Articles by Tim Wilson
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34PMAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03AMRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32PMA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50PMA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...
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National
New Tend Health GP clinic to open after Pāpāmoa Pines closes
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:15PMA new GP clinic will open in Pāpāmoa in June at the site of a long-standing clinic set to close in April. The Bay of Plenty...
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National
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
Friday, 8 March 2024, 7:05AMA Pāpāmoa GP clinic that serves 6000 patients is closing and an owner says it is “absolutely not viable anymore” due to the...
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National
Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:56AMA Tauranga boy with a “crippling disability” was told he could no longer have publicly funded rehabilitation, days after...
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Education
'Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:55PMThe principal of a fast-growing Bay of Plenty school says “absurd” Government cost-cutting has forced it to pause two major...
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National
'Most terrifying thing': Boy breaks neck in 'horrific' diving accident
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 7:16AMA Tauranga boy has “shattered” three bones in his neck after a shallow water diving accident, leaving his whānau “traumatised”...
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National
'Busy' long weekend in Rotorua despite wet weather
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:38PMDomestic and international tourists alike flocked to Rotorua for Auckland Anniversary weekend as local businesses say they...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: What the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing?
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:01AMWhat the heck is the Associate Health Minister doing floating the idea of a freeze on cigarette tax increases? We know the...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: American politics is baffling
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 11:42AMAmerican politics is pretty baffling, isn't it? In arguably the most powerful nation on earth, with a population of well...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: How will our actions be perceived?
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 11:34AMSix Defence Force specialists are off to the hot zone in the Middle East. Judith Collins has been at pains to stress they...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: We've known more competition is the answer for years
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11:28AMSupermarkets are under fire again. The Commerce Commission now says it will look into what might be dodgy pricing practices. If...
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National
'Livid': Mum of drowned teen's call after lifeguards abused
Friday, 19 January 2024, 8:26AMA Pāpāmoa mother whose son drowned at an Auckland beach is calling for people who verbally abuse lifeguards to face harassment...
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National
Councillor hits back after diners given spray bottles for 'aggressive' seagulls
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 10:26AMGulls pestering Dunedin diners are just parents desperate to feed their young “in an increasingly hostile world”, a city...
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National
Tauranga Boys’ College teachers can use ChatGPT in school reports
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 8:26AMTeachers at Tauranga Boys’ College can use ChatGPT artificial intelligence to generate school report comments. A college...
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National
'Get checked': Mother's mole warning after melanoma diagnosis
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 9:40AMTauranga mother Rachael Pratt was 30 when she found a mole on her leg was “changing”. Fearful it might be skin cancer, she...
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National
Visitors stuck on gondola for up to an hour after 'unexpected stoppage'
Friday, 5 January 2024, 12:11PMVisitors at Skyline Rotorua were stuck in gondola cabins for up to an hour last night after a “rare” and “unexpected” stoppage. Skyline...
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National
'It's so big': Swimmers flee water after shark spotted at popular beach
Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 2:59PMSwimmers ran from the water “like their lives depended on it” when a shark was spotted in the shallows at Mt Maunganui beach...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Only six cases of excessive force isn't so bad
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:11AMRemember those protests at Parliament last year, and the incredible scenes at the end? Once it was over and the fires were...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: Backing out of the Interislander deal was a no-brainer
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 9:56AMI think the new Government's actually done at least one thing right this week. Backing out of the Interislander funding...
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Opinion
Tim Dower: RealMe wants too much
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 9:18AMLook, thanks so much for taking part in this, just a little experiment on people's reaction to, response, and experience...
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Politics
'We continue to celebrate te reo': Willis defends policy for Māori-speaking public servants
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 4:03PMFinance Minister Nicola Willis has defended the Government’s policy on allowances for te reo Māori-speaking public servants...