Articles by Zizi Sparks
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Māori
Māori leader puts pathway to intergenerational healing on map at UN summit
Monday, 27 November 2023, 10:23AMA chance introduction between an international author and a Māori Pou Arahi by master carver Delani Brown has jettisoned...
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National
'I’ve been blessed': Rotorua mayor's big announcement
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:45PMTrail-blazing Rotorua mayor Tania Tapsell is set to make history again - this time by being the first known New Zealand mayor...
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National
'I thought I was going to die': Woman wakes up paralysed after eating shellfish
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 9:50AMA woman who went from fit and healthy to fully paralysed in the space of about 12 hours thought she was going to die. Kim...
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National
Giant mud pool opens up on Rotorua property
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 2:22PMA resident has described the frightening moment a mud pool suddenly opened up on her Rotorua property in the middle of the...
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Crime
Couple jailed after smoking synthetic cannabis while looking after toddler
Friday, 28 September 2018, 4:59PMA couple who were high on synthetic cannabis, in a vegetative state, while their baby was strapped in a stroller on a hot...
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Crime
Former teacher aide fined for punching child
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 8:22AMA former Mokoia Intermediate School teacher aide and kaumātua has been convicted and fined for punching a student while leading...
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National
Rotorua area child mortality rate labelled 'crushing'
Monday, 14 May 2018, 10:28AMA total of 87 young people died in the Lakes region between 2012 and 2016, latest child mortality figures show. The figure,...