Articles by Jacob Brown
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National
Preliminary figures suggest some Auckland regions set to lose more bins than others
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:20PMWhen it comes to the distribution of rubbish bins, not all parts of Auckland are equal. Preliminary figures released under...
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Opinion
Josiah Brown: Ask Not What Your Government Can Do for You
Monday, 9 October 2023, 3:23PMThere are some things a government cannot fix… a lot, in fact. As a willing victim of this year’s election debates, I was...
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Auckland
New Victoria Street linear park to provide greener public space for Aucklanders
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 10:11PMA greener, cleaner, more accessible Victoria Street is on the way for Auckland. The council has started building Te Ha Noa,...
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Sport
Ryan Fox returns home for final challenge of the year
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 10:45AMAfter nearly 250 days away from New Zealand, in which his world ranking climbed from 213 at the start of the year to a career...
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Sport
Rising stars confirmed for ASB Classic
Friday, 2 December 2022, 12:04PMAuckland’s ASB Classic women’s tennis tournament has often attracted young players who have gone on to achieve great things. In...
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Sport
Fox looking for big finish to year before return home
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 10:10AMRyan Fox is looking to finish his phenomenal year with a flourish at the historic mixed-gender Australian Open in Melbourne. The...
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Sport
Classic coup: Young tennis sensation to play in Auckland
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 8:07AMWhen 18-year-old Emma Raducanu defeated 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez to win the singles final at the 2021 US Open, the young...
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Sport
Former US Open champion latest signing for ASB Women’s Classic
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 12:41PMASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin believes the field he is assembling for the return of the WTA women’s tournament...
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Sport
One of tennis' brightest talents signs on for ASB Classic
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 9:38AMThree years ago, then 16-year-old Holger Rune received a wildcard into Auckland's ASB Classic qualifying. The world number...
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Sport
US Open finalist confirmed for ASB Classic, another big name approached
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 11:27AM2021 US Open runner up Leylah Fernandez is the second big signing for January's ASB women's tennis classic in Auckland. The...
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Sport
World tennis No2 confirmed for Auckland's ASB Classic
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 9:33AMNorway's Casper Ruud has celebrated his rise towards the top of the world tennis rankings with confirmation he will compete...
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Sport
Sailing: New Zealand SailGP team become first to sweep weekend's racing with comprehensive event win in Denmark
Sunday, 21 August 2022, 10:14AMA Peter Burling masterclass has delivered a clean sweep of races for the New Zealand SailGP team in round four of the championship...
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National
Bullrush! Cow v cop as beast makes run for freedom
Monday, 11 July 2022, 1:35PMTwo loose cattle on the run in Whanganui have now been dealt with, but not before a police officer was charged down. At one...
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Sport
ASB Classic set to return to Auckland sporting calendar
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 9:47AMThree years after they were last held Auckland's ASB Tennis Classic tournaments are set to return in 2023. Barring a major...
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Sport
Robinson looms as triple-threat at Winter Olympics
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 12:09PMFor 18 months, New Zealand ski racer Alice Robinson and her team have been trying to find a downhill that fitted into her...
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Sport
Kiwi ski star struck by Covid pulls out of World Cup
Monday, 20 December 2021, 9:42AMNew Zealand skier Alice Robinson has been forced to withdraw from her World Cup Super G race in France overnight after testing...
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Sport
Team NZ nemesis returning to America's Cup
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 11:34AMTeam New Zealand's nemesis Alinghi is back in the America's Cup after an 11-year absence. NZME understands the Swiss syndicate...
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World
NSW Premier calls trans-Tasman bubble pause 'an overreaction'
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:58PMNew South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has labelled New Zealand's decision to pause the travel bubble with Sydney an...
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Sport
America's Cup: Team NZ challengers want assurances over getting into country
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 3:38PMTwo of Team New Zealand's rivals have expressed a growing frustration at the lack of information from the Government on an...
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Business
'Unprecedented panic buying' forces local toilet paper factory to work overtime
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 9:56AMA toilet paper manufacturer with a Dunedin factory is making significant changes to its operations amid ''unprecedented panic...
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Travel
Coronavirus: Should you cancel your travel plans?
Monday, 2 March 2020, 11:59AMAs efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus around the world intensify, holiday-makers have been left wondering...
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National
How newlyweds escaped from White Island
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 6:33PMThe newlywed couple who were celebrating the happiest time of their lives while on honeymoon in New Zealand have revealed...
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Entertainment
Fireman Sam axed as a mascot for lacking inclusivity
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 8:28PMThe popular children's television character Fireman Sam has been axed from a fire department's promotional material for not...
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World
Donald Trump releases potentially doctored map of Hurricane Dorian's path
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 2:49PMPresident Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian's trajectory in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon that appeared...