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‘Worst f***ing flight’: Executive’s disdain at assistant over business-class seat

NewstalkZB 28 Mar 2025
McCann passed the request on to the travel agent, who was concerned that flights were fully booked around that time and getting Meehan on one may be difficult ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ.
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Dire warning as ‘drought buster’ rain in April unlikely, NI faces more dry months

NewstalkZB 26 Mar 2025
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) said a moist subtropical air mass could spell rainfall for some areas but it would not be “meaningful” enough for the worst impacted regions including Auckland, Northland and Waikato.
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'Could be similar': How a photo mix-up led to 11yo girl's injections with antipsychotic

NewstalkZB 25 Mar 2025
Health New Zealand and Waikato Police are conducting reviews, with apologies issued for the incident ... Gemmell said the carer believed the missing woman in her 20s looked like the young girl, which was then relayed to Waikato Hospital.
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11yo misidentified as woman in 20s handcuffed, given antipsychotics at mental health clinic

NewstalkZB 24 Mar 2025
“Based on their advice and information available to police at the time, police shared their assessment with Waikato Hospital staff, including their rationale for the nominated identity. .
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Multiple people seriously injured in Taupō crash

RNZ 23 Mar 2025
"At this time, two patients in serious condition have been airlifted to Waikato hospital, and one patient in a serious condition has been airlifted to Hawke's Bay hospital.".
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‘Loads of maggots’: Woman traumatised by alleged treatment of brother’s dead body

NewstalkZB 21 Mar 2025
[but] no proper explanation [was provided],” Lucy told the Waikato Herald.  ... The Waikato Herald approached Te Poono for comment several times over the past two weeks.  ... She joined the Waikato ...
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Here to stay: Court rules Wellington's rainbow crossing doesn't compromise safety

NewstalkZB 21 Mar 2025
Wellington’s Cuba St rainbow crossing was painted in October 2018, after the city council sought to make the city “more deliberately LGBTQI-friendly” ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ ... .
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Stuff owner becomes sole holder of one million shares

RNZ 18 Mar 2025
Newspaper brands and their own websites like The Post, The Press and The Waikato Times were incorporated into Masthead Publishing under Stuff Limited. At the time, Stuff's CFO Dale Bridle said in an ...
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What happened at the NZ First event? Judge's defence of alleged Northern Club incident

NewstalkZB 17 Mar 2025
“It did not occur to me at the time that my comments or actions might have crossed the line between the Executive and the Judiciary ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ.
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Woman steals $1m from trust helping needy kids, splashes out on online gambling

NewstalkZB 16 Mar 2025
During that time the trust, which has run since the 70s providing welfare, health and education services to the Porirua community, lost a total of $1,063,674.77 ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ.
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Key witness in gang-related murder trial arrested, made to testify

NewstalkZB 13 Mar 2025
Today at the trial, the woman revealed while being cross-examined that she was reluctant to give evidence because of threats she had received ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ ... .
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Two Months Of Travel Delays For Taranaki Highway Work

Scoop 12 Mar 2025
Waka Kotahi – the NZ Transport Agency – advised travellers to allow for the trip to take extra time and drive to the conditions on the sole highway connecting Taranaki to Waikato on to Auckland ... .
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Deadly 50th birthday party: Host recalls feeling ‘paralysed’ after being shot

NewstalkZB 12 Mar 2025
Photo / Georgina Campbell. The woman told the court she’d recognised the gun from an earlier confrontation that night, this time on the street outside the party ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ ... .
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'It went past my hand’: B'day party fatal shooting witness describes chaos as bullets flew

NewstalkZB 11 Mar 2025
In the early hours of the morning, she said Wharerau called the man (who by this time had left with his partner ... She has worked as a journalist for 20 years, including at the Waikato Times and RNZ.
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