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Scoop Audio: Arts Festival Preview - Robert Lepage
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 3:13 pm | Lyndon Hood
Robert Lepage, Canadian director, playwright, designer, filmmaker and performer held a press conference in Wellington today during a brief NZ visit. This year's International Arts Festival includes a revival of his influential epic The Dragon's Trilogy. More >>
Lyndon Hood: Movie References for Oral Answer
Friday, 16 December 2005, 6:04 pm | Lyndon Hood
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: The answer to that question is to be found in 3 years of emails of the National Party’s internal workings, where the New Zealand Herald is concerned. [Interruption] Oh, I know what those members are thinking: they are wondering ... More >>
London Oil Depot Fire: Big Satellite Images
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 12:04 am | Lyndon Hood
Satellite images of Southern England taken over the last two days showing smoke plumes from the burning Buncefield oil depot northwest of London. The fires began with explosions on Sunday morning and are still being fought. More >>
Parliament Must Stockpile Tennis-Ball Vaccine
Friday, 2 December 2005, 1:22 pm | Lyndon Hood
Over recent weeks the public has become more and more aware of a major risk. One that threatens the stability of our country. One that stikes unexpectedly and leaves the helpless victim - though he might not know it for months - as good as dead. More >>
Morris Report into Waiouru
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 1:46 pm | Lyndon Hood
The New Zealand Defence Force today released the independent report into the Waiouru Regular Force Cadet School conducted by retired High Court Judge David Morris. More >>
Pressure to Release "Bomb Al Jazeera" Transcript
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 1:36 pm | Lyndon Hood
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is coming under opposition pressure to release a memo which reportedly show that he dissuaded President Bush from ordering the bombing the Head Quarters of Al Jazeera TV in Qatar, an ally of the United States. More >>
UN Rapporteur's Preliminary Report
Friday, 25 November 2005, 6:48 pm | Lyndon Hood
Below is the preliminary report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous People. The rapporteur, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, visited New Zealand from 16 to 25 November, investigating the state of Maori in New Zealand. He met with a range of Government ... More >>
Lyndon Hood: Political Interference in Rugby!
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 5:15 pm | Lyndon Hood
Parliament, meeting today for the first time after New Zealand's successful world cup bid, decried it as another example of Labour party political interference. More >>
Lyndon Hood: Satirist 'Apologises' to Howard
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 4:19 pm | Lyndon Hood
Scoop's resident Satirist today issued a belated apology to Australian Prime Minister John Howard for writing a column titled " Howard Demands Emergency Anti-Wolf Legislation ". The article made childish jests towards Mr Howard's recent announcement of urgent ... More >>
International Briefs
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 4:53 pm | Lyndon Hood
One Law For All: A French Success Story - Bush Clarifies Position on Torture - Watching Opening of New Zealand Parliament Turns Queen into Republican More >>
Howard Demands Emergency Anti-Wolf Legislation
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 4:14 pm | Lyndon Hood
My fellow Australians: Today the Government will introduce an urgent amendment to Australia’s counter-wolf legislation. More >>
Lyndon Hood: More 'Innovative' Reshuffling
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 5:16 pm | Lyndon Hood
First, there was the constitutional innovation involved in the formation of the new Government. Now, Don Brash has created a post for Wayne Mapp officially titled "Political Correctness Eradicator". This throws open a world of possibilities. Scoop has some ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 21 October 2005, 3:59 pm | Lyndon Hood
- Humour: Stunning Pre-election Insight Discovered In Scoop Archives - Banks To Educate Customers With Online Banking Guidelines - Government Minister's Party Wants to Sit with Opposition - Top Jobs In NZ Signed Up At Govt House - - Wellington Peoples Centre ... More >>
Hood: Election Predictions as of 14 Sep 2005
Friday, 21 October 2005, 12:54 am | Lyndon Hood
Yesterday I discovered a draft column down the back of my desk. It appears to be a set of election predictions I jotted down during the last week of campaigning and immediately mislaid. Since nothing of note has happened in politics this week, I ... More >>
Lyndon Hood: Coalition Briefs
Friday, 14 October 2005, 1:17 pm | Lyndon Hood
Caretakers Applaud Extension of Caretaker Government United Future supports stable government by avoiding being in government Prebble Actually Being Sarcastic Starving feral media packs roaming halls of Parliament Brash in surprise coalition with Brethren, ... More >>
NZ Conspirators Association Praises Victoria Uni
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 5:20 pm | Lyndon Hood
Satire: Emerging from a traditional smoke-filled meeting this afternoon, representatives of the New Zealand Conspirators Association praised the administration of Victoria University of Wellington for actions furthering the suppression of information. More >>
One Last Shot for the Brethren
Friday, 16 September 2005, 11:34 am | Lyndon Hood
The following half-page, full colour advertisement appeared today on page 4 of the Dominion Post and page 20 of the NZ Herald as part the Exclusive Brethren's pro-National campaign. More >>
More Private Campaigning Material
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 3:26 pm | Lyndon Hood
This full-page newspaper advertisment was authorised by Selwyn Pellett, an Auckland businessman who has said he had no alliance to Labour. His two full-page advertisements are understood to have cost him around $25 000. More >>
Satire: Lyndon Hood: Under Bee Hive
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 4:32 pm | Lyndon Hood
It is spring, moonless night in the Parliament Buildings, banner- headline black, the carpetways silent and the scowling grandstanders'- and-liars' chambers breathing night-time down into the breeze-mumbled grounds. And all the people of the lulled ... More >>
Scoop Audio: An Election Briefing From Rod Donald
Friday, 9 September 2005, 12:49 pm | Lyndon Hood
Scoop's Lyndon Hood Interviews Greens Co-Leader Rod Donald Thursday 8 September 2005 – 9.45am – Green Party Offices, Parliament More >>
