Articles by Anna Cross, Laura McQuillan
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National
Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:16PMPolice are “well advanced” in planning around the upcoming funeral for a gang member who fatally shot a man in Ponsonby. Teams...
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Crime
New Zealand’s worst murderers: The men too dangerous for parole
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 9:03AMThere are 47 convicted murderers in New Zealand prisons who have served more than two decades of their life sentences without...
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National
At least 31 fractures: 3-month-old baby suffered abuse before death
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:24PMWARNING: this story deals details allegations of significant and fatal child abuse. Crown: “no doubt” Michael Topp subjected...
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National
'Monumental': Funding secured to fix and reopen Rotorua Museum
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:12AMConstruction to reopen Rotorua’s museum will begin in June as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down...
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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
'They have taken us for fools': Councillor hits out over homeless motels
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 9:42AMA Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have “taken us for fools” over the city’s controversial emergency housing...
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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
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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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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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
'It's a sad day for Rotorua': Iconic tourism business in liquidation
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:25AMIconic Rotorua tourism paddle boat business Lakeland Queen has gone into liquidation. It comes after the company ceased...
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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
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...
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Crime
Mum of man fatally stabbed by partner speaks of 'horrible' loss
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:48PMThis afternoon Kia-ara Richardson was found guilty of manslaughter after fatally stabbing her partner Peter Hemi more than...
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National
'Couldn't move': Allergic woman trapped in home as 'millions' of wasps swarm
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 12:07PMA Rotorua woman says she is forced to shut herself inside her home as “millions” of wasps from a neighbouring property swarm...
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National
Maggots, rats, poo on the walls: Tenants paid up to $600pw at 'disgusting' lodge
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 9:20AMMaggots on the floor. Human excrement on bathroom walls and floors. Rodents so common one resident gave them names. These...
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National
'I have lived with the shame': Women tricked into porn by Kiwi stand up in court
Sunday, 3 March 2024, 9:52AMA Christchurch man is facing life in a United States prison after he helped his childhood friend trick scores of women into...
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Crime
'Deliberate and gratuitous': Jail for man who abused youngster
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 2:16PMA Christchurch man who admitted he helped to abuse a preschooler to the point he was severely emaciated and unable to walk...
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Crime
Murder accused claims her partner stabbed himself in the head during fatal argument
Monday, 26 February 2024, 3:32PMThe trial for a woman accused of murdering her partner at his Ashburton home has started - more than four years after the...