Articles by Miriam Burrell, NZ Herald

Auckland

'Tragic accident': Tributes flow for Auckland cyclist
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 2:21pm
Tributes are flowing for cyclist Melissa Desley Rays, who died in a crash in east Auckland. Rays, 58, was critically injured...
National

'Book now': Flights sell out as the travel bug hits Kiwis
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 1:44pm
Flights to popular destinations such as Sydney and Fiji are rapidly selling out as New Zealanders secure their long-awaited...
Crime

Dilworth School abuse: Tutor sentenced to six months' home detention
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 1:51pm
A man who was sexually abused while he was lying sick in his dormitory room at Dilworth School more than 50 years ago said...
Crime

$Aaron Gray said he has a hematoma on his head, three fractures and a swollen black eye. Photo / Supplied$

Auckland teen in coma after brutal attack wants justice
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:21pm
An east Auckland teenager wants justice after he was bashed multiple times and dragged to a creek in a terrifying night-time...
Crime

Young criminals using starter pistols 'too common' - Police Association
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 1:24pm
It's becoming "far too common" for young people to use starter pistols or imitation firearms to carry out a crime, the police...
Crime

Alleged Ōtāhuhu 'hit gone wrong': Murder accused is named
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 12:13pm
One of three men charged with murder following an alleged prison-ordered "hit gone wrong", which left an elderly Auckland...
Crime

Student brawl: Woman, 20, charged over imitation firearm
Monday, 28 March 2022, 1:47pm
A woman is facing charges after an imitation firearm was pointed at a girl's head during a fight involving Auckland school...
Crime

Glen Innes shooting: Man fled home with 'large quantity of cannabis' – police
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 2:50pm
A man, allegedly in possession of a large quantity of cannabis, has been arrested after he was seen fleeing an east Auckland...
Crime

'Extensive wounds': Auckland teenager denies injuring three with homemade firearm
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 1:44pm
A teenager has denied opening fire outside a central Auckland kebab shop and injuring three people, including radio host...
Crime

Manslaughter of Joesph Tahana: Accused in court
Monday, 21 March 2022, 4:40pm
Two men have been charged with the manslaughter of Joesph Tahana one month after his body was found in central Auckland. The...
Covid-19

'Utterly distraught': 41yo dad of four dies after testing positive for Covid; Coroner says cause 'inconclusive'
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 12:31pm
An East Auckland father has died just four days after testing positive for Covid-19, leaving behind his wife and four children. The...
Crime

Teens seen partying in Mt Roskill car park before gunshots heard
Monday, 14 March 2022, 2:19pm
Neighbours of a Mt Roskill community centre said they cowered in their homes as the sound of gunshots rang out in darkness...
National

'David vs Goliath': Disappearing dentist found guilty of professional misconduct
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 4:55pm
An orthodontist specialist who vanished from his Auckland practice – abandoning patients mid-treatment and leaving them thousands...
Crime

Auckland CBD shooting: Teenager in court after three injured
Monday, 7 March 2022, 12:47pm
A teenager who allegedly shot three people in Auckland's CBD in the early hours of Saturday - including radio host Jay-Jay...
Crime

Thin blue line: How Covid and anti-mandate protests stretched police resources
Monday, 7 March 2022, 11:18am
Criminals are becoming more brazen after frontline officers were taken off the beat to contain the protest at Parliament...
Covid-19

Auckland protest: Police urged to 'shut it down now'
Monday, 28 February 2022, 12:11pm
An Auckland councillor is urging police to issue trespass orders to anti-mandate protesters causing road blocks at the Domain...
National

Covid-infected baby hospitalised after two 'negative' result texts
Sunday, 27 February 2022, 10:25am
A Palmerston North mother is distraught after she was told twice that her Covid-infected infant had tested negative – because...
Crime

North Shore lockdown party: Host 'remorseful', pleads guilty
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 5:20pm
A man who threw an infamous North Shore house party during lockdown last year has pleaded guilty and been ordered to pay...
Crime

Alleged MIQ guest impersonator: Arrest warrant issued
Monday, 21 February 2022, 7:21pm
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who allegedly impersonated an MIQ guest for six nights, while the guest...
National

Unmasked police staffer accused of racist comments
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 2:13pm
A police employee has received a formal warning after allegedly refusing to wear a mask at a Northland petrol station and...
Crime

Trelise Cooper burglary: Florist pleads guilty
Monday, 14 February 2022, 2:25pm
A florist has admitted to receiving some of the thousands of garments stolen from fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper's...
Crime

Faulty lighting at Devonport park where woman assaulted
Friday, 11 February 2022, 3:25pm
A woman has been left "very shaken" after being seriously assaulted while out exercising on Auckland's North Shore, police...
Crime

Man who denies murdering Mt Roskill barber named
Friday, 11 February 2022, 1:33pm
A man who has denied murdering Auckland barber Brian James two nights before Christmas Day can be named. Name suppression...
Crime

Dilworth School sex abuse: Alister Harlow pleads guilty to three charges
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 12:38pm
A man involved in Dilworth School's former Scouts group has admitted to sexual abuse against boys during the 1980s and 1990s. Alister...

Articles by Miriam Burrell, NZ Herald

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