Articles by Scott Wilson, Mark Berman, Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post
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National
Mum with sick child burgled while having cancer treatment at Starship
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:26AMA Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34PMAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03AMRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32PMA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50PMA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...
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National
New Tend Health GP clinic to open after Pāpāmoa Pines closes
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:15PMA new GP clinic will open in Pāpāmoa in June at the site of a long-standing clinic set to close in April. The Bay of Plenty...
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National
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
Friday, 8 March 2024, 7:05AMA Pāpāmoa GP clinic that serves 6000 patients is closing and an owner says it is “absolutely not viable anymore” due to the...
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National
Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:56AMA Tauranga boy with a “crippling disability” was told he could no longer have publicly funded rehabilitation, days after...
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Education
'Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:55PMThe principal of a fast-growing Bay of Plenty school says “absurd” Government cost-cutting has forced it to pause two major...
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National
Pest influx: Rodents may have crossed strait to Stewart Island
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:24PMLocal Democracy reporter, Matthew Rosenberg An image of a possible mouse caught on Stewart Island/Rakiura pest monitoring...
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National
'Most terrifying thing': Boy breaks neck in 'horrific' diving accident
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 7:16AMA Tauranga boy has “shattered” three bones in his neck after a shallow water diving accident, leaving his whānau “traumatised”...
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National
$750k spent, nothing to show: Govt cost-cutting hits schools
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 11:28AMA frustrated Dunedin principal says there is nothing to show for the $750,000 spent planning new classrooms over the past...
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Dunedin
Dunedin Countdown stays closed another day as rat inspection continues, four rats found
Monday, 12 February 2024, 10:04AMA Dunedin supermarket will remain closed for a further 24 hours as a rat inspection continues. Countdown South Dunedin will...
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Entertainment
Ratings for the Grammy Awards hit a sweet note as almost 17 million tune in, up 34% from 2023
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 1:03PMAn average of 16.9 million viewers tuned in to see performances by Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish and watch Taylor Swift make...
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National
'Deep shock': Dad's grief after son found dead at Dunedin home
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 7:15AMThe father of a Dunedin man found dead at his home was in deep shock when he heard his son had died. Gurjit Singh’s father,...
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National
'Busy' long weekend in Rotorua despite wet weather
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:38PMDomestic and international tourists alike flocked to Rotorua for Auckland Anniversary weekend as local businesses say they...
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National
'Livid': Mum of drowned teen's call after lifeguards abused
Friday, 19 January 2024, 8:26AMA Pāpāmoa mother whose son drowned at an Auckland beach is calling for people who verbally abuse lifeguards to face harassment...
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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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National
Tauranga Boys’ College teachers can use ChatGPT in school reports
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 8:26AMTeachers at Tauranga Boys’ College can use ChatGPT artificial intelligence to generate school report comments. A college...
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National
'Get checked': Mother's mole warning after melanoma diagnosis
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 9:40AMTauranga mother Rachael Pratt was 30 when she found a mole on her leg was “changing”. Fearful it might be skin cancer, she...