Articles by Lesley Deverall
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National
Kerbside recycling bins given the green light for Tauranga
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 9:43amThere is an end in sight to Tauranga's glass recycling headache. Tauranga City Council turned to the Glass Packaging Forum...
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National
Family disputes overshadow Jonah Lomu headstone unveiling
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 7:50amJonah Lomu's grave is finally to get a headstone, three years after he died, but the event is causing a fresh family stoush. The...
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National
High demand in NZ for Methamphetamine made in Myanmar
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 7:20amMethamphetamine made by armed rebels and gangs in Myanmar is appearing on New Zealand streets. Drug experts have told the...
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National
'Unusual' figures see drop in consumer spending
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 12:39pmMany of us are keeping our plastic in our wallets. Spending on electronic cards is lower than expected for April. Consumers...
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Business
Govt talking up '$4b' worth of benefits as details of TPP deal released
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 1:43pmUPDATE 2.30PM: The Government is talking up the benefits of the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal after it unveiled...
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Education
Hope for students left adrift by institute closure
Sunday, 3 December 2017, 8:51amOfficials say they thought carefully before pulling the funding on Best Pacific Institute in Auckland. The training institute...
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National
Sri Lankan family saved from deportation for now
Monday, 20 November 2017, 6:20pmA Sri Lankan family facing deportation have been overwhelmed by the public generosity. Dinesha Wijerathne's working visa...
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Politics
Ardern: No cuts to immigration coming just yet
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 6:21pmJacinda Ardern said her government will not immediately slash migrant numbers. During the election campaign, Labour said...
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Politics
Govt commits to equal pay by scrapping National bill
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 12:28pmThe Government confirms it will scrap a bill designed to stop other low wage workers piggy-backing on the successful Care...
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Crime
Anti-Semitic abuse filmed at Auckland mosque
Monday, 30 October 2017, 12:36pmComplaints have been laid with the Human Rights Commission and New Zealand's Foreign Minister, over what's said to be racist...
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Politics
Mini-budget on the cards to pay for new Government's policies
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 6:43pmThe new Government may create a mini-budget to help it achieve all of its promises. It'd include things like re-starting...
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Christchurch
Irish President visits Christchurch Earthquake Memorial
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 5:49pmThe President of Ireland has paid tribute to the victims of the 2011 earthquake. Michael D. Higgins is touring New Zealand...
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National
Christchurch resident final victim of long weekend road toll
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 10:49amAn 81-year-old woman who died after a bike crash in Canterbury has been named. Gladys Irene Hanna came off her bicycle on...
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National
'A tale of two halves' for the average national rent
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 3:25pmThe national average weekly rent has stayed at 450 dollars for the tenth month in a row The latest report from the Trade...
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National
Christchurch hopes Labour sticks to homeless initiative
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 11:14amThere's hope the new government will stay committed to an initiative to house the homeless in Christchurch's CBD. The Central...
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Business
Christchurch rebuild tradies hit back at cash claims
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 11:32amRebuild tradies are disputing claims that Christchurch is one of the worst areas for tax crime. A new Inland Revenue campaign's...
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Christchurch
Warnings over potentially fatal disease to babies in Canterbury
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 3:07pmHigh nitrate levels in rural Canterbury bores is putting babies at risk of a potentially fatal disease. Children under six...
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Audio
What happens if a supervolcano erupts?
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 8:27amA top volcanologist is trying to reduce the uncertainty of what might happen here if a supervolcanoe blows its top. Victoria...
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Auckland
Fullers fined $140,000 after damning report into ferry crash
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 12:17pmA review of a Fullers' ferry collision that injured 19 people in Auckland has found the boat's master wasn't properly trained. It's...
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Auckland
Auckland house prices stop rising
Monday, 9 January 2017, 11:38amAuckland house prices have stopped rising. Latest data from real estate firm Barfoot and Thompson shows the average sales...
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World
Israel responds to killing of young soldiers
Monday, 9 January 2017, 9:39amSwift action from the Israelis in response to the killing of a group of young soldiers. Police have shot dead a Palestinian...
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Emergency
Tsunami warning cancelled after Papua New Guinea quake
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 7:06amTsunami warning cancelled after Papua New Guinea quake
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National
Porirua woman sentenced to 12 months home detention
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 12:39pmUPDATED: 5.56PM Suggestions a law change is needed to protect victims of domestic violence after a possible legal first in...
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Emergency
Woman in critical condition after carpark plunge
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 9:57amA 39-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman remain in hospital this morning after the car they were in plunged off a four-storey...
