Articles by Benjamin Plummer
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National
'Could be similar': How a photo mix-up led to 11yo girl's injections with antipsychotic
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:48pmPolice mistakenly detained an 11-year-old girl who was later given antipsychotic medication. A carer for a 21yo mental health...
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National
‘He’s still struggling’: Filipino man badly injured in crash not told best mate dead
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 8:48amA Filipino man critically injured after a driver allegedly fleeing police crossed the centre line hasn’t been told his best...
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National
11yo misidentified as woman in 20s handcuffed, given antipsychotics at mental health clinic
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 7:17amAn 11-year-old girl was taken by police to a mental health facility and injected with two doses of antipsychotic drugs in...
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National
Second Auckland funeral director charged with interfering with human remains
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 4:24pmAdditional charges have been laid against an Auckland funeral director arrested last week amid the investigation into allegations...
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National
Police target remote settlement only accessible by boat in hunt for fugitive dad Tom Phillips
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 2:17pmPolice are today at a remote coastal Waikato settlement only accessible by boat in a renewed effort to find fugitive father...
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National
Four arrested over Destiny Church-linked protest at Auckland children's event
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 4:21pmPolice have made four arrests after a Destiny Church-linked protest during a drag event at an Auckland community centre last...
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Crime
‘They came from nowhere’: Man attacked in ‘violent’ Auckland robbery days after moving to NZ
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 8:50pmA Chinese immigrant was punched in the face and chased with a baseball bat in a “violent” robbery by six people in East Auckland. The...
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World
'Already run out': Cyclone panic buying leaves Kiwi family in Brisbane short on water
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 7:17amTropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm, is set to impact Brisbane with severe weather. Kiwi expat Pania Reiri-Smith...
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National
Police call for new information to solve violent home-invasion killing
Monday, 3 March 2025, 2:18pmPolice are hoping someone who kept quiet over the 2014 murder of West Auckland father Brett Fraser will come forward more...
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National
‘He was so purple’: Top businessman pulled face-down from surf ahead of TV appearance
Friday, 28 February 2025, 7:05amWarning: This story contains graphic content An award-winning businessman was rescued from the water near Great Barrier...
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National
Police detain Du Val founder outside Remuera home after run-in with photographer
Monday, 17 February 2025, 8:54pmKenyon Clarke, founder of insolvent Auckland property group Du Val, has been detained by police outside his home in the affluent...
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National
‘Nightmarish’: Auckland school turns to sausage sizzles after lunch programme delays
Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 8:24pmWest Auckland’s Kelston Intermediate School has resorted to feeding its students Weet-Bix and sausage sizzles amid ongoing...
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Business
'Serious offending': Bed, Bath & Beyond fined $230k for 'record number of unsafe products'
Monday, 3 February 2025, 2:52pmNational homeware retailer Bed, Bath and Beyond has been fined more than $200,000 for selling a “record number of unsafe...
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National
Watch: Supermarket worker threatened with pineapple during alleged shoplifting
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:36amVideo footage has captured a trio’s brazen shoplifting attempt at an Auckland supermarket, during which a customer had a...
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National
Eden Park CEO ‘delighted’ at PM’s call to abolish concert limit, Helen Clark criticises it
Friday, 24 January 2025, 7:11amEden Park has welcomed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation address, during which he took aim at council...
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Entertainment
Group defends use of racially tiered ticketing prices for music event
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 7:58pmThe Human Rights Commission has received complaints over a music event that used a “racist” tiered ticketing structure which...
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World
NZDF plane en route to Vanuatu quake response diverted after engine trouble
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 11:50amThe first plane carrying vital supplies from New Zealand is set to land in Vanuatu today, as plans to evacuate Kiwis stuck...
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Sport
'Rare dolphin' spotted in Auckland harbour: Will it affect SailGP again?
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 4:34pmA rare dolphin, possibly a critically endangered Māui dolphin, has been spotted in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour. The Department...
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National
Beloved grandmother one of four victims killed in crash near Rotorua
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 9:02pmBeloved grandmother Mary-Jane Mereheni Heke, 50, has been named as one of four people killed in a crash near Rotorua. Two...
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National
'Almost turned me vegetarian': Worms allegedly found in Costco-bought meat
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 11:57amA man claims his family barbecue was ruined after he allegedly found worms in meat bought from Auckland’s Costco Westgate. Video...
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National
Police investigate if students on camp may have started large Canterbury fire
Monday, 9 December 2024, 1:58pmPolice are investigating whether a vegetation fire in Canterbury, which grew to almost 1000ha, was started by school students...
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National
'Unacceptable behaviour': 11yo arrested on North Shore after rocks hurled at elderly man
Friday, 6 December 2024, 6:44pmAn 11-year-old boy has been arrested after rocks were hurled at an elderly man in an Auckland North Shore suburb. The incident,...
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National
'Appalling tragedy': Man fatally shot in South Auckland
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 8:12pmPolice have begun a homicide investigation after a man presented at a South Auckland medical centre with gunshot injuries. He...
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National
'Daylight robbery': Rogue Auckland taxi driver charges customer twice during 3km journey
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 9:44amAuckland taxi company “Northland Cabs Papakura” is accused of overcharging customers after a Coldplay concert. Christchurch...
