Articles by Qiuyi Tan
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Crime
Man hires skip bins, charges them to Chorus and pockets $42k
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 9:29pmA man cheated Chorus out of more than $42,000 by booking skip bins from a waste management company and charging them to the...
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National
Doctor prescribed opioids, sedatives to another doctor
Monday, 17 April 2023, 1:58pmA doctor admits he treated and prescribed high quantities of painkillers, sedatives and tranquillisers to another doctor...
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Crime
Child star hit-and-run death: Boss pleads guilty at emotional hearing
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 9:19pmIn a brief but emotional court hearing, the driver of a truck that hit Kiwi child star Lionel “Doeboy” Allan has admitted...
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Crime
Man charged with harassing prominent broadcaster
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 2:51pmA man has been charged with harassing a prominent broadcaster with online messages that likely caused fear. The 33-year-old,...
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National
'She did not desist': Woman sent 1000 angry texts after Tinder date's disinterest
Monday, 20 March 2023, 9:22pmA woman who felt cast aside after a date sent the man one thousand belligerent texts and accused him of abuse on Instagram. When...
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Crime
'Don't forget to pray': Teenagers accused of Beach Haven murder appear in court
Monday, 6 March 2023, 1:29pmTwo teenagers have appeared in court to face murder charges over the death of a Beach Haven man on Friday. The first defendant,...
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National
'I was desperate': Nurse posed as boss over email, wrote fake reference letter
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 11:11pmA nurse has been struck off for lying to a tribunal in a desperate bid to save her job, posing as her boss on email and writing...
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National
'Another comfy chair please': Apprentice's request escalates to suspension, awarded $30,000
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 4:13pmAn electrical company has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 to an apprentice who suffered weeks of sleepless nights and...
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National
'Oh my god"; Witnesses recall the moment a mother was crushed by her own van
Monday, 16 January 2023, 3:57pmA devoted mother was struck and killed by her own van after she left the vehicle in drive with the handbrake off and it rolled...
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National
Uber rapist Moses Ravanes booted out of the country
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 10:22pmAn Uber driver who raped his drunk passenger in the back seat has been deported after a failed bid to stay in New Zealand. Moses...
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National
Teacher struck off for ‘boyish horseplay’ that included wedgies and tying student to goalpost
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 4:19pmA teacher will no longer be able to return to the classroom after “inexcusable” behaviour that included riding on the back...
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National
Most junior cop on scene fitted a spit hood during arrest. The suspect died in custody
Monday, 10 October 2022, 4:20pmAlo Ngata lay unmoving in a police cell with a spit hood covering his face after his arrest in 2018, and it was the first...
