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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 43]
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 17 December 2004, 10:23 am | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: TVNZ To Face Union Backlash Over Bailey Wage-Hike - Westpac Complies With Reserve Bank's Local Incorporation Policy - Iraq Elections: Kofi Annan Commits More Numbers To Iraq - American Coup II: William Rivers Pitt: Proof Of Ohio Election ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 4:04 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: PM Surprises With Wilson Speaker Nomination - Aquaculture Marine Farming Bill Passes - Investigative Journalist Gary Webb Found Dead - Ohio's Official Presidential Election Results Challenged by Recount and Lawsuit ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 3:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Intelligence Expert Says NZ's Intelligence Framework Risks Abuse - TVNZ's Culture Of Huge Personality Salaries Began In 1996 - Blind Eye To Atrocities In Croatia Must End - American Coup II: The College Vote That Wont ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 13 December 2004, 4:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Maharey Cites Manukau's Poverty As Indicator Of Progress - Tributes Honour Arthur Lydiard's Life - Falun Gong New Zealander Deported From Hong Kong - American Coup II : Study Finds More Absentee Votes Than Voters In Ohio - Hard News ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 10 December 2004, 5:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Media Asked To Respect Ahmed Zaoui's Privacy - Civil Union Bill Passes Final Hurdle - Did Spooks Breach Australian Defence Intelligence? - More Reaction To The Passage Of Civil Union Bill - American Coup II: William Rivers Pitt At The ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Civil Union Bill Passes 65-55
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 5:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Civil Union Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament 65 votes to 55. It will now be sent to the Governor General for her royal assent and then become law. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Zaoui Freed!)
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 5:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: NEWSFLASH: 2 Years Of Imprisonment Ends Today For Ahmed Zaoui - Anglican Bishops Support Civil Union Bill - Amnesty Releases Report On How Women Used As Targets in War - Hard News Is There! - Keith Rankin On Discrimination ... More >>
Supreme Court Rules Zaoui Be Released On Bail
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 4:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Supreme Court of New Zealand has authorised the bail release of Algerian MP Ahmed Zaoui from prison detention and into the care of the Dominican Friars. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 5:43 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Govt Announces Forum To Air Psychiatric Patient Claims - Civil Unions Committee Stages Under Urgency Today - TV3 Poll Of Public Views On Civil Unions - European Council Examine Moves To Curb Human Trafficking - STORY ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 6 December 2004, 4:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Worth Offers Civil Unions Alternative - TV3 Poll Confirms Labour's Substantial Lead Over Nats - Annan Highlights How West's Landmines Continue To Kill Civilians - STORY OF THE WEEK: Christians On Both Sides In Civil Union Debate - SCOOP SPECIAL ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics (Sat Dec 4.)
Sunday, 5 December 2004, 10:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Hundreds Mark Two Years In Prison For Zaoui - An Alliance Forms Against Dioxin At Parliament - Greenpeace On Bhopal Disaster Anniversary - American Coup II: Federal Courts Step Into Ohio Recount Legal Melee - American Coup II: New York ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 5:42 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Civil Union Bill Passes Second Reading 65-55 - Commerce Commission Recommends Gas Transmission Regulation - James Petras: Covering Up US War Crimes In Iraq - Today Is International AIDS Day - American Coup II: Kerry ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Civil Union Bill Proceeds
Thursday, 2 December 2004, 5:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
The controversial Civil Union Bill passed its second reading by a comfortable margin this afternoon. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 8:13 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: NZ Concludes Closer Economic Partnership With Thailand… - … And Announces Negotiations With ASEAN - Brash Changes Mind – Will Vote Against Civil Unions - Rumsfeld & Top Officials Sued For War Crimes In Germany - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 5:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - LEAD STORY: Support Growing For Large Zaoui Public Rally - Nats Officially Get On The Cullen Super Bus - Nigeria Losing $7billion USD Annually In Oil Theft - American Coup II: US Presidential Election Recounts Sought In Two ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 29 November 2004, 3:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: SIS Investigation: Was Operation Leaf Originally Operation Maple Leaf? - Herald Smear Campaign Diversion From National Interest Issue - Those Who Perished On Mt Erebus Remembered - United Kingdom Urged Not To Use 'Evidence' Acquired By ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 26 November 2004, 4:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: SIS Investigation: Intelligence Expert Says Public & National Interest Threatened - Govt Welcomes Brash Into Super Fund Fold - Ahmed Zaoui Granted Right To Apply For Bail - Kiwi Aid Agencies Ready To Assist With Volcano Victims - American ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 5:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Ahmed Zaoui Granted Right To Apply For Bail - Inquiry Convened Into SIS Allegations Raised On Scoop - Fallujah Focus Of Crisis Meeting Between UN And al-Yawar - STORY OF THE WEEK: Herald’s ‘Mystery Man’ Not Scoop Contact On Leaf - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 5:27 pm | Alastair Thompson
LEAD STORY: Inquiry Convened Into SIS Allegations Raised On Scoop - Herald’s ‘Mystery Man’ Not Scoop Contact On Leaf - Waikato Gears Up For Zaoui Event Tonight - Chaos Flares In Iraq Around Ramadi Refugee Camp - US Officials Take Exception To Alleged ... More >>
Inspector General To Inquire Into SIS Allegations
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 5:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Prime Minister Helen Clark has given the Inspector General of Security and Intelligence a green light to inquire into allegations made by Scoop.co.nz and in the Sunday Star Times concerning the propriety of SIS investigations into the Maori Party and Iwi ... More >>
