Articles by Raphael Franks and Benjamin Plummer
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National
Victims of South Auckland house fire identified, grieving family pay tribute to kapa haka star
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 3:03PMTwo men trapped and killed in their burning home in South Auckland have been remembered as best friends and one is a talented...
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National
'Disgraceful': Principal disgusted after young student called racial slur after rugby game
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 12:18PMA Lower Hutt principal has publicly addressed an incident in which one of his students was racially abused following a rugby...
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Crime
'Felt like a lifetime': Man arrested over Porirua woman's 2019 cold case death
Monday, 13 May 2024, 9:42PMA 47-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Kathleen Kawana five years ago. Kawana, 46, disappeared...
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National
Space storm upgraded to 'extreme' as Transpower extends 'grid emergency' notice
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 11:02AMThe storm in space has been upgraded from severe to extreme, the highest category scientists use to measure these sorts of...
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National
Gulf Harbour body in bag: Update in homicide investigation reveals new details
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:16PMAuckland police investigating a homicide where a woman’s body was found floating in Gulf Harbour have revealed new details...
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National
Auckland police monitor Killer Beez gang convoy for Ponsonby gunman
Friday, 10 May 2024, 7:13AMPolice overnight monitored the movements of Killer Beez gang members across the Auckland region, part of a convoy that accompanied...
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National
'Third-world stuff': Energy minister praises chilly Kiwis' restraint amid grid crisis
Friday, 10 May 2024, 7:07AMThe threat of rolling power outages due to a nationwide grid emergency has passed as temperatures plunge to record lows on...
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National
'Third-world stuff': Crisis meeting held ahead of grid emergency as polar blast bears down
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 2:10PMA second crisis meeting has been held this afternoon ahead of a grid emergency which could see power cut to homes on the...
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National
Coldest day of 2024 so far: Kiwis wake to frosts, snow with more cold temps on tway
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 1:17PMToday is New Zealand’s coldest day of 2024 so far – and more frosty temperatures are due tonight and into the weekend. Kiwis...
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National
Power warning as chilly blast arrives was a 'trial', snow coming, frosts for Auckland
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:07PMKiwis were told tonight to reduce their electricity usage this evening while the country deals with a “winter-like surge”...
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Crime
Partner of alleged gunman in Ponsonby Rd shooting expresses 'shame' and remorse
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:03AMAs police hunt for the man who allegedly shot and killed someone on Ponsonby Rd on Sunday - Hone Kay-Selwyn - a woman claiming...
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National
King's Counsel files complaint over tikanga Māori in NZ law courses, Peters agrees
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:06PMA senior King’s Counsel has filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee over incoming compulsory tikanga...
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Crime
Police name man they are hunting for after fatal Ponsonby Rd shooting
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:59PMPolice have named the man they are searching for after fatal shooting on Ponsonby Rd on Sunday night. In a statement, police...
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Crime
Wanted man captured on CCTV in moments after Ponsonby shooting; group shot at were 'innocent guys'
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:53AMA man sought by police was captured on CCTV footage talking on a cellphone and walking in a relaxed fashion in the immediate...
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Crime
Police hunt for 'extremely dangerous' man suspected of fatal Ponsonby shooting
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:15AMAuckland police are looking for a suspect described as extremely dangerous after Sunday night’s fatal shooting on Ponsonby...
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Crime
'Unresolved factual issues': Inquest to be held over Auckland supermarket terror attack
Monday, 6 May 2024, 9:27PMA coronial inquest will be held as to whether government agencies could have done more to prevent an Islamic State supporter...
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National
'She's a bully': Details emerge of Green MP's heated exchange with florist shop owner
Friday, 3 May 2024, 7:18AMA fresh allegation of intimidation against Green MP Julie Anne Genter has surfaced, this time allegedly getting into a heated...
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Politics
Is this the darkest day for the civil service? Latest job cuts push total over 3000
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:58PMMore than 800 jobs in the public sector have been cut today - marking one of the darkest days for the civil service with...
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National
Watch: ‘Please resume your seat’ - Complaint made after Green MP clashes with Minister
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:13AMGreen MP Julie Anne Genter has apologised in Parliament and could face further disciplinary action after a complaint was...
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Crime
'Nobody stepped in': 13yo girl traumatised after attack by 20 kids at bus station
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:08AMA 13-year-old schoolgirl is traumatised after a group of up to 20 children attacked her as she waited for her bus at an Auckland...
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Sport
'Zest for life': Family's tribute to rugby player who died after head knock
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 9:03PMThe family of a rugby player who died after being tackled at a game this week has remembered the 33-year-old as a devoted...
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Politics
'Huge step backwards': Nine roles at the Ministry of Ethnic Communities to be cut
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:33PMNine jobs at the Ministry of Ethnic Communities are set to be cut in a move the Public Service Association has called “more...
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Auckland
City Rail Link completion a step closer: Massive pile of dirt removed for construction put back
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:41PMAuckland’s mammoth City Rail Link project is one step closer to being completed, with a massive pile of dirt excavated at...
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Crime
Woman in hospital after being badly beaten with a hammer
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 3:42PMPolice are trying to track down a person who beat a woman with a hammer in Hamilton. The woman escaped the assault to call...