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22 Oct 2024

Mongrel Mob member Stephen Parkinson loses appeal; sentence for Gisborne tomahawk attack could have been longer

By Ric Stevens Mongrel Mob member Stephen Parkinson attacked his victim with a tomahawk, inflicting a compound fracture to his arm. He was sentenced to two years and two months’ prison for wounding with intent to injure. Now his appeal against his...

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17 Oct 2024

Gisborne-born country music star Camille French lauded at Entertainer of the Year

By Kelly Makiha, Rotorua Daily Post Gisborne-born country music star singer Camille French (nee Te Nahu) stood on the stage at the Sir Howard Morrison Centre in Rotorua and told a line-up of performers waiting to hear competition results that dreams...

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17 Oct 2024

Is Sotutu part of long-term plan for impact?

The most interesting All Blacks selection didn’t come among the 36 names that Scott Robertson put forward on Monday. Blues and Counties star Hoskins Sotutu had been the most notable omission from the All Blacks’ first squad of the season. He had...

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Waioeka River crash: Body found after car plunges into river near Ōpōtiki

“Rain in the headwaters of the Opato and Waioeka has kept the river levels high, making it unsafe to enter the river,” Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Senior Sergeant Richard Miller said earlier this week

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11 Oct 2024

Wellington quake shows WFH needed

Public servants have been under intense scrutiny in Wellington this year as the coalition Government continues its drive to cut costs and find efficiencies. The latest expectation placed on their shoulders: save a “dying” Wellington by returning...

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10 Oct 2024

A Defence Force in dire straits

The sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui couldn’t have come at a more fragile time for our Defence Force. Seventy-five crew and passengers were rescued by Samoa’s Fire and Emergency Services Authority after the $100 million Navy vessel ran aground...

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09 Oct 2024

Tolaga Bay: Father of child who allegedly fatally shot hunter charged with manslaughter

The father of a child who allegedly shot and killed a man while hunting in Gisborne has been charged with manslaughter. John Atkins, 44, was shot and critically injured while hunting in Tolaga Bay, in the Gisborne region, on August 24. The father of...

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08 Oct 2024

Boardroom mood reflects in ratings

Education (children going to school), Transport (potholes and orange cones), Finance (pay), Infrastructure (new homes, fixing old pipes), Defence/Space (flying to the Moon), Foreign Affairs (making sure our international voice is heard), Police (law...

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08 Oct 2024

Police still searching for missing person in Waioeka River

Rotorua Daily Post “Dangerous” river conditions during the weekend have hampered search and rescue efforts for a person still missing in the Waioeka River. The person was travelling in a car with two others south of Ōpōtiki when the vehicle...

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07 Oct 2024

Lawson’s raw talent beats the odds

Liam Lawson’s long journey to a Formula One seat has highlighted one of the oddest things about motorsport. Lawson will drive the last six races of the 2025 season for Racing Bulls, the subsidiary team of Red Bull. As expected, he replaces...

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28 Sep 2024

Airport mall causes more irritation

Traffic chaos around Auckland Airport’s new mall has intensified long-standing tension with the airport’s main customers — the nearly 30 airlines that fly there. Despite road management plans and other measures to cope with the opening weekend...

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27 Sep 2024

Govt inaction makes iRex look good

To make a project billions of dollars over budget and mired in controversy look good is no mean feat. Yet the longer this coalition Government takes to decide on a plan to replace Interislander’s ageing ferries, the better the old one is starting...

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