Articles by Sandra Conchie
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National
Drink-driver who hit pedestrian fails to avoid conviction despite deportation fear
Saturday, 16 November 2024, 4:01pmA drink-driving United States citizen who hit and severely injured a Tauranga dentist has failed in his bid to avoid conviction,...
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National
'Soul-destroying trauma': Horse's 'brutal' injuries blamed on fireworks
Friday, 8 November 2024, 8:21amWarning: Distressing content and graphic image A horse believed to have been spooked by fireworks was put down suffering...
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Crime
28 people, 99 charges: All the names and details from massive Mob bust
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:03amPolice have laid a total of 99 charges against 28 people after raiding properties linked to the Mongrel Mob across the North...
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National
New street dining fees labelled 'disrespectful' and 'outrageous'
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 9:06amNew outdoor street dining charges are “disrespectful” and “piling even more misery” on struggling hospitality businesses,...
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National
Bad vibrations: Raised crossing ripped out, levelled after shaking complaints
Friday, 11 October 2024, 7:38amA raised pedestrian crossing in Matua is being ripped out and returned to being a level crossing after seven months at a...
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National
'A noose with your name': Man guilty of making Jacinda Ardern death threats
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 11:34amA man who made online threats to “string ... up” former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and wrote about building gallows presented...
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National
'Might kill someone': Landlord wants 'dangerous' protected tree, 150, removed
Friday, 27 September 2024, 9:03amA Tauranga landlord wants a “dangerous” protected pōhutukawa looming over his Fourth Ave building removed, fearing it could...
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Crime
'Horrific and extreme': Man found with child sex abuse images avoids jail
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 1:37pmWarning: This story mentions child sexual exploitation A Tauranga man caught with hundreds of images and videos depicting...
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National
Man accused of violent attack fights extradition to Australia
Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 8:33amA Te Puke man accused of leaving Australia more than six years ago before his trial for an alleged violