Articles by Michaela Gower
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National
Teen killer found after escaping custody by fleeing health centre with cast on arm
Monday, 21 July 2025, 3:44pmA 21-year-old who knifed a homeless man to death as a 14-year-old has been found after escaping custody with a cast on his...
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National
Date set for new Puketapu Bridge to open: 'It means so much to our community'
Monday, 21 July 2025, 2:10pmAfter a two year wait and long detours, a date has been set for the opening of the two-lane Puketapu Bridge in the Hastings...
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National
St John defends decision not to send ambulance to toddler who broke jaw in fall
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 9:00amTHIS ARTICLE CONTAINS A GRAPHIC IMAGE Hato Hone St John is backing its decision not to send an ambulance for a 2-year-old...
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National
Watch: 'I left my fingernails in the steering wheel' – van driver's risky overtake
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 2:35pmA driver of a white ute says he left his “fingernails in the steering wheel” as an overtaking van came hurtling towards him...
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National
Manawatū Tararua to be open to traffic from June
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 1:52pmMinister of Transport, Chris Bishop, confirmed the Manawatū Tararua Highway will be open to traffic from June 2025. The confirmation...
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National
Region protected by ranges: Why Hawke’s Bay is missing the rain
Friday, 4 April 2025, 4:36pmMetservice meteorologist John Law says Hawke’s Bay has managed to dodge the wet weather lashing the rest of the country. Law...
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National
Huntsman spider finds new home in NZ
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 1:36pmA breed of Huntsman spider appears to be establishing itself in Napier, an arachnid expert says Associate Professor of Entomology...
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National
Rescue helicopter crew called to emergency minutes into annual open day
Monday, 24 February 2025, 1:11pmThree minutes into the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter open day in Hastings the crew got a call – their services were...
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National
‘High time we had a bylaw’: Freedom camper defecates on grass outside their vehicle
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 12:41pmTararua District Council is seeking public input on whether a bylaw is needed to manage freedom camping in the district. While...
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Lower North Island
'Warmest it's been in a while': Hastings to hit 31C as run of hot days begins
Monday, 17 February 2025, 11:05amHawke’s Bay residents are in for a week of warm nights and even warmer days, with temperatures set to be among the hottest...
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National
Ministry removes clause restricting schools from talking about new lunch programme
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:11pmThe Ministry of Education is removing an agreement clause some schools felt prevented them from speaking out about the new...
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Lower North Island
Hawke's Bay has first division Lotto win, $333,000 prize still unclaimed
Monday, 9 December 2024, 11:36amA winning first division Lotto ticket sold in Hawke’s Bay is yet to be claimed, the store that sold it says. The winners...
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National
Watch: Customer attacks Hastings phone store owner over 5G connectivity issue
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 12:19pmA family has been left feeling “helpless” after a violent in-store attack in their Hastings phone repair shop that was captured...
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National
Yummy Fruit Company turns 50 amid cyclone recovery
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 4:13pmWhen you ask the founder of the Yummy Fruit Company John Paynter if he would have done anything differently during his tenure...
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National
Dannevirke’s Luke Kemeys: Reaching your savings goal in 3 steps
Friday, 25 October 2024, 3:39pmLuke Kemeys has always loved numbers, finance and business and he is now working towards helping others feel the same. The...
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National
‘Fire bomb’ destroys family vehicle: ‘We watched our $100,000 ute go up in flames’
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 1:12pmA Dannevirke family watched helplessly as their 2022 ute burned after four masked men threw a “firebomb” into the vehicle. Annette...
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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
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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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
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...
