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The weekend's top 27 rating items on Scoop were…
1: Microsoft
Clarifies Misleading NZ Herald
Article
Auckland, New Zealand - Tuesday, August 21, 2001 - Microsoft New Zealand says the New Zealand Herald front page article on Microsoft® Internet Explorer on 21 August 2001 is misleading, and assures customers that their privacy is a top priority. The ...
2:
Big
News: As I Light My Spliff
Well, after entering the drug debate last week, I was both praised on one hand and accused of smoking dope on the other, so I thought I`d carry on¡K writing, that is. As I light my spliff and write this column (just kidding!), I realise the cannabis ...
5:
Scoop
Archive: Boo Boo's Big Stick Bullying Broadcasters
Again
"We have a Mafia-like government" announced Libertarianz leader Peter Cresswell today, "who prefer the big stick to moral persuasion. Not content with promoting Radio Boo Boo - that tax-victim funded concept for a state-run youth radio station ...Advertisement - scroll to continue readinghttp://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/1d/a0/200108201355.c2a80b46.html
6:
Sludge
Report #103 – A Perfect Storm For
Kyoto
Typhoon Pabuk carrying with it 140kt (260kmh!) winds and torrential rains is scheduled to make landfall in Japan today at Kyoto, the Japanese city whose name has become a household name thanks to its association with the controversial climate change ...
7:
Tuesday’s
Quake Biggest In Six
Years
Tuesday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake 420km northeast of Gisborne was New Zealand’s biggest jolt since a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in a similar location on 6 February 1995.
8:
Government
To Fix Damning Problems
Defence Minister Mark Burton said today that he commenced work 12 months ago with his officials on fixing long-standing problems within the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Force.
9:
Libz
To Coasters: 'Ditch The
Bitch'
Libertarianz spokesman Richard McGrath today urged the people of the West Coast to send a message to Helen Clark and her eco-fascist friends from the Alliance and Greens. "Tell them to butt out!" he says, 'and begin taking your lives back from ...
10:
Statement
To Reefton Public Meeting - Lee
21 August 2001 Statement To Reefton Public Meeting On 21 August 2001 By Conservation Minister Sandra Lee
12:
Scoop
Satire: Awatere Walls Drip
Blood
The interisland ferry Awatere experienced yet another unexplainable happening yesterday when thick, rancid blood began dripping from the walls in the forward passenger lounge during an afternoon sailing.
13:
Army
Acquisition Process A Sham
The Auditor General's report on the Ministry of Defence's 'Acquisition of Light Armoured Vehicles and Light Operational Vehicles' confirms rumours of a significant dysfunctional relationship between the Army, and the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence ...
14:
Tourism
Award An Insult To Sky City
Workers
Workers have concluded, given Sky City’s success at the New Zealand Tourism Award yesterday, that the whole event was a farce.
15:
Big
Brother! Hey Sister! – Too Good To Take
Off!
Hey Sister! today announced it has signed Big Brother star Jemma Gawned to be the face of its brand. Jemma, too modest to shower without lingerie on the “real-time” television programme, was featured wearing a Hey Sister! Polka Dot lingerie set on ...
The Young Nationals proved in Wellington last week they are not just superior on the ideological battlefield, but on the actual battlefield as well.
17:
Ministry
of Defence: Acquisition Of
LAVs
This report is about the acquisition of two types of new vehicles for the New Zealand Army (Army):
18:
Big
News: Why Should Smoking A Joint Be A
Crime?
Last week I was asked if I was going to do a column on decriminalising cannabis, and whether I supported the move. I said yes on both counts. I support dope decriminalisation only if it leads to more education and lower use, especially amongst kids.
19:
Electricity
Information for Tuesday 21 August
2001
National Savings Day by Day Actual daily electricity savings for the past week are shown below. This data shows exactly what the country saved each day. This data has been seasonally adjusted.
20:
Scoop
Links: Typhoon Pabuk Lands Heads For
Tokyo
Typhoon Pabuk, which hit the Kii Peninsula in western Japan shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, claimed at least two lives as it became the first typhoon in two years to hit the mainland, the Meteorological Agency said. It was expected to reach the Tokyo ...
21:
National
Radio Midday Report
Lav IIIs – Reefton Mine – Health Services Cut – Phone Bills – Earthquake – Sky City – Middle East – Officer Charged – Prison Escape – Young Dentists – Drink Driving – Red Cross Appeal
22:
Programme
For The Queen's Visit
Prime Minister Helen Clark today released the official programme for the Queen's visit in October.
23:
Scoop
Images: Trade Ministers In Hunter
Valley
Images of Minister Responsible For Trade Negotiations Jim Sutton with Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile in the Hunter Valley where they are conducting CER talks.
24:
Speak
Up Helen, Zimbabwe Still Can't Hear
You!
Libertarianz Party leader Peter Cresswell continued to condemn Helen Clark's inability to speak out about human rights abuses in Zimbabwe - a fellow member of the Commonwealth with whose leader, Robert Mugabe, she will no doubt be rubbing shoulders at Brisbane's ...
25:
Greens
Perpetuate The Lies
Federated Farmers of New Zealand President Alistair Polson is appalled at the lax standards of journalism displayed in GM could Cost NZ Billions, Says Report, Dominion, 21 August 2001.
26:
Green
Party Launches Local Body Election
Campaign
Auckland Greens will launch their “Auckland City: Clean, Green and Moving” campaign today with their team of eight candidates making a return lunchtime trip on the ferry to Half Moon Bay. In keeping with their commitment to a GE FREE Auckland, GE free ...
27:
Report
On LAV III Only The First Step
ACT Finance spokesman Rodney Hide said today that the Auditor General's report into the acquisition of the Light Armoured Vehicles raised more questions then it answered and could be viewed only as a first step to providing properly for New Zealand's ...
28:
GE
Decision Stands To Lose NZ $3 Billion Per Year
* Food exports to countries who have banned or are considering banning G.E. modified foods totalled $2.779 billion last year.
29:
Defence
Procurement Systems A Mess
New Zealand First spokesman on Defence, Ron Mark, today said his stance over the last few years regarding the purchasing process for military equipment, has been totally vindicated by the Report of the Auditor-General into the Army’s acquisition ...
30:
Silence
On Mercury Risks Breaches Patient
Rights
Green Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley is concerned that some dentists are breaching patient rights by not informing patients about the risks of mercury amalgam fillings.
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