Articles by Carmen Hall
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National
'I feel guilty': Hospital bed taken by diabetic amputee with nowhere to live
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 4:52pmSeventeen weeks. That’s how long Geri (Geraldine) Stantiall, 45, has been languishing in hospital after having her leg amputated. She...
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National
Swims, sherries, The Chase, bed by 8pm: 'Easygoing' 82yo seeks flattie
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:49amAn 82-year-old Mount Maunganui pensioner who goes to the swimming pool every morning and enjoys a beer or sherry before dinner...
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National
'Horrible': Renter lives every day in fear of getting kicked out
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:04amMore of us are renting – and for longer. Data shows homeownership rates have fallen across New Zealand as residential rental...
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National
'Absolutely horrified': Six-storey $100m-plus Mount retirement village under fire
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 10:17amNeighbours fighting plans for a $100 million-plus Mount Maunganui retirement village that could reach six storeys believe...
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National
'A disgrace': Pensioner in her 70s has days left to find a new rental
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 9:57amThe Bay of Plenty recently overtook Auckland as NZ’s priciest place to rent and some over 65s are struggling to keep up with...
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National
'Extremely stressful': Mum's e-vehicle panic in 4hr SH2 jam with sick child
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 9:12amA Waihī Beach mum has described several “extremely stressful” hours “trapped” with her sick daughter in gridlocked Tauranga traffic,...
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National
'Catastrophic': Motorists livid over traffic delays on major state highway
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 9:06amAngry motorists have lashed out at lengthy traffic delays on a major arterial route into Tauranga with one commuter describing...
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National
Tauranga - a city where homelessness still exists and people can’t afford to live
Tuesday, 26 December 2023, 10:10amHomeless people living rough and struggling with their mental health. Families facing eviction because they can’t pay their...
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National
'Families feel so much pressure to buy': How to do Christmas on a budget
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 12:17pm“I feel really sad that Christmas has become so commercialised and families feel so much pressure to buy.” Those thoughts...
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National
'Despicable': Thief steals wallet of crash victim receiving CPR
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 7:10amA Northland man’s bank cards and wife’s wallet were stolen as paramedics resuscitated him on the side of the road after a...
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National
'Hellishly dangerous': Row erupts after two-inch longline hook snags beachgoer
Friday, 27 October 2023, 10:24amA woman whose son ended up in Tauranga Hospital after a fisherman’s longline hook became embedded in his leg during a day...
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Politics
Let's go party: Artist who turned David Seymour into Barbie Ken is just getting started
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 2:49pm“I just wanted to put a little bit of happiness in the community.” That is how the artist who Barbie-fied an Act Party campaign...
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National
Elderly 'going without' meals: Pilot project aims to help struggling superannuants
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 9:38amSuperannuitants going without meals because they can’t afford food are the targets of a new pilot assistance programme in...
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National
One Love fans making their own vibes in wake of cancellation
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 4:28pmReggae buffs are planning to pump up the music and celebrate in their own ways following the cancellation of One Love in...
