Articles by James Hall, news.com.au
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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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Audio
Elon Musk and X’s vow to fight Australian online safety watchdog
Monday, 22 April 2024, 9:35AMElon Musk and his social media company X have pledged to fight Australia’s online safety watchdog over posts about the alleged...
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Audio
Kate Hall: The rise of repair cafes in Aotearoa
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 12:35PMRepair Cafes have become increasingly popular across the country, 233 of them popping up in the last twelve months. What...
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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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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
'I feel guilty': Hospital bed taken by diabetic amputee with nowhere to live
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 4:52PMSeventeen weeks. That’s how long Geri (Geraldine) Stantiall, 45, has been languishing in hospital after having her leg amputated. She...
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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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National
Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:49AMAn 82-year-old Mount Maunganui pensioner who goes to the swimming pool every morning and enjoys a beer or sherry before dinner...
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National
'Horrible': Renter lives every day in fear of getting kicked out
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:04AMMore of us are renting – and for longer. Data shows homeownership rates have fallen across New Zealand as residential rental...
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National
'Absolutely horrified': Six-storey $100m-plus Mount retirement village under fire
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 10:17AMNeighbours fighting plans for a $100 million-plus Mount Maunganui retirement village that could reach six storeys believe...
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National
'A disgrace': Pensioner in her 70s has days left to find a new rental
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 9:57AMThe Bay of Plenty recently overtook Auckland as NZ’s priciest place to rent and some over 65s are struggling to keep up with...
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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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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
'Extremely stressful': Mum's e-vehicle panic in 4hr SH2 jam with sick child
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 9:12AMA Waihī Beach mum has described several “extremely stressful” hours “trapped” with her sick daughter in gridlocked Tauranga traffic,...
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National
'Catastrophic': Motorists livid over traffic delays on major state highway
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 9:06AMAngry motorists have lashed out at lengthy traffic delays on a major arterial route into Tauranga with one commuter describing...
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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
'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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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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National
Tourist, 34, killed in Hawke's Bay crash was a political trailblazer
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 9:57AMA former Canadian local body politician who died after a serious crash while holidaying near Hastings is being remembered...
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National
What happened in Rowen Aupouri's final days before his unexplained death?
Friday, 5 January 2024, 4:41PMFive months on, Rowen Aupouri’s death remains one of three unexplained deaths in Hawke’s Bay in 2023. The 32-year-old shearer...
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Sport
Cat becomes official finisher in famed yacht race
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 4:05PMOli is an “ordinary” moggie, a mate and now a cat with a Sydney to Hobart yacht race to his name. Owner Bob Williams and...
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National
Tauranga - a city where homelessness still exists and people can’t afford to live
Tuesday, 26 December 2023, 10:10AMHomeless people living rough and struggling with their mental health. Families facing eviction because they can’t pay their...