Articles by Megan Wilson
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Lower North Island
New year, new job? Farmer switched to stacking shelves - and aims to own a supermarket
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 2:08pmRotorua father Cliff McKenzie used to wake up at 4am every day to milk cows on a dairy farm in Galatea. That was until just...
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National
Body found, believed to be missing Tauranga man
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 11:41amA body found in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon is believed to be missing Tauranga man Jarrad Ormsby, police say. Ormsby,...
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National
'I want to know he’s okay': Sister of man missing three weeks speaks out
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 9:30amRelatives of missing Tauranga man Jarrad Ormsby, who has not contacted immediate family in three weeks, say they just want...
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Abuse survivors' group backs man’s call to reject King’s Service Medal
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 9:17amAn abuse survivors’ network has endorsed one survivor’s decision to reject his King’s Service Medal, citing the Government’s...
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The four summer activities that racked up $16.5m in ACC payouts in one region
Friday, 3 January 2025, 4:05pmMore than $10 million has been spent helping people injured in road cycling and mountain biking in the Bay of Plenty recover...
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'Volunteering certainly helps': How widower copes after losing wife of 44 years
Sunday, 29 December 2024, 12:49pmAfter Pāpāmoa widower Gordon Cadman lost his wife of 44 years to a heart attack, he learned he could help others who had...
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‘Shock diagnosis’: She had no symptoms. Then she was given one year to live
Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 10:12amColleen Roberts was an “active” mother and grandmother - she worked fulltime as a specialist teacher and enjoyed gardening...
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Arrest after German tourists track theft suspect using AirPods
Friday, 20 December 2024, 9:39amPolice have arrested a 46-year-old man after two German tourists reported more than $7000 worth of belongings had been stolen...
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Medical 'mistakes': Widower wants answers after losing wife, 25, to cancer
Friday, 20 December 2024, 7:08amTasha Whyman, 25, died in hospice on November 25, 10 months after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her grieving husband...
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Tourists track thief using stolen AirPods after $7000 in gear swiped from campervan
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:58pmTwo German tourists who had more than $7000 worth of belongings stolen from their campervan in Rotorua claim police have...
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'My heart just broke': Witness' grief comes 'flooding back' after swimming hole tragedy
Friday, 6 December 2024, 7:07amA witness has described the “heart-breaking” scene after a person died at a popular Western Bay of Plenty swimming hole on...
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'Unusual circumstances': Remains identified as Tokoroa man missing for two years
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 2:54pmHuman remains found in Tokoroa have been confirmed by police as missing Tokoroa man Shane Edwards. The police say “unusual...
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'Would not have made it to hospital': Tauranga after-hours clinic’s sudden closure upsets parents
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 8:37amA Pāpāmoa mother says the abrupt closure of an after-hours medical care clinic in the fast-growing suburb is a “real loss”...
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'One big family': How two teens went from having trouble at school to new career dreams
Sunday, 10 November 2024, 3:50pmTauranga teenager Rayvin Adams-Noda left school at Year 9 after he got into fights, was “naughty”, and lost interest in continuing...
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'Bombshell': Prostate cancer survivor speaks out on 'stigmatised' side effects
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 11:07amA Bay of Plenty man who faced a “bombshell” prostate cancer diagnosis has spoken out about the mental strain of “stigmatised”...
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'They kept that a secret': Man finds out he was adopted at age 48
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 9:06amTauranga father Ian Manson found out he was adopted at age 48. Now in his 70s, Manson and his family have uncovered a new...
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'How can this be real?' Two sisters diagnosed with breast cancer two years apart
Friday, 13 September 2024, 7:09amWhakatāne woman Rochelle Hollowood’s “whole life changed” when she found out she had breast cancer. The shocking news came...
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Victim speaks of 'horrific' dog attack: 'I was screaming hoping someone would come help'
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 7:20amThe victim of a “horrific” dog attack in Rotorua has described how she went into “survival mode” to fend off three “vicious”...
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'Freaking out': Toddler found near state highway after escaping from daycare
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 10:21amA toddler escaped from a Rotorua daycare centre and was found near a state highway by a woman driving past. Jessica Edwardson...
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'Much needed' new radiology clinic opens in Tauranga
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 10:49amBay of Plenty cancer patients will no longer need to travel to Auckland or Hamilton for specialist scans as a new radiology...
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'Broke every bone in his body': Teen survives being hit by two cars
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:23amA Whakatāne teenager “broke every bone in his body” – and survived – after being hit by two cars while walking home in the...
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'Got angry and snapped': Teacher slapped student's face, pushed another
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 2:46pmA former Ōtūmoetai College teacher committed serious misconduct when he physically assaulted two students, slapping one across...
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Winter swimmers warned of 'cold water shock' as mid-year drowning toll revealed
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 4:30pmThree people have drowned in the Bay of Plenty in seven months, data shows, as winter water enthusiasts are asked to be aware...
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'Absolutely shocked': He had no symptoms. Then he was diagnosed with cancer
Friday, 26 July 2024, 10:14amThe day Tauranga man Mike Lane found out he had prostate cancer, he returned to the construction site he was working at and...
