Articles by Vera Alves, NZ Herald
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Lower South Island
'It's a nightmare': NZ's tourism jewel 'a construction site' as visitors arrive
Saturday, 28 May 2022, 2:56pmIt's known as the jewel in New Zealand's tourism crown - but when the first international flight in 330 days landed in Queenstown...
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Lifestyle
Cost of living crisis: Kiwi orders groceries from Australia - saves up to 35%
Friday, 25 March 2022, 10:12amA New Zealand woman has revealed she slashed her grocery bill by purchasing items from Australia and having them shipped...
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Lifestyle
Watch: 'Here's what bus drivers get up to on their breaks'
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 3:25pmJames Stonley was walking back from getting a Covid-19 test in Johnsonville, Wellington, yesterday when he heard a sound,...
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Lifestyle
Auckland teens stuck in lockdown start online pre-loved bookstore
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 3:47pmAnnie-Rose Collins was looking for a book series she really wanted to read during lockdown. The Green Bay teen expressed...
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Covid-19
Lockdown Wānaka excursion: Pair go to court to keep names under wraps
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 9:27amAn Auckland couple accused of using their "essential worker" exemptions to leave the city and fly to a holiday home in Wānaka have...
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Christchurch
Christchurch dad bakes incredible Bunnings-inspired birthday cake
Sunday, 20 June 2021, 2:10pmWhen Olivia turned two a few days ago, her parents had a good reason to make a big deal out of it. Due to a chronic lung...
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Lower South Island
'Speechless': Man drops phone in river, woman finds it months later - working
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 3:39pmAt 9.46am on Sunday, February 7, Carl Gerrard dropped his phone in the Clutha River, Wānaka, while he was floating down it. Two...
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Lower North Island
Hawke's Bay family stunned by kindness of stranger during McDonald's trip
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 3:09pmA Hawke's Bay family was left in awe after a stranger approached them inside a McDonald's and handed the two children a $50...
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Wellington
Councillor offers to refund citizen insulted by rainbow path
Sunday, 21 March 2021, 3:36pmA city councillor in Upper Hutt has offered to refund the citizen who expressed outrage at the painting of the steps at the...
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National
America's Cup partygoers slammed for 'cultural appropriation' in mock haka video
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 7:50pmFootage of Caucasian people at an America's Cup party pulling pūkana faces at the camera has gone viral on social media,...
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National
'Take level 3 with you' - warning to Aucklanders leaving city
Sunday, 28 February 2021, 3:00pmA top microbiologist has lashed out at any Aucklanders thinking of fleeing the locked-down city for the bach saying it's...
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Wellington
Wellington family giving away house for free — here's how you can get it
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 5:24pmDo you want a free two-bedroom house in Lower Hutt for free? If so, read on. A Wellington family who have recently purchased...
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Auckland
'Completely annihilated everything': Driver accidentally reverses into Browns Bay flat
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 7:04pmWhen the photos popped up on her phone, a Browns Bay resident could not believe what she was looking at. The house she'd...
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Auckland
Watch: Woman shouts 'white power' at Auckland children on bus
Friday, 20 November 2020, 3:24pmThe parent of an Auckland teenager was shocked to find out she had witnessed what he described as "racial profiling" on her...
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Vote 2020
Waitaki candidate admits he doesn't know anything about politics
Sunday, 2 August 2020, 2:39pmIf you're tired of election candidates that over-promise and under-deliver, then you may very well wish you lived in the...
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National
Uber bans NZ user for two years after driver makes 'fake report' of damages
Monday, 13 July 2020, 6:59pmAn Auckland man has seen his Uber and Uber Eats accounts banned worldwide for two years after a driver allegedly filed a...
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National
Kiwi's response to people saying NZ beat Covid-19 because it's 'a small island'
Monday, 15 June 2020, 2:12pmWhen Wendy Lester woke up this morning, she didn't expect to go viral on Twitter - but that seems to be what's happening. After...
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National
Fears as 'disaster tourists' book into Auckland apartments for lockdown stays
Saturday, 11 April 2020, 2:52pmApartment dwellers in Auckland are living in fear their bubbles have been compromised as people book flats for short stays...
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Audio
'A kick in the gut': Cafe flooded with bad reviews after 'nappy ban'
Sunday, 26 January 2020, 3:36pmA Palmerston North café is copping a tidal wave of online abuse after telling mums his cafe toilet was "not a nappy changing...
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Crime
Boys load footage online of them trying to set league club on fire
Sunday, 1 December 2019, 12:06pmA video posted on Instagram shows a couple of young men lighting fires on the Hokitika Rugby League grounds in Wadeson Island. The...
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National
Kiwi mum reveals death threats she gets for taking children hunting
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 3:27pmA Kiwi mum who takes her children out hunting says she has received death threats from random strangers online. Mum-of-three...
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National
No regrets: All Blacks fan with 'crazy' RWC tattoo responds to 'haters'
Sunday, 27 October 2019, 1:52pmThe All Blacks fan whose story went viral last week after sharing photos of his tattoo that called the 2019 Rugby World Cup...
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Audio
Marcus Lush shuts down woman who insists on mispronouncing Māori place names
Saturday, 26 October 2019, 12:49pmA clip of an exchange between a radio show host and two listeners has gone viral on social media, after the callers argued...
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Politics
Deputy Speaker Anne Tolley chairing group to fight bullying in Parliament
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 12:45pmDeputy Speaker Anne Tolley is the chair of a working group designed to stop bullying in parliament. Tolley has confirmed...
