Articles by Jamie Morton, NZ Herald
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National
'Tectonic shift': Revealed - how 12 Facebook accounts inflamed political tension in NZ
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 7:05amThe bulk of Facebook disinformation that swirled around the violent climax of summer's Parliament protest stemmed from just...
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Science
Blood supermoon: The best spots to see tonight's rare event
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 7:12amStargazers keen to capture a rare "blood supermoon" tonight should allow plenty of time for preparation - and not bother...
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Science
Study finds 75% chance of major Alpine Fault earthquake in next 50 years
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 9:05amNew Zealand's big-risk Alpine Fault has a 75 per cent chance of causing a major quake - most likely a powerful magnitude...
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Health
Covid-19: Why did daughter start showing symptoms first?
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 4:30pmExperts say it's not unusual that the daughter in the family at the centre of the latest Covid-19 flare-up reported symptoms...
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News
DoC beefs up security as more staff attacked over 1080
Monday, 3 June 2019, 12:56pmSeveral Department of Conservation staff have been assaulted on the job this year, amid a growing wave of anti-1080 hostility...
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National
Special Report: The tragedy of our environment in four dismal figures
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 12:27pmA sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction – with climate change also now adding...
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Science
NZ endured second-hottest March on record
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 4:05pmNew Zealand just sweltered through its second hottest March on record – prompting scientists to highlight the looming hand...
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Christchurch
Quake was region's biggest in half a year
Monday, 16 July 2018, 12:35pmA magnitude 4.0 earthquake that rattled Christchurch last night was the largest registered around the city in half a year. As...
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Health
Kiwi scientists stumble on promising agent for incurable cancer
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 3:18pmKiwi researchers have stumbled upon what could be a promising agent against an incurable blood cancer. Based on just-published...
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National
After 20 million years, kauri are officially 'threatened'
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 5:01pmThey've towered over our native forests for 20 million years - yet now kauri are officially threatened. The ancient giants...
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National
Scientists to simulate controversial seabed mining effects
Monday, 7 May 2018, 6:03amKiwi scientists investigating the impacts of controversial seabed mining are about to simulate the effects themselves, in...
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National
Taupo supervolcano eruption: Just how much time will we get?
Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 7:01pmA new US study has used previous eruptions at Taupo to suggest catastrophic "supervolcano" blows would be signalled far in...
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Health
Why are NZers getting so fat?
Sunday, 18 March 2018, 7:10amEat sugar and fat, get fat. Conventional wisdom tells us that's all there is to obesity. The bad news: there's much more...
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National
Sexism drives gender pay gap: study
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 6:57amFor the first time, researchers have been able to show that, despite adding the same amount of value, the average female...
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Crime
Truck crashes close roads in Timaru, Taranaki
Monday, 30 January 2017, 9:50amTwo serious truck crashes - one involving a chemical spill - have closed roads in Timaru and Taranaki this morning. Emergency...
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National
Meth rumour sparks panic at Whakatane Hospital
Friday, 30 December 2016, 12:54pmPart of Whakatane Hospital's paediatric ward was this week closed after a new report of someone using P there a year ago. But...
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Politics
Invercargill sticks with Tim Shadbolt
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 2:31pmUPDATED 3.45pm: Tim Shadbolt has been in the politics game a long time - he was elected mayor of Waitemata City way back...
