Articles by Sandra Conchie, NZME
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National
Facial recognition: Mum's 'horrible' mistaken identity ordeal at New World
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:18AMA Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she...
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National
200 arrests in 6 months: How this CBD is turning the tide on crime
Monday, 4 March 2024, 10:37AMMere months ago, shoplifting was costing Tauranga CBD pharmacy owners Garth and Kelly Mitchinson up to $10,000 a year – and...
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Business
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Monday, 19 February 2024, 3:07PMAir New Zealand’s share price has slipped marginally after it sent a shot across investors’ bow warning “a number” of factors...
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Opinion
Sandra Faulkner: Rising stronger from the cyclone
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 3:25PMAs farmers, we love what we do and we're privileged to enjoy a life working on the land. On a good day, when you're out...
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National
Tauranga motorists warned to expect major traffic delays for next two days
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 2:40PMTauranga City Council is urging motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel tomorrow and Tuesday and work from home, ride share...
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National
Watch: Car keeps veering into traffic in 'bloody scary' 25km drive
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 10:01AMA Tauranga woman says she is “amazed” no one was killed after witnessing a vehicle veering across the centreline multiple...
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National
Death of Tauranga grandmother Tina Shrimpton third tragic blow for family in 13 months
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 11:00AMA Tauranga family who have lost two family members in the past 13 months have been dealt another terrible blow. Tina Shrimpton,...
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Crime
Harley Shrimpton case: Alleged kidnapper now faces murder charge
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 2:06PMThe man accused of kidnapping Tauranga man Harley Shrimpton has now been charged with his murder. Police launched a homicide...
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National
Chopper case: Dog owner's son in court over abusive Facebook pages
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:17PMA man arrested at the border for breaching an order to take down two Facebook pages containing messages abusing a Tauranga dog...
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National
Former PM speaks out after vandals target nesting colony of endangered birds
Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 3:27PMFormer Prime Minister Helen Clark has spoken out after vandals targeted one of the country’s largest nesting colonies of...
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Crime
New reports sought on Tauranga murder-accused's fitness to stand trial
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 1:37PMA judge has called for two reports into the fitness to stand trial of a woman accused of murdering a Tauranga man - and whether...
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National
Teen's 'amateurish' fake money operation used home printer to make $10s, $20s, $50s
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 10:15AMA teen used a home printer, white paper and tape to produce counterfeit cash in what a judge describes as an “amateurish”...
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National
Grieving family of fatally shot hunter pay tribute to 'cherished' grandfather
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 3:55PMWell-known Paeroa construction business owner Michael Bennett, fatally shot while hunting, has been remembered by his family...
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National
'Absolutely devastated': Missing Tauranga man allegedly forced into a car
Sunday, 19 November 2023, 4:23PMA Tauranga man missing for two weeks was allegedly pulled out of his car and forced into another vehicle, and his family...
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National
Motorcyclist fuming after Waka Kotahi evades blame after ‘horrific’ crash
Saturday, 18 November 2023, 9:06AMA motorcyclist who spent two days in a coma after a “horrific” crash on State Highway 5 is fuming after Waka Kotahi NZ Transport...
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Crime
'Oh, John': Wife's last words as husband of 60 years strangled her with a tie
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 4:29PMAdvisory: This article mentions suicide Jean and John Salter had been married about 60 years when he killed her in their...
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National
'Bloody ridiculous': Veteran truckie tells of drivers using laptops, maps behind wheel
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 10:26AMA Bay of Plenty long-haul truck driver says he has “seen it all” on New Zealand’s roads, including drivers using laptops...
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Business
Fletcher Building in trading halt over Australian pipes problem
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 3:49PMFletcher Building is in a trading halt while it tries to work out what an Australian builder plans to present in relation...
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Business
Outlook too cloudy for Air NZ earnings guidance
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:03PMAir New Zealand is refraining from providing earnings guidance for the current financial year, saying there are too many...
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Business
Consumer confidence plummets further
Friday, 22 September 2023, 5:24PMWestpac says consumer confidence has trickled downwards in the September quarter and says it signals the number of New Zealand...
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National
'Good guy’: Former firefighter tragically killed in road crash
Friday, 8 September 2023, 7:59AMFormer Te Puke volunteer firefighter and devoted father of two, Peter Diprose, is being remembered as a great friend, loving...
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Crime
New police squad arrests dozens of the worst retail thieves
Friday, 1 September 2023, 7:09AMA new specialist police squad is targeting the worst retail thieves - and has prosecuted more than 50 in three weeks. The...
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National
'Violent attack': Girl bashed in toilet cubicle at school
Saturday, 26 August 2023, 9:03AMThe victim of a “violent attack” by a fellow student inside a toilet stall at Katikati College has been left “traumatised”...
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National
Rottweiler that bit vet to be put down, judge rules
Monday, 21 August 2023, 4:30PMA Rottweiler named Chopper that bit a Tauranga vet must be put down, a judge has ruled. The dog’s owner, Helen Tina Fraser,...