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Yesterday's top 20 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Keeping
The Bastards Honest
Richard Walsh, co-founder of Oz in the 60's, editor of the Nation Review in the 70's and now a trusted alternative media advisor to the City Hub, forwarded the latest edition of the media industry newsletter, Media Flash to my attention.
3:
HARD
NEWS 01/12/00 - This Little Prick Won't
Hurt
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES ... whatever its challenges this year, the coalition has frequently allowed us to forget that it is a minority government. But that fact became all too clear this week as the new district health boards legislation reached its reckoning.
4:
Media
Being Taken For A Ride Over Taxi
Chits
The Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, today said that Rodney Hide MP did not tell the media the real story behind his losing taxi chits and facilitating a restaurant staff free for all at the taxpayers’ expense.Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
5:
Howard's
End: Do You Believe In
You?
Despite a welcome return to income-related rents for State-housing tenants, one Christchurch family of two adults and an eleven-year-old child had been eating twice a week at the Salvation Army soup kitchen and still has to exist on just $66 a week for groceries. ...
It’s good news for red wine drinkers and even better for the New Zealand wine industry; New Zealand’s reds are right up there in the good-for-your-health stakes, according to the results of research carried out on Waiheke reds.
7:
IT
Trio Unites As Infinity Solutions
Infinity Solutions, a new brand in the IT services, software and business enablement field, will be launched tomorrow (Monday 4 December). Infinity Solutions represents the joining of Infinity Group companies Trilogy Business Systems, Madison Systems ...
8:
10,000
Paratroops Dropped Into Jayapura Over
Night
We have received very distressing news that overnight (2nd-3rd Dec) thousands(!) of Indonesian troops have parachuted into Jayapura, the capital of West Papua. We have also had news that more troops have been parachuted into the highlands over ...
9:
Nanny's
compulsory sex education destroys
Libertarianz Spokesman for deregulation of education, Warrick Brown, is stunned by this latest attack on parental responsibility and freedom. "Trevor Mallard has no business introducing compulsory sex education for New Zealand's primary and secondary ...
10:
Sludge
Report #45 – The Next President
In this edition: Why Colin Powell Will Be President
11:
Transpower-sponsored
research laboratory launched
Lincoln University’s ability to work with industry and research organisations providing quick, effective answers to complex computational problems gets a boost from Monday/today (4 Dec.) thanks to national electricity transmission company Transpower New Zealand ...
12:
Rosalea
Barker: Radio With Pictures
Chaos. Bifurcation. CNN. Wizard of Oz. Red velvet curtains. I swear my cellular neural networks are all in a pother over this United States Supreme Court thang. Hoorah for audio transcripts, court reporters and those folks who do the lovely drawings ...
13:
Food
Professionals For GE – Free
Cuisine
Monday 4 December 2000, Auckland, New Zealand – At lunch today, top Auckland chefs signed a declaration to avoid the use of genetically engineered ingredients wherever possible.
14:
Union
website changes name under
pressure
Last week Finsec, the union for bank employees, set up a website for workers at the ASB. The ASB lawyers threatened to take action unless the name was changed. “We've changed the name, because it makes no difference to us and because the ASB Bank is ...
15:
The
Informer - Sunday 3 December 2000 - #28
Annette King tried her hardest to spin the Health Bill's rough ride through the House as "MMP in action," but it was abundantly clear that Labour cocked up the passing of such keynote legislation. Labour's relationship with the Greens hit an ...
16:
Personal
Explanation--Lost Taxi Chits:
Allegations
RODNEY HIDE (ACT NZ): I wish to make a personal explanation regarding the claim in the House yesterday that someone should explain to the House the story about an MP who lost a book of taxi chits. In the House yesterday Mr Peters said that an MP had ...
17:
Australian
Immigration Minister Doing Govt.
Favour
The Australian Minster of Immigration, Phillip Ruddock’s suggestion that “New Zealand has to focus on what it is that has led to a very significant movement of their own people. New Zealand has seen a very significant exodus of its population” should ...
18:
Robert
Mann Address To RCGM
I align myself with Dr Peter Wills who told the Commission: scant consideration has been given by the broader scientific community to the overall effects of the enterprise of genetic engineering and its capability of transforming biological reality beyond ...
19:
Scoop
Images: NZ marks World AIDS
Day
Local events marking World AIDS Day Friday have been the largest and most widespread so far, and should raise twice as much money as in 1999 according to New Zealand Aids Foundation spokesman Johnathan Smith.
20:
Scoop
Cartoon: Advice For Dubya
Cartoon from Paul McDonald of http://www.political-cartoons.co.nz/ POLITICAL-CARTOONS.CO.NZ
21:
Sludgegate
News Flash: Stolen Document
Revealed
An important trial document has just been made available to this reporter, in which council Utilities Manager Mike McQuillan makes it clear he wanted "to dump sludge - even only one truck load on [the] Golf Course."
22:
Statement
in response to media
speculation
"I would like to repeat what my Caucus colleagues and I have already said: that leadership is not an issue in the National Caucus, despite speculation in the media. I have not raised the leadership issue in public or in the caucus. Mrs Shipley has ...