Articles by Lisa Benoit
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World
The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 1:54PMThe House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session...
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National
Lisa Tumahai: 16 our of 18 marae at risk from flooding and rising sea levels
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 11:53AMLast month I had the privilege to take a glimpse into the future. Our iwi is making bold moves to transform an iconic Kiwi...
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World
New 'buddy plan' emerges to save trapped boys and coach
Saturday, 7 July 2018, 4:16PMThe Thai boys trapped deep inside a partially flooded cave will be evacuated alongside experienced scuba divers in what is...
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Upper South Island
Greymouth beach cleared of plastic bags
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 2:53PMHundreds of thousands of plastic bags have been cleaned up from the West Coast after wild weather ripped open a 20-year-old...
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National
Not enough evidence for CTV case: police
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 1:02PMUPDATED 5.21pm: Police say they wanted to bring charges over the collapse of Christchurch's CTV building during the February...
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Christchurch
Coroner rules disabled man's cliff fall death preventable
Friday, 17 November 2017, 11:20AMA man's death after he stumbled and fell off a cliff while having his photo taken at a Canterbury gorge has been ruled an...
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National
Faulty spot: Tourist town may be moved 10km
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 12:29PMWhat do you do if a fault line runs through the middle of your town? Move the town, of course. The 300-resident town of Franz...
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National
Move could be reality for Franz Josef town
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 3:32PMMoving a town might sound extreme, but that could soon be a reality for one South Island community, in an effort to keep...
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National
Christchurch adopts the living wage
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 3:39PMCheers erupted in the Christchurch Council chambers, as the living wage was adopted on Thursday. A group of supporters of...
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National
Christchurch living wage vote postponed
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 12:42PMLow-wage workers will have to wait another week to find out if they'll be paid the living wage. Christchurch City Council's...