Articles by Georgina Campbell
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Wellington
Person injured after fight with home intruder, residents told to check properties
Monday, 17 March 2025, 12:16pmPolice are investigating after an intruder was caught in a Wellington home and a person was later found unconscious and critically...
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National
Police raid Levin property, seize meth, ammunition and $23k in cash
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 3:21pmPolice seized 200 rounds of ammunition, 30 grams of methamphetamine, and $23,000 in cash from a Levin property. A 22-year-old...
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National
Man walking off Cook Strait ferry caught with suitcase full of vacuum-packed cannabis
Friday, 28 February 2025, 4:59pmThree men have been arrested on drug charges, one caught with cannabis on a Cook Strait ferry. Detective Senior Sergeant...
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National
‘Seismic gap’: Quake-prone housing needs strengthening - for second time
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 2:23pmWellington City Council has announced six of its social housing complexes have been deemed earthquake-prone. This is despite...
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National
‘Very scary’: Schools warned after children approached by man with knife
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 4:13pmSchools in Wellington’s eastern suburbs have been warned about a “very scary” incident after an older man took out a knife...
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National
Police seize Wellington drug dealer’s 42-foot yacht and high-end art
Friday, 14 February 2025, 6:50pmPolice have seized a Wellington drug dealer’s assets including a 42-foot yacht and high-end art after he concealed drugs...
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National
Mid-air drama: ‘Disruptive passenger’ gets flight diverted; met by police on tarmac
Friday, 14 February 2025, 12:56pmAn Air New Zealand flight has been diverted to Wellington after a mid-air incident involving a “disruptive passenger” who...
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National
Special care unit for sick babies at former Te Awakairangi Birthing Centre in Lower Hutt quietly shelved
Monday, 3 February 2025, 9:24amA special care unit for sick babies that was meant to open in mid-2023 has not been delivered. Lower Hutt-based Labour list...
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Politics
‘Perfect storm‘: What Wellington’s Crown observer said in his first report
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:12amA report detailing initial observations by Wellington City Council’s Crown observer has been made public. Lindsay McKenzie...
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National
Surge in households putting rates on hold as costs bite
Monday, 6 January 2025, 9:35amSignificantly more Auckland homeowners are putting off paying council rates as retirees with limited cash flow face tough...
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National
'Hero' mum dies saving daughter and nephew from rip
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 9:01amTraci Te Paa drowned after saving her daughter and nephew from a rip at Waimamaku Beach. Te Paa, visiting from Wellington, was...
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National
'Pretty freaky' - Bottles thrown from car, man punched in Christmas Day road-rage attack
Thursday, 26 December 2024, 4:07pmA man was punched in the face and bottles were thrown from a car during a Christmas Day road-rage attack in Auckland’s Flat...
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National
Family shattered after ‘precious toddler’ killed in Christmas Day driveway tragedy
Thursday, 26 December 2024, 2:55pmThe Masterton community is being asked to support a shattered family after their “precious toddler baby” was fatally hit...
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National
Minister reveals when officials will consider 110km/h speed limit on Transmission Gully
Thursday, 26 December 2024, 9:26amNext steps for a higher 110km/h speed limit on Transmission Gully will be considered next year. NZ Transport Agency Waka...
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National
Watch: 'Brainless' driver runs red light, narrowly misses cars, intersection filled with smoke
Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 4:21pmIt’s lucky no one was killed after a car sped through a red light, narrowly missed another vehicle and filled an intersection...
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National
'Grave concerns': Lower Hutt man missing for almost a month
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 1:58pmThere are grave concerns for a Lower Hutt man who has been missing for almost one month. Police are appealing for information...
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Politics
'Extremely wasteful': Cook Strait ferry ministerial advisory group paid $300,000
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 8:26am$300,000 spent on the Cook Strait ferry Ministerial Advisory Group has been criticised as wasteful. The group recommended...
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National
Developer, bar owner resign from Tory Whanau's business advisory group
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:48amWellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s business advisory group has lost developer Mark McGuinness and bar owner Justin McKenzie. The...
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National
Govt poised to decide fate of prime land Peter Jackson wants as public reserve
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 5:00pmMinister for Land Information Chris Penk has received new advice on the future of Watts Peninsula in Wellington. The minister...
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Politics
Christopher Luxon coy on Winston Peters’ Cook Strait ferry decision deadline
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 11:46amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon is coy on whether a decision will be made on the future of Cook Strait ferries by the deadline...
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National
'Woke nonsense': Santa's helpers told to wear seatbelts on Christmas parade floats
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 4:55pmSanta and his elves must wear seatbelts for Christchurch’s Christmas parade following new health and safety advice – a move...
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National
'Really weird': Union questions why mega ferry exit is taking so long
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 9:56amKiwiRail is still negotiating its exit from a $551 million contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to build two mega ferries. The...
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Audio
'Political theatre': Tory Whanau resolute as Crown observer named
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:39amLindsay McKenzie has been appointed as Wellington City Council’s Crown observer. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown...
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National
'Bit of a shudder': 4.9 magnitude earthquake felt in Wellington
Monday, 4 November 2024, 4:16pmA 4.9 magnitude earthquake has struck 15km east of Picton and has been felt in Wellington. GeoNet reported it was 35km deep...
