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Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were…
1: Big
News: Atheists And Sceptics Get
Crucified
The evidence for the resurrection of Jesus is stronger than the evidence that he is dead. Tell that to a sceptic. A sceptic is a person who forms his beliefs in accordance with evidence – as opposed to a cynic who denies the goodness of human motives, and ...
2:
'Highly
Appreciative' Of Tiananmen Square
Murders?
Libertarianz Leader and Coromandel Candidate Peter Cresswell demanded that the Prime Minister explain whether the outrageous comments in the Communist Chinese Government controlled paper "People's Daily" about improving defence relations with ...
3:
Big
News: Arguing Whether God is Still
Dead
Theologian still argues whether God is still dead but still won’t confirm either wayAdvertisement - scroll to continue reading
4:
Restructuring
not the answer, says PSA
The PSA is disappointed with the announcement to re-merge the Ministry of Social Policy and the Department of Work and Income. "The decision has been rushed through without consultation or adequate thought", says PSA national secretary ...
5:
Scoop
Images: 'Struan's War'
The World War II images and experiences of New Zealand Division gunner Struan MacGibbon will be revealed during April, in a new book and photo exhibition.
6:
No
Fears About Safety! What Are They -
Nuts?
“The revelation that Auckland Airport air traffic control tower was unmanned for a period of time yesterday comes as no surprise, said New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters today.
7:
Three
Judges To Do The Job Of
One
National's Justice spokesman Wayne Mapp says he supports the independent profile of the Police Complaints Authority but there is a risk of it becoming overly bureaucratic.
8:
Maharey’s
Future Is In Rankin’s
Hands
Minister of Social Services and Employment Steve Maharey’s future hangs on the legal action instigated by WINZ Chief Executive Christine Rankin, ACT Employment and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today.
9:
Lindsay
Perigo: No Dancing!
Every day I receive by e-mail a digest of news compiled by an organisation called the Freedom Foundation. This digest has links to freedom-related stories from all over the globe.
10:
Clark
and Maharey Will Rue Public Vilification
Ill-judged private comments made to Christine Rankin are likely to form an important part of her employment case, ACT Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said today. “We know members of this Government made injudicious public comments about Ms Rankin ...
11:
Scoop
Images: Big News Rocks Small Town
There’s big news in the rock scene of one of New Zealand’s small towns. Hard Rock Cafe, the global entertainment company and original theme restaurant chain, has today taken its first public step to open a restaurant in Queenstown – the first in New ...
12:
Christine Rankin Saga Just Goes On And
On
The latest instalment in the Christine Rankin saga may well have fascinating legal connotations and provide an interesting feeding frenzy for media and fellow politicians, but in the end the long suffering taxpayer will foot the bill whatever the outcome, ...
13:
Govt
caught out over rush-job merger
"Trevor Mallard's admission today that he ignored his officials' advice to consult several agencies on a merger of state services further indicates the whole thing is designed around getting rid of Christine Rankin," National's State ...
14:
MAYDAY2K+1:
Preparation Day This Saturday
This is taking place above the Blue Note on the corner of Vivian St and Cuba Mall. (Wellington) This Saturday 21st April from noon onwards
15:
Weak
Minister Should Step Aside
The Minister of Social Services has been treated with contempt by his colleagues and should now resign.
16:
Launch
of University of Auckland North Shore
Good morning and thank you for the invitation, I'm pleased to be here to open the new campus. I am very impressed with this new facility and especially in the new double major degree being taught here – the Bachelor of Business and Information ...
17:
How
many pots of honey does it take to paint
roof?
It's time the Green Party came clean over the extent of the 'Green Market' activities they actively promote, National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young said today.
18:
Newman
Seeks Breach of Privilege Ruling on
Mallard
ACT Social Welfare spokesman Dr Muriel Newman is writing to the Speaker of the House to seek a ruling on whether Trevor Mallard breached Parliamentary privilege with his answer to a parliamentary question she recently asked.
19:
How
Many MPs does it take to make a
dollar?
"Annabel Young's scandalous attack on the "Green Dollars" scheme demonstrates that the National Party is simply another party of grasping socialists, spurning anyone keeping the rewards of their own labour", says Libertarianz Leader and ...
20:
IRD
Commissioner should attend Green
Conference
The Commissioner of Inland Revenue should be attending the Green Dollar conference in Christchurch tomorrow - in fact he should be talking to the conference about tax issues and the Green Market, National's Revenue spokesperson Annabel Young said today.
21:
Reserve
Bank cuts OCR to 6 per
cent
Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash today cut the Official Cash Rate from 6.25 per cent to 6 per cent, but in doing so he indicated that there were strong grounds for being cautious about further cuts.
22:
Government
contemptuous of advisors
The announcement that the Ministry of Social Policy is to be absorbed into DWI, and that CYFS is likely to follow, is one more example of this Government's 'we know best' approach, National's Social Services spokesperson Bob Simcock said today.
23:
Scoop
Images: 10 Hens Rescued By Animal
Activists
A battery hen a few hours after the rescue. In all, ten hens were rescued during the protest.
24:
Welfare
and tertiary education reform - Maharey
In 1989 Roger Douglas gave a speech in Sydney to a group called the Mt. Pelerin Society.
25:
National
Radio Midday Report
Interest Rate Cut – US Interest Rate – Welfare Reshuffle – Middle East Conflict – Spy Plane Talks – PM IN China – Burundi Coup – Bus Driver Guilty – Jet Boat Safety – Aus Air Safety – Fire Fighters – Cervical Cancer – Student Loans – Drought Effects
26:
Government
Should Have Heeded ACT
Warnings
ACT warned the Government nearly a year ago that it was risking a taxpayer-funded payout of around a million dollars to Department of Work and Income Chief Christine Rankin, but the Government chose to ignore the warnings, ACT Social Welfare Spokesman ...
27:
Correctives:
Capon Traumatises Battered
Hens!!!
"The Corrective Party is aghast that a certain badly feathered example of Christian Haemorrhoid Poultry, an aesthetically challenged Capon, somehow took advantage of the plight of the battered hens rescued by Wellington Animal Action!!!" droned ...
28:
Howard's
End: Language Skills Needed For
Apologies
There are fundamental cultural differences between ourselves and our Asian neighbours, language translation difficulties being the most obvious, so if the Government and business is serious about our exporting future into Asia they had better lift their ...
29:
Nats'
Tony Advocates More
Theft
National's Tony Ryall is about to introduce his private members bill to revamp the the Proceeds of Crimes Act 1991. He says, "We want to make convicted drug dealers and gangs show ALL their property has been acquired through legal means, or we'll ...
30:
Interest
rate cut shows growing concern
Today's interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank shows the growing concern about the slowdown in growth in our major trading partners and it's implication for New Zealand, National's Finance spokesperson Bill English said today.
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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.
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