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Macarons, cocktails and French luxury in central Wellington (opens the original)
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Sofitel Wellington feels like it's both in the centre of the city as well as on the edge, combining quiet enjoyment with access to the action. Melissa Nightingale checks into the Sofitel Wellington for a spot of French luxury in the capital. Central Wellington might not be the first place I’d look for a touch of French elegance, but it’s a nice surprise when I step through the doors of Sofitel Wellington. I’m greeted with an unexpected “bonjour” and, fumbling, I respond with a very Kiwi “oh hi!”
Cash for convictions? Inside police rewards – and if they work to buy justice (opens the original)
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The separate cases of Angela Blackmoore (left), Tom Phillips and Kirsty Bentley are some of the few that police offered rewards over in the past decade. Only one police reward has been paid in the past decade, despite nearly $1 million offered across 11 cases. All but one of the rewards related to cold-case murders or homicides, with the outlier for information leading to the safe return of Tom Phillips’ children. A criminologist said while it was “very rare” for rewards to be paid out, there wa
Man accused of coward-punch killing had fought professionally (opens the original)
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The defendant will next appear in the High Court at Wellington. A man charged with manslaughter after allegedly coward-punching a Porirua grandfather – who died in hospital weeks later – has competed as a professional fighter, the Herald can reveal. The defendant was initially charged under a new coward-punch law which had only come into force weeks before, but police on Tuesday night said the charge had been upgraded after the death of the victim, who had been in a coma since the incident. It i
'Told it was in my head': Teen's years of pain were signs of rare cancer (opens the original)
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Wellington teenager Amelie Cakebread has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Amelie Cakebread should be spending her 18th birthday partying, looking forward to the next phase of life. Instead, she is spending it recovering from the effects of chemotherapy and preparing for a surgery that will prevent her from ever having children. The Wellington teen, whose birthday is today,suspects her rare and aggressive cancer might not have developed to such a severe stage if s
The little-known 'life-changing' organ donation that almost anyone can give (opens the original)
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Pete Hill spent decades as a volunteer firefighter and working as a public servant after getting a cornea transplant. A Wellington man whose eyesight was restored through organ donation when he was young was able to pass the gift on and restore or repair the sight of nine other people after his own death. Pete Hill’s full-circle organ donation journey has highlighted the little-known realities of eye tissue donation, which many people don’t realise can be done even when a person’s other organs h
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