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Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
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 40]
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 >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 14 March 2005, 5:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Maori Party 'Vindicated' by UN Foreshore Report Findings - National Says Vulnerable NZers Being Denied Flu Vaccine - U.S. Again Seeks China's Help On Nth Korea Nuke Crisis - Stateside: Where Rosalea Bids Dan Rather Farewell - Ramzy ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 11 March 2005, 11:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Michael Cullen Defends His Magical Disappearing Surplus - The NZ Wages Debate Receives Some Input From The OECD - Scoop Report: Declaration Bans Human Cloning - Scoop Report: Scientists Develop Human Stem Cells Without Animal Matter - Condoleezza ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 5:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Libertarian Jim Peron Interviewed On Parliamentary Allegations - Reserve Bank Governor Increases OCR To %6.75 - Scoop Report: Declaration Bans Human Cloning - Molesworth & Featherston's Lobby Edition - Steve Weissman Investigates Military ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 10:31 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Reserve Bank Governor Increases OCR To 6.75 Per Cent - Govt's Alcohol Advertising Inquiry Welcomed - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: - Scoop Report: Crohn's Disease May Be Linked To Cow Bacteria - Indian Ocean: UN Advances Interim Tsunami Alert Plan ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 6:37 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Govt's Cancer Initiative Bypasses Men With Prostate Cancer - Hui To Tackle Alcoholism Among Maori - SCOOP IS IN THE HOUSE: Q&A - Scoop Report: Smoking Company Arranged Favourable Passive Smoking Claim - East Timor Govt Harassing Media ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 7 March 2005, 8:14 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM Announces VJ Day 60th Commemorations In Pacific - Amnesty And Oxfam To Launch Women At Risk Report - Scoop Report: UN AIDS Report Warns 25 Million Africans Carry AIDS Virus - Scoop Report: Carnivorous Kids Bigger, Stronger, More Intelligent - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 4 March 2005, 5:29 pm | Alastair Thompson
Assistant Commissioner Says "Appalling" Police Culture Wont Be Tolerated - National Signals U-Turn Over Kiwibank - Scoop Report: Four Million New Born Babies Die Worldwide Each Year - Of Virtu Fortuna Fate And How Arafat's Death Benefited Us All - Molesworth ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 3 March 2005, 9:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
Ms Speaker! Margaret Wilson Voted In As Parliament's New Speaker - NZ First Accuses Top District Cop Of Vindictive Witch-Hunt - Annan And Abbas Discuss Palestine Recovery And Justice - Scoop Report: Breast Tissue Reconstruction To Be "Breed" On Body - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 9:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
Govt Announces Best Crime Results In 35 Years - UNICEF Report Finds Child Poverty On The Rise - Scoop Is In The House - United States Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty - Green Tea Makes Lab Mice Healthier - Shift Workers And Insomniacs ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 8:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Labour Govt Re-Affirms Anti-Nuclear Policy - Scoop Is In The House - Wananga Welcomes Govt Review - Lebanese Government Collapses - Scoop Column: Why Tony Ryall's Traffic Rhetoric Is Ridiculous - Scoop Report Police And Forensic Scientists Will Benefit ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 28 February 2005, 8:50 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mallard Intervenes Over Wananga's Financial Arrangements - CTU Fires Salvo At Business/Commerce Orgs Over Wage Rise Stance - UN Investigation Into Former Lebanese PM Begins - Scoop Report: Researchers Discover Pierced People Silently Suffering - Scoop Review: AK05 ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 25 February 2005, 6:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
Pope John Paul II Back In Hospital After Relapse - Sunday Star Times Releases Herald's Hold On Auckland - Germany Gets USA On The Ropes Over Climate Change - Scoop Report: Does Matt Robson Really Think NZ Can Learn From Castro? - Scoop Report: Dirty Bombs ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 8:11 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Military Tsunami Relief Personnel Return Saturday - Germany's Schröder Says U.S. And Europe Need To Work Together - Scoop Report: Palestine Paves Way For Middle East Human Rights Framework - Cullen Refutes Real Estate Institute Statement - ACT Says ... More >>
Message Of Thanks Relating To Scoop's New Livery
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 9:04 am | Alastair Thompson
The Scoop redesign launched Tuesday evening has been quite a mission. It involved not only a new look, but a new server, an upgraded operating system, a new ISP and even a new home. In all respects the Scoop you see today has been renewed and significantly ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 6:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Defence Fatality In Unimog Accident - 20,000 DHB Nurses Agree To 20% Average Wage Increase - US Citizen Shot By Israeli Army To Lodge Proceedings In Tel Aviv - Public Address Is There - Sheila Samples Reports On Bush's Latest Euro-Sojourn To Gain War ... More >>
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Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
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Scoop: Top Scoops + IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 3:54 pm | Alastair Thompson
In approximately 1 hour a new Scoop server is being turned on and will take over the Scoop web serving load. This is a major upgrade in technological terms, and shortly you will see some more new navigation tools and features appearing on the site. The ... More >>
