Articles by Joe Gilfillan
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World
NSW in drought despite heavy rainfall
Sunday, 9 September 2018, 7:54amRecent rainfall has been welcomed across parts of NSW but it's not enough to give drought-stricken farmers the break they...
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National
Takaka Hill Rd to re-open Sunday
Saturday, 24 February 2018, 8:26pmThe Takaka Hill Road, State Highway 60, will be opening tomorrow. However it will be one lane to allow escorted convoys of...
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National
Lotto Powerball winner now $7.25m richer
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 8:39pmOne Powerball ticket bought at Countdown Church Street in Timaru is now worth $7.25 million after winning tonight's draw. That's...
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Auckland
Strong stench forces diners out of food court
Sunday, 19 November 2017, 8:23pmPeople dining at a central Auckland food court today had a side serving of stench when a huge food oil spill created a nauseating...
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National
Powerball jackpots to $34M
Saturday, 29 October 2016, 9:26pmPowerball has not been struck this evening and now rolls over to Wednesday night where the jackpot will be $34 million. The...
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Auckland
On-ramp blocked after truck rolls
Saturday, 29 October 2016, 6:21pmA truck has rolled and is blocking a motorway on-ramp in south Auckland. Emergency services were called to the Manurewa-Takanini...
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Emergency
Boat sinks in Hauraki Gulf
Sunday, 23 October 2016, 5:52pmPassengers and crew had to abandon a sinking boat on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, north of Motutapu Island, today. They made...
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Emergency
One dead in North Canterbury crash
Sunday, 16 October 2016, 5:49pmA man has died in a car crash in North Canterbury. The crash happened in Greta Valley in the Hurunui District and only one...
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Entertainment
Back to back world championships for Kiwi hip hop dancers
Sunday, 14 August 2016, 7:42pmNew Zealand dance crews have placed well in Las Vegas at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships, known as "the Olympics of...
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Emergency
South Canterbury crash leaves one critical
Saturday, 18 June 2016, 8:45pmSouth Canterbury crash leaves one critical
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World
Space station astronauts back to earth
Saturday, 18 June 2016, 8:05pmSpace station astronauts back to earth
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Emergency
Concerns for missing Feilding woman
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 7:17pmPolice have concerns for the safety of a rest home resident missing in Feilding. Denise Lynch, who is 58 years-old, was reported...
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National
Last of the 'Gum Diggers' passes away
Saturday, 11 June 2016, 6:44pmThe last of the “Gum Diggers” has passed away. Charlie Petera, the final member of the A-Company of the 28th Maori Battalion...
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World
Sydney battered by intense storm
Sunday, 5 June 2016, 5:39pmSydney residents have today been urged to avoid non-essential travel as an east coast low pressure system continues to wreak...
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National
Packed house for Bluff Oyster Festival
Saturday, 21 May 2016, 7:30pmA full house of 5,300 people gathered for the Bluff Oyster Festival today. Locals and international visitors were waiting...
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Emergency
Two groups call for rescue in Waitakere's
Saturday, 14 May 2016, 9:50pmTwo young women have been airlifted to Auckland City Hospital after an incident on a school tramping trip in the Waitakere...
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Emergency
1km long fire raging in Rakaia
Saturday, 14 May 2016, 7:59pmA bush fire over 1km long is raging in the Canterbury Plains this evening. Firefighters were sent to the blaze off Rakaia...
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National
Pukekohe lucky in latest Lotto draw
Saturday, 7 May 2016, 8:48pmA ticket bought in Pukekohe is now worth $816,887 after winning Strike Four in tonight's Lotto draw. And tickets bought in...
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National
Million dollar Lotto winner in Te Aroha
Saturday, 23 April 2016, 8:56pmA million dollar winner in tonight's Lotto draw. A ticket bought in Te Aroha has won the Division One million dollar prize. Powerball...
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National
AOS callout in Wairarapa
Monday, 28 March 2016, 8:00pmAn Armed Offenders Squad callout in Wairarapa in response to a firearms threat. Police were alerted to the threat at a residential...
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National
Orca stranded on Patea beach
Sunday, 13 March 2016, 9:36pmAn orca whale has been stranded in Patea in South Taranaki. The Department of Conservation is at the scene and urging the...
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National
Archaeological significance hopes to halt special housing
Sunday, 13 March 2016, 8:07pmAbout 300 people joined hands in Mangere today in a bid to stop a housing project on what an archaeologist calls "the paddock...
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National
Paul Weeks' family suing Malaysian Airlines
Sunday, 13 March 2016, 6:40pmThe family of Perth man Paul Weeks, who was on the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, is suing the company for damages. The...
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Emergency
Horse float tips with five teens on way to party
Saturday, 12 March 2016, 9:35pmFive teenagers on their way to a party in Auckland were injured tonight after the horse float they were travelling in overturned. A...
