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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 57]
NEWSFLASH UPDATE: Reserve Bank Bomb Scare
Thursday, 18 March 2004, 10:05 am | Alastair Thompson
A police sergeant spoken to by Scoop says this is not an exercise as far as he is aware. Conincidentally a major Counter terrorism exercise starts next Monday . More >>
NEWSFLASH: Reserve Bank Bomb Scare
Thursday, 18 March 2004, 9:28 am | Alastair Thompson
The Reserve Bank Building in Wellington adjacent to Parliament was evacuated this morning and Bowen Street and the bottom of the Terrace blocked to all traffic and pedestrians after a bomb scare. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 8:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Brash Tax Pack Not Enough For Business Cronies - NZIS vs SIS Over Three Allegedly Dangerous Residents - Amnesty Concerned Over Wave Of Syrian Kurds Arrests - STORY OF THE WEEK: Race Based Funding For Young Crims Criticised More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 5:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
Sweeping Reforms Proposed For NZ Court Structure - Doctors Welcome ACC Cover Extention For Medical Misadventure - Tribute To Rachel Corrie One Year On - Tokyo Tribunal Says George W. Bush Is a Convicted War Criminal - STORY OF THE WEEK: Peter Dunne ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 15 March 2004, 8:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
MFAT Says No Kiwis Hurt In Madrid Bomb Attacks - William Rivers Pitt: Three Days in Spain - Wealth-Test Considered For Infringement System - WHO Warns Of Lethal Flu Pandemic - STORY OF THE WEEK: PM Accused Of Holding Maori Land Court In Contempt ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 12 March 2004, 6:02 pm | Alastair Thompson
Madrid: Bombers Target Spanish Commuters With Series Of Attacks - Yes and No Decisions On Conservation Land Mines - Algerian Presidential Candidates Ought To Have “Disappeared” On Agenda - STORY OF THE WEEK: Franks Supports Judge On Foreshore Hearing Decision ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 5:03 pm | Alastair Thompson
Bollard Resists Pressure To Increase Official Cash Rate - ...RBNZ Proposes Currency Intervention - Child Abuse Notifications Up Sharply In Dec. & Jan. - UN Meeting USA and UK Over Middle East Peace Plan - STORY OF THE WEEK: The Debate Over The Treaty ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 5:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Debate Over Having A Treaty Debate - TVNZ Records $27.6 Million After Tax Profit For Six Months - UQ Wire: Bush 9/11 Backdown Amid Ever Louder Calls For Answers - UQ Wire: William Rivers Pitt On Bush's 9/11 Adverts - STORY OF THE WEEK: Human Rights ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 6:12 pm | Alastair Thompson
Excessive Human Rights Abuses In Afghanistan: Report - Number Of Criminals In Prison About To Climb - UN: Israel Restrictions Erode Health Of Palestinian Women - Hard News Comes To Wellington - Dennis Hans Reveals The Secrets Of Bush's Façade Corps ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 8 March 2004, 5:17 pm | Alastair Thompson
Cullen ‘Disappointed’ Over Waitangi Tribunal Seabed Foreshore Report - NZ Commits More Defence Resources To Afghanistan - Israel’s Military Continues Destruction Inside Gaza Strip - COMMENT: The Forgotten Children Of Palestine & Much More - SCOOP FRINGE ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 5 March 2004, 6:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Australia Detains Kashmiri Refugee For 2000 Days! - Prime Minister Issues Race Debate Challenge To Brash - … And Don Brash Launches A Broadside At Critics - STORY OF THE WEEK: Allegations Aristide's Communications Have Been Cut Off - UQ Wire: Bush 9/11 ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 6:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Zaoui Case: Inspector General Must Answer Apparent Bias Questions - Greens Suggest "Come To" Areas In Place Of "No Go" Zones - UN Airlifts Food and Medicine To Haitians - FRINGE '04: Off The Wire Reviewed By Nicola Hill More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 4:45 pm | Alastair Thompson
259 Locations Declared Limited Employment Locations - Govt. To Match Public Flood Donations Dollar-for-Dollar - Greenpeace Calls For Worldwide Review of Nuke Reactors - STORY OF THE WEEK: The Media Struggle To Report US Complicity In Haiti's Coup - ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 5:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - OSCAR CLEANSWEEP FOR LORD OF THE RINGS: - Independent Editor Warren Berryman Dies - Jamaica Urged To Ratify International Criminal Court - STORY OF THE WEEK: Aristide Says He Was Kidnapped By United States Marines - Hard News ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 1 March 2004, 6:56 pm | Alastair Thompson
OSCAR CLEANSWEEP FOR LORD OF THE RINGS - Haiti's US Engineered Coup d'Etat - UN International Force Immediate Deployed To Haiti - Bishops Criticise National’s Maori Bashing - Eye Witness In Palestinian Territories - Stateside: Rosalea On The Academy ... More >>
Scoop Images: Peter Jackson's Triumph
Monday, 1 March 2004, 6:30 pm | Alastair Thompson
New Zealand was glued to the TV tonight as the final Oscar, Best Motion Picture, was announced by Steven Spielberg. And the winner was… More >>
NEWSFLASH: Return of the King Wins 11 Oscars
Monday, 1 March 2004, 6:14 pm | Alastair Thompson
NEWSFLASH: Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings: Return of the King wins 11 out of 11 awards at tonight's Oscars in Hollywood. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 27 February 2004, 6:34 pm | Alastair Thompson
Jason Leopold: Spying On Kofi Just Part Of The Story - UN Responds To U.S. Britain Spying Claims - Cullen Says Economy Confidence Slide Expected - Weekend Weather Reports – Read And Weep - UN Asks Haiti’s Neighbours To Open Borders: US Blocks Refugees ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 4:00 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - "Lie In Unison" Inquiry Report Released - Weekend Weather Reports – Read And Weep - Ex-Rwandan Commander Gets 27 Years In Prison - FRINGE '04: Nicola Hill Reviews The Auditor - Hard News Is There! - Guest Opinion: How Running ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 4:44 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Wintringham Releases Dalziel Inquiry Terms Of Reference - THE RACE DEBATE: Greens Urge Govt. Not To Panic - UN Body Concludes Globalisation Must Be Harnessed - Indigenous Children Suffer Greater Threats To Their Survival ... More >>
