Articles by Akula Sharma
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Crime
Van stolen with baby inside: Mum ran for help, racked with guilt over incident
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 1:45pmThe mother of the 2-month-old who went missing in a stolen van is racked with guilt over the incident, telling the Herald she...
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Crime
Northcote Pt death: Police remain at property; friends, family seek answers
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 4:07pmAn unexplained death of a woman at a North Shore property has sparked a police operation that is now in its second day of...
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Business
Paradise restaurants for sale, new venture opens overseas
Monday, 17 July 2023, 1:30pmThe owners of one of Auckland’s iconic Indian restaurant chains are selling up part of its local eateries to set up business...
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National
'Lucky to still be standing': Woman injured after attack by group armed with bats
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 1:31pmA group - including up to eight females - armed with bats turned up at a house in Auckland early this morning, leaving a...
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Crime
Police arrest three youths accused of stealing car, assaulting woman
Monday, 19 June 2023, 3:49pmPolice have arrested three youths who allegedly stole a car and assaulted a woman in her Hamilton home. The trio went into...
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Auckland
'Lucky no one was hurt': Fleeing car races across Akld, crashes into bus stop, motorist
Monday, 19 June 2023, 1:09pmA stolen vehicle that went on a suburban circuit at high speeds across Auckland ended up crashing into a bus stop and another...
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Auckland
What you need to know about toxic smoke from scrap yard fire
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 1:12pmA thick black plume of toxic smoke has spread over the eastern and southern parts of Auckland after a scrap metal yard fire...
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Crime
'I'll get on top of this problem': Police minister vows to crack down on dairy ram raids
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 1:49pmPolice Minister Ginny Anderson has paid a surprise visit to an Auckland dairy hit by repeat ram raids in recent months. Yesterday...
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Crime
Duo accused in meth-laced beer smuggling face fresh cocaine charges
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:05pmTwo men accused of smuggling meth-laced beer into New Zealand, allegedly resulting in a person’s death, are now facing additional...
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National
Unhappy meal: McDonald's serves up raw chicken nuggets, blames human error
Monday, 8 May 2023, 3:23pmA popular fast food giant is blaming human error after a six-year-old was served raw chicken in their takeaway meal. Auckland...
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National
Missing Auckland teen's last known movements revealed
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 9:58pmTeenager Daniel Kelly was last seen going for a swim in Karioitahi Beach two days before he was reported missing, it has...
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Auckland
Mum, kids injured as car crashes on to North Shore soccer field
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 1:14pmA mum with children in her car was left bleeding after plunging onto a soccer field following a crash on Auckland’s North...
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Auckland
'Millions worth of damage': Business boss says CCTV shows groups of youths starting blaze
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 2:50pmNewmarket’s business association boss says up to nine youths may be behind what he described as a “malicious” blaze that...
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Crime
Murder case: Slain grandfather's family 'have no more tears left to cry'
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 3:41pmThe family of the slain Linwood grandfather is devastated after a much-anticipated reunion ended tragically and says “they...
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National
Teen hunters, 15, missing in East Coast forest found
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 1:14pmTwo teenage hunters who went missing in Raukūmara Forest Park on the East Coast have been found. A Ruatoria resident told...
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National
'Mummy, am I still alive?': Child, grandma seriously hurt after being jammed by bus doors
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 1:26pmA bus driver has been stood down and an investigation launched after a granny and young child were seriously injured when...
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Crime
328kg meth bust: Kombucha found alongside drug-laced beer in mega haul
Monday, 3 April 2023, 3:10pmA shipment of kombucha bottles is among pallets of drug-laced beer cans seized by police in a raid where officers have so-far...
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National
Mother's warning after 'creepy old man's' indecent act in front of daughter
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 5:13pmAn Auckland mum wants the community to be aware of a “creepy old man” who indecently exposed himself to her primary school-aged...
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National
Four injured, armed police swarm Pukekohe street after 'firearms incident'
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 3:09pmArmed police have descended on a Pukekohe this afternoon and ordered residents to stay inside after a “firearms incident”. Four...
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Education
'Won't be able to come to class': Student outcry at $40 parking
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 3:27pmStudent motorists at a central Auckland high school are upset at having to pay up to $40 a week for parking after fees were...
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National
'Flames coming out of the engine': Hero saves partner and sister from horror crash
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 4:21pmA woman has described how her hero partner saved her and his sister from a horror, burning wreck after their car hit a tree...
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National
Watch live: 'Stay away'- slip fears as rain looms in Auckland, beaches hit by king tide
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 1:25pmAuthorities are warning of possibly heavy showers in Auckland today which may cause slips in places where land is unstable...
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National
'Devastated': 75,000 hens dead in 'well-involved' fire at Waikato farm
Monday, 6 February 2023, 1:40pmA fire at a chicken farm in Orini has killed up to 75,000 egg-laying hens. Zeagold Nutrition chief executive John McKay confirmed...
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National
'Nowhere to take the baby': Heavily pregnant woman's home ravaged by raging floodwaters
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:47pmA heavily-pregnant woman due to give birth any day now has been left homeless after debris-filled floodwater ravaged her...
