Articles by David Fisher and Avneesh Vincent
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National
'I just about fell over': Elderly dog found after 60 days missing
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:38PMChris Alty and her family feared the worst after their golden labrador Sydney had been missing for so long without a trace. The...
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Crime
'Kick in the teeth': Break-in piles more pressure on Morningside café
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:51PMCrave Cafe in the Auckland suburb of Morningside said an overnight burglary is a “real kick in the teeth” in the face of...
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National
Two dead in house fire: Hero dad helped rescue sole survivor
Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:17AMA man driving by the scene of a fatal house fire in Auckland this morning has told of the moment he helped the only survivor...
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National
Teens shock as they reportedly push man, 80, off bike, laugh then run away
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:40PMSocial advocates in Northland are shocked two teenagers appeared to find pushing an 80-year-old man off his electric bike...
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National
45 seconds of terror: $1m worth of gems, gold stolen in brazen jewel store raid
Monday, 29 April 2024, 10:41AMSix masked thieves - one armed with a machete - targeted Manurewa jewellery store Glitter Jewellers, taking a $1 million...
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National
Guard of honour for Police officer Gail Shepherd
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:34PMMembers of the police force created a guard of honour as they bid farewell to colleague and friend Gail Elizabeth Shepherd...
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Crime
Woman at home when trio break in: One arrested, police still looking for others
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 3:02PMA woman was inside her Whangārei home when a trio reportedly broke in and demanded her car keys. She was allegedly threatened...
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World
Kiwi Ukrainians send 200 wheelchairs and 10 beds to war hospitals
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:56PMA group of Ukrainian New Zealanders have sent a container filled with 10 hospital beds, 200 wheelchairs, eight electric wheelchairs...
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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
Fire chief says Waipu crash was 'difficult' scene as drivers trapped and children hurt
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:26PMThe sight of trapped drivers and visibly shaken children injured in a serious crash in Waipū was a difficult scene, a Northland...
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World
'Just crazy': Kiwi woman describes horror at being 16 floors up during Taiwan quake
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:32PMThree Kiwis who had been caught up in the 7.4 earthquake to hit Taiwan described side-to-side shaking and walls cracking,...
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National
'I want my son to have his daddy’: Family's anguish at Kiwi brothers' Thai arrest
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 9:01AM- Heartbreaking moments when mums told children their dads were locked up in Thailand - Trip was a chance for brothers to...
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National
Whangape Harbour scrub fire treated as suspicious, firefighter says
Monday, 25 March 2024, 1:32PMA blaze that burned through roughly 50ha of vegetation in the Far North is being treated as suspicious. Firefighters were...
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World
Alaska Airlines flight: FBI tells passengers they might be crime victims
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 4:11PMThe FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might...
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National
Cognitive test given to senior drivers 'totally unreliable', claims neuroscientist
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:48PMA neuroscientist claims a cognitive test given to senior motorists to assess their fitness to drive is discredited, unreliable,...
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Travel
Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:57AMBoeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said...
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Auckland
'I'm waiting for Wayne Brown': Boatie claims he beached yacht in sewage protest
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 4:17PMThe owner of a beached yacht on Mairangi Bay claims he’s driven it into the shallows of the popular east coast beach as a...
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Auckland
Weeks of chaos: Up to one in three Auckland train services cancelled from today
Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 1:49PMAuckland Transport (AT) says potentially one in three train services will be cancelled from 3pm today and the commuter chaos...
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National
'Dangerous propaganda': Kiwi-Ukrainian urges people not to believe Putin
Monday, 12 February 2024, 2:38PMMembers of the local Ukrainian community are urging New Zealanders not to forget the war is still ongoing, and that it’s...
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National
Waitangi Day traffic: Police called as desperate drivers bust through farm gate
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 1:17PMWaitangi is so packed that those wanting to be there busted through gates to drive across a farm, arriving through a back...
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National
Doctor accused of peddling Covid misinformation committed professional misconduct
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:00PMA doctor who was suspended from practising after complaints that he was spreading Covid-19 and vaccine falsehoods has been...
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National
CCTV shows mystery man who delivered $5000 cash to pensioner then ran away
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 8:54PMThe Herald reported the astonishment and concern of an Auckland pensioner handed a $5000 envelope filled with cash. The “delivery...
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National
Mother and son killed after car hits tree, bursts into flames
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:12PMA mother and son died near Whangārei overnight when their car went down a bank and smashed into a tree, bursting into flames. Emergency...
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National
Park plans on hold as costs and antisocial behaviour increase
Friday, 19 January 2024, 2:12PMDevelopment of the expansive Otaraua Park, in Otaihanga, on the Kāpiti Coast, has been put on hold as costs have skyrocketed. And...