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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 55]
NEWSFLASH: Turia Still Considering Options - PM
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 1:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
At a press conference just completed the Prime Minister has told reporters that should Associate Maori Affairs Minister Tariana Turia vote against the Seabed and Foreshore Bill then she will "need" to lose her ministerial portfolios. More >>
NEWSFLASH: Seabed Hikoi Reaches Harbour Bridge
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 11:46 am | Alastair Thompson
Scoop's reporter on the scene Selywn Manning reports that a Hikoi around 2000 strong is presently making its way up the Northern side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Low cloud and rain this morning appear not to have dampened the turn out too much. More >>
NEWSFLASH: Tariana Turia Not Speaking Today
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 12:21 am | Alastair Thompson
A spokesman for Associate Maori Affairs Minister Tariana Turia said his minister, who walked out of an all day caucus at Premiere House earlier today, is not expected to make any further comment on her position in the Labour Party today. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 12:14 am | Alastair Thompson
Yesterday’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
NEWSFLASH: PM Presser At 12.10pm
Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 12:04 am | Alastair Thompson
The PM's press secretary has advised that she is holding a press conference at Premiere House at 12.10pm. It is expected that she will have an announcement to make concerning the ministerial future of Associate Maori Affairs Minister Tariana Turia. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 26 April 2004, 5:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
More TVNZ On Air? Hard News Is There! - Haig Murder Conviction Returned To Appeal Court - Israeli Forces Kill More Children - Naked In Nuhaka: Raising Tamariki In A Jihad Vs. Mcworld - Stateside: The Take Politics Seriously Down In Colma - UQ Wire: ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 23 April 2004, 4:32 pm | Alastair Thompson
Govt Advances Discussions on ASEAN FTA Move - TEC Releases Performance Based Research Fund Report - UN Head Cites Israel Responsibility For Dead Children - STORY OF THE WEEK: Mossad, Spooks, And The Price Of Dodgy NZ Passports - Hard News Is There! - ... More >>
Scoop Images: Kapiti & Wairaka
Friday, 23 April 2004, 1:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
Autumnal views of Kapiti Island and Wairaka Rock at Pukerua Bay north of Wellington (Click images for wallpaper sized versions), pictures by Alastair Thompson. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 22 April 2004, 5:05 pm | Alastair Thompson
Mossad, Spooks, And The Price Of Dodgy NZ Passports - NZ Defence Updates On Basra - UNICEF Urges Children Be Spared In Iraq War - Hard News & More Is There - CORRECTION: NZ Is Not Backing A Cuba Bashing UN Resolution More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 5:38 pm | Alastair Thompson
Police Shoot Man After North Shore Noise Complaint - Tourist Numbers To NZ Soars By Nine Percent - Doves Released As Vanunu Walks Free From Prison - Martin LeFevre: America Is Losing Its Soul - No Right Turn Examines Kiwi Views On Growth - Shallow ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 20 April 2004, 5:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
UN Security Council Meets Over Israel Assassinations - PM Expresses Sympathy For Ratu Mara - U.S. President Bush Nominates Negroponte To Iraq Ambassadorship - STORY OF THE WEEK - ISRAEL PASSPORT SCANDAL: PM's Presser: Spies Maketh A Media Frenzy More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 19 April 2004, 4:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
High Powered Govt Meeting Was Held Over Suspected Mossad Operation - Candlelight Vigils Mark Ahmed Zaoui’s 500th Day in NZ Prisons - Palestine In Uproar After Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader Rantisi - Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader Dr. Abdel Aziz ... More >>
Scoop: Weekend Ratings
Monday, 19 April 2004, 3:10 pm | Alastair Thompson
The weekend’s top 30 rating items on Scoop were... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 16 April 2004, 4:58 pm | Alastair Thompson
WWII D-Day Vets Sought For - Te Heu Heu Tries To Put RNZ Off The Internet - Incredulity In Press Corps At State Dept. View On West Bank - STORY OF THE WEEK – IRAQ: An Eyewitness Reports From Fallujah - Hard News Is There! - Is NZ Going To Sponsor A UN Shot At ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 2:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
Government Buys Westhaven Marina For Aucklanders - NZ To Negotiate Free Trade Agreement With China - Bush Redraws ME Roadmap To Peace In Meeting With Sharon - STORY OF THE WEEK - IRAQ: Stan Goff: Building A Bridge To Sanity - Cartoon: Bush Vows To Finish ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 5:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
96 Defence Force Personnel Deploy To Afghanistan - Iraq Explodes in Violence - NZ To Negotiate Free Trade Agreement With China - Amnesty Urges U.S. To End Guantanamo Scandal - President Bush Holds A Very Rare Press Conference More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 5:17 pm | Alastair Thompson
Editorial: French Agents Use NZ Herald To Parade Anti-Zaoui Spin - Peters Sets Sights On Immigration “Corruption” - Armed Groups Still Terrify In Haiti - STORY OF THE WEEK: The War In Iraq Heats Up, Horribly - COMMENTARY - Hard News & More Is There! ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 6:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Cullen Rebukes Federated Farmers Over Foreshore - Anderton Approves Of "Sensible Approach" To Legal Party Drugs - Ivan Eland: America's Nightmare Comes True In Najaf - A Second Look At Parliament's Secretive Intelligence Committee ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 5:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Line Drawn On Foreshore Issue - PM's Presser: Is There Wiggle Room Yet For Tariana? - Ivan Eland: America's Nightmare Comes True In Najaf - Hard News Is There! - Stateside: Where Rosalea Returns From A Sojourn In Oz More >>
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Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 8:42 pm | Alastair Thompson
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