Articles by Pierre Nixon and Sam Sherwood
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National
Pipe bomb found at Christchurch address, police charge two people
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2:02PMChristchurch Police have charged two people after discovering an incomplete pipe bomb during a search warrant execution yesterday. Police...
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Crime
'Determined to get justice': Six months since Baby Ru's murder, no charges
Monday, 22 April 2024, 11:40AMThree adults known to Baby Ru are continuing to be considered persons of interest on the sixth-month anniversary of the Lower...
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National
Teen driver admits killing legal executive in crash
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:30AMA 15-year-old has admitted the manslaughter of a woman killed in a crash in rural Canterbury. Sandra Loveday, 60, died...
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National
Farzana Yaqubi murder: Damning report says police’s stalking allegations matrix ‘not fit-for-purpose’
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:13PMThe independent police watchdog says the matrix police use to assess allegations of stalking is “not fit-for-purpose” after...
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National
What is ZYN? The new nicotine craze making its way into NZ schools
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:38AMHealth professionals are sounding the alarm over a new nicotine product that is infiltrating New Zealand schools. ZYN,...
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National
St John apologises 'unreservedly' after woman dies waiting for ambulance
Friday, 12 April 2024, 5:06PMHato Hone St John says it “unreservedly” apologises to the family of an elderly woman who died following a 70-minute wait for...
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National
Family's anger: Elderly woman died after 70-minute wait for ambulance
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:53AMAn elderly woman died following a 70-minute wait for an ambulance after her double-amputee husband called for help. A coroner...
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National
Communities on standby with heavier rain to come; North Island in for a pummelling
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 8:58AMWest Coast residents are preparing for more rain to hit the already drenched region, as further weather warnings have been...
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National
Connor Lamb named as victim of Auckland CBD motorcycle crash
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:17PMPolice have released the identity of the victim of a motorcycle crash in Auckland’s Eden Terrace. Connor James Lamb, 27,...
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National
‘Dark day for science and climate’: Up to 90 jobs to be cut at Niwa
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:56AMUp to 90 jobs may be cut at Niwa as part of a swathe of roles being slashed across the public service. The National Institute...
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Christchurch
'Makes me sad': Pou whenua overlooking Lyttelton Harbour stolen
Monday, 8 April 2024, 3:11PMA symbolic pou whenua sculpture on the John Jameson lookout on Summit Rd in the Christchurch Port Hills has been stolen. The...
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National
Kindergarten shut down as police dog tracks suspected burglar
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:01PMA Christchurch kindergarten was placed in lockdown while a police dog tracked a suspected burglar. The Herald understands...
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National
Pilot injured after Canterbury microlight plane crash, emergency services rush to scene
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 4:16PMOne person has suffered moderate injuries after crash-landing a microlight aircraft near Peel Forest, Canterbury. Emergency...
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National
Father pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing deaths of two of his children
Friday, 5 April 2024, 1:40PMA father lost control of his car, crashing into a tree and killing two of his children when he hit his accelerator rather...
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Crime
Baby Ru 'person of interest' allegedly involved in attack on journalist
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:50PMA woman who is a person of interest in relation to the killing of toddler Baby Ru is facing charges after an alleged attack...
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Crime
Man dies of meth overdose in custody, police care was 'reasonable'
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 1:42PMA man who died of a meth overdose in a police car en route to hospital last year was cared for appropriately by police before...
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National
Student killed in Pukaki crash to be buried today
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 12:32PMA funeral for one of the foreign students from Malaysia, killed in a horror quadruple fatal crash near Lake Pukaki is being...
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Politics
Government makes new pay offer to police
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 3:21PMPolice have received another offer from the Government for sworn staff to vote on, after rejecting an offer earlier this...
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National
Two dead after crash in South Marlborough, SH1 closed, motorists face lengthy delays
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 2:54PMTwo people have died and two others are injured following a horrific crash on State Highway 1, Kekerengu, Southern Marlborough. The...
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National
NI holidaymakers should prepare for heavy rain, gusty winds, harbour bridge restrictions
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 12:44PMWaves of rain are set to lash much of the North Island during Easter Weekend as a low-pressure system forms east of New Zealand,...
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National
Family of man who fell down sinkhole 'totally devastated'; police probe 'unexplained death'
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 4:32PMA man was found dead in a sinkhole on his property after his family became concerned they had not heard from him for several...
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Crime
No body, no gun: Killer David Benbow appeals conviction and sentence
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 3:51PMA former prison guard jailed for life for murdering his childhood friend Michael McGrath has filed an appeal against his...
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Wellington
Person critically injured in Wellington lift shaft fall
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 1:33PMA person was critically injured following a fall in a lift shaft in central Wellington. Emergency services were called to...
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National
Coroner dismisses 'heartbroken' parents' suspicion car fall victim was pushed
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:49AMA Coroner has ruled the death of a Christchurch woman who “exited” a moving vehicle was accidental - despite her parents’...