Articles by Leah Asmelash and David G. Allan, CNN
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Judges will do what they like with Three Strikes
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 5:36PMThis morning I was listening to the radio, and I was quite shocked when I heard Labour’s Justice Spokesperson, Duncan Webb,...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Critics of Three Strikes law are missing the point
Monday, 22 April 2024, 4:20PMAs promised the government's bringing back the Three Strikes law. The Prime Minister and the Associate Justice Minister Nicole...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The smaller rugby ball for women is already controversial
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 5:24PMGuess what: the smaller ruby ball for women is already controversial. I was telling you about this last week because World...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: TV3's 6pm bulletin is saved - for now
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:16PMSo, the 6pm bulletin on TV3 is saved after all. It's been announced this afternoon that that Stuff is going to make the bulletin...
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World
Kiwi Ukrainians send 200 wheelchairs and 10 beds to war hospitals
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:56PMA group of Ukrainian New Zealanders have sent a container filled with 10 hospital beds, 200 wheelchairs, eight electric wheelchairs...
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National
Brian Tamaki voices support for man accused of vandalising K Road crossing
Monday, 15 April 2024, 9:16AMAn Auckland man married to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s granddaughter has pleaded guilty to vandalising the rainbow...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is Shortland Street in trouble?
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 5:03PMShortland Street is now apparently in trouble. TVNZ has just confirmed it is reviewing whether it carries on with Shortland...
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World
'Just crazy': Kiwi woman describes horror at being 16 floors up during Taiwan quake
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:32PMThree Kiwis who had been caught up in the 7.4 earthquake to hit Taiwan described side-to-side shaking and walls cracking,...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: These Easter trading laws are inconvenient nowadays
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 5:25PMIf you’ve been debating the issue of the two New World supermarkets in Wanaka breaking Easter trading laws repeatedly, including...
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Science
Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:55PMCNN- Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they...
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National
'I want my son to have his daddy’: Family's anguish at Kiwi brothers' Thai arrest
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:01AM- Heartbreaking moments when mums told children their dads were locked up in Thailand - Trip was a chance for brothers to...
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World
Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:28PMCNN- Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday,...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Princess Kate was let down by her own team
Monday, 25 March 2024, 5:02PMI'd have to say, the cancer diagnosis of the Princess of Wales, Kate, was probably the biggest news over the weekend, wasn't...
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World
Alaska Airlines flight: FBI tells passengers they might be crime victims
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 4:11PMThe FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Would you tell your colleagues what you earn?
Friday, 22 March 2024, 4:38PMHere’s a question for you... would you tell your colleagues what you get paid? The reason I ask is because Labour MP Camilla...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: The solution to youth vaping is obvious
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 4:51PMI'm completely puzzled about something, I'm really stumped by this. And that is- why two Governments in a row now are pussy-footing...
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National
Cognitive test given to senior drivers 'totally unreliable', claims neuroscientist
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:48PMA neuroscientist claims a cognitive test given to senior motorists to assess their fitness to drive is discredited, unreliable,...
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World
Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:36PMCNN- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after hundreds of...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: We need to make sure politicians deliver on their promises
Monday, 18 March 2024, 4:51PMNational is making noises that sound an awful lot like they might not deliver the full tax cuts in July like they promised. Finance...
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Travel
Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:57AMBoeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said...
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Audio
Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok
Friday, 15 March 2024, 4:46PMFormer Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: This is the consequence for Ghahraman's actions
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 6:02PMYesterday, after we talked about Golriz Ghahraman's guilty plea, I got a text from someone listening which said something...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: We all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 4:51PMI think we all know how this police pay negotiation is going to play out, don't we? It's pretty obvious. We don’t know how...
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Opinion
Heather du Plessis-Allan: What happened yesterday is probably my worst nightmare
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 5:06PMI'll tell you what, what happened with that Latam flight yesterday is probably my worst nightmare. Weirdly, this has gotten...