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Nicholas Jones

Auckland

Senior Reporter at New Zealand Herald

Senior reporter for the New Zealand Herald Signal: +6421912602 [email protected]

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  • Auckland dialysis patient says deportation of Tongan wife will kill him, case is with Associate Immigration Minister

    2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Nicholas Jones

    Sela Talanoa and her husband Piliki Talanoa, who are appealing for Sela to be allowed to remain in New Zealand and avoid deportation to Tonga. Sela provides vital care for her husband, who has serious health conditions including kidney failure. Photo / Dean PurcellA New Zealander on dialysis and who has serious heart problems says it will be a death sentence if his wife is deported to Tonga.

  • 'It's not a nice feeling': Woman months overdue for heart surgery struggles to breathe

    Mar 1, 2025 | newstalkzb.co.nz | Nicholas Jones

    Michelle Dennison, 61, is months overdue for pacemaker surgery, causing severe shortness of breath. Her husband Ross has terminal cancer; they worry about their son Lee, who has special needs. Health NZ has apologised for the delay and scheduled a cardiologist appointment. A Hamilton woman who suffers extreme shortness of breath due to heart failure is months overdue for pacemaker surgery.

  • 'It's not a nice feeling': Woman months overdue for heart surgery struggles to breathe

    Mar 1, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Nicholas Jones

    Michelle Dennison, 61, (centre) is months overdue for a pacemaker. She is with her mother, Ruth Sears, and son, Lee. Michelle Dennison, 61, is months overdue for pacemaker surgery, causing severe shortness of breath. Her husband Ross has terminal cancer; they worry about their son Lee, who has special needs. Health NZ has apologised for the delay and scheduled a cardiologist appointment.

  • Wānaka blood cancer patient, 36, to get cutting-edge CAR T-cell therapy in China - why experts want the therapy here

    Feb 21, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Nicholas Jones

    Wānaka resident and multiple myeloma blood cancer patient Emma Holden, 36, will soon travel to Shanghai, China for CAR T-cell therapy, with her husband George. Wānaka resident and multiple myeloma blood cancer patient Emma Holden, 36, will soon travel to Shanghai, China for cutting-edge treatment. The CAR T-cell therapy involves the collection of a patient’s immune cells, which are then genetically modified to recognise and kill their cancer, then given back to them as a “living drug”.

  • Auckland dad had hidden heart issue that would have killed him within years

    Feb 16, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Nicholas Jones

    Matt Hall-White, of Flat Bush, Auckland, survived an aortic aneurysm, and is telling his story to support the Heart Foundation's annual fundraising appeal. Photo / supplied by Heart Foundation* An Auckland father in his 40s only discovered a deadly heart problem while running a marathon. * Matt Hall-White speaks to the Herald about the symptoms, how his partner’s insistence that he see a cardiologist saved his life, and the unexpected bumps in his long recovery.

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