Scoop Images: Huge Surf On Wgtn's South Coast

Wednesday, 6 February 2002, 4:56 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

The following images show the surf on the South Coast of Wellington today. Sightseers were out in force to see the biggest south coast waves anyone can remember....

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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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