Articles by Benjamin Plummer
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National
Watch: Supermarket worker threatened with pineapple during alleged shoplifting
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:36amVideo footage has captured a trio’s brazen shoplifting attempt at an Auckland supermarket, during which a customer had a...
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National
Eden Park CEO ‘delighted’ at PM’s call to abolish concert limit, Helen Clark criticises it
Friday, 24 January 2025, 7:11amEden Park has welcomed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation address, during which he took aim at council...
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Entertainment
Group defends use of racially tiered ticketing prices for music event
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 7:58pmThe Human Rights Commission has received complaints over a music event that used a “racist” tiered ticketing structure which...
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World
NZDF plane en route to Vanuatu quake response diverted after engine trouble
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 11:50amThe first plane carrying vital supplies from New Zealand is set to land in Vanuatu today, as plans to evacuate Kiwis stuck...
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Sport
'Rare dolphin' spotted in Auckland harbour: Will it affect SailGP again?
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 4:34pmA rare dolphin, possibly a critically endangered Māui dolphin, has been spotted in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour. The Department...
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National
Beloved grandmother one of four victims killed in crash near Rotorua
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 9:02pmBeloved grandmother Mary-Jane Mereheni Heke, 50, has been named as one of four people killed in a crash near Rotorua. Two...
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National
'Almost turned me vegetarian': Worms allegedly found in Costco-bought meat
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 11:57amA man claims his family barbecue was ruined after he allegedly found worms in meat bought from Auckland’s Costco Westgate. Video...
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National
Police investigate if students on camp may have started large Canterbury fire
Monday, 9 December 2024, 1:58pmPolice are investigating whether a vegetation fire in Canterbury, which grew to almost 1000ha, was started by school students...
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National
'Unacceptable behaviour': 11yo arrested on North Shore after rocks hurled at elderly man
Friday, 6 December 2024, 6:44pmAn 11-year-old boy has been arrested after rocks were hurled at an elderly man in an Auckland North Shore suburb. The incident,...
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National
'Appalling tragedy': Man fatally shot in South Auckland
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 8:12pmPolice have begun a homicide investigation after a man presented at a South Auckland medical centre with gunshot injuries. He...
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National
'Daylight robbery': Rogue Auckland taxi driver charges customer twice during 3km journey
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 9:44amAuckland taxi company “Northland Cabs Papakura” is accused of overcharging customers after a Coldplay concert. Christchurch...
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National
'Never be the same': Mum-of-six has skull ripped open in stray dogs attack
Friday, 22 November 2024, 9:18amWARNING: This story contains graphic content that may distress some readers. A South Auckland mother-of-six says she feared...
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National
'He begged me': Auckland taxi driver's emotional plea after being busted price-gouging tourist
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 12:39pmA company director linked to an Auckland taxi firm accused of “fleecing” customers with eye-watering fares says he is “absolutely...
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Travel
'Chaos' at Auckland Airport as Coldplay fans descend on city; security scanner out of service
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 4:26pmAn influx of Coldplay and Pearl Jam concertgoers arriving in and departing Auckland, paired with an out-of-action security...
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National
'No criminal offences' committed by resigned King's College staffer, police say
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 11:16amA police investigation into allegations a staffer at an Auckland private school engaged in inappropriate online activity...
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National
NZ records lowest Labour weekend road toll in over 10 years
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 7:54amNew Zealand has recorded its lowest Labour weekend road toll in over 10 years, with no deaths over the holiday period. It...
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National
Owner 'shocked' multimillion-dollar property at centre of cannabis bust
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 7:15amThe owner of a multimillion-dollar home in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Ōrākei that is at the centre of a large cannabis...
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National
Mother of 'main leader' in rooftop protest speaks out, OT disputes 'no fresh air' claim
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 8:14amThe mother of one of the 13 youths who smashed out of a South Auckland youth justice facility and staged a 16-hour roof-top...
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National
'Better and safer': Auckland supermarket shortens hours amid safety fears
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 7:10amA Woolworths supermarket in an upmarket Auckland suburb has shortened its trading hours with the aim of reducing “antisocial...
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National
South African triple murderer Lauren Dickason served with deportation order
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 2:58pmConvicted triple murderer Lauren Dickason has been served with a deportation order. Dickason was found guilty of murdering...
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National
Police dismiss Marokopa locals' claims Tom Phillips wasn't involved in armed bank heist
Friday, 18 October 2024, 7:18pmPolice have poured cold water on speculation that fugitive Marokopa father Tom Phillips was not involved in an armed robbery...
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National
Charter company ordered to pay $140k after young mum's fatal fall overboard
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:21pmWarning: Disturbing content A luxury charter vessel operator has been ordered to make an emotional harm payment of $140,000...
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National
'Recipe for disaster': Can SAS hunt fugitive Tom Phillips - or use 'deadly force'
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 8:32pmA military lawyer says hunting down Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips is “completely” in the capability of the New Zealand Special...
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National
Former SAS tracker says soldiers could find Tom Phillips within two weeks
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 9:16amA former SAS tracker says elite NZSAS soldiers could locate fugitive Tom Phillips and his children within two weeks. Phillips...
