Articles by Kate Hawkesby
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Opinion
Kate Hawkesby: Alarming new data on vaping
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 7:28amSo we got new data yesterday on vaping, and it's nothing short of alarming. We here in NZ are among the biggest vapers...
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Hawkesby: Barnaby Joyce cries poor - the buffoon is back
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 8:57amCOMMENT: Step aside Boris Johnson, we have a new "buffoon". I'd forgotten about Barnaby Joyce. Which is a good thing given...
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Kate Hawkesby: Boris Johnson's another fringe player thrust into power
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 9:01amCOMMENT: The election of Boris Johnson to leader of his party, and thus Prime Minister of Britain, raises an interesting...
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Kate Hawkesby: Attention seeking Brian Tamaki needs to stop talking
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 7:53amCOMMENT I have no idea how Brian Tamaki is still talking...or should I say tweeting? It was bad enough when he threatened...
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Kate Hawkesby: Why Jacinda Ardern will be a one-term PM
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 8:09amHere’s a prediction for you, for what it’s worth. Jacinda Ardern will be a one-term Prime Minister. Not because she’s no...
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Kate Hawkesby: How long can airlines tolerate drunken antics?
Monday, 8 April 2019, 11:51amI wonder how long it’ll be before they ban alcohol on aircraft? You have a two pronged problem here of course. On the one...
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Kate Hawkesby: Finger pointing aside, a humane response to hate
Monday, 25 March 2019, 6:58amCOMMENT So a new week. Hard not to bring a heavy heart from the past one with us. But maybe the best thing we can bring into...
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Kate Hawkesby: World's praise for our kind little country
Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 9:33amCOMMENT Is it just me or does pretty much anything make you want to burst into tears at the moment?After the shock, comes...
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Kate Hawkesby: Kids need to care about our climate but don't need to protest
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 7:08amWhat do you want if you have an issue that needs attention? A spotlight on it. And this climate change protest tomorrow's...
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Kate Hawkesby: Leaving Neverland left me conflicted, confused
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 7:15amCOMMENT: I watched the Leaving Neverland documentary yesterday. Well the first part anyway, and I don't think I'm up for...
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Kate Hawkesby: Rise of the robots to make our lives easier
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 7:39amCOMMENT: As teachers prepare to possibly strike again over pay and conditions, I see technology could now be helping assist...
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Kate Hawkesby: What's the point in joining a union these days?
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 6:58amCOMMENT: So we learn this week that fewer people than we actually thought belong to a union. Why'd we think union membership...
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Hawkesby: Completely unacceptable to give child sex offender real estate license
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 6:47amCOMMENT: How would you like to have your family home marketed by a convicted child sex offender? I ask not in jest but in...
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Kate Hawkesby: Why can't officers have some fun on the frontline?
Monday, 4 March 2019, 6:49amCOMMENT: I see the NZ Police are under fire for - wait for it - using Instagram. Apparently their use of social media is...
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Opinion
Kate Hawkesby: What's wrong with a school banning fake tan?
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 8:49amIn the latest crackdown on what’s acceptable at school and what isn’t, I see a UK headmaster has banned fake tan. He doesn’t...
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Opinion
Hawkesby: Rangitoto College students need to stop whining over ripped jeans
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 8:30amCOMMENT I can't help thinking the students at Auckland's Rangitoto College whining about the type of mufti they get to wear...
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Kate Hawkesby: Nats must be thinking about pulling pin on Bridges
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 7:07amCOMMENT: Another poll, another bad day for Simon Bridges. I said exactly these words about a week ago, but got poo pooed...
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Kate Hawkesby: Freedom campers don't show NZ enough respect
Monday, 18 February 2019, 7:03amCOMMENT: The continually contentious issue of whether freedom campers should be allowed to roam 'free' has reared its head...
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Kate Hawkesby: When will Government stop talking and start doing?
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 7:03am(An earlier version of this editorial unintentionally left out appropriate attribution. This has now been corrected.) COMMENT: Green...
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Kate Hawkesby: What is it about Simon Bridges that voters don't like?
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 6:52amCOMMENT: Another poll, another bad day at the office for Simon Bridges. I feel sorry for him now. Newshub's poll last night...
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Kate Hawkesby: Will police really enforce a ban on smoking in cars with kids?
Monday, 11 February 2019, 6:37amCOMMENT: In the latest move of ideology over substance, the Government's going to ban smoking or vaping in cars around children. This...
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Kate Hawkesby: The guilt's a killer for stressed working mums
Thursday, 7 February 2019, 7:09amCOMMENT: Pleasing to see this week there's finally an actual measure on how much working mums take on. According to research,...
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Kate Hawkesby: What's the point of sport without competition?
Friday, 25 January 2019, 7:02am"It's official - boys are leaving rugby in droves” so went the headline in the paper. This immediately grabbed me, because...
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Kate Hawkesby: The fatherhood premium vs the motherhood penalty
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 6:45amInteresting finding out of an Amsterdam University, that part-time working mothers with flexible schedules, end up doing...
