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  • 1 week ago | sunlive.co.nz | Libby Kirkby- McLeod

    The oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day. Jayda Phillips, who turns 12 today, has been missing with her siblings Ember, 9, and Maverick, 10, since December 2021, when they were taken by their father Tom Phillips to an unknown location – though police believe they are still in the King Country, near where they went missing.

  • 1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Libby Kirkby- McLeod

    Media attention and political pressure have been credited with solving the eight-week cardiac surgery waitlist at Waikato Hospital. Cardiac Society of New Zealand chairperson Dr Martin Stiles said the cardiac waiting list peaked last year at 110 patients but had now reduced to only 10.

  • 1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Libby Kirkby- McLeod

    Jayda Phillips (centre), missing since December 2021 with siblings, turns 12 today while still on the run. By Libby Kirkby-McLeod of RNZThe oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day.

  • 1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Libby Kirkby- McLeod

    The oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day. Jayda Phillips, who turns 12 today, has been missing along with her siblings Ember, 9, and Maverick, 10, since December 2021, when they were taken by their father Tom Phillips to an unknown location - though police believe they are still in the King Country, near where they went missing.

  • 1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Libby Kirkby- McLeod

    Hamilton will once again have an international airport, with flights starting to and from Australia today. Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate said it would be a total game changer for the city. "Direct flights into Hamilton open up huge opportunities, whether it be business, tourism, or leisure," she said. The new flights were announced in September 2024.

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