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1: HARD
NEWS 04/5/01 - Thrashing And
Slashing
GOOD DAY MEDIAPHILES .... a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister offered the following advice to the embattled Alliance MP Phillida Bunkle: "If you're in a hole, stop digging." It was sound advice - and perhaps the government ought to have revisited it itself ...
5:
Greens
criticise police report on Waitara
shooting
Green MP Keith Locke today criticised the police report claiming that a policeman acted lawfully in shooting Waitara man Steven Wallace.
6:
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 ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
7:
Sludge
Report #60 – Free Tiger Woods
NOTE: Authors of this report will be anonymous and wide ranging, and occasionally finely balanced. Indeed you are invited to contribute: The format is as a reporters notebook. It will be published as and when material is available. C.D. Sludge can ...
8:
Sludge
Report #61 – Revolution
Edition
Ideally this edition of Sludge ought to have been written before the recent May Day celebrations around the world. Then perhaps the events around the globe may have made a bit more sense to some of Sludge’s more skeptical readers. But there is no ...
9:
Scoop
Images: Hobbiton Bridge
Scoop's Hobbit strikes yet again. Hobbiton bridge is revealed in all its glory….enjoy.
10:
SCREENING
OF THE “STEVEN WALLACE”
DOCUMENTARY
Was this a simple open and shut case of good guy wiping out bad guy? Is there more to the death of Steven Wallace? Watch the documentary and you decide.
11:
Police
Shooting: PM has a lot to answer
for
The Prime Minister must immediately apologise to the Police Officer involved in the Waitara shooting, his family and the entire New Zealand police force for accusations of racism over the Waitara shooting, National's Justice spokesman Tony Ryall said ...
12:
“Harry
Potter” Trailer Cinema Premiere
The theatrical trailer for the year’s most-anticipated family film - “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” will make its cinema screen debut in New Zealand for the first time on Thursday, April 5.
13:
Scoop
Archive: Questions Of The Day
(7-12)
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14:
Scoop
Images: Lake Hobbitton - Another
View
Scoop's Hobbit strikes again. Yet another - never seen before - shot of Hobbiton in the the Waikato. Showing the other side of the millhouse pictured in an earlier shot, in the sun, before it was burned down. Hobbit houses can be seen across the ...
15:
The
Shooting Of Steven Wallace
Steven Wallace was shot dead by a police officer over a week ago after smashing windows with a baseball bat and golf club. There is still no official explanation as to why this happened. Police spokespersons have said that the police homicide enquiry may ...
16:
Employers
Must Not Be Forced To Pay For Jury
Duty
ACT Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks says it is outrageous a District Court Judge has effectively told employers that they must pay employees for taking time off to do jury duty.
17:
Premature
Waitara Comments Show Lack Of
Judgement
Premature Waitara Comments By Pm Showed Same Lack Of Judgement As Shown With Dover Samuels
18:
Lindsay
Perigo: Diabolical Works Of Mother
Teresa
"It was as if an underground stream flowed through the country & broke out in sudden springs that shot to the surface at random, in unpredictable places." Thus did Ayn Rand depict the success of her architect hero Howard Roark in her novel ...
19:
Nats
Don't Have A Clue About
Science
Green Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said she was horrified that National's Research Science and Technology spokesperson Maurice Williamson has displayed such ignorance on genetic engineering processes.
Scoop Is In The House - Questions - Scoop Images: A Hobbit Staircase Revealed - Police Officer Cleared Of Steven Wallace Shooting - Student Benefits Changes Voted Down By Government - Tourist Warning On Fiji Revised - Scoop Opinion Keith Rankin ...
21:
ACTivists
To Support Cannabis Law Reform
ACTivists, the unofficial youth wing of the ACT party, are to sign the Coalition for Cannabis Law Reform Accord, opposing the prohibition of cannabis, this Saturday.
22:
Who
remembers Steven Wallace?
Remember Steven Wallace - the young man killed by a police officer in Waitara on 30 April 2000 ?
23:
Cheap
Shoddy politics from Mrs
Shipley
Member of Parliament for Waimakariri Clayton Cosgrove today responded to the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Jenny Shipley’s allegations in Parliament yesterday.
24:
Terrorism
(Bombings And Financing) Bill
Speech
The purpose of this Bill is to strengthen New Zealand's ability to deter and react decisively to terrorism.
25:
British
Oil The Main Beneficiary Of Timor
Crisis
SCOOP NEWS ANALYSIS - British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook's, arrival in New Zealand prior to September's APEC forum caused Thailand Foreign Ministry official, Kobsak Chitikul, to ask, "Why is Mr Robin Cook here?" Britain is not a member ...
26:
Scoop
Images: And Not A Hobbit Was
Stirring
The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.
27:
CHIEFS
complete Hurricanes blowout
COW BELLS rang in victory while the home crowd sat silent and stunned after seeing the Hurricanes thrashed 51-27 by a rampant Chiefs squad.
28:
Scoop
Images: WORLD EXCLUSIVE: BAG
END!
Scoop is delighted to present to Frodo and Bilbo Baggin’s house in the Waikato – Bag End. Now we are getting magical….
29:
Wallace
On The Rampage Say Police
Waitara police say Steven Wallace had repeatedly threatened to kill the police officer who fatally shot him.
30:
Clark
Scuttles Free Medical
Care
Masterton doctor and Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Richard McGrath said he was left saddened and despondent after watching last night's 'Face The Nation' television programme, in which Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley, egged on by a supporter ...
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