Articles by Maryana Garcia
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National
The NZ city where an average 190 vehicles are stolen each month
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:25PMMore than 2200 vehicles were stolen from the streets of Hamilton in the space of 12 months, police data has revealed. Data...
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National
Woman found injured near intersection
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:54PMHamilton police have launched an investigation after a woman was located injured near a Hamilton intersection on Monday night...
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National
'Ram raid': Te Kuti Liquorland invaded by flock of lost sheep
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:22PMEmployees at a Te Kūiti liquor store experienced a different kind of ram raid on Saturday when they became shepherds to a...
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National
'Being reviewed': Search for missing 79yo in Pureora Forest hits 11th day
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 3:49PMThe officer in charge of the search for a missing 79-year-old Auckland woman in Pureora Forest has advised the search is...
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Crime
Police investigating homicide in 'very quiet' street
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 10:46AMResidents of a leafy Hamilton cul-de-sac are shocked to find police investigating a homicide in their street. One person...
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National
Emergency services respond to death at Huka Falls Rd
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 4:08PMA person has died at Huka Falls Rd, near Taupō. Emergency services have responded to the medical event. According to a police...
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Crime
'We don't always get it right': IPCA finds police wrongfully arrested, used force on man with facial tattoos
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2:14PMFour Hamilton police officers wrongfully “wrestled” a man to the ground, put him in a headlock and pepper-sprayed him, an...
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Crime
Man pleads not guilty to setting Spa Lodge blaze
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:30PMA man pleaded not guilty to arson yesterday in relation to a late November fire at Rotorua’s Spa Lodge. The man appeared...
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National
New One Day School for gifted kids set to open: What are the signs of giftedness?
Monday, 29 January 2024, 8:51AMRotorua’s gifted kids will be able to participate in a new One Day School programme from April. The fully-funded One Day...
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National
Death of Tauranga grandmother Tina Shrimpton third tragic blow for family in 13 months
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 11:00AMA Tauranga family who have lost two family members in the past 13 months have been dealt another terrible blow. Tina Shrimpton,...
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Crime
Concerns of 'vigilante justice' raised after Rotorua man charged for prowler incident
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 3:32PMA Rotorua man has appeared in court after he was allegedly caught on camera prowling outside a woman’s home and peering into...
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National
Watch: 'Lock your door' - prowler filmed peering in mum’s kitchen window
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 7:03AMA “sick” prowler had been creeping around a Rotorua mum’s home and peering into her windows for 40 minutes before she received...
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National
Rotorua police investigate multiple burglaries after shops smashed up overnight
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 1:51PMRotorua police are investigating a string of overnight burglaries after shopowners arrived to find smashed windows and stolen...
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National
Mount Maunganui fatal crash brings holiday road toll to eight
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 10:32AMA fatal crash in Mount Maunganui has brought the Christmas holiday road toll to eight. A section of State Highway 2 at Mount...
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National
Isaac Robinson sentenced in Rotorua for raping sleeping woman
Friday, 22 December 2023, 10:20AMWarning: This story discusses sexual offending and anxiety. A jury “rightfully rejected” a man’s defence of “somnambulism”...
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Crime
'Won't let me sleep': Cops were 'tormenting' man later killed by police
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 9:52PMShargin Stephens felt “police were tormenting him” in the days before he attacked a police car with a slasher and was fatally...
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Business
'Bounce back': Most suburbs saw average values increase over past three months
Monday, 20 November 2023, 4:46PMMost suburbs across Tauranga and the Western Bay have increased in average value over the past three months as local realtors...
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National
Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction raises $21k
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 4:50PMPeople from Rotorua and the wider Bay of Plenty gave more than $21,000 at today’s Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction...
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National
'Blood kept gushing out': Store owner king-hit and left concussed
Friday, 27 October 2023, 8:33AMA Mount Maunganui good Samaritan was left bloodied, bruised and concussed after he was king-hit while helping his neighbour...
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Crime
Jury finds Mongrel Mob trio not guilty of murdering David Kuka
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 2:34PMA jury has found three Mongrel Mob gang members not guilty of murder. Luke William Belmont, Maru Puriri Michael Wright and...
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National
Pharmac offers alternative brain cancer drug- but it's not Medsafe approved
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 3:19PMPharmac will fund an alternative anti-cancer drug for brain cancer patients after one they were taking was cancelled. But...
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National
Explainer: How to safely forage for mushrooms - and poisonous ones to avoid
Saturday, 19 August 2023, 4:16PMThe headline-grabbing suspected mushroom lunch poisoning deaths of three people in Australia have led to increased interest...
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Crime
'Extreme': Man jailed for having 143 child porn videos
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 3:24PMA Rotorua man has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison after a Customs investigation found him possessing...
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National
'Golden rule': The top threats to your online safety and how to avoid them
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 2:12PMNon-existent product scams, sextortion and phishing. These are among the top categories of digital harm reported to Netsafe...