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1: Peters
Breaks His Silence! Thank-You
Speech
The new Parliament promises to be an interesting place, with a wide cross section of people from many different backgrounds in the House. This is the representation that New Zealanders have decided they want for the next three years, and we in New ...
2:
Americas
Cup - Prada Loses For Second
Time
AmericaOne has beaten Americas Cup leading challenger Luna Rossa ITA48 after a controversial penalty was dished out to Luna Rossa after it hit AmericaOne's transom with its bow. PLUS: here are the latest points, race tables, and schedules...
3:
Editorial:
Massive War Crime Threatened In
Grozny
In the last four weeks of the 20st century, not to mention the millennium, the world is on the verge of experiencing the effects of a new generation of horrific weapons systems.
4:
ELECTION
1999: The Dust Begins To
Settle
After the last two and a half months of exhaustive media assault the New Zealand population only now seem to be emerging from their bunkers and looking cautiously to see if the political dust has settled. Jonathan Hill and Alastair Thompson have ...
5:
National
Should Have Gone For Tauranga
Recount
ACT Deputy Leader Hon Ken Shirley today said National shouldn't have thrown in the towel in Tauranga and should have sought a judicial recount in the electorate.
6:
Americas
Cup - The Latest Race Reports
AmericaOne on Top - Prada Blitzs Spanish - French Win Stars & Stripes Loses - Abracadabra Wins Young Australia Trails: Here is the Americas Cup challenger series latest race report.
7:
EU
And US Headed For A Trade War Over
Agriculture
Following a breakdown at the WTO talks in Seattle, the US House Agriculture Committee is planning a series of hearings on farm policy early next year that will consider greater subsidies for US farmers. Will it lead to a Trade War? John Howard reports.
8:
Scoop
Editorial: The Right Thing To Do
Russia this week decided not to blanket bomb Grozny. With the benefit of hindsight it appears the decision not to bomb was taken on Tuesday, right at the beginning of the week, Scoop's Alastair Thompson reports on the motivations behind the sudden ...
9:
Scoop
Images: Swearing In The New Government -
1
Pictures From The Signing In Of The New Government.
10:
Americas
Cup - Hoist The Mainsail RR3 Kicks
Off
The Americas Cup Louis Vuitton challenger series is now getting serious with international teams competing for nine points a win. Only the top six teams will advance to the semi-finals so performance is critical in this round.
11:
Americas
Cup - Prada Leads Table As RR2
Ends
Round Robin two of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series ended after three previously cancelled matches were re-sailed from Race 6 of 14 November. Team Prada's yacht Luna Rossa completed the Round Robin yesterday with a total of 46 points, ...
12:
Govt's
'Good Faith' Doesn't Extend To
Coasters
The Government's directive today to end the beech logging scheme on the West Coast was a move to stop expert evidence that the scheme is sustainable and environmentally sound from being heard, according to ACT Forestry Spokesman and International Forestry ...
13:
Who
Will Rid Us Of This Troublesome
Priest?
The Rt Hon Winston Peters, MP for Tauranga, said today that the request of Labour’s candidate for an electoral recount is “bizarre”, preceding as it did, the National candidate’s concession just before noon.
14:
Heartless
Government Slashes
Benefits
Beneficiaries around the country are reeling today after the Labour/Alliance Government confirmed they will cut benefits by $20 a week before Christmas.
15:
Americas
Cup - The Latest Race Results, Points
Etc
Team Dennis Conner was back on the race course today, against Young America, after the 48 hour delay necessary to fix the structural damage on Stars & Stripes USA 55, which occurred before the race of 5 December. Stars & Stripes beat his rival ...
16:
Call
For End To Discriminatory Policy On
Visas
United New Zealand Party leader, Hon Peter Dunne, is calling on the new Government to change the current policy regarding the issue of visitors' visas to young, single people.
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Scoop
Images Continued From The Signing -
2
More Signing In Pics.
19:
Workfare
Can Be Stopped Now
"The much maligned work-fare or work-for-the-dole scheme can and must be stopped now," said Robert Reid, President of UNITE!, the community based union for unemployed and low paid workers.
20:
Americas
Cup - Prada Narrowly Beats Young
America
Leading Americas Cup challenger, Luna Rossa - ITA 48, marked her debut today by beating New York Yacht Club's Young America team. PLUS: the points, the weather, the forecast, who races who tomorrow and more...
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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