Articles by Vita Molyneux and Nick James
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National
'Green' firewood sold to unassuming customers; call for industry regulation
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 10:51AMA Hawke’s Bay firewood seller says the Government needs to start regulating the industry to stop bad players from selling...
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National
‘They were just laughing’: Man says he was chased 700 metres then 'bashed with scooter by youths'
Friday, 26 April 2024, 11:56AMA building apprentice’s late-night walk to get a pie in Waipukurau turned into a nightmare when he was chased and assaulted...
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World
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:35PMColumbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to...
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Audio
Nick Mills: Wellington is in a downward spiral and we're in trouble
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:26AMOPINION: Some disturbing news came across my desk yesterday. I got a lovely email from Nicola Cranfield with the sad news...
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National
'Lots of crying': Family reunited with cat missing after cyclone one year on
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 3:32PMA Hawke’s Bay family has been reunited with their cat more than a year after she went missing during Cyclone Gabrielle. Jana...
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Audio
Nick Mills: Greyhound racing is past its use-by date
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 12:22PMWellington Mornings host Nick Mills says greyhound racing should be banned in New Zealand, and hopes that Racing Minister...
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National
'I heard all the screaming': Neighbour describes brawl that left two dead
Monday, 25 March 2024, 11:50AMA neighbour says she heard screaming and stepped outside to see a brawl of about 100 people that ended with two men dead...
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National
From $380 a year to $2200: Parents stung by hike in bus fares
Friday, 22 March 2024, 8:26AMParents face paying up to six times more for children’s school bus fares under a pending increase. Children and pensioners...
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Opinion
James Kierstead: The Greek Miracle
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 6:24AMLate last year, I taught my final course for Victoria University of Wellington, guiding 19 young Kiwis around Greece for...
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Sport
English League Cup: Virgil van Dijk header scores Liverpool win over Chelsea
Monday, 26 February 2024, 9:29AMVirgil van Dijk headed Liverpool to a record-extending 10th English League Cup trophy by securing a 1-0 win against Chelsea...
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Wellington
Double tragedy for Wellington mum after father dies within days of son
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 2:43PMTragedy has struck twice for a Wellington family with two family members dying from cancer within days of each other. Otis...
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Opinion
James Kierstead: The Sub-Postmasters’ Tale
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 10:33AMWhen visiting family in England as the new year got off to a chilly start, one story dominated the headlines. A news story...
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National
Migration drives New Zealand’s largest ever population increase to 5,305,600
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:51PMNew Zealand has had its largest-ever population increase: 145,100 new Kiwis arrived in the year to December 2023. It is the...
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National
Thousands of people affected in personal data leak being contacted
Friday, 16 February 2024, 10:38AMTe Whatu Ora is contacting 12,000 New Zealanders, some of whom worked as Covid-19 vaccinators, after their personal information...
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National
Wellington Children's Hospital evacuated after suspected gas leak
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 10:27AMWellington Children’s Hospital has been evacuated following a suspected gas leak. FENZ assistant commander Martin Wilby...
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National
Khandallah homicide: Police following 'positive lines of inquiry' after elderly woman found dead
Monday, 29 January 2024, 2:50PMPolice are following “positive lines of inquiry” in the murder of a 79-year-old woman in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah...
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National
Dive squad searching for person who jumped off crane into Wellington Harbour
Friday, 26 January 2024, 2:53PMThe police dive squad is searching in Wellington’s harbour for a person who jumped from a crane into the water. A police...
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National
One person dead after motorcycle crashes into parked truck
Monday, 22 January 2024, 4:01PMOne person has died after a serious crash in Napier. Police were notified of the crash on Kennedy Rd at 12.29am Monday. A...
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National
'Welfare decision': Euthanising Mahia's stranded dolphins was a hard but necessary choice
Monday, 22 January 2024, 3:57PMNearly half of a pod of dolphins had died while the rest were badly injured by the time they were stranded a second time...
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National
Muriwai Beach tragedy: Call for vehicles to be banned after ute flips, crushing teenager
Monday, 22 January 2024, 6:53AMThere are calls to permanently ban vehicles from Muriwai Beach after a person died when a ute rolled yesterday, crushing...
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National
'Waves were smashing me': Wife and mother of drowning victims wants better beach warnings
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 6:28PMA Hawke’s Bay woman is calling for more signs advising swimmers of beach risks this summer - one year on from her own family’s...
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Politics
Celia Wade-Brown has 'mixed feelings' about stepping into Golriz Ghahraman's empty Green seat
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 2:59PMCelia Wade-Brown says she has “mixed feelings” about stepping into Golriz Gharaman’s vacant seat in Parliament after Gharaman...
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National
Power outage hits Napier CBD as thousands of cruise passengers arrive in town
Monday, 15 January 2024, 11:56AMA power outage has taken out supply to a chunk of Napier’s central business district during a busy retail period with passengers...
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Wellington
Wellington bar Mishmosh forced to shut after underage person found inside
Monday, 15 January 2024, 10:06AMA popular Wellington bar has had its liquor licence suspended for 48 hours after police found an underage person inside —...