Articles by Alan Tovey and Anna Isaac, Daily Telegraph UK
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National
Disability ministry’s problems revealed in confidential memo
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 7:10AMAs the Government prepares a review of the troubled Ministry of Disabled People, a confidential memo reveals its many flaws. Whaikaha...
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National
One dead after stolen ute flees police, crashes head-on with innocent motorist
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 1:30PMOne person has died and two others badly injured after the vehicle they were in crashed north of Ōtaki after fleeing police. Just...
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National
Not murder: US cop who shot NZ man dead during mental health 'crisis' cleared of serious charges
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 12:26PMA US jury has found a former police officer guilty of reckless endangerment after the fatal shooting of Christchurch man...
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National
Pensioner held hostage, violently assaulted before alleged offender shoots at police
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 12:32PMA pensioner was held hostage for two hours and subjected to a violent assault in a “dangerous and unpredictable” incident...
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National
University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 10:13AMAlready facing a potentially significant court decision on academic freedom, the University of Auckland is now involved in...
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National
Mum of 9-year-old boy who took his own life: 'Why couldn't I have saved him?'
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 9:02AMWARNING: This story deals with suicide. Please see below for help and crisis information. Sage Matutaera Ross was a beautiful,...
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National
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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National
Brian Tamaki voices support for man accused of vandalising K Road crossing
Monday, 15 April 2024, 9:16AMAn Auckland man married to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s granddaughter has pleaded guilty to vandalising the rainbow...
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National
Brother of 'Heavenly Creatures' teen murderess shares 'real' story of her life
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:03AMSeventy years after Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were convicted of one of New Zealand’s most brutal and high-profile murders,...
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National
'Indefinitely mothballed': Quake-hit cathedral's dire future unless $30m found by August
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:09AMThe Christ Church Cathedral rebuild has a funding gap of $114 million - and if $30m isn’t secured by August this year, the...
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National
NZ police officers 'struggling to put food on the table'; food donations urged
Friday, 29 March 2024, 11:37AMPolice officers in Canterbury are collecting food donations for colleagues “struggling” with the cost of living their battle...
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Crime
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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National
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16AMA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02PMThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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National
One arrested after Gisborne brawl deaths at 21st birthday, gang members involved
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 2:29PMPolice have spoken to media this afternoon about the investigation into a mass brawl last night that left two people dead...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28AMInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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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’...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27PMA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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National
Christchurch man behind porn sites jailed for 14 years in United States
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:58AMA Christchurch man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in the United States prison after he helped his childhood friend...
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National
'Hell in a handbasket' - Retail industry begs for action as assaults on workers spike
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 7:06AMMore than 400 retail crimes were reported every day on average in 2023 - with six staff a day complaining to police they...
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Crime
Body in bag case: One week on, where is the investigation at?
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:26PMInvestigators are hunting for fresh leads into the death of a woman whose body washed into Auckland’s Gulf Harbour, with...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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National
Triple-murderer mum Lauren Dickason's fate to be handed down in June
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 1:13PMThe South African doctor convicted of murdering her three young daughters will be sentenced in June - almost a year after...