Articles by Megan Janetsky
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World
A Mexico City neighborhood keeps the iconic Volkswagen Beetle alive
Monday, 24 June 2024, 2:45pmJanette Navarro's 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep hill overlooking concrete houses stacked like boxes...
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National
She lost one daughter. Surgery saved another. Now she fears for her youngest
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:46pmTeenager Jemima Thompson was given three years to live due to an abdominal condition – until she went to Germany and had...
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National
'My life changed in one second': Kiwifruit worker hit by forklift loses lower leg
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 10:40amA Bay of Plenty kiwifruit worker’s life “changed in one second” after a forklift accident at work led to his leg being amputated...
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National
'Death sentence' living in NZ: Mum paying $180k for surgery in Germany
Friday, 7 June 2024, 9:05amBay of Plenty mother Pam Coburn says she faces a “death sentence” – expecting to die within the next five years if she does...
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World
Mexico votes in an election likely to choose the country's first female president
Monday, 3 June 2024, 11:52amMexicans went to the polls Sunday to vote for who will likely be the country's first female president, voicing concerns overwhelmingly...
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National
Thief with a conscience? Widow in tears as stolen ashes returned
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 3:55pmA stolen urn containing the ashes of Rotorua man Tony Prier has been safely – and anonymously – returned to his widow after...
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National
Mum with sick child burgled while having cancer treatment at Starship
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:26amA Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking...
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34pmAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03amRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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Entertainment
Fred Again.. sells out Auckland shows in a matter of minutes
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:39pmMusical sensation Fred Again.. sells out two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena in a matter of minutes, with more than 60,000...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32pmA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50pmA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...
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National
New Tend Health GP clinic to open after Pāpāmoa Pines closes
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:15pmA new GP clinic will open in Pāpāmoa in June at the site of a long-standing clinic set to close in April. The Bay of Plenty...
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National
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
Friday, 8 March 2024, 7:05amA Pāpāmoa GP clinic that serves 6000 patients is closing and an owner says it is “absolutely not viable anymore” due to the...
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National
Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:56amA Tauranga boy with a “crippling disability” was told he could no longer have publicly funded rehabilitation, days after...
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Education
'Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:55pmThe principal of a fast-growing Bay of Plenty school says “absurd” Government cost-cutting has forced it to pause two major...
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Entertainment
Kiwi fan secures Taylor Swift Eras Tour opening night ticket on flight to Melbourne
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:05pmTaylor Swift is about to perform seven shows in Australia as part of her Eras Tour - three of which are anticipated to be...
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Entertainment
Kiwi fan secures Taylor Swift Eras Tour opening night ticket on flight to Melbourne
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:04pmTaylor Swift is about to perform seven shows in Australia as part of her Eras Tour - three of which are anticipated to be...
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National
'Most terrifying thing': Boy breaks neck in 'horrific' diving accident
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 7:16amA Tauranga boy has “shattered” three bones in his neck after a shallow water diving accident, leaving his whānau “traumatised”...
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National
'Busy' long weekend in Rotorua despite wet weather
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:38pmDomestic and international tourists alike flocked to Rotorua for Auckland Anniversary weekend as local businesses say they...
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National
'Livid': Mum of drowned teen's call after lifeguards abused
Friday, 19 January 2024, 8:26amA Pāpāmoa mother whose son drowned at an Auckland beach is calling for people who verbally abuse lifeguards to face harassment...
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National
Tauranga Boys’ College teachers can use ChatGPT in school reports
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 8:26amTeachers at Tauranga Boys’ College can use ChatGPT artificial intelligence to generate school report comments. A college...
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Lifestyle
Revealed: Top Kiwi baby names of 2023
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 1:03pm“What’s in a name?”, wrote Shakespeare nearly 430 years ago - and here we are still trying to get to the bottom of it. Choosing...
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National
'Get checked': Mother's mole warning after melanoma diagnosis
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 9:40amTauranga mother Rachael Pratt was 30 when she found a mole on her leg was “changing”. Fearful it might be skin cancer, she...