Articles by John Weekes, NZ Herald
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Business
Squirrel mortgage brokers data breached, overseas hacker suspected
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 11:05amMortgage broker Squirrel and up to 600 customers have been the target of a cyber attack. Driver licence numbers and passport...
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Business
Watch: Supermarket crime surges, armed man tries to steal nine legs of lamb
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 8:57amA supermarket giant says crime has surged in its North Island stores, with more than a thousand incidents a month. Foodstuffs...
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Auckland
Mayor Wayne Brown says selling Auckland Airport stake would slash rates, raise $2b
Friday, 2 December 2022, 10:44amMayor Wayne Brown is proposing selling the council’s stake in Auckland Airport, which he says could raise almost $2 billion. Jettisoning...
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Business
Financial abuse must become a crime, anti-violence campaigners say
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 10:51amCampaigners against domestic violence say a law change is needed now to end financial abuse. The Herald this year has chronicled...
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Business
Food price rises at 14-year high
Friday, 11 November 2022, 11:30amThe annual food price increase reached a 14-year high of 10.1 per cent. Food prices jumped 0.8 per cent in the month of October...
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Business
Inflation shocker: Govt must own up over rampant price rises, opposition says
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 2:43pmThe Government has blamed today's eye-popping inflation data on overseas issues and freak weather. The overall Consumers...
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Business
Bank outage on same day as new Govt handout starts
Monday, 1 August 2022, 2:02pmSome BNZ customers are hitting snags accessing their online banking today. A Herald reader said the bank's website and phone...
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Business
Wall Street Journal banished from Budget lockups
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 3:33pmThe Wall Street Journal has been banned from the next two Budget lockups after enraging the Treasury with an embargo breach...
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National
Grounded Kiwis: Govt scratching head over costs, appeal
Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:11pmMIQ may be fast receding into the past but taxpayers could face a financial hangover after overseas Kiwis launched a successful...
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Politics
Pharmac HIV treatment change should give patients more privacy
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 2:30pmMore cancer medications will be funded and HIV treatment will be more accessible after Pharmac outlined how it will start...
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Politics
Mallard, Faafoi departs; Williams replaced as Police Minister
Monday, 13 June 2022, 2:39pmA Cabinet reshuffle has been sparked by the departures of Kris Faafoi and Trevor Mallard. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said...
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Politics
'Our message-in-a-bottle moment': Violent extremism research centre opens
Friday, 3 June 2022, 5:18pmA new terrorism and extremism research centre has opened, and backers of the initiative hope it makes New Zealand a safer...
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Politics
Pharmac review uncovers 'systemic failings' for those with rare disorders
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 11:45amA review of Pharmac has found the drug-buying agency is getting some of the best prices possible but has contributed to health...
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Politics
Bloomfield has Covid, isolating in Geneva after attending health summit
Friday, 27 May 2022, 11:50amDirector-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has tested positive for Covid-19. The Ministry of Health confirmed Bloomfield...
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Technology
Spies, cyberattack initiatives get more money in Budget 2022
Friday, 20 May 2022, 9:57amSpy agencies and counter-terrorism initiatives will get millions more in funding after Budget 2022 was unveiled today. Signals...
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Politics
Pharmac gets big boost in Budget 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 2:42pm- Pharmac funding boost follows scrutiny, pleas for help - $190 million over two years for more 'well-evidenced' drugs. After...
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Politics
First-home buyer loan scheme shaken up in Budget 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 2:31pm-First home grant house price caps jump, by as much as $275,000-Covid industry support package modified to fund affordable...
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Politics
'Tone deaf': $200k for doco on Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick - NZ On Air under fire
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 7:07amNew Zealand On Air has been labelled out of touch and wasteful for awarding $200,000 of taxpayer money on a documentary about...
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Politics
Less than one in five people eligible for free flu jab – but Govt says NZ prepared
Monday, 16 May 2022, 8:30pmLess than one in five people are eligible for a free flu vaccine but the Government says it's well prepared for any possible...
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Politics
$200k for MP doco: NZ On Air blames 'misinformation' for Swarbrick uproar
Monday, 16 May 2022, 7:12pmNew Zealand On Air has been labelled out of touch and wasteful for awarding $200,000 of taxpayer money on a documentary about...
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Politics
Watch live: 'We must do better, and we must change' – Deputy PM on Cycling NZ report
Monday, 16 May 2022, 3:53pmDeputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says Jacinda Ardern is "doing OK" as she deals with moderate Covid-19 symptoms. Robertson...
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Politics
US supermarket mass shooting livestream banned
Monday, 16 May 2022, 12:53pmA recording made during a lethal mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, has been banned in New Zealand. And Cabinet minister...
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Politics
Un-squeeze the middle class: Luxon targets Nanny State behaviour in Budget week
Monday, 16 May 2022, 7:35amUn-squeezing the middle class and setting people free from nanny-state behaviour is crucial to unlocking this year's Budget...
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Politics
Christopher Luxon: 'Govt talks the big game and isn't delivering'
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 4:09pmNational Party leader Christopher Luxon is in Paraparaumu attending a regional National Party conference and told the Party...
