Stories by Jessica Hopkins
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Braille surtitles for opera 'life-changing'
10 Jun 2024
A blind person who was the first braille reader to test the technology said surtitles will make a huge difference for blind and low-vision audience members.
Confusion as bell that vanished from church turns up safe in neighbour's garage
5 Jun 2024
It's been reported missing, but a neighbour says police caught the people who took the bell months ago and never called to pick it up.
Lowering voting age to 16 'not a matter of if, but when'
2 Jun 2024
A youth advocate is not giving up on their campaign to lower the voting age, despite the government ruling it out.
Auckland Libraries introduces paperless holds system
30 May 2024
Auckland Libraries will no longer print identifiable names on paper slips due to privacy concerns.