Articles by Lochlan Lineham

National

Man charged with arson after PM Christopher Luxon’s Auckland office set on fire
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 11:40am
A man has been charged with arson after a fire broke out at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s Auckland office. Emergency...
National

'Absolutely gutting': Horror night on the roads claims five lives
Monday, 1 June 2026, 12:51pm
A horror night on the roads has claimed five lives in three separate crashes, with a sixth person missing. It brings the...
National

Three dead, two injured and one missing after serious Desert Road crash
Monday, 1 June 2026, 11:33am
Three people are dead and one person is missing after a serious two-vehicle crash on the Desert Rd. Emergency services were...
National

Armed police guard home, specialists examine property, after person seriously injured
Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 8:51am
Armed police are guarding an Auckland property after a person was seriously injured in an incident this morning. Delays were...
National

Issues with pest control the reason top Auckland bakery forced to shut
Sunday, 24 May 2026, 8:32am
An award-winning Auckland bakery has temporarily closed after receiving the lowest possible food safety rating for a risk...
Auckland

'We had to get out': Survivor of fatal Auckland fire recounts moment blaze engulfed property
Friday, 22 May 2026, 8:08am
A resident of an Auckland property engulfed in a horror fire this morning, which claimed one life, has spoken about the moment...
Crime

Young boy forced from car as man allegedly steals SUV parked outside supermarket
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 9:13am
A man has been charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a child inside parked at the front of an Auckland supermarket. Senior...
National

Viral squishy toy trend leaves boy with burns: Father's warning to other parents
Monday, 18 May 2026, 3:41pm
A father is warning other parents after an online trend led his son to microwave a squishy toy, which exploded, giving him...
National

Tour de hoods: 150 cyclists expected at mass bike ride around central suburb streets
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 9:17am
The organiser of a recent large-scale bike ride, shadowed by a large police contingent with four people arrested and scores...
Emergency

'Extensive' delays as car rolls in rush-hour crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway, lanes blocked
Monday, 11 May 2026, 7:43am
Several lanes of Auckland’s Southern Motorway are blocked after a truck and car crash during the morning rush hour. Police...
National

Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in East Auckland carpark
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 1:27pm
A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in an East Auckland carpark. Emergency services were...
National

One dead after serious two-car crash closes Waikato highway
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 8:09am
One person is dead following a serious crash on a Waikato highway early this morning. Police were notified of the two-vehicle...
National

Elderly knife victim didn’t realise he was injured until feeling 'something wet' in jacket
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 1:02pm
The elderly victim of a random alleged stabbing in West Auckland thought he was touched on the shoulder before taking off...
National

'Spread out very evenly': Why thousands felt yesterday's east coast earthquakes
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 8:45pm
The three earthquakes that struck off the North Island’s east coast were felt more widely because of the way they ruptured,...
National

Police now believe 18 pet goats in Pōkeno killed by dogs, not shot
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 1:52pm
Police now think 18 dead goats, previously believed to have been shot, were attacked and killed by dogs. The dead animals...
National

Watch: Dashcam captures crash in cyclone rainstorm, driver claims barrier stopped high-speed smash
Monday, 13 April 2026, 4:11pm
A man who witnessed a ute lose control and crash near his car during Cyclone Vaianu says the highway’s median barrier most...
Politics

Winston Peters to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Middle East war continues
Monday, 6 April 2026, 11:48am
Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the war in Iran continues. Peters...
National

Can you get away with using 91 petrol if your car needs 95 or 98?
Friday, 3 April 2026, 2:14pm
As high fuel prices continue to make dents in Kiwis’ wallets, many people may be wondering if they could get away with putting...
National

Netsafe warns of emerging wave of sophisticated, hard-to-detect online scams
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 2:36pm
Netsafe is warning Kiwis of increasingly sophisticated and hard-to-detect scams, which have taken almost $65,000 this year. Reports...
National

Firefighters specialising in water rescue deployed in Whangārei and Auckland
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 8:40pm
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National

Woman allegedly abducted found injured in remote West Auckland
Friday, 13 March 2026, 10:29am
A woman was found hurt and distressed in a remote part of coastal West Auckland in an alleged attack and abduction. A member...
National

Serious crash causes citybound gridlock on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway
Sunday, 1 March 2026, 2:58pm
A person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash that blocked Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway. The accident on...
National

Police operation in Papakura, one person taken to hospital
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 1:22pm
A police operation is underway in Auckland’s Papakura, with one person taken to hospital in a moderate condition. Hato Hone...
National

‘Get out’: Winston Peters’ message to all Kiwis in Iran as threat of war heightens
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 9:32am
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealanders in Iran need to get out of the country as tensions between the...