Articles by Pierre Nixon
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National
What is ZYN? The new nicotine craze making its way into NZ schools
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:38amHealth professionals are sounding the alarm over a new nicotine product that is infiltrating New Zealand schools. ZYN,...
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National
Communities on standby with heavier rain to come; North Island in for a pummelling
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 8:58amWest Coast residents are preparing for more rain to hit the already drenched region, as further weather warnings have been...
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National
‘Dark day for science and climate’: Up to 90 jobs to be cut at Niwa
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:56amUp to 90 jobs may be cut at Niwa as part of a swathe of roles being slashed across the public service. The National Institute...
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National
Student killed in Pukaki crash to be buried today
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 12:32pmA funeral for one of the foreign students from Malaysia, killed in a horror quadruple fatal crash near Lake Pukaki is being...
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National
NI holidaymakers should prepare for heavy rain, gusty winds, harbour bridge restrictions
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:44pmWaves of rain are set to lash much of the North Island during Easter Weekend as a low-pressure system forms east of New Zealand,...
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National
Hundreds of Head Hunters to descend on West Auckland to mourn crash rider
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 12:01pmPolice say unlawful behaviour will not be tolerated as hundreds of Head Hunter gang members are set to descend on West Auckland to...
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National
Probe launched after fishing boat runs aground on Canterbury beach
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:21pmAn investigation has been launched after a clam fishing trawler ran aground on a North Canterbury in the early hours of this...
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Auckland
Auckland's coldest weekend this year? Wintry snap poised to hit the country
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 1:41pmParts of the country could be in for the coldest weekend of the year, as a wintry blast of polar air is poised to hit the...
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National
Christchurch Port Hills blaze: Fire crews stand ready as final hotspot extinguished
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 3:54pmFire and Emergency (Fenz) crews say they “remain ready to react swiftly” after dampening the final hotspot on Christchurch’s...
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National
Adventure company owner named as second Kiwi killed in Japan avalanche
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 10:18amA Kiwi adventure company owner has been named as the second New Zealander who died in an avalanche while backcountry skiing...
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National
'Tragic incident': 21-year-old woman named as Japanese avalanche victim
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 11:11amThe family of Isabella Bolton, 21, who was one of the two New Zealanders killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing...
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National
Residents of a lakeside village were told by iwi they have to leave. Now they're threatening to stay
Sunday, 10 March 2024, 9:34amThe residents of a small lakeside village have until June before their lease runs out on land owned by Ngāi Tahu. Many of...
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National
Pub licence suspended after serving drinks to a man who later died in a crash
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 10:55amA North Canterbury bar has had its liquor licence suspended after an investigation into drinks served to a man who later...
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Entertainment
‘F*** Christchurch': Blink-182 rips on NZ city after axing concert two weeks before gig
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 9:02amBlink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus has been filmed saying “F*** Christchurch” at a concert in Melbourne after the...
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National
Rain brings relief to deep-seated Port Hills fire
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:56amFire crews battling Christchurch’s Port Hills fire will be thankful for rain, seven days into their firefighting operations. About...
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National
Video shows mouse sitting in salad at a Christchurch Countdown, MPI investigating
Monday, 12 February 2024, 3:21pmThe Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating after a video posted to the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu...
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National
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after clashes with police
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 9:09amFour men have been charged after a Palestine Solidarity Network protest at Lyttelton yesterday, police have confirmed. The...
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Crime
Greymouth heist: Pair arrested over $20,000 jewellery robbery
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 2:35pmTwo Christchurch men have been arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle and $20,000 worth of jewellery from a Greymouth...
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National
Police are investigating a gang-on-gang assault at Christchurch Hospital emergency department
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 12:22pmAn employee of the Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department was assaulted by gang members overnight, police have confirmed. A...
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National
Couple with baby express fears after finding crossbow bolt pierced through house
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 3:41pmA Christchurch couple are bewildered after they found a bolt from a crossbow pierced through their lounge wall on Tuesday...
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Entertainment
'We're gutted'- Foo Fighters fans' cars towed after hi-vis hustler's $20 parking ruse
Monday, 22 January 2024, 4:27pmFoo Fighters concertgoers were left enraged and confused after being duped by a man in a hi-vis vest offering $20 private...
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National
'I was up all night': Homes destroyed in North Canterbury fires
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 10:29amFirefighters are continuing to work to extinguish two large vegetation fires in North Canterbury that have destroyed three...
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National
Shell Bay, Banks Peninsula shipwreck: Salvage underway almost four months after fishing boat ran aground
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 3:29pmSalvage work is underway for the stricken fishing vessel that ran aground at Shell Bay, Banks Peninsula, last September. The...
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National
Two dead, five injured in multi-vehicle crash north of Christchurch
Monday, 8 January 2024, 11:35amTwo people have died and several people have been injured in a crash near Christchurch. Emergency services responded to the...
