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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.
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Rumours Spread Of Nationwide Police Raids On Occupy Aotearoa
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 10:13 am | Alastair Thompson
This evening rumours have spread through the four Occupy Aotearoa camps in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin that a police eviction operation may begin as early as dawn tomorrow. More >>
Audio: PM's Post-Cab Presser Monday, 10 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011, 5:15 pm | Alastair Thompson
The conference begins with an introduction from the Prime Minister to Transport Minister Steven Joyce who then responds to an extensive Q&A (the first 23 minutes of the audio) concerning the stranding of the M.V. Rena on a reef in the Bay of Plenty and the ... More >>
MFAT Briefing: Pacific Islands Forum, Auckland 4-9 September
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:33 pm | Alastair Thompson
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Briefing on the Forthcoming Pacific Islands Forum (Auckland, Sun 4 Sept – Fri 9 Sept 2011) - Briefing held in offices of MFAT - Wellington 10am Today More >>
Audio: PM's Post-Cab Presser Monday, 08 August 2011
Monday, 8 August 2011, 10:04 pm | Alastair Thompson
PM says its "unfortunate" that there is a perception that the role of the SIS chief has been politicised. He still stands by Mr Tucker's recollection of briefing Phil Goff on the investigation into alleged Israeli spies. More >>
Tucker vs Goff And The Politicisation Of The SIS
Friday, 5 August 2011, 11:03 am | C.D. Sludge
This SIS Director Warren Tucker vs Labour Party Leader Phil Goff SIS Israeli spies/backpackers affair is weird in all manner of ways. It appears that the SIS has allowed itself to become very publicly politicized, possibly for the first time since the days of ... More >>
Norwegian Massacre Marked On Parliament's Steps - Multimedia
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 1:23 pm | Alastair Thompson
The New Zealand Labour Party today marked the deaths of 76 in Oslo and on the Island of Utoya Norway with a ceremony on the New Zealand Parliament steps. Brief speeches were made by MP Jacinda Adern and Young Labour President Ella Hardy (who read a James ... More >>
Tevita Mara has had no contact with Police re: Torture
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 12:17 pm | Alastair Thompson
Exiled Chief Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara arriving this morning at the MFAT headquarters in Wellington where he was scheduled to meet the head of the Pacific Division for a briefing. More >>
Multimedia: PM's Post-Cab Presser Monday, 18 July 2011
Monday, 18 July 2011, 4:47 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio on demand of Prime Minister John Key's press conference today. The press conference was held early as the PM is leaving to visit the United States where he will have a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. More >>
Audio & Video: PM's Post-Cab Presser Monday, 11 July 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011, 10:49 pm | Alastair Thompson
The Press conference began with an announcement about ACC levies with ACC Minister Nick Smith. After the business readout, the PM answered questions on the Brash/ACT anti-Maori advertising campaign, capital gains tax, carbon tax and the launch of ... More >>
NZ Telecom Separation Agreement Details, A Speculative List
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 6:22 pm | Alastair Thompson
Since NetHui in Auckland last week Scoop has been delving increasingly deeper into the question of where Telecom's assets are likely to be split under the separation arrangement currently being negotiated between the government and Telecom. More >>
Google + Questions - A developing list - Refresh for latest
Sunday, 3 July 2011, 4:01 pm | Alastair Thompson
1 - How many G+ mentions are there on Facebook - and when will we get to see a live graphic of them multiplying? 2 - How long will it be till Facebook launches segmentation of its newsfeed? Video chat? 3 - When will Facebook offer Google + feed integration ... More >>
NetHui 2011 Photos June 29th June - Day 1 - #nethui
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 11:07 am | Alastair Thompson
Images include: Rod Drury - XERO Founder & Keynote ( XERO Blog Vikram Kumar - Internet NZ CEO (the hosts of NetHui ) Richard Naylor - www.R2.co.nz Jennie Billot and Phillipa Smith - World Internet Project - AUT Rick Shera Law Geek - Lowndes Jordan ... More >>
Sludge Report #194 - Bill's Magic Deficit Elimination Budget
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 5:32 pm | C.D. Sludge
This year (the year ending next month) the NZ Government will borrow a cool net $20 billion. But next year it plans to borrow a net $5.9 billion (albeit a gross $13.5 billion the majority of which will be used to re-finance existing debt). More >>
TelstraClear UFB Interview - A UFB Future For TelstraClear
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 6:53 pm | Alastair Thompson
In this third and final part of the interview with TelstraClear CEO Dr Freeth we discuss TelstraClear's own strategic position and possible responses to the coming fibre-to-the-home UFB future. More >>
TelstraClear UFB IV - Reinstating A NZ Telecomms Monopoly
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 11:39 am | Alastair Thompson
In Part 2 of the extended interview with TelstraClear CEO Dr Allan Freeth we continue the discussion about UFB with an extended discussion of the Government's UFB legislation - and TelstraClear's views on it. More >>
TelstraClear UFB Interview - The UFB Network NZ Already Has
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 1:24 pm | Alastair Thompson
At Dr Freeth's invitation Scoop's Alastair Thompson and Selwyn Manning interviewed the TelstraClear CEO in depth about his company's views on the future of telecommunications in New Zealand - and the role of TelstraClear in that future. More >>
Photo Essay: Les Mills' New Quayside Auckland Gym Opening
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 10:29 pm | Alastair Thompson
As an enthusiastic customer of the Les Mills establishment in Wellington I was delighted to receive an invitation to a party celebrating the opening of a brand new Les Mills gym on the Auckland waterfront last Thursday. More >>
Audio: Phil Goff Post Caucus Standup Monday, 11 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011, 3:35 pm | Alastair Thompson
Phil Goff began with a statement condemning Finance Minister Bill English's assertion that being a low wage economy makes us competitive with Australia and promising a greater focus on research, development and upskilling the workforce. More >>
Audio + Images: Labour Party Caucus Reshuffle 5 April 2011
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 12:09 pm | Alastair Thompson
Phil Goff announced a portfolio/responsibility reshuffle within the caucus (featuring Rick Barker, Sue Moroney & David Shearer) and then answered questions from the Press Gallery. Mr Goff said the caucus discussion over the Darren Hughes affair was ongoing ... More >>
Audio: Phil Goff Standup Monday, 04 April 2011
Monday, 4 April 2011, 6:08 pm | Alastair Thompson
Audio on demand of Labour Leader Phil Goff's standup with the press gallery. Phil Goff answered questions concerning Darren Hughes, Judith Tizard, the likely replacement MP from the party list, the Christchurch recovery and what Labour would do if it ... More >>
