Articles by Julia Evans, Christchurch Star
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National
109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 7:10AMMore than half of 189,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit have received it for at least a year, data from the Ministry...
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National
'Last resort': Adoptable dogs being euthanised as shelters at capacity
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:31AMAuckland officials have been forced to euthanise more than 150 dogs, which would have normally been adopted out to homes,...
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National
Act Party supports calls for Tauranga’s commission to act in caretaker role
Monday, 29 January 2024, 11:26AMAct is joining a former mayor in calling for Tauranga’s commission to act in a “caretaker role”. Greg Brownless, who was...
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National
National Park Village potential name change riles Tauranga business
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 12:37PMTauranga business Waimarino Adventure Park is worried the name change for National Park Village will create confusion for...
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World
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as amongst the most destructive in history
Friday, 22 December 2023, 12:58PMThe Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits amongst the deadliest and most destructive in history. In just...
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National
Xmas Covid wave looms, 'notable increase' of people falling ill
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:54PMCovid cases are expected to peak just before Christmas, as a new wave sees a surge in infections across New Zealand. Health...
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Business
Consents for new homes continue to drop after post-pandemic peak
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:25PMThe number of consents being issued for new homes continues to drop. Annual home consents – approval from the council to...
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National
Latest data shows New Zealand suicide rates remain unchanged
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 1:22PMWarning: This article discusses suicide. If you need help, contact Lifeline on 0800 543 354 or text 4357 (HELP). The number...
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Politics
'Inaccessible': Disability advocacy groups call for better access to voting system
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 8:32PMTwo disability groups have labelled the general election voting system “inaccessible” and say it compromises disabled New...
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National
Early election voting begins today: Everything you need to know
Monday, 2 October 2023, 8:45AMThe official voting period for the general election begins today. Eligible people have been able to vote from overseas since...
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National
'We're living a life sentence': Mum’s four years of pain after son’s waterfront killing
Monday, 2 October 2023, 8:23AMBronwyn Jenkins is standing in the middle of a paddock screaming. She’s just been told her 24-year-old son, James Jenkins,...
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National
Advance, special and ordinary votes: Everything you need to know
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 12:20PMThe general election is approaching and the official voting period is only days away. From today, eligible people will be...
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National
Congestion fee will avert economic catastrophe, says NZTA
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 4:01PMRoad congestion charges are a step closer in Tauranga and motorists could pay $3 for a peak-hour 6km trip from Bayfair Shopping...
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National
'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group
Friday, 18 August 2023, 3:17PMDisabled people are employed at half the rate of – and paid significantly less than – non-disabled people, new Stats NZ data...
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Politics
'A dirty window': What you need to consider before reading a political poll
Monday, 14 August 2023, 11:06AMWhat are political polls? Should we trust them? And what do we need to keep in mind when reading them? The Herald spoke to...
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Business
Cost of living for average household increasing faster official inflation
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 8:57PMIncreasing living costs have hit Kiwi households harder than the official inflation rate implies, new data from Stats NZ...
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National
New machine learning tool spots black petrels hooked in fishing lines 30 times faster than humans can
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 3:58PMA Wellington data science company has developed a new tool that can spot black petrels caught in fishing lines 30 times faster...
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National
Lonely boy's birthday bliss: All he wanted was a truck ride - now 40 truckies are coming to the party
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 11:51AMSupport from kind-hearted truckies for a surprise birthday convoy for a young Hamilton boy is on a roll - with at least 40...
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National
Waihī Beach floods: Community “worries every time it rains”
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 11:52AM“We now have a community that worries every time it rains. That is worried that one day there will be a fatality.” These...
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National
Managed retreat: Exclusive poll shows how many Kiwis would be willing to leave their homes
Friday, 23 June 2023, 3:26PMYounger people are more supportive of building on land that is susceptible to the impacts of climate change, a Herald poll...
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Auckland
A break from the rain? Auckland set for week of sunny weather
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 3:51PMAuckland is set to get its first stretch of fine weather since early March. There is almost no rain forecast for the region...
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Business
'We're moving to survive': Why a retailer has left the CBD after 15 years
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 2:40PMA Tauranga retailer has packed up and relocated his store out of the city centre because he “can’t see a future there” any...
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National
Child poverty not improving, still 120,000 in material hardship
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 1:51PMThe cost of living crisis and Covid-19 appears not to have dramatically impacted child poverty levels as feared with the...
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National
Dog parks paws-itive step for Western Bay centres
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 10:02PMThe Ōmokoroa and Katikati communities will soon have their say on dog exercise parks in their town. The proposed park locations...