Articles by Matiu Workman
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Health
Concerns over doses in ecstasy pills
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 6:02PMA drug-testing safety group is concerned after a number of MDMA pills have been found to have more than twice the standard...
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Lower South Island
Wanaka fire still burning, has charred 200 hectares
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 4:56PMThe large fire that has charred around 200 hectares on the outskirts of Wanaka could still take days to extinguish. Eight...
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Lower South Island
Arrowtown the latest to start water restrictions
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 6:41AMRunning through the sprinkler in the hot weather in Arrowtown has come to a halt as the South Island town is issued with...
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Crime
Police searching for man in Nelson robberies
Friday, 29 December 2017, 2:30PMPolice have identified a person of interest, after a spate of burglaries across the Nelson area in the last week. The man...
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Sport
Taylor proud to 'prove his teammates wrong'
Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 7:13AMHe may be in the latter stages of his cricket career, but there's no end in sight to Ross Taylor's limited overs form. The...
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Crime
Policeman admits murdering his wife after she left him for friend
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:16AMAn Invercargill police officer who executed his estranged wife and tried to kill her new partner has pleaded guilty and will...
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Christchurch
Warnings to be careful around Sumner Beach
Friday, 8 December 2017, 5:32PMAuthorities may close part of Christchurch's Sumner Beach, after two incidents within a matter of hours. Two men in their...
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Lower South Island
Queenstown Council exploring split ownership housing model
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 6:49AMQueenstown could soon be offering cheaper housing, but there's a significant catch. The resort town's housing affordability...
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National
Tensions led Otago man to murder and 11-year jail sentence
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 12:29PMTensions between two coastal Otago neighbours led to a 60-year-old man killing his neighbour, before trying to take his own...
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National
Release of Maori Moana to kick off Māori Language Week
Monday, 11 September 2017, 5:25AMNau mai haere mai ki te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. Today marks the start of Māori Language Week, which aims to raise awareness...
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National
50,000 trees pledged to offset Trump's climate change policy
Monday, 31 July 2017, 11:13AMA Christchurch-based project aiming to offset Donald Trump's climate change policy is beginning to flower. More than 200...
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National
Canterbury job market heading back to pre-quake levels
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 6:08AMThe Canterbury job market is returning to pre-earthquake levels. New figures show the job market is up less than one percent...
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Education
Otago University plans to cut almost 200 jobs
Friday, 14 July 2017, 2:40PMA shake up at the University of Otago could see close to 200 general staff lose their jobs. More than 180 positions are set...
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National
Locals brave freezing weather for Dunedin Team NZ parade
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 11:45AMA drizzly Dunedin afternoon failed to keep the crowds away for Team New Zealand's victory parade this afternoon. Thousands...
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National
Call to remember Battle of Messines as we mark centenary
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 12:41PMOne of New Zealand's most successful contributions to World War One is being commemorated in Belgium today. Governor General...
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National
Revealed: Damning stats show teenage abuse a serious problem in NZ
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 6:06AMA number of damning statistics around abuse within adolescent relationships have been revealed. A University of Otago paper...
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Crime
Concern as NZ's synthetic cannabis use rises
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 5:29AMA Tauranga social service agency is warning we could become the land of the dark, toxic cloud - as synthetic cannabis use...
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National
Small towns left behind in Kaikoura quake rebuild
Sunday, 14 May 2017, 6:33AMToday marks six months since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the coastal South Island town of Kaikoura, claiming two lives. It...
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National
Silver Fern Farms' Ashburton workers brace for cuts
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 6:25AMWorkers at a Silver Fern Farms plant in Canterbury are bracing for cuts after a meeting was called for next week. The company...
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National
Cause of fatal explosion on cruise ship in Dunedin revealed
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 11:36AMThe cause of a fatal explosion on a cruise ship berthed in Dunedin earlier this year has been revealed. The Emerald Princess...
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National
Dunedin hotels hike prices to cash in on Ed Sheeran concert
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 6:16AMEd Sheeran's concerts are still 10 months away, but some accommodation providers in Dunedin are hiking up their prices to...
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National
Ed Sheeran confirms two NZ shows
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 5:21AMEd Sheeran's Dunedin fanbase has had its prayers answered this morning. The Shape of You singer has announced he will play...
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Crime
Man pleads guilty after slicing father-in-law's hand with machete
Friday, 5 May 2017, 10:00AMA 33-year-old father of two who sliced his former father-in-law’s hand with a large machete has pleaded guilty to two charges.Shaan...
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Crime
Dunedin man jailed after sex offences against children in his care
Monday, 1 May 2017, 7:17PMA 49-year-old Dunedin man who spent nine years performing sex offences on two children in his care has been jailed for 18...