Articles by Benjamin Plummer
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National
Hero truck driver faces racist backlash after saving woman’s life on Auckland motorway
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 4:33pmAn Auckland truck driver who saved the life of a woman who fell onto the Southern Motorway says he was subject to a barrage...
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Crime
Owner 'shocked' multimillion-dollar property at centre of cannabis bust
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1:12pmThe owner of a multimillion-dollar home in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Ōrākei that is at the centre of a large cannabis...
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Crime
Police arrest suspect in Auckland bus stabbing homicide after 24-hour manhunt
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 8:14amPolice have apprehended the 37-year-old suspect sought in connection with a fatal bus stabbing in Auckland’s Onehunga on...
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National
'So gross': Auckland Subway restaurant closed for cleaning after pigeon filmed eating toppings
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:31pmOff-putting footage has emerged of a pigeon helping itself to fresh ingredients behind the counter of a Central Auckland...
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Crime
Polkinghorne's lawyers possibly seeking discharge on meth possession
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 8:50pmPhilip Polkinghorne’s lawyers have asked for his methamphetamine-related charges to be withheld so they can consider whether...
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National
'Do us a favour and leave': AUT professor fumes at staff for leaking workplace survey results
Sunday, 8 September 2024, 9:34am- An internal survey at Auckland University of Technology revealed concerns about work culture - Twenty of 26 law staff participated,...
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National
Severe wind causes Auckland Harbour Bridge commuter disruption
Monday, 19 August 2024, 2:39pmLanes on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge have been temporarily reduced to two in each direction due to severe wind gusts. The NZ...
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National
'A nightmare': Heroic neighbour recounts efforts to save slain teen after Taranaki fight
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 3:53pmTe Omeka Pairana Akariri-Buckley, 17, died after after an alleged stabbing in Taranaki during an altercation. Rakai Jacob...
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Crime
'Please forgive me': Kiwi businessman had gun held to head before wife run down in US - witness
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 9:13pmA traumatised witness has recounted the moments an armed thug held a gun to a prominent Kiwi businessman’s temple before...
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National
Flood warning with waves rising to 6m to strike North Island overnight
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 9:02pmHeavy swells are set to strike the bottom of the North Island tonight, with forecasters predicting waves could rise up to...
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National
US praises NZ Air Force for ‘extraordinary’ medical evacuation from Antarctica
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 9:08pmThe Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) have pulled off a rare medical evacuation flight from Antarctica in a challenging...
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Crime
'Doesn't want to wear his shoes in public': Boy threatened with weapon at bus station
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 3:47pmA teenage boy had to run for his life from masked attackers after he was threatened with a machete at an Auckland bus station...
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National
Five dead in 'horrendous' crash near Hamilton, SH3 closed
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 9:11pmFive people have died in a crash near Hamilton this evening, which has forced the closure of State Highway 3. A police spokesperson...
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Sport
Boxing botch-up: Kiwi ring announcer to retire following backlash
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 2:10pmThe Kiwi-American ring announcer who called out the incorrect winner after a women’s boxing title fight in Australia last...
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Crime
'Unresolved factual issues': Inquest to be held over Auckland supermarket terror attack
Monday, 6 May 2024, 9:27pmA coronial inquest will be held as to whether government agencies could have done more to prevent an Islamic State supporter...
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National
Snap, crackle, shock! Large mouse spotted eating cereal at Auckland supermarket
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:35pmA customer at a Pukekohe, South Auckland supermarket looked as if “she was gonna be sick” after a large mouse was spotted...
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National
Signal failures across rail network caused by IT staffer's unsanctioned work
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 8:56pmKiwiRail has revealed this morning’s signal failures across the Auckland rail network were caused by an IT staffer doing...
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Entertainment
Taylor Swift at Eden Park? Residents' overwhelming support, CEO 'exploring options' for more gigs
Monday, 19 February 2024, 9:46pmMore than 93 per cent of Eden Park’s neighbours want the Auckland stadium to host at least one Taylor Swift concert, a new...
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Politics
Winston Peters appeals for immediate release of Kiwi pilot held hostage for a year
Monday, 5 February 2024, 10:01pmForeign Minister Winston Peters has appealed for the immediate release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens nearly a year...
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Sport
Former Blues rugby player mourns loss of two family members and dog in crash
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 9:12pmFormer Blues and Northland rugby player Tom Robinson is mourning the loss of his grandmother, uncle and dog after they died...
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Auckland
Four-week-old Auckland Zoo tiger cub euthanised after sustaining head injury
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 4:12pmThe Auckland Zoo tiger habitat is closed to visitors following the euthanisation of a four-week-old tiger cub today after...
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National
Smoke alarm at Auckland research facility prompts emergency services hazmat response
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 9:08pmEmergency services responded to an incident that was believed to involve chemicals in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert this...
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National
'Extremely lucky': Four teens swept out to sea rescued by Coastguard volunteers
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 8:53pmFour teenagers swept out to sea at a Bay of Plenty beach by a strong current are “extremely lucky” to be alive after local...
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Auckland
'Delete this, now'- Outrage over 'sexist' Watercare social media post on women's shower times
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 7:32pmSome social media users are outraged over what they say is a “sexist” post by Auckland Council-controlled organisation Watercare...
