Articles by Benjamin Plummer
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National
Air India plane crash: Couple who lived in Auckland for five years among victims
Friday, 13 June 2025, 4:30pmA couple who lived in Auckland for five years have been named as victims of the India plane crash that killed more than 240...
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Sport
Controversial 'run it straight' final moved to Dubai, contestants' flights paid for
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 12:18pmThe final of a controversial “run it straight” event offering a staggering $200,000 to the winner has been shifted from Auckland...
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Sport
Three club rugby players suspended, assault charge laid for coward punch
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 7:09amThree Auckland club rugby players have been suspended – one for eight weeks – and one charged with assault after an opposing...
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National
Mental Health Minister condemns backyard 'run it straight' event
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 10:51amAn organisation that hosted an underground “run it straight” event in a backyard for suicide prevention has been slammed...
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National
Auckland Museum to lose more than $450k in revenue after asbestos closure
Friday, 30 May 2025, 3:55pmAuckland War Memorial Museum has lost more than $450,000 in revenue since its closure earlier this month after the detection...
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Sport
Police probe 'aggravated assault' after club rugby player elbowed, punched in head
Friday, 30 May 2025, 1:32pmPolice and Auckland Rugby are investigating after a club rugby player was elbowed and punched in the head by two opposing...
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National
Future of 'run it straight' up in air as Govt seeks advice on what action can be taken
Friday, 30 May 2025, 11:15amThe future of controversial collision sport ‘run it straight’ in New Zealand hangs in the balance, with the Government seeking...
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National
'Overwhelming concern': 'Run it straight' final blocked from Auckland stadium
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 8:48pmAn Auckland stadium says it will not host the final event of controversial new collision sport “run it straight”, citing...
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National
'Tragic news': RUNIT responds to teen's death in private 'run it straight' tackle game
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 12:36pmPolice Commissioner Richard Chamber is holding a standup after a “confusing” retail crime memo and the death of a teen in...
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National
'Run it straight' explained: The combat sport condemned by top doctors that's hit NZ
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:13pmIt’s been touted as the world’s fiercest new combat sport and attempts to mirror the most physical collisions seen in rugby...
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Sport
Ex-rugby league star heads controversial new 'run it straight' comp ahead of Auckland arrival
Monday, 19 May 2025, 10:25amA former NRL and English international heavyweight has partnered with a controversial new sport set to debut in Auckland...
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National
Young boy told he can't play rugby with friends due to his weight
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 7:07amA 9-year-old Auckland boy has been told he can no longer play age-grade rugby with his friends because he’s over the weight...
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Sport
'Dumbest game ever': Man knocked unconscious in new 'combat sport' coming to NZ
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:09pmA new collision sport that has two players running into each other at full speed has been condemned as a head injury risk. Social...
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National
'Significant failings': Health NZ apologises after 11yo injected twice in mistaken identity case
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 12:12pmFindings of a Health New Zealand investigation into a mistaken identity incident involving an 11-year-old girl have been...
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National
'Could be similar': How a photo mix-up led to 11yo girl's injections with antipsychotic
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:48pmPolice mistakenly detained an 11-year-old girl who was later given antipsychotic medication. A carer for a 21yo mental health...
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National
‘He’s still struggling’: Filipino man badly injured in crash not told best mate dead
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:48amA Filipino man critically injured after a driver allegedly fleeing police crossed the centre line hasn’t been told his best...
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National
11yo misidentified as woman in 20s handcuffed, given antipsychotics at mental health clinic
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 7:17amAn 11-year-old girl was taken by police to a mental health facility and injected with two doses of antipsychotic drugs in...
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National
Second Auckland funeral director charged with interfering with human remains
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 4:24pmAdditional charges have been laid against an Auckland funeral director arrested last week amid the investigation into allegations...
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National
Police target remote settlement only accessible by boat in hunt for fugitive dad Tom Phillips
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 2:17pmPolice are today at a remote coastal Waikato settlement only accessible by boat in a renewed effort to find fugitive father...
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National
Four arrested over Destiny Church-linked protest at Auckland children's event
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 4:21pmPolice have made four arrests after a Destiny Church-linked protest during a drag event at an Auckland community centre last...
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Crime
‘They came from nowhere’: Man attacked in ‘violent’ Auckland robbery days after moving to NZ
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 8:50pmA Chinese immigrant was punched in the face and chased with a baseball bat in a “violent” robbery by six people in East Auckland. The...
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World
'Already run out': Cyclone panic buying leaves Kiwi family in Brisbane short on water
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 7:17amTropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm, is set to impact Brisbane with severe weather. Kiwi expat Pania Reiri-Smith...
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National
Police call for new information to solve violent home-invasion killing
Monday, 3 March 2025, 2:18pmPolice are hoping someone who kept quiet over the 2014 murder of West Auckland father Brett Fraser will come forward more...
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National
‘He was so purple’: Top businessman pulled face-down from surf ahead of TV appearance
Friday, 28 February 2025, 7:05amWarning: This story contains graphic content An award-winning businessman was rescued from the water near Great Barrier...
