Articles by Jamie Morton, NZME.
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National
Weather: El Niño to deliver NZ parting shot with colder-than-average May
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:23PMForecasters are picking a dry and mild May for New Zealand – but not before a patch of wet weather later this week. Sunny...
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Business
Genesis Energy, FRV start $104 million Canterbury solar project
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:23PMGenesis Energy and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have begun construction of their 63 megawatt (MW) solar farm at...
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National
'He was aggressive': Ram that killed elderly couple belonged to neighbours
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:26PMThe ram which killed an elderly couple on a West Auckland property was owned by neighbours and had broken through an electric...
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National
Goodbye El Niño, hello La Niña? What to expect from winter and beyond
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:03AMForecasting agencies have called time on the El Nino of 2023-24. So what can Kiwis expect from the winter ahead of us? Jamie...
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Business
PGG Wrightson downgrades forecast as trading conditions worsen
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:50PMRural services firm PGG Wrightson has revised down its operating earnings guidance for the current June year due to deteriorating...
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National
Screaming heard as two critically injured people found in Westmere cul-de-sac
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:30AMEmergency services are at the scene of an unfolding incident in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Westmere. Several police...
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National
NZ is being soaked by another atmospheric river - what are they?
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 1:51PMThey’ve powered some of our biggest deluges in recent years and caused disastrous floods: so what are “atmospheric rivers”...
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Audio
"Get stuffed": Paddy Gower hits out at 'Facebook keyboard warriors'
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 7:52AMPaddy Gower has slammed “keyboard warriors” claiming the media is getting what it deserves for going “woke” amid mass job...
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National
'Atmospheric river' may bring more than a month's rain in three days
Monday, 8 April 2024, 8:13AMAn inbound “atmospheric river” may deliver parts of the South Island’s West Coast one to two times their monthly rainfall...
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National
Scientists, staff call on minister to intervene in Callaghan Innovation restructure
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:08PMStaff at one of New Zealand’s largest research organisations have called on Judith Collins to step in over a wave of job...
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National
She was given a year to live - then this Kiwi-made cancer therapy saved her life
Monday, 1 April 2024, 1:03PMA groundbreaking, home-grown cancer therapy trial just hit another milestone and there are hopes to bring it to Kiwis, writes...
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Audio
'There is hope': Nicola Willis on recession, GDP
Friday, 22 March 2024, 7:51AMNicola Willis promised Kiwis that there’s still “hope” despite the bleak outlook for the economy. Finance Minister Nicola...
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Crime
'Extremely lucky no one was injured'; Six youths arrested after intersection vehicle pile-up
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:20AMSix youths, including an 11-year-old, have been arrested after slamming a stolen car into vehicles waiting at an Auckland...
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National
Wastewater testing: Our biggest boozing regions revealed
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 7:06AMA first-of-its-kind study has revealed small-town New Zealanders are bigger boozers than city dwellers. The just-published...
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National
Windy, wet weather blowing in with the cold for parts of South Island, heavy rain possible for Wellington at end of week
Sunday, 10 March 2024, 4:43PMParts of the South Island can expect a windier, wetter and wilder start to the week, with temperatures plunging by as much...
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National
Coming 'La Nina-like' pulse could prove big rainmaker for NZ
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:48PMAfter a chilly start to autumn, forecasters say a “La Nina-like” pulse of subtropical moisture in the Pacific could bring...
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National
Scientists welcome regulator's call sorting ‘null segregants’ from GMOs
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 2:56PMRegulators have clarified that certain organisms derived from the parents of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) aren’t...
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Business
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:07PMAir New Zealand’s share price has slipped marginally after it sent a shot across investors’ bow warning “a number” of factors...
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National
Explained: The bigger picture behind the Port Hills fire
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 1:08PMDespite most of summer now behind us, New Zealand’s most dangerous fire conditions are just beginning. Why? Science reporter...
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National
'Devastating' influenza outbreak hits Whitianga - 6 dead
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 12:12PMThe deaths of six residents in a Coromandel rest home highlights how “devastating” influenza outbreaks can be in aged care...
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Business
All but two KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns in December quarter – Morningstar
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 10:45AMAll but two KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns in the December 2023 quarter – research firm Morningstar said. Morningstar...
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Science
Comets, meteors and supermoons: A star-gazer's guide to 2024
Monday, 29 January 2024, 9:45PMComets, conjunctions, meteors and supermoons: there’s plenty on the calendar to keep stargazers busy in 2024. Science reporter...
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National
What scientists just discovered about one of New Zealand's most complex fault zones
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:21PMResearchers have untangled one of New Zealand’s most complex fault zones, in a groundbreaking study with potential global...
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National
Just had Covid-19? This tricky variant was most likely behind it
Sunday, 28 January 2024, 3:43PMIf you’ve just had Covid-19, there’s a three-in-four chance the highly mutated JN.1 subvariant was responsible. The troublesome...