Articles by Martin Johnson
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World
Oregon teen saw three people die after they slid on ice into power line. Then she went to help
Friday, 19 January 2024, 5:18PMMajiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with...
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Opinion
Michael Johnston: Abolishing NCEA science
Friday, 10 November 2023, 9:56AMEvery NCEA Level 1 assessment unit – the achievement standards – will be replaced from next year. The new standards were...
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Crime
Warkworth assault: Father undergoing intense speech therapy to get back home to family
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:47PMAn Auckland man who was allegedly attacked by a group of street racers has woken from an induced coma and is working hard...
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Crime
Watch: Thieves smash up Hamilton superette in early morning ram raid
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 2:51PMSecurity footage has captured the moment thieves brazenly ram raided a Hamilton superette early this morning, including the...
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Video
Martin Devlin: The Crusaders are a national treasure
Monday, 24 May 2021, 2:07PMThe Australian rugby teams are rubbish. Someone has to say it, may as well be me. But let's park that for a minute because...
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Audio
Martin Devlin: Crusaders likely to keep winning streak alive against Australia
Monday, 10 May 2021, 1:26PMWhat did we learn from another whopping weekend of sport? First up for all the football kids: how not to take a penalty...
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Business
How much money Pfizer has made from vaccine rollout
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 2:21PMSelling vaccines during a pandemic has boosted Pfizer's bottom line and proven that a strategy it embarked upon over a decade...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Great Scott podium finish another historic day for Kiwi Motorsport
Monday, 3 May 2021, 1:44PMSo much fantastic sport to celebrate from across the weekend, starting with Motorsport and a brilliant 1-2 Kiwi finish at...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Eden Park hosting concerts a victory for common sense
Friday, 23 April 2021, 12:11PMEden Park is set to rock this weekend with 50,000 excited punters ready to roar on their favourites - only this time there...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Good riddance to the idiotic Super League
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 12:31PMDing dong the witch is dead. For now anyway. Goodbye Super League and good riddance to your arrogant and idiotic plans for...
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Video
Martin Devlin: What we learned from Chiefs, Ko and Warriors wins
Monday, 19 April 2021, 3:15PMWhat we learned from another wild sporting weekend: The Chiefs are for real. No-one, and that is not a single person on planet...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Professional golfers filling out their own score cards is totally unnecessary
Friday, 16 April 2021, 1:16PMThe most ridiculous thing in world sport right now pertains to golf, professional golf, and this continued insistence that...
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Video
Martin Devlin: It's become too confusing keeping up with NZ cricket TV rights
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 12:23PMSo who has the New Zealand television rights to the ICC World Cricket Test Championship? The answer, right now, is no-one...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Chiefs are the success story of Super Rugby Aotearoa
Monday, 12 April 2021, 2:04PMWhat did we learn from another demanding weekend of sport? The Warriors are still the Warriors. As frustrating, exasperating...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Why The Masters is such a special golf tournament
Friday, 9 April 2021, 11:37AMThe Masters is the best golf tournament in the world. It's like playing a round in the Botanic Gardens. The scenery incredible,...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Black Caps need better opponents
Monday, 29 March 2021, 2:54PMWhat we learned from another weekend of sport:The Warriors can attack and score tries! After last week where the effort was...
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Video
Martin Devlin: The Halberg Awards got it wrong - again
Friday, 26 March 2021, 1:53PMThe Halberg Awards got it wrong. Again. Both in overall athlete(s) of the decade and most memorable moment. No disrespect...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Sevu Reece's try-scoring celebration was brilliant
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 1:41PMThank you Reiko Ioane! Thank you for responding in the only way I'd hoped you would. Something I thought wasn't worth debating...
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Opinion
Martin Devlin: Robinson, SVG and Crusaders dominate fantastic weekend of sport
Monday, 22 March 2021, 1:12PMWhat did we learn from another fantastic weekend of sport? First up, snow sports! Alice Robinson continuing the recent success...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Crusaders vs Blues clash will be intriguing to watch
Friday, 19 March 2021, 1:15PMThe most important domestic rugby match of the season thus far, the most anticipated, the most intriguing. I’m talking Blues...
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Video
Martin Devlin: The America's Cup is still New Zealand's Cup!
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 1:55PMThe America's Cup is STILL New Zealand's Cup. As those immortal words of PJ Montgomery re-rang around the viaduct basin last...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Crusaders are a national rugby treasure
Monday, 15 March 2021, 3:12PMFour big things we learned from the weekend’s sport. The Crusaders are a national rugby treasure. What would SRA be without...
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Video
Martin Devlin: One year on from Covid devastating sport
Friday, 12 March 2021, 2:48PMOne year ago today it all turned to custard, what I called the beginning of nothing, the day covid put the kibosh on world...
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Video
Martin Devlin: Govt must allow Aucklanders to pack out viaduct for America's Cup
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:34PMGame on! One all after the first two races and everything to play for between us & them, TNZ & Luna Rossa. And c'mon, who isn't...