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Kevin List
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Was sentenced to 15 years working at Parliament. Now free and willing to pay for my crimes.
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Torrential Rain Fails to Deter Trolley Activists
Friday, 12 May 2006, 12:14 am | Kevin List
Green Party Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley and a team of Green Party supporters braved torrential rain at the at the Courtenay Place bus stops this morning. More >>
Images: Letter From US Strategists To Dr Brash
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 11:27 am | Kevin List
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters yesterday released an email from American republican strategists Sam Van Voorhis and Curt Anderson to National's Leader Dr Don Brash. More >>
A Week of It: Climate Coalition and Other Stunts
Friday, 5 May 2006, 4:29 pm | Kevin List
This week saw the birth of an entirely new lobby group aimed at easing the public's fears about a climate change apocalypse. The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition is a group of scientists who have nobly taken it upon themselves to make certain ... More >>
Official Army Artist Launches Timely Exhibition
Friday, 21 April 2006, 10:20 am | Kevin List
Captain Matt Gauldie, the New Zealand Army's official artist, last evening hosted the launch of his inaugural exhibition. Scoop popped down to Captain Gauldie's opening and and took a few snaps while enjoying a couple of snacks. More >>
Images: Lighting Wizards Pay Homage to Veterans
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 12:50 am | Kevin List
Last evening New Zealand's Parliament Buildings were cast in lights projecting giant Poppies to commemorate ANZAC Day. Parliament will remain illuminated on Wednesday and Thursday nights, with Poppy Day following on Friday 21 April. More >>
A Week of It: Cover Shocker + TVNZ CEO Pay Problem
Saturday, 8 April 2006, 2:31 pm | Kevin List
In a recent interview with Colin Peacock on Radio New Zealand's Mediawatch program Listener magazine editor Pamela Stirling pointed out that in the past people had thought of the Listener as the "house journal of the Alliance Party". More >>
MP Pushes Human Rights In Sartorial Style
Friday, 7 April 2006, 12:04 am | Kevin List
Yesterday Green MP Keith Locke attended the official luncheon in honour of Wen Jiabao the Premier of the People’s Republic of China wearing a natty scarf. The colourful scarf was worn in support of the struggle of the Tibetan people for national, cultural ... More >>
Free Trade and Falun Gong Intersect At Parliament
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 2:21 pm | Kevin List
This morning the Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Wen Jiabao, and a delegation of Ministers and officials from China visited Parliament. Mr Jiabao discussed trade and legal issues with the New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and later ... More >>
Chirpy Cullen Quashes Career Speculation
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 11:53 am | Kevin List
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen today clarified his political future at the end of a press conference dealing with changes to New Zealand's tertiary education funding. More >>
Audio: Heatley Becomes Heated Over State Housing
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 5:56 pm | Kevin List
Today in the House National's Housing spokesperson Phil Heatley and Labour Minister Steve Maharey crossed swords regarding state housing policy. Mr Heatley was of the opinion that many low income New Zealanders were missing out on the chance to live ... More >>
Hide : Maori Party A Party For All New Zealanders
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 3:10 pm | Kevin List
Today on Auckland's BFM ACT leader Rodney Hide attempted to explain to The Wire host Noelle McCarthy why Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia was invited to appear at ACT's conference. Only a few month's before Ms Turia's ACT conference speaking engagement ... More >>
Party With 'Repugnant Views' Now Big Hit with ACT
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:55 am | Kevin List
According to Rodney Hide's weblog "Tariana [Turia] was a big hit at the conference." In a surprise move Tariana Turia was the surprise guest at ACT's Party conference held in Wellington over the weekend. Ms Turia's appearance would at ACT's conference ... More >>
A Week Of It: Shane Jones, Ian Wishart and Hosking
Friday, 24 March 2006, 4:25 pm | Kevin List
The life of the chairperson of Parliament's Finance and expenditure committee isn't all flashing cameras and TVNZ inquiries according to new Labour MP Shane Jones. A Week of It caught up with Mr Jones, a potentially rising star of the 2005 intake ... More >>
Herceptin: Will Media Pressure Blow The Budget?
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 5:04 pm | Kevin List
In what may be a sign of things to come the media turned out in force to discover that the cancer drug Herceptin has been provisionally approved for the treatment of some women with early stage breast cancer by Medsafe. More >>
A Week of It: Paving Paradise + Mapp and Sharples
Friday, 17 March 2006, 5:27 pm | Kevin List
In an effort to understand whether New Zealand was on the way to becoming a Robert Mugabesque dictatorship - as National's environment spokesperson Nick Smith hinted in the House - A Week of It contacted Mick Kelly of the Whangamata Marina Society ... More >>
MP Seeks To Make Her Compatriots Redundant
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 4:08 pm | Kevin List
This week Barbara Stewart's Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill will go before the House for its first reading. The Bill would reduce the number of MPs to 100 at the next election by amending s191 of the Electoral Act ... More >>
Cricket Captains Cruel Comments A Set Up
Monday, 13 March 2006, 1:56 pm | Kevin List
A series of cruel comments from NZ cricket captain Stephen Fleming to his former team mate Mark Richardson is evidently part of an elaborate spoof that will appear on Sky TV later this week. More >>
Bob Clarkson Explains How To Get A Good Deal
Friday, 10 March 2006, 2:05 pm | Kevin List
Today Tauranga MP Bob Clarkson has welcomed the decision of the High Court to order NZ First leader Winston Peters to pay $40,000 in costs following Mr Peters' failed election petition. Scoop caught up with Mr Clarkson for a short interview in which ... More >>
A Week Of It: Howzat! Cricket Playing MP Action
Friday, 3 March 2006, 6:13 pm | Kevin List
Today in Wellington's scenic Botanic Gardens a titanic struggle on the cricket oval raged between MPs and staff drawn from New Zealand's diplomatic community. More >>
Comedic Aural Terrorists Target Society's Fabric
Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 11:03 am | Kevin List
Scoop has obtained an audio recording of what could be called, by many upstanding citizens, comic hooliganism. A small group of comedians going by the name of the The Rock, Frank Martinez, and The Row have been interacting with various Government ... More >>
