Articles by Alex Mason
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Professor Allyson Pollock: Preventing rugby injuries
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 10:52amProfessor Allyson Pollock says the UK Government needs to put in place injury monitoring and prevention strategies, before...
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Lord Ashcroft: The medals of a Dambuster
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 4:14pmWorld War II veteran Les Munro, the last of the Dambusters pilots, was going to auction his gallantry medals, in order to...
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Les Munro: The medals of a Dambuster
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 3:38pmWorld War II veteran Les Munro, the last of the Dambusters pilots, has handed over his medals, flight log books and other...
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Robert Patman: Iran nuclear deal
Friday, 3 April 2015, 12:15pmInternational Relations Professor Robert Patman talks to Newstalk ZB's Alex Mason about the tentative agreement reached between...
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Amanda Millar on Celia Lashlie
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 8:19pmJournalist Amanda Millar has known Celia Lashlie for 15 years. She speaks with Newstalk ZB's Alex Mason on behalf of the...
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Kim Workman on Celia Lashlie
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 8:18pmJustice reform advocate Kim Workman looks back at his long friendship with author and social commentator Celia Lashlie, recalling...
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New Year Honours: Peter Williams, QC
Wednesday, 31 December 2014, 5:22amPeter Williams, QC, one of New Zealand's most well-known criminal lawyers, talks to Newstalk ZB's Alex Mason about being...
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Cory E. Friedman: America's Cup
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:27amCory E. Friedman, legal editor for Scuttlebutt Sailing News, talks to Newstalk ZB's Alex Mason about what was said at today's...
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National
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to a baby girl
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 6:25pmIt's a girl. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a healthy baby girl at Auckland Public Hospital. The baby arrived...
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Politics
Exclusive: RNZ chair to ignore Govt directive over notorious meeting
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 1:08pmThe chair of Radio New Zealand's set to ignore a Government directive and attend a Parliamentary committee to set the record...
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Sport
Agreement reached over America's Cup base
Monday, 26 March 2018, 6:42pmAn agreement has been struck on the Auckland waterfront venue for the 36th America’s Cup. The Government, Auckland Council...
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Entertainment
Celine Dion announces second Auckland show
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 2:34pmCeline Dion fans have proven the power of their love, snapping up the entire pre-sale allocation for her August concert in...
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National
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for much of the North Island
Friday, 12 January 2018, 12:53pmA humid, summertime storm is brewing over the North Island where heavy rain, thunder, lightning and even hail could be on...
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National
Deadly disease for South Island cows soon to be tested for nationwide
Friday, 12 January 2018, 12:17pmTesting for a disease that's so far seen around four thousand cows culled in New Zealand, will be rolled out nationwide. Mycoplasma...
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Christchurch
Faulty fuel line causes diesel spill in Kaikoura
Wednesday, 10 January 2018, 12:59pmUPDATED 10.57AM: They are less than a month old but new fuel lines at Kaikoura's dock have caused a minor diesel spill. Marine...
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World
Germany cracking down social media hate speech and fake news
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 8:02amFacebook, Twitter and other social media companies in Germany can now be fined up to $84 million (50 million euro) if they...
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Business
Dairy prices rise again
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 7:29amPrices at Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade auction have risen at the first sale of the year. The price index was up 2.2 percent,...
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Auckland
Takapuna Beach closed due to high health risk
Tuesday, 2 January 2018, 7:58amTakapuna beach has been closed since yesterday afternoon due to a high health risks due to poor water quality. However, Watercare...
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World
Raging fire guts Liverpool car park
Tuesday, 2 January 2018, 6:44amThe charred concrete bones of a Liverpool carpark are filled with the blackened remains of over 1000 vehicles, after one...
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Crime
Government: Prison population to drop by 30 per cent over 15 years
Sunday, 3 December 2017, 6:34amNew Justice Minister Andrew Little is proposing ambitious policies to drop New Zealand's prison population by thirty per...
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Health
Plunket warns of whooping cough outbreak
Saturday, 2 December 2017, 3:05pmPlunket is asking parents to protect their babies from anyone with a cough after the Ministry of Health declared a national...
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National
More companies join the fight against plastic bags
Friday, 10 November 2017, 4:12pmMitre 10 is the latest company to ditch single-use plastic bags. It will remove them from its 81 Mitre 10 and Mitre 10 MEGA...
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World
Colombian police make $500m cocaine bust
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 3:28pmA massive 12 tonnes of cocaine has been seized by police in Colombia - the biggest ever haul in the nation's long-running...
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National
Rare postage stamp expected to go for $25k
Saturday, 11 March 2017, 6:35amAn extremely rare postage stamp is likely to fetch $25,000 at auction today in Wellington. When Queen Elizabeth II's father...
