Celebrate Jesus 2000 saw 30,000 Christians from around New
Zealand gather at the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington on
Saturday. Scoop was on hand to capture the spirit of the
occasion.
A ticket to Jesus's 2000th
birthday celebrations....
Birthday guests from Titahi Bay
The crowd arrives...
The crowd warms up with a
Mexican wave...
Church representatives from 15
denominations process into the stadium...
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.