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The top 20 rating items on Scoop (sans Hobbits) yesterday were...
1: How
Low Will It Go? - Kiwi Falls To All-Time
Low
The fall in the NZ Dollar over the last 48 hours is quite unlike any “correction” seen in the NZ currency in the past.
2:
Scoop
Images: Prebble Shows How It’s
Done
Watch and learn, as Richard Prebble demonstrates his style in the house.
3:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 24
August
Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: Falling Dollar – Fire Service Irregularities – Defence Purchasing – Drug Imports – Doctors’ Student Loans – Singapore Trade Agmt. – Sandra’s Road – Fire Service Porn – Maori Child Abuse – Toxic Waste – Falling Dollar ...
4:
Keith
Rankin's Thursday Column: Valuing
Lives
The tragedy of the Russian submarine 'Kursk' reveals much about how our value systems have changed, for the better, in 100 years. Economic development, democracy, press freedom, and globalisation have created a world in which the slaughter of human beings ...
5:
LohLife
LohLife column numero uno - "special benefits for special people"
6:
Lee
Determined To Resolve Te Urewera
Issues
The Minister of Conservation, Hon Sandra Lee, said today she was determined to resolve the range of long outstanding issues related to the Te Urewera National Park that had been complicating the relationship between stakeholders.
8:
New
Zealand Dollar - “On Road To
Nowhere?”
The overnight slump in the New Zealand dollar to 44.3c against the US$ points to an economy whose international reputation is rapidly diminishing to dangerous levels.
9:
Kiwi
Dollar Plunges To 15 Year Lows
As the NZ Dollar hits 15 year lows against the US dollar and foreign investors shun NZ government securities, Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has taken a swipe at the Group of Eight countries accusing them of forming an exclusive economic ...
Leading New Zealand intellectual property law firm A J Park, has had its website cloned by a Russian computer programmer, who copied the site exactly, but replaced every New Zealand reference with a Russian one.
11:
NZ$
Plummets, Interest Rate Hike Looks
Unavoidable
WCC Business Show: " "10 by 2010" – Making New Zealand 10th in the world in standards of living, education, welfare, health by 2010"
12:
Trade’s
Hall Vandalised – More To Come?
An historic Auckland building, was subjected to vandalism last night. This morning, city drivers reported the letters ‘BR’ tagged on the side of the prominent old Trade Halls building (established in 1917) located at 157 Hobson Street.
13:
Outlook
for the NZ yield curve
Summary The historical experience suggests the NZ yield curve is presently in the midst of a move from a very positive slope to a very negative slope. However, the historical experience may not be relevant. The RBNZ has moved to an official cash ...
14:
SCP
HOUSE: Questions Of The Day – 23
August
Today’s Questions concerned the subjects of: Doctor’s Strike – Defence Policy – Fire Service x 2 – Doctors “Golden Handcuffs” – Fiscal Policy – Urewera Road Decision – Auckland Schools – Employment Stats – Australian Apple Trade Dispute – Emergency ...
15:
Newsflash:
Defence Purchasing Decisions
The Air Force's Orion "Sirius" upgrade is off but 105 Canadian APC's and more than 1800 new radios are being bought for the NZ Army and RNZAF in defence decisions announced in Parliament this afternoon.
16:
PM
welcomes
Governor-General-designate
Prime Minister Helen Clark today welcomed the announcement that the Queen has approved the appointment of Dame Silvia Cartwright to succeed Sir Michael Hardie Boys as Governor-General of New Zealand.
17:
Govt.
Puts Prosecution Risks On NZ Peace
Keepers
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today that New Zealand peace keepers are exposed to politically driven prosecution under a Bill being pushed through today. This Government does as little as it can get away with for defence. So it is rushing ...
18:
Questions
For Oral Answer - Thursday, 24 August
Today's questions. Paraphrased answers will be posted in the Headlines wire shortly after 3pm.
19:
Australia:
New Zealand Defence
Acquisitions
The Minister for Defence, John Moore, today welcomed a number of decisions taken by the New Zealand Government to modernise that country's Defence Force (NZDF).
20:
Minister
Announces Health Director
Appointments
Health Minister Annette King today announced the appointment of 79 new health directors, with the appointments taking effect from Friday.
21:
The
Policy Programme From Here
The topic you have invited me to speak to today - "The Policy Programme From Here" - has forced me to do a stock take of what we have achieved and of work in progress. It has also made me take a step back from the minutiae of daily decision ...
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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.
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