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Scoop Images: Hugs & Applause As National Meets
Scoop Images: Hugs & Applause As National Meets
Images by Alastair Thompson
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It was smiles, hand-shakes, hugs and applause all around as the National Party caucus of 59 MPs - the largest ever NZ Parliamentary caucus - met today at Parliament for the first time. Scoop was there to capture the moment.
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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.
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