Articles by Pierre Nixon
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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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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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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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Crime
Man dies of meth overdose in custody, police care was 'reasonable'
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 1:42pmA man who died of a meth overdose in a police car en route to hospital last year was cared for appropriately by police before...
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National
Two dead after crash in South Marlborough, SH1 closed, motorists face lengthy delays
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 2:54pmTwo people have died and two others are injured following a horrific crash on State Highway 1, Kekerengu, Southern Marlborough. The...
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Wellington
Person critically injured in Wellington lift shaft fall
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 1:33pmA person was critically injured following a fall in a lift shaft in central Wellington. Emergency services were called to...
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Crime
Pub license suspended after serving drinks to a man who later died in a crash
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 1:39pmA North Canterbury bar has had its liquor licence suspended after an investigation into drinks served to a man who later...
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Entertainment
Pink fans book out city; $1000 a night for Airbnb properties
Monday, 4 March 2024, 3:03pmDunedin is nearly booked out, with some having to fork up to $1000 a night for a room, as international pop star Pink gears...
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National
Triple tragedy: Third motorsport death in just a few days
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 2:44pmA person has died following a motorcycle crash at the Ruapuna Raceway west of Christchurch, the third person to die in a...
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National
Selwyn crash: One seriously injured after two-vehicle collision on State Highway 77
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 2:49pmOne person has been seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash near the farming settlement of Windwhistle in Selwyn,...
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National
Port Hills fire: State of Emergency lifted, fire crews to scale back efforts
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 2:48pmChristchurch and the Selwyn district will transition from a state of emergency to a ‘recovery phase’ as fire crews continue...
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National
Port Hills fires contained but not out, fire operations to continue until Thursday
Monday, 19 February 2024, 2:08pmAs fire operations on Christchurch’s Port Hills continue into day six, Fire and Emergency (Fenz) say the blaze is contained...
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National
'Grossly insensitive': Swastika raised on top of small town workshop
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:30pmA swastika placed on top of a South Canterbury workshop has been slammed by the NZ Jewish Council as “grossly insensitive”...
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National
Port Hills fire: Helicopters grounded for the night; blaze still burns
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:17pmA state of local emergency has been declared for Christchurch City, including Banks Peninsula, and the Selwyn District due...
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World
Fijian government signs deal with NZ firm to boost medicinal cannabis sector
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 3:28pmChristchurch-based company Aether Pacific Pharmaceuticals (APP), operating as Medical Kiwi, has announced a deal with the...
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National
'He was living his dream life': UK tourist killed in NZ crash remembered
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 1:38pmA British tourist killed in a crash on Otira Highway, SH73, on the South Island’s West Coast is being remembered as a loving,...
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Crime
Norfolk Island murderer to be deported to Christchurch
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 3:36pmA New Zealander who stabbed a Sydney woman to death in a drawn-out attack on Norfolk Island more than 20 years ago is about...
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National
Five dead in under 24 hours on South Island roads
Monday, 29 January 2024, 2:57pmFive people have died on South Island roads in under 24 hours, prompting police to issue an urgent safety appeal. The latest...
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Crime
'Still furious': More concertgoers claim they were victims to a concert parking hustler
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 9:03pmEd Sheeran fans who attended his Auckland show last year claim they were also duped by a man in a hi-vis vest offering $20...
