Articles by Jamie Lyth
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National
More chilly mornings to come after Auckland's coldest weekend of the year
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 2:45PMAuckland just had its coldest night in six months, amid cool and dry weather that forecasters say Kiwis are likely to see...
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Politics
'Disciplinary process' underway into Julie Anne Genter after confrontation
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:19PMThe Green Party has commenced a disciplinary process into the behaviour of MP Julie Anne Genter after a confrontation in...
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National
Weather: El Niño to deliver NZ parting shot with colder-than-average May
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:23PMForecasters are picking a dry and mild May for New Zealand – but not before a patch of wet weather later this week. Sunny...
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Business
Genesis Energy, FRV start $104 million Canterbury solar project
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:23PMGenesis Energy and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have begun construction of their 63 megawatt (MW) solar farm at...
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National
'He was aggressive': Ram that killed elderly couple belonged to neighbours
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:26PMThe ram which killed an elderly couple on a West Auckland property was owned by neighbours and had broken through an electric...
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National
Goodbye El Niño, hello La Niña? What to expect from winter and beyond
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:03AMForecasting agencies have called time on the El Nino of 2023-24. So what can Kiwis expect from the winter ahead of us? Jamie...
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Business
PGG Wrightson downgrades forecast as trading conditions worsen
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:50PMRural services firm PGG Wrightson has revised down its operating earnings guidance for the current June year due to deteriorating...
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National
Residents of fire risk Auckland high-rise face eviction within days: 'we can’t go back in’
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:07PMAn Auckland apartment tower is so dangerous that “injury or death” is likely if it catches fire. City Garden Apartments residents...
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National
'Sad and bizarre': Swarbrick slams K Road rainbow crossing vandal, man arrested
Friday, 12 April 2024, 2:09PMPolice have arrested a man after the vandalism of the rainbow pedestrian crossing on Karangahape Rd amid calls for a “restorative...
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National
Screaming heard as two critically injured people found in Westmere cul-de-sac
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:30AMEmergency services are at the scene of an unfolding incident in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Westmere. Several police...
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Crime
Blockbusted: Pair charged for $20,000 Lego heist
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:31PMA 45-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man are allegedly behind $20,000 worth of theft of a popular children’s toy. Police...
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National
NZ is being soaked by another atmospheric river - what are they?
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 1:51PMThey’ve powered some of our biggest deluges in recent years and caused disastrous floods: so what are “atmospheric rivers”...
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Audio
"Get stuffed": Paddy Gower hits out at 'Facebook keyboard warriors'
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 7:52AMPaddy Gower has slammed “keyboard warriors” claiming the media is getting what it deserves for going “woke” amid mass job...
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National
'Atmospheric river' may bring more than a month's rain in three days
Monday, 8 April 2024, 8:13AMAn inbound “atmospheric river” may deliver parts of the South Island’s West Coast one to two times their monthly rainfall...
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National
Scientists, staff call on minister to intervene in Callaghan Innovation restructure
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:08PMStaff at one of New Zealand’s largest research organisations have called on Judith Collins to step in over a wave of job...
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Politics
'Unacceptable': Seymour tells schools to mark climate protest students absent
Friday, 5 April 2024, 1:09PMAssociate Minister of Education David Seymour says students protesting against the climate crisis should be marked absent...
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Crime
Kaikōura man part of criminal network 'responsible for most scams' in 2023 charged
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:02PMA 28-year-old Kaikōura man has been charged as part of an investigation into a network responsible for most SMS scams in...
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National
NZ-wide morphine shortage impacting palliative care, new stock months away
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 8:29PMA country-wide shortage of morphine is impacting those in palliative care, while more stock could be months away. The daughter...
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National
She was given a year to live - then this Kiwi-made cancer therapy saved her life
Monday, 1 April 2024, 1:03PMA groundbreaking, home-grown cancer therapy trial just hit another milestone and there are hopes to bring it to Kiwis, writes...
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National
Diary of an officer: Why police are moving to Australia
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:10AMWARNING: THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SUICIDE Frontline police are warning the force could soon reach a tipping point as officers move...
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National
Police investigating brutal Orewa College student assault
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 3:29PMPolice are investigating after video of an Orewa College student being assaulted surfaced online. The video shows a girl...
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National
Easter exodus: Akl city to Bombay taking slow 1hr 24 minutes, SH1 closed after double fatal crash
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:10AMTruck fire on Southern Motorway blocks lanes near Manukau, creates major delays Double fatal crash closes SH1 in Marlborough,...
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National
Gisborne rainbow crossing restored after Destiny churchgoers paint it white
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 2:44PMGisborne’s rainbow crossing has been restored after Destiny Church members defaced it in protest of a drag queen story reading...
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Crime
Police investigating homicide in 'very quiet' street
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:46AMResidents of a leafy Hamilton cul-de-sac are shocked to find police investigating a homicide in their street. One person...