Articles by Carolyn Meng-Yee
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Crime
'Stuck' living with the horror: Knife attack survivor speaks out for first time
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 9:35AMA man who desperately tried to save his dying friend 16 years ago says the fatal fight haunts him and he will never forgive...
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National
Pāua to the people: Coromandel locals block poachers
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 9:46AMCoromandel locals rallied together this week to stop three pāua poachers from leaving Pāuanui Beach with undersized pāua. Locals...
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Crime
Convicted killer and rapist accuses sister of keeping his payment for being abused in state care
Friday, 1 March 2024, 7:04AMA double killer and rapist alleges his sister has kept the payout he received for being abused in state care as a child. Leon...
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National
Meet the 'skaterboy' from Kawerau who paints superheroes around the world
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 2:56PMInternational Kiwi artist Owen Dippie is perched high on a cherry picker, surrounded by spray cans, transforming the side...
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National
'My daughter didn’t need to die': Mum of 2-year-old swept away
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 7:05AMThe mother of a 2-year-old girl swept away in floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle believes her family’s “immense trauma”...
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National
'She was killed in front of me': Mum shares horror after daughter's driveway death
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 9:49AMBin day is triggering for Narissa Wylie. She is anxious she might catch a glimpse of the neighbour who accidentally ran over...
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National
'Lovely': Chris Hipkins on Jacinda Ardern's wedding
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 1:26PMFormer Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, one of many famous faces at Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford’s Hawke’s Bay wedding,...
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Lifestyle
Ardern, Gayford wake up husband and wife after partying night away; what ex-PM said in speech
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 9:31AMDame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford will finally wake up this morning as husband and wife – after marrying in front of...
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National
Just married! Ardern and Gayford tie the knot; Hipkins among guests
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 10:19AMFormer New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern will today marry partner Clarke Gayford in a ceremony in Hawke’s Bay....
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National
Wedding of the year: Inside Jacinda Ardern's wedding to Clarke Gayford in Hawke's Bay
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 9:09AM* Exchanging of vows comes almost a decade on from Dame Jacinda Ardern’s first date with Clarke Gayford * Exclusive winery...
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Crime
Jay Jay Feeney’s brother Poull Andersen furious over gunman’s sentence
Sunday, 24 December 2023, 9:14AMA man left fighting for his life after being peppered with shotgun pellets on a downtown Auckland street says he’s suffering...
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Crime
'Too many haters out there': Auckland CBD gunman's final call to mum before murders
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 9:19AMMoments before Matu Reid gunned down two workers at a downtown Auckland construction site, his mother says he phoned to tell...
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National
Scammer posing as police boss asked victims for $50k or be registered as sex offender
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 4:45PMAn email purporting to be from a top police boss is demanding people pay more than $50,000 or face being registered as a...
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Christchurch
Canterbury student exec resigns after sexual assault accusation
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 5:06PMWarning: This article references sexual assault A senior University of Canterbury student has stepped down from the student...
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National
Two prisoners hospitalised after getting drunk on hand sanitiser
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 4:04PMTwo prisoners were hospitalised after consuming alcohol-based hand sanitiser, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. They are understood...
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National
Murder accused eye surgeon seeks advice from high-class escort’s lawyer
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 11:40AMA Remuera eye surgeon accused of murdering his wife has hired a controversial Australian lawyer as an adviser as he prepares...
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National
'He could've killed us': Passengers reveal horror of ferry crash- skipper of launch identified
Sunday, 11 June 2023, 9:50AMVideo has emerged of the aftermath of a collision involving a launch and a historic ferry in the Bay of Islands that seriously...
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National
'Don't leave me in a freezer': Mum's body in funeral home for 6 weeks as cyclone affects burials
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 1:57PMTwo years ago, before Ereti Raroa died, she told her daughter: “When I go don’t leave me in a freezer.” Angela Raroa promised...
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National
An accidental death? The mystery of Chanelle Haffenden
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 2:02PMIn life, Chanelle Haffenden was an enigma. At different times in her 27 years, she had been a stripper, lived on the streets...
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National
'Oh my God, I'm alive': Miracle survivors reveal house collapse terror
Saturday, 8 April 2023, 9:06AMIt was a beautiful morning in a picture postcard spot, and then the house collapsed. Moments earlier on February 1, in the...
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Auckland
Murder accused wants $6m for Remuera mansion where wife found dead
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 9:38AMThe Auckland house where health boss Pauline Hanna was found dead in unexplained circumstances is back on the market after...
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National
Trapped in 'concrete coffin' during Auckland floods: How John Purkis survived after being swept into a culver
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 9:55AMTrapped in a concrete coffin and submerged in water, John Purkis thought: “This is it. This is how I am going to go out.” As...
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National
'Should never have happened': Dad of 10yo lost at sea says he feels empty
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 1:18PMOn a nice day, Newton Ferregel sometimes goes out to sea. There is no reason to but he says it makes him feel closer to his...
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National
'I thought we were going to die today': Gold Coast helicopter crash survivor
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 5:56PMWarning: Some people may find images below distressing. Four seconds before her world crashed down in front of her, Elmarie...