Articles by Laura Heathcote, Tim Dower
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National
'Monumental': Funding secured to fix and reopen Rotorua Museum
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:12AMConstruction to reopen Rotorua’s museum will begin in June as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down...
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National
'They have taken us for fools': Councillor hits out over homeless motels
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 9:42AMA Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have “taken us for fools” over the city’s controversial emergency housing...
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National
'It's a sad day for Rotorua': Iconic tourism business in liquidation
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:25AMIconic Rotorua tourism paddle boat business Lakeland Queen has gone into liquidation. It comes after the company ceased...
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National
'Couldn't move': Allergic woman trapped in home as 'millions' of wasps swarm
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 12:07PMA Rotorua woman says she is forced to shut herself inside her home as “millions” of wasps from a neighbouring property swarm...
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National
Maggots, rats, poo on the walls: Tenants paid up to $600pw at 'disgusting' lodge
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 9:20AMMaggots on the floor. Human excrement on bathroom walls and floors. Rodents so common one resident gave them names. These...
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National
Boatie fears he may lose foot after boat ramp injury, flesh-eating bacteria
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 7:54AMWarning: Graphic images A boatie fears he could lose his foot to infection after stepping on corroded metal at a council-maintained...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: What the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing?
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:01AMWhat the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing floating the idea of a freeze on cigarette tax increases? We know the...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: American politics is baffling
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 11:42AMAmerican politics is pretty baffling, isn't it? In arguably the most powerful nation on earth, with a population of well...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: How will our actions be perceived?
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 11:34AMSix Defence Force specialists are off to the hot zone in the Middle East. Judith Collins has been at pains to stress they...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: We've known more competition is the answer for years
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:28AMSupermarkets are under fire again. The Commerce Commission now says it will look into what might be dodgy pricing practices. If...
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National
Councillor hits back after diners given spray bottles for 'aggressive' seagulls
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:26AMGulls pestering Dunedin diners are just parents desperate to feed their young “in an increasingly hostile world”, a city...
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News
Rotorua Lakeland Queen owner told to build new jetty then gift to iwi and lease back
Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:02AMFor 36 years, the Lakeland Queen provided tourists and locals with opportunities to cruise and dine on Lake Rotorua. But...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Only six cases of excessive force isn't so bad
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:11AMRemember those protests at Parliament last year, and the incredible scenes at the end? Once it was over and the fires were...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Backing out of the Interislander deal was a no-brainer
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 9:56AMI think the new Government's actually done at least one thing right this week. Backing out of the Interislander funding...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: RealMe wants too much
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 9:18AMLook, thanks so much for taking part in this, just a little experiment on people's reaction to, response, and experience...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Bit of an about-turn on immigration from the PM
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 9:21AMBit of an about-turn on immigration from the Prime Minister. Christopher Luxon now says the current numbers are unsustainable,...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Mitchell's letter wasn't meddling, it was managing
Friday, 8 December 2023, 8:41AMNow we've had a full day to digest Mark Mitchell's letter to the Police Commissioner, was he actually out of line to release...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Where was their parental instinct?
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:04AMTrue story, abbreviated for time. San Francisco, about 15 years back now, coming out of the subway following my two teenage...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Would you pay for private schools?
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 9:15AM$27-28,000 a year. That's about the going rate for private secondary education in New Zealand right now. And you'd pay it...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Te Pati Māori are shooting themselves in the foot
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 11:28AMSo, a Day of Action called by Te Pati Māori. Organisers promise they'll target busy roads and even try to jam the motorways. They're...
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National
Crumbling teeth or a home? The choice a retired couple say they are weighing up
Saturday, 2 December 2023, 10:38AMFix crumbling teeth or keep their home? A retired couple say they are weighing up their choices in the face of a potential...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Do we need more A&Es?
Friday, 1 December 2023, 10:06AMReally interested in this Medical Journal piece about emergency departments. The impression we often get is they're horribly...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Jeez do dogs get to you
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 9:38AMDogs eh... jeez do they get to you. It's 12 years this Christmas, Luka and me. 12 brilliant years for me, and what a mate...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: The low-down on the Public Interest Journalism Fund
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 8:12AMSo here's the low-down on the Public Interest Journalism Fund. 55 million bucks dished out over a series of funding rounds,...