Articles by Pierre Nixon, Sam Sherwood, and Anna Leask
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National
Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:16PMPolice are “well advanced” in planning around the upcoming funeral for a gang member who fatally shot a man in Ponsonby. Teams...
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Crime
New Zealand’s worst murderers: The men too dangerous for parole
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 9:03AMThere are 47 convicted murderers in New Zealand prisons who have served more than two decades of their life sentences without...
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National
At least 31 fractures: 3-month-old baby suffered abuse before death
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:24PMWARNING: this story deals details allegations of significant and fatal child abuse. Crown: “no doubt” Michael Topp subjected...
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National
One dead after stolen ute flees police, crashes head-on with innocent motorist
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 1:30PMOne person has died and two others badly injured after the vehicle they were in crashed north of Ōtaki after fleeing police. Just...
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National
Not murder: US cop who shot NZ man dead during mental health 'crisis' cleared of serious charges
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 12:26PMA US jury has found a former police officer guilty of reckless endangerment after the fatal shooting of Christchurch man...
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National
Pensioner held hostage, violently assaulted before alleged offender shoots at police
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 12:32PMA pensioner was held hostage for two hours and subjected to a violent assault in a “dangerous and unpredictable” incident...
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National
Pipe bomb found at Christchurch address, police charge two people
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2:02PMChristchurch Police have charged two people after discovering an incomplete pipe bomb during a search warrant execution yesterday. Police...
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Crime
'Determined to get justice': Six months since Baby Ru's murder, no charges
Monday, 22 April 2024, 11:40AMThree adults known to Baby Ru are continuing to be considered persons of interest on the sixth-month anniversary of the Lower...
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National
Mum of 9-year-old boy who took his own life: 'Why couldn't I have saved him?'
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 9:02AMWARNING: This story deals with suicide. Please see below for help and crisis information. Sage Matutaera Ross was a beautiful,...
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National
Teen driver admits killing legal executive in crash
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:30AMA 15-year-old has admitted the manslaughter of a woman killed in a crash in rural Canterbury. Sandra Loveday, 60, died...
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National
Farzana Yaqubi murder: Damning report says police’s stalking allegations matrix ‘not fit-for-purpose’
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:13PMThe independent police watchdog says the matrix police use to assess allegations of stalking is “not fit-for-purpose” after...
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National
What is ZYN? The new nicotine craze making its way into NZ schools
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:38AMHealth professionals are sounding the alarm over a new nicotine product that is infiltrating New Zealand schools. ZYN,...
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National
Brother of 'Heavenly Creatures' teen murderess shares 'real' story of her life
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:03AMSeventy years after Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were convicted of one of New Zealand’s most brutal and high-profile murders,...
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National
St John apologises 'unreservedly' after woman dies waiting for ambulance
Friday, 12 April 2024, 5:06PMHato Hone St John says it “unreservedly” apologises to the family of an elderly woman who died following a 70-minute wait for...
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National
Family's anger: Elderly woman died after 70-minute wait for ambulance
Friday, 12 April 2024, 10:53AMAn elderly woman died following a 70-minute wait for an ambulance after her double-amputee husband called for help. A coroner...
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National
Communities on standby with heavier rain to come; North Island in for a pummelling
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 8:58AMWest Coast residents are preparing for more rain to hit the already drenched region, as further weather warnings have been...
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National
Connor Lamb named as victim of Auckland CBD motorcycle crash
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:17PMPolice have released the identity of the victim of a motorcycle crash in Auckland’s Eden Terrace. Connor James Lamb, 27,...
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National
‘Dark day for science and climate’: Up to 90 jobs to be cut at Niwa
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:56AMUp to 90 jobs may be cut at Niwa as part of a swathe of roles being slashed across the public service. The National Institute...
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Christchurch
'Makes me sad': Pou whenua overlooking Lyttelton Harbour stolen
Monday, 8 April 2024, 3:11PMA symbolic pou whenua sculpture on the John Jameson lookout on Summit Rd in the Christchurch Port Hills has been stolen. The...
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National
Kindergarten shut down as police dog tracks suspected burglar
Monday, 8 April 2024, 2:01PMA Christchurch kindergarten was placed in lockdown while a police dog tracked a suspected burglar. The Herald understands...
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National
Pilot injured after Canterbury microlight plane crash, emergency services rush to scene
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 4:16PMOne person has suffered moderate injuries after crash-landing a microlight aircraft near Peel Forest, Canterbury. Emergency...
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National
'Indefinitely mothballed': Quake-hit cathedral's dire future unless $30m found by August
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:09AMThe Christ Church Cathedral rebuild has a funding gap of $114 million - and if $30m isn’t secured by August this year, the...
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National
Father pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing deaths of two of his children
Friday, 5 April 2024, 1:40PMA father lost control of his car, crashing into a tree and killing two of his children when he hit his accelerator rather...
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Crime
Baby Ru 'person of interest' allegedly involved in attack on journalist
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:50PMA woman who is a person of interest in relation to the killing of toddler Baby Ru is facing charges after an alleged attack...