Articles by Katie Oliver
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National
Body found off the coast of Dunedin’s Brighton Beach
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 2:42pmPolice and Coastguard are working to recover a body located in the water off Taieri Mouth Rd, Dunedin this morning. A police...
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National
Court upholds part of domestic violence victim's appeal against paying costs to her abuser
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 11:23amJustices in the second-highest court in Aotearoa have upheld part of an appeal by a domestic violence victim who was ordered...
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National
Nursing graduates 'at a loss' after alleged hospital hiring 'freeze'
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 1:14pmHealth New Zealand has denied allegations of a hospital recruitment freeze for graduating nurses, following an outcry from...
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National
'Really loud crash': Neighbours woken by noise, lights after e-scooter rider dies
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 3:48pmA woman heard a “really loud crashing noise” around the same time as a person died after riding an e-scooter into a street...
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National
Mum fined by police after driving children to school in iced-over car
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 3:22pmA frosty start this morning saw a mother receive a fine after driving her children to school with an iced-over windscreen. The...
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National
'Suffering since you': Man confronts Destiny disciple accused of abuse as he leaves court
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 12:55pmSecurity guards had to hold back a distressed man while he yelled at a long-standing Destiny Church disciple accused of sexual...
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National
Cold frosty snap across the South Island; temperatures plunge below zero
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 9:51amA balmy start to the week across the country was nothing but a brief blip, with frost felt across the South Island this morning. Christchurch residents...
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National
'Huge win': Ex-Shortland Street actor ends 19-day hunger strike
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 11:03amFormer Shortland Street actor Will Alexander has ended his hunger strike over the war in Gaza after going without food for...
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Crime
Author, former teacher claimed child sex abuse material was 'writing inspiration'
Sunday, 2 June 2024, 2:00pmAn author and former music teacher at Kelston Boys’ High School and Avondale College has claimed hundreds of child exploitation...
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National
Employment Court rejects TVNZ appeal, orders it to comply with collective agreement clause
Friday, 31 May 2024, 4:35pmThe Employment Court has rejected an appeal by TVNZ and ordered the broadcaster to comply with a clause related to staff...
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Business
TVNZ held off telling staff of job cuts ahead of Christmas, as 'catastrophic' for morale
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 4:38pmTVNZ bosses held off telling staff that the broadcaster needed to reduce employee costs by $10 million because it would have...
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Crime
New multi-agency group dedicated to reducing crime at bus-hub
Monday, 27 May 2024, 4:25pmA multi-agency group has been created in response to a spike of youth-related crimes at Dunedin’s bus hub. Dunedin’s Mayor,...
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National
Ex-Shortland Street actor takes hunger strike to Parliament
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:54pmA former Shortland Street actor has taken his hunger strike, in protest at the ongoing war in Gaza, to Parliament today. Will...
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National
Former Shortland Street actor goes on hunger strike
Monday, 20 May 2024, 11:14amFormer Shortland Street actor goes on hunger strike over war in Gaza A former Shortland Street actor has gone on a hunger...
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National
'I drowned it': Nurse who killed her 15-week-old baby girl wants to practise again
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:08amWarning: This article discusses the killing of a baby and attempted suicide. An Auckland nurse who drowned her 15-week-old...
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National
Watch: 'Absolutely devastated': Honey company forced to destroy $2m worth of bee boxes
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:09pmA New Zealand beekeeper said he is $2 million out of pocket after being ordered to destroy thousands of hives, by authorities...
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National
Christchurch school in lockdown as armed police surround house; reports of man with gun
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 2:14pmOne person has been injured and a Christchurch school was in lockdown this afternoon as armed police surround a nearby house...
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National
Pro-Palestine protestor arrested after climbing onto Christchurch council roof
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:40pmA pro-Palestine protester who climbed onto a roof of the Christchurch City Council building this morning has been taken into...
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National
Pro-Palestine protester climbs on to Christchurch council roof
Monday, 13 May 2024, 12:19pmA pro-Palestine protester climbed on to a roof of the Christchurch City Council building this morning. Police and firefighters...
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National
‘Totally saved my life’: Surfing legend saved by defibrillator
Monday, 13 May 2024, 11:12amTony Shafer is counting his luck after suffering a heart attack while surfing and being pulled from the water by mates who...
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National
King's Counsel files complaint over tikanga Māori in NZ law courses, Peters agrees
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:06pmA senior King’s Counsel has filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee over incoming compulsory tikanga...
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Business
Why is Newshub closing? What we know about the decision to axe the broadcaster
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 3:23pmIt housed some of the country’s best television reporters, broke some of the biggest stories and held political leaders’...
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National
Parnell lodge fire: Owners obtained $22m in emergency housing grants across 6 years
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:59amAn Auckland duo who own several motels across the city including the Parnell lodge badly damaged in a fire last on Sunday...
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National
TVNZ staff rally outside broadcaster's Auckland HQ in opposition to proposed cuts
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 2:14pmTelevision New Zealand (TVNZ) staffers are rallying outside the broadcaster’s Auckland HQ today in a bid to save Sunday,...