Articles by Nathan Morton, NZ Herald
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National
'Lesson learned': High school student catches fire during class
Friday, 1 September 2023, 12:29pmA high school student has been hospitalised with serious injuries after catching fire during a senior automotive class. The...
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National
Citizen breaks into pharmacy looking for defibrillator after cyclist hit by car
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 10:55amA local pharmacy’s sliding door was left in pieces after a member of the public tried to locate a defibrillator, in response...
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National
Police request information after responding to assault outside school
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 10:34amPolice have asked the public to help provide information about an assault that occurred outside a Nelson intermediate school. In...
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National
Queenstown housing crisis: Sleeping in a car under five blankets in sub-zero conditions
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 10:01amA Queenstown hospitality worker says he is falling ill after being forced to sleep in his car in sub-zero alpine conditions...
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National
'These kids weren’t bad kids': Teenage mum fights for life after fatal crash
Friday, 4 August 2023, 12:01pmA teenage mother is on life support fighting for her life following a fatal crash in Christchurch that killed her friend...
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National
Dairy owner speaks of 'psychological shadow' after axe, knife attack
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 2:35pmA Christchurch dairy owner is closing his shop’s doors after an attack by weapon-wielding robbers left him bleeding from...
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National
Rogue hunters in rural Canterbury shoot family's cat
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 10:28amAn elderly couple in north Canterbury fear for their safety in their own home after their pet cat was killed by a seemingly...
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National
'Sweet and sour': Staff celebrate $33.5m Lotto ticket sale months after hold-up
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 10:05amIt’s a bittersweet moment for a Christchurch supermarket celebrating selling a $33.5m winning Lotto Powerball ticket, months...
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Auckland
'Dude, you gotta get out of here': Neighbour saves man, cat from ‘chaotic’ St Marys Bay fire
Friday, 23 June 2023, 9:25amA neighbour on one of Auckland’s most historic streets found himself rescuing a man and his family’s cat from a burning property...
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Christchurch
Canterbury worker hospitalised after getting caught in a conveyor belt
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1:01pmAn industrial worker suffered moderate injuries after getting caught in an industrial conveyor belt this morning. Fire and...
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Crime
Police arrest money ‘mule’ who allegedly stole nearly $2m during scam
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 11:50amAuckland police have made a series of “significant” arrests in an attempt to shut down a sophisticated financial scam stealing...
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National
Heavy rain warning, lightning frenzies and temperatures plunge below freezing
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 9:26amA heavy rain warning has been issued for the Coromandel and Gisborne with risks of surface flooding after cold temperatures...
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National
'Kick in the guts': Cabin stolen from property with crane in elaborate house heist
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:39pmA Hamilton woman was left in tears on Sunday when she discovered her rental property’s cabin had been stolen in what appeared...
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National
Person seriously injured, airlifted to hospital after driving into a river
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 10:46amA South Island commuter has been helicoptered to a nearby hospital after driving their car into a river, emergency services...
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Christchurch
Christchurch high schools go into lockdown after man walks onto school grounds
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 12:24pmTwo Christchurch high schools both went into lockdown at lunchtime today after a man “behaving oddly” walked onto school...
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Christchurch
'Total inconvenience': Dozens of drivers affected after diesel and petrol mix up
Friday, 12 May 2023, 12:30pmA petrol station in Selwyn has potentially forced a dozen of its customers to fork out hundreds of dollars in repairs after...
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Health
Christchurch Hospital staff still writing patient data with paper and pen after IT outage
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 12:30pmAn ongoing IT outage at Christchurch Hospital means staff are still forced to record patient information with pens and paper...
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Health
'Not enough beds': Dunedin Hospital operations postponed
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 10:57amStaff and resource shortages are continuing to plague Te Whatu Ora as the health provider apologised for cancelling eight...
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Dunedin
Otago Boys' High principal defends ticket sales rule
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 8:33amThe head of a South Island high school has defended its decision to prevent students from attending their Y13 formal if they...
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Christchurch
Christchurch vape shop ram raids continue
Friday, 5 May 2023, 10:54amThe vape stores have continued to be targeted in the South Island’s metro city with yet another ram raided on Friday morning. Alex...
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Christchurch
‘A really good man’: Local cop praised for assisting elderly scam victim
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 9:48amA small-town police officer has had his praises sung by a local resident after the cop assisted his 93-year-old father who’d...
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National
Pizza oven explodes, injuring two
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 1:35pmA kitchen mishap at a Nelson restaurant saw a pizza oven explode and left two people injured. Fire and Emergency New Zealand...
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Health
‘Everything’s slipping away’: Staff shortages prevent woman’s bowel surgery
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 10:33amStaff shortages at Christchurch Hospital have prevented a Christchurch woman from receiving bowel surgery that would cure...
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Crime
More Christchurch youths arrested amid further burglary spree
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 9:36amA second burglary spree has hit Christchurch shops overnight in the span of two days, with at least one business ram raided...
