Articles by Jamie Lyth
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National
                                    David Seymour to get measles test as outbreak response ramps up
Saturday, 1 November 2025, 2:25pmDavid Seymour is set to provide updated guidance around school attendance as the country’s measles outbreak grows, spreading...
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Crime
                                    ‘It’s just so profitable’: Canadian super labs feeding NZ’s meth trade
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 12:32pmNew Zealand has become a “prime destination” for meth from Canadian “super drug labs”, a damning cross-border investigation...
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National
                                    ‘Enough is enough’: Firefighters strike nationwide, warnings of serious delays
Friday, 17 October 2025, 9:50amThe public is being warned of “serious delays” to emergency services as 2000 firefighters walk off the job at midday today,...
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National
                                    Police Ten 7 host Graham Bell dies
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 10:57amGraham Bell, a veteran former detective inspector and the former host of Police Ten 7, has died. Bell, 78, died yesterday...
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Politics
                                    'Fed up': Govt faces increasing pressure around state of the economy
Friday, 19 September 2025, 9:46amFinance Minister Nicola Willis says a new Reserve Bank governor will be announced “very shortly” as she comes under growing...
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National
                                    Brian Tamaki marches on Queen St against 'non-Christian religions'
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 1:23pmDestiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is leading a march down Queen St, claiming “the spread of non-Christian religions is now...
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National
                                    My father was a community hero - he also sexually abused me
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 8:11amChristina and Jenny’s father received medals of honour for his services to St John. He was a primary school chairman; he...
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National
                                    Ferry company confirms passenger was rescued after ‘jumping overboard’
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 8:02amA man pulled from the water after going overboard on a ferry heading to Auckland this morning intentionally jumped off the...
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National
                                    Complaints after claims Destiny Church whistleblower's face 'visible'
Saturday, 26 April 2025, 1:04pmSome TVNZ viewers claim a Destiny Church whistleblower’s face was too visible during a 1News at Six bulletin. An edited...
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Crime
                                    Three arrested as Palmerston North rocked by spate of violent attacks
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:01amThree men are facing court action after a spate of violent incidents across Palmerston North since New Year’s Day, including...
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National
                                    Kiwi found dead in Northland DoC trap
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 7:15amA kiwi was found dead on Saturday inside a Department of Conservation trap in Puketi Omahuta forest. DoC said it would review...
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National
                                    Weekend traffic mayhem expected as Brian Tamaki convoy heads up SH1 to Auckland
Friday, 15 November 2024, 2:26pmBrian Tamaki’s “Make New Zealand Great Again” rally will travel from Waikato to Auckland on Saturday. The convoy aims to...
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National
                                    'Incredibly lucky': Teen swimmer saved after rip at Auckland beach
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 3:14pmA 17-year-old was rescued by Bethells Beach Surf Life Saving after she was out to sea in a rip last night. The incident...
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National
                                    'Targets save lives': Health Minister details plan to improve healthcare system
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:59amHealth Minister Dr Shane Reti has revealed details of how the “ambitious health targets” the Government has set will be achieved,...
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National
                                    Two workers on collapsed Transpower pylon had ‘no formal training’
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 12:17pmTranspower has accepted the recommendations and findings of an independent investigation into the catastrophic pylon collapse...
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Crime
                                    Two men on the run after person injured in brutal home invasion
Friday, 26 July 2024, 9:17amTwo men are on the run after committing a brutal home invasion while brandishing a firearm in Auckland overnight. Police...
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National
                                    Watch: Serious crash on Lincoln Rd, one person injured
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 2:26pmA crash between a car and a delivery vehicle has left one person with serious injuries on Lincoln Rd in Henderson. Emergency...
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National
                                    'Unacceptable': Transport Minister blasts bus driver for not helping attack victim
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 1:01pmA 16-year-old schoolboy targeted in a racially motivated attack on an Auckland bus says he is now scared to catch public...
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National
                                    Hundreds of properties in Auckland, Waikato start long weekend without power two days after storm
Friday, 31 May 2024, 2:23pmHundreds of Auckland and Waikato properties remain without power after a fierce storm battered the upper North Island. At...
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National
                                    'Swerved wildly': Plane veers off runway at Christchurch Airport
Friday, 31 May 2024, 9:24amA plane “swerved wildly” and left the runway while landing at Christchurch Airport today, ending up in the grass. Passenger...
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National
                                    'He was aggressive': Ram that killed elderly couple belonged to neighbours
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:26pmThe ram which killed an elderly couple on a West Auckland property was owned by neighbours and had broken through an electric...
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National
                                    Screaming heard as two critically injured people found in Westmere cul-de-sac
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:30amEmergency services are at the scene of an unfolding incident in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Westmere. Several police...
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Audio
                                    'There is hope': Nicola Willis on recession, GDP
Friday, 22 March 2024, 7:51amNicola Willis promised Kiwis that there’s still “hope” despite the bleak outlook for the economy. Finance Minister Nicola...
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Crime
                                    'Extremely lucky no one was injured'; Six youths arrested after intersection vehicle pile-up
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:20amSix youths, including an 11-year-old, have been arrested after slamming a stolen car into vehicles waiting at an Auckland...