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In these - the first professionally judged online media awards - the Scoop Media Network received 5 certificates, APN – publishers of the NZ Herald received 2, Fairfax/Stuff received 3 & ACP's runwayreporter.com received 2 finalist gongs More >>
Scoop Investigation: Selwyn Manning writes that the NZ & Australian governments have suffered a set-back in moves to have the UN ban Fiji from deploying soldiers to peacekeeping operations. In response to Scoop's questions the United Nations secretary general's ... More >>
Budget 2007: Save Some – Get More!!! - Scoop Report: UF Lose MP Who Played 'Cat and Mouse Game' - Employment: Easter Sunday Trading Bill Defeated 64-57 - Section 59: Parliament Says Hitting Children Bad, M'kay? - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY - Manufacturing: ... More >>
More than a few surprises, signs of innovation and a big savings sell in a far-sighted budget designed not to frighten the bankers. More >>
After serving 12 years in prison for the murders of his mother, father, and three siblings David Bain has been released on bail. Bain's lawyers launched a bail application at the Christchurch High Court today after the Privy Council ruled last week that ... More >>
Privy Council Orders David Bain's appeal should be allowed, the convictions quashed and a retrial ordered. The appellant must remain in custody meanwhile. It states "a substantial miscarriage of justice has actually occurred." More >>
BREAKING NEWS: Thomas Yadegary, the Iranian chef who cooked for Bill Clinton and who the government locked up indefinitely awaiting his signature on papers that would see him deported back to Iran, has been released from prison. More >>
FULL COVERAGE of Dame Margaret Bazley's report into police conduct, including links to the entire report and Police Commissioner, Howard Broad's apology to the victims of police officers: "I unreservedly and unequivocally apologise to the women... More >>
Minister of Conservation Chris Carter is praising all the agencies involved in managing the Mt Ruapehu lahar today. “I am delighted with the way things have gone today on Mt Ruapehu”, said Mr Carter. More >>
The Maori Party has announced that it will be supporting the unamended S59 repeal bill – the so-called "smacking bill" – of Green MP Sue Bradford. More >>
Scoop Link: Saddam Hussein has been executed amid growing concern that a civil war in Iraq will flare. Amnesty International's call for a fair trial and for the execution order to be cancelled fell on deaf ears. More >>
Scoop Link: Fiji Times has reported that Fijian Army soldiers in full combat gear have taken over the headquarters of the Fiji Police Tactical Response Division and locked out members on duty there. While there has been no official confirmation, ... More >>
Scoop News: Former National Party Leader Don Brash has announced he will resign from Parliament, vacating his office when Parliament closes for Christmas/New Year recess. More >>
"Good afternoon Don and John, Doug Watt and myself enjoyed your presentation this morning at the Millennium Hotel. However as backers of the recent "Wake Up NZ" campaign ($350,000) and as responsible for a very extensive election campaign ($1,000,000) ... More >>
National Party Leader Don Brash's press conference announcing his resignation from the leadership of the party was held today at 1pm. More >>
National Party Leader Don Brash is currently holding a press conference to announce that he is stepping down from the leadership of the party. More >>
After torturing political insiders for more than a year the secret of who had Don Brash's emails has finally been revealed - New Zealand's leading investigative journalism sleuth and author Nicky Hager. More >>
Nuku’alofa is an inferno. Shoreline headquarters is gone, the Leiola Duty Free Store, Cowley’s, Pacifica Royale, and major Chinese outlets are up in smoke. All flights into and out of the Kingdom have been cancelled. More >>
In a remarkable last minute run in the count the Democrats are now headed for a victory in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. More >>
The race to control the US Senate in the US midterm congressional elections is going down to the wire with the most likely results a one seat majority to either party, or a tie. More >>
According to CNN the Democrats have won the House of Representatives. This result is based on early projections from the West Coast where voting has just ended. More >>
With a remarkably small number of actual votes counted (not to mention huge reservoirs of absentee paper ballots) the Democrats are on target to pull off a remarkable victory in the US Mid-Term elections. All eyes are now on the Senate races in Montana, Missouri, ... More >>
According to first exit poll results published on the web the Democrats are headed for a 1 seat majority in the Senate with 51 seats to 49. However several races are very close & the GOP has issued a press release warning people not to take too much ... More >>
Since our September Monetary Policy Statement, there has been a significant improvement to the near-term inflation outlook, mainly as a result of the recent decline in oil prices. We expect lower fuel prices, together with the recent rebound in the exchange ... More >>