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Scoop Ratings - Yesterday's Top 20
1: INCIS
Soap Opera Looks Destined To Head To
Court
The INCIS soap opera's latest twist yesterday was an unexpected one with IBM calling it a day. Now all parties are crying havoc and have let slip the dogs of legal action.
2:
Shipley
shoots the messenger
Labour Leader Helen Clark said today that the Prime Minister would be well advised to listen to and respect the views of the Bishop of Christchurch rather than slap him down publicly.
3:
WINZ
in top ten tv ad spenders
Labour is demanding to know why Work and Income NZ is in the top rank of corporate spenders on television advertising when it is a public service organisation with no competitors.
4:
Changes
Good For Consumers -
Bradford
Changes announced today to the Commerce Act will be good for consumers, says Enterprise Minister Max Bradford. In this package of releases and question and answer papers, Bradford gives a full run-down of the changes, why they were made and what they are ...Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
5:
The
Inside Scoop On The Lord Of The
Rings
Scoop has struck up a content partnership with a US based Lord of The Rings - http://theonering.net - website. Today we bring a report with an extract from a interview with Billy Boyd who has recently been confirmed for the role of Froddo's young friend Pippen
6:
Small
Parties Benefit From Poor Govt.
Polling
The latest Herald Digipoll published today shows more worries for the government and a swing towards smaller parties rather than the big two.
7:
United
Wants Expert Inquiry On Government IT
United New Zealand leader, Hon Peter Dunne, is calling for an independent expert inquiry into government IT programmes in the light of the INCIS debacle.
8:
English:
Speech to Canterbury Manufacturers'
Assoc
Hon Bill English Treasurer MP for Clutha-Southland Speech to Canterbury Manufacturers' Association, Christchurch, 5.30pm 9 August 1999
9:
NEWSFLASH:
IBM Pulls Plug On INCIS
A spokesman for IBM Asia Pacific talking to media out of Tokyo has announced that IBM is going to cease development of the delay plagued INCIS, $130 million plus, police computer project.
10:
More
'me-tooing' from desperate Government
"How many death bed conversions can Maurice Williamson have," Labour commerce spokesperson Paul Swain asked today.
11:
Scoop
Ratings - Yesterday's Top 20
The top 20 rating items on Scoop yesterday were...
12:
Incis
- Government's Great White Elephant -
ACT
IBM's dumping of the Incis computer system has today left taxpayers with a $130 million white elephant.
13:
Investing
In Social Capital A Christian
Imperative
An address by The Rt Revd Dr David Coles, Bishop of Christchurch at Christchurch Cathedral at 10.00am on Saturday 7 August 1999.
14:
Arrogance
No Reason To Delay Transmission
Gully
The short-sighted and arrogant statements of Transport Minister Maurice Williamson will come back to haunt him says United New Zealand leader and Ohariu-Belmont MP Peter Dunne.
15:
Continuity
And Change Thirty Seven Years On
The Dominion this morning carried extracts from Departing MFAT Secretary Richard Nottage's farewell address and an acommpanying editorial. Scoop is pleased to bring readers the full text of his address delivered on July 30th in the Banquet Hall at ...
16:
Clinton
Makes His Move On The
Internet
John Howard reports that it was a long time coming, but Bill Clinton has finally made his move over "unlawful conduct" on the Internet.
17:
President
Travels to New Zealand for APEC Leaders
President Clinton will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting September 12-13 in Auckland, New Zealand. The annual meeting, hosted this year by Prime Minister Jennifer Shipley, will bring together the leaders of the 21 ...
18:
Butterfly
'Risk' is Pseudo-Science
"Once again we find Jeanette Fitzsimons quoting hysterical pseudo-science to push for restrictions on businesses and their scientific research," says the Libertarianz Spokesman for Environment Deregulation today.
19:
Salmon
ban another blow to free trade
myth
The myth of free trade has suffered another blow following an Australian supermarket's ban on raw New Zealand salmon, Alliance leader Jim Anderton says.
20:
Hawkins
demands full inquiry into Incis
Labour police spokesperson George Hawkins said today that a full Commission of Inquiry was required to investigate the Incis police computer system following IBM's withdrawal from the project.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
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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