Articles by Moana Tapaleao
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National
Country's oldest war memorial to be removed over 'racist stereotyping'
Saturday, 23 December 2023, 9:47AMThe country’s oldest war memorial will be removed from an historic Whanganui reserve following objections to an inscription...
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National
'Praying to get out': Kiwi church group stranded in Jerusalem amid conflict
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 8:43PMA New Zealand-based Christian church group are desperately attempting to flee Israel as they feel the vibrations of daily...
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National
'Facing a crisis': Tourist town can't wait three years for upgrade
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 1:18PMA community leader in Ohakune says the visitor hub needs funding now to help offset the crisis facing the Ruapehu district’s...
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National
New research explores impact of Covid response on Māori
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 2:23PMThe impact of Covid-19 on Māori will be under the spotlight in new research that aims to improve future pandemic responses. Whanganui-based...
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Sport
Cheating death: Recovering rugby star and wife's new life in island paradise
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 8:23AMJust over two years has passed since former Hurricanes and Worcester Warriors player Michael Fatialofa suffered a spinal...
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Auckland
Efeso Collins: The Samoan boy from Ōtara now running for mayor
Monday, 14 March 2022, 4:27PMEfeso Collins says Auckland needs to be a unified city where people understand each other. This desire helped shape his decision...
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Covid-19
Funding boost for Māori and Pasifika health providers to help Covid families
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 10:24AMJust over $140 million will be given to Māori and Pasifika health providers to help those communities hit the hardest in...
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National
'Final wall of resistance': Māori vaccination rollout stalls
Monday, 21 February 2022, 3:21PMA Māori health analyst says Māori uptake of first and second vaccinations has stalled as Covid-19 vaccination teams meet...
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Covid-19
Locations of interest: Four new sites linked to suspected Omicron cases
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:05AMFour new locations of interest in Auckland have been linked to suspected Omicron cases. One of them is the Auckland Airport...
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National
Queues taking four hours to process as generous public turn out for Tonga
Friday, 21 January 2022, 1:46PMHundreds of families have turned out to a fundraising appeal in Auckland to give food, water and supplies for the people...
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World
Shocking new photos reveal Tonga's tragedy
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 9:34AMDays after a volcanic eruption and tsunami turned their world upside down, photos on the ground show streets covered in thick...
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National
103 new cases, high-risk exposure event at Auckland CBD store
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 12:31PMThere are 103 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - 88 in Auckland, 9 in Waikato, 5 in the Bay of Plenty and one...
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Covid-19
Vaccine app goes live, Govt warns there'll be glitches
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 10:35AMAs hairdressers and barbers around Auckland scramble to open on Thursday they could face glitches in a new app they must...
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Covid-19
PM urges Aucklanders to prepare for traffic light system
Friday, 19 November 2021, 11:44AMPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern says at this stage, it is too soon to speculate or confirm any information relating to a reported...
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Covid-19
Excited shoppers already queuing outside Auckland mall
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:16AMPeople in Auckland are already lining up outside at least one major shopping mall - nearly 24 hours before its stores are...
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Covid-19
Fully vaccinated police officer tests positive after helping woman; 44 new cases
Friday, 8 October 2021, 1:12PMA fully vaccinated Auckland police officer has tested positive for Covid after they and three other officers assisted a Covid-positive...
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Covid-19
Vaccine passport to start as early as next month
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:54AMA new vaccine passport being developed by health officials will be in the form of an app that people will be able to download...
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Covid-19
12 new community cases, testing staff doorknocking in key suburbs
Monday, 27 September 2021, 12:40PMThere are 12 Covid cases in the community today. All of the cases are in Auckland and two of today's have yet to be linked...
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Covid-19
Live: Sting in the tail - Waikato Covid cases threat to Auckland alert change
Monday, 20 September 2021, 11:34AMCOVID LATEST: MIQueue: 22,000 people swamp new website to book MIQ slot Vaccine scam: Police investigating door-knockers...
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National
Coromandel cafe Umu shocked after hosting Devonport man three times
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 9:13AMOne of the locations of interest a Covid-infected man visited says staff are shocked at the news, but have praised him for...
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National
NZ-wide emergency: Power failure affects thousands; public left puzzled
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 7:19AMA widespread power outage which affected thousands of people around the country overnight was slowly being restored from...
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National
Anxious Covid wait for Tauranga port workers; no new community cases today
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:54PMThere are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand today. There are two cases in MIQ. Almost 100 port workers,...
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Crime
Two men shot in Auckland overnight; workers rushed to help
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 1:08PMWorkers rushed outside to help a man who had just been shot outside their Auckland offices last night meanwhile another man...
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Auckland
'Prepare for morning without power' - Wild winds hammer Auckland
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 9:18AMMany Aucklanders are facing a morning without power as wild winds and rain cause havoc across the region this morning. Fallen...