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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
1: A
Week Of It: Rule Zealandia?
Images of Helen Clark are everywhere at the moment. Two days running last week her toothy grin has graced the front cover of the Dominion – first, at the launching of her “Joan of Arc” doppleganger tribute at the Backbencher Bar - on Friday she ...
2:
Te
Karere Ipurangi - Fiji
Editorial
Two things this morning. Firstly, in their interviews over the weekend and this morning, the media have featured overwhelmingly the views of Fijian Indians, and have disregarded any indigenous Fijian viewpoint. Hardly a balanced response.
3:
The
falling Kiwi dollar and dancing
Cossacks
This week’s falling Kiwi dollar indicates fundamental structural weaknesses in the New Zealand economy compared with Australia. Let me speculate. This structural weakness can be traced back to the 1976 Muldoon government decision to can the Kirk-Rowling ...
4:
Sludge
Report #6 – Counter-Revolutionary
Revolts
Fiji Coup: Counter Revolutionary Expert Revolts - Dollar Down But Not Out - Meanwhile Sludge Is Sorry But.. - Turning Our Children Into Drug Users, Dealers and Abusers
5:
On
The Left: Feral? Or Just Being
Silly?
West Coasters, on one view are now not happy about the Government. In fact, this could perhaps be seen as something of an understatement. Certainly if one was to believe everything that the Coastal Action Network has to say, no Government MP should ...
6:
Fiji
Coup Editorial Response - Pattrick
Smellie
I don't want to seem rude, and I accept much of what Himona says about the way Maori issues are reported. However, I am confused by his column on Fiji.
7:
The
coup leader with a 'fanatical
streak'
SUVA: The leader of the kidnappers holding the Fiji Islands government captive in Parliament has been branded as a terrorist by both the Pacific country's president and the leading daily newspaper Fiji Times.
8:
Problems
ahead with good faith bargaining
A Canadian labour law specialist currently visiting New Zealand says problems lie ahead in regulating good faith bargaining, a major feature of the Employment Relations Bill.
9:
Some
Quotes For Dr Brash To Think
About
While the Reserve Bank Governor thinks about his response to the question posed by New Zealand Banking Reform in an earlier release (See… Dr Brash Invited To Explain Money Creation System ), the following are a few interesting statements from other ...
10:
Rebel
Lands 'Minister' - I'll Abolish All
Tenure
SUVA: Interim Lands and Energy 'minister' Iliesa Duvuloco in the rebel government claims he will abolish all land tenure agreements between Fijian landowners and Indo-Fijian tenants.
11:
Global
warming means political
heat
Within three years, GST could be partly replaced by a carbon tax to help reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to those who make and operate wind turbines. “Even sooner, there are likely to be energy efficiency regulations for ...
12:
Greens
concerned at "creeping coup"
Green Party MP Keith Locke today said he is concerned that the "creeping coup" may take hold in Fiji.
13:
Guilty
Plea By Morgan Fahey Vindicates
Survivors
Rape Crisis said the guilty plea today by Dr Morgan Fahey vindicated the stories of his victims, and that the case highlighted the difficulty of reporting for sexual abuse survivors.
14:
Upton-on-line:
Notes from the Employment Seminar
Labour Minister Margaret Wilson has continued her daily seminar on the Employment Relations Bill during Question Time with the long suffering, slightly wan humour of a parent who has refused her children any dessert until they’ve eaten up their ...
15:
Disappointment
at yachties' decision
Sport, Fitness and Leisure Minister Trevor Mallard said he was disappointed at the decision by two key players in Team New Zealand to move on.
16:
SCOOP
LINKS: FIJI COUP MEDIA FREEDOM
ALERT!!
PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH is an independent, non-profit, non-government organisation comprising journalists, lawyers, editors and other media workers, dedicated to examining issues of ethics, accountability, censorship, media freedom and media ownership in the Pacific ...
17:
Fiji
coup - caught in the crossfire
* Yaya, a first-year student journalist from Fiji, and Aurere, from Papua New Guinea, report on how they got caught in crossfire at the besieged Parliament in Fiji's armed insurrection.
The latest issue of LOOP hits the stands on Monday. On top of the customary serving of thought-provoking articles and reviews, bold fashion and of course the LOOP CD/CDrom, look forward to the following in the May/June issue:
19:
Gunmen
Free 10 Hostages In Fiji
Insurrection
SUVA: Ten government ministers and backbench MPs held hostage by armed gunmen in Fiji's Parliament in a self-styled "civil coup" were freed early today after being forced to resign from office.
20:
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.
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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