Articles by Susan Strongman, NZME
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Business
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:07PMAir New Zealand’s share price has slipped marginally after it sent a shot across investors’ bow warning “a number” of factors...
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Business
Fletcher Building in trading halt over Australian pipes problem
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 3:49PMFletcher Building is in a trading halt while it tries to work out what an Australian builder plans to present in relation...
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Business
Outlook too cloudy for Air NZ earnings guidance
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:03PMAir New Zealand is refraining from providing earnings guidance for the current financial year, saying there are too many...
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Business
Consumer confidence plummets further
Friday, 22 September 2023, 5:24PMWestpac says consumer confidence has trickled downwards in the September quarter and says it signals the number of New Zealand...
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Business
Recycling is a ‘fraud’, says landfill expert
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 12:24PMRecycling in New Zealand is “essentially a fraud” and food scraps diversion from landfills is “subsidised greenwashing”,...
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Business
Bank profits: NZ banking more profitable than in other countries - ComCom
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 1:06PMThe Commerce Commission says its initial review of banks found they were more profitable than overseas counterparts and its...
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Business
Brothers Beer put into voluntary administration
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 10:57AMVoluntary administrators have been appointed to Auckland craft brewer and wholesaler Brothers Beer, BusinessDesk reports. PwC’s...
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Business
Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 4:10PMBrazil’s antitrust watchdog is challenging a bid by Fonterra and Nestlé to sell Dairy Partners Americas Brasil to French...
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Politics
Govt unveils new measures to protect native biodiversity
Sunday, 9 July 2023, 1:53PMStronger protection for New Zealand’s threatened biodiversity has taken a step forward as Government Minister James Shaw...
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National
Retreat could be best option for storm-hit coasts
Monday, 3 July 2023, 2:52PMCoastal retreat may eventually be the best option for some affected Whangārei coastal communities facing expensive and ultimately...
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Politics
Councillors vote to extend lease for rescue chopper base
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 3:53PMWhangārei District Council (WDC) has formally approved extending the lease – and a new building - for Northland’s emergency...
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National
Caulerpa eradication in Bay of Islands could take decade, regional council says
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 12:32PMNorthland is leading the way in New Zealand as the first region to focus solely on invasive seaweed caulerpa’s eradication from...
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Science
Rare bird washes up on Northland beach after trying to eat balloon
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 8:49AMPublic Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A rare bird has been found on Waipu Beach tangled in nylon after trying...
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National
Anchorage ban for Bay of Islands cove after major caulerpa find
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 3:29PMBoaties from around the world will soon be banned from stopping at one of the Bay of Islands’ most important anchorages,...
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Business
Ultra-high net worth investor spends up big in NZ
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 3:39PMMega-rich investor Hans Albrecht arrived in New Zealand by accident but he has quickly found a home for some of his vast...
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National
Northland council slams government for lack of action on invasive marine pest
Monday, 8 May 2023, 11:06AMNorthland Regional Council has launched a broadside at the government for being too slow to act over the new “foot-and-mouth”...
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National
'Eyesore' to live on- $7m renovation due to start this year
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 4:24PMWhangārei’s old town hall “eyesore” is to live on in a now $7.43 million renovation due to start by June - in spite of five...
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Politics
Whangārei District Councillor Jayne Golightly apologises for breaching council confidentiality
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 4:24PMWhangārei District Councillor Jayne Golightly has publicly apologised for breaching council confidentiality. Golightly sad...
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National
Public to have say as rescue chopper shift delayed
Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 12:37PMThe continued presence of Northland’s rescue helicopter base in Kensington will be the focus of three Whangārei District...
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National
$10m of Kaipara works cut to help pay for cyclone, storm damage
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 2:51PMNorthland’s worst-hit Cyclone Gabrielle district is deferring more than $10 million worth of planned work rather than almost...
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National
Man found dead in Lake Wakatipu after attempted rescue
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 9:23AMA father who was missing after attempting to rescue a swimmer in Lake Wakatipu has been found dead. Police said this morning...
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National
Northland councils gearing up as peak freedom camping season begins
Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 4:14PMNorthland councils are gearing up for Aotearoa’s peak freedom camping season as the country’s first summer in three years...
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National
Motorists rescue trapped driver in ditch
Friday, 12 August 2022, 12:40PMA Canterbury motorist who was on his way to work felt a sense of dread as he ran to a car that had just crashed into a ditch. Cam...
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Sport
Good news for Blues but concern for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby Omicron scare
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 8:21PMThe Blues are in the clear but New Zealand Rugby continues to sweat on Covid test results for Moana Pasifika to determine...