Articles by Jessica McCarthy
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Politics
Whakatāne council given message at meeting: ‘Stop the wasteful spending’
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 2:05PMThere was standing room only as some of Whakatāne’s more vocal critics of the district council met in the living room of...
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National
Woolworths contact thousands of staff over pay issues dating back nine years
Friday, 19 January 2024, 8:33AMWoolworths is asking former staff to come forward after discovering issues to do with pay and leave entitlement dating back...
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National
Closing time: How Eastern Bay councils' policy could affect last call
Friday, 24 February 2023, 3:26PMLast call for drinks could get a lot earlier in the Eastern Bay if a draft policy is adopted. Whakatāne District Council’s...
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World
Sydney doctor warns NSW is 'sleepwalking' into Omicron crisis ahead of Christmas
Monday, 20 December 2021, 3:02PMA Sydney-based clinical immunologist has shared a sobering view of how Christmas could turn into a superspreader event that...
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World
The truth behind one of the world's most iconic photos
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 3:59PMEleven pairs of loafers were dangling over the New York City skyline. It was September of 1932, as the Great Depression was...
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National
Chch Mayor's proposal for mental health applauded
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 5:08AMChristchurch's mayor hopes the City Council's collaboration with central government over mental health is the start of more...
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National
Kaiapoi High School warning drivers of teens crossing
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 5:51AMWarning, teenagers crossing
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National
NZ-EU trade deal will fade away if Brexit wins - economist
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 5:36AMUPDATED 9.33am An economist says Britain's potential exit from the European Union wouldn't be good for New Zealand. LISTEN...
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Business
Unsecured creditors lose out from Stonewood collapse
Monday, 20 June 2016, 5:24AMUnsecured creditors are the big losers from the liquidation of Stonewood Homes. The company went bust in February, owing...
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Business
Crackdown on stoned, hungover CHCH construction workers
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 11:03AMWorkSafe is cracking down on the volume of alcohol and drugs being used by builders in the Christchurch rebuild. A recent...
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National
Chch's ethnic community targeted by scammers
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 7:30AMPolice are concerned hackers could be behind a scam targeting Christchurch's ethnic community. A number of Pakistani immigrants...
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Health
Funding to help understand effect of quakes on mental health
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 11:33AMA funding grant will help a Christchurch research team learn more about the long-term effects of the Canterbury earthquakes...
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Business
Silver Fern Farms cuts jobs at Belfast site
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 1:49PMMore jobs are set to go at Silver Fern Farms, this time at its Belfast site in Christchurch. It comes a month after it cut...
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National
World's largest flying observatory comes to Chch
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 5:33AMLess than a month after NASA launched its gamma-ray carrying scientific balloon from Wanaka Airport, the South Island is...
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National
Company involved in horror Fox Glacier chopper crash grounded over safety concerns
Monday, 30 May 2016, 3:13PMUPDATED 6.57pm The helicopter company involved in a horror chopper crash at Fox Glacier that killed seven people has been...
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Crime
Trial of accused rapist underway in Christchurch
Monday, 30 May 2016, 12:47PMThe trial of a West Coast farm worker who fled to Australia after allegedly raping a young girl is underway in the Christchurch...
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Emergency
Hornby park death not being treated as suspicious
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 9:11AMHornby park death not being treated as suspicious
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News
Firefighter case: 'Managers lauding over volunteers'
Monday, 2 May 2016, 7:40AMA former volunteer firefighter in North Canterbury thinks he has a good shot at winning an unfair dismissal case against...
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Business
Workers at carpet maker to learn fate
Monday, 2 May 2016, 6:28AMWorkers for carpet maker Cavalier Bremworth will find out today whether their employer plans to follow through with a restructure...
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National
Landmark settlement for homeowners against EQC
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 9:51AMUPDATED 3.24PM: Ninety-eight Canterbury homeowners have won a landmark settlement with EQC, following a bid for a declaratory...
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Crime
Man pleads guilty to masturbating at softball game
Friday, 22 April 2016, 12:30PMA Christchurch man caught masturbating at a girls' softball game has entered a guilty plea. Thirty-five-year-old Martin Graham...
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National
Increase in job-seekers blamed on slow down of Chch rebuild
Friday, 22 April 2016, 8:55AMThe number of Cantabrians on the job-seekers benefit has increased by 18-percent in the last year. Figures released by Social...
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National
Cashless society forces RSA to get creative
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 5:50AMThe RSA is brainstorming ways to adapt to New Zealand becoming an increasingly cashless society. President BJ Clark said...
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National
New Brighton Pier facing 18-month closure
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 10:14AMChristchurch's New Brighton Pier could be closed for up to a year and a half so its earthquake damage can be repaired. The...