Articles by Megan Wilson
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National
'Would not have made it to hospital': Tauranga after-hours clinic’s sudden closure upsets parents
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 8:37amA Pāpāmoa mother says the abrupt closure of an after-hours medical care clinic in the fast-growing suburb is a “real loss”...
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National
'One big family': How two teens went from having trouble at school to new career dreams
Sunday, 10 November 2024, 3:50pmTauranga teenager Rayvin Adams-Noda left school at Year 9 after he got into fights, was “naughty”, and lost interest in continuing...
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National
'Bombshell': Prostate cancer survivor speaks out on 'stigmatised' side effects
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 11:07amA Bay of Plenty man who faced a “bombshell” prostate cancer diagnosis has spoken out about the mental strain of “stigmatised”...
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National
'They kept that a secret': Man finds out he was adopted at age 48
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 9:06amTauranga father Ian Manson found out he was adopted at age 48. Now in his 70s, Manson and his family have uncovered a new...
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National
'How can this be real?' Two sisters diagnosed with breast cancer two years apart
Friday, 13 September 2024, 7:09amWhakatāne woman Rochelle Hollowood’s “whole life changed” when she found out she had breast cancer. The shocking news came...
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National
Victim speaks of 'horrific' dog attack: 'I was screaming hoping someone would come help'
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 7:20amThe victim of a “horrific” dog attack in Rotorua has described how she went into “survival mode” to fend off three “vicious”...
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National
'Freaking out': Toddler found near state highway after escaping from daycare
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 10:21amA toddler escaped from a Rotorua daycare centre and was found near a state highway by a woman driving past. Jessica Edwardson...
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National
'Much needed' new radiology clinic opens in Tauranga
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 10:49amBay of Plenty cancer patients will no longer need to travel to Auckland or Hamilton for specialist scans as a new radiology...
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National
'Broke every bone in his body': Teen survives being hit by two cars
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:23amA Whakatāne teenager “broke every bone in his body” – and survived – after being hit by two cars while walking home in the...
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National
'Got angry and snapped': Teacher slapped student's face, pushed another
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 2:46pmA former Ōtūmoetai College teacher committed serious misconduct when he physically assaulted two students, slapping one across...
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National
Winter swimmers warned of 'cold water shock' as mid-year drowning toll revealed
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 4:30pmThree people have drowned in the Bay of Plenty in seven months, data shows, as winter water enthusiasts are asked to be aware...
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National
'Absolutely shocked': He had no symptoms. Then he was diagnosed with cancer
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:14amThe day Tauranga man Mike Lane found out he had prostate cancer, he returned to the construction site he was working at and...
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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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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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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
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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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”...
