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Lyndon Hood: Referendum Decision-Making Flowchart
Friday, 3 July 2009, 10:34 am | Lyndon Hood
You probably already know what you think. But because of certain qualities of the question that may not be the same as knowing how to vote. To help you out, and to give you something to do during the dark evenings of the campaign period, Scoop has ... More >>
How To Misunderstand Satire
Monday, 29 June 2009, 4:01 pm | Lyndon Hood
Y ou might remember David Low as the guy whose work illustrated your social studies text book on World War II. In the 1920s, early in his British career, the New Zealand-born cartoonist drew what was effectively the original Muhammed cartoon. Except he didn't ... More >>
Lyndon Hood: Political Nursery Rhymes
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 1:13 pm | Lyndon Hood
Parliament is back from recess, so that means it must be story time... More >>
Lyndon Hood's Pics of the Weeks: March to May '09
Monday, 15 June 2009, 2:55 pm | Lyndon Hood
New Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from March to May 2009. More >>
Scoop Review: The History Of Cardenio
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 4:49 pm | Lyndon Hood
The History Of Cardenio - By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, A creative reconstruction by Gary Taylor, Directed by David Carnegie More >>
Lyndon Hood: Super-City Map
Friday, 15 May 2009, 1:16 pm | Lyndon Hood
THE SUPER-CITY Or: A Political Map Of Present-Day Auckland - Faster than an ELECTORAL FINANCE ACT! able to leap DUE PROCESS in a single bound with his THREADBARE cloak of JUSTIFICATION (the torn REMAINS of the ROYAL COMMISSION recommendations)! The ... More >>
Lyndon Hood: The Caper Of The Missing Stimulus
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 5:12 pm | Lyndon Hood
On a whim, I purchased a old, battered notebook. As it turned out, this contained handwritten notes towards an unpublished short story (or possibly a screenplay) which I've tentatively titled "The Maltese Tax Cuts". More >>
Lyndon Hood: Bananarama Outstays Welcome
Saturday, 18 April 2009, 10:32 pm | Lyndon Hood
Friends! Fijians! Countrymen! Lend Bananarama your ears! If you thought Rough Justice was a coup, Bananarama's latest will really get your attention! More >>
Scoop Audio: PM's Post-Cabinet Presser 06/04/09
Monday, 6 April 2009, 5:46 pm | Lyndon Hood
Auckland governance changes and Richard Worth's conflicts of interest were the main points of interest is today's post-cabinet press conference, with Prime Minister John Key defending his process for the former - details of which will be announced ... More >>
Lyndon Hood: Collins Crush!
Monday, 30 March 2009, 4:11 pm | Lyndon Hood
Collins ANGRY! Collins hear car! It loud car! Collin see boy in car! Car shiny? Car shiny! Him BOY RACER! More >>
Audio: PM's Presser - Copyright To Remain Silent
Monday, 23 March 2009, 6:06 pm | Lyndon Hood
The Prime Minister today announced that Section 92A of the Copyright Act will not come into force as written. Described by campaigners as leading to 'guilt on accusation', the section has been referred back to the Minister of Commerce Simon Power to be ... More >>
Scoop Audio: PM's Post-Cabinet Presser 16/03/09
Monday, 16 March 2009, 6:00 pm | Lyndon Hood
Since he was having a press conference today anyway, Prime Minister John Key got his Transport minister Steven Joyce along to explain that highways are the way of the future, and to announce Government plans for the funding Auckland's rail electrification. ... More >>
Lyndon Hood's Pics of the Weeks: Nov 08 to Feb 09
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 5:20 pm | Lyndon Hood
New Scoop editorial images by Lyndon Hood, for stories from November 2008 to February 2009. For previous images see Pics of the Weeks: October 2008 More >>
Scoop Audio: PM's Post-Cabinet Presser 09/03/09
Monday, 9 March 2009, 5:46 pm | Lyndon Hood
As well as providing a little more detail on the Government's legislative programme, the Prime Minister discussed changes to the ACC board, the continuing employment of Corrections CEO Barry Matthews and the possibility of private competition for ... More >>
Hood: Key Cancels "Wasteful" Employment Summit
Friday, 20 February 2009, 2:42 pm | Lyndon Hood
The National Government has cancelled another conference, with Prime Minister John Key describing it as "a waste of public money at a critical time". During a line-by-line review of spending by the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Mr Key discovered ... More >>
Images And Audio: Section 92A Protest
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 3:34 pm | Lyndon Hood
Protest and petition presentation against Section 92A of the Copyright Act. Speeches by Bronwyn Holloway-Smith of the Creative Freedom Foundation and MP Peter Dunne. More >>
Scoop Images: Perilous '09 Circus Festival
Monday, 16 February 2009, 9:40 am | Lyndon Hood
Perilous '09 landed at Wellington's Civic Square on Sunday. The annual circus event includes open air performances and the chance for the public to try out a range of circus skills for themselves. More >>
Hood: Key Drops Dark Hints On Need For Urgency
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 6:01 pm | Lyndon Hood
The new Government's extensive use of urgency is once again under scrutiny. Senior Ministers have offered some justifications, but their reasons have been described as "constitutionally inadequate, and also subtly terrifying". More >>
Scoop Images: Sevens Costumes Part 3
Monday, 9 February 2009, 11:16 am | Lyndon Hood
Costumes from the wellington international sevens 2009 More >>
Scoop Images: Sevens Costumes Part 2
Monday, 9 February 2009, 9:43 am | Lyndon Hood
Costumes from the 2009 Wellington International Sevens spectators. More >>