Articles by Amy Wiggins, NZ Herald
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National
How wanted Marokopa father is disguising himself
Friday, 4 August 2023, 9:18amPolice have revealed how wanted father Tom Phillips is disguising himself in public - by wearing a beanie, glasses and a...
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Education
Teachers assaulted by student at top Auckland girls' school during VIP visit
Friday, 21 July 2023, 1:22pmA student attacked two teachers at Auckland’s Epsom Girls Grammar School yesterday, the school has revealed in an email to...
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Education
University rankings: 'New Zealand continues to outperform relative to its size'
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 12:16pmNew Zealand’s eight Universities have all climbed higher in world rankings, data released today shows. The 2024 Quacquarelli...
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Education
Childcare waitlist warnings as 20-hours-free scheme extended
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 12:24pmParents keen to take advantage of the 20 hours of free childcare being offered for 2-year olds are being warned there could...
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Education
Primary school teachers reject third pay offer
Friday, 12 May 2023, 1:50pmPrimary school teachers have rejected the Government’s third collective agreement offer, saying it did not provide the additional...
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Audio
Top Auckland school axes 'dumbed down' NCEA for its own diploma
Friday, 12 May 2023, 7:07amA top Auckland private school has so little confidence in the new NCEA Level 1 curriculum it is ditching the qualification...
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Covid-19
The excruciating pain faced by Northland's latest Covid-positive case
Friday, 29 October 2021, 4:37pmA Far North man who tested positive for Covid today said he felt like his head was being squeezed and his hands were holding...
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Education
Auckland parents left disappointed after early childhood spots filled up
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 3:15pmLess than half of the children enrolled in daycare centres around Auckland have been able to go back today, leaving many...
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National
Anti-vax flyers 'antagonise': More than 800 reports of Covid misinformation, scams
Friday, 16 July 2021, 5:14pmMore than 800 reports of Covid 19 misinformation and more than 30 reports of vaccine scams have been reported, but that likely...
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Health
Many Auckland GPs ruled out of vaccination campaign by DHB rule
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 4:43pmA large portion of Auckland's GPs and urgent care clinics will be ruled out of providing Covid-19 vaccinations because they...
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National
Shock after former Wellington College student found dead after going missing at RnV
Saturday, 2 January 2021, 12:17amThe teenager found dead after going missing from the Rhythm and Vines festival was a talented and passionate football and...
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Auckland
The rising cost of parking: Car park sold for $165,000
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 4:31pmIf you fancy having your very own parking space in Auckland CBD you'll need $100,000 as the price of car parks in the city...
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National
New Year's Eve weather: Fine for the North, rain for the South
Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 3:54pmIt's shaping up to be a dry New Year's Eve but you'll need to wrap up warm if you're planning to ring in the New Year outdoors. The...
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Health
Study: Pacific Island, NZ children among fattest and least healthy
Friday, 6 November 2020, 4:24pmPacific Island and Kiwi kids are among the fattest and least healthy in the world, a new study has found. The study, published...
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National
Kiwi woman 'intended to facilitate a terrorist act' denied judicial review
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 4:58pmA woman who had her passport cancelled because it was believed she planned to facilitate a terrorist act for the Islamic...
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National
Nurse deregistered after Facebook posts criticising Māori
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 3:27pmA Taranaki nurse has been deregistered after calling Māori "lazy", "cunning" and "underhanded" in posts on social media. It...
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Sport
Top Kiwi sports star loses fourth suppression attempt
Friday, 16 October 2020, 5:18pmA top New Zealand sportsman has had his bid for permanent name suppression rejected a fourth time after prosecutors accused...
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National
Murder accused mum loses battle over cremation after girl's sudden death
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 4:39pmA woman who is accused of murder will get to keep a lock of her daughter's hair after she sparked a legal battle between...
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Health
Study: Almost quarter of pregnant women keep drinking alcohol
Friday, 27 July 2018, 5:53amAlarming figures showing almost quarter of pregnant Kiwi women continue to drink alcohol during their first three months...
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Crime
Rest home resident fleeced by meth addict with 152 convictions and jailed 82 times
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 6:17amAn 88-year-old woman suffering Parkinson's disease was fleeced of $45,000 by a man who has been jailed 82 times. Damien Hakaraia...
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Health
Middlemore Hospital nurses wearing safety alarms as violent assaults rise
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 5:47amNurses at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department are being issued personal emergency alarms for their safety after a...
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Health
24-year-old with six heart defects desperate for transplant
Monday, 2 July 2018, 5:39amJess Davenport-Lee's heart could stop beating at any moment. The Auckland 24-year-old is largely house-bound these days,...
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Health
Maternal death rate halves but work needed to save prem babies
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 10:29amThe number of Kiwi women who die during or soon after pregnancy has almost halved, new figures show. Between 2014-16, 9.4...
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National
Toxic black mould, fungus and bacteria growing in leaky Auckland hospital
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:12pmThe children's ward and the National Burn Centre are among four buildings at Middlemore Hospital that are leaking and have...
