Articles by Hannah Bartlett

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'Cease the sale of sleeping pods': Baby's death prompts coroner's warning
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 7:07am
Warning: This story deals with the death of an infant and may be distressing. A baby was 5 months old when he was found...
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'Knew he was gone': Cyclist was in truck driver's blind spot
Monday, 11 May 2026, 3:08pm
Keen cyclist Bryan Marris was commuting home past stationary traffic in April 2023, when the lights changed at a Mount Maunganui...
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Woman attempts to make claim over father's estate, 45 years after he died
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 1:56pm
A woman says her late father promised that, despite her receiving very little under his will, her mother would “level things...
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'I'm very unhappy': Judge resentences family after benefactor fails to pay promised fine
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 11:20am
When a judge fined a family $138,000 for unconsented dwellings and building work on their sprawling rural property, it came...
Crime

Baby’s ‘preventable’ death followed missed Well-Child checks, parents' 'deep mistrust'
Monday, 4 May 2026, 9:12am
When 11-week-old Azariah Levi died, he weighed around 3kg – about half what a baby of that age would typically weigh. Now,...
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'Profound betrayal': Couple lose $165k in 'callous' business-share scam by trusted friend
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 8:54am
South African immigrant Carlien Mienie was tired of long, hard days spent calving on a dairy farm near Taupō and wanted a...
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Lawyer says he 'wasn't thinking straight' when he made unauthorised payments from trust
Saturday, 25 April 2026, 11:33am
A lawyer is accused of misconduct for making more than half a million dollars in unauthorised transfers from a family trust...
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Diabetic patient died after vanishing while looking for food in hospital
Monday, 9 March 2026, 2:10pm
A 79-year-old was found unconscious in a Waikato Hospital stairwell, after being missing from a ward for nearly an hour before...
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Man withdrawn from methadone at 'dangerously rapid' rate later dies
Monday, 2 March 2026, 2:56pm
A man had been in a methadone programme for 30 years when he decided he wanted to voluntarily reduce his dose. He wanted...
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Beatings, whippings and food deprivation: Guardian admits manslaughter of boy after years of abuse
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 7:07am
Warning: This story deals with the death of a child, and may be distressing. On November 15, 2024, Pauline Timu put Rickah’Shae...
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Teen driver killed in crash while fleeing security guards during illegal hunting trip
Monday, 16 February 2026, 10:02am
A teen driver was on his learner’s licence, driving late at night while on an illegal hunting trip, when he decided to flee...
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'Grossly inadequate': Coroner's findings after 'unspeakable cruelty' to murdered 5yo
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 7:13am
Warning: This story deals with child abuse and may be distressing. In the last six months of Malachi Rain Subecz’s life,...
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Woman seeking rest at retreat instead suffered 'calculated campaign' of intimidation
Saturday, 7 February 2026, 11:23am
When Chea Joss Cameron went to Auckland’s Kawai Purapura retreat, she’d hoped for a rest and a reset, following some health...
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‘Loved by all': Family of latest Mount Maunganui landslide victim identified pay tribute
Saturday, 31 January 2026, 2:16pm
The remains of Rotorua property manager Susan Knowles have been formally identified by the coroner. Susan Doreen Knowles,...
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'Wanted to teach him a lesson': Bakery owner accused of running down man in retaliation
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 8:30pm
A former bakery owner is alleged to have deliberately run down a “rough little guy”, who often slept on the tables in front...
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'Socially isolated': Life parolee died just months after spending 30 years behind bars
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 7:26am
Warning: This story deals with suicide and may be distressing. Lee Rawiri Kohiti was just 19 when he went to prison for...
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'I was going to send you to prison': How the support of one team kept a woman out of jail
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 12:44pm
When a woman appeared in court for shoplifting and spraying beer at police, a judge said he might have no choice but to send...
Crime

'Definite increase': The rise of 3D-printed firearms
Monday, 12 January 2026, 12:33pm
When police raided several Auckland homes in April, they found four 3D printers that were being used to manufacture guns...
National

'The smell is pungent': Rental damaged by urine after tenants kept up to 10 dogs
Saturday, 10 January 2026, 2:31pm
When a landlord went to re-tenant their home, it smelt so strongly of dog urine that even replacing the carpet didn’t remove...
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Tenant to pay $73k for 'severely damaged' property with human waste left 'on every surface'
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 2:33pm
When an insurance assessor arrived at a property, he found it “in a severely damaged condition” with debris scattered everywhere,...
Crime

Registered sex offender had 100 hours of rehab treatment before reoffending
Monday, 8 December 2025, 7:43pm
Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and may be distressing. A 501 deportee who posed...
Crime

'Ripped trust to shreds': Man welcomed into family home repeatedly raped 8yo cousin
Sunday, 7 December 2025, 6:19pm
A Tauranga man has been imprisoned for raping his 8-year-old cousin. Photo / 123RF Warning: This story includes details...
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'Sorry would have gone a long way': Teen's remorse questioned after fatal RnV crash
Sunday, 23 November 2025, 8:09am
“The word ‘sorry’ would have gone a long way,” a judge has told a woman whose driving on the way home from Rhythm and Vines...
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Man left with nerve damage after confronting woman for her 'dangerous' parking
Saturday, 22 November 2025, 11:48am
A Tauranga man assaulted by a woman he confronted over “dangerous” parking says he can’t sleep on his left side, due to pain...