Articles by David Williams
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National
'I just about fell over': Elderly dog found after 60 days missing
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:38PMChris Alty and her family feared the worst after their golden labrador Sydney had been missing for so long without a trace. The...
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Crime
'Kick in the teeth': Break-in piles more pressure on Morningside café
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:51PMCrave Cafe in the Auckland suburb of Morningside said an overnight burglary is a “real kick in the teeth” in the face of...
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National
Torrential rain, possible tornado lash Thames and Coromandel
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 11:26AMMetService has lifted the severe thunderstorm warning in place over the Bay of Plenty as thunderstorms with possible strong...
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National
Two dead in house fire: Hero dad helped rescue sole survivor
Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:17AMA man driving by the scene of a fatal house fire in Auckland this morning has told of the moment he helped the only survivor...
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National
45 seconds of terror: $1m worth of gems, gold stolen in brazen jewel store raid
Monday, 29 April 2024, 10:41AMSix masked thieves - one armed with a machete - targeted Manurewa jewellery store Glitter Jewellers, taking a $1 million...
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National
National MP slams DoC over slow fix for Cathedral Cove track
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 4:35PMCommunity and stakeholder activities are the next key steps in the ongoing effort to reinstate safe walking access to Cathedral...
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World
Kiwi Ukrainians send 200 wheelchairs and 10 beds to war hospitals
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:56PMA group of Ukrainian New Zealanders have sent a container filled with 10 hospital beds, 200 wheelchairs, eight electric wheelchairs...
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National
Weather events cost golf club $400,000
Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:57PMWhangamatā Golf Club lost about $400,000 as a result of the devastating weather events of last year, and course managers...
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National
Brian Tamaki voices support for man accused of vandalising K Road crossing
Monday, 15 April 2024, 9:16AMAn Auckland man married to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s granddaughter has pleaded guilty to vandalising the rainbow...
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National
'Pull finger': Closed track a 'real problem' says MP
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 4:35PMCoromandel MP Scott Simpson has taken a swing at the Department of Conservation over the ongoing closure of Cathedral Cove. In...
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National
Skatepark almost ready after 30-year wait
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 9:11PMTairua Skatepark will officially open on April 15 after 30 years of discussion, controversy and High Court action. The skatepark...
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National
Repair cost for Thames water supply line still to be determined
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 2:07PMThe cost to repair a damaged water supply line in Thames is still not known after an incident last month. Level 5 water restrictions...
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World
'Just crazy': Kiwi woman describes horror at being 16 floors up during Taiwan quake
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:32PMThree Kiwis who had been caught up in the 7.4 earthquake to hit Taiwan described side-to-side shaking and walls cracking,...
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National
'I want my son to have his daddy’: Family's anguish at Kiwi brothers' Thai arrest
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:01AM- Heartbreaking moments when mums told children their dads were locked up in Thailand - Trip was a chance for brothers to...
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World
Alaska Airlines flight: FBI tells passengers they might be crime victims
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 4:11PMThe FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might...
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National
Beach Hop 2024: Coromandel traffic building as festival gets under way
Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:37PMRepco Beach Hop Festival revellers are gathering in Whangamatā with thousands of classic vehicles headed to the area for...
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National
Young lawyer who died in Australia was a valued member of lifeguard service
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 3:24PMA young lawyer who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Australia, has been remembered as a valued member of the Whiritoa...
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National
Cognitive test given to senior drivers 'totally unreliable', claims neuroscientist
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:48PMA neuroscientist claims a cognitive test given to senior motorists to assess their fitness to drive is discredited, unreliable,...
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Crime
Police tight-lipped on Coromandel crime figures
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 2:34PMPolice have been tight-lipped about further information on crime figures for the Coromandel during the recent summer holiday...
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Travel
Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:57AMBoeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said...
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Business
Retail spending in Coromandel not keeping up with inflation
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:38PMHundreds of thousands of people travelled to the Thames-Coromandel area over the peak holiday period and while this should...
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National
More than $1 billion in assets at risk from Thames flooding
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:54PMThames is going to come up against some “big costs” as it attempts to tackle shoreline protection. Thames-Coromandel Mayor...
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Auckland
'I'm waiting for Wayne Brown': Boatie claims he beached yacht in sewage protest
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 4:17PMThe owner of a beached yacht on Mairangi Bay claims he’s driven it into the shallows of the popular east coast beach as a...
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Auckland
Weeks of chaos: Up to one in three Auckland train services cancelled from today
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 1:49PMAuckland Transport (AT) says potentially one in three train services will be cancelled from 3pm today and the commuter chaos...