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Arts Festival Review: Good Morning, Mr Gershwin
Friday, 19 March 2010, 6:12 pm | Rory MacKinnon
If nothing else, Good Morning Mr. Gershwin has the finest gargling solo of all time. The sprawling, schizoid work from legendary Parisian duo José Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu is a technically accomplished but uneven performance which – says the festival ... More >>
PM’s Presser – Mining leak “hysteria”
Monday, 15 March 2010, 6:08 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Reporters dug and dug, but there was no gold in them thar hills at Prime Minister John Key’s post-Cabinet press conference. More >>
Arts Festival Review: 360
Sunday, 14 March 2010, 3:34 pm | Rory MacKinnon
360 looks back on the life of Gee, a young man who ran away from the circus to pursue more conventional ideas of fame and fortune. A collaborative effort between Chapman Tripp recipients Carl Bland, Ben Crowder and Peta Rutter, the play swirls around ... More >>
PM's Presser - The Hollow Memo
Monday, 8 March 2010, 6:07 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Ministry mergers are on the cards – but the PM is holding them very close to his chest. Prime Minister John Key confirmed talk of departmental mergers at Monday’s post-cabinet press conference but said he did not have figures for estimated savings, ... More >>
Bomb Threat in Wellington CBD
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 6:47 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Part of Wellington’s central business district was roped off this afternoon in response to an alleged bomb threat. More >>
PM’s Presser – Shootout in Kabul, Phil’s Folly II
Monday, 1 March 2010, 5:39 pm | Rory MacKinnon
New Zealand servicemen are now officially fighting in Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Key confirmed Monday. More >>
Scoop Images: RNZ Protest At Parliament
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 3:06 pm | Rory MacKinnon
A small throng of Radio New Zealand listeners gathered outside Parliament Thursday to protest the Government’s funding freeze for the state-owned broadcaster. Wireless sets in hand, the hundred or so demonstrators cheered speeches by Labour State Services ... More >>
PM’s Presser – Phil’s Folly
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 2:23 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Prime Minister John Key has accepted Housing and Fisheries Minister Phil Heatley’s resignation but says he has not lost confidence in him. More >>
PM’s Presser - On Polls and Police
Monday, 22 February 2010, 7:19 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Prime Minister John Key says he is confident the public are “open-minded” on GST hikes despite recent polls suggesting otherwise. More >>
Fringe Review: Footnote Perforum
Friday, 19 February 2010, 4:52 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Footnote’s Perforum is unique amongst Fringe’s offerings: with no costume, no set and nervous adlibs accompanying each piece it’s more an open rehearsal than a performance in itself. That said, Footnote has a well-deserved reputation as one ... More >>
Pictures: The Running Of The Fringe 2010
Friday, 12 February 2010, 5:25 pm | Rory MacKinnon
The Wellington Fringe Festival’s anarchic opening ceremony saw Cuba Street teeming with silver statues, cows on bicycles, superheroes and what appeared to be an intergalactic KISS covers band. Scoop was there for the photo finish. More >>
PM's Presser – No Taxation Without Presentation
Monday, 8 February 2010, 6:41 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Speculation was rife in Monday’s post-Cabinet press conference, but John Key was having none of it. The Prime Minister said little on the eve of his statement to Parliament, which is tipped to focus heavily on an overhaul of the tax system. More >>
2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics (Part 3)
Friday, 5 February 2010, 5:47 pm | Rory MacKinnon
2010 Wellington Sevens Costumes Pics - Part Three: Assiduous Avatars and Zealous Zombies Images by Rory MacKinnon More >>
Pictures: 2010 Wellington Sevens Parade Costumes
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 5:02 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Wellington’s Lambton Quay was swamped with Sevens supporters on Thursday, many in costume – although a particularly plucky Air New Zealand cabin crew dispensed with clothes entirely. More >>
Scoop Audio: Tolley And Key On National Standards
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 4:29 pm | Rory MacKinnon
The Government’s national standards policy will see parents get their own homework as children go back to school this week. Prime Minister John Key announced a $200,000 publicity campaign Tuesday to promote the policy, which requires schools to compile ... More >>
Climate of uncertainty at PM's presser
Monday, 1 February 2010, 6:31 pm | Rory MacKinnon
New Zealand will join the Copenhagen accord on climate change – as long as everyone else does. That was the message Monday as Prime Minister John Key restated his commitment to reducing the country’s carbon emissions to 10-20 percent below 1990 levels. More >>
Scoop Audio: Key Announces Cabinet Reshuffle
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 11:01 am | Rory MacKinnon
Prime Minister John Key announced a shake-up of Cabinet Monday, saying the government needed to focus on its key election promises. The Prime Minister said he was “more than happy” with his Cabinet’s performance but would be making a number of changes. ... More >>
Scoop Audio: Govt Seachange on SAS Disclosures
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 10:10 am | Rory MacKinnon
Prime Minister John Key says the Government plans to be more up front about the New Zealand Special Air Services’ (NZSAS) operations in Afghanistan. The announcement comes a week after photographs were published of decorated soldier Willie Apiata ... More >>
Scoop's Meet The MPs Project: Louise Upston
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 2:05 pm | Rory MacKinnon
Louise Upston may be a recent addition to National's back benches, but the MP for Taupo represents one of National's everywoman success stories. She has been by turns a solo mum, a company director, a civil servant, a community radio broadcaster and ... More >>
