Articles by Cherie Howie and Megan Wilson
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National
'Desperation': Wellington doctors say transgender teen tried to cut off breast in self-mastectomy
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:38AMA Kiwi high schooler attempted to cut off his own breast in an “act of desperation” after years on a stretched public health...
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Auckland
'Massive change': Auckland CBD to be stung with 24/7 parking fees
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 10:02AMAuckland CBD residents and visitors will be stung with new 24-hour parking charges covering overnight, at weekends and on...
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National
Mum with sick child burgled while having cancer treatment at Starship
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:26AMA Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking...
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National
‘Stupid, archaic’: Kiwi model and Weinstein accuser on decision to overturn rape conviction
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:02PMA Kiwi model among the more than 80 women who spoke out against convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein says she’s “disgusted”,...
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National
Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:12PMA legal battle to get Children’s Minister Karen Chhour to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal over plans to remove Oranga...
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National
Weather woes: Fog scuppers flights in south, heavy rain and thunderstorms for north
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 2:42PMDozens of flights in and out of Christchurch have been cancelled due to low visibility and fog - which may return tomorrow...
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National
Fate of ‘dangerous’ high-rise apartment block decided by Auckland Council
Friday, 19 April 2024, 6:12PMThe fate of a high-rise downtown apartment block deemed unsafe - with residents facing having to leave by Monday afternoon...
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National
'Our little princess': All Black's touching social media post after daughter born 13 weeks early
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:09AMAll Blacks rookie Tamaiti Williams and his partner Alice Weir are the parents of a baby girl born more than three months...
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World
Teen terror suspect's finger 'chopped off' after Sydney church attack - reports
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:05PMA teenage boy arrested after a stabbing incident last night that NSW police are describing as a terrorist attack is understood...
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Crime
SFO files bribery, corruption charges against Auckland Council building inspector
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 2:37PMA former Auckland Council building inspector is facing corruption and bribery charges. The Serious Fraud Office filed bribery...
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34PMAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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World
Police reveal identity of 40-year-old Sydney mall attacker
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 9:34AMThe man behind the Bondi Junction stabbing attack has been identified as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi from Queensland. Seven people...
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National
Businessman jailed after smuggling six tonnes of tobacco, avoiding $10m tax bill
Friday, 12 April 2024, 4:11PMA multi-million dollar tax-dodge has earned an Auckland businessman a jail sentence after he was busted smuggling more than...
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National
Long banned decongestant back on shelves this winter - associate minister
Friday, 12 April 2024, 2:02PMMedicines containing pseudoephedrine are expected to be back on store shelves by winter, associate health minister David...
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National
Independent panel to review NZ methane targets - Ministers
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 4:43PMIndependent experts will review methane targets this year before advising the Government what the country’s domestic 2050...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03AMRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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National
Government 'delaying' changes to NCEA - Education Minister
Friday, 5 April 2024, 2:18PMChanges to NCEA will be delayed two years, says Education Minister Erica Stanford. The NCEA Change Programme was brought...
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National
'Does this look like chicken?' Baby narrowly survives choking incident
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 9:27AMHis little heart was pumping at 240 beats a minute, his temperature had topped 40.3C, he couldn’t breathe on his own and,...
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National
‘Felt the Earth move’: Boom follows bright light as Kiwis spot meteor in sky
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 2:50PMA bright white light shooting across the sky, followed by a shockwave some likened to an earthquake was probably a meteor -...
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Crime
‘Abhorrent act’: Homicide inquiry launched after body found in burnt-out vehicle
Friday, 29 March 2024, 11:42AMPolice are now treating the discovery of a body found inside a burnt-out vehicle in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere this...
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Entertainment
Fred Again.. sells out Auckland shows in a matter of minutes
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:39PMMusical sensation Fred Again.. sells out two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena in a matter of minutes, with more than 60,000...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32PMA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
Job cuts possible at Les Mills International as customers ditch online workouts
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:13PMA “small” number of people working for Les Mills International in mostly tech and digital management roles could lose their...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50PMA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...