Auckland, New Zealand (Local)
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Raphael Franks focuses on local news, with a significant emphasis on evolving stories and breaking news related to government & politics, crime, and weather in the New Zealand area. He covers events as they unfold and regularly reports on announcements from local authorities.
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By: Raphael Franks
George Atlandishliev was 10 when he fled Bulgaria's communist regime to come to New Zealand. The 86-year-old is now joining a reunion of the families descended from the hundreds of other Eastern European refugees 75 years on. He recounts his escape and life to Raphael Franks
Aaron Kreisler wants to interrupt your daily routine. As the newest managing curator at SCAPE Public Art in Christchurch, Kreisler wants artworks to make people stop and look.
After months of searching for a Winnie the Pooh teddy her dad used to own, Nadiah Najib finally found an exact replica for sale more than 18,000km away in Christchurch.
The National Erebus Memorial in Christchurch will open in December – 47 years after the disaster in Antarctica.
By: Raphael Franks
Passersby are being lauded for saving a man who collapsed on a busy suburban Christchurch street, reviving his heart with CPR.
By: Raphael Franks
A political billboard trailer for Christchurch Central's National candidate Dale Stephens was found parked on yellow lines and blocking a lane on busy Cranford St last week.
By: Raphael Franks
Aged Concern has slammed a retailer for posting CCTV footage on Facebook of an elderly customer allegedly shoplifting.
By: Raphael Franks
Sala Ahlbrandt and her husband Graeme Ahlbrandt at home after he was discharged from hospital for a heart attack. Photo: Geoff Sloan
Hotel-inspired castle auctioned off for more than $1.3m
By: Raphael Franks
A Christchurch city councillor is standing by his decision to share a sexually suggestive post on social media encouraging people to enrol to vote.
