Articles by Raphael Franks
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National
More charges laid after pedestrians allegedly run down outside uni
Friday, 28 March 2025, 9:09amMore charges have been laid after pedestrians were allegedly run down by a vehicle outside Auckland University’s engineering...
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National
Auckland suburb of 15,000 people to have no supermarket for year
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 7:10amWoolworths on Te Atatū Peninsula will close late April, leaving 15,000 residents of the suburb without a supermarket for...
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Crime
NZ airport’s biggest cocaine bust sees 100kg smuggled in luggage
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 3:34pmMore than 100kg of cocaine was seized at Auckland International Airport, the largest airport find in New Zealand history. The...
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Auckland
Busy Auckland road to have more works done after year of disruption from changes
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 7:15amAuckland Transport will install traffic lights at the Meola Rd, Garnet Rd and William Denny Ave roundabout. Locals are upset,...
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National
New Year’s Eve festivals under threat from rain, thunderstorms as ferries cancelled
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 9:06amHeavy rain and thunderstorms threaten New Year’s Eve events in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay. Strong winds in Wellington have...
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National
Kiwi allegedly shot on visit to parents in Cape Town died in father's arms
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 11:37amThe New Zealand man who was allegedly shot dead in Cape Town, South Africa, died in his father’s arms on the roadside in...
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National
Kiwi allegedly murdered after intervening in Cape Town robbery
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 1:57pmA New Zealand man has allegedly been murdered while visiting South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said consular...
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National
Onehunga bus attack: Man charged with murdering woman, due in court today
Friday, 25 October 2024, 9:27amA man has been charged with murdering a woman on a bus in Onehunga, Auckland. It comes after the 37-year-old handed himself...
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National
Air Force plane to help stricken Manawanui crew suffers setback on first mission
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 10:54amA new Royal New Zealand Air Force plane sent to help the stricken crew of the HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa immediately faced...
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News
Nelson homicide of James Whitikau Barton: Police find BMW linked to man’s death
Friday, 17 November 2023, 4:55pmPolice have found a car linked to the homicide of Nelson man James Whitikau Barton, who died after being assaulted, but are...
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National
NZ Govt, Etihad Airways combine to evacuate Kiwis out of Israel
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 9:21pmThe New Zealand Government is working with Etihad Airways to evacuate Kiwis stranded in Israel away from the war zone, with...
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Crime
Watch: 30 seconds of terror, robbers' million-dollar rampage on Auckland jeweller
Monday, 26 June 2023, 3:29pmShocking new footage has emerged of a brazen heist of a family-owned high-end jeweller, showing masked hammer-wielding bandits...
