Articles by Megan Wilson and Cira Olivier, Bay of Plenty Times
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National
Mum with sick child burgled while having cancer treatment at Starship
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:26AMA Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking...
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Crime
Body in burned-out car: Name suppression lapses for murder accused
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 3:50PMA man charged with murder after the death of a man found in a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings can now be named as Chalton Mason...
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National
One person dead after workplace incident in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:47PMOne person has died following a work-related incident near Ongaonga in Central Hawke’s Bay. A police spokesman said an incident...
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National
'Loving father': Tributes for man who died after running into sea while fleeing police
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:12PMTributes are being posted tonight for a man who died after running into the sea while fleeing police in Mount Maunganui yesterday. He...
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34PMAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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National
Emergency services called to workplace incident
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:02PMEmergency services are at an incident in the Western Bay of Plenty. A police spokeswoman said police were helping ambulance...
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National
Hawke's Bay bus driver's narrow escape after rock thrown through window
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:11PMA Hawke’s Bay bus driver says he was “fortunate” to have had a narrow escape when a rock was thrown through the windscreen...
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Sport
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:24PMEight club rugby players and their coach were in a van that was peppered with shotgun pellets by gang members as they fled...
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Sport
Rugby game turns violent: Supporters clash on field with knives, team van shot at
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:33AMA visiting rugby team’s van was peppered with what appear to be shotgun rounds as they drove away from a Hawke’s Bay ground...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03AMRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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Crime
Ex-NZ sports champ among group arrested over 50kg cocaine bust at Tauranga port
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 3:53PMAuthorities have intercepted 50kg of cocaine at the Port of Tauranga and arrested a group of men, including a former New...
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National
'Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'
Monday, 1 April 2024, 2:59PMTributes are flowing for Bay of Plenty “community champion” and “rare human” Richard Crawford, who died after suffering a...
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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16AMA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:21PMConcerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02PMThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28AMInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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Entertainment
Fred Again.. sells out Auckland shows in a matter of minutes
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:39PMMusical sensation Fred Again.. sells out two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena in a matter of minutes, with more than 60,000...
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National
Tauranga Hospital locked down, armed police present
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:23AMTauranga Hospital has been locked down and armed police are present. A police spokeswoman said the hospital has been locked...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27PMA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32PMA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50PMA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...
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National
City to trial on-demand ridesharing buses: 'A new era of public transport'
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 1:36PMA new “corner-to-corner” on-demand ridesharing bus service will be trialled in Tauranga South by the Bay of Plenty Regional...
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Crime
Police swarm on Hastings motel after reported stabbing
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 4:23PMPolice have rushed to a Hastings motel following a report that a person had been found in a unit with serious stab wounds. Officers...
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National
New study reveals: Mentally ill and men are more likely to start vaping
Monday, 11 March 2024, 4:03PMA new study by University of Otago researchers has revealed the psychological factors most likely to have non-smokers reaching...
