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Shareholders Give U.S. Business Chiefs The Chop
Monday, 12 June 2000, 10:12 am | John Howard
Heads are rolling across corporate America as several top chief executives become victims of impatient shareholders who are disappointed with profits and volatile and unforgiving markets. John Howard writes. More >>
Scoop Opinion: The Origins Of Offence
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 10:09 am | John Howard
When Prime Minister, Helen Clark, made her now infamous remarks about West Coaster's, she included a comment that Coaster's had lynch-mob mentalities, like Kentucky. That set me thinking about the origins of the comment. John Howard writes. More >>
Scoop Opinion: Insults Keep Coming For The Coast
Monday, 5 June 2000, 7:04 pm | John Howard
Three strikes and you're out! First it was Helen Clark calling West Coaster's feral and in-bred, secondly it was Young Labour vice-president Jordan Carter calling Coaster's feral bastards. Now, Labour Party president, Bob Harvey, has insulted and marginalised ... More >>
Third Way Politicians Search For "Good Governance"
Monday, 5 June 2000, 7:01 pm | John Howard
Third Way reformist politicians, including Helen Clark, met in Berlin over the weekend agreeing to establish a network of officials to try and get specific about "good governance." John Howard reports. More >>
Westland Development Corporation Announced
Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 4:23 pm | John Howard
The mayor of Westland district, John Drylie, has today announced a new Westland Development Corporation designed to bring new business ideas to life and to encourage West Coast entrepreneurs. John Howard reports. More >>
Health Impact Of Economic Change Among New Grants
Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 4:13 pm | John Howard
A major national study that relates death to socio-economic status over the last 20 years is one of 97 new project and smaller grants worth almost $28 million, funded by the HRC and released today. More >>
Confidence In Business Strong In The Wild West
Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 11:58 am | John Howard
While the rest of New Zealand is going into a tail-spin over the latest gloomy National Bank business confidence survey, the West Coast has quietly established a cargo shipping link to Australia out of the Port of Greymouth which is likely to attract business ... More >>
Coast Councils Take Government Deal
Monday, 29 May 2000, 12:47 am | John Howard
The four West Coast councils have voted to reluctantly receive Government's $120 million offer in lieu of native logging, but in a surprise move they have also voted to slice $28 million off the top for themselves. John Howard reports. More >>
Opinion: China Decision Violates Human Rights
Thursday, 25 May 2000, 4:18 pm | John Howard
The decision by the US Congress to grant China permanent normal trade relations is not excellent news as our Government is saying. It is a day of infamy and pork-barrel politics against human rights. John Howard writes. More >>
TV1 News
Wednesday, 24 May 2000, 7:00 pm | John Howard
Raising Fiji Stakes - Sex in Prisons - Health Woes - Flocking Off More >>
D.O.C. Closes West Coast Tracks And Huts
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 10:28 am | John Howard
As West Coasters debate this week whether to accept Government's $120 million offer, the Department of Conservation says because of lack of public use, it is closing West Coast walkways, downgrading tracks and closing back country huts. Scoop's West ... More >>
Petrol Price Hike-Blame It On Bill
Thursday, 18 May 2000, 3:21 pm | John Howard
New Zealand is reeling from savage petrol price hikes, but much of the blame for the price increases can be squarely placed at the feet of the Clinton administration. John Howard reports. More >>
Access To Gold A Rising Issue For Angry Coasters
Sunday, 14 May 2000, 8:14 pm | John Howard
The meeting in Wellington tomorrow between mayors, Jim Anderton, Dr Michael Cullen and officials over Government's West Coast policies, now looks shaky following Conservation Minister, Sandra Lee's, refusal to grant earlier promised access to Crown land for ... More >>
Scoop Opinion: More West Coast Grief Ahead
Monday, 8 May 2000, 5:42 pm | John Howard
More grief for the Government as the West Coast/Tasman Labour Party electorate committee treasurer says he will back a former opponent in court if the Government tries to cancel its rimu contracts. Scoop's West Coast correspondent, John Howard reports. More >>
Drug Pollution Creating Unexpected Problems
Monday, 8 May 2000, 4:53 pm | John Howard
An investigation is to be launched in Britain and the United States amid new fears that scores of toxic drugs and pharmaceuticals are surviving the human digestive system, passing through sewerage works and ending up in rivers and the sea. John ... More >>
Scoop Opinion: More West Coast Grief Ahead
Monday, 8 May 2000, 10:17 am | John Howard
More grief for the Government as the West Coast/Tasman Labour Party electorate committee treasurer says he will back a former opponent in court if the Government tries to cancel its rimu contracts. Scoop's West Coast correspondent, John Howard reports. More >>
Air Pollution On The Sea Breeze
Saturday, 6 May 2000, 2:22 pm | John Howard
Local council's around New Zealand are battling to reduce air pollution said to be caused from burning fossil fuels. But new California research suggests a previously unknown intense chemical reaction between sunlight, air and sea salt is a major contributor ... More >>
Coasters Angry Over Contracts Misinformation
Friday, 5 May 2000, 3:23 pm | John Howard
West Coasters are angry today that Greens co-leader, Rod Donald, and some sections of the media are perpetuating the myth that rimu contracts were signed in secret just before Labour's policy was announced. Scoop's West Coast Correspondent John ... More >>
Time To End “Emotive Bull” Over West Coast Logging
Friday, 5 May 2000, 9:12 am | John Howard
Representatives of the wood sector of the National Distribution Union are to meet with Deputy Prime Minister, Jim Anderton, over the weekend in attempt to try and retain West Coast rimu contracts. Scoop's West Coast correspondent John Howard reports. More >>
Feral Coasters Considering New “True Labour" Party
Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 10:00 am | John Howard
Incensed that a Labour Prime Minister would call them "fairly feral," and comparing them to lynch mobs in places like Kentucky, West Coasters are now talking about the thing they really understand, forming a new political party likely to be ... More >>
