Articles by Jessica McCarthy, Charlie Greenhalgh, Felix Marwick
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Politics
Whakatāne council given message at meeting: ‘Stop the wasteful spending’
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 2:05PMThere was standing room only as some of Whakatāne’s more vocal critics of the district council met in the living room of...
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National
Woolworths contact thousands of staff over pay issues dating back nine years
Friday, 19 January 2024, 8:33AMWoolworths is asking former staff to come forward after discovering issues to do with pay and leave entitlement dating back...
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National
Closing time: How Eastern Bay councils' policy could affect last call
Friday, 24 February 2023, 3:26PMLast call for drinks could get a lot earlier in the Eastern Bay if a draft policy is adopted. Whakatāne District Council’s...
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National
NZ tourism jewel left in 'staggering' state following closure
Saturday, 7 January 2023, 2:01PMA faded framed picture hangs on a wall inside Rotorua’s Blue Baths. It shows a statuesque woman in a light pink dress and...
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National
'Anxious and threatened'- residents petition for end to Kāinga Ora housing
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 4:00PM“We do not want to be known for our ghettos.” That’s the message from petitioners who presented 400 signatures to Rotorua...
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National
New accord aims for ‘near zero’ motel housing
Friday, 9 December 2022, 10:12AMThe Government has signed a housing accord with Rotorua Lakes Council, Te Arawa and Ngāti Whakaue that seeks to “progressively...
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National
Call for urgent 'stocktake' on emergency housing gang numbers
Friday, 9 December 2022, 8:11AMA local MP is urging the Government to do an urgent “stocktake” of how many gang members are in Rotorua emergency housing...
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Politics
Rotorua mayor supports local election voting age remaining 18
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 4:25PMRotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says she does not support changing the voting age for local elections from 18 to 16 years old. It...
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National
Why mayor and deputy mayor didn’t attend Saving Glenholme meeting
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 3:46PMRotorua’s deputy mayor has explained why she and the mayor did not attend a public meeting on Monday which traversed issues...
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National
'Unfortunate chapter': Reserves proposal scrapped- unanimously
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 1:16PMA decision to revoke the reserve status of seven Rotorua reserve sites for development has been scrapped by a unanimous vote. The...
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National
Rotorua reserves proposal u-turn to be considered
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 1:18PMA controversial plan to revoke some of Rotorua's reserve sites for housing may be reversed on Thursday. The reversal is a...
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National
Emergency housing likely for more than five years - council
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 5:11PMEmergency accommodation will be required in Rotorua for at least five years, if not more, a senior council official says. The...
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Audio
'Respected' councillor quits in public meeting, claims mayor 'shunned' him
Friday, 29 April 2022, 7:24AMRotorua councillors have been left shocked after one of their own suddenly quit in a fiery exchange with mayor Steve Chadwick. Peter...
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World
Sydney doctor warns NSW is 'sleepwalking' into Omicron crisis ahead of Christmas
Monday, 20 December 2021, 3:02PMA Sydney-based clinical immunologist has shared a sobering view of how Christmas could turn into a superspreader event that...
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Politics
Jacinda Ardern on Matariki, child poverty and being called 'Cindy'
Monday, 7 September 2020, 9:21PMIt's a dinky little room, up the back and above the main meeting room at Tamaki Māori Village. "Hello, Prime Minister." It's...
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World
The truth behind one of the world's most iconic photos
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 3:59PMEleven pairs of loafers were dangling over the New York City skyline. It was September of 1932, as the Great Depression was...
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National
University students secret awards, including Best Rack', slammed
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 6:22PMStudents at the University of Otago's Selwyn College secretly voted on and publicly awarded a prize for the first-year female...
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Sport
Kiwi Hartley confirmed for second Formula 1 grand prix
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 9:05AMBrendon Hartley may be close to passing Daniil Kvyat in the pecking order at Toro Rosso. Toro Rosso have confirmed that Hartley,...
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National
Kiwi racer on verge of full-time F1 drive
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 3:54PMBrendon Hartley has all but secured another race with Toro Rosso in Formula One. The Italian outfit has confirmed to our...
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Sport
30,000 tickets already sold for All Whites playoff
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 12:24PMJust a few thousand tickets remain for the All Whites intercontinental World Cup qualifier against Peru next month. 24 hours...
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Sport
Silver Ferns coach: We simply weren't up to it
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 10:26AMThe quest for just the second Constellation Cup clean sweep and a more complete performance, will drive Australia in the...
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Sport
New Zealand and Peru to confirm dates for World Cup qualifier
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 10:19AMNew Zealand Football and Peru have consensus over the dates for their intercontinental World Cup qualifier. Saturday, November...
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World
How Facebook helped Trump win election
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 7:27PMFacebook had employees "embedded" in the offices of Donald Trump's campaign to help his staff create the adverts that won...
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Sport
Coll claims top scalp in US Open
Monday, 9 October 2017, 3:30PMKiwi squash player Paul Coll has claimed the biggest scalp of his career, beating top seed Karim Abdel Gawad in the first...