Articles by Phil%20Taylor
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Politics
'Potentially a safety risk': Minister to be briefed on Pūhoi-Warkworth motorway
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 4:02PMTransport Minister David Parker is expecting a briefing shortly on a landslide that threatens the new $880 million Pūhoi...
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National
'Too worked up and frightened to say no': WorkSafe never investigated temp workers' deaths
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 1:22PMBy Phil Pennington, RNZ The workplace safety watchdog began research into the labour-hire industry within weeks of two temp...
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National
Builder cancelled: Developers using sunset clause to bail on contracts
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:09PMBy Phil Pennington, RNZ The risks to house buyers of developers using sunset clauses to bail out of contracts are rising. The...
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National
E-scooter speed limit of 10km/h being considered, say lobby groups
Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 2:49PMLobby groups for disabled people believe officials are looking to set a blanket speed limit of 10km/h for all e-scooters...
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National
More lies from Grace Millane's killer revealed
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 7:01PMAt the time Grace Millane's murderer was meant to be talking to a recruitment company about a sales job, he was deep in the...
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News
Simon Barnett on his wife's fight and his return to radio
Friday, 28 June 2019, 10:51AMHe's been off work for the past few months while focusing on his role as primary caregiver for his sick wife Jodi. But as...
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National
'Racist' anti-Māori pamphlet prompts further calls for law changes
Sunday, 14 April 2019, 9:16AMA pamphlet that references Don Brash has been labelled racist by Justice Minister Andrew Little, who wants the current review...
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National
Kim Dotcom sued for $300k over apartment renovation
Sunday, 3 March 2019, 10:35AMKim Dotcom is being sued over cosmetic changes he made to a $4.1 million penthouse he rented - changes he says enhanced the...
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National
Chatham Islands woman mauled by her own dog
Sunday, 23 December 2018, 9:21AMA Chatham Islands woman has survived an attack by a family pig hunting dog thanks to a brave bystander and an emergency rescue...
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Leighton Smith Show
Being Leighton: Departing radio talk star on love, luck and not looking back
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 12:52PMAhead of his last show, radio star Leighton Smith speaks to Phil Taylor about his long career, an outrageous punt, a dream...
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Politics
National: Govt spending $700k a day on inquiries
Sunday, 9 December 2018, 9:21AMThe Government is spending $700,000 a day on inquiries, according to figures released by National. The Opposition claims...
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National
Threat from killer: 'I'll bring the icecream'
Saturday, 29 September 2018, 11:37AMA letter apparently from double-murderer Witness C and threatening those involved in prosecuting him has been referred to...
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Crime
Jailhouse snitch Witness C fails in bid to have perjury sentence reduced
Friday, 28 September 2018, 3:32PMThe jailhouse snitch known as "Witness C" who gave false evidence at David Tamihere's double murder trial has failed in his...
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National
Wally Haumaha phones witness to alleged bullying
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 5:22AMPolice officer alerts management after Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha calls him in advance of Herald story about bullying...
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National
Haumaha bullying claims: Three women leave police HQ
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 1:03PMPolice were told of bullying allegation but say the Justice Ministry and Corrections did not provide any information. One...
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National
AOS raid, evidence in sewer and cash seized: case slammed
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 5:45AMTwo judges have caned MPI over conduct in a six-year investigation, reports Phil Taylor An investigation into suspected "large...
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News
NZ's top police officer 'was warned about Haumaha'
Monday, 23 July 2018, 6:06AMPolice Commissioner Mike Bush was warned by his right-hand man about Wally Haumaha's history with the disgraced officers...
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National
Rape victim calls for Wally Haumaha to resign as over comments
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 6:01AMThe woman raped by Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum says their former colleague and friend Wally Haumaha should resign as the...
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National
How safe is our drinking water?
Saturday, 28 April 2018, 9:28PMThis time last year Aucklanders were a hair's breadth from having to boil their tap water due to a record rainstorm. With...
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National
Journalist Pat Booth dies aged 87
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 2:12PMCrusading newspaperman Pat Booth has passed away. Booth, one of the country's most respected investigative reporters, died...
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National
Mayor's war on rubbish: 'This has been p*ssing me off'
Sunday, 21 January 2018, 12:43PMAuckland mayor Phil Goff says he's on the warpath about illegal roadside rubbish dumping and wants a strict-liability rule...
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National
Greenpeace says it caught spies in the act
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 6:45AMGreenpeace claims it has caught spies in the act of tracking its staff and supporters and compiling detailed dossiers. Greenpeace...
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Audio
McKinnel: Thai Union's decision to reduce slavery hugely important
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 8:36AMSlavery, murder, starvation and abuse. A Kiwi investigator is shining a light on the dark side of the fishing industry after...
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National
Teina Pora files for review of the decision not to add inflation to his compensation
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 3:05PMTeina Pora has filed proceedings asking the court to review the Government's decision not to add inflation to $2.5 million...