@AlexaCook_

Senior RNZ Journalist. News Journalist of the Year 2024. Former Newshub TV3 and BBC. Get in touch if you have a good yarn! [email protected]

Joined September 2013
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It was an absolute honour to be awarded News Journalist of the Year last night! A huge thank you to all my @NewshubNZ colleagues for their incredible mahi. And a big congratulations to @patrickgowernz , @MichaelMorrah and Nick E for their well deserved awards! ❤️
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Complaint laid against #NZ early childhood advocate for 'deliberately misleading' parents, sector - vi @AlexaCook_ #Audio 🔊 rnz.co.nz/news/national/5697…

Complaint laid against early childhood advocate for 'deliberately misleading' parents, sector

An organisation representing early childhood centre owners and managers has filed a complaint against a sector advocate, who the Ministry of Education says is causing confusion in the sector.

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Absolutely chuffed to win Best Journalist at the Radio and Podcast Awards - huge thanks to @radionz, family, and friends for all their support! Congratulations to all the other winners and nominees 🥳
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Tune in to @patrickgowernz and I this summer! rnz.co.nz/news/national/5348…

RNZ releases latest survey result, presenters announced for summer edition of Morning Report

RNZ is now engaging with 80 percent of New Zealanders over the age of 18.

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NZ Media News@thetvnews26 Nov 2024
RNZ has announced that Paddy Gower and Alexa Cook will host Morning Report from 13 - 27 January as part of its summer programming.
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Images from Bradenton, Florida, I took this afternoon. This is some of the damage left behind by #hurricanemilton
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First of several stories from my trip to Gisborne last week - local businesses are really struggling with the decline in forestry.
Hamish Barwick@HamishBarwick30 Sep 2024
The economic downturn is a problem that Gisborne's Chamber of Commerce president Ashley Fisher is worried about. "People are on the brink of closure, that's the reality that they're dealing with," he said. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5295… @AlexaCook_

'People are on the brink of closure' - Tairawhiti forestry decline hits local economy

Gisborne businesses are struggling, with many on the brink of closure.

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#BreakingNews‌ - Hawke's Bay Civil Defence boss Ian Macdonald has quit. Residents hit by Cyclone Gabrielle have been calling for his resignation for the past 16 months... @rnz_news rnz.co.nz/news/national/5234…

Hawke's Bay's Civil Defence group controller Ian Macdonald resigns

Hawke's Bay's Civil Defence group controller Ian Macdonald has resigned.

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Kiwi cancer researchers discover way to stop cancer cells from mutating - but need funding to continue newshub.co.nz/home/new-zeala… Thank you @AlexaCook_ for sharing our scientific story @MasseyUni @HarrisLabUTHSA

Kiwi cancer researchers discover way to stop cancer cells from mutating - but need funding to...

Researchers aren't holding out hope for Government help as there were no new funds for scientific research in the Budget.

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Loving @patrickgowernz on @rnz_news this morning, hosting a King's Birthday show for RNZ! Covering everything from IVF to gardening, Antarctica murders and who won what Honour 👌
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A big surprise to see my name on here for @nzmediaawards - what an honour! Thank you to cameraman Mark Chrisp who was with me when Gabrielle hit. Congratulations to all my talented @NewshubNZ colleagues and our cyclone coverage team for their nominations 💜
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Get yourself a friend like @KaitlinRuddock, who sends you beautiful flowers even though her wonderful job at @FairGoNZ is in the same boat. So much aroha for this talented woman - we've come a long way since Broadcasting School, and this set back will not knock us down! ❤️
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We tried our best. 💜
NZ Media News@thetvnews10 Apr 2024
The Newshub journos who worked on a proposal to save the 6pm bulletin. Michael Morrah, Simon Shepherd, Amanda Gillies, Janika ter Ellen, Nick Truebridge, Karen Rutherford, Paddy Gower 📷: @Amanda_Gillies
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Just finished reading Mike Bush's 117[g review into HB's response to Cyclone Gabrielle so you don't have to. Here are some zingers that stood out 🧵
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What a team ❤️
Mitch McCann@MitchMcCannNZ28 Feb 2024
That’s my team. ❤️ ⁦@LloydBurr⁩ ⁦⁦@MelChanGreen⁩ newshub.co.nz/home/new-zeala…

Watch: Emotional AM hosts thank viewers, colleagues after 'awful' news of Newshub's closure

It comes after Warner Bros Discovery announced Newshub would close at the end of June.

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"I do not believe she is alive," says the lead detective in Yanfei Bao case. Police confirm it's now a homicide investigation, not a missing person case. @NewshubBreaking @NewshubNZ @nzpolice
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Arrive home to find 4 bags lost in Singapore and this massive customs queue. Oh joy. @AKL_Airport @FlyAirNZ
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@AlexaCook_ and @NewshubNZ did an amazing job on this #LongCovid back in January. @drayeshaverrall, @nzlabour, and @minhealthnz did not see fit to implement any of the recommendations or to assist those in Aotearoa affected by LC in any way. The battle continues daily.
Newshub@NewshubNZ26 Jan 2023
Calls for Govt to classify Long COVID as disability after study finds one in five of infected suffer symptoms bit.ly/3yQUVzA #Newshub
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Hawke's Bay farmers are fed up with forestry slash. They say it's ruining our country, and are calling for @Stuart_NashMP to launch an inquiry. @NewshubNZ @DamienOConnorMP @FedFarmers newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…

'Utterly ruining our country': Pressure mounts for Govt inquiry into forestry slash in Hawke's Bay...

Forestry Minister Stuart Nash says there will be a review, but the Tairāwhiti inquiry won't be widened to include Hawke's Bay.

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Interviewed RE forestry slash by @NewshubNZ @AlexaCook_ from the #CycloneGabrielle devastation. The solution is simple; ban clear-fell harvesting on these high-risk slopes. A just transition of this landscape is far harder; it will require funding & listening to Ngati Porou.
Climate Prescience Limited@Climate_predict19 Feb 2023
Enhanced satellite imagery for the cloud-free areas of Tairāwhiti 2023-02-17 11:06:36 NZDT. Generally, the brown colours indicate floods, silt, and slips/landslides. #CycloneGabrielle
Tokomaru Bay Forestry Catchment

ALT Tokomaru Bay Forestry Catchment

Tolaga Bay Flooding

ALT Tolaga Bay Flooding

Tokomaru Bay Coastal Slips

ALT Tokomaru Bay Coastal Slips

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