Articles by David Nakamura, Philip Rucker, Carol Morello, Washington Post
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National
Wellington Councillor Ray Chung slams Council over gender conference
Friday, 17 May 2024, 10:54AMA gender conference scheduled to take place in Wellington on Saturday looks set to go ahead after Te Papa, which manages...
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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
Attempts to cancel Wellington Gender conference set to fail
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:04PMAttempts to cancel a gender conference in Wellington on Saturday look set to fail amidst a flurry of activity by supporters...
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National
Mobster's leg slashed to the bone, red shoes stolen in Black Power attack
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:08AMA Mongrel Mob member nearly bled to death after rival gang associates attacked him in Rotorua, slicing his leg to the bone...
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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
Golriz Ghahraman court case: Judicial Conduct Commissioner refers Judge Pecotic to Chief Judge over potential conflict
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:44AMAfter a complaint about Judge Maria Pecotic and her role in a March hearing involving disgraced former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman,...
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World
Recording of Trump's conversation exposes plan to buy the silence of Playboy model
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:13PMNEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer...
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Politics
Christchurch Call pressured its advisory network not to release critical reports of member countries
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:12PMYesterday Prime Minister Luxon ended his post Cabinet press conference by addressing the question about whether the government...
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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
NZDF appeals Covid mandate decision to Supreme Court
Friday, 15 March 2024, 3:54PMThe NZDF has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court with a view to overturning the recent Court of Appeal decision which upheld...
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National
Golriz Ghahraman court case: details of prior working relationship with judge emerges
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:01PMDetails are emerging of a prior working relationship between former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman and Judge Maria Pecotic,...
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National
Parliamentary Question Time triggers three agency leak investigation
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:16AMQuestions raised in Parliament during Question Time on February 20 have triggered investigations in three Government departments...