Articles by Sandra Faulkner, Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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Crime
Teen mall stabbing accused in court - police allegations revealed
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:25PMA teenager accused of stabbing another girl with a knife at Mount Maunganui’s Bayfair Shopping Centre on Friday has made...
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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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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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Wayne Langford: Rural advocacy is a team sport
Friday, 2 February 2024, 1:40PMWe’ve all seen rugby sides overflowing with individual stars that somehow can’t come together as a team. Despite all their...
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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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Richard McIntyre: High time for inquiry into rural banking
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:37AMFarmers expect challenges like bad weather and fluctuating commodity prices, but shouldn’t have to worry about getting a...
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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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Mark Hooper: Time to get RMA reform right
Friday, 15 December 2023, 2:00PMNew Zealand farmers are on the brink of a significant shift, with the new Government planning a much-needed rewrite of the...
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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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Wayne Langford: Greenpeace is anti-farmer and anti-science
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 10:45AMGreenpeace Aotearoa is nothing but an anti-farming lobby group that wants to see the end of productive agriculture as we...
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Max Salmon: New Zealand’s fiscal constraints
Monday, 27 November 2023, 2:26PMThe incoming government has been entrenched in drawn-out coalition negotiations. Across the table from National Party leader...
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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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Opinion
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Michael Johnston: Abolishing NCEA science
Friday, 10 November 2023, 9:56AMEvery NCEA Level 1 assessment unit – the achievement standards – will be replaced from next year. The new standards were...
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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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Michael Johnston: Briefing for the incoming Education Minister; The teaching profession is in crisis
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 9:52AMNew Zealand’s teachers are operating under a lot of pressure. Our schools face an acute shortage of teaching staff, especially...
