
Denise Piper
Journalist at The Northern Advocate
Journalist at New Zealand Herald
Journalist at Northern Advocate
Articles
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3 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Denise Piper |Sarah Curtis
The light plane appeared to nose-dive on landing at Whangārei Airport in Onerahi. Emergency services called to a plane crash at Whangārei Airport on Monday morning were quickly told they were not required. The light plane took a nose dive on landing but there were no major injuries to the sole occupant. The crash at the airport in Onerahi was reported about 10.15am on Monday.
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5 days ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Denise Piper
An alarm has been raised over the lack of doctors at Kaitāia Hospital after a patient was assessed by telehealth and allowed to leave without treatment despite suffering a stroke. A patient advocate said Northland could be known as the “doctor-less North” as all three regional hospitals – Kaitāia, Bay of Islands and Dargaville – operate at least some of the time without an onsite doctor.
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5 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Denise Piper
Being assessed for a stroke by a US-based doctor at Kaitāia Hospital was "bizarre", a stroke patient's wife says. Photo / 123RFAn alarm has been raised over the lack of doctors at Kaitāia Hospital after a patient was assessed by telehealth and allowed to leave without treatment despite suffering a stroke.
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6 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Denise Piper
Ruby Smith, pictured with her family, who also feature in the Dig Deeper music video, hopes sharing her story will raise awareness about ovarian cancer. Turning pain into purpose is the aim of a Northland ovarian cancer patient, who hopes a song about her cancer fight will raise awareness of what is known as a silent killer. Ruby Smith, Ngāpuhi, was 32 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 mucinous ovarian cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of just 25%.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Denise Piper
Heavy rain in April included Cyclone Tam, which caused flooding in Kāeo on April 17. Photo / DronewolfNorthlanders are being warned to brace for heavy rain, gale-force winds and the possibility of severe thunderstorms forecast for Friday. The warning from MetService on Thursday morning comes after the region suffered a record-breaking wet April, which led to localised flooding and slips.
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