Articles by Georgia Nelson
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Hamilton
Body found on Sumner Beach that of missing teenager
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 4:50pmPolice have confirmed the body recovered from the Waikato River this morning was a 23-year-old swimmer who went missing on...
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Vote2017
ACT candidate booed after defending hate speech against transgender people
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 8:22amAn Act Party candidate has been booed by a crowd in Wellington after defending hate speech aimed at transgender people, saying...
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National
Wellington house prices up 10 percent more than Auckland
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 11:42amWellington house prices are rising faster than Auckland's. Wellington City values are up 20.8 percent over the last year,...
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National
Giant portrait of Helen Clark saved from Wellington rubbish dump
Friday, 7 April 2017, 1:40pmEver wanted a giant painting of former Prime Minister Helen Clark? A 2.4 by 1.2 metre plywood portrait of her has been saved...
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Crime
Surprise at Wellington tyre slasher's hefty sentence
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 5:31amUPDATED 9.51am Surprise at the hefty sentence imposed on Wellington's vigilante tyre slasher. David Johns has been sentenced...
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Wellington
Pole in pedestrian crossing a 'screw up'
Monday, 3 April 2017, 11:38amThere is confusion on a busy Wellington street after a veranda pole appeared in the middle of a pedestrian crossing area. The...
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Politics
Wellington in good shape despite Kaikoura spending - Lester
Monday, 27 March 2017, 8:48amWellington's mayor says the city is in good shape despite spending millions after the Kaikoura earthquake. LISTEN ABOVE:...
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National
Wellington family reunited with priceless war relic
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 6:17pmA Wellington family is thrilled to be reunited with a priceless war relic. Last week police put out a public plea to find...
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National
Wellington's Mayor announces 750 new homes over next decade
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 1:36pmThe Wellington City Council wants to become the biggest landlord in the capital in an attempt to making housing more affordable. The...
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Health
Review finds inadequacies in Wellington mental health services after patient attacks
Friday, 27 January 2017, 6:44amDisappointment from the head of the Wellington region's mental health services after a review into five homicides found inadequacies. Five...
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National
Heritage issues could face Wellington building owners carrying out urgent reinforcing work
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 5:34amThe Property Council says heritage issues could surface in Wellington as building owners scramble to secure earthquake-risk...
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National
Leggett: Wellington needs another reservoir
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 5:09amHe's stopped short of saying I told you so, but Nick Leggett says the near miss with Wellington's water supply is evidence...
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National
Former Wellington mayor denied tattoo as leaving gift from taxpayers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 9:22amUPDATED 12.53pm A former Wellington mayor has come under fire for requesting a lizard tattoo as a leaving gift. Celia Wade-Brown...
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National
Upper Hutt community mourns loss of homicide victim
Monday, 12 December 2016, 5:57amThe close knit Upper Hutt community is mourning the loss of Lois Tolley. The 30-year-old was killed in her Ward Street home...
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Politics
Leggett 'didn't have much choice' but to jump ship - expert
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 6:02amA political expert says Labour gave Nick Leggett little choice but to jump ship. LISTEN ABOVE: Newstalk ZB's political editor...
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National
NZ's top road cop on a mission to crack down on drink driving
Monday, 28 November 2016, 5:44amOn a windy, Wellington Friday night - the kind of wind that makes you eyes water and hat blow off - Police were cracking...
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National
Another Wellington building out of action
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 9:36amThe latest Wellington office building evacuated because of earthquake damage suffered cracks three years ago in the Seddon...
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National
Jane Campion officially made a Dame
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 11:11amUPDATED 1.47PM Acclaimed film director Jane Campion has been officially made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of...
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National
Police dog Rush becomes youngest to take top award
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 5:47pmThe Hamilton Senior Constable who took out the title of New Zealand's top patrol dog team with his dog Rush is thrilled. Blair...
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National
Wellington the new place for Aucklanders?
Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 5:33amAucklanders are being encouraged to move to the capital to escape million dollar house prices. The latest QV figures shows...
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National
Road island hazardous for Wellington drivers
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 12:40pmA stern dressing down for the developers who put an unmarked traffic island in the middle of a busy Wainuiomata road. The...
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Crime
Reports of assaults spark warnings for Vic Uni
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 5:47amStudents are being urged to be extra vigilant in the Aro Valley area following reports of assaults in the area. The Victoria...
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National
Beehives could take the sting out of homelessness
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 6:17pmCould beehives be the answer to tackling homelessness? A scheme to employ the homeless to harvest honey from urban beehives...
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National
Shocking death toll: Safe roads taken for granted
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 3:16pmIt was the worst Queen's Birthday road toll in 27 years and questions are being asked about what has changed since 2013 when...
