Articles by Maryana Garcia, Rotorua Daily Post
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National
Torrential rain, possible tornado lash Thames and Coromandel
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 11:26AMMetService has lifted the severe thunderstorm warning in place over the Bay of Plenty as thunderstorms with possible strong...
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National
Mobster's leg slashed to the bone, red shoes stolen in Black Power attack
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:08AMA Mongrel Mob member nearly bled to death after rival gang associates attacked him in Rotorua, slicing his leg to the bone...
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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
Police allege patrol car rammed in Tauranga
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:13PMPolice have arrested a 21-year-old man after a patrol car was allegedly rammed in Tauranga. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith...
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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
Second person charged with murder of Mongrel Mob president
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:11PMA second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven...
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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
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 11:39AMMount Ruapehu is experiencing an “uncommon style of small earthquakes”, GNS Science says. The volcano’s crater lake recently...
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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16AMA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02PMThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28AMInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27PMA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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National
Restaurant closed for repairs after car smashes through window
Sunday, 17 March 2024, 3:25PMA Rotorua restaurant is closed for repairs after a car smashed through its window on Friday and left four people injured. A...
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National
New study reveals: Mentally ill and men are more likely to start vaping
Monday, 11 March 2024, 4:03PMA new study by University of Otago researchers has revealed the psychological factors most likely to have non-smokers reaching...
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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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National
Billionaire's proposed lodge 'wrong development in the wrong location'
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:39PMA luxury lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka proposed by billionaire Peter Thiel is the “wrong development in the wrong location”,...
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Crime
International drug cartel fixer admits role in $27m cocaine plot
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 8:26PMThe middle-man for an international drug cartel involved in a $27m cocaine that came to a head in Dunedin has pleaded guilty. Carlos...
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Crime
Helicopter company heading to trial over pilot's death
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 2:19PMThe owner of a Milton helicopter company has denied charges after one of his pilots crashed and died while flying at night,...
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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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National
Car crashes through Dunedin high school fence
Monday, 4 March 2024, 3:08PMA car crashed through a Dunedin secondary school’s fence and landed on two parked cars, sparking a schoolwide lockdown this...
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Business
Sheep farming in a 'challenging place'- Beef + Lamb NZ
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 3:52PMA rising middle class in China are eating less red meat from New Zealand as unemployment bites but demand remains strong...
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Crime
Dunedin teacher jailed for 'frenzied' stabbing murder of partner in bathtub
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 1:57PMA Dunedin teacher who stabbed her partner to death in the bath has been jailed for at least eleven years. Carole Coade, 62,...