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Kim Moodie
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We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Owner suspects fire at abandoned villa was deliberately lit
New Zealand

Owner suspects fire at abandoned villa was deliberately lit

30 Nov 07:09 PM
Lyttelton's new berth could steal Akaroa's cruise customers
New Zealand

Lyttelton's new berth could steal Akaroa's cruise customers

25 Nov 10:27 PM

The new cruise ship berth was officially opened by Mayor Lianne Dalziel yesterday.

Odour on the east: Residents make case to move plant
New Zealand

Odour on the east: Residents make case to move plant

24 Nov 09:18 PM

City councillors are discussing a $17.5m plan to upgrade infamous source of the stench.

Employees 'deeply saddened' after workmate killed
New Zealand

Employees 'deeply saddened' after workmate killed

24 Nov 08:03 PM

A man died at United Steel in Wigram on Monday.

Covid-19 coronavirus: Family battles for three months to try organise stay in managed isolation
New Zealand

Covid-19 coronavirus: Family battles for three months to try organise stay in managed isolation

10 Nov 09:18 AM

A month ago his case had was escalated - but he hasn't heard anything since.

Biden triumphant: 'Let us be the nation we know we can be'
New Zealand|Politics

Biden triumphant: 'Let us be the nation we know we can be'

08 Nov 04:02 PM

'I sought this office to restore the soul of America,' Biden said in his victory speech.

Trump pursues legal action as path to victory narrows
World

Trump pursues legal action as path to victory narrows

05 Nov 04:00 PM

Biden is inching closer to a win - but Trump's camp has filed lawsuits in three states.

US election: NZ Democrat quietly hopeful of Joe Biden win
New Zealand

US election: NZ Democrat quietly hopeful of Joe Biden win

04 Nov 04:01 PM

'I don't think I have any nails left...I hate that it's this close', the Democrat said.

'It's time for kindness and empathy to come back to the US': Biden supporter in NZ
New Zealand

'It's time for kindness and empathy to come back to the US': Biden supporter in NZ

03 Nov 04:00 PM

Two voters on why they chose to vote for the Republican and Democratic candidates.

Covid-cancelled flights: Air NZ ordered to refund passenger
New Zealand

Covid-cancelled flights: Air NZ ordered to refund passenger

28 Oct 04:00 PM

The case could have implications for other travellers who were refused refunds.

Hero couple rescue mother, baby from fire - then have car stolen at A&E
New Zealand

Hero couple rescue mother, baby from fire - then have car stolen at A&E

26 Oct 04:40 AM

The pair rescued a trapped mother and baby - only to have their car stolen at the A&E.

Auckland gym closed for 5-day deep clean after Covid-infected person's visit
New Zealand

Auckland gym closed for 5-day deep clean after Covid-infected person's visit

22 Oct 09:27 AM

Customers and staff at the store on Sunday are not considered close contacts of the man.

Pub Covid case - bakery in level 3 style, patrons to 'get tested ASAP', schools warn parents
New Zealand

Pub Covid case - bakery in level 3 style, patrons to 'get tested ASAP', schools warn parents

21 Oct 09:39 PM

The person visited The Malt pub in Greenhithe on Friday night.

Suspected historical Covid-19 case at Port of Tauranga
New Zealand

Suspected historical Covid-19 case at Port of Tauranga

19 Oct 03:08 AM

If confirmed, it would be the second case detected in the community in two days.

Advance NZ ordered to pull 'misleading' advertisement
New Zealand|Politics

Advance NZ ordered to pull 'misleading' advertisement

14 Oct 07:51 AM

Advertising Standards Authority says the party's ad was misleading.

New scheme sees trainee teachers immersed in classroom - and fees covered
New Zealand|Education

New scheme sees trainee teachers immersed in classroom - and fees covered

13 Oct 04:00 PM

'Historically, training teachers have spent more time at university than at a school.'

90 year old celebrates birthday with dive from Sky Tower
New Zealand

90 year old celebrates birthday with dive from Sky Tower

12 Oct 04:09 AM

Bryan Johnson took up skydiving to mark his 80th and 85th birthdays.

