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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.
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Scoop Images: Hugs & Applause As National Meets
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 12:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
It was smiles, hand-shakes, hugs and applause all around as the National Party caucus of 59 MPs - the largest ever NZ Parliamentary caucus - met today at Parliament for the first time. Scoop was there to capture the moment. More >>
Maori Party May Double Incoming Govt. Majority
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 10:35 am | Alastair Thompson
Audio on demand of National Leader John Key and Maori Party Co-Leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples following their coalition forming talks this morning. The trio appeared to be close to agreement and will meet again later this week, soon. More >>
Audio+Images: John Key & Peter Dunne Presser 10/11
Monday, 10 November 2008, 4:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio on demand of John Key's press conference this afternoon following his coalition formation meeting with United Party Leader Peter Dunne. More >>
Election 08: Resounding Victory For National & Key
Sunday, 9 November 2008, 1:39 am | Alastair Thompson
At the end of the night tonight the MP count is National 59 : Labour 43 : Green 8 : ACT 5 : Maori 5 : Progressive 1 :United Future 1 - in a 122 seat Parliament. The Government elect block looks likely to lose one more seat to the Greens on special ... More >>
Is National Data Mining Our Polling Stations? Why?
Saturday, 8 November 2008, 5:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
Today in Wellington when I voted in Karori a National Party scrutineer took down the page number and line from the electoral role which records my name and address. More >>
Cuban Ambassador UN Interview: "We Are Not Slaves"
Sunday, 2 November 2008, 12:16 am | Alastair Thompson
Cuba's Ambassador to New Zealand discusses the UN General Assembly vote to lift the US embargo against Cuba. The vote, Thursday NZ Time, was passed 185 votes to 3 with only the US, Israel and Palau voting against. More >>
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Friday, 31 October 2008, 6:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
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Big Day Out Offers Opening Slot To New Talent
Friday, 31 October 2008, 10:21 am | Alastair Thompson
A nationwide competition is once again underway to find an act to open the Auckland Big Day Out . More >>
Sludge #187: Bollard Talks About The Credit Crunch
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:56 am | C.D. Sludge
Scoop Audio + Images : Sludge Sludge Report #187 - Bollard Talks About The Credit Crunch With Complete Audio of Dr Bollard's Press Conference By Alastair Thompson More >>
Sludge Report: Whose Money Are We Guaranteeing?
Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:47 am | C.D. Sludge
If the NZ taxpayer is to guarantee the deposits in NZ banks - could someone please first answer these questions: Who is holding these deposits? Whose deposits are being guaranteed? How many depositors are there with $50,000 or more? How many depositors ... More >>
Scoop Multimedia: PM Stand-up Presser 6 Oct. 2008
Monday, 6 October 2008, 6:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM Helen Clark's post Cabinet press standup for Parliamentary press gallery journalists held this afternoon at the Michael Fowler Center where the PM was attending an RSA function. The PM answered questions for seven minutes on a wide range of subjects ... More >>
Multimedia: Finance Minister PREFU Presser
Monday, 6 October 2008, 3:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
on Demand of NZ Finance Minister Michael Cullen at his October 6 Pre Election Fiscal Update Press Conference. Dr Cullen explained that New Zealand was well placed to weather the financial storms ahead but warned that ongoing fiscal prudence was required. More >>
Sludge Report #185: The iDeal
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 1:32 am | C.D. Sludge
Make no mistake. The next five weeks is the greatest opportunity since man first used an object as a tool, to reshape our destiny. More >>
The Way To Santiago Compostela - Part 4
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 4:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
The fourth and final part of a series chronicling the pilgrimage of Scoop's Wendy Cooper and Alastair Thompson across Northern Spain to Santiago Compostella. More >>
The Way To Santiago Compostela - Part 3
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 1:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
The last couple of days have involved walking over a mountain range between Astorga and Ponferrada. The distance, 56 kms, is probably a bit like walking to Greytown and the height of the hill not that different than walking over the Rimutakas. We ... More >>
The Way To Santiago Compostella - Part 2
Monday, 15 September 2008, 10:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
It was raining in the morning as we set out and we had visions of getting very very wet going over the mountains ahead of us. However by the time we had finished breakfast - a croissant - the rain had subsided. More >>
The Way To Santiago Compostella - Part 1
Monday, 15 September 2008, 1:52 am | Alastair Thompson
In the month of May this year my wife Wendy and I went on a pilgrimage across Northern Spain, walking 810kms from the village of St Jean Pied de Port (France) to the city of Santiago Compostella (Spain) - the legendary final resting place of St James. More >>
A Campaign For US Electronic Election Integrity
Friday, 12 September 2008, 9:43 am | Alastair Thompson
For the 2008 US Election Scoop is launching a campaign to raise profile around past and present electronic voting machinery vulnerability issues which even after six years of reporting and investigation in independent online media remain trivialized ... More >>
Sludge Report #184: When Money Bites
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 11:41 am | C.D. Sludge
Ouch. Today's monetary policy announcement from the Reserve Bank makes for some somber reflection. Ugly graphs. Positive outlook. Very difficult decision. More >>
Multimedia: PM's Press Conference 1 September 2008
Monday, 1 September 2008, 5:11 pm | Alastair Thompson
The cabinet readout was followed by Q&A concerning the leaking of information by the SFO, Police or Crown Law concerning the imminent announcement of an SFO investigation into Winston Peters to the National Party, misuse of the Privileges Committee by ... More >>
