Articles by Kirsty Wynn
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Upper North Island
Man's body located after swimmer failed to resurface after Waikato River dip
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 2:21pmThe body of a man who failed to resurface after a swim in the Waikato River, near Putāruru, has been found by police divers. Divers...
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National
Family of Orcas delight with ‘amazing show’
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 1:27pmA pod of orcas including a calf put on a show for boaties in the Marlborough Sounds as they swam in formation hunting fish. Keen...
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National
Big swells can Cook Strait ferry sailings as holidaymakers try return for work
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 9:16amInterislander has cancelled two sailings today because of safety concerns due to on-going large swells and southerly winds. Sailings...
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National
One dead and seven injured in two-car crash on State Highway 3
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 10:16amOne person is dead and seven were injured in a two-car crash at Pembroke, Stratford. Emergency services were called to the...
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National
'Cowardly and violent' burglars gun whip child and woman, steal Xmas presents
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 10:55amGroup of men with balaclavas and firearms responsible for five violent home invasions The group hit Waikato homes over October...
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National
Mystery at sea after celebrated NZ sportsman missing in boating disaster
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 8:04amFormer Commonwealth boxer David Wickenden and his best friend have been pronounced dead after Wickenden’s boat is found capsized...
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National
'It's not a holiday': Kura ends school year early blaming student absences
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 7:04amTe Kura Kaupapa Māori a Rohe o Māngere has released its Year 13 students early due to frequent absences. Board chairwoman...
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Education
The level 2 NCEA maths question that left top students in tears
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 2:04pmConcerned teachers have shared the NCEA question that left top students in tears after their exam. The maths question was...
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National
'Impossible to pass': Tears as top students struggle with NCEA exams
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 9:30amThere were tears and frustration on the first day of NCEA exams this week with some students saying questions were poorly...
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National
'Tough little girl': 3-year-old has wedge of skull reattached
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 9:12am- Three-year-old Daisy Nicholls had part of her skull reattached this week after it was removed six months ago as part of...
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National
Westlake Boys students concussed, injured in attack after game with rival school
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 7:07amA group of junior students at Westlake Boys High School were chased and assaulted outside Rosmini College by three older...
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National
'She's a mess': Kiwi real estate agent in ICU after overseas crash not covered by insurance
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 7:06amThe family of a Kiwi woman hospitalised in Indonesia with serious head and lung injuries says her insurance will not cover...
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National
Baby boy born at 24 weeks after mum lost 3L of blood
Sunday, 18 August 2024, 9:43amA tiny baby boy born at only 24 weeks has just had his first cuddle with mum and opened his eyes for the first time. Bowen...
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National
'It's a cool job': PM's advice on the role beneficiaries should fill
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 1:05pmPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has tried his hand at digger driving and he reckons those on the Jobseeker benefit should...
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National
‘Just too young, poor girl’: Family of 23-year-old doorstep shooting victim speak out
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:51pmA young woman fatally wounded at a Palmerston North home was incredibly loved and missed, and was far too young to die, her...
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National
'Shocked and disgusted': Customers rally around popular dog groomers after shop destroyed by vandals
Friday, 19 July 2024, 8:01amThe owners of a popular Auckland dog grooming salon are reeling after their shop was attacked by vandals who stole expensive...
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National
'I was basically scalped': Kiwi who broke neck after plane dropped 54m takes first steps
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 9:06am- A turbulent Singapore Airlines flight in May dropped 54 metres in less than a second, leaving one dead and dozens seriously...
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National
'It transformed our winter': How a new power company is changing lives
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 10:43amNew Zealand’s first not-for-profit power company has changed the lives of more than 150 households and provided cheap power...
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Crime
'He's done nothing wrong': Relative of fugitive Marokopa dad says police should leave him alone
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 8:44pmA man claiming to be a family member of fugitive Marokopa father Tom Phillips says police should “leave him alone” because...
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National
'Police visited that night': Hot pools manager says fugitive father could've snuck in
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 12:52pm- Police visited remote thermal pools the night woman claimed she saw Tom Phillips and his three missing children. - Hotel...
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National
'Very clingy': Potential sighting of fugitive Marokopa dad and kids at secluded hot pools
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 7:12am- Woman says trio of children had “home haircuts” and man she believed was fugitive dad was tattooed with bleached hair. -...
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National
'Serious concerns': Doctor who saved boy's life fears for safety at popular pool
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 9:09am* An off-duty doctor who helped save a preschooler who’d nearly drowned at an Auckland pool says an independent review is...
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National
Customer exposes free-range chicken's inflated price after New World weighs packaging
Friday, 26 April 2024, 7:12amA New World customer is urging shoppers to check their chicken after discovering the expensive organic poultry he buys weekly...
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National
Revealed: Source of rat foot found while eating Pak'nSave garlic bread
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:03pmAn investigation into a rat foot discovered in a toddler’s mouth who was eating pre-packaged garlic bread has found the foot...
