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Alastair Thompson
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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
Alastair Thompson - Latest News [Page 13]
Sludge Report #190: The Band-aid Budget
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 3:06 pm | C.D. Sludge
The headline numbers out of today's budget will scare no horses. And hopefully not the Standard and Poors' examiners anyway. And afterall that was - according to the PM John Key - the plan. More >>
Scoop Announcement: Werewolf Launches 8th June!
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
Werewolf, A New Scoop Publication Edited By Gordon Campbell Launches 8th June -- Become A Scoop Sustaining Subscriber - Support Independent Media -- Announcement from Scoop Co-Editor & Co-Founder Alastair Thompson More >>
Students to learn about birthing in virtual world
Monday, 25 May 2009, 3:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
New Zealand midwifery students, for the first time, are to enhance their regular study programme with learning in a virtual world, Second Life. This week 27 first year students and 23 second year students will be introduced to the Otago Polytechnic’s ... More >>
Audio IV: Russel Norman Talks Green Stimulus
Friday, 15 May 2009, 12:59 pm | Alastair Thompson
This morning the Green Party unveiled "The Green Stimulus Package" a series of policy proposals which would simultaneously enhance the environment and cost-effectively create employment during the current global economic crisis. More >>
PM to open 3rd Annual NZ Hotel Industry Conference
Monday, 11 May 2009, 11:09 am | Alastair Thompson
11 May 2009: Prime Minister, Hon. John Key (Minister of Tourism) will open the 3rd annual New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference at SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre, on Thursday 14 May 2009. The one day conference has the theme 'Opportunities in Challenging ... More >>
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Friday, 1 May 2009, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
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Audio: RBNZ OCR Announcement - 0.5% Rate Cut
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 11:22 am | Alastair Thompson
Audio on Demand of today's Reserve Bank press conference with Governor Dr Allan Bollard. Cutting the interest rate by a further 50 basis points the Governor had a remarkably downbeat view of the coming 2 years, indicating he expected official interest rates ... More >>
Katya Rivas: Jesus Is Sentenced to Death
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 11:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
At dawn Caiaphas ordered them to take Me to Pilate so that he might pronounce the sentence of death. Pilate questioned Me, hoping to find a reason to condemn Me, but at the same time his conscience tormented him and he felt great fear at the injustice ... More >>
Sludge Report #189: Jubilee - Halve The Debt!
Friday, 13 March 2009, 12:56 am | C.D. Sludge
In this edition of the Sludge Report: Jubilee - The Debt Bubble - The Beauty Of Simplicity - Lets Just Halve The Debt - What The Bursting Of A Debt Bubble Means - So Why Not Just Halve The Debt? The Paradox Of Money Supply More >>
Multimedia: RBNZ Gov. Alan Bollard Presser 12/3/9
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 10:46 am | Alastair Thompson
Audio on Demand of the Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard's press conference this morning. Dr Bollard announced a 50 basis point cut in the official cash interst rate (OCR) to a record low 3%. More >>
Andrew Little - "Failing Their Way To Success"
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 2:48 pm | Alastair Thompson
"Failing Their Way To Success" Scoop Audio + Photos : EPMU Secretary (& Labour Party President) Andrew Little Addresses The National Press Club On CEO Remuneration & The Economic Crisis Audio and Images recorded by Alastair Thompson More >>
PM John Key's 9-Day Week Support Scheme Presser
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 2:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio on Demand of NZ Prime Minister John Key's press conference today to announce the first outcome from the Jobs Summit - the 9 day working week support programme. John Key answered extensive questioning on the scheme for 27 minutes. More >>
Surviving The Credit Crunch - Invitation To Talk
Monday, 23 February 2009, 5:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
Surviving The Credit Crunch - An Online Discussion An invitation to participate in an online discussion from Scoop General Manager and Co-Editor Alastair Thompson More >>
Audio + Images: PM's Presser Monday, 23 February 2
Monday, 23 February 2009, 5:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Prime Minister started with an announcement concerning a delay in the implementation of S92A of the Copyright Act in response to online protests. The PM answered questions about issues including S92A, Facebook protests, the Government Superannuation Fund, ... More >>
Sludge Report #188 - Down She Goes By 1.5%
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 9:06 am | C.D. Sludge
Home mortgage rates around the 5-6% level or lower should eventually result from the Reserve Bank's dramatic cut in official rates this morning. More >>
Scoop Images: Wellington Palestine Protest Begins
Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 1:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Wellington anti Gaza War protest can be viewed out the window of the Scoop HQ office. The protest began 20 minutes ago and appears to have a crowd of around 200-300 attending. More >>
Scoop Audio: RBNZ MPS Presser 4 Dec. 08
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 11:17 am | Alastair Thompson
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard was bullish in his assessment of the resilience of the NZ economy in the face of the ongoing global financial crisis today. More >>
Infratil Ltd. - Half Year Results Conference Call
Monday, 17 November 2008, 12:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio on demand of Infratil Limited half yearly results media conference & conference call. Executive Chairman Lloyd Morrison commented on among other things: the state of the global economy; the need for changes to public transport legislation; and ... More >>
Audio: Key On Economy & Maori Party Talks
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 5:38 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Prime Minister Elect discussed the economic briefing he received - in which the scenarios facing NZ are "not Armageddon". He also answered questions on his meeting with the Maori Party and on Phil Goff;s reported views on changes to the Electoral ... More >>
Maori Party Use Back Channel For Negotiations
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 3:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
This afternoon the Maori Party arrived late for a meeting with John Key. The Maori party's representatives arrived via a back entrance to the National Party's offices at around 2pm and left later than expected at 3:10pm oncev again exciting through ... More >>
