Articles by James Pocock
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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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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
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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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
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
Napier flight delayed and cancelled after two separate engineering issues
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 2:46PMA flight from Napier delayed due to an engineering issue was forced to turn around upon the discovery of a second engineering...
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Wellington
$50 million cost blowout for Wellington rail upgrade
Friday, 22 September 2023, 8:04AMThe cost of major upgrades to Wellington’s rail network have blown out by $50 million and the project has been delayed by...
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Politics
Former hospo boss in last-minute bid for Parliament off to rocky start
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 3:24PMThe former owner of a well-known Havelock North restaurant is standing for former TV presenter turned anti-vaccination campaigner...
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National
Scorcher weather forecast could break a 25-year Napier record
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 2:39PMHawke’s Bay’s heat this week could break temperature records that have stood for 25 years in the region and briefly make...
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Crime
Hawke's Bay police call for people to report crime to them, not social media
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 2:10PMHawke’s Bay police are calling for people to report crimes in flood-affected communities to them rather than only posting...
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National
Unexplained death in Hastings referred to coroner, deemed not suspicious
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 2:00PMThe unexplained death of a man in Hastings over the weekend has been referred to the coroner. Police responded to calls of...
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National
'Four or five' golf carts damaged in mystery Napier blaze
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 3:38PMA fire investigator has been called in after a golf cart caught fire in Westshore, setting several others alight on Wednesday...
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National
Esk Valley couple who can’t get full insurance payout hope buyouts will help
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 10:54AMEsk Valley homeowners and couple Mackenzie Wiig and Michaela Tait say, “we won’t be at all satisfied” about a buyout of their...
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National
Do supermarkets need toilets? Customer's frustration after vandalism closes Pak’nSave toilets
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 2:04PMA Hawke’s Bay man believes the law should change to ensure supermarkets always have toilets accessible to the public. Vandalism...
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National
'Picked sides': Ngāti Kahungunu chair hits out at policing of Stop Co-Governance protests
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 1:19PMHawke’s Bay police are standing by the way they handled protesters at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-Governance meeting, after...