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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Government
Moves To Marry Thousands Today
The Government will move this afternoon to shut out the public from having any input on its radical moves to include de facto and same sex couples in marriage law effectively marrying thousands of unsuspecting New Zealanders.
2:
Keith
Rankin: Family Politics and Gender
Roles
As I intimated in this column (9 March), Muriel Newman's "Shared-Parenting" Bill has met with a political response. The government, in the form of Laila Harre (Minister of Women's Affairs), and the New Zealand Law Society, have used standard ...
3:
Minister
tells PM to butt out
Police Minister George Hawkins has taken a swipe at the Prime Minister over her comments on the Waitara Shooting, says Opposition Police Spokesman Brian Neeson.
4:
`Isn't
that an oxymoron?' `No, just
Shipley...'
CONTENTS Editorial: Watch Out! It's 'Radical Conservatism'! The First day of the Fifth Month of the Year Speed-wobbles?? - Nah. News Web site of the Week
5:
Wallace
On The Rampage Say Police
Waitara police say Steven Wallace had repeatedly threatened to kill the police officer who fatally shot him.
6:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day
Today's questions concerned the subjects of: Ill Treatment Of Children - Vote IRD - Greens And Mugabe - Foreign Ownership Of Fishing Quota - Anderton On Monetary Policy - Iraq Sanctions - GE Inquiry - Orion Upgrade - Heather Simpson - Plunketline - Margaret ...
7:
Scoop
Images: More LOTR Pics From
Ruapehu
Scoop is pleased to present a series of images of Lord of The Rings Filming from its content partner http://theonering.net . They show filming underway in Happy Valley at Whakapapa skifield on Mt Ruapehu.
8:
Facts
About Rimu Sustainable Management
Could you please broadcast this to the widest group possible. I want the stakeholders and decision makers to have the following seven basic facts during this debate.
9:
TRANSCRIPT:
Prez Clinton Does Standup Comedy
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen; President Page; President-elect Dillon; distinguished guests. I am really happy to be here. Happy to be reunited at long last with the White House Press Corps. (Laughter.) If I may, let me direct ...
10:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day
Today's questions of the day concerned: Compliance Costs For Employers - Cullen's Skeletons - West Coast Logging And Mugabe - Nuclear Non-proliferation - Lump Sum ACC Compensation - GE Labelling - Cancer Inquiry - Honeywell Prison Contracts - Fingerprinting ...
11:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Thursday, 4 May
Today's questions for oral answer by Ministers....
12:
First-time
Data On NZ Internet Audience Activity
AUCKLAND - May 2, 2000 - For the first time, New Zealand companies have reliable information about how kiwis use the Internet. The first full month of New Zealand Internet usage data was released today by Nielsen//NetRatings, the global Internet ...
13:
Joined
At The Heart – Siamese Twins Are Born
Alive
Faith and Hope, two Siamese twins sharing heart and lungs were born face to face at Auckland’s National Women’s Hospital yesterday morning.
14:
Minister
Awaits Conclusion Of Shooting
Inquiries
Minister of Police Hon. George Hawkins will not be making any comment regarding the Waitara fatal shooting while a Police homicide inquiry and Police Complaints Authority inquiry are underway.
15:
Bluegreens
Call For Reopening Of Rimu
Hearings
A call for the reopening of resource consent hearings of the aborted Timberlands proposals for the selective logging of rimu in part of the West Coast forests, has been made by Terry Dunleavy, national convener of Bluegreens, the organisation which ...
16:
White
House Press Briefing on the GPS
If you're ever wondering about your place in the world, we have an announcement today that should make life a little easier for you.
17:
Hon
Dr Michael Cullen Speech To AON
Function
I am aware that there is tremendous interest from your industry in the fund that the Labour Party is promoting as the best way of meeting the future cost of New Zealand Superannuation. I have to report that we are still in discussion with our Coalition ...
18:
New
Graduate Barry Brill Completes A Double
Company director and former Cabinet Minister Barry Brill, OBE, JP, LLM (Hons) has graduated again, twice.
19:
MAYDAY2K:
Money Burning At Business
Roundtable
In the final phase of today’s Wellington May Day protests protestors moved up to the Business Round Table offices on the Terrace and burnt some money. Photos Miles Thompson.
20:
GM
Royal Commission On The Internet
State Services Minister Trevor Mallard has been challenged to apply the new e-government vision he announced this week to informing New Zealanders about the proceedings of the forthcoming Royal Commission on Genetic Modification.
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Gordon Campbell: On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
Ian Powell: Policy Vacuum Enables For-profit Corporate General Practice Ownership By Stealth
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