Articles by Kelly Makiha
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National
'Get off', children heard dad yell after mum stabbed him during sex
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 7:17AMWarning: Contains graphic details. “Get off, what are you doing?” That’s what children heard their father yelling on the...
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National
'You're killing me': Woman on trial after stabbing husband with scissors during sex
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 7:10AMWarning: Contains graphic details. A wife who stabbed her husband with scissors while they were having sex claims she acted...
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National
Police given special search powers following simmering Ōpōtiki gang violence after woman shot
Monday, 23 October 2023, 3:37PMPolice dealing with Mongrel Mob and Black Power conflict in Ōpōtiki have turned to legislation to give them greater search...
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National
Council charged after tourist injured falling into geothermal sinkhole
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 4:23PMRotorua Lakes Council has appeared in court facing a WorkSafe charge relating to an incident last year where a tourist allegedly...
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Crime
'Terrified': Robber on parole holds up vape store workers at knifepoint
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 1:52PMHe was on parole when he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and held up Rotorua vape store workers at knifepoint,...
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National
'That attracted some attention': Drunk driver on his phone nearly hits cop car
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 7:31AMA repeat drink-driver caught after veering into the path of a police car and nearly causing a head-on crash blamed the incident...
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Crime
Murder-accused 'at large' after cutting off monitoring bracelet
Friday, 1 September 2023, 1:51PMA man who was to stand trial in the High Court for murder is on the run after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet. Hendrix...
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National
Boy disabled after choking on apple at daycare has chance to walk
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 8:51AMWithin five hours, a Rotorua family’s dream to see their disabled son walk again became a potential reality. Neihana Renata’s...
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National
Mum's $70k dream for son left disabled after choking on apple at daycare
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 9:08AMThe parents of a 9-year-old boy who suffered devastating brain damage after choking on a piece of apple are desperately trying...
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Crime
'Absolute horror': Mum's pain after teen becomes victim of sexual offender on Snapchat
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 2:58PMA mother has told of her “absolute horror” at not being able to keep her daughter safe after the teen became a victim of...
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Crime
Gang tensions: Daylight shooting follows violent de-patching, police invoke new powers
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 11:35AMThe killing of a young Mongrel Mob member in Palmerston North follows a weekend of high tension in the city, including clashes...
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Crime
Serial groper breached parole before indecent carpark act
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 8:17AMRepeat sexual offender Jason Trembath breached his parole conditions and was the subject of complaints to the police in the...
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Crime
'Stunned': Jury returns verdicts in leading entertainment figure trial
Monday, 7 August 2023, 2:21PMA leading entertainment figure on trial for serious sexual assault and drug-related charges has been found not guilty of...
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Crime
Leading entertainment figure trial: Jury retires to consider verdicts
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 2:46PMA jury has retired to consider verdicts in the case of a leading entertainment figure facing 25 charges including allegations...
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Crime
'Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 11:51AMRepeat sexual offender Jason Trembath who was jailed for serial groping offences has been jailed for another 12 months after...
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Crime
Well-know New Zealander appears in court on violence charges
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 2:04PMA well-known New Zealander appeared in the Rotorua District Court this morning facing serious violence charges. The man has...
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Crime
Secret recording played to jury in trial of leading entertainment figure
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 9:25PMA defence witness in the High Court trial of an entertainment figure claims to have made a secret recording at a party after...
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Crime
Man charged with Claude Takao's murder appears in court
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 1:40PMThe third man charged with the murder of Claude Takao appeared in the Rotorua District Court this morning. The man was granted...
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Crime
Entertainment figure on trial: 'Now that I look back, the second kiss could be an assault'
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 1:18PMA leading entertainment figure said he “felt like a dick” when a woman he kissed told him she didn’t want to kiss him again. He...
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National
'Failures' and 'deficiencies': Security company, director guilty of misconduct
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 8:44AMA security company that looks after emergency housing motels in Rotorua, and its sole director, have been found guilty of...
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National
Mongrel Mob member drowned in river trying to escape police
Monday, 26 June 2023, 12:00PMA Mongrel Mob member drowned after jumping into a river to avoid being arrested by police, a coroner has found. Norman Lee...
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National
'Fall from grace': Community leader sentenced for role in kidnapping plot
Friday, 23 June 2023, 2:36PMA Rotorua Chinese community leader who struck a deal to pay $5000 to a kidnapper to capture a man who owed his uncle a debt...
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Crime
Rape trial: Man used fake names on Facebook, Snapchat to meet teens, jury told
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 9:25AMA man used fake names on Snapchat and Facebook to befriend two teenage girls - one underage - before raping them, a jury...
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Crime
'Just want a bit of money': Entertainment figure trial witness quizzed on overheard conversation
Friday, 2 June 2023, 1:42PMA business associate of a leading entertainment figure facing 25 rape, sexual assault and drug-related charges has been asked...
