Articles by Raphael Franks
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National
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits in Drake Passage south of Chile, no tsunami risk for NZ
Friday, 22 August 2025, 3:23pmA magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck just south of Chile, in the Drake Passage. The quake struck at 2.16pm at a depth of...
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Business
What will happen to milk, cheese, butter prices as Fonterra sells consumer arm?
Friday, 22 August 2025, 1:38pmDairy co-op Fonterra has agreed to sell its global consumer and associated businesses, raising questions over what impact...
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Business
Hatch attacked: Online investment platform targeted in cyberattack
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 2:42pmOnline investment platform Hatch has been targeted in a cyberattack. The platform’s website says New Zealanders have invested...
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Business
Banks start dropping mortgage, savings rates after OCR cut
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 8:54pmBanks have started dropping their mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate from 3.25% to 3%. Westpac...
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National
Man charged with murder of 84yo woman in South Auckland
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:36pmA man charged with assaulting an 84-year-old woman in South Auckland is now facing a murder charge. Joan Beale was found...
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National
Auckland prisoner critically injured after attack involving three other inmates
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 1:10pmA prisoner has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after an attack involving three other inmates at maximum-security...
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National
California hit by first tsunami waves, NZ on alert for surges tonight
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Business
'We are suffering': Solo mum used Afterpay for food after power bills chewed up benefit
Monday, 28 July 2025, 8:44amMore than 100,000 New Zealanders can’t keep warm in their homes over winter as they struggle to afford heating and pay their...
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National
MFAT tells Kiwis to avoid popular Asian holiday spots as conflict erupts
Friday, 25 July 2025, 3:31pmNew Zealanders are being warned against holidaying in Cambodia and Thailand after the two Southeast Asian countries descended...
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Crime
'Should no be approached': Hamilton police hunt violent convicted robber
Monday, 21 July 2025, 12:52pmHamilton police are hunting a violent robber, with a string of previous convitions, who they warn should not be approached. A...
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National
Temperatures below freezing, more frost on way, MetService says
Monday, 21 July 2025, 10:53amOne main centre has woken to -3C this morning, and cold, frosty days are forecast for the rest of the week across New Zealand,...
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Business
‘Cartel conduct’: Commerce Commission to take grocery giants to court over supplier dealings
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 8:08amGrocery giants Foodstuffs North Island and Gilmours are being accused of cartel conduct as the Commerce Commission flags...
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National
Smith & Caughey's auctioning Santa sleigh in $44k lot, other fixtures, surplus stock also for sale
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 4:24pmAuckland’s shuttered flagship department store Smith & Caughey’s is selling its shop fittings and surplus inventory at auction...
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Politics
‘Too much to drink’: Restaurant defends Ghahraman's 'gross treatment' allegations at bottomless brunch
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 4:16pmFormer Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman has taken to social media to call out an Auckland restaurant she alleges subjected...
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National
'Wound has reopened': Mum's anguish after public tributes for murdered daughter taken
Monday, 7 July 2025, 9:24amThe bereft mother of Ōwairaka Mt Albert murder victim Lena Zhang Harrap feels “yet more empty space” after tributes at her...
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National
'It was so precious to me': Ferrari writes off project Honda in Akl street smash
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 8:59pmAn Auckland man has walked out of work to find his pride and joy Honda Civic obliterated after getting hit by another car...
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Crime
'Dangerous and stupid': 12 more arrested over Levin boy racer 'invasion'
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 3:33pmPolice have charged 12 more people over a “dangerous, stupid and despicable” boy racer event in Levin, taking the total number...
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Business
New data shows more Kiwis struggling to pay bills; 24,000 in mortgage strife
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 7:07amNew data reveals more people are in hardship and struggling to pay bills - a 14% increase from a year ago - with some 24,000...
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National
AT removing nuisance Avondale speed bump after residents complain of vibrations in homes
Monday, 30 June 2025, 1:50pmAuckland Transport is removing a troublesome speed bump in Avondale after complaints that it was causing vibrations to nearby...
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National
Fisheries finds Wellington men with 1863 pāua, 180 times over the limit
Friday, 27 June 2025, 7:05pmTwo men have been caught with 180 times the legal limit of pāua in Wellington - an illegal haul Fisheries is calling one...
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National
Whānau Ora rugby funds under investigation: Te Puni Kōkiri, Māori policy advisers launch review
Friday, 27 June 2025, 6:56pmThe organisation using taxpayer money to fund rugby team Moana Pasifika is among two agencies subject to a just-launched...
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National
'Deeply concerning': Man pulls knife on woman on Wellington street, police appeal for help
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 3:49pmWellington police are investigating an assault after a man allegedly pulled a knife on a woman in Newtown this morning. Police...
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National
Video shows man being slammed against stall during night market assault, goods flying
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 9:57amFootage has emerged of a brawl at an Auckland night market, showing a plastic stool and goods flying as one man slams another...
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National
'I don't believe it': Sleeping store owner woken by late-night call on $15m Lotto win
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 9:04amThe supermarket owner who sold one of last night’s $15 million Lotto Powerball ticket tells the Herald he is “so thrilled”...
