Articles by Jaime Lyth
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National
Family trapped in Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes left 'traumatised'
Monday, 1 July 2024, 8:34pmA family say they have been left “traumatised” after being trapped in an Auckland Sky Tower lift for almost an hour. Sampath...
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Education
AUT students file complaint, seek legal advice over pharmacology paper
Monday, 1 July 2024, 11:08amMore than 100 Auckland University of Technology (AUT) students have filed a complaint about a paper they claim has “unfair...
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National
'A great loss': Tributes flow for Auckland man killed while walking dog
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:08pmAn Auckland man will be “deeply missed” by friends and whānau after he was struck by a car and killed while walking his dog...
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National
Truck driver flees from angry locals after crashing into parked cars
Friday, 28 June 2024, 10:57amA driver was seen fleeing from angry locals after his truck crashed into a parked car in east Auckland. The truck collided...
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National
Ex-top cop accused of 'insidious’ bullying, intimidation, 'unacceptable behaviour'
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 7:12amMonths before Canterbury’s top police officer John Price retired, a raft of concerns were raised about “unacceptable behaviour”,...
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Crime
Car mounts kerb, fatally strikes man walking dog in rush-hour crash
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 11:47amA car was sent spinning in a rush-hour crash before it mounted the footpath and fatally struck a man walking his dog. Police...
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National
‘Why me?’: Grandma's fury as home with baby inside sprayed with bullets
Friday, 7 June 2024, 2:43pmAn Auckland grandmother is baffled and asking why a “punk-ass” targeted her home after it was sprayed with bullets in a drive-by...
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National
Ministry of Justice proposes over 150 job cuts
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 3:48pmThe Ministry of Justice has proposed to cut 175 jobs - reducing its headcount by 123. It is the latest public sector to...
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Crime
'It's pretty scary': Man taking out rubbish confronted by gunmen in Akl house shooting
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 1:01pmAn Auckland man taking out his rubbish dropped it and put his hands in the air when two men dressed in black blasted a hole...
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National
'Totally senseless' - Mayor says police outgunned during violent boy racer event
Monday, 3 June 2024, 3:53pmTwo police officers suffered injuries after they were pelted with rocks and bottles while attending the scene of a large...
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National
Drive like a boss: Former Prime Minister's limo up for sale
Monday, 3 June 2024, 1:38pmNew Zealanders have the chance to roll like a PM with the Crown limousine used by former Prime Minister Helen Clark listed...
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National
Hundreds of properties in Auckland, Waikato start long weekend without power two days after storm
Friday, 31 May 2024, 2:23pmHundreds of Auckland and Waikato properties remain without power after a fierce storm battered the upper North Island. At...
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National
'Swerved wildly': Plane veers off runway at Christchurch Airport
Friday, 31 May 2024, 9:24amA plane “swerved wildly” and left the runway while landing at Christchurch Airport today, ending up in the grass. Passenger...
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National
Car crossed the centre line in crash that left five dead - police
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 10:59am- Police say a vehicle crossed the centre line in yesterday’s fatal crash.- Five people died in the crash on State Highway...
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National
'He wasn't a guest': Nearby hotel owner claims offender 'hiding' before shooting
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 9:57amPolice are still searching for a man with a firearm following a shooting at a South Auckland hotel last night. Police...
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Politics
'Disciplinary process' underway into Julie Anne Genter after confrontation
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:19pmThe Green Party has commenced a disciplinary process into the behaviour of MP Julie Anne Genter after a confrontation in...
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National
'He was aggressive': Ram that killed elderly couple belonged to neighbours
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:26pmThe ram which killed an elderly couple on a West Auckland property was owned by neighbours and had broken through an electric...
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National
Residents of fire risk Auckland high-rise face eviction within days: 'we can’t go back in’
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:07pmAn Auckland apartment tower is so dangerous that “injury or death” is likely if it catches fire. City Garden Apartments residents...
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National
'Sad and bizarre': Swarbrick slams K Road rainbow crossing vandal, man arrested
Friday, 12 April 2024, 2:09pmPolice have arrested a man after the vandalism of the rainbow pedestrian crossing on Karangahape Rd amid calls for a “restorative...
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National
Screaming heard as two critically injured people found in Westmere cul-de-sac
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:30amEmergency services are at the scene of an unfolding incident in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Westmere. Several police...
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Crime
Blockbusted: Pair charged for $20,000 Lego heist
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:31pmA 45-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man are allegedly behind $20,000 worth of theft of a popular children’s toy. Police...
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Audio
"Get stuffed": Paddy Gower hits out at 'Facebook keyboard warriors'
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 7:52amPaddy Gower has slammed “keyboard warriors” claiming the media is getting what it deserves for going “woke” amid mass job...
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Politics
'Unacceptable': Seymour tells schools to mark climate protest students absent
Friday, 5 April 2024, 1:09pmAssociate Minister of Education David Seymour says students protesting against the climate crisis should be marked absent...
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Crime
Kaikōura man part of criminal network 'responsible for most scams' in 2023 charged
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 3:02pmA 28-year-old Kaikōura man has been charged as part of an investigation into a network responsible for most SMS scams in...