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Mike Tweed

New Zealand

Multimedia Journalist at New Zealand Herald

Multimedia Journalist at Whanganui Chronicle

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  • 'His whole life is going to be different': Shock diagnosis for toddler

    3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Mike Tweed

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  • 'His whole life is going to be different': Shock diagnosis for toddler

    3 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mike Tweed

    Zavier Hull will be in Starship Hospital for at least a month, followed by weekly flights from Whanganui to Auckland. Three-year-old Zavier Hull is in Auckland’s Starship Hospital with end-stage kidney disease. A fundraiser supports his family as he undergoes dialysis, one of five children aged three and under in New Zealand. His parents, Danielle Simpson and Matt Hull, are learning to use Zavier’s dialysis machine at home.

  • Whanganui Airport: Council begins parallel taxiway project but Government tight-lipped on funding share

    3 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mike Tweed

    The partial parallel taxiway will be finished in September. Work is under way on a partial parallel taxiway at Whanganui Airport, but funding for the second half of the project is still to be secured. Phase one of the project, costing $3.6 million, will be finished in September.

  • 'We haven't got anything': Club Metro sold but debts remain

    5 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mike Tweed

    Club Metro has struggled with patronage, an issue made worse by Covid-19. Whanganui’s Club Metro has sold its 2149sq m Ridgway St property, but the sale will not cover the organisation’s debts, and it is facing closure. President Mike Neho said it sold the property for $1.1 million, less than the $1.4m original asking price. Neho said Club Metro‘s debts currently stood at $1.2m, and it was likely to close within a month.

  • Tarapuruhi Bushy Park seeking funding as programme hits capacity

    6 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mike Tweed

    Michaella Luxton says more than 3500 students have completed Tarapuruhi Bushy Park’s education programme since the start of 2024. Tarapuruhi Bushy Park’s education programme is at capacity, and more funding is required to host more guided tours. The sanctuary’s education co-ordinator, Michaella Luxton, told Whanganui District Council’s projects and grants committee that more than 3500 students had completed the programme since the start of last year.

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