Hamilton man who kidnapped 4-year-old gets five years in jail on numerous sex offences
New Zealand|Crime

Hamilton man who kidnapped 4-year-old gets five years in jail on numerous sex offences

06 Oct 10:30 PM

Taukiri Makaira Cash undertook a two-month spree of sexual offending against young girls.

New poll reveals cannabis referendum result on a knife-edge

New poll reveals cannabis referendum result on a knife-edge

05 Oct 05:30 PM

Just under 50 per cent of those surveyed say they will vote yes.

Baby death tragedy: Shocked driver says stroller came 'out of nowhere'
New Zealand

Baby death tragedy: Shocked driver says stroller came 'out of nowhere'

05 Oct 04:49 PM

'I didn't see it coming ... I slammed on the brakes but it was too late.'

40-50 homes confirmed destroyed in huge fire: 'It's black, it's awful'
New Zealand

40-50 homes confirmed destroyed in huge fire: 'It's black, it's awful'

04 Oct 07:07 PM

Fire crews still battling to protect homes today, drone finds 'significant hotspots'.

'It's awful': Six more Lake Ohau households evacuated
New Zealand

'It's awful': Six more Lake Ohau households evacuated

04 Oct 07:42 AM

The blaze has chewed through an area of around 1608ha Fire and Emergency NZ says.

Pharmac under fire for 'inhumane' funding decisions
New Zealand

Pharmac under fire for 'inhumane' funding decisions

01 Oct 05:09 AM

Agency slammed by a leading expert in severe inflammatory bowel disease.

Police shared private health details of Covid-positive people with prospective employers
New Zealand

Police shared private health details of Covid-positive people with prospective employers

20 Sep 05:18 PM

'Police should never have disclosed patients' Covid-19 statuses to prospective employers.'

School bus v train tragedy: Trapped students smashed windows to escape
New Zealand

School bus v train tragedy: Trapped students smashed windows to escape

16 Sep 07:47 PM

"Everyone just stopped their vehicles and pitched in and helped," a witness said.

More than 50 people contact police following arrests linked to Dilworth School
New Zealand|Crime

More than 50 people contact police following arrests linked to Dilworth School

15 Sep 05:00 PM

Police encourage anyone who might have information that can help them to get in touch.

Air NZ: 50,000 fewer seats during school holidays due to physical distancing
Business

Air NZ: 50,000 fewer seats during school holidays due to physical distancing

10 Sep 05:00 PM

Two epidemiologists say masks sufficient for cabin safety - but want other restrictions.

Covid church sub-cluster: Leaders could face charges, police warn
New Zealand

Covid church sub-cluster: Leaders could face charges, police warn

09 Sep 07:10 AM

A rugby league club closely linked to the church is calling for compassion.

Auckland high school student tests positive for Covid-19
New Zealand|Education

Auckland high school student tests positive for Covid-19

08 Sep 06:56 PM

St Dominic's has been closed for 72 hours to undergo a deep cleaning.

Rare 203-year-old coin found in central Auckland
New Zealand

Rare 203-year-old coin found in central Auckland

30 Aug 05:00 PM

A metal detecting hobbyist has uncovered a sixpence of King George III, dated 1817.

Mystery at 14,500ft: The Kiwi paraglider lost in US
New Zealand

Mystery at 14,500ft: The Kiwi paraglider lost in US

27 Aug 07:02 AM

Helicopters equipped with infrared tech have joined the search for the missing pilot.

Meet Auckland Zoo's newest addition: The first rhino born at the zoo in 20 years
New Zealand

Meet Auckland Zoo's newest addition: The first rhino born at the zoo in 20 years

26 Aug 04:15 AM

The 'sturdy' little rhino's birth weight was estimated to be around 65kg.

The great lockdown escape: Aucklanders book out flights to Queenstown
New Zealand

The great lockdown escape: Aucklanders book out flights to Queenstown

24 Aug 06:24 PM

'Within hours of this afternoon's announcement, all of the flights were gone.'

'This has been a hard year': Ardern urges Kiwis to keep fighting Covid-19
New Zealand|Politics

'This has been a hard year': Ardern urges Kiwis to keep fighting Covid-19

24 Aug 04:17 AM

'So if it feels hard, that's because it has been,' Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

St Luke's mall case thought to be linked to Auckland cluster now being re-investigated
New Zealand

St Luke's mall case thought to be linked to Auckland cluster now being re-investigated

20 Aug 04:43 AM

Link between the person and an existing cluster hasn't been established, Bloomfield says.

