Articles by Andrew Ashton, Hawkes Bay Today
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: There's worry the Government cuts will go too far
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:57PMNew Zealand seems to be waking up to an issue I thought would have caused more concern. As part of the bonfire of the public...
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National
One person dead after workplace incident in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:47PMOne person has died following a work-related incident near Ongaonga in Central Hawke’s Bay. A police spokesman said an incident...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: We need to put perspective on the current state of our economy
Monday, 22 April 2024, 1:27PMIt is fair to say the country is not in a good place right now. Job cuts dominate the headlines. A double-dip recession came...
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National
'Loving father': Tributes for man who died after running into sea while fleeing police
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:12PMTributes are being posted tonight for a man who died after running into the sea while fleeing police in Mount Maunganui yesterday. He...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: The media model is broken because of fear
Monday, 15 April 2024, 1:45PMSince we were last together, the collapse of television news and current affairs has continued. And with it, we have been...
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National
Emergency services called to workplace incident
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:02PMEmergency services are at an incident in the Western Bay of Plenty. A police spokeswoman said police were helping ambulance...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: New Zealand knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:55PMI vividly remember the first time I saw Christchurch Cathedral. I was 10 so it was 1973. I was on tour with the Auckland...
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National
Hawke's Bay bus driver's narrow escape after rock thrown through window
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:11PMA Hawke’s Bay bus driver says he was “fortunate” to have had a narrow escape when a rock was thrown through the windscreen...
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Sport
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:24PMEight club rugby players and their coach were in a van that was peppered with shotgun pellets by gang members as they fled...
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Sport
Rugby game turns violent: Supporters clash on field with knives, team van shot at
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:33AMA visiting rugby team’s van was peppered with what appear to be shotgun rounds as they drove away from a Hawke’s Bay ground...
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Crime
Ex-NZ sports champ among group arrested over 50kg cocaine bust at Tauranga port
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 3:53PMAuthorities have intercepted 50kg of cocaine at the Port of Tauranga and arrested a group of men, including a former New...
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National
'Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'
Monday, 1 April 2024, 2:59PMTributes are flowing for Bay of Plenty “community champion” and “rare human” Richard Crawford, who died after suffering a...
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National
Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:21PMConcerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded...
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World
'Everyone was screaming, everyone was running' - Death toll above 60 as gunmen attack concert
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 2:33PMCamouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at concertgoers near Moscow with automatic weapons on Saturday, killing at least 60 people...
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National
Tauranga Hospital locked down, armed police present
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:23AMTauranga Hospital has been locked down and armed police are present. A police spokeswoman said the hospital has been locked...
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National
City to trial on-demand ridesharing buses: 'A new era of public transport'
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 1:36PMA new “corner-to-corner” on-demand ridesharing bus service will be trialled in Tauranga South by the Bay of Plenty Regional...
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Crime
Police swarm on Hastings motel after reported stabbing
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 4:23PMPolice have rushed to a Hastings motel following a report that a person had been found in a unit with serious stab wounds. Officers...
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National
Building evacuated after discovery of 'potential explosive threat'
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:45PMA building has been evacuated in Tauranga due to the discovery of a “potential explosive threat”. A police spokesperson said...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Did the Government know that their pre-election promises were unaffordable?
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:25PMSo if you've listened to me for any length of time, you'll know I respect Liam Dann very much indeed. Liam is the Herald's...
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National
Two dead after serious crash south of Hastings, third person critically injured
Sunday, 10 March 2024, 2:58PMTwo people are dead after a road crash south of Hastings on Friday while one remained in hospital with serious injuries on...
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National
New fluoridation plant for Dannevirke by the end of August
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 2:24PMThe Tararua District Council will go ahead with a fluoridation plant in Dannevirke after the Ministry of Health revealed...
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National
'I just wanted to chase bad people and drive Holdens': Police Ten 7 star to retire from force
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 12:00PM“It’s all I have ever known and all I have ever wanted to know.” That’s how Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Lemoto describes...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Newshub has been broke for ages
Monday, 4 March 2024, 2:16PMSo the culture wars that erupted after the closing of Newshub continued over the weekend. The go woke-go broke crowd have...
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National
'Quite hurtful': Culture war ignites over cyclone charity cookbook
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 4:11PMA cookbook raising money for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery has been pulled from a Hawke’s Bay bookstore after concerns were...