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Massive winter storm slams U.S Midwest, Northeast
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:33 am | Scoop Link
(Reuters) - A huge winter storm pummeled the United States on Wednesday, bringing parts of the Midwest to its knees, taking aim at the Northeast, and disrupting businesses, flights and other transport. Major automakers shut down plants in six Midwestern ... More >>
Queensland Police Cyclone Yasi Updates
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:25 am | Scoop Link
Brisbane Police keep the public well informed of the Cyclone Yasi situation through constant facebook page updates. More >>
Giant cyclone delivers destruction to Australian coast
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:06 am | Scoop Link
(Reuters) - One of the most powerful cyclones on record slammed into Australia's coast on Thursday, uprooting trees, tearing off roofs and bringing down power lines but there were no reports of deaths. Cyclone Yasi, packing winds of up to 300 km ... More >>
First light reveals cyclone destruction
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 10:00 am | Scoop Link
First light is revealing the trail of destruction left by Cyclone Yasi, with the north Queensland towns of Innisfail, Tully, Mission Beach and Cardwell bearing the brunt of the monster storm. The cyclone is now heading inland towards Georgetown ... More >>
PM's Presser Audio: 2011 Election For 26th November
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 2:46 pm | Scoop Audio
Prime Minister John Key has announced the 2011 general election will be held on November 26, to avoid political campaigning interfering with the Rugby World Cup - New Zealand's "largest ever event". More >>
Queensland braces for 'huge' Cyclone Yasi
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 10:42 am | Scoop Link
People in northern Queensland prepare themselves for Cyclone Yasi. Patients are being evacuated from hospitals in the north Queensland city of Cairns as Cyclone Yasi roars closer to the Australian coastline. Troops are flying patients to Brisbane, ... More >>
Cyclone Yasi roars towards Australia's flooded north
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 10:35 am | Scoop Link
Authorities have scrambled to airlift hospital patients from the path of a cyclone roaring toward waterlogged north-eastern Australia and urged low-lying communities to evacuate because of potentially deadly flash floods. Cyclone Yasi was expected ... More >>
Photo Essay: Laneway Festival Wellington 2011
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 10:09 am | The Scoop Team
Photo Essay of Wellingtons Laneway Festival January 2011. Concert goers were treated to impressive performances from the likes of Beach House, Deerhunter, Ladyhawke and Yeasayer. More >>
PM's Presser Audio: SAS In Afghanistan, SNAFU In Egypt
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 5:41 pm | Scoop Audio
The Prime Minister today announced the decision SAS to extend the NZSAS deployment in Kabul for a further 12 months with a reduced force of approximately 35. He said he been assured that "any Rugby World Cup commitments will not be compromised" by ... More >>
Scoop Coverage: Labour, National Economic Policy Plans
Friday, 28 January 2011, 11:38 am | Scoop Full Coverage
Scoop coverage, details and reaction to announcements of election economic policy in January 2010 by Labour Leader Phil Goff and National Leader John Key. More >>
Win A Double Pass To Wellington's Laneway Festival!
Friday, 28 January 2011, 11:33 am | The Scoop Team
Scoop.co.nz has a double pass to give away to next Tuesday's (1 Feb 2011) Laneway music festival to be held at the Wellington Town Hall. To enter simply answer this question: What was Deerhunter’s most recent album called? Send your answers to ... More >>
Orcas Off Kapiti
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 4:00 pm | Scoop Link
Killer Whales have been appearing around Kapiti recently, causing much interest and wonder — not to mention anxiety among some of us who remember old stories. However these days Killer Whales have become amiable creatures that are like us in some ways. More >>
Scoop Link: The Palestine Papers Day 4
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 1:57 pm | Scoop Link
Palestine Papers: PA's foreknowledge of the Gaza war? Click Here to Read the full and Original Article at aljazeera.net Did the PA know about the Gaza war in advance? That's a question raised by several exchanges in The Palestine Papers. Did the Palestinian ... More >>
Win A Double Pass To Wellington's Laneway Festival!
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 11:58 am | The Scoop Team
Win A Double Pass To Wellington's Laneway Festival! Competition Closes at 5pm 27th January 2011 (today). Scoop.co.nz has a double pass to give away to next Tuesday's (1 Feb 2011) Laneway music festival to be held at the Wellington Town Hall. More >>
Scoop Link: The Palestine Papers Day 3
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 11:12 am | Scoop Link
Top PA negotiator offers to allow Israel to re-occupy the Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border. The Palestinian Authority (PA) had pleaded with the Israeli government to re-occupy the Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, in order ... More >>
PM's Presser Audio: Tax Rates and Savings and Hair, Oh My!
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 5:47 pm | The Scoop Team
There was mention of fairies and pixies at the Prime Minister's press conference on Tuesday as Mr Key expressed doubt as to how Labour would fund its tax proposals. More >>
Scoop Link: The Palestine Papers Day 2
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 11:09 am | Scoop Link
The Palestine Papers reveal that Kadima's leaders refused to compromise on even the most basic issues. Tzipi Livni, Israel's main opposition leader, has sought in recent months to position herself and her Kadima party as the voice of moderation in Israeli politics - the "pro-peace" alternative to the country's current hard-right governing coalition. More >>
Scoop Link: The Palestine Papers Day 1
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 10:39 am | Scoop Link
The PA's chief negotiator suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites. Saeb Erekat, the chief negotiator of the Palestinian Authority (PA), had suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem ... More >>
Scoop Link: Introducing The Palestine Papers
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 10:05 am | Scoop Link
Over the last several months, Al Jazeera has been given unhindered access to the largest-ever leak of confidential documents related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There are nearly 1,700 files, thousands of pages of diplomatic correspondence detailing ... More >>
'Military buildup' unnecessary
Friday, 21 January 2011, 3:07 pm | Scoop Link
The assistant secretary of US defense for Asia was quoted Tuesday as saying China's military buildup far exceeds its defensive needs, a statement called groundless by a Chinese military expert. More >>
