Articles by Joseph Los'e
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National
Airport drama: How a hoax threat caused police to disrupt group's travel plans
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:26amPolice stopped four state abuse survivors from boarding a flight to Nelson last week after details of an alleged threat against...
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National
'Guardian angel': Lomu family honours legacy with UK clothing launch
Friday, 29 August 2025, 7:24amThe Jonah Lomu name will once again be flying high in the United Kingdom and Europe following a deal between Jonah’s New...
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National
'Appalling racist language': Race Relations Commissioner slams police email
Monday, 25 August 2025, 1:09pmRace Relations commissioner Dr Melissa Derby said the Northland police officer who referred to a suspect as a “little black...
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National
Elder-Holmes on deadline: $5000 fine due for promoting online gambling
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 8:14amHigh-profile social media influencer Millie Elder-Holmes has until tomorrow to pay her $5000 fine to the Department of Internal...
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National
'Silence by Māori': Shane Jones calls out Ngāpuhi leaders after child's death
Monday, 2 June 2025, 11:49amThe death of 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua Pepene has prompted calls for community action in Kaikohe. A 45-year-old...
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National
'Lasting impact': Māori teen speaks out on beach assault, racial taunts
Friday, 30 May 2025, 7:13amA woman who assaulted and verbally abused Māori teenager Aneta Jones at a Northland beach received permanent name suppression. Judge...
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National
Boy impaled on metal post after Auckland FC loss, AT ‘really disappointed’
Monday, 26 May 2025, 9:45amAuckland FC’s loss and an injury to 11-year-old Jude Beattie marred the west Auckland family’s weekend. Jude Beattie was...
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National
'Who has an extra $480?': Sky customer caught in billing blunder
Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:06pmAucklander Michael Cheetham was billed an extra $476.98 by Sky TV due to a processing error. Sky TV said up to 400 customers...
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Politics
Incoming Deputy PM: 'Māori will have nothing to fear' says David Seymour
Sunday, 25 May 2025, 8:44amAct leader David Seymour will become Deputy Prime Minister on Saturday, May 31, succeeding Winston Peters for the second...
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National
Watch: ‘Don’t want the black girl' - Māori nurse alleges racism from Middlemore Hospital patients
Monday, 19 May 2025, 8:58amMary Parkinson Peni completed her Māori nursing degree in July 2024 and started work at Middlemore Hospital’s gynaecology...
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National
'We are still anti-vaccination': Destiny Church defends taking Covid grants
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 4:37pmDestiny Church received $40,000 in Covid-19 awareness and preparedness grants from the Government in April 2020. The Ministry...
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Education
‘Why not me?’: Mum of seven pursues dream to retrain as mechanic
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:53amAntoinette Ranapia, a mother of seven, is training to become a mechanic at MIT. She is part of a growing group of Māori and...
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National
‘Release me without conditions’: Prison hunger striker tells supporters he’s prepared to die
Friday, 21 March 2025, 1:51pmDean Wickliffe, 77, is on a hunger strike at Springhill Prison, demanding release or death. Wickliffe was recently arrested...
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National
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe on hunger strike, alleging assault by prison guard
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 2:39pmDean Wickliffe, 77, is on day eight of a hunger strike at Springhill Prison, claiming he was beaten by a prison guard. Corrections...
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National
How three generations are spreading Polynesian love across America
Monday, 17 March 2025, 1:47pmTui Emma Gillies, Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows, and Aroha Heilala Gillies will host Tongan tapa workshops in California. They...
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Sport
‘Truly grateful’: Custom mouthguards key to Kelston’s rugby success
Monday, 24 February 2025, 11:42amKelston Boys’ High School first XV used custom-fitted mouthguards from AUT to win their third rugby world title. The mouthguards...
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National
Top detective assigned to investigation into Te Pāti Māori over alleged data misuse
Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 7:04amDetective Superintendent Ross McKay is leading an investigation into Te Pāti Māori The investigation relates to allegations...
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National
‘It’s not pretty’: Letele defends work amid online scrutiny
Monday, 10 February 2025, 11:22amDave Letele’s TV show highlights the obesity epidemic and the work of his BBM charity. Letele faces criticism affecting funding...
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National
$100 vouchers to fill out Census: Stats NZ inquiry clears Whānau Ora of data breach
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:43amThe Statistics NZ investigation found no evidence of data breaches in the 2023 Census. Whānau Ora’s efforts significantly...
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National
‘Pathetic’: Jonah Lomu’s family in tennis centre spat
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 8:56amNadene Lomu claims her sons were barred from using tennis courts due to her father’s lack of coaching credentials. Tennis...
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National
‘Uneducated cannibals’: Racial abuse, assault alleged after woman asked to leash dog
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 9:07amA family outing at Cable Bay turned distressing with allegations of racial abuse and assault. Peter-Lucas Jones claims a...
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Politics
‘Inundated’: Over 20k submissions flood Parliament deadline
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 10:14amMāori health organisation Hapai Te Hauora will deliver more than 10,000 Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Parliament...
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National
'Violated': Kuia claims she was strip-searched in Ōpōtiki police gang raids, children ‘traumatised’
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 7:48amA kuia claims she and her daughter-in-law were subjected to strip searches during the Ōpōtiki police raids on homes suspected...
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National
Dave Letele pulls the pin on his South Auckland foodbank
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 10:21amCommunity advocate and champion New Zealander Dave Letele is closing down his South Auckland foodbank - which was supplying...
