Articles by Lois Williams
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National
National MP slams DoC over slow fix for Cathedral Cove track
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:35PMCommunity and stakeholder activities are the next key steps in the ongoing effort to reinstate safe walking access to Cathedral...
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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
Weather events cost golf club $400,000
Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:57PMWhangamatā Golf Club lost about $400,000 as a result of the devastating weather events of last year, and course managers...
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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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National
'Pull finger': Closed track a 'real problem' says MP
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 4:35PMCoromandel MP Scott Simpson has taken a swing at the Department of Conservation over the ongoing closure of Cathedral Cove. In...
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National
Skatepark almost ready after 30-year wait
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 9:11PMTairua Skatepark will officially open on April 15 after 30 years of discussion, controversy and High Court action. The skatepark...
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National
Repair cost for Thames water supply line still to be determined
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 2:07PMThe cost to repair a damaged water supply line in Thames is still not known after an incident last month. Level 5 water restrictions...
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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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National
Beach Hop 2024: Coromandel traffic building as festival gets under way
Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:37PMRepco Beach Hop Festival revellers are gathering in Whangamatā with thousands of classic vehicles headed to the area for...
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National
Young lawyer who died in Australia was a valued member of lifeguard service
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 3:24PMA young lawyer who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Australia, has been remembered as a valued member of the Whiritoa...
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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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Crime
Police tight-lipped on Coromandel crime figures
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2:34PMPolice have been tight-lipped about further information on crime figures for the Coromandel during the recent summer holiday...
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Business
Retail spending in Coromandel not keeping up with inflation
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:38PMHundreds of thousands of people travelled to the Thames-Coromandel area over the peak holiday period and while this should...
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National
More than $1 billion in assets at risk from Thames flooding
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:54PMThames is going to come up against some “big costs” as it attempts to tackle shoreline protection. Thames-Coromandel Mayor...
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Auckland
'I'm waiting for Wayne Brown': Boatie claims he beached yacht in sewage protest
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 4:17PMThe owner of a beached yacht on Mairangi Bay claims he’s driven it into the shallows of the popular east coast beach as a...
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Auckland
Weeks of chaos: Up to one in three Auckland train services cancelled from today
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 1:49PMAuckland Transport (AT) says potentially one in three train services will be cancelled from 3pm today and the commuter chaos...
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National
'Dangerous propaganda': Kiwi-Ukrainian urges people not to believe Putin
Monday, 12 February 2024, 2:38PMMembers of the local Ukrainian community are urging New Zealanders not to forget the war is still ongoing, and that it’s...
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National
Doctor accused of peddling Covid misinformation committed professional misconduct
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:00PMA doctor who was suspended from practising after complaints that he was spreading Covid-19 and vaccine falsehoods has been...
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National
Police seeking witnesses to South Auckland shooting that left two people critical
Monday, 1 January 2024, 3:17PMTwo people are fighting for their lives in hospital after a shooting in South Auckland overnight. Police said they were...
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National
Roadworks to seal Forgotten World Highway to continue in new year
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 2:33PMWork to seal the Forgotten World Highway will continue in the new year with the entire road expected to be sealed by the...
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National
'He's a little warrior': Whanganui hit-and-run victim out of coma
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 3:42PMThe recovery of a 6-year-old Castlecliff boy involved in a hit-and-run has surprised even the doctors working with him, according...
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National
Pro-Palestine protest: Boy hit by shovel-wielding man, police make 3 arrests at rally
Monday, 13 November 2023, 7:30AMA young child was allegedly hit on the head by a shovel-wielding man while leaving a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland’s Aotea...
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National
Fears people caught in Dunedin house fire
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 2:34PMHomeless people are being interviewed by police, amid fears squatters may have been trapped in a derelict Dunedin boarding...
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Politics
Former MP Kiri Allan starts new life chapter, plans to write book
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 2:33PMFormer Labour minister Kiri Allan has opened up about life after politics and says she’s signed a book deal. In a new Facebook...