Articles by Tracy Neal
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National
Care home took intimate photos of elderly resident after claims of sexual assault
Monday, 13 October 2025, 2:12pmA care facility for the elderly was told to improve its care standards after claims that a resident was sexually assaulted. The...
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National
Cold seas, doomed boat: Fishing trip ends in fatal capsize
Monday, 13 October 2025, 1:25pmA midwinter fishing trip for three men turned to tragedy when their boat capsized in cold, choppy seas and only two made...
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National
'Irreplaceable views': Couple battle to subdivide lakeside section
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 3:40pmA couple wanting to subdivide a picturesque lakeside section they own near Queenstown have run into trouble over a deed that...
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National
Clash over female firefighter's suit sizing leads to support officer's 'unfair dismissal'
Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:22amA fire service volunteer support officer lost his job after an exchange with a female firefighter over an ill-fitting suit. The...
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Crime
'Brazen and blatant': Man sold off a $34k cabin he'd hired for $8k
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 8:46pmA man who hired a portable cabin, but then fell behind in payments, sold it through a social media sales site to an unwitting...
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National
Man tries to 'punish' ASB bank with a $5m claim for its allegedly 'deceitful' actions
Friday, 26 September 2025, 7:27pmWhen a man’s claim for $2.5 million in relief from a bank failed in the High Court, he doubled down and asked for millions...
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Crime
'Unrelenting offending': Serial shoplifter's crime spree while on bail
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 3:43pmAn “unrelenting” shoplifter and petrol thief tried to pay for $139 worth of fuel on a Work and Income card. When the transaction...
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National
Struggling bus driver offered more hours in exchange for sex with branch manager
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 9:31amA solo mum struggling to make ends meet on the bus run she worked was offered more hours by the company branch manager in...
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National
Woman's epidural came out during 'distressing' birth, needed blood transfusions and surgery
Monday, 22 September 2025, 2:12pmA woman needed blood transfusions to counter heavy blood loss after her baby was born, and surgery to remove part of the...
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National
Caregiver tried to get elderly man's will changed to favour her
Sunday, 21 September 2025, 8:09amThe caregiver of an elderly man with dementia tried to get him to change his will with handwritten notes she had penned,...
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National
'Avoidable tragedy': Friends killed after being hit by car while fighting on a dark road
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 9:08amThe angry last words between two good mates in the final hours of 2022 turned out to be tragically true. Jardon Te Hau and...
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National
'Highly careless': Judge blasts importer after toy cars pose choking risk to young kids
Monday, 15 September 2025, 8:53pmAn importer has been hit with a heavy fine after selling small toy cars that young children could choke on – hundreds of...
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National
'A very sad case': How one landlord’s compassion ended in debt and despair
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:51pmFiona McLaren faced debt and stress after a tenant left $9000 in unpaid rent and $14,000 in damages to the property. The...
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National
'Dangerous injury': Man bled to death following ambulance delays
Monday, 8 September 2025, 2:16pmA man who cut his arm badly at a building site died after being rushed to hospital in a work van, when an ambulance took...
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Crime
'Completely unacceptable': Supermarket manager attacked while restocking shelves
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 8:37pmA supermarket duty manager stocking shelves was left with facial injuries after a man punched him in the head, then kicked...
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Crime
'This is my kill': Social media post about cheating leads to terrifying attack
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 8:26pmA woman thought she was going to die during a “prolonged and terrifying attack” that included having an extension cord wrapped...
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Crime
'She was just wailing': Friends had to tell RSE worker's mum he had been killed in a crash
Sunday, 31 August 2025, 3:09pmKaiea Taubakoa arrived in New Zealand last year from the small Pacific nation of Kiribati to tend orchards and vineyards. It...
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Crime
'Idiotic driving': How police caught a runaway driver wedged by a tree
Friday, 22 August 2025, 4:36pmA man desperate to escape police managed to flee, even after getting his car wedged by a tree. However, the next day, he...
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Crime
'Go on, tell the neighbours that I bash you,' man tells woman fleeing after violent attack
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 8:32pmA man who strangled a woman as she lay in bed said he got stoned at a mate’s place before it happened. They were together...
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National
Taupaki man Mihajlo Nikolic crushed in accidental death while felling tree
Monday, 18 August 2025, 2:54pmAn experienced woodsman who was fatally crushed by a falling tree had reportedly cut down about 1000 trees in his lifetime. Contractor...
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National
'Complex case': Mum's fight to have son released from secure care, 20 years after minor offending
Friday, 15 August 2025, 3:38pmA family has gone all the way to the Supreme Court to try and secure an autistic man’s freedom after he’s been in care for...
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Crime
'Extremely fearful': Man's indecent act leaves young girls terrified
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 1:26pmTwo young girls out for an evening jog last winter were left terrified by a man who followed them, made a “vulgar gesture”...
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National
Man accused of killing Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming named
Friday, 8 August 2025, 11:12amThe man accused of murdering policewoman Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been named...
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National
Family didn't have a chance to say goodbye after teen died from post-op complications
Monday, 28 July 2025, 2:13pmA teenager’s death from complications after surgery revealed troubling gaps in complex care across the South Island at the...
