Articles by Akula Sharma
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Auckland
'Health hazard': Auckland school closes after major sewage leak
Monday, 14 August 2023, 1:48pmA major sewage rupture at a central Auckland secondary school has prompted its early closure. An email sent to parents and...
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Crime
Children witnessed fatal daylight gang shootout at park from living room window
Monday, 7 August 2023, 3:11pmA traumatised mother has spoken of her horror after her two young children witnessed a fatal daylight gang shootout in an...
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Crime
‘Crack, crack, boom’: Resident describes shootout at Auckland reserve
Monday, 7 August 2023, 11:39amA resident has described hearing six cracks and then a boom before two people were shot at an East Auckland reserve and one...
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Crime
Police investigate objectionable material sent to Auckland school students
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 2:30pmPolice are investigating after South Auckland secondary school students were sent an email containing objectionable material. The...
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Crime
'Unprovoked and random': Shopkeeper allegedly attacked by man armed with homemade weapon
Monday, 31 July 2023, 2:12pmA dairy owner is recovering from serious injuries after he was attacked by a man who fashioned a weapon out of a walking...
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National
Wild weather on the way: Late winter storm set to bring gales, heavy snow
Monday, 31 July 2023, 9:58amA late winter storm is set to hit New Zealand in the coming days bringing gales, heavy snow and rain. MetService has issued...
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National
Countdown Mt Wellington fire: Police suspect arson, reviewing security footage
Friday, 28 July 2023, 12:17pmThe blaze at an Auckland supermarket is being investigated as suspected arson, police have confirmed. Fire and Emergency...
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Crime
Watch: The shocking 60-second daytime luxury store designer bag heist
Monday, 24 July 2023, 1:19pmA central Auckland luxury brand store has had high-end goods worth tens of thousands of dollars stolen during a brazen daytime...
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National
Man who scaled Auckland ferry building was on bail; being hunted by police
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 12:56pmA man who scaled the downtown Auckland ferry building, halting traffic by refusing to get down from the rooftop, metres away...
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National
'Lucky to be alive': Lost tramper found after 10 days in bush
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 9:15amA tramper who had been missing for ten days has been found alive in remote backcountry at the top of the South Island. The...
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Crime
'Nightmare': Child robbers hit vape store, steal $5k worth of product
Monday, 17 July 2023, 9:00amAn East Auckland vape store owner has woken up to another “nightmare” as two child robbers, one who looked as young as eight,...
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National
‘Surviving hell’: Kiwi feared for his life during ‘nightmare’ stay in Thai detention
Saturday, 8 July 2023, 1:12pmWhen Ari Michael Salinger left his hotel in Patong for a stroll around the town, he never thought he would end up living...
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Crime
South Auckland fires: Three men face arson charges, police investigation ongoing
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 2:50pmThree men are facing arson charges in relation to a series of suspicious fires in various South Auckland suburbs last month. Police...
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National
Off-duty restaurant worker shot at by man hiding in the dark
Friday, 23 June 2023, 3:18pmA woman shot by a stranger in darkness outside her house in Ngaruawahia has spoken of the ordeal - and urged anyone with...
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National
Gaming room winner beaten unconscious by thieves in Mt Eden
Monday, 19 June 2023, 11:09amA gaming room winner is recovering from injuries after being beaten unconscious and stripped of his belongings by a pair...
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National
Police reveal DNA breakthrough in Kaikohe homicide
Monday, 5 June 2023, 2:08pmPolice have discovered DNA at the Kaikohe home - where dialysis patient Linda Woods died - that officers believe is linked...
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National
'Severe thunderstorms' on the move: Warning for parts of NZ as heavy rain rolls in
Monday, 5 June 2023, 11:38amA thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Bay of Plenty and may bring heavy rain to the region. MetService says...
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National
Screams heard, windows smashed after North Shore home engulfed in fire; two people in hospital
Monday, 29 May 2023, 10:37amNeighbours woke to hear a woman screaming this morning as a North Shore home was engulfed in flames. Two people are in hospital...
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Crime
Auckland dairy owner’s heart almost stopped after shop raided a sixth time
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 9:36amAn Auckland dairy owner who lost her husband less than a month ago almost had heart failure when she heard her shop of 14...
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Crime
'They took a part of me': Tens of thousands of dollars worth of heirloom jewellery stolen
Monday, 22 May 2023, 3:20pmAn Auckland woman is shattered after thieves ransacked her home and stole precious heirloom jewellery spanning a lifetime. The...
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National
'Sick of all the crime': Titirangi Post Shop targeted seven times closes for good
Monday, 22 May 2023, 11:32amA West Auckland community will lose its only NZ Post shop after repeated ram raids and break-ins forced its owners to shut...
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Crime
'Not welcome here': Mayor's message to gang wanting to set up HQ in city
Monday, 15 May 2023, 3:28pmTimaru mayor Nigel Bowen has a “loud and clear” message for gangs moving into the South Canterbury town: they are “not welcome...
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National
Hauraki Gulf rescue: No trace of boaties despite mass search after mayday
Monday, 1 May 2023, 2:28pmA mayday alarm was raised by a mystery stricken vessel in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf during yesterday’s storm but despite a...
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National
West Auckland schoolgirl abduction: Family waits for police progress
Monday, 1 May 2023, 11:24amThe family of a schoolgirl who was assaulted for hours in a West Auckland park are enduring an agonising wait for progress...
