Articles by Maryana Garcia
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National
'Unprofitable': Company proposes halt to paper production, 230 jobs affected
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:41amNew Zealand’s largest paper mill is proposing a halt to production in June 2025, affecting 230 jobs. The proposal was presented...
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National
Waikato: Greenpeace climate change activists scale Fonterra dairy factory
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 2:16pmGreenpeace protestors scaled Fonterra’s Te Rapa dairy factory this morning to protest the company’s methane emissions. The...
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National
NZTA advises Auckland to Wellington motorists to avoid SH1
Friday, 4 October 2024, 6:04pmMotorists travelling from Auckland to Wellington this month are advised to avoid State Highway 1 as further detours for roadworks...
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National
Person dies on Mt Ruapehu, rāhui in place
Friday, 13 September 2024, 2:12pmA person has died on Mount Ruapehu. Local iwi have placed a rāhui over the Tūroa ski area. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson...
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Crime
Police searching for white T-shirt, track pants in child homicide investigation
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 11:35am- Hamilton police have issued two appeals to residents to keep an eye out for clothing left on their properties - Police...
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National
'Would be playing with his cousins': Family files complaint against police after alleged murder of 8-year-old
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 4:41pm- The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has received two complaints against police in relation to the death of...
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National
Alleged child murderer was trespassed from Hamilton motel before death of 8yo
Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 12:22pmThe accused murderer of 8-year-old Zahquiel Taipeti was trespassed by police for “suspicious behaviour” at a Hamilton motel...
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National
One person critically injured in SH1 crash near Taupō
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 11:53amState Highway 1 was closed for close to two hours after a serious single-vehicle crash resulted in one person being critically...
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National
Council fined after 2.8 million litres of 'raw human sewage' spilled into 'spiritually significant' stream
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:11pmMatamata-Piako District Council has been fined $67,500 for unlawfully discharging at least 2.8 million litres of wastewater...
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National
Suspected human remains unearthed by excavator at Hamilton construction site
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 3:09pmPolice are investigating after suspected human remains were dug up during construction work at a Hamilton property. Senior...
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National
Police checkpoints set up around Marokopa as Tom Phillips search intensifies
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 12:49pm- Police checkpoints have been set up around Marokopa in the search for Tom Phillips and his children. - An $80,000 reward...
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National
The NZ region where 102 people were reported missing each month
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 10:53amWaikato police received 1532 missing persons reports in 15 months, data obtained under the Official Information Act has revealed. That...
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National
The NZ city where an average 190 vehicles are stolen each month
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:25pmMore than 2200 vehicles were stolen from the streets of Hamilton in the space of 12 months, police data has revealed. Data...
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National
Emergency services respond to death at Huka Falls Rd
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 4:08pmA person has died at Huka Falls Rd, near Taupō. Emergency services have responded to the medical event. According to a police...
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Crime
Man pleads not guilty to setting Spa Lodge blaze
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:30pmA man pleaded not guilty to arson yesterday in relation to a late November fire at Rotorua’s Spa Lodge. The man appeared...
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National
New One Day School for gifted kids set to open: What are the signs of giftedness?
Monday, 29 January 2024, 8:51amRotorua’s gifted kids will be able to participate in a new One Day School programme from April. The fully-funded One Day...
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Crime
Concerns of 'vigilante justice' raised after Rotorua man charged for prowler incident
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 3:32pmA Rotorua man has appeared in court after he was allegedly caught on camera prowling outside a woman’s home and peering into...
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National
Watch: 'Lock your door' - prowler filmed peering in mum’s kitchen window
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 7:03amA “sick” prowler had been creeping around a Rotorua mum’s home and peering into her windows for 40 minutes before she received...
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National
Isaac Robinson sentenced in Rotorua for raping sleeping woman
Friday, 22 December 2023, 10:20amWarning: This story discusses sexual offending and anxiety. A jury “rightfully rejected” a man’s defence of “somnambulism”...
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Crime
'Won't let me sleep': Cops were 'tormenting' man later killed by police
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 9:52pmShargin Stephens felt “police were tormenting him” in the days before he attacked a police car with a slasher and was fatally...
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Business
'Bounce back': Most suburbs saw average values increase over past three months
Monday, 20 November 2023, 4:46pmMost suburbs across Tauranga and the Western Bay have increased in average value over the past three months as local realtors...
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National
Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction raises $21k
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 4:50pmPeople from Rotorua and the wider Bay of Plenty gave more than $21,000 at today’s Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction...
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National
'Blood kept gushing out': Store owner king-hit and left concussed
Friday, 27 October 2023, 8:33amA Mount Maunganui good Samaritan was left bloodied, bruised and concussed after he was king-hit while helping his neighbour...
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Crime
Jury finds Mongrel Mob trio not guilty of murdering David Kuka
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:34pmA jury has found three Mongrel Mob gang members not guilty of murder. Luke William Belmont, Maru Puriri Michael Wright and...
