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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 24]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 11:21 am | Alastair Thompson
TO CHANGE MY SCOOP OPTIONS OR UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/signin.html IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR PASSWORD http://www.scoop.co.nz/myscoop/newpass.html More >>
Rethinking Scotland In A Global Context
Friday, 19 May 2006, 10:07 am | Alastair Thompson
The Department of Geography and Sociology at Stratchclyde University is hosting a three day international conference on Neoliberal Scotland? Rethinking Scotland in the global context. More >>
Top Scoops- Budget 2006 Special Edition
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 9:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
HEADLINES: - Michael Cullen's 7th Budget Speech - RELATED LINKS: - For previous budgets see... BUDGET COMMENT: - Scoop Sludge Report: NZ Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen presents Budget 2006 to the media lock-up - Trans Tasman - BUDGET DEBATE SPEECHES ... More >>
Sludge Report #171 - Budget 2006
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 2:51 pm | C.D. Sludge
In this edition: - A Budget For Auckland (And Internet Users) - Bits Of The Budget That Aren't - The PR Problem Of Premature Announcement - And Finally….. Some Budget Snippets More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops (Today Is Budget Day!)
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 10:53 am | Alastair Thompson
This shortened early version of Top Scoops is being posted to clear the news decks at Scoop in the lead up to the 2006 New Zealand Government Budget which will be unveiled at 2pm this afternoon. Scoop's comprehensive coverage of the budget with comment, ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
Telecom Leak: The Messenger Did It In the DPMC With His Hands - Law Reform: Is NZ's Immigration Law About To Become Repressive? - Budget: Unions Point Out Tax Cuts Benefit Wealthy Not Workers - Retirement: Nurses Union Says All Images Have Consent - Kiwi ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 15 May 2006, 5:45 pm | Alastair Thompson
A Week of It: National and Big Business Stand Up For The Little Guy - Law Reform: Is NZ's Immigration Law About To Lurch Toward The Repressive? - Politics/Entertainment: Hide Does the 'Dance Of Love' - Rankin Fired - Civil Defence: Claims National Emergency ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 12 May 2006, 4:11 pm | Alastair Thompson
Satire: Pear Shaped Email Press Conference - Some Theories - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Foreign Affairs: Murray Ditches Rugby – Pens Love Letter To Bush Administration - - Transport: Gas Mask Clad Electric Bus Supporters Brave Stormy Weather - - Mother's ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 12:03 am | Alastair Thompson
Politics: Brash's Leak Attack Leads To Leaked National Email Retaliation - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Taxation: Aussies Get Tax Cuts in Budget - Education: Greens Score Budget for Environment Ed - Police: "Real Concern" At More Pepper Spraying During ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 8 May 2006, 2:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
Images: Light Fantastic Tripped By Unlikely Stars - Scoop Column: Climate Science And 'Back Of the Y' Movie - - Telecom Leak: State Services Commission Hot on the Case - Race Relations: Protocol v Sexism Battle Escalates - Fashion: Beckham's Barber ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 2:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
*** Newsflash: Pacific & NZ Tsunami Alert Cancelled *** - Internet: Budget Surprise Comes Early – Local Loop To Be Unbundled - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Employment: Government Advice Says Youth Rates May Be Illegal - Legal Actions Planned - Health: Harawira ... More >>
Newsflash: Pacific & NZ Tsunami Alert Cancelled
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 6:08 am | Alastair Thompson
A Tsunami warning alert this morning which placed Gisborne Civil Defence on full alert has now been cancelled. The alert for Fiji and New Zealand was issued automatically by the from Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after the large earthquake, initially ... More >>
NZX.co.nz Drops The Ball On Telecom's Big Day
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 12:45 am | Alastair Thompson
This morning on the very day a large number of Kiwi mums and dads are most likely to want to log on to the internet to check how their investment in Telecom is faring – they couldn't. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 5:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Video: Algerian Amnesty and the Intelligence Turntable - QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: - Politics: He's Back – Parker Picks Up A Pair Of Portfolio's After Press Potshotting - - Crime: Police Release Skimming Investigation Photos - Science: Ex TV3 Weatherman ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Sunday, 30 April 2006, 4:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Foreign Correspondent: The Ruins of Honiara's Chinatown - Conservation: No Tern, Tern, Terns – Birds Under Threat From Housing - Health: Big Tobacco Gets An Earful From Shane Bradbrook - Scoop Power Report: Hydro Storage Looking Healthier - Electricity: ... More >>
Risk Of 2006 Winter Power Crisis "Nearly" Over
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 2:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
Recent rainfall in the South Island breaking the drought on the Taieri Plains and bringing flooding to Oamaru has had a clear upside for the rest of the country. Over the past five days the rain has also seen the Southern hydro lakes rapidly filling ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 4:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
Legal Issues: David Parker Will Not Be Prosecuted – Companies Office - Foreign Correspondent: Another Day In The Solomon Islands - Chernobyl: A Kiwi Recalls Visiting The Cursed Earth Of The Ukraine - - Audio & Images: ANZAC Day Dawns In Wellington - Literature: ... More >>
Audio & Images: ANZAC Day Dawns In Wellington
Tuesday, 25 April 2006, 8:07 am | Alastair Thompson
Audio & Images: ANZAC Day Dawns In Wellington Sounds and sights from this mornings Dawn Service at the Cenotaph in Wellington. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 11:00 am | Alastair Thompson
PM's Post Cabinet: International Aid And The Price of Oil - Welfare: Collins Wants Beneficiaries Off Our Roads - Folk Art: Heated Question of Greatest Mailbox Finally Settled - - Rock'n'Roll: Mick, Keith And Ronnie Captured By Karim Sahai - Defence'n'Trade: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Happy Easter!)
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 2:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
PlunketLine: Fraud Accusation Against McKesson - Broadband: New Stats Show Low Uptake Speeds - Rehabilatation: Bloomin Good News From Prison - - Environment: Snails-for-Coal Deal Approved - Politics/Entertainment: Greens Attempt To Reclaim Family Values - ... More >>
