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1: “Lord
Of The Rings” Exclusive Trailer
Release
With the countdown to the Boxing Day release of the eagerly-anticipated cinematic production based upon J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”, Roadshow Film Distributors, has announced that it will unveil the first theatrical teaser trailer for the trilogy ...
2:
Drug-Science
Committee Nominations Closing
Friday
Cannabis law reformers are drawing attention to official advisory positions becoming available under recent amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act. The new drugs advisory committee has the potential to progress NZ. beyond the insanity of blanket illicit-drug ...
3:
Court
Opens Way To Charge Utility Co. Rates
Following a landmark Federal Court decision in Australia, which could have ramifications here, private utility companies are about to be charged council rates for using public land to run things like cables. John Howard reportsAdvertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Acting
Prime Minister’s Claim
Defamatory
The Hon Richard Prebble said today that he had been read a press statement from Acting Prime Minister Jim Anderton claiming he had filled out an enrolment card for Wellington Central on 15 October this year and was therefore claiming a wrongful allowance for ...
5:
Howard's
End: Millennium Genetic
Advances
Just as year 2000 ended there was amazing news reported in the Chinese People's Daily newspaper, that their scientists have successfully genetically altered plants, including wheat, rice and oil crops, so they will grow using saltwater and in saline soil. ...
6:
Shipley's
Imagining Cabinet Papers
"Last year she imagined Pacific Islanders climbing in her windows at night – this year she is imagining cabinet papers," says State Services Minister, Trevor Mallard.
Major sporting events such as rugby tests should be on free-to-air television, as they are in many other countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Alliance leader Jim Anderton said today.
8:
Supercomputer
Weather: Storm Warning For Dubya
The title image above is generated from the NOAA Weather supercomputer aviation weather model’s forecast for January 20th. It shows a broad band of rain headed directly for Washington DC which is marked with the big dot. (For links to more images of ...
Young Nationals' Chair Daniel Gordon today joined the chorus of calls for the sacking of Phillida Bunkle and Marion Hobbs over the recent out-of-town expenses debacle.
10:
Rankin:
Out of Eden; a Multi-Millennial
Story
While the millennium year didn't exactly feature a surfeit of historical reflection or futurist speculation, history is nevertheless making a bit of a comeback, in particular through biographies that are as much about past times as they are about their subjects. ...
11:
Kiwi
Music Goes Global Via The
Internet
Thanks to the Internet, Kiwi music legend Neil Finn has discovered you don’t have to go on tour to perform live to fans around the world.
12:
Highland
Letter: Politics Without The
Celebrities
Harry Potter has yet to graduate from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, yet he may be about to make his political debut.
13:
Scoop
Feedback: Iraqi
Sanctions
Regarding the sanctions against Iraq and the death of children, please note that Saddam has raised billions - yes billions - of US$ which he is permitted to use to buy food and medicines. This money is from UN approved oil sales. Saddam has chosen ...
14:
Scoop
Images: The Yachts Of The BT
Challenge
The crews on the BT Global Challenge yacht race can’t relax after the battling the Southern Ocean just yet, they’re still working hard stripping their yachts to prepare for the next leg.
15:
National
Radio Midday Report
Congo President – Australian Storm – California Blackouts – Fiji Sevens – Telecom Price Cuts – Trauma Witnesses – Petrol Prices Steady – French Veal – Estrada Protests – Powell Supports Nato – Bentley Murder – Prison Attack
Hobbs And Bunkle Lucky Not To Be Locked Up – Young Nats New Drug Advisory Positions Chance To Effect Change Greens Call For Urgency On Superbug Why Has Newly Opened Hospital Lab Lost Accreditation? Ryall Suffers Amnesia On Housing NZ Payments ACT ...
17:
More
Bumbling from Minister Hobbs - Or Is It?
The Minister of the Environment, Marion Hobbs, has once again demonstrated her capacity for sensational public comments, making extraordinary remarks about the Resource Management Act and one of the country’s unitary authorities, ACT Environment Spokesman ...
18:
Extra
Leave ‘Entirely Justified’ -
PSA
The three days extra leave granted to Housing New Zealand staff at Christmas was an entirely justified recognition of the unpaid hours they put in throughout the year to implement the government’s new income-related rents policy the PSA says.
The New Zealand Customs Service has this week effected their single biggest seizure of the drug Ecstasy, Phil Chitty, Manager Drugs/Prohibited Goods Investigations said today.
20:
Win-win-win
for democracy in Fiji
The illegal regime has been dealt three major blows today by separate courts in Fiji.
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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 bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee
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Peter Dunne: Luxon Gets Out His Butcher's Knife - Briefly
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Gordon Campbell: On Fast Track Powers, Media Woes And The Tiktok Ban
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