Homes, guns, cash and $3m worth of cannabis plants seized in police raid
New Zealand|Crime

Homes, guns, cash and $3m worth of cannabis plants seized in police raid

19 Aug 03:41 AM

Twenty people have been arrested and 12 have been remanded in custody.

Second NZ Post worker tests positive for Covid-19
New Zealand

Second NZ Post worker tests positive for Covid-19

18 Aug 06:29 PM

The person was last at work on Friday, but wasn't displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.

Covid spreads to North Shore: Pupil positive, Noel Leeming stores closed
New Zealand

Covid spreads to North Shore: Pupil positive, Noel Leeming stores closed

13 Aug 06:53 PM

A student at Auckland's Manukau Institute of Technology has also tested positive.

Record day of testing in Auckland, swab site moved to Eden Park
New Zealand

Record day of testing in Auckland, swab site moved to Eden Park

13 Aug 06:50 AM

More than 7,800 Aucklanders were swabbed today.

Auckland high school student tests positive for Covid - parents, staff alerted
New Zealand|Education

Auckland high school student tests positive for Covid - parents, staff alerted

12 Aug 07:28 PM

"We have already notified the students and staff who are considered close contacts."

Auckland Covid testing facilities ramping up after huge waits
New Zealand

Auckland Covid testing facilities ramping up after huge waits

12 Aug 07:53 AM

Some people waited as long as seven hours to be tested for Covid in Auckland today.

What can I do at levels 2 and 3? What it means for you
New Zealand

What can I do at levels 2 and 3? What it means for you

11 Aug 10:33 PM

What can you do for the next three days as restrictions return? Your questions, answered.

Auckland DHB ramps up Covid-19 testing
New Zealand

Auckland DHB ramps up Covid-19 testing

11 Aug 11:12 AM

'Our message to people living in Auckland is to continue to be vigilant.'

'It doesn't add up': Brownlee orders Govt to 'come clean' over virus
New Zealand|Politics

'It doesn't add up': Brownlee orders Govt to 'come clean' over virus

09 Aug 06:10 PM

National deputy leader says Govt's warning of approaching second wave 'very puzzling'.

'Unsafe, insecure': Melbourne Kiwis flee Covid for NZ, but move splits family
New Zealand

'Unsafe, insecure': Melbourne Kiwis flee Covid for NZ, but move splits family

04 Aug 05:00 PM

Jae Tuhi is bringing his family back to New Zealand in light of the crisis.

'I want someone to be held to account': Family seeking justice over man's death in police custody
New Zealand

'I want someone to be held to account': Family seeking justice over man's death in police custody

02 Aug 08:07 AM

Two years on from her son's death in police custody a mother wants answers.

'Terrifying': Mum says allergic son's reaction to nuts treated as Covid symptom
New Zealand

'Terrifying': Mum says allergic son's reaction to nuts treated as Covid symptom

29 Jul 05:00 PM

'When you see you son given something that is out of control it just tips you over.'

Holy smokes! Man arrested trying to smuggle 2.2m cigarettes
New Zealand

Holy smokes! Man arrested trying to smuggle 2.2m cigarettes

29 Jul 05:52 AM

Today's tobacco bust is Customs' largest ever at the border in a single shipment.

Ghost seats: Air NZ freezes all new bookings into NZ for 12 days
New Zealand

Ghost seats: Air NZ freezes all new bookings into NZ for 12 days

27 Jul 05:00 PM

Kiwis stranded overseas won't be able to book flights home for a few more weeks.

Auckland Council accused of  dishonesty over rates rise
New Zealand

Auckland Council accused of dishonesty over rates rise

21 Jul 10:37 AM

A formal complaint against Colmar Brunton and the Council by the Ratepayers' Alliance.

Wendy Petrie puts on brave face for 6pm news
Entertainment

Wendy Petrie puts on brave face for 6pm news

20 Jul 06:11 AM

Petrie is understood to be the latest casualty to the Covid-19 crisis.

