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Māori Businesswomen's Awards to inspire next generation of wāhine entrepreneurs

Māori Businesswomen's Awards take place at the Aotea Centre on July 29. Photo / Supplied Māori Businesswomen's Awards take place at the Aotea Centre on July 29. Photo / Supplied Wāhine Māori in business will be celebrated for their resilience and service to their communities at this year's Māori Businesswomen's …
By Christina Tran
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'Women's health has never been a priority': Funding for Waitākere maternity unit put on hold

Thousands of West Aucklanders have signed a petition that plans for the maternity unit be approved before June so development can start this year. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Thousands of West Aucklanders have signed a petition that plans for the maternity unit be approved before June so development can start …
By Christina Tran
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KFC closure causes customer chaos

People on foot still tried to get their chicken fix by lining up alongside cars at the Whanganui KFC drive-through after the restaurant closed. Photo / supplied People on foot still tried to get their chicken fix by lining up alongside cars at the Whanganui KFC drive-through after the restaurant …
By James Baker
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Duo sentenced for McDonald's robbery

On Tuesday Chase Whareaorere pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery in Whanganui District Court. Sheldon Rogerson plead guilty to one count of conversion of a vehicle. On Tuesday Chase Whareaorere pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery in Whanganui District Court. Sheldon Rogerson plead guilty to one count of conversion of a vehicle. …
By James Baker
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Neighbour saw fatal attack on gang leader

From her kitchen window, a witness at the High Court in Whanganui told the jury yesterday she saw Craig Rippon attacked "with rage, with anger, with force". Tyrone Peter Madams, Matthew Thomas Madams, Kevin Roy Madams and two youths are charged with the murder of Mr Rippon, 57, in Whanganui …
By James Baker
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Power charges in spotlight - Whanganui Chronicle News

LIFE LINE: Avonlea rest home manager Anna Grey says the elderly are suffering under the lines charges. Photo/James Baker LIFE LINE: Avonlea rest home manager Anna Grey says the elderly are suffering under the lines charges. Photo/James Baker For years Ohakune and the wider King Country have been battling The …
By James Baker
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North Shore 21-year-old, Chloe Gong becomes a US bestseller

By the time she was 19, Chloe had already written eight novels. Photo / Instagram Chloe Gong wrote These Violent Delights in her childhood home in Auckland in May 2018. As in: that month she started writing it, and also finished. She was 19. Seven months later she landed a …
By sherry zhang
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Ron Brierley child sex abuse images case: What Brierley told police about images revealed

Ron Brierley told police officers quizzing him over a cache of images of naked children he had saved to several devices that the pictures were "all perfectly okay" and he had downloaded them because he thought they "looked interesting".
By Liam Mendes
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Why are Asian writers so poorly represented in literary circles?

Sherry Zhang shares what it means for her to be part of an anthology of Asian writing. In A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand, the first-ever anthology of its kind, editors Paula Morris and Alison Wong note that the word "Asian" contains a large, complex and …
By sherry zhang
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Zoe Mills: The Sudanese influencer and the blue circles

A protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris on road 60, near Khartoum's army headquarters, in Sudan. File photo / AP A protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris on road 60, near Khartoum's army headquarters, in Sudan. File photo …
By Zoë Mills
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Tongariro named one of world's top parks

Lonely Planet describes New Zealand's oldest park Tongariro as "a serene realm of geological anomalies". Photo / Greg Bowker Lonely Planet describes New Zealand's oldest park Tongariro as "a serene realm of geological anomalies". Photo / Greg Bowker Lonely Planet has named Tongariro National Park as one of the world's …
By Andrea Warmington
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Marijuana smokers may have lower risk of obesity

French researchers have made a surprising link between somking cannabis and body weight. File photo / Thinkstock A French study has found marijuana smokers may have a lower risk of obesity that those who don't use the drug. Although a common side effect of the drug is the "munchies", the …
By Andrea Warmington
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US college students arrested in Cairo protests

Three American college students have been arrested in the Cairo protests at Tahrir Square. Luke Gates, 21, Gregory Porter, 19, and Derrick Sweeney, 21, were arrested on the roof of a university building where they were allegedly throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters near Tahrir Square. The official …
By Andrea Warmington
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Sir Ron Brierley child abuse images case: Millionaire waves away questions about knighthood, illegal images

Exclusive: Sir Ron Brierley waved away questions about his guilty plea on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images after a court hearing in Sydney today. The disgraced businessman appeared outside his lawyer's office shortly after the hearing. He was alone, dressed in a yellow jacket, shorts and running shoes, …
By Liam Mendes
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Sir Ron Brierley's latest court hearing delayed as child abuse image charges grow to 17

Exclusive: Business tycoon Sir Ron Brierley now faces 17 charges relating to alleged possession of child abuse material, according to details revealed before the latest court hearing. At Sydney's Downing Street Local Court this morning, the case against Brierley was adjourned for another eight weeks. The delay followed an earlier …
By Liam Mendes
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Black Caps sensation Kyle Jamieson on his rapid rise to the top - and the man who made it happen

Jamieson's height was not always the blessing it evolved to be. In his mid-teens, before his now imposing frame filled out to extract steep, envious bounce, the New Zealand cricket breakout talent vividly recalls being openly mocked for standing out from the crowd.
By Liam Napier
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