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Zeb Tupa'i

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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Zeb Tupa'i

    ‘He was my strength, my best friend’: Father’s heartbreak after 12-year-old son dies (opens the original)

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    Jason Brendon Madanu, 12, was a student at Mt Roskill Intermediate. The father of a 12-year-old Auckland schoolboy who died says he has lost his “strength” and “best friend”. Jason Brendon Madanu, a Mt Roskill Intermediate student, died on September 7, just weeks before his 13th birthday. A pathologist’s provisional opinion was he suffered bleeding inside the skull as a complication of immune thrombocytopenia and infection. The condition causes the immune system to destroy platelets needed for b

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Zeb Tupa'i

    Shoppers complain sought-after Smeg chopping boards split and splinter (opens the original)

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    A highly sought-after kitchen item in a major supermarket promotion is attracting complaints from customers. Smeg chopping boards are selling out at New World supermarkets nationwide, but some customers reported theirs were splitting and splintering. Foodstuffs confirmed it had received queries about the boards and encouraged affected customers to contact New World customer service to arrange refunds or replacements. The acacia-wood chopping board is one of 10 products available through New Worl

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Zeb Tupa'i

    'No body... no verdict': Sister of Kiwi still missing in Nepal struggling for closure (opens the original)

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    The sister of an Auckland man missing after the Nepal flash floods is preparing for the possibility that her only surviving family member may never come home. Dejan Kuzmic, 44, had just completed a spiritual pilgrimage to Mt Kailash when disaster struck at the Nepal-China border on August 26. More than 5000 people remain missing, with the death toll reaching 1357 last week. Kuzmic, one of five New Zealanders still missing, had completed the 14-day Kailash Manasarovar Sojourn with 76 other pilgri

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Zeb Tupa'i

    Police hunt suspects after firearm allegedly pulled in North Shore fight (opens the original)

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    Police are searching Auckland's North Shore after a firearm was allegedly presented during a fight. Photo / NZME Armed police are searching parts of Auckland’s North Shore this evening after a firearm was allegedly pulled during a fight. Police were called to Ian Marwick Place in Birkenhead about 4.40pm after reports of a confrontation between people known to each other. “During the fight, it was alleged one party presented a firearm,” a spokeswoman said. Those involved fled the scene, prompting

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Zeb Tupa'i

    'Beautiful soul': Aotearoa's oldest person turns 113 (opens the original)

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    New Zealand's oldest living person, Aileen Kars. With spring comes new life, fresh blooms and yet another birthday for our oldest Kiwi. Aileen Emily Kars turns 113 today, and to mark the occasion, a newly refurbished garden at her Palmerston North retirement village will be named in her honour. Born on September 12, 1913, in nearby Tokomaru, Kars is New Zealand’s oldest living person and the 25th oldest in the world, according to the US Gerontology Research Group. She is also New Zealand’s only

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