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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 38]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 5:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Brash & Hide Tag Team Doone Case - Scoop Images : Selwyn Manning On The Streets Of Istanbul - Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rates Alone For now - …Nevertheless… What The Govt. Gives The Banks Taketh Away - Security Whistleblowers Unite & Call ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 27 April 2005, 10:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: PM Shares Gallipoli With Future King Whilst Aussie PM Eats Snarlers - Peters Warns Nats Ready To Steal His Immigration Policies - Hide Hunts Beehive For Doone's Back Stabber - Meningococcal Vaccine Effectiveness For ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 26 April 2005, 5:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Report: John Howard Boycotts Kiwi Ceremony At Gallipoli - Brash Defends ‘Political’ ANZAC Day Speech - Meningococcal Vaccine Effectiveness For Babys Debated - Scoop Report: Aged Stem Cells & HIV In Germany - Rumours Of A "Final Solution" To Oz Refugees ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 22 April 2005, 5:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Solicitor General Called In For Berrymans - No Naughty Net Research Needed, Says SSC - - Kevin List's Had A Month Of It - Condoleezza Rice Goes To Russia - How The United States Is Able To Torture Political Prisoners - Hon Simon Upton's ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 5:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: How the United States is able to torture political prisoners - Inquiry Into Police Conduct Recieves New Mandate - … Meanwhile Police Probe Inappropriate Email Usage - Families Commission Stoush Warms Up Over Golden Handshake - Operation ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 5:17 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Cardinal Ratzinger Becomes Benedict XVI - From Papal Enforcer To Pope - NZ, Thailand Sign Closer Economic Partnership - Every Child Counts Campaign Launched - Cuba Seeks Human Rights Resolution Against US Over Gitmo - Scoop Report: Mark Blumsky ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 4:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: BUDGET 2005: Money To Hear More Kiwi Music Over There - FULL COVERAGE: The Election Advertising Debate - Greens Back 'Every Child Counts' Campaign - Papal Selection Conclave - Day One - Pacific Ecologist – New Issue Out Now! - Hard News ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 18 April 2005, 5:59 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Wellington V8 Proposal Race Gets Moved – Opponents Sense Victory - Scoop Report: NZ First Dumped On By Electoral Commission - Action on Internet Safety Children's Organisations Unite On Internet Safety - Ministry of Health Answers Questions Over ... More >>
Today’s Top Scoops
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY:Cullen Calculates Transpower and Airways Corp's Worth - Parliament Passes Tougher Penalties For Sexual Offences - QPEC Says Govt Special Needs Funding Less Than 2% Per Year - MORE NEW ZEALAND HEADLINES: - Algerian President Proposes Impunity ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 15 April 2005, 9:57 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: Potluck and Sunshine for Ahmed Zaoui in Wellington - QPEC Says Govt Special Needs Funding Less Than 2 Percent Per Year - Number Of Unemployed People Drops By 27% In One Year - Aid Watch Claims Australia Lied On Aid Funding ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 10:12 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Cullen Details Income Increase For Pensioners - Gerald Thorns: Man At Centre Of "Spy" Claims Issues Statement - PM Slams SIS Maori Bugging Spooks Scoop - Aid Watch Claims Australia Lied On Aid Funding Increase - Martin Lally: A Review ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: PM's Plane Makes Emergency Landing
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 9:23 am | Alastair Thompson
A charter commuter aircraft carrying the Prime Minister Helen Clark has made an emergency landing at Paraparaumu this morning. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 5:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: Tamihere Scrapes Through Caucus With Censure - Sunday Star Times Accepts Justice Neazor’s Conclusions - PM Slams SIS Maori Bugging Spooks Scoop - Peters Launches Retirement Package At Grey Power Meeting - Serb Commander ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Motion Of Censure Of John Tamihere MP
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 11:51 am | Alastair Thompson
That this caucus: Severely censures John Tamihere for his grossly offensive comments which run counter to the NZ Labour Party's principles, policies of inclusion, and respect for all; More >>
NEWSFLASH: Houdini Tamihere
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 11:42 am | Alastair Thompson
Miscreant MP of the hour John Tamihere has emerged from the Labour Party caucus this morning, apparently set to live yet another day. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 11 April 2005, 5:55 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM Slams SIS Maori Bugging Spooks Scoop - Tamihere Placed On Extended Leave - Political Heat Turned Up Over Police Number Regional Allocations - Donald Calls On Govt To Back Zimbabwe Boycott - Serb Commander Charged With Crimes Against Humanity - Rosalea ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: PM & Justice Neazor Slam Scoop & SST
Monday, 11 April 2005, 4:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Prime Minister has released a report on the SIS Maori bugging affair slamming the coverage of the story by the Sunday Star Times and Scoop.co.nz, and blaming the affair on a trio of “trouble makers”. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 8 April 2005, 7:28 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Will Algeria Really Seek Justice For Victims Of Brutal Regime? - Prime Minister Attends Tampa Boy's Citizenship Ceremony - Scoop Report: Standing Orders House Stoush - Scoop Report: The Taping Of Tamihere - UN Specialist Says HIV/AIDS ... More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings - 7 April 2005
Friday, 8 April 2005, 9:42 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 8:58 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: The Taping Of Tamihere - Related: Kevin List Interviews Pita Sharples - Scoop Report: Standing Orders House Stoush - Goff Moves To Outlaw Grooming Of Children By Paedophiles SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Amnesty Calls For Côte ... More >>
