Articles by Joseph Los'e
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Education
‘Why not me?’: Mum of seven pursues dream to retrain as mechanic
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:53amAntoinette Ranapia, a mother of seven, is training to become a mechanic at MIT. She is part of a growing group of Māori and...
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National
‘Release me without conditions’: Prison hunger striker tells supporters he’s prepared to die
Friday, 21 March 2025, 1:51pmDean Wickliffe, 77, is on a hunger strike at Springhill Prison, demanding release or death. Wickliffe was recently arrested...
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National
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe on hunger strike, alleging assault by prison guard
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 2:39pmDean Wickliffe, 77, is on day eight of a hunger strike at Springhill Prison, claiming he was beaten by a prison guard. Corrections...
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National
How three generations are spreading Polynesian love across America
Monday, 17 March 2025, 1:47pmTui Emma Gillies, Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows, and Aroha Heilala Gillies will host Tongan tapa workshops in California. They...
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Sport
‘Truly grateful’: Custom mouthguards key to Kelston’s rugby success
Monday, 24 February 2025, 11:42amKelston Boys’ High School first XV used custom-fitted mouthguards from AUT to win their third rugby world title. The mouthguards...
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National
Top detective assigned to investigation into Te Pāti Māori over alleged data misuse
Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 7:04amDetective Superintendent Ross McKay is leading an investigation into Te Pāti Māori The investigation relates to allegations...
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National
‘It’s not pretty’: Letele defends work amid online scrutiny
Monday, 10 February 2025, 11:22amDave Letele’s TV show highlights the obesity epidemic and the work of his BBM charity. Letele faces criticism affecting funding...
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National
$100 vouchers to fill out Census: Stats NZ inquiry clears Whānau Ora of data breach
Monday, 20 January 2025, 10:43amThe Statistics NZ investigation found no evidence of data breaches in the 2023 Census. Whānau Ora’s efforts significantly...
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National
‘Pathetic’: Jonah Lomu’s family in tennis centre spat
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 8:56amNadene Lomu claims her sons were barred from using tennis courts due to her father’s lack of coaching credentials. Tennis...
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National
‘Uneducated cannibals’: Racial abuse, assault alleged after woman asked to leash dog
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 9:07amA family outing at Cable Bay turned distressing with allegations of racial abuse and assault. Peter-Lucas Jones claims a...
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Politics
‘Inundated’: Over 20k submissions flood Parliament deadline
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 10:14amMāori health organisation Hapai Te Hauora will deliver more than 10,000 Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Parliament...
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National
'Violated': Kuia claims she was strip-searched in Ōpōtiki police gang raids, children ‘traumatised’
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 7:48amA kuia claims she and her daughter-in-law were subjected to strip searches during the Ōpōtiki police raids on homes suspected...
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National
Dave Letele pulls the pin on his South Auckland foodbank
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 10:21amCommunity advocate and champion New Zealander Dave Letele is closing down his South Auckland foodbank - which was supplying...
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National
Jonah's boys stand up for their mum Nadene Lomu
Tuesday, 10 September 2024, 11:10amJonah Lomu’s teenage sons Brayley and Dhyreille have jumped to the defence of their mum Nadene Lomu from critics and claims...
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National
'The face of renewal': New Māori Queen to continue lineage
Thursday, 5 September 2024, 11:26am- The new Māori Queen is Ngā Wai hono i te pō, the youngest of Tūheitia’s three children. - The 27-year-old University of...
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National
Live - 'Profoundly saddened': King Charles pays respect to Māori King Tūheitia
Friday, 30 August 2024, 7:03amMāoridom is mourning the death of Kiingi Tūheitia, who died this morning aged 69, surrounded by his wife Makau Ariki and...
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National
'I was punished': David Letele confronts former gang president father about criminal history
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 10:15amCommunity advocate Dave Letele said the filming of the second instalment of his Heavyweight series enabled him and his father...
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National
'You’ve got to accept old age': Mad Butcher steps back from public life
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 9:06amSir Peter Leitch is taking a back seat from public life but says he is still a Mad Warriors fan. Commonly known as The Mad...
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National
Activation day: Police want commuters to go to work early and avoid Māori carkois
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 9:02am- Police advise commuters to plan for disruptions due to a Māori hīkoi as the Government delivers its Budget tomorrow. -...
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National
Carkoi - here's where the choke points will be on Budget Day morning
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 11:54amHundreds of vehicles are expected to cause major disruptions in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for Thursday’s Budget...
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National
Rugby player ‘recovering well’ after on-field collapse; defibrillator saved life, says club
Monday, 13 May 2024, 12:35pmThe West Auckland rugby club of a player who collapsed during a match on Saturday - and was brought back to life with a defibrillator...
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Māori
Simon Bridges says NZ wasn't ready for a Māori PM: 'I didn’t think enough about race relations'
Monday, 6 May 2024, 8:37amFormer National Party leader Simon Bridges - the first Māori to lead a major New Zealand political party - has no regrets...
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National
British aristocrat 'thrilled' to become New Zealand citizen
Friday, 3 May 2024, 2:30pmBritish aristocrat Henrietta Russell, Dowager Duchess of Bedford has become a New Zealand citizen and said swearing allegiance...
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Business
Māori groups to build affordable housing and a one-stop healthcare centre close to Middlemore
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:06pmA new state-of-the-art medical facilities precinct that will also provide affordable housing and healthcare will be built...
