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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Auckland
'Health hazard': Auckland school closes after major sewage leak
Monday, 14 August 2023, 1:48PMA major sewage rupture at a central Auckland secondary school has prompted its early closure. An email sent to parents and...
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Crime
'Concerned and distraught': Police launch homicide probe into missing Auckland teen
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 11:51AMPolice believe the disappearance of a missing teenager who was last seen on April 21 is a homicide and that he was the victim...
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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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Crime
Children witnessed fatal daylight gang shootout at park from living room window
Monday, 7 August 2023, 3:11PMA traumatised mother has spoken of her horror after her two young children witnessed a fatal daylight gang shootout in an...
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Crime
‘Crack, crack, boom’: Resident describes shootout at Auckland reserve
Monday, 7 August 2023, 11:39AMA resident has described hearing six cracks and then a boom before two people were shot at an East Auckland reserve and one...
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National
Man shot on Auckland's Queen St dies, police launch homicide investigation
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 9:11AMA man shot on Auckland’s Queen St last night has died and police have launched a homicide investigation. Police earlier revealed...
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National
How Lime is helping police after Queen street shooter escapes on electric scooter
Friday, 4 August 2023, 6:41PMElectric scooter company Lime is actively assisting police in their search for the offender of an incident on Auckland’s...
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Crime
'Words exchanged': Police reveal new details after two hurt in Auckland shooting
Friday, 4 August 2023, 1:18PMPolice have revealed up to four shots were fired during the overnight shooting in downtown Auckland that left two people...
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Crime
Police investigate objectionable material sent to Auckland school students
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 2:30PMPolice are investigating after South Auckland secondary school students were sent an email containing objectionable material. The...
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Crime
'Unprovoked and random': Shopkeeper allegedly attacked by man armed with homemade weapon
Monday, 31 July 2023, 2:12PMA dairy owner is recovering from serious injuries after he was attacked by a man who fashioned a weapon out of a walking...
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National
Wild weather on the way: Late winter storm set to bring gales, heavy snow
Monday, 31 July 2023, 9:58AMA late winter storm is set to hit New Zealand in the coming days bringing gales, heavy snow and rain. MetService has issued...
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National
Countdown Mt Wellington fire: Police suspect arson, reviewing security footage
Friday, 28 July 2023, 12:17PMThe blaze at an Auckland supermarket is being investigated as suspected arson, police have confirmed. Fire and Emergency...
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Crime
Police arrest 30yo robber after scooter shop raided twice in a week
Monday, 24 July 2023, 3:09PMA 30-year-old man is facing charges after a scooter shop in Auckland’s Mt Albert was raided for a second time in a week. A...
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Crime
Watch: The shocking 60-second daytime luxury store designer bag heist
Monday, 24 July 2023, 1:19PMA central Auckland luxury brand store has had high-end goods worth tens of thousands of dollars stolen during a brazen daytime...
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National
Man who scaled Auckland ferry building was on bail; being hunted by police
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 12:56PMA man who scaled the downtown Auckland ferry building, halting traffic by refusing to get down from the rooftop, metres away...
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Crime
Teens’ 40km getaway after liquor store robbery ends in arrests
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 10:03AMFour teenagers have been arrested after a 40km intercity crime spree south of Auckland overnight. The youths, aged 16 and...
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National
'Lucky to be alive': Lost tramper found after 10 days in bush
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 9:15AMA tramper who had been missing for ten days has been found alive in remote backcountry at the top of the South Island. The...
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Crime
Tiny home burglary: Owner stunned after daring pre-dawn heist
Monday, 17 July 2023, 3:36PMThe owner of an Auckland tiny home construction company is stunned after finding one of his cabins blocking the middle 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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Crime
'Nightmare': Child robbers hit vape store, steal $5k worth of product
Monday, 17 July 2023, 9:00AMAn East Auckland vape store owner has woken up to another “nightmare” as two child robbers, one who looked as young as eight,...
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Auckland
‘Hazardous’: Cause of massive South Auckland blaze revealed
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 1:19PMA massive blaze at a scrap metal car yard which sent plumes of toxic smoke across Auckland was caused by lithium batteries. It...
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National
‘Surviving hell’: Kiwi feared for his life during ‘nightmare’ stay in Thai detention
Saturday, 8 July 2023, 1:12PMWhen Ari Michael Salinger left his hotel in Patong for a stroll around the town, he never thought he would end up living...
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Crime
South Auckland fires: Three men face arson charges, police investigation ongoing
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 2:50PMThree men are facing arson charges in relation to a series of suspicious fires in various South Auckland suburbs last month. Police...