Articles by Vaimoana Mase
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National
Chronic truancy reaches 'crisis point', tens of thousands missing weeks of school
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 7:09amMore than 80,000 students missed more than three weeks of school in Term 2 this year. The Education Review Office calls...
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National
Fire on HMNZS Manawanui broke out in engine room - Samoan officials
Friday, 11 October 2024, 11:42amA fire on board the doomed Royal New Zealand Navy ship that sank off the southern coast of Samoa started in the engine room,...
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World
Sea life dying: Villagers, tourists start to feel impact of Manawanui sinking
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 1:44pmTurtles have perished and a strong smell of oil has been detected on Samoan beaches as fears mount for the impact on sea...
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National
'Felt the truck slam into us': Samoan worker recalls fatal SH1 crash
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 12:40pmVa’amailalo Sasi Neru remembers dozing off to sleep to the sound of his mates joking and laughing as they travelled in their...
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National
'It's unbelievable': Family identify father-of-six and two nephews as SH1 crash victims
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 7:08am-A truck tyre blowout caused a crash on State Highway 1 on Monday, killing three Samoan seasonal workers -Auckland Councillors...
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National
'It's indescribable, horrific': Police suspect truck tyre blowout, tearful survivor speaks
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 1:04pmThree seasonal workers from Samoa who survived a horror crash in Ramarama are recovering in hospital and coming to terms...
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National
Cause of horror crash that killed Samoan seasonal workers revealed
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 7:13amThe victims in yesterday’s horror crash on State Highway 1 in South Auckland have been identified as seasonal workers due...
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National
Families desperate after ‘miracle' eczema cream forced off shelves
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 7:13am- NaturaCoco was falsely sold as an “all-natural” miracle cream for eczema - its popularity heightened by endorsements on...
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Politics
Deputy PM Winston Peters announces multi-million dollar solar upgrade in PNG
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:51pmNew Zealand has announced a multi-million dollar boost to help Papua New Guinea improve its solar energy potential - declaring...
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Travel
Travellers to Samoa advised to get insurance including medical evacuation
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:26pmPeople set to travel to Samoa are being told to get comprehensive medical and travel insurance - including the provision...
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National
Attacked waiting for bus: Boy left bruised, needing psychological help
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:48amA 13-year-old boy attacked while waiting for a bus home is so afraid of being targeted again he is seeing a psychologist...
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National
Watch: 'Our eternal Valentine'- Wife's heartbreaking tribute to Efeso Collins
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 11:18amTop politicians, former rugby stars and foreign government representatives are all among the many hundreds of mourners gathered...
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National
Kiwi volunteers help assess damaged schools in Vanuatu after Cyclone Lola
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 6:17pmDisaster relief volunteers from New Zealand are working with authorities in Vanuatu to assess whether or not school buildings...
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National
Funeral director urges Pacific families to save for funerals to avoid going into debt
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 10:04amA South Auckland-based funeral director is urging Pasifika families to think ahead about saving for funerals; rather than...
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National
Teenager dies after New Year's Day shooting in Manurewa
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 12:06pmA homicide investigation is underway after a teenager died of a gunshot wound suffered on New Year’s Day. Police in South...
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National
Nineteen people killed on our roads over official holiday period
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 9:43amNineteen people died on our roads over the Christmas-New Year holiday period, which officially ended early today. A fatal...
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National
Serious crash closes Thames Coast Rd, no detour available
Tuesday, 2 January 2024, 9:30amA total of 17 people have been killed on our roads in this holiday road toll period after a person died in a car crash near...
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National
Kiwi crew deliver food, aid and rugby balls to cyclone-hit Fiji
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 2:20pmKiwi and Fijian authorities have joined forces to deliver much-needed food and supplies to island groups badly hit by last...
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Politics
Special votes: Te Atatū seat flip removes sole Pacific MP from Government
Saturday, 4 November 2023, 4:16pmWith special votes all counted up, the new Government looks like it will not have a single person of Pacific heritage among...
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National
'Robbed of a son': Parents' grief for man killed during night out with mates
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 9:48amTofimua Matagi’s grandmother had a nifty way of checking to see if her grandsons arrived home safely each night - by looking...
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Health
Langimalie clinic makes systems changes after woman overdue for tests dies
Monday, 12 December 2022, 10:04amA Pacific health provider has made changes to the way it monitors some of its patients after a woman died of a brain bleed...
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National
Mongel Mob member charged after police pursuit closed motorway ramps
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 9:49amA Mongrel Mob member who was hit and injured by a police car during a fleeing driver incident that closed busy Auckland motorway...
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National
Family seeks answers after NZ-Tongan woman dies in a house fire
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 2:26pmThe death of a New Zealand-born woman in a house fire in Tonga has sparked further investigations into the circumstances...
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Health
'I have seen patients go blind because they could not afford the costs'
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 3:53pmWhen a person who is starting to become blind or has been almost blind for several years, being given even the slightest...
