Articles by David Williams
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National
Live: ‘Worst to come’: Largest weather system of the year to bring a month’s worth of rain
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 7:07amAn ‘atmospheric river’ has started crashing over the top of the South Island with forecasters warning it will creep up the...
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National
‘A race to the last mussel’: Alarm over sea life scalping from Auckland beaches
Friday, 14 March 2025, 11:32amA University of Auckland marine ecologist warns overharvesting of sea life could damage local ecosystems. She said the decimation...
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Lower North Island
'Distressing situation': Bus drives off, strands 15yo in North Island town during toilet stop
Friday, 3 January 2025, 4:36pmA Stratford mother is furious after an InterCity coach driver left her 15-year-old son midway through a North Island bus...
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National
'Hit the jackpot': Security footage shows $10,000 of tools taken in brazen Auckland burglary
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:22pmA central Auckland resident has had a nasty pre-Christmas surprise after up to $10,000 worth of tools were stolen during...
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National
Watch: 'Terrifying' home invasion attempt on woman in wheelchair, police a no-show at 3am
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 7:15amPolice told a Hamilton woman who uses a wheelchair they were too busy to attend an attempted home invasion at 3am. Instead,...
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National
Power cuts, slips in Lower North Island as wild weather strikes the country
Friday, 25 October 2024, 8:37amSlips and power cuts are plaguing the Lower North Island as strong winds batter the region. Forecasters say the rest of...
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National
Watch: Video shows passenger's 'frightening' mid-air disruption on Air New Zealand flight
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 7:50amA woman on board an Auckland-bound flight that had to be diverted due to a violent passenger has described watching staff...
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National
'Waiting and in pain': Auckland man describes seven-hour ordeal in Middlemore A&E
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:09am- An Auckland man says he waited at least seven hours at Middlemore Hospital among hundreds of patients in an overcrowded...
