Articles by Daily Mail - Jason Chester, Ciara Farmer, and Alice Evans
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: AUKUS – is a boon for Kiwi military intelligence worth poking the Chinese dragon?
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 2:51PMFormer Australia Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr was not mincing his words this week, when describing the highly contentious...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: ‘Point of order, Mr Speaker!’ Snoozefest Question Time has lost its spark
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:52AMNew Zealand’s great democratic pantheon is starting to feel more like a high school debate session than a great temple of...
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Politics
PM’s pay pickle: MPs’ pay rises loom amid public sector cuts
Monday, 8 April 2024, 7:30AMThe independent body tasked with setting MPs’ pay is just weeks away from deciding if politicians will get a pay raise for...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: The Prime Minister, his Ministers and every MP in Parliament are vastly underpaid
Friday, 5 April 2024, 12:20PMIt’s 3:55pm on a Monday afternoon. The Prime Minister’s just finished leading the most important weekly meeting in the country...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Willis disappoints fiscal nerds, but the worst is yet to come
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:35AMNicola Willis disappointed economic nerds across the country on Wednesday. The Finance Minister broke with a well-established...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16AMA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02PMThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Winston Peters - ‘drunk uncle’ or political genius?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 2:43PMWinston went full Winston this week. In a seeming return to campaign mode, the New Zealand First leader has pulled out all...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28AMInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27PMA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Major Labour missteps highlight tumultuous times in post-Robertson era
Monday, 18 March 2024, 3:04PMIt was not the week Chris Hipkins was hoping for. He and his MPs made their annual pilgrimage to Wairarapa on Thursday...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Luxon waves 100-day checkered flag as Willis waves economic red flag
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:38AMToday is the Government’s 104th day in office – better known as the day the real work begins. Chris Luxon’s had 100 days...
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National
New study reveals: Mentally ill and men are more likely to start vaping
Monday, 11 March 2024, 4:03PMA new study by University of Otago researchers has revealed the psychological factors most likely to have non-smokers reaching...
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National
Billionaire's proposed lodge 'wrong development in the wrong location'
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:39PMA luxury lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka proposed by billionaire Peter Thiel is the “wrong development in the wrong location”,...
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Crime
International drug cartel fixer admits role in $27m cocaine plot
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:26PMThe middle-man for an international drug cartel involved in a $27m cocaine that came to a head in Dunedin has pleaded guilty. Carlos...
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Crime
Helicopter company heading to trial over pilot's death
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2:19PMThe owner of a Milton helicopter company has denied charges after one of his pilots crashed and died while flying at night,...
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National
Car crashes through Dunedin high school fence
Monday, 4 March 2024, 3:08PMA car crashed through a Dunedin secondary school’s fence and landed on two parked cars, sparking a schoolwide lockdown this...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: Why Labour Party excuses are less effective for National
Friday, 1 March 2024, 2:05PMNine long years. That was the rallying cry of Labour MPs and ministers during the last term of Government. It seemed...
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Business
Sheep farming in a 'challenging place'- Beef + Lamb NZ
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 3:52PMA rising middle class in China are eating less red meat from New Zealand as unemployment bites but demand remains strong...
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Jason Walls
Jason Walls: The pointless, PR-driven nonsense of a 100-day plan is just bad governance
Friday, 23 February 2024, 2:56PMNews flash: New Zealand is not the USA. A staple of a new, or re-elected, president for decades has been to establish a...