Articles by Kelly Makiha
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National
Triple homicide case: Accused murderer and victims named
Friday, 18 October 2024, 10:14amThree people killed in Rotorua last month and the man charged with their murders can now be named. Justin Matthew Jeffries,...
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Crime
'She didn't deserve to die that way': Woman in Rotorua homicide died 'violent death'
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 10:42am- A 52-year-old man has been charged with murder in Rotorua after a woman was found dead at an Old Taupo Rd flat on Monday. -...
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Crime
Murder charge laid after woman killed in Rotorua home; two critical in assault
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 9:57amPolice have charged a 52-year-old Rotorua man with murder, after a woman was found dead at an Old Taupo Rd house yesterday. The...
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National
'Tragic accident': Coroner rules child died after oven tipped on her
Thursday, 29 August 2024, 11:53amA 19-month-old girl who died after an oven fell on top of her while she was unsupervised in her Rotorua home has prompted...
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National
Teen 'terrified' after alleged street bashing by girl 'terrorising' school
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 9:11amA 13-year-old Rotorua girl allegedly bashed and concussed by another teenage girl while walking home is so “terrified” of...
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National
'You have robbed me of my safe place': 'Sick' prowler caught peeping on camera revealed
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 8:43amA half-naked prowler caught on camera peering in windows of a Rotorua solo mother’s home while doing an indecent act has...
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Crime
How 'friends with benefits' turned into sexual abuse, explicit videos and death threats
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 7:45amWarning: This story deals with sexual abuse. A possessive abuser left his “friends with benefits” casual sex partner “paralysed...
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National
Farmhand impales two cows after botching common farming practice
Friday, 19 July 2024, 10:10amA Rotorua farmhand who impaled two cows with tractor forks as he botched a common method of helping them stand after calving...
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National
'Terrified': Mobster on meth carjacks couple, speeds off sitting on driver
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:12amA Mongrel Mob member on a methamphetamine-fueled crime spree carjacked an “elderly” couple and sat on top of the female driver...
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National
'He’s a mongrel': Victims' families push back as killers of Kiwi women seek parole
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 9:13amThe murders of two women by strangers in separate cases rocked New Zealanders in the early 2000s. They happened in places...
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National
Man wanting more than casual sex violates sleeping woman, threatens to post video
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 7:59amWarning: This story deals with sexual abuse. A Rotorua man who wanted more than casual sex from a woman made a sexually...
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National
Kāinga Ora apartment plans 'now under assessment'
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 8:29amThe final stage of a large-scale Kāinga Ora housing development in Rotorua is “now under assessment” as the agency realigns...
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National
Fears and tributes after death of 'quiet bloke' found in natural hot pool
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 9:30amFriends say it was not uncommon for Tui Siufanga to end the day with a warm soak in a natural hot pool at Rotorua’s Sulphur...
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National
'We just want to come home': Mum and baby stranded in riot-torn New Caledonia
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 4:08pmA Rotorua teacher stuck with her baby in riot-torn New Caledonia is pleading with authorities to get them home as soon as...
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National
Tribesman killed by 'hotbox' beating after secretly using gang account, Crown alleges
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 9:44amMark Hohua was beaten to death by the “men he called his brothers” because he was secretly using his gang’s bank account...
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National
'Biggest scale of forgery': Engineer jailed over fraud linked to almost 1000 properties
Friday, 10 May 2024, 7:49pmFor nearly six years, Jon Hall fraudulently signed more than 1900 documents purporting to be a more qualified engineer than...
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National
Mongrel Mob gang patch theft leaves six injured in cascade of crashes
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:12amA carload of Mongrel Mob gang members was hot on Wharekite Te Runa’s tail because he and his Black Power mates had just stolen...
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National
Mum, daughter injured after stolen car smashes into their vehicle
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 9:19amA Rotorua mother and her teen daughter say they are grateful to be alive after a stolen car failed to stop at an intersection...
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National
Award-winning restaurant reopens after car smashed through doors during dinner
Friday, 26 April 2024, 10:46amIt’s been six weeks since a car ploughed through the glass doors of Rotorua’s Urbano Bistro restaurant, seriously injuring Rotorua woman...
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National
Theft of artificial turf angers cricket boss: 'if this is just for s****s and giggles'
Friday, 26 April 2024, 8:32amPaul Wylie hopes there’s a backyard somewhere in Rotorua that has a nice cricket pitch or hockey turf made out of stolen...
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National
'Container'-like Kāinga Ora homes shock residents
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:06amRotorua residents shocked to see what looked like steel “container homes” on a Kāinga Ora development. One says the area...
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National
'Blindsided and betrayed': Bid for two more years of Rotorua homeless motels shocks
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 7:26amRotorua residents say they feel “blindsided and betrayed” by a bid to keep contracting 10 motels to house homeless people...
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National
Street clean-up goes wrong after outsiders dump 'mountains of rubbish'
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 7:19amIt was supposed to be a Kāinga Ora initiative to bring the residents of Wrigley Rd in Fordlands together by helping them...
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National
Hot-pool heartbreak: Family of missing man wish they had chance to say goodbye
Monday, 8 April 2024, 7:38amIt’s been nearly two months since a man was suspected to have fallen to his death into a Rotorua hot pool. His family has...
