Articles by Melissa Nightingale
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National
Watch: 35,000? 55,000? Data scientist uses drone to estimate hīkoi crowd
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2:32pmCaleb Moses used drone footage to estimate at least 40,000 people marched in yesterday’s hīkoi The “proud” Ngāpuhi data scientist...
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National
Gloriavale's banned children's books: fairy tales, literary classics on the list
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 4:27pmGloriavale’s children face extensive book bans, including classics like Lord of the Rings and fairy tales Labour MP Duncan...
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National
Police apologise for one of NZ's worst miscarriages of justice
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12:58pmPolice Commissioner Andrew Coster has personally apologised to Alan Hall for his wrongful conviction and imprisonment for...
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Crime
Man told boss he needed to WFH to homeschool his kid. He was actually on home detention for fraud
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 9:16amA Porirua man has been sentenced for defrauding his boss while on home detention for defrauding his previous workplaces Andrew...
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National
Killer driver caught making 'vile, racist' remarks about hit-and-run victim on prison phone
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 3:59pmHarley Whaanga, who killed Indian woman Anita Rani in a hit-and-run, has been jailed for more than five years Whaanga was...
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National
Man found bloodied on doorstep after street stabbing now accused of lying to police
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 9:57amA Lower Hutt man has been charged with lying to police about a stabbing incident. He also faces charges of breaching a protection...
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National
Courtenay Place death: Young people 'playing roulette' going out in Wellington
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 11:36amA mother has warned that young people are “playing roulette with their lives” to spend a night out in Wellington The woman’s...
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Crime
Young man dies after Wellington assault, boxer accused of attack, victim named
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 3:19pmA young man critically injured in a Wellington nightlife hotspot on the weekend has died in hospital after his life support...
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National
Woman gets home detention for killing partner after years of mutual violence
Friday, 27 September 2024, 11:27amA woman who stabbed her long-term partner to death during a violent fight has been sentenced to home detention, after pleading...
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National
'Suspicious fire' at house linked to vigilante search for missing woman's remains
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:21pmA building on a property at the centre of a vigilante search for the remains of missing woman Breanna Muriwai was damaged...
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National
'Where's my baby?': Woman who had miscarriage in ED toilet never got to meet her son
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 4:32pmContent warning: This article refers to miscarriage and stillbirth. Health NZ is working on a new care pathway for families...
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National
KiwiRail fined $412k for Cook Strait ferry mayday, passengers describe terror
Monday, 9 September 2024, 4:19pmKiwirail has been fined $412,500 for a mayday incident in early 2023 in which the Kaitaki ferry lost power and began drifting...
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National
Husband of nurse who died from flu flown to Auckland in coma after health setback
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 6:58amA Wellington father has been flown to Auckland for specialist care as he battles complications from the same flu that killed...
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National
Hospital staff 'already getting hurt' as cops pull back from mental health callouts
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 10:06amPolice are preparing to pull back on heavy involvement in mental health-related callouts, saying it will enable officers...
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National
'Could have saved him': Mum's grief after losing unborn baby; fears for 'laid-back' maternity care
Sunday, 7 July 2024, 2:55pmAn Auckland woman who contracted a disease spread by cats believes that, if it weren’t for New Zealand’s “laid-back” approach...
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National
'Hitler was right': MPI worker quits job after probe into hateful social media posts
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 3:18pmA government employee who blamed anti-Semitic messages sent from his social media accounts on a hacker has quit his job after...
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National
Man accused of child rape won't be retried after convictions quashed
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 11:56am- Gordon John Rippey has had his convictions for child sex offending quashed after serving more than six years of his 16-and-a-half-years...
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National
'Shadow of what I used to be': Man smashed in head with brick while restraining thief
Friday, 14 June 2024, 7:03am- Brian Fowler, 70, suffered a severe head injury in December 2022 after confronting a thief. - The 18-year-old offender,...
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National
Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing at Waikanae Beach
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 10:38amA man has been charged with murder and is due to appear in court today following the death of another man in a stabbing on...
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National
'You do it': Witnesses argue over performing CPR on murder victim
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 1:47pmA 111 call for a man shot in the back as he slept has been played to a court, revealing the dispatcher tried for several...
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National
Firefighter will 'never forget' amount of blood at murder scene
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 8:33amA firefighter first to arrive at a slain Wellington man’s home said he’d never forget how much blood there was at the scene. The...
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National
Kiri Allan sentenced on crash, refusing to go with police
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 11:05amKiri Allan has been convicted and fined for refusing to accompany police after crashing a car while over the drink driving...
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National
Infamous murderer loses legal battle over prison sex ban
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 2:34pmHigh-profile murderer and child sex offender Phillip John Smith has lost a legal battle over whether preventing men from...
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National
Skeleton found after 36-year mystery: Was mum's death sinister?
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 9:39amA DNA match has confirmed a skeleton found in a remote area of Porirua belongs to a woman who went missing from the nearby...
