Articles by Anna Leask, NZ Herald
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National
Coroner probes death of Kaikōura toddler at after-hours clinic revealing 'systemic failures'
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 1:35pmA coroner has found “systemic and individual failures” and treatment that “collectively fell below the expected standard...
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Crime
'Sick, dirty, dehumanised': Man jailed for ‘stealthing’ rape of sex worker
Friday, 19 July 2024, 7:29pmWARNING: This story refers to sexual assault A Timaru man has been jailed for almost six years after being found guilty of raping...
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Crime
'Absolutely gutted': Nelson homicide victim remembered by loved ones
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:05pmThe man fatally assaulted at a Nelson property on Friday night has been remembered by family and friends — as police continue...
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National
Schoolboy badly burned at camp in induced coma
Monday, 30 October 2023, 10:07amMore than $13,000 has been raised to help a 9-year-old Hokitika schoolboy who suffered serious burns while on a school camp...
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Crime
Mama Hooch rapist brothers transferred to new prison due to safety concerns
Monday, 4 September 2023, 10:53amMama Hooch rapist brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz have been transferred to a different prison away from Christchurch. A source...
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Crime
Sentencing date set for Timaru murder mum Lauren Dickason
Friday, 1 September 2023, 10:33amConvicted triple child murderer Lauren Anne Dickason will be sentenced in December. Last month - following a five-week trial...
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Crime
Mama Hooch rapists handed hefty prison terms
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 10:52amThe “predatory” rapist brothers behind a long-running campaign of drink spiking and sexual assaults at Christchurch bar Mama...
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National
Caught with phone in prison: Parole refused again for killer of Scottish tourist
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 12:25pmThe man who bashed Scottish tourist Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat when he was just 14 years old has been denied...
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Crime
Lauren Dickason trial: Crown tells jury ‘you will be sure’ this is a case of murder
Friday, 11 August 2023, 2:09pmWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. Lauren Dickason murdered her three little girls out of anger...
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Crime
'I miss my girls so much': What Lauren Dickason told psychiatrist
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 11:56amWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. Three months to the day Lauren Dickason killed her three little...
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National
Prison death: Bag-snatch killer died in cell after taking meth
Friday, 4 August 2023, 2:02pmWarning: this story contains references to suicide and mental health The man who murdered Jian “Joanne’' Wang – running her...
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Crime
Lauren Dickason trial adjourned after juror calls in sick
Friday, 4 August 2023, 1:32pmWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. The trial for a South African woman charged with murdering her...
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Crime
Lauren Dickason trial: Crown psych expert says 'no evidence' of insanity
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 11:37amWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. A psychiatric expert says there is no evidence that Lauren Dickason...
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Crime
Children killed 'out of love' by mum 'severely' disturbed, jury told
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 12:37pmWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. Lauren Dickason killed her three children “out of love” after...
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Crime
Lauren Dickason trial: ‘They were being wild... now I’ve got three dead kids’
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 1:05pmWARNING: This story contains very graphic and sensitive content. The day after killing her three children Lauren Dickason...
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Crime
‘I just couldn’t anymore’: Lauren Dickason jury to view confession video
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 7:43amWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. The jury in Lauren Dickason’s murder trial is set to see a video...
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Crime
Lauren Dickason trial: Emotional first responders give evidence about finding children dead
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 12:14pmWARNING: This story contains graphic and sensitive content. Those first at the scene of the alleged murder of three little...
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Crime
'Taught to fear': Gloriavale girls 'primed' from young age for life of domestic work, court says
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 12:43pmA group of women born and raised at Gloriavale were employees and not volunteers during their time at the secretive Christian...
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Crime
Murderer, rapist alleges ‘serious assault’ at NZ’s toughest prison
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 10:01amMurderer and rapist Liam Reid has appeared in the High Court at Auckland today claiming Corrections did not ensure his safety...
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Crime
Murder, rapist alleges 'serious assault' at NZ's toughest prison
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 10:17amMurderer and rapist Liam Reid says he was seriously assaulted at New Zealand’s toughest prison - and is taking Corrections...
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National
'Predators' Paradise': How dating apps use AI to weed out sex offenders
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 2:43pmA sex offender on home detention was caught using multiple dating apps, and in another case a woman has described a Christian...
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Crime
Mum charged with murdering three daughters at Timaru house appears in court
Friday, 2 June 2023, 10:05amThe woman accused of murdering her three children at their Timaru home has made her first appearance in court in person since...
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National
‘It’s ludicrous’: ACC refuses surgery for woman injured in dodgem car crash
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 7:00amIt started as the best day for Charlene Logan - her daughter’s 18th birthday celebration at an Auckland arcade with fun,...
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Crime
Watch: Mama Hooch rapist police interview - hours of lies can now be published
Friday, 26 May 2023, 1:24pmWARNING: Distressing content Mama Hooch rapist Roberto Jaz told police in an interview that he could not remember drugging...
