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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop are...
1: NEWSFLASH:
No Deal Says George Speight
George Speight has just held a press conference in Suva rejecting again the offers of a resolution to the Crisis and according to Michael Field live in Suva - reported on Radio New Zealand - saying that Commodore Bainimarana is just "President ...
2:
Sludge
Report #7 - Negotiating With A
Psycopath
IN THIS EDITION - FIJI COUP SPECIAL: How Do You Negotiate With A Psycopath? - If This Was A Telemovie - We Haven't Yet Got To The Bottom Of Who Is Behind This! - Conclusions
3:
Policeman
Dies, Armed Attack On TV
Station
SUVA: A policeman wounded during a terror raid into the central business area of Fiji's capital Suva died early today as lawlessness mounted, according to local radio reports.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day May
30
Today's questions concerned the subjects of: Sporting Achievements - Fiji Crisis - ERB - GE Seed Imports - Fiji Coup And Maori - APEC and Trade - Health Reforms - STV and Local Government - ERB and The Treaty - Teacher Council - Overseas Investment ...
5:
NEWSFLASH:
Fiji President Dismissed By
Army
At a press conference around 9.50pm NZT today in Suva the chief of Fiji’s armed forces Frank Bainimarama announced that he is assuming governmental power under a decree of Martial Law. He said the President of Fiji Ratu Mara had been dismissed from office.
6:
New
Zealand's attitude to indigenous rights
As the week draws to an end, and as the sad events in Suva drag on, it is time perhaps to reflect on some of the things that Maori can learn from it all. I've been writing this week about the extraordinary emotional reaction from our government to the coup. ...
7:
Living
In Fear Near Fiji's
Parliament
SUVA: As civil unrest and uncertainty continues in what was once a peaceful land, residents living in suburban Nasese surrounding Fiji's Parliament complex are today living in fear.
8:
Scoop
Images: 1400 At Auckland Fiji Crisis
Meeting
The Action for Restoration of Democracy in Fiji group yesterday called a meeting in the Mahatma Gandhi Centre in Auckland which was attended by 1400 people.
9:
Sludge
Report #8 – Offence Against A Higher
Order
IN THIS EDITION - FIJI COUP SPECIAL #2: Is Speight Seeking To Create Martyrs? - Fiji Gunmen Hold Prayer Meeting Then Shoot A Policeman - George Speight Offends Against A Higher Order
10:
NEWSFLASH:
Hostages May Be Released Soon
The latest reports from Fiji indicate a resolution to the hostage crisis may come as early as midday today.
11:
Fiji:
A Proposed Remedy to the Crisis
A paper has been sent for publication to Te Karere Ipurangi from Fiji by those concerned about finding a workable solution to the coup crisis. For reasons of their own they do not want to be named.
12:
Who
Cares what the Commonwealth
Thinks?
In all the comment on Fiji by politicians and the media, I have not heard one workable suggestion to show how Fiji might reach a solution to this crisis, without bloodshed.
13:
"The
Day I Was Kissed By A Coup
Leader"
"As much as I wanted to go to Fiji's Parliament, I was very aware that with my Indian looks crossing the line into the Parliament where all the indigenous Fijians were gathering, would be kind of scary. But journalism got the better of me...."
14:
Questions
For Oral Answer - 30th May
2000
Paraphrased answers to these questions will be posted in the Headlines wire after 3pm.
15:
Coast
Councils Take Government Deal
The four West Coast councils have voted to reluctantly receive Government's $120 million offer in lieu of native logging, but in a surprise move they have also voted to slice $28 million off the top for themselves. John Howard reports.
16:
Scoop
Images: Cap'n Blackadder's Triple
Crown
The Canterbury Crusaders won their third consecutive Super 12 Final last night beating the ACT Brumbies 20-19 in Canberra. Sean Hay recorded the action for Scoop in Wellington.
17:
On
The Left: Superannuation bugs, and an
apology
Superannuation looks like being torn again by partisan division that is not only needless - but is positively irresponsible. Why are there such big divisions over Superannuation policy, and what can we do to move forward?
18:
Scoop
Images: Checkpoint And
President
President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara during a press conference - and Police at a checkpoint near Parliament - Photos: Joe Yaya
19:
Health
Nazis Fought the Net (and the Net
won)
The Government has ordered that access to the website of Havana House Cigars be blocked to New Zealand citizens. The fine folks at anonymizer.com don't care, and so now the Libertarianz website can now put you through to Havana House.
20:
Govt.
all talk - but fails to agree on
ERB
"The Government has again mismanaged its approach to the Employment Relations Bill - by talking up expectations that Cabinet would agree to changes but failing to deliver," Opposition Industrial Relations spokesperson Max Bradford said ...
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