Articles by Tom Rowland
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National
Mosques across NZ asked to take security precautions after Sydney stabbings
Friday, 19 April 2024, 1:26PMMosques across New Zealand have been sent an email this morning asking them to remain vigilant and take security precautions...
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Auckland
'Do less, pay less': Mayor Brown weighs into poll on his proposed 7.5% rates rise
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10:41AMMore Aucklanders would prefer to have their services cut to achieve a lower rates hike than those who support the 7.5 per...
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National
Journalist Michael Morrah reveals plan to save Newshub
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 8:36PMA group of senior Newshub journalists will be meeting next week to discuss a proposal to present to Warner Bros. Discovery...
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National
$228m without a metre of track, now Auckland Light Rail disestablishment to cost millions more
Friday, 2 February 2024, 9:24AMThe disestablishment of the Ministry of Transport’s work on the Auckland Light Rail project will likely cost millions of...
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National
Mayor Wayne Brown irate at Auckland Council’s $7.4m recruiting spend during hiring freeze
Monday, 11 December 2023, 7:47AMAuckland Council has spent $7.4 million on recruiting staff during a supposed hiring freeze over the last year - with Mayor...
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National
'Bureaucratic cruelty': Disabled Kiwi resident battling to get out of Gaza
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 2:11PMA disabled Kiwi resident is battling to get out of the heavily bombarded Gaza Strip in a situation labelled “bureaucratic...
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National
'Every little bit helps': Kiwi farmers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle devastation eligible for free fencing
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 4:22PMKiwi farmers whose infrastructure was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle are being urged to register for $1500 worth of free...
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Auckland
‘Incredibly frustrating’: How a $1m Queen St pedestrianisation project ballooned to $12m
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 9:15AMThe final price tag for Auckland’s controversial Queen Street pedestrianisation project - which launched a High Court challenge...
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National
‘Massive hole in our universe’: Woman, 62, sentenced over young lawyer's tragic death
Saturday, 2 September 2023, 8:57AMThe family of Auckland lawyer Telise Martin today spoke of their enduring pain and the “massive hole in our universe” as...
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National
Dead in her car for up to 12 days: Pensioner had ‘access to funds’, mental health issues - coroner
Friday, 11 August 2023, 6:58AMThe pensioner who died living in her car in one of Auckland’s wealthiest suburbs succumbed to emphysema and had “access to...
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Crime
Arrest warrant for bail 'absconding' Mongols associate arrested in Remuera mansion with firearms
Friday, 7 July 2023, 1:33PMA warrant for the arrest of a 32-year-old Mongols gang associate will be issued later today for failing to turn up to a sentencing...
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Auckland
Father of flood victim watched final moments before son's death on livestream
Sunday, 18 June 2023, 9:40AMSteve Miller watched the moments leading up to his son’s death in the Auckland Anniversary floods through a phone screen,...
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National
Driver charged over death of young Auckland lawyer
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 12:04PMA 62-year-old woman has been charged with careless driving leading to the death of young Auckland lawyer Telise Martin. The...
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National
'Miracle he survived': Wife speaks after diver dragged into ferry propeller
Friday, 26 May 2023, 7:03AMThe wife of a commercial diver who was critically injured this week says it’s a “miracle he survived” after he was dragged...
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National
'Heartbreaking': Lawyer killed by car was young mum; tributes to ‘exceptional young woman’
Saturday, 22 April 2023, 11:36AMThe 31-year-old lawyer who was killed by a car just minutes before she was due to appear in an Auckland court had a young...
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National
Auckland Council CEO left work to go home during peak of response to fatal floods
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 9:09AMAuckland Council chief executive Jim Stabback left council headquarters to go home shortly before 5pm on the night of the...
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Politics
'Minutes mattered': Mayor, council response to Auckland floods criticised in damning review
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 3:29PMAuckland Council’s emergency management system was not prepared for the January 27 floods and senior leaders underestimated...
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Auckland
Auckland fatal flood review out: Council requested release 'extensions'
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 2:18PMThe long-delayed review into the Auckland Anniversary floods which killed four people will arrive today - and the Herald...
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Politics
Road cone war: Wayne Brown seeks to slash $145m spend on AT traffic management
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 10:05AMAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has called on his own council organisation, Auckland Transport, to reduce its “unjustifiable”...
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National
‘Appalling decision’ - Backlash forces Auckland Council to keep cordons fending off looters
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 4:29PMFierce opposition from residents in the cyclone-battered coastal community of Muriwai has led Auckland Council to backtrack...
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National
‘A loving father’ - Hawke’s Bay man killed in bridge collapse ‘key provider’ for 3-year-old son
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 10:20AMThe family of Hawke’s Bay man Brendan Miller, who was the “key financial provider” for his 3-year-old son, are seeking support to...
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National
‘No way he could have survived': Dad among dead after bridge collapses, ute swept away
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 7:04AMA Hawke’s Bay father and “very generous” community figure is among the dead from Cyclone Gabrielle after his work truck is...
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National
Search for bodies in Napier called off due to sewage leak
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 10:22PMA laborious and sweltering trip up Napier’s Tutaekuri River for SAR boat teams scanning for bodies from Cyclone Gabrielle...
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National
‘What the hell? We’re alive': Massive slip misses couple’s home by a mere metre
Monday, 20 February 2023, 7:55AMA retired couple living in the picturesque hills of Tiniroto stood and watched while barbecuing dinner as the largest slip...