Articles by Juliette Sivertsen and Lesley Deverall
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Entertainment
New Zealand's best wine and food festivals
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 1:54PMPinot noir in Martinborough, crayfish in Kaikōura, or whitebait on the West Coast? New Zealand regions love to put on a show...
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Health
ZB newsreader Niva Retimanu reveals her fight with grief and depression
Saturday, 9 November 2019, 10:28AMJust Listen is a seven-part mental health podcast series, exploring how to support a person in serious and ongoing mental...
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Health
Just Listen: What is high-functioning depression?
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 1:32PMJust Listen is a seven-part mental health podcast series, exploring how to support a person in serious and ongoing mental...
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Health
Just Listen: Experiencing psychosis - 'I thought I was going to die'
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 4:41PMJust Listen is a seven-part mental health podcast series, exploring how to support a person in serious and ongoing mental...
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Health
Just Listen: Why OCD is more than a fear of dirt
Monday, 4 November 2019, 10:13AMJust Listen is a seven-part mental health podcast series, exploring how to support a person in serious and ongoing mental...
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National
Massive hospital bill wiped after visa overstayed
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 9:08AMA person in the country illegally racked up a medical bill of more than $165,000, which was later written off by a DHB. Northland...
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National
DOC examining the deaths of 25 baby fur seals
Sunday, 5 August 2018, 12:53PMThe Department of Conservation's keeping an open mind over the cause of deaths of around 25 fur seals discovered at Te Oka...
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National
Kerbside recycling bins given the green light for Tauranga
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 9:43AMThere is an end in sight to Tauranga's glass recycling headache. Tauranga City Council turned to the Glass Packaging Forum...
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National
Family disputes overshadow Jonah Lomu headstone unveiling
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 7:50AMJonah Lomu's grave is finally to get a headstone, three years after he died, but the event is causing a fresh family stoush. The...
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National
High demand in NZ for Methamphetamine made in Myanmar
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 7:20AMMethamphetamine made by armed rebels and gangs in Myanmar is appearing on New Zealand streets. Drug experts have told the...
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National
'Unusual' figures see drop in consumer spending
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 12:39PMMany of us are keeping our plastic in our wallets. Spending on electronic cards is lower than expected for April. Consumers...
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National
Expert: Compostable plastic bags not the solution
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 2:53PMBiodegradable plastic bags aren't the be-all-and-end-all when it comes to environmentally friendly solutions. Countdown stores...
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National
Expert: Underground lines not the solution to power cuts
Monday, 23 April 2018, 3:16PMUnderground powerlines aren't the solution for dealing with Mother Nature in Auckland. During this month's violent storm,...
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Health
Hundreds writing to MP's in support of nurses
Friday, 30 March 2018, 8:16AMHundreds of people are putting their support behind nurses as they fight for better pay. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation's...
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Audio
'Tough on crime' policies causing prison costs to skyrocket
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 8:25AMPrison costs are rising at a rate exceeding all other government expenditure. A new report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s...
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Audio
Surge in antibiotic use a boon for superbugs
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 8:55AMNew Zealanders remain among the top antibiotics users in the world. A global study has found the use of antibiotics jumped...
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Audio
Hundreds of cervical cancer sufferers not properly screened
Friday, 23 March 2018, 8:08AMNew research has revealed the majority of New Zealand women who develop cervical cancer, have NOT been adequately screened.
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National
Plunket defends high salaries paid to senior staff
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 2:05PMPlunket's defending claims that a large amount of its funds are being funnelled into senior staff salaries. LISTEN ABOVE...
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Auckland
Activist Penny Bright refusing to move despite losing battle to keep her home
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 9:24AMUPDATE 1.33PM: Veteran Auckland activist Penny Bright will refuse to leave her house, despite losing a court battle to keep...
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Audio
Real estate agents against Govt plan to allow harsher penalties
Monday, 19 March 2018, 9:08AMReal estate agents are railing against a Government proposal to allow harsher penalties for bad behaviour. Parliament is...
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Audio
Expert: Tobacco tax clearly hasn't worked
Friday, 16 March 2018, 7:07AMThe tobacco tax is hurting those who are most vulnerable and smoking rates among some communities remain stagnant, despite...
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Audio
Stephen Hawking 'a brilliant scientist who could popularise science with the masses'
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 7:15AMIt wasn't just his theories - it was Stephen Hawking's ability to explain science to the everyday person which made him so...
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Audio
Ardern admits errors in camp fallout
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 8:03AMPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is "very disturbed" about allegations of sexual misconduct at a Young Labour camp,...
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Audio
'Slippery slope' for NZ if US gets away with steel tariffs
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 7:50AMA trade consultant's warning the Government to carefully consider the implications of US steel and aluminium tariffs. President...