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1:
HARD
NEWS 15/9/00 - Poses and Protests
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... you don't have to be out of the country for long to make the news seem strange on your return. A day will usually do it. After three days this week, the headlines on the plane on the way back seemed positively bizarre.
2:
NBR-Compaq
UMR Insight Poll - Full
Breakdown
National 41% up 6 - Labour 36% down 3 - Green 7% up 1 - Alliance 6% static - ACT 4% down 3 - NZ First 3% static - including full regional/age/sex/income group breakdown
3:
Kiwis
Could Benifit From British Immigration
Drive
More Kiwi's may soon be allowed to immigrate to Britain under proposed changes to immigration laws designed to address chronic shortages of skilled labour. John Howard reports.
4:
Latest
TVNZ Political Poll Ignores A Crucial
Point
The latest TVNZ Colmar-Brunton political poll released on One News last evening ignored a crucial point says Hon Peter Dunne, leader United New Zealand.
5:
Guy’s
World: Gareth Farr’s Pickle’s And Ice-cream
Bringing together two completely unrelated cultural traditions to make a new work, without doing an enormous disservice to both traditions, is a tough ask. Some things just weren’t meant to go together, like pickles and ice-cream. But every so often, ...
6:
Shipley,
Rankin letters on used PCs
An investigation by information technology weekly Computerworld has uncovered sensitive government and commercial documents on PCs bought from a second-hand dealer.
7:
Watching
The Olympics From California
The wonderful thing about living in America is that life's little television mysteries are solved. Why do TV cops eat doughnuts? Well, the nearest thing you'll find to a good old meat pie is something called a pot pie and the only place you'll find ...
8:
One
News/Colmar Brunton Poll
Labour 42% static - National 42% up 1 - Green 4% down 1%. - ACT 3% down 2% - Alliance 3% down 1% - NZ First 2% static
9:
Correctives
Support Avocado Concern
"In a recent Wellington newspaper, the Correctives read of the sinful influence of avocados in our society. These lascivious and fleshy fruits appear to drive women to acts of lust and passion!!!"
10:
SCOOP
Olympic update, Monday 18
September,2000
MARK Tood riding Diamond Hall Red has boosted New Zealand's three day eventing equestrian hopes with a flawless cross-country run at Horsley Park.
11:
Scoop
Images: Hobbiton By The
Water
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. This time the furry fellow with a flair for photography has produced another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing it in the sun, before it was burned down. It looks like it was a tranquil and magical ...
12:
ECOACTION
Supports Clean-Up-Mcdonalds-Day
A non-violent action by a nation-wide coalition of student environmental groups aims to draw attention to the hypocrisy of McDonalds' sponsorship of Clean Up NZ Week (18-23 September).
Minister of Police Hon. George Hawkins said comments made today by ACT Leader Richard Prebble reek of misinformation.
14:
Newsflash:
Balance Of Payments Better Than
Thought
Statistics NZ have this afternoon announced substantial revisions to their balance of payments statistics series. The current account deficit for the year to March 2000 is now recorded as 7.1% of GDP rather previously published 8.2%.
15:
SCOOP,
Olympic Update , Monday 18 9 00
LEADING Olympic highlights on Sunday were three more world records in the pool and two swimming golds to USA but none to host Australia. Leading the US charge in the pool was a great swim by Tom Dolan who can rightfully claim the title as the world's ...
16:
Scoop
Images: Te Wairua o te
Whenua
Images of a performance of "Te Wairua o te Whenua" (The Spirit of the People) a new work by composer Gareth Farr presented to the media and guests at the Michael Fowler Centre, Friday 15th September, 2000. Images from Mark Graham -IMAGE TIME .
17:
Clean
Up your Act McDonalds
Student environmental groups around the country are today protesting McDonalds' sponsorship of “Clean up New Zealand Week”.
18:
An
Activists Diary: The Battle Of
Melbourne
I arrived at the blockade just before 7am on Sept 11th. The Crown complex is huge, taking up two large blocks on the south bank of the Yarra River. It is made up of Crown Towers (a hotel and conference venue) and the Crown Casino.
19:
Minister
Must Explain Her Vision For
TVNZ
"The Draft TVNZ charter as outlined in newspapers this weekend shows that 10 months after the election Marian Hobbs still doesn't have any real ideas about the future of television," National's Katherine Rich said today.
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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