Articles by Jamie Morton
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Business
Glenbrook to get big grid-scale battery as Contact teams up with Tesla
Monday, 1 July 2024, 9:59amContact Energy has teamed up with electric car company Tesla to build a grid-scale 100-megawatt battery at Glenbrook, at...
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National
Young Kiwi becomes first in world to receive ground-breaking gene therapy
Monday, 1 July 2024, 7:22amA young Kiwi patient has become the first in the world to be treated with a revolutionary new gene therapy. The University...
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National
La Nina looms: More deluges on cards after NZ soaked by storms
Friday, 28 June 2024, 2:45pmMore big deluges are possible before the end of winter as a returning La Nina climate pattern develops more quickly than...
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Business
Expect higher generation costs: Genesis
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 11:38amGenesis Energy says reduced gas supply from the Kupe field is expected to result in higher generation costs due to increased...
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National
Live: Homes underwater in 'catastrophic' storm, Govt pledges $300k in support
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 2:31pm-200 homes were evacuated overnight in the storm hit Hawke’s Bay, East Coast region. -A State of Emergency was declared...
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National
Watch live: Minister gives update on storm-ravaged Hawke's Bay, East Coast
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 7:07am- A State of Emergency was declared in Wairoa, Haumoana and Heretaunga as heavy rain hit, prompting hundreds of evacuations. -...
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National
Tricky new Covid variant on the rise as NZ's sixth wave approaches peak
Monday, 17 June 2024, 11:08amNew Zealand’s sixth Covid-19 wave is likely close to its peak, a modeller says - but a tricky new variant already accounting...
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Politics
Public service cuts: 303 jobs to go at Ministry for the Environment
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 2:36pmThe Ministry for the Environment’s workforce is set to be slashed by a third, in proposed cuts a union says will jeopardise...
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National
'Significant lack of confidence': Niwa staff frustrations over restructure aired in scathing open letter
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 2:50pmFrustrated Niwa staff have hit out at the Crown research institute’s senior management over a cost-cutting restructure criticised...
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National
Study reveals how NZ's biggest quake-maker stokes world-famous volcanic zone
Sunday, 2 June 2024, 3:59pmScientists have discovered what puts fire in the belly of a North Island volcanic region responsible for some of the planet’s...
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National
Hundreds of properties in Auckland, Waikato start long weekend without power two days after storm
Friday, 31 May 2024, 2:23pmHundreds of Auckland and Waikato properties remain without power after a fierce storm battered the upper North Island. At...
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Business
‘Fantastic’: New deal extends Tiwai Point aluminium smelter's life by 20 years
Friday, 31 May 2024, 2:09pmMeridian Energy and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) have signed a deal to keep the plant at Tiwai Point operating for...
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National
'Swerved wildly': Plane veers off runway at Christchurch Airport
Friday, 31 May 2024, 9:24amA plane “swerved wildly” and left the runway while landing at Christchurch Airport today, ending up in the grass. Passenger...
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Business
Commerce Commission approves lift in power transmission charges
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 1:23pmThe Commerce Commission says it will let national grid operator Transpower and local lines companies increase power transmission...
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Science
Keep NZ Beautiful boss and team resign over frustrations with Government
Monday, 27 May 2024, 2:36pmThe head of an iconic litter-fighting charity says she and her entire team have resigned over long-running frustrations with...
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National
Another Covid-19 wave on horizon: How big will it be?
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 7:16amNew Zealand looks on the cusp of another Covid-19 wave similar in size to our last two, a modeller says – but this time,...
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Science
Hikurangi Subduction Zone: The burning question about NZ's biggest quake-maker
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:16pmIt’s thought to be capable of unleashing an earthquake and tsunami large enough to kill tens of thousands and cause nearly...
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National
'Fresh energy' needed: Warehouse CEO steps down
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:38pmThe Warehouse chief executive Nick Grayston is stepping down immediately with the company saying fresh energy was needed...
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Business
Fonterra looks to sell global consumer business, including Anchor brand
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 12:10pmFonterra is looking at full or partial divestment options for some or all of its global consumer business, including well-known...
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National
Winter jump in deaths expected: what's most likely to kill this year?
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 2:44pmIt’s called the “winter bump” - a seasonal spike in sickness when more Kiwis die than at any other time of the year. Now,...
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National
More chilly mornings to come after Auckland's coldest weekend of the year
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 2:45pmAuckland just had its coldest night in six months, amid cool and dry weather that forecasters say Kiwis are likely to see...
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National
Weather: El Niño to deliver NZ parting shot with colder-than-average May
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:23pmForecasters are picking a dry and mild May for New Zealand – but not before a patch of wet weather later this week. Sunny...
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Business
Genesis Energy, FRV start $104 million Canterbury solar project
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:23pmGenesis Energy and joint venture partner, FRV Australia, have begun construction of their 63 megawatt (MW) solar farm at...
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National
'He was aggressive': Ram that killed elderly couple belonged to neighbours
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:26pmThe ram which killed an elderly couple on a West Auckland property was owned by neighbours and had broken through an electric...