Articles by Felix Marwick, Charlotte Lewis-West
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National
Eeeek! Mouse in the house sparks police callout
Friday, 12 January 2024, 4:03PMThree women screaming for their lives in a Brighton Rd house sparked a rapid Dunedin police callout. Senior Sergeant Anthony...
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National
Effects of forest loss are evident in NZ streams, with key species absent
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 11:38AM“Dramatic” biological shifts are taking place in our freshwater ecosystems as a result of deforestation around New Zealand,...
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National
'Such a stupid thing’: Shop owner 'callous' about fatal crash after robbery
Monday, 29 May 2023, 10:32AMThe owner of a South Dunedin bottle store at the centre of a fatal car crash on Saturday morning says he feels “callous”...
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Crime
Student flat violently ransacked by 15 males
Monday, 20 February 2023, 12:14PMPolice are investigating an aggravated burglary by about 15 men in which four people were assaulted at a North Dunedin house. Senior...
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National
NZ tourism jewel left in 'staggering' state following closure
Saturday, 7 January 2023, 2:01PMA faded framed picture hangs on a wall inside Rotorua’s Blue Baths. It shows a statuesque woman in a light pink dress and...
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National
'Anxious and threatened'- residents petition for end to Kāinga Ora housing
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 4:00PM“We do not want to be known for our ghettos.” That’s the message from petitioners who presented 400 signatures to Rotorua...
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National
New accord aims for ‘near zero’ motel housing
Friday, 9 December 2022, 10:12AMThe Government has signed a housing accord with Rotorua Lakes Council, Te Arawa and Ngāti Whakaue that seeks to “progressively...
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National
Call for urgent 'stocktake' on emergency housing gang numbers
Friday, 9 December 2022, 8:11AMA local MP is urging the Government to do an urgent “stocktake” of how many gang members are in Rotorua emergency housing...
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Politics
Rotorua mayor supports local election voting age remaining 18
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 4:25PMRotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says she does not support changing the voting age for local elections from 18 to 16 years old. It...
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National
Why mayor and deputy mayor didn’t attend Saving Glenholme meeting
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 3:46PMRotorua’s deputy mayor has explained why she and the mayor did not attend a public meeting on Monday which traversed issues...
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National
'Unfortunate chapter': Reserves proposal scrapped- unanimously
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 1:16PMA decision to revoke the reserve status of seven Rotorua reserve sites for development has been scrapped by a unanimous vote. The...
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National
Rotorua reserves proposal u-turn to be considered
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 1:18PMA controversial plan to revoke some of Rotorua's reserve sites for housing may be reversed on Thursday. The reversal is a...
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Business
Kiwa Digital takes top award at International Business Awards
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 3:58PMMāori cultural creative agency Kiwa Digital walked away with the He Kai Kei Aku Ringa Award for Māori Excellence in Export...
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National
Emergency housing likely for more than five years - council
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 5:11PMEmergency accommodation will be required in Rotorua for at least five years, if not more, a senior council official says. The...
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Audio
'Respected' councillor quits in public meeting, claims mayor 'shunned' him
Friday, 29 April 2022, 7:24AMRotorua councillors have been left shocked after one of their own suddenly quit in a fiery exchange with mayor Steve Chadwick. Peter...
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Sport
Spanish surprise: Foreign America's Cup bids alive and well
Saturday, 11 September 2021, 12:17PMValencia has withdrawn from the race to host the 37th America's Cup – but Spain is still very much in it. International...
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Sport
Rich-lister's America's Cup move 'curious', Grant Dalton says
Friday, 30 July 2021, 7:31PMEmirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton says it is curious that rich-lister Mark Dunphy has not been talking to the team...
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Politics
Jacinda Ardern on Matariki, child poverty and being called 'Cindy'
Monday, 7 September 2020, 9:21PMIt's a dinky little room, up the back and above the main meeting room at Tamaki Māori Village. "Hello, Prime Minister." It's...
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Crime
Newspaper delivery drivers threatened by Mongrel Mob in Opotiki
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 3:38PMThe Whakatane Beacon is reviewing its early morning deliveries after a night of drama in which a driver and his partner were...
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Lower South Island
Bad weather could ruin Aurora Australias event
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 5:49PMIf the clouds part for long enough tonight, people along the Otago and Southland coastline may be in for a spectacular Aurora...
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Dunedin
'We're screwed': Canadian couple tell of Skippers Canyon jet boat horror
Monday, 25 February 2019, 10:16AMAs they barrelled towards a rock face, Brenda and Doug Weening thought it was just another trick their jet boat driver was...
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Entertainment
Billy Connolly 'no longer recognises close friend'
Monday, 20 August 2018, 10:25AMSir Michael Parkinson has spoken out about his friend Sir Billy Connolly's ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, saying...
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National
Police dish out 596 fines to window washers
Sunday, 8 July 2018, 11:01AMPolice have given out at least 596 infringements to window washers across New Zealand since a law came into force in August...
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National
Poor decision-making main cause of NZ crashes - Superintendent Steve Greally
Saturday, 30 June 2018, 5:59PMNew Zealand's top road policing cop has called for motorists to drive to survive as the carnage on our roads continues to...