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MP Judith Collins "Brand Ambassador" For Car Dealer
Monday, 12 October 2015, 1:06 pm | Lyndon Hood
MP and former cabinet minister Judith Collins is acting as a "brand ambassador" for a newly-opened car dealership. More >>
Cartoons: Refugees, Flags and What I Stand For
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 12:13 pm | Lyndon Hood
Syrian refugees in Europe, the New Zealand refugee quota, flags, and New Zealand's national image More >>
God Defend the National Anthem
Friday, 31 July 2015, 4:21 pm | Lyndon Hood
Earlier in the week Labour leader Andrew Little said – deliberately, I think – that he didn't like New Zealand's national anthem and many New Zealanders preferred to sing along to the Australian one. More >>
Satire: Serco To Outsource Prison To Public Sector
Monday, 27 July 2015, 2:30 pm | Lyndon Hood
In response to high-profile failings, multinational omnicorporation Serco will introduce public management in its prison system. Serco's New Zealand manager, speaking on condition of anonymity, has announced plans for managers from the Department of Corrections ... More >>
Images/Audio: Corrections To Take Over Mt Eden Prison Management
Friday, 24 July 2015, 5:00 pm | Lyndon Hood
Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga and Chief Executive Ray Smith today announced the Department of Correction would take over the management of Mount Eden Corrections Facility. More >>
Scoop Images: DeepDreaming of Pluto
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 5:23 pm | Lyndon Hood
New Horizons Pluto image enhanced using Google's DeepDream tool. More >>
Photos (and MP Tweets): Climate Protest On Parliament Roof
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 10:14 am | Lyndon Hood
Protesters have scaled the Parliament building this morning to protest the Government's climate policy. More >>
Peters to Stand in Northland By-Election
Friday, 27 February 2015, 1:17 pm | Lyndon Hood
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters today announced his intention to stand in the Northland by-election, citing his own links to the electorate and ongoing neglect of the region by central government. More >>
Press Conference: Chief of Defence Force, PM on Iraq Plans
Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 5:00 pm | Lyndon Hood
Following his statement to Parliament on plans to deploy New Zealand troops to Iraq, the Prime Minister was joined by Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Tim Keating and Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee at a press conference. More >>
Scoop Satire: The Source of Denial
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 12:57 pm | Lyndon Hood
Confession time. All those anonymous sources you see quoted in the media: me. I am every anonymous source. I am also every anonymous twitter account, but you know me best as every anonymous source. More >>
Lyndon Hood Satire: There Is No Surveillance In New Zealand
Friday, 19 September 2014, 12:36 pm | Lyndon Hood
There is no surveillance in New Zealand There is no one listening to your phones There is no surveillance in New Zealand You can all crawl back under you stones More >>
Images & Video: Wellington Night Lights
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 10:51 am | Lyndon Hood
The LUX Wellington Night Lights Festival runs until 31 August. Light sculptures are installed along the waterfront and in the central city – many of them interactive and at least one actually alive . More >>
Lyndon Hood: Laundering Dirty Politics
Friday, 15 August 2014, 2:04 pm | Lyndon Hood
Scoop recently imagined speaking to the Prime Minister about Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics . More >>
Satire: Stone Peter, Craggy Colin and The White Man
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 12:53 pm | Lyndon Hood
How Humanity Stole The Power Of Saying Awful Things And Then Acting All Wronged When People Get Shocked By Them From The Gods More >>
Scoop Satire: Colin Craig Buys Into Civilian Party
Monday, 4 August 2014, 12:24 pm | Lyndon Hood
At a surprise press conference this morning, Conservative Party leader Colin Craig and Civilian Party leader Ben Uffindell announced plans to form an alliance to contest the 2014 General Election. More >>
Werewolf Satire: Ask A Prime Minister
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 10:32 am | Lyndon Hood
I'm still not sure why the PM never engages on social media... But it struck me he must have a huge backlog. So I thought I should have a go at answering them. More >>
Wellington Sevens Costumes 2014
Friday, 7 February 2014, 3:21 pm | Lyndon Hood
The Sevens is on in Wellington. People are wearing a variety of costumes. Scoop managed to get out and take some photos before it started raining. More >>
Scoop Photos: Fire in Lower Hutt Hills
Monday, 2 December 2013, 8:43 pm | Lyndon Hood
Fire has broken out near houses on the hills above Lower Hutt. Multiple fire appliances are in attendance and the Fire Service can be seen a house as flames come over the ridge line. More >>
TechLab | The BlackBerry Z10 vs. my Mac and Nokia Smartphone
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 5:33 pm | Lyndon Hood
A few words about my cellphone history. It will probably help to know where I am coming from, as I am coming from somwhere odd. My first – up until now my only – proper smartphone has been a Nokia n900. This is not a normal phone. More >>
Scoop Photos & Video : Amanda Palmer On The Wellington Waterfront
Monday, 2 September 2013, 5:27 pm | Lyndon Hood
This afternoon visiting musician Amanda Palmer took a crowd of her fans on " ninja parade " musical tour of Wellington. More >>