Articles by Carolyne Meng-Yee
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National
'There is no way we will forgive him': Dad blasts driver on MDMA who caused daughter's death
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 9:08amTony and Dayna Chamberlain sleep in their daughter Madison’s bed to stay close to her. Dayna, 43, regularly texts Madi to...
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National
'Does someone have to die?': Dog attack victim and locals fume over lack of action
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 9:08amA woman viciously attacked by four pig dogs in the Coromandel is lucky to be alive, a family member says. The woman’s relative...
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National
Watch: Teen boy bowled at racer meet loses leg. 'I got smoked'
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 7:17amA teenager who lost his leg after he was struck by a skidding car says he wants the driver to do the “right thing” and hand...
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National
'She never let the mask slip': Brother's heartache at Monica Reid's death
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 2:59pmWARNING: This article contains upsetting content. Mental health helplines can be found at the bottom of the page. The brother...
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Crime
'Does someone have to die?' Bashed petrol station manager says police failed to respond
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 9:39amA Ponsonby petrol station manager assaulted at work is frustrated police didn’t respond to calls for help from his rescuer...
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Crime
Convicted killer and rapist accuses sister of keeping his payment for being abused in state care
Friday, 1 March 2024, 7:04amA double killer and rapist alleges his sister has kept the payout he received for being abused in state care as a child. Leon...
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National
Meet the 'skaterboy' from Kawerau who paints superheroes around the world
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 2:56pmInternational Kiwi artist Owen Dippie is perched high on a cherry picker, surrounded by spray cans, transforming the side...
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National
'My daughter didn’t need to die': Mum of 2-year-old swept away
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 7:05amThe mother of a 2-year-old girl swept away in floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle believes her family’s “immense trauma”...
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National
'Lovely': Chris Hipkins on Jacinda Ardern's wedding
Sunday, 14 January 2024, 1:26pmFormer Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, one of many famous faces at Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford’s Hawke’s Bay wedding,...
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Crime
Jay Jay Feeney’s brother Poull Andersen furious over gunman’s sentence
Sunday, 24 December 2023, 9:14amA man left fighting for his life after being peppered with shotgun pellets on a downtown Auckland street says he’s suffering...
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Crime
'Too many haters out there': Auckland CBD gunman's final call to mum before murders
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 9:19amMoments before Matu Reid gunned down two workers at a downtown Auckland construction site, his mother says he phoned to tell...
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National
Scammer posing as police boss asked victims for $50k or be registered as sex offender
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 4:45pmAn email purporting to be from a top police boss is demanding people pay more than $50,000 or face being registered as a...
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National
Two prisoners hospitalised after getting drunk on hand sanitiser
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 4:04pmTwo prisoners were hospitalised after consuming alcohol-based hand sanitiser, the Herald on Sunday can reveal. They are understood...
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National
'Don't leave me in a freezer': Mum's body in funeral home for 6 weeks as cyclone affects burials
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 1:57pmTwo years ago, before Ereti Raroa died, she told her daughter: “When I go don’t leave me in a freezer.” Angela Raroa promised...
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National
An accidental death? The mystery of Chanelle Haffenden
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 2:02pmIn life, Chanelle Haffenden was an enigma. At different times in her 27 years, she had been a stripper, lived on the streets...
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Crime
‘I wish it was me’: Grieving woman’s horror after seeing partner killed in alleged hit-and-run
Sunday, 8 January 2023, 9:17amThe grieving partner of a man who died from an alleged hit–and-run wishes she was the one who had died. In her first interview...
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National
'All our money is gone': Bride-to-be scammed out of life savings
Sunday, 8 January 2023, 9:03amA bride-to-be lost her life savings - throwing her wedding into jeopardy - after being duped by a scammer posing as a bank...
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Crime
'Nasty little secret': 501 deportees go to UN to fight Australia's 'torture' regime
Friday, 25 November 2022, 3:38pmA delegation from New Zealand has met with United Nations officials demanding an apology, accountability and financial compensation...
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Crime
Teen beaten 'beyond recognition', Dad frustrated alleged attackers not arrested
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 2:54pmA father is fuming that police have not arrested two teenagers who allegedly beat his son beyond recognition at a birthday...
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National
'It was my livelihood': Pilot accused of being stalker, danger to passengers
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 8:58amA pilot wrongly accused of being a narcissist, a stalker and at risk of killing passengers has finally received an apology...
