Articles by Rebecca Howard, Business Desk
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National
Woman's battle to make mobility park abusers pay more
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:21PMA Katikati woman is leading the charge for harsher fines for mobility parking abuse. Claire Dale is a mobility parking permit...
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National
'Shockwaves': Senior driver concerned over 'surprise' extra cognitive test
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 9:28AMCognitive testing for senior drivers has “changed our lives overnight”, says a Western Bay of Plenty resident. Eddie Bruce,...
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National
Ram raid and botched burglary perplexes Katikati bar co-owner
Monday, 11 December 2023, 1:36PMJot Singh is baffled about the mindset of thieves after his Katikati sports bar was hit by ram raiders. The Boohai Thirsty...
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Sport
Is this Aussie mum the All Blacks biggest fan?
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:58AMShe still calls Australia home, but forget True Blue - Anna Byrne is strictly All Black. The Gold Coast mum was born and...
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Sport
Wimbledon women's title won by first unseeded champion in 60 years
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 9:48AMMarketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all. She had a cast on her surgically...
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National
Waihī Beach: Flood issues top priority
Monday, 26 June 2023, 3:18PMThe Waihī Beach Storm Water Action Team (Swat) has regrouped after the Waihī Beach flood in May to bring the town’s stormwater...
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National
Pak’nSave, Countdown or New World: Which supermarket has the best prices?
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 8:14AMA Herald investigation finds the supermarket that could save you thousands on your annual food bill. If you’re after a pleasant...
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National
Centres open doors for worst night
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 1:59PMEmergency evacuation centres, including one in Waihī Beach, opened their doors for people needing a dry, safe place to stay...
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National
Exhibition draws on grand ideas for Earth's sake
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 1:37PMHow to Save The Planet is now on at Western Bay Museum. Western Bay Museum is looking to the past to improve the future in...
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Business
Jeff Bezos commits $15 billion to fight climate change
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 3:24PMJeff Bezos is throwing his weight — and wealth — behind the fight against climate change months after Amazon employees publicly...
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World
Daughter of slain Kiwi mum on why she still supports her father
Monday, 17 February 2020, 11:34AMAlmost four years on from her mother's brutal – and unexplained – death, Sarah Ristevski still refuses to think about how...
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Entertainment
Disney apologises after charging school for showing 'The Lion King'
Sunday, 9 February 2020, 11:40AMDisney CEO Bob Iger has apologised to a California elementary school after it was charged $250 for showing the studio's 2019...
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World
Calls for investigation after UN finds Saudi prince hacked Bezo's phone
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 6:31PMUN experts said they are "gravely concerned" by information they have received suggesting that a WhatsApp account belonging...
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World
Greta Thunberg: 'Nothing has been done' to tackle the climate crisis
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 3:50PMGreta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum Tuesday to admonish world leaders for doing "basically nothing"...
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Business
Oxfam: Number of billionaires doubles in 10 years, widening inequality
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 3:53PMGlobal inequality is "out of control" because of biased economic systems that exclude many women while allowing billionaires...
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Technology
Microsoft is killing off support for Windows 7
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 5:18PMIt's the end of the line for Windows 7. Microsoft will no longer support the 11-year-old operating system as of Tuesday....
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Technology
Research: New battery could charge your phone for five days
Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:47AMAustralian researchers claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric...
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Business
Jeep to unveil plug-in hybrid versions of four wheel drives
Friday, 3 January 2020, 2:09PMThe Jeep Wrangler is famous for its ability to tackle brutal off-road conditions. It's also known for the fact that, generally,...
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Lifestyle
Nanobots and ape chauffeurs: The 2020 predictions that didn't come true
Thursday, 2 January 2020, 1:34PMYou're late for work because you forgot to set the alarm clock embedded in your forearm. Rushing out of bed, you give your...
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Business
Nasdaq closes above 9,000 points for the first time
Friday, 27 December 2019, 12:18PMThe Nasdaq Composite logged its tenth record in a row on Thursday and finished above 9,000 points for the first time ever....
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Business
Business confidence hits highest level since coalition took power
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 2:53PMBusiness confidence continued to improve in December, hitting the highest level since October 2017 when the current government...
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World
Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 3:10PMTime magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate crisis activist, as person of the year. Thunberg, 16, is the youngest...
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World
Thai cave hero gets emotional during trial over Elon Musk tweet
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 8:45PM"Disgusting." That's the word Vernon Unsworth used to describe how he felt when his attorney asked him what it was like to...
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Business
Elon Musk loses nearly $1billion in one day after Cybertruck stuff up
Sunday, 24 November 2019, 11:57AMElon Musk's reimagined electric version of the pickup truck, the Cybertruck, has captured some internet attention and sales....