super Fund will soak up unknown billions to fund an unknown share of future super liabilities through unknown investments as part of a 'diversified' portfolio.
14:
Blakie
Inquiry: Heavy Police Presence in Darfield
Detective Inspector Rob Pope says that it is not appropriate to comment on any individuals as part of the Blakie inquiry.
15:
Inside
China's Torture Chambers
'Inside China's torture chambers' documents the results of an extensive undercover investigation by WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) into China's cruel bear bile farms. It reveals how thousands of bears are kept in horrific conditions ...
16:
PM's
Erratic Constitution On The Hoof
Helen Clark is getting increasingly erratic in her pronouncements on changing New Zealand's constitutional arrangements, National Justice spokesperson Tony Ryall said today.
17:
More
Heat Than Light in Under 25 Sticker
Debate
Christchurch Central MP Tim Barnett has called for a focus on the facts in the ongoing debate over the Under 25 stickers. He believes that the accusations and counter accusations concerning the scheme run real risk of by-passing some vital and worrying facts which ...
18:
Food
not included in Royal Commission on
GE!
The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into genetic engineering will not, it seems, include any focus on genetically engineered food. Apparently New Zealand’s international trade obligations are the reason.
Big Rig Immigration - Sexual Predator Hunt - Bottrill Testifies - Child Support - 0867 Charges - Rodney Sacking - RSA Divided - Four Wheel Drive - Late Arrest - Gang Consultants - Scott Watson Trial - Aids Action Dropped – Bank Fee Rises - Sirs ...
20:
What
Has Marian Been Doing All This
Time?
Five months on the job and all Marian Hobbs has delivered is a plan to plan a work programme, National Broadcasting spokesperson Katherine Rich said today.
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