Articles by Raphael Franks, Rachel Maher and Vaimoana Tapaleao
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National
'You are all of my successes': ACT MP mourns son and respected rugby player
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 9:11PMAn Act Party MP is mourning the loss of his son, garnering tributes from the Prime Minister, other politicians and public...
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National
Mother of baby taken when her car was stolen handed $200 bill from police
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:46AMThe 23-year-old mother of a baby taken when her car was stolen has received a further shock – a $200 bill from the police to...
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Crime
'Take some accountability': Woman chased boys after they attacked West Auckland pupil
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:08PMA woman who was driving past Green Bay High School and saw a small student being attacked by about nine others from another...
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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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Politics
Deputy PM Winston Peters announces multi-million dollar solar upgrade in PNG
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:51PMNew Zealand has announced a multi-million dollar boost to help Papua New Guinea improve its solar energy potential - declaring...
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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
'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
'Couldn't believe it': Kiwi shoppers left 'deflated' by supermarket prize error
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 1:45PMWoolworths has apologised to thousands of customers after mistakenly telling about 79,000 people they had won a competition. 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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National
'Tragic': Robert Sidney Horne reported as shooting victim
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:16AMThe family of the man gunned down on Ponsonby Rd is calling his death “tragic and sudden”. Stuff is reporting an online...
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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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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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National
Hunt on for 'extremely dangerous' man after Ponsonby Rd shooting
Monday, 6 May 2024, 7:24AMA man was shot and killed on Ponsonby Rd about 10.15pm last night. Police hunting suspect considered ‘extremely dangerous’. Suspect...
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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
Head Hunters raids lead to the arrest of five, drugs and money seized
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 12:26PMFive members and associates of the Head Hunters Motorcycle Club have been arrested after a spate of search warrants yesterday. Seven...
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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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Travel
Travellers to Samoa advised to get insurance including medical evacuation
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:26PMPeople set to travel to Samoa are being told to get comprehensive medical and travel insurance - including the provision...
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National
Stormy night: Rain, hail, thunder, gales to pummel central regions in coming hours
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:21PMThunderstorms, hail and strong wind gusts are forecast to bear down on the centre of the country and eastern parts of the...