Articles by RNZ, John Gerritsen
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National
NZTA to reduce Te Huia train funding
Friday, 17 May 2024, 3:17PMA reduction in funding for the Waikato to Auckland commuter train Te Huia, which was less than expected, may still spell...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Come Monday, the bullies will be back on the job
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:05PMIf you talk to anyone who has been a manager and you ask them what’s the best thing about being a manager and what’s the...
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National
'Bad taste': Union boss rebuked in stoush over bus stop announcements
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:45AMA union boss has been rebuked for going into a bus depot without permission amid a stoush over on-bus announcements. On...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Should Christchurch sell its commercial assets?
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 12:38PMThings are really packing a sad at Christchurch City Holdings Limited - the commercial outfit that looks after the city’s...
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National
Striking new suspension bridge likely to become a destination
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:25PMThe echoes of karakia, waiata and rūruku (chants) heralded the official opening of a 100-metre-long suspension bridge on...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: This could be NZ's first road of insignificance
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 1:49PMFirst we had roads of significance. Now we have roads of insignificance. And top of the list is Brougham Street, in Christchurch,...
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Business
Net migration loss of NZ citizens tops 50,000 for first time
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 12:51PMA record 52,500 New Zealand citizens left the country in the year ended March 31, according to Stats NZ. The latest numbers...
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National
'Catastrophic event': Potential toll of a 9.1 Hikurangi fault earthquake
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 10:49AMThe scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa in the case of a massive earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault - the Hikurangi...
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Science
What is the science behind the Aurora Australis?
Monday, 13 May 2024, 3:08PMBy David Bell of RNZ People across Aotearoa have been given a rare glimpse into the mechanics of the sun and its effects...
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National
The Northland island with too many kiwi
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 4:06PMBy Peter de Graaf of RNZ The residents of an island in Northland are grappling with an unusual problem - they have too many...
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National
Driver who killed Ministry of Health worker in hit-and-run near Te Papa jailed
Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:35PMA man who killed a Ministry of Health worker in a hit-and-run near Te Papa has been sentenced to four years and four months...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: Our power supply isn't Third World but it is third rate
Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:08PMI could be wrong. But I reckon most of us wouldn’t have done what Transpower wanted us to do to try and avoid power cuts. I...
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Education
Victoria University offers new scholarship for public servants made redundant
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 2:50PMBy RNZ As the number of job cuts to the public service skyrockets, Victoria University is offering a new scholarship for...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: A sandwich for lunch is ok, if there's dinner too
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 1:14PMDavid Seymour is a muppet. I bet that’s what the Prime Minister was thinking yesterday when reporters were asking him if...
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National
'Incredible' growing conditions means cheaper fruit and veges
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:14PMRNZ Idyllic growing conditions have led to fresh fruit and vegetable prices dropping 25 per cent compared to this time last...
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Sport
Former All Black Byron Kelleher guilty of domestic violence in France - report
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 12:55PMFrench media are reporting that former All Black Byron Kelleher has been found guilty in a Paris court of domestic violence. ...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: I agree with the grumpy lawyer. To a point
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 12:51PMHow about this? I found myself agreeing this morning with someone who has been described as a racist dinosaur. To a point. This...
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Business
KiwiSaver investments ride wave of optimism
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:32PMBy RNZ Optimism in global markets has driven an improvement in the value of KiwiSaver assets in the first quarter of the...
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National
The small West Coast town sitting on a valuable mineral
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 3:15PMBy Luka Forman of RNZ A small West Coast town is sitting on a significant supply of a valuable mineral used in everything...
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Opinion
John MacDonald: New mega-prison will be a mega-cluster
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 12:40PMDon’t go thinking that I’m soft on crime or pro-criminal or anything like that. But I think this idea the Government’s got...
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National
Former deputy PM believed to be contestant on reality TV show
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 12:23PMFormer deputy prime minister and senior Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni is understood to be one of the contestants on the new season...
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World
Fiji govt urged to tackle 'sex tourism' issue
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:54AMChildren going missing in Fiji is becoming a regular occurrence, according to a human rights lawyer who says the Fijian government...
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Education
More than 500 courses cut from Massey University
Monday, 6 May 2024, 9:34PMBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZ The effect of deep cuts throughout Massey University outlines a stark statistic, revealing the...
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Wellington
Could Wellington be the next region to ink a water deal with the Government?
Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:27PMBy Nick James of RNZ Porirua’s mayor hopes the Wellington region will be the next part of the country to secure a water deal...