Articles by Michaela Pointon
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National
Stage 4 cancer patient beat the odds - but his unfunded battle isn't over yet
Friday, 15 March 2024, 8:40AMA Rotorua man battling cancer who made an incredible recovery after being given months to live, now faces paying thousands...
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National
Horrified witnesses report man 'kicking' and 'dragging' puppy
Monday, 4 March 2024, 7:51AMWarning: Distressing content The SPCA is investigating incidents of a puppy or puppies being abused in daylight on Rotorua streets. One...
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National
Petrol pumps back online after day-long outage blamed on leap year glitch
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 8:13PMPetrol stations around the country are up and running again following a day-long leap-year glitch which saw card payment...
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National
Petrol pumps down across the country because of leap year glitch, hopes for fix soon
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 10:14AMFuel stations are reporting nationwide outages at self-service pumps. Allied Petroleum, Gull, Z, Waitomo and other fuel...
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National
'Silent killer': Nurse battles cancer that has 'no specific screening test'
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 3:31PMSince Tauranga nurse Sharon Fenwick learned she has advanced ovarian cancer she has endured a hysterectomy and surgery to...
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National
Stay out of the water: DoC warning after shark kills stranded whale
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 2:00PMThe Department of Conservation (DoC) says volunteers trying to refloat stranded whales face a heightened risk of shark attacks. The...
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National
Ghost aisles: The soon-to-be closed supermarket that’s a shadow of what it once was
Friday, 23 February 2024, 2:11PMThe aisles of a soon-to-be-shut New World supermarket in Hawke’s Bay are eerily bare, with a councillor saying the shopping...
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Crime
'This one feels very targeted': Ransacking of golf club still recovering from cyclone
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 1:27PMThe Napier Golf Club’s clubrooms have been ransacked, a year after its cyclone-ravaged buildings were looted. President Riki...
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National
Bay of Plenty kerbside recycling bins filled with dirty nappies, clothing and homeware
Monday, 19 February 2024, 12:24PM“You wouldn’t want somebody to come in and throw a dead animal on your desk.” That’s how one environmental activist has described...
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National
At least 50 lambs dead after van and stock truck crash, overturning trailer
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 3:20PMAt least 50 lambs have already died and more deaths are expected after a stock truck and a van crashed near Ōtāne on Wednesday. A...
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National
'Devastating': Town of more than 10,000 to lose its only supermarket
Friday, 19 January 2024, 10:18AMFoodstuffs is abandoning the low-income suburb of Flaxmere, leaving the town of more than 10,000 people without a supermarket...
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National
'Just my nature': Plaudits for worker's generous act before woman's heartwarming Lotto win
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 11:39AMA heartwarming story about a $1 million Lotto win has not just shone the spotlight on winner Rana, but also the community...
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National
Back to school 2024: Rotorua school pays for pupils’ uniforms and stationery
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 9:26AMA Rotorua school that took a $40,000 swing and provided all students free uniforms and stationery says it has paid off in...
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Business
Hot jobs: How people working in 50C are coping
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 11:32AMBay of Plenty chefs in 35C kitchens drinking sports drinks, air conditioning installers toiling in 50C roof cavities, builders...
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National
Rana's Lotto joy: In the morning she couldn't pay for fuel, by afternoon she was a millionaire
Friday, 12 January 2024, 4:01PMA new millionaire’s life-changing trip to the store where she would check her Lotto ticket was made using a $10 top-up of...
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National
'She was telling everyone': The moment a young woman became a millionaire
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 3:53PMThere was an agonising 10-minute wait, followed by tears of joy and frantic phone calls to family, as a young Maraenui woman...
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National
'Team effort': Tropical tuna hauled aboard by family near Cape Kidnappers
Friday, 5 January 2024, 3:44PMA Hawke’s Bay fisherman has bagged a yellowfin tuna just off Cape Kidnappers. David Tyman set out on Friday morning with...
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National
Pseudoephedrine: Act’s David Seymour says ban not working but iwi leader fears meth rise if reversed
Monday, 11 December 2023, 7:07AMA coalition move to allow pseudoephedrine back on pharmacy shelves will result in more methamphetamine on the street, a Bay...
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National
KiwiSaver fight: Seriously ill woman's battle to withdraw money
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 1:41PMA Rotorua woman with a rare and incurable disease says she feared she would die as she fought to overturn a decision blocking...
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National
A black mark on her brain: Scan after concussion changes teacher's life 'overnight'
Friday, 17 November 2023, 7:02AMIn a matter of days, Tauranga teacher Bryony Smith, 29, went from falling at hockey practice to being told she had a brain...
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National
'Just the beginning': Student awarded half a million dollar scholarship to US but might not accept it
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 3:19PMHavelock North High School student and promising athlete Sofia Lumbreras has been offered a $500,000 scholarship to attend...
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Education
Crunch time: Best 'brain' foods to eat for NCEA exams plus top study tips
Sunday, 5 November 2023, 3:38PMCheese and crackers is the go-to study snack for one Tauranga student who is about to sit his NCEA exams on Monday. Te Puke...
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National
'I haven't heard them complain': The jobseekers who rebuilt Tararua’s cyclone-smashed farm fences
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 3:14PMA group of jobseekers who wanted to help farmers with the enormity of the task at hand after Cyclone Gabrielle have spent...
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Politics
The race for Waiariki: Rawiri Waititi ahead but tight race in party votes
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 7:52PMThis story will be updated live as results roll in, and with updates from Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times reporters...