JOURNALISM

2024

Behind the scenes at the funeral of Kiingi Tuheitia

Meet the army feeding thousands of mourners.

Community rallies around 230 endangered mill workers

A campaign has launched to spotlight the cost potential job losses on the rural town.

Family of murdered 8-year-old files complaint against police

They claim that if proper procedure had been followed, Zahquiel Taipeti would still be alive.

Less than 18 months to live: How Paige lives with cancer

The 26-year-old was diagnosed with a terminal, stage-four brain cancer but no one can tell from her smile.

2023

'I’m still here with you': Meet the volunteers who sit with dying patients

A regional hospital called for help and were overwhelmed by the response.

Childhood dreams and space stations: One NASA astronaut’s story

The 400km trip from the Earth’s surface to space lasts nine minutes. Dr Kate Rubins has made the journey twice.

Author remembers the ‘accident’ that created a beloved character

Dame Lynley Dodd celebrates Hairy Maclary’s 40th publication birthday

Mongrel Mob gang member sentenced for ‘execution-style’ murder of innocent man

David Kuka was shot in the head and neck, then left for dead at his home in 2018.

From New Zealand to Quebec: Canadian fisherman finds message in a bottle

How one man’s near decade-old message in a bottle reached a stranger.

Pharmac announces discontinuation of brain tumour drug lomustine

The survival rates for Stacey Gardner’s condition are between 22 and 50 per cent.

Gang members line streets after mob boss’ murder

Schools have also closed following Stephen Taiatini’s death and extra police staff had been brought in to provide round-the-clock coverage.

Family wants Pharmac to fund continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)

When Charlie Windell’s wife and son go to sleep each night, he’s not sure if they will wake up the next morning.

‘I don’t want to shoot you': Cop tells of moments before he fired fatal shots

The officer broke down as he gave evidence, telling an inquest the man “was going to try and kill me”.

2022

'Falling apart at the seams': 382 vacancies for health workers

The regional health organisation declined to provide the total number of vacancies for 2019 and 2018.

'I just battled on': 85-year-old reflects on life with long Covid

Val Stewart once watched a volcano erupt from the boiler room of a steam engine. Now, she struggles to remember her own name.

From open world to wake up calls: The Covid generation

Young kiwis remember when the reality of the pandemic hit home and how the virus shaped their life milestones.

'Equity issue' as some rural patients face six-week wait to see a doctor

Practices often feel "one resignation away from collapse" .

Māori liver cancer patients having to travel more than 200km for surgery

Māori health advocate says it is a choice between travelling to get treatment, or putting food on the table.

Frontlines 'burnt' and 'bled' by two years of Covid-19

Mental health struggles have “absolutely escalated”.

'Monstrous surprise': Why a man's heart stopped seven times

Gary Cassidy drove himself to his local emergency department.

'He promised me he would stay alive’: Mother fears for son in Ukraine

Ukraine's Interior Ministry does not give any information on casualties among its armed forces.

Couple escape dramatic crash as van plunges 300m

It happened so fast Rosie and Tom didn't have time to be afraid.

2021

'Life was getting sucked out of them'

Andrew Leota will never forget what it was like to watch people die of Covid-19 in Kazakhstan.

Our lockdown warriors

When the Bay of Plenty was plunged into lockdown on August 17 a small army of unsung heroes geared up and got to work.

'We do our best.': Local veterans of Afghanistan reflect on 20 years of war

New Zealand withdrew forces from Afghanistan this year, ending almost 20 years of involvement in the conflicts plaguing the country.

Israel-Palestine ceasefire: Calls for peace from Rotorua expats

Omari said his people had heard the term ‘ceasefire’ before.

Parents 'in shock' after 18-year-old suffers brain bleed

Ammoto Roldan Lictao and his wife Elaine are living every parent's worst nightmare.

Rotorua's migrants and former refugees share their stories

Stories of sacrifices, dangers and joys that is difficult to put into words.

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