Articles by Michael Morrah
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Mount waterpipe network probed after deadly landslide kills six campers
Friday, 30 January 2026, 3:10pmThe Herald understands Mount Maunganui’s underground water pipe network – including pipes located above where the deadly...
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'She saved lots of people': Teacher revealed as hero who warned campers before deadly landslide took her life
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 2:40pmA Waikato man who managed to escape the deadly Mount Maunganui campground landslide with his daughter has credited Morrinsville...
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'It could take days' - Police Commissioner warns campground rescue will be slow
Friday, 23 January 2026, 9:03amPolice Commissioner Richard Chambers says it could take “days” for rescue teams to reach the “multiple” missing beneath the...
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Fresh info about 'darkest hour' McSkimming welfare visit from two top cops
Friday, 21 November 2025, 1:00pmPolice Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle was the other senior officer who carried out a welfare check on Jevon McSkimming...
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‘Betrayed the uniform’: Frontline cops slam McSkimming fallout
Friday, 14 November 2025, 7:09amAs the Jevon McSkimming scandal engulfs the upper echelons of the New Zealand Police, investigative reporter Michael Morrah...
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'I won't give up': Woman pleads for help from businesses to find missing sister
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 7:12amThe sister of a woman who was last seen leaving Auckland’s SkyCity says family “won’t give up” searching for her and is appealing...
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Mother of missing woman shares fresh detail: A cash withdrawal and hours in SkyCity basement
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 7:09amIt’s been almost six weeks since 25-year-old Te Anihana Beau Pomana went missing after leaving Auckland’s SkyCity early on...
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Inside the cordon: Exclusive video shows cops seizing Tom Phillips bikes, debris near camps
Friday, 12 September 2025, 7:10amNew video from inside the Tom Phillips’ police cordon show officers recovering bikes as they investigate the fugitive’s secret...
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Mother pleads with immigration to allow son with Down syndrome into NZ
Monday, 8 September 2025, 8:47amA Christchurch resident is pleading with immigration officials to allow her son who has Down syndrome to live with her in...
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Justice Minister criticises Meta over drug ads on Facebook Marketplace
Friday, 25 July 2025, 3:43pmJustice Minister Paul Goldsmith says it’s “outrageous” dealers are openly peddling class A drugs on Facebook Marketplace...
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TAB could be asked to compensate greyhound trainers amid plans to ban the sport
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 7:25amNew details have emerged in the Government’s bid to ban greyhound racing with new laws being considered to get the New Zealand...
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Assistant Commissioner denies allowing psychometric test exemptions for police recruits
Friday, 20 June 2025, 4:41pmPolice Assistant Commissioner Jill Rogers allowed recruits who failed psychometric tests to re-sit the assessment until they...
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Police review finds 128 recruits failed English test, fitness standards
Friday, 13 June 2025, 3:46pmA review of police candidates sparked after an investigation by the Herald has found 128 applicants failed a basic English...
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'Attenborough would be mortified': Six tonnes of coral bycatch off Christchurch
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 7:10amConservationists say Sir David Attenborough would be “mortified” by images of six tonnes of coral caught in a single trawl...
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Watch - 'National emergency': Mental health patients absconding from EDs
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 7:17amMental health patients are absconding daily from emergency departments because of a lack of community services. Dr Vanessa...
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Stroke and road crash victims being treated in corridors, says ED doctor
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 2:24pmCar crash victims and stroke patients are being seen in corridors at Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department due to overcrowding...
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Watch: 1500 patients treated in corridors over 36 days at Middlemore ED
Monday, 26 May 2025, 7:08amMore than 1500 patients were treated in corridors at Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department in just over a month. A report...
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Luxon backtracks after ‘unhelpful’ claims of 100 Uber-driving doctors
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 7:12amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has changed his position after saying 100 Uber-driving overseas doctors want to work as...
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Watch: Extremists target NZ kids with sadistic extortion - investigations underway
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 7:25amNew Zealand police and the Department of Internal Affairs say a new breed of sadistic online predator has been targeting...
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Auckland family say they ‘can’t survive’ proposed deportation to Tonga
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 9:10pmTina Veaila faces deportation with her New Zealand-born sons after her husband was deported to Tonga. The family’s lawyer,...
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‘Human trafficking’: Auckland-based former dancer claims mistreatment by global company
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 8:08amA former Shen Yun performer claims the organisation’s business model resembles “human trafficking” with punishing hours and...
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‘Highly unusual’: Superyacht with dirty hull allowed in Hauraki Gulf regatta
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 7:07amThe Sea Eagle was granted permission to compete in the Millennium Cup and visit Waiheke and Great Barrier Islands despite...
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‘No decisions made’: Deportation of NZ-born teen on hold
Monday, 17 February 2025, 10:57amThe deportation of 18-year-old Daman Kumar to India is on hold, pending a decision by Associate Immigration Minister Chris...
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‘Absolute disgrace’: NZ-born teen’s looming deportation to India draws outrage
Friday, 14 February 2025, 5:13pmDaman Kumar, 18, faces deportation to India despite being born in New Zealand. His lawyer, Alastair McClymont, calls the...
