Articles by Peter de Graaf
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National
'Absolutely bustling’: Bay of Islands welcomes holiday crowds after big setbacks
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 10:33amSome Bay of Islands businesses are reporting their best trading since the Covid pandemic began as tourist towns, such as Paihia and Russell,...
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Crime
Northland man facing more than 100 sex charges
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 10:18amA former Northland farmer has been charged with more than 100 sex offences relating to two complainants, one of whom was...
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National
Pothole ends morning school bus run
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 9:48amIt takes a pretty big pothole to stop a school bus in its tracks — but that’s exactly what happened on Waikare Valley Rd...
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Crime
Man, 52, in court charged with killing dialysis patient Linda Woods
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 11:39amA 52-year-old man has appeared in court charged with killing Linda Woods just hours before the much-loved Kaikohe woman is...
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National
Manhunt: Police seek intruder who fled barefoot after elderly woman's death
Friday, 2 June 2023, 12:48pmPolice are seeking a man who fled barefoot - leaving his shoes behind - after breaking into a Kaikohe property where an elderly...
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Upper North Island
Arson suspected as home destroyed near Kaikohe
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 11:06amA home near Kaikohe that was just about to be renovated by its owners has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The...
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National
Motorcyclist, motorist killed in grim weekend on Northland roads
Monday, 22 May 2023, 3:37pmTwo people have died in a grim weekend on Northland roads. The first incident occurred on State Highway 1, near the Uretiti...
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National
Motorcyclist critically hurt in Whangārei crash
Sunday, 14 May 2023, 3:58pmA motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on Whangārei’s Western Hills Drive. The accident, which...
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National
Double-fatal crash driver had meth, cannabis in his system
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 7:25amA Northland man who caused the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old son in a head-on crash near Kāeo was found to have...
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National
Northland mum and three kids suffer burns as homestead razed by fire
Monday, 1 May 2023, 1:31pmA fire that destroyed a family’s home and left a woman and three children in hospital could have turned into an “absolute...
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National
‘An iconic Russell character’: Community devastated by skipper’s injuries, loss of historic ferry
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 9:45amThe loss of a historic ferry and the critical injuries suffered by a man described as a town icon have devastated the Russell...
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National
Russell ferry collision: Investigators appeal for witnesses, footage
Friday, 14 April 2023, 11:25amPolice are urging anyone who saw a boat being driven erratically in the Bay of Islands before Thursday’s collision with a...
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National
Cat and owner reunited after cyclone
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 4:00pmA Whangārei woman who somehow escaped with only minor injuries when her home was crushed during Cyclone Gabrielle has now...
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National
'Absolutely nuts': Angler lands 464.5 marlin after 10hr battle
Monday, 19 December 2022, 4:29pm“Absolutely nuts” — that’s how an exhausted angler described his epic 10-hour battle to land a 464.5-kilogram black marlin...
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Crime
Teen hawks stolen cigarettes just down the road from the service station he burgled
Saturday, 23 July 2022, 1:26pmA Far North youth has been busted allegedly selling stolen cigarettes on Russell's main street ̶ just a short drive from...
