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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 39]
Standing Orders Protest Yields A Partial Victory
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 5:32 pm | Alastair Thompson
In protest over an incident last night during which Leader of the House Michael Cullen "collapsed" the private members bills debate - by removing all Ministers from the House - the house this afternoon experienced an unprecedented standing orders ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 10:26 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Taping Of Tamihere - An Economic Critique Of The Argument For V8s In Wellington - Green Party Challenge To Visiting Indonesian President - Amnesty Calls For Côte d'Ivoire Investigation Into New Zealander's Death - Anniversary East Timor Massacre: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 9:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Amnesty Calls On UN To Condemn Death Penalty As Human Rights Violation - PM's Presser: Tamihere Cut Considerable Slack - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Annan Urges Worldwide Agreement On Widespread UN Reform - Dave McArthur Gets Energy Wise ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 4 April 2005, 6:41 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Pope John Paul II Dies - Investigate Magazine Records Tamihere Unplugged - Hawke's Bay DHB Begins Meningococcal B Vaccinations - Industrial Action Campaign At Colgate Palmolive - Darfur: Food Theft And Corruption Threatens Survival Of Millions ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 1 April 2005, 5:46 pm | Alastair Thompson
Brash Announces National's Road and Transport Plan - National Security: Ought The “Guantanamo-isation” Of Zaoui's Experience Factor In A Risk Certificate Review? - Cabbage Patch Kids Sprout In Pukekohe Field - Scoop Report: UTU! Tamihere Delivers ... More >>
NEWSFLASH:Pope John Paul II Thought Close To Death
Friday, 1 April 2005, 10:16 am | Alastair Thompson
Reports out of Rome this morning indicate Pope John Paul II may be close to death. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 7:18 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: UTU! Tamihere Delivers His Revenge - NZ Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Launched - NZ Defence To Buy German Made Helicopters - Scoop Report: Tiredness And Fatigue Is Killing Sex Lives - UN Warns Of Environmental Dead-Zones ... More >>
Wanganui Code of Conduct complaints - Rob Moodie
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 9:44 am | Alastair Thompson
I have been engaged to represent complainants alleging breaches of the Wanganui District Council's Code of Conduct by Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws. The complaints are to be heard tomorrow afternoon by the Council. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 6:41 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Peters Seeks Answers From Police Over Dead Man's Alleged Assault - Cullen Challenges National To Present Alternative "Costed" Budget - Commissioner: "Sense Of Realism" Needed Over Too Busy To Investigate Claim - Scoop Report: Tiredness And ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 5:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Tsunami Warning Issued After Magnitude 8.7 Quake Hits Sumatra - Illness Related Beneficiaries Outnumber Those On Dole - Good Friday In Newtown Wellington - Scoop Report: Regionalised & United Pacific Gains Momentum - Massive Police Presence ... More >>
Scoop Images: Good Friday At St Anne's Newtown
Friday, 25 March 2005, 4:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Images: In a performance that will be echoed all over the world over the coming 48 hours, a group of youth from the St Anne's Parish Samoan Sunday School today re-enacted The Passion of Jesus Christ in Newtown, Wellington. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 5:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Scoop Report: Regionalised & United Pacific Gains Momentum - Be Informed On V8 Race Costs - DHB Financial Forecasts Positive - Scoop Report: Dark Chocolate Keeps You Young and Lowers Blood Pressure - Scoop Report: Canadian Government Authorises ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 5:32 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Tender For 90 Day NZ Oil Reserve - Mental Health Commission Sceptical Of ECT Report - Terri Schiavo Hysteria Not Confined To USA Children - Four Thousand Children Die Daily From Contaminated Water - Minnesota School Shooter Wore Bullet-Proof ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 10:31 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Ahmed Zaoui Writes Of His 100 Days On Bail - Goff Says United Nations Reform Necessary - Kevin List Reports On The PM's Weekly Press Conference - Scoop Report: Two Apples A Day Could Keep Colon-Cancer At Bay - Scoop Report: Unidentified ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 21 March 2005, 5:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Labour Releases Party List: Maryan Street And Shane Jones Prominent Placements - Scoop Photo Essay and Report Auckland: Police Square Off With 300 Anti-U.S. Occupation Protesters - Prime Minister To Meet Pacific Heads in Auckland Over Pacific ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 18 March 2005, 5:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: GPJA Accuses ANZ Bank Of Profiteering From Iraq Occupation - Labour Moves To Correct Problematic Building Act - Scoop Report: Scientists Perfect Method Of Rendering Tumour-Cells To Sleep - Palestine Militants Agree To Calm/Power Deal ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 4:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Law Suits Filed Two Years After Rachel Corrie's Killing - Ministry of Health Launches Phone Service For Flu Vaccine - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Scoop Report: Scoop Improves Functionality For Users - Scoop Report: China Begins Human Trials ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 5:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Asthma Awareness Week - Police 'Sick' Culture Inquiry Head Steps Down - Charges Laid In Historic Rotorua Rape Investigation - UN War Crimes Tribunal Hands Down Final Charges - Dog Biting Men: Tim Selwyn Goes To Court For Sedition - Jim ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 5:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: SFO Decides Not To Charge Tamihere - Charges Two Others Over Waipareira Trust - Ministry of Health Answers Flu Vaccine Questions - Trustees Say State School Budget Concerns Increasing - Scoop Report: On Prime Minister's Post-Cabinet Press ... More >>
Tamihere Fmr. Electorate Chair Charged With Fraud
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 3:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mike Tolich, the former Electorate Chairperson for John Tamihere, is one of the two people who have been charged by the SFO in relation to their Waipareira Trust investigation. More >>
