Articles by Rachel Maher
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Crime
'Beloved' Auckland woman, 80, seriously injured in late-night home invasion
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 10:26amA woman in her 80s has been assaulted in her West Auckland home in a late-night home invasion. Police are appealing to...
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National
Showers forecast to continue along storm-hit East Coast, flooding forces hundreds of evacuations
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:24amShowers are set to continue today along a storm-hit East Coast after heavy rain and flooding forced hundreds of evacuations...
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National
'We don't know why': Musician's home shot up while children slept inside
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:20amA popular South Auckland-based musician and social media personality’s home has been riddled with bullets in a late-night...
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National
'Very distressing': Man arrested after 'reckless' protest over motorway
Monday, 24 June 2024, 11:19amPolice have arrested a man for a protest that has been condemned as “reckless” and “traumatising” by mental health experts. Traffic...
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National
'Horrendous': Brick hurled from motorway overpass smashes into car
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 1:36pmAn Auckland family were lucky to escape injury after a brick was hurled from a North Shore overpass, crashing into their...
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National
'So scary’: Nerves on edge as stranded flyers prepare to depart Queenstown - again
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 1:31pmPassengers onboard the Melbourne-bound flight that caught on fire will leave Queenstown this afternoon. Virgin Airways flight...
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National
'Panic and crying': Stranded passenger recounts seeing fire out plane window
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 9:05amA passenger onboard an Australia-bound flight from Queenstown heard a loud “bang” moments before flames burst from the engine,...
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Politics
'Love you, boss': Chlöe's message, PM reacts to Greens co-leader's cancer diagnosis
Monday, 17 June 2024, 2:18pmMessages of support have poured in for Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson after she announced she has breast cancer. Davidson...
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National
Fulfilling final wish: E-scooter crash victim's body to be returned to Germany
Monday, 17 June 2024, 1:45pmLoved ones of a man who died after riding an e-scooter into a street pole are trying to return his body to his home country...
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Crime
'Not the actions of a good father' - Police say missing Marokopa man armed, still a risk to the community
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 2:05pmPolice say they believe missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips is armed and a risk to the community. This morning they offered...
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Crime
Te Kūiti baby death: 'Inconsistencies' in parents' stories - police
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 2:05pmWaikato police have named the baby who died on Saturday, sparking a homicide investigation, and say there are “inconsistencies”...
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Crime
Police offer $80,000 reward for information missing Marokopa children
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 10:44am- Police offer an $80,000 reward for information on Tom Phillips’ missing children. - Phillips, whose last reported sighting...
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Crime
'Hysterical screaming' heard before baby's 'violent' death
Monday, 10 June 2024, 1:17pmPolice say a 10-month-old baby boy died in hospital from ‘violent, blunt-force trauma’. Oranga Tamariki is assisting police...
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National
Oranga Tamariki, police investigating 'violent' death of baby
Monday, 10 June 2024, 10:54amOranga Tamariki is assisting police with their investigation into the “violent” death of a Te Kūiti baby. The Waitomo District...
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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
Live: Thousands join protest at Parliament as Govt unveils Budget
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 7:07amProtesters have arrived at Parliament as part of a nationwide day of action, as the coalition government prepares to unveil...
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National
Te Pati Māori protest: What you need to know about tomorrow's carkoi protests
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 3:12pmParliament staff asked to work from home as mass protests plan to march to the grounds tomorrow. Police advise commuters...
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National
Gymgoer dead after losing consciousness in pool
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 12:39pmA person has died at a Parnell gym today after losing consciousness in the pool area. A Herald reporter at the scene saw...
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National
PM calls Te Pāti Māori planned Budget day protest 'illegal'
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 10:45amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon has slammed plans for a day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori as “illegal”. Te Pāti...
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National
Two men found 'motionless' in Newmarket pool were deliberately holding breath
Sunday, 26 May 2024, 1:29pmThe two men found motionless at the bottom of a commercial Newmarket pool were deliberately holding their breath, the Herald...
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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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National
'Tragic': Robert Sidney Horne reported as shooting victim
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:16amThe family of the man gunned down on Ponsonby Rd is calling his death “tragic and sudden”. Stuff is reporting an online...
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Crime
Wanted man captured on CCTV in moments after Ponsonby shooting; group shot at were 'innocent guys'
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 9:53amA man sought by police was captured on CCTV footage talking on a cellphone and walking in a relaxed fashion in the immediate...
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Crime
Police hunt for 'extremely dangerous' man suspected of fatal Ponsonby shooting
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:15amAuckland police are looking for a suspect described as extremely dangerous after Sunday night’s fatal shooting on Ponsonby...