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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 62]
Scoop Images: Guy Fawkes Over Wellington Harbour
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 6:24 am | Alastair Thompson
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Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 5 November 2003, 5:19 pm | Alastair Thompson
Telecom After-Tax Profit NZ$162 Million For Three Months - International Students Inject $930 million Into Auckland - U.S. Congress Approves USD$87.5 billion For Iraq/Afghanistan Occupation - NZ Activist Gagged From Emailing U.S. Embassy - Hard News & Much More ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 3:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - ACT MP Charged With Fraud - NZ Activist Gagged From Emailing U.S. Embassy - Bush: U.S. Will Stay In Iraq And Will Win - Meditations: The Inhumanity Of Man - John Roughan: ANZAC Mission To Solomons "Outstanding" - Ivan Eland: Time ... More >>
ACT MP Donna Huata Faces 12 Fraud Charges
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 2:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
The long running saga of ACT MP Donna Awatere Huata and her involvement in the misuse of Government funds provided to an educational trust called the Pipi Foundation came to a head this morning with the laying of criminal charges against the MP. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 3 November 2003, 3:11 pm | Alastair Thompson
NZ Prime Minister Returns From Basra, Iraq - Global Peace & Justice Say Police Jumped To U.S. Embassy Pressure - A "Terrible Day" In Iraq – 20 US Soldiers Dead - Hard News Is There! - Stateside On The San Francisco Mayoral Race - Sustaining NZ With ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 31 October 2003, 4:20 pm | Alastair Thompson
Activist's Email To U.S. Embassy Results in Arrest - An MPs’ Lot Is A Cushy Lot - Insecurity Drives UN Staff From Baghdad - Latest From Public Address - Meditations: The Awakening - Chuckman: Four Views Of The U.S. President - The Case Against The ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 3:41 pm | Alastair Thompson
Govt Will Not Ease Criminality Of Cannabis Use - New GM Laws Lift Moratorium Today - UK Angered Over Israel’s Delay Of Tom Hurndall Shooting Investigation - Stateside: Kiwi Women On U.S. TV - Solomons Letter: Did Our Small Nation Luck Out? - The Facts ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 29 October 2003, 3:41 pm | Alastair Thompson
People’s GE Moratorium Begins New Phase Campaign - New GM Laws Lift Moratorium Tomorrow - PNA Claims Israel Taking Activists’ Wives And Minors Hostage - St Molesworth's Latest Top Ten - Scoop Called "Obscure" and "Australian" In Newsweek - Satire: President ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 4:25 pm | Alastair Thompson
Broken English, Brash New National Party Leader - Nick Smith Deputy Leader - Countdown To A Coup - FULL COVERAGE - Chinese Visit To New Zealand Passes Without Incident - Scoop Columnist Catherine Austin Fitts Heads To Court - John Roughan: Miracles ... More >>
NEWSFLASH: Dr Don Brash New Leader Of National
Tuesday, 28 October 2003, 11:11 am | Alastair Thompson
Dr Brash has been elected leader of the National Party at a special caucus meeting this morning. The announcement was made around 5 minutes ago to a press conference that is presently underway. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Saturday, 25 October 2003, 12:19 am | Alastair Thompson
Hamas And Islamic Jihad Kill Three Israeli Soldiers In Gaza - ANZ Bank Cleared To Purchase National Bank - Political Reaction To National Bank Sale - SPECIAL REPORT: Work Life Balance - Diebold Memo's Smoking Gun – Volusia County Florida 2000 - Stateside: ... More >>
Diebold Memos Disclose Florida 2000 E-Voting Fraud
Friday, 24 October 2003, 11:18 am | Alastair Thompson
Something very strange happened in Volusia County on election night November 2000, the night that first Gore won Florida, then Bush, and then as everybody can so well remember there was a tie. More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 4:52 pm | Alastair Thompson
Commerce Commission Says No To Air New Zealand/Qantas Alliance - CYF Gets Big Funding Boost – Critical Review - Bombing Of Baghdad UN HQ Exposes Security Shortfall: Report - Hard News And More Is There! - ZZZZZzzzzzt Scoop Has Feedback - Australia's Last ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 4:07 pm | Alastair Thompson
APEC & Nuke Ships Opinion Running Hot - U.S. Ready To Negotiate Trade and Investment Framework With New Zealand - President Hu Of China To Visit NZ Labour Weekend - Israel Wounds 100, Kills 12 During Hamas Hunt - Hard News Is There! - Stateside: Where Rosalea ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 4:06 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Poor Kiwi Families At Debt's Door - Presbyterian Church OKs Homosexual Minister - Islamic Jihad Leader Survives Israel F-16 Assassination Attempt - Culture Jamming: Vector Energy And The Auckland Citrats - Public Address's ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Monday, 20 October 2003, 4:16 pm | Alastair Thompson
Bush Rallies Economic Forum To Fight Terror - Dalziel’s Outburst Against Zaoui’s Lawyers Challenged By Coalition Partner - Stateside: Da Mayor - APEC: Bush Speaks On Terrorism Dangers - Dennis Hans: The Exploding Dossier - Bolivia Lives Up To It's ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Friday, 17 October 2003, 5:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
Israel Takes Invasion Of Palestine Territories To New Level - Coral Burrows Phone Call Sparks CYF Inquiry - UN Security Council Passes U.S. Resolution On Iraq - St Molesworth's Top Ten - Hard News Is There! - Aziz Choudry On Conservation International More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 4:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - UN Says Chernobyl Victims Need International Help - Bush Details APEC Mission Goals - A Letter Peter Dunne Does Not Want Misinterpreted - Upton-On-Line (Diaspora Edition): Constitutional Matters - St Molesworth's Top 10 ... More >>
Scoop: Top Scoops + Just Politics
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:51 pm | Alastair Thompson
Scoop Is In The House - Contact and Genesis To Explore For Liquified Natural Gas - And Behold With A Word Franken-Food Was Born - SPECIAL REPORT: Supreme Court Vote Severs British Apron Strings - Rafah: Israel Embarks On Killing And Destruction Spree ... More >>
Peter Dunne's Letter From British American Tobacco
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 4:36 pm | Alastair Thompson
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimmons was refused permission to table the following letter in Parliament today during question time. The attempted tabling came during a question to Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen from Peter Dunne concerning the ... More >>
