Articles by Melissa Nightingale
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National
Key details of Tom Phillips case to remain secret for now
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 4:45pmKey details of the Tom Phillips case will remain suppressed for now following a hearing on an urgent injunction application. Lawyers...
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National
Community in mourning as 22-year-old dies in his sleep, cause unknown
Monday, 8 September 2025, 9:35amThe parents of a young Gore man who died unexpectedly in his sleep last week say they take comfort in knowing he passed peacefully. Jonas...
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National
'Huge on an international level': Worker 'disgusted' at handling of asbestos contamination scare
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 7:10amA construction industry worker says he’s “disgusted” at the handling of possible asbestos contamination in products from...
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National
Accused killer fled mental health care in Auckland weeks before lighting deadly fire
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 12:29pmThe man accused of murdering five people by lighting a deadly fire in a Wellington hostel had absconded from a hospital in...
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National
Loafers Lodge hostel fire: Insanity defence planned as hostel fire murder trial starts
Monday, 25 August 2025, 12:23pmThe trial for a man accused of murdering five people by starting a fire in a Wellington hostel begins today. The man, who...
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Wellington
Drivers fight 'impossible' parking tickets as new tech gets triple the fines of a warden
Sunday, 24 August 2025, 9:59amA controversial new parking ticket system is bringing in more than triple the fines of the average warden, but a Lower Hutt...
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Wellington
Judge rules in ugly property dispute between mayor and mother-in-law
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 1:29pmA judge has ruled in favour of Lower Hutt’s mayor Campbell Barry in a messy property dispute involving his estranged mother-in-law...
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National
David Seymour hopes Pharmac will make 'right decision' on miracle drug
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 11:01amPharmac Minister David Seymour said he hopes the drug-buying agency will make “the right decision” around funding a “miracle...
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National
Family's 'heartbreaking' call to leave NZ to get life-changing medicine for 4-year-old
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:18amA Lower Hutt family have had to move to Australia to access a life-changing cystic fibrosis (CF) medication for their 4-year-old...
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National
'Really disturbing': Ex-Police Commissioner on Jevon McSkimming's court case
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 9:58amFormer Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has called the criminal case against ex-Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming “a...
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Crime
Ex-top cop Jevon McSkimming’s name suppression drops on objectionable material charges
Monday, 4 August 2025, 10:26amA prominent New Zealander whose case was shrouded in secrecy last month can now be identified as former Deputy Police Commissioner...
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Crime
Mass murderer denied parole for 16th time, reveals motive for killing his kids
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 7:05amA mass murderer who killed seven people – including three of his young children – has explained why he committed the “horrific”...
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National
Khandallah murder investigation was a 'witch hunt' against daughter, defence says
Monday, 21 July 2025, 2:33pmAn investigation into the violent killing of an elderly Wellington woman in her home was a “witch hunt”, a jury has heard. Police...
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Crime
Murder accused's crypto spending revealed in court
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 2:27pmA woman accused of murdering her elderly mother and staging the scene to look as if she had suffered a fall spent more than...
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National
'Political stunt': Cops claim Kiri Allan told police she wrote the law, grabbed shrubs during arrest
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 9:11amPolice say Kiri Allan verbally abused officers who were arresting her after she crashed her car while over the drink-driving...
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National
Prominent New Zealander due in court on serious charges
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 7:07amA prominent New Zealander is due to appear in court for the first time on serious charges today. The high-profile defendant’s...
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Crime
Hospital machete attacker broke wife's lover's skull
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 1:36pmA man who smuggled a machete into Wairarapa Hospital and used it to fracture his wife’s lover’s skull and take a chunk of...
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National
'Incredible grief': Beloved rugby player, dad and koro's death shatters community
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 8:06amAdam Vardey was always a protector. Even at the very end, perhaps as a final act of protection, he waited until his family...
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Politics
Les Mills identified as gym where Luxon's press sec took photos of women
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 10:59amThe gyms where the Prime Minister’s disgraced former press secretary took photos of women working out have been revealed. Michael...
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Crime
Loafers Lodge hostel fire: Fourth person charged with manslaughter
Monday, 9 June 2025, 11:03amA fourth person has been charged with manslaughter for the deaths of five people in the Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Wellington. The...
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National
Missing Wellington Hospital nurse Vanron Ngoun found safe in Bangkok
Monday, 9 June 2025, 10:51amA Wellington nurse who went missing in Europe, sparking widespread media coverage and even catching the attention of Prime...
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National
Teen who stabbed another girl seven times 'made an error of judgment'
Friday, 6 June 2025, 6:45pmA teenager who narrowly missed hitting another girl’s spine as she stabbed her multiple times with a steak knife has been...
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National
Multiple 'Levin invasion' boy racer cars listed for sale - with a catch
Friday, 6 June 2025, 7:14amMultiple cars involved in last week’s “Levin invasion” boy racer meet have been listed for sale online - but buyers will...
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National
Three people charged with manslaughter over Loafers Lodge Fire
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 10:54amThree people have been charged with manslaughter over the devastating Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Wellington, which killed...