Cars abandoned: Four wade to safety after becoming trapped in floodwaters
New Zealand

Cars abandoned: Four wade to safety after becoming trapped in floodwaters

16 Jul 06:29 AM

Coromandel locals and tourists have been urged to stay home and avoid the roads.

Confusion for stranded Kiwis in Oz: No Air NZ flights listed
New Zealand

Confusion for stranded Kiwis in Oz: No Air NZ flights listed

06 Jul 04:25 AM

The earliest flights from Australia to New Zealand on its website are in late July.

Auckland mall complex fire caused by 'spontaneous combustion'
New Zealand

Auckland mall complex fire caused by 'spontaneous combustion'

01 Jul 07:33 AM

Oily rags used for cleaning appeared to be the culprit of the blaze.

Staff in state of 'shock and disbelief' over Taupō councillor's racial comments
New Zealand

Staff in state of 'shock and disbelief' over Taupō councillor's racial comments

30 Jun 03:09 AM

The councillor's comment left colleagues "in a state of shock and disbelief"

Another Covid case at Auckland hotel, guests reveal
New Zealand

Another Covid case at Auckland hotel, guests reveal

25 Jun 08:50 PM

'A speaker over the in-room PA system said that a guest had tested positive for Covid-19.'

AT releases sobering road toll stats as speed limits set to lower across Auckland
New Zealand

AT releases sobering road toll stats as speed limits set to lower across Auckland

25 Jun 04:25 AM

Tāmaki Makaurau's 2019 stats were 'unacceptable', AT's Bryan Sherritt said.

Lax rules, booze parties and a 'catastrophic' risk: How NZ isolation compares to Australia
New Zealand

Lax rules, booze parties and a 'catastrophic' risk: How NZ isolation compares to Australia

24 Jun 05:13 PM

'In Auckland, you relied on people's goodwill.'

Free to go: US woman untested, allowed to attend funeral one day after landing
New Zealand

Free to go: US woman untested, allowed to attend funeral one day after landing

22 Jun 06:55 PM

The traveller says she was assured she did everything the Ministry of Heath required.

Covid 19 coronavirus: What we know about the nine cases
New Zealand

Covid 19 coronavirus: What we know about the nine cases

22 Jun 06:46 AM

A week ago, New Zealand was Covid-free. Now there are nine cases. Who are they?

Covid flight fury: Passengers on infected flier's plane slam Air NZ
New Zealand

Covid flight fury: Passengers on infected flier's plane slam Air NZ

18 Jun 04:38 PM

'Shocked and disappointing': Passenger on Flight NZ124 tells.

New arrivals to New Zealand told Covid-19 swab testing not compulsory
New Zealand

New arrivals to New Zealand told Covid-19 swab testing not compulsory

17 Jun 01:25 AM

Guests shocked they can opt out of testing: 'We can't mess this up'.

De La Salle, Tāmaki College stabbing: Community leaders call for calm
New Zealand|Crime

De La Salle, Tāmaki College stabbing: Community leaders call for calm

16 Jun 08:11 AM

Police investigation continues into knife attack involving De La Salle College student.

Defence Minister calls for independent review into police arming
New Zealand

Defence Minister calls for independent review into police arming

11 Jun 06:00 PM

'Military cadets go through more rigorous training than frontline police' - Mark.

'What we fought for': Pike River families hopeful as robot recovered
New Zealand|Politics

'What we fought for': Pike River families hopeful as robot recovered

11 Jun 08:11 AM

'It's the chance to get to the truth of what killed the men and boys we loved.'

Farm pond tragedy: Families 'overwhelmed' by outpouring of love
New Zealand

Farm pond tragedy: Families 'overwhelmed' by outpouring of love

11 Jun 04:07 AM

The mourning family say they're humbled at the outpouring of support and love.

Ghost town: Auckland businesses struggling despite level 1
Business

Ghost town: Auckland businesses struggling despite level 1

10 Jun 05:00 PM

Foot traffic was light, there were no buskers and businesses say it was busier in level 2.

Newlywed tourists recall Whakaari/White Island horror
New Zealand

Newlywed tourists recall Whakaari/White Island horror

09 Jun 08:14 AM

'I mean it was just the most terrifying moment in my life.'

Welcome to level 1: Events, festivals return, tourism sector calls out for continued help
New Zealand