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A Freak Iceberg in Wellington Harbour

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 4:57 pm | Scoop Images

A freak iceberg about the size of a Fiat Bambina found its way into Wellington harbour this week. Arriving during a mid-winter warm snap, the block has come to rest near the Tugboat restaurant off Oriental Parade. It isn't the first lump of ice to find ... More >>

Emissions Target: No vision, no guts, no future

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 4:36 pm | Scoop Blogwatch

The New Zealand government announced this afternoon that NZ would table a conditional emissions target of between 10% and 20% cuts on 1990 levels by 2020 [ Scoop , Herald ]. The range is supposed to allow for a response to the progress of international ... More >>

Full Coverage: NZ Announces 2020 Emissions Target

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 10:56 am | Scoop Full Coverage

Climate Change Ministers Nick Smith and Tim Groser announced an emissions reduction “target range” of between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels. More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 10 August 2009

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 8:40 am | Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Cambodia: Law On The Statute Of Judges Asian Human Rights Commission Last June the Cambodian government ignored the jurisdiction of the nomination and discipline of judges and prosecutors of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy (SCM) when it ... More >>

Scoop Audio: Gov Announces 10-20% Emissions Target

Monday, 10 August 2009, 7:16 pm | Scoop Audio

Today Climate Change Ministers Nick Smith and Tim Groser announced an emissions reduction “target range” of between 10 and 20 percent below 1990 levels. Smith said this was based on a “realistic assessment of the economic costs”. The government projects ... More >>

Scoop Audio: Key Redeploys SAS To Afghanistan

Monday, 10 August 2009, 7:06 pm | Scoop Audio

Today Prime Minister John Key announced his government’s decision to redeploy New Zealand’s Special Air Service combat troops to Afghanistan. The commitment will last up to 18 months, with 70 fighters deployed in three rotations. The deployment ... More >>

Radio Adelaide: Manning On Snouts In The Trough

Monday, 10 August 2009, 10:41 am | Scoop Audio

Radio Adelaide: Selwyn Manning & Owen Teakle discuss how NZ's finance minister Bill English paid back $14,000.00 in allowances after his ethics were questioned over personal claims. Also, NZ enjoyed its first Telethon in 15 years raising $1,944,000 ... More >>

Radio Adelaide: Manning On Shouts In The Trough

Monday, 10 August 2009, 10:40 am | Scoop Audio

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 9 August 2009

Monday, 10 August 2009, 8:45 am | Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 7 August 2009 Scoop Daily Ratings Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0908/S00058.htm 2: Access To Food Precarious In Madagascar United Nations New York, Aug 6 2009 5:10PM ... More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 8 August 2009

Sunday, 9 August 2009, 1:35 pm | Scoop Daily Ratings

Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings 7 August 2009

Saturday, 8 August 2009, 12:59 pm | Scoop Daily Ratings

Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings For 6 August 2009

Friday, 7 August 2009, 9:24 am | Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Sinking of Princess Ashika Interisland ferry The Maori Party Mr Speaker 'Oku oatu 'eku 'ofa ki he kakai tonga kotoa pe he faingata'a kuo hoko. I greet the people of Tonga on this sad day. Kei te pouri te ngakau i tenei wa. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0908/S00092.htm ... More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings For 5 August 2009

Thursday, 6 August 2009, 10:26 am | Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Scoop Images: One Arrest At Education Cuts Protest; 2: Martin LeFevre: Racism In America; 3: Top Scoop Stories August 5th, 2009 News Summary; 4: Australian And Afghan Soldiers Wounded; 5: West Papua Report 63; 6: Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament ... More >>

Werewolf #3 Out Now - Featuring New Cartoon Alley!

Thursday, 6 August 2009, 9:57 am | The Scoop Team

This third issue of Werewolf sees the launch of Cartoon Alley , an initial foray into publishing cartoons and strips by New Zealand artists. More >>

Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings For 3 August 2009

Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:07 am | Scoop Daily Ratings

1: Scoop Images: One Arrest At Education Cuts Protest; 2: The Curious Case of Balochistan; 3: The writing on the ; 4: US: Private Contractors Must Not Infringe Rights; 5: Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 09 Swine Flu: Update 124; 6: Carbon potential huge, says multi-million ... More >>

Scoop Images: One Arrest At Education Cuts Protest

Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 4:38 pm | Scoop Images

About one hundred people - of a wide range of ages - braved the Wellington rain to march from Wellington High School to Parliament, protesting the Government's cuts to adult continuing education. More >>

Top Scoop Stories August 4th, 2009 News Summary

Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 3:52 pm | The Scoop Editor

LEAD STORY Gordon Campbell: Dropping The Ball On Expenses NZ POLITICS Carbon: Greens Say Big Target Affordable Smacking: Referendum As Demand-Side Stimulus Afghanistan: Capture Of Taliban Leader In Bamyan Province Afghanistan: NZ SAS complicit in US ... More >>