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Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
1: Bush
Is History's Top Terrorist
As the fourth global-warmed hurricane in two months rips through Florida, we are reminded that George W. Bush is history's top terrorist.
2:
Why
Not Just Genetically Engineer Women For
Milk?
MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment) today launched a highly controversial billboard campaign in Auckland and Wellington to provoke public debate about the social and cultural ethics of genetic engineering in New Zealand.
3:
FAQs
Re Light Engineer Group To
Iraq
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Deployment Of The New Zealand Light Engineer Group To Iraq
4:
Dunedin
Arts and Cultural Events October
2004
Following is a schedule of confirmed events in the City of Dunedin. The Dunedin City Council (DCC) City Marketing distributes the information on behalf of the attractions that appear below. Please contact event organisers directly for further information ...
5:
Cook
Islands Artist's
Residency
Internationally acclaimed Tongan sculptor Filipe Tohi of New Plymouth is the recipient of the 2004 Cook Islands Artist's Residency, awarded annually by the Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand.
6:
War
On HIV/AIDS In The Asia Pacific
Region
HIV/AIDS is likely to be increasing rapidly in the Asia Pacific region. Information and knowledge about HIV/AIDS is extremely limited in the Asia Pacific region, especially among children and adolescents and rural populations. In some areas, sickness and ...
7:
Hubbard
denies being the Prime Minister’s
‘Toy-Boy
Top-polling Auckland mayoralty candidate Dick Hubbard has endured attacks from right-wingers determined to spoil his chances of ousting the incumbent, John Banks. But Hubbard tells Scoop’s Yasmine Ryan he will overcome the sleaze thrown at him...
8:
Renewed
Darfur violence forces thousands to
flee
Christian World Service and Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand report continuing attacks in Darfur, forcing thousands more people from their homes and into relief camps.
9:
The
Price of Oil and Economic
Growth
It may have come as a surprise to many (particularly market analysts) that the price of oil didn’t just magically stop at US$40 a barrel. As we push beyond the $50 per barrel barrier the G-7 finance leaders seem to have given up demanding the impossible ...
10:
Hay:
"Hubbard Tells 'Porky' And Misleads
Public"
Dick Hubbard has told “Porkies” and mislead the public regarding his mother’s Auckland City rates increases says Deputy Mayor David Hay. As reported on New Zealand Herald live commentary, Dick Hubbard slagged Auckland City Council at the public Mayoral ...
11:
Let
There Be Light – And There Was Skin
Lights
See the light with the latest designer collection from Elle Macpherson Intimates and you could learn one of Elle’s own lingerie secrets.
12:
How
Mainstream Media Ignored An Important
Book
How mainstream media ignored the most important political book of the decade By Jon Eisen
13:
PUBLIC
ADDRESS The envelope, please
...
So, how to vote in the local body elections? I'm not averse on principle to sending the odd vote to a CitRat candidate - the late Phil Warren always got a tick from me - but I'm blowed if I can see one I'd want to back from this year's Citizens & ...
14:
Images:
Departing LOTR Stars Meet Their
Planes
The Lord of the Ring's stars come face to face with themselves on the side of Air NZ planes as they bid New Zealand goodbye at Wellington Airport before boarding the Air New Zealand 767 emblazoned with giant images of the characters Aragorn and Arwen.
15:
Diebold
Memos Disclose Florida 2000 E-Voting
Fraud
Something very strange happened in Volusia County on election night November 2000, the night that first Gore won Florida, then Bush, and then as everybody can so well remember there was a tie.
16:
Jewish
Activists Disrupt Bulldozer Sales To
Israel
Jewish Activists Disrupt Safety Awards at MINExpo to Protest Caterpillar’s Sales to Israeli Army
17:
Shallow
Collins "out of touch"
It is ironic for National's Judith Collins to say the Government is out of touch when her SOP to the Care of Children Bill has run foul of both her own caucus and New Zealand's medical fraternity, says Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope.
19:
Venezuala's
Revolution Explained To New
Zealand
Resisting international pressures has allowed Venezuela’s wealth to be directed towards the poor majority in forms such as food and healthcare, said Leonel Vivas, the Venezuelan ambassador to Australia.
20:
Palestine
Human Rights Calls for Boycott of
Israel
The Palestine Human Rights Campaign joins with the worldwide movement calling for an economic and cultural boycott of Israel.
21:
Images:
Lord Of The Rings Exhibition At Te
Papa
In anticipation of the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central instalment in writer/director/producer Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the J.R.R. Tolkien masterpiece, Te Papa proudly announces a world exclusive and a bold ...
22:
Care,
consistency, control: Greens drug
policy
The Green Party launched a comprehensive proposal to cover all controlled drugs today.
23:
New
initiative to address Auckland skill
shortages
Auckland employers will benefit from a $9.6 million national Skills Package designed to help to address skill shortages.
24:
Kedgley
calls on Clark to stop the
bulldozers
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage to intervene and save Wellington's historic Te Aro precinct in the same way as she has saved two iconic Northland buildings.
25:
Globalisation
for Alcohol Use in the
Pacific
Implications of Globalisation for Alcohol Use in the Pacific – The case of the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
26:
UNAMIS
Int. News Round-sup On
Sudan/Darfur
Southern Sudanese rebel chief John Garang denied accusations by the Sudanese government that he backed the uprising in Darfur in the west. Garang, head of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and its political wing the Sudan People's Liberation Movement ...
27:
Prime
Minister confirms Israelis
deportation
Prime Minister Helen Clark has confirmed that two Israelis convicted and sentenced earlier this year have been deported from New Zealand today.
28:
Inside
A U.S. Election Vote Counting
Program
Publication of this story marks a watershed in American political history. It is offered freely for publication in full or part on any and all internet forums, blogs and noticeboards. All other media are also encouraged to utilise material. Readers ...
29:
ERO
Report Reveals Dumbing Down Of
Education
A disturbing new report, showing more than a third of new primary and nearly half of secondary teachers aren't up to standard, highlights the dumbing down of teacher training in New Zealand, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington said ...
30:
BBC
radio joins Titewhai Harawira
BBC radio joins Titewhai Harawira on urban Maori radio station Waatea603am talkback show "Nga Putake Wahine."
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Harry Finch: Austerity – For And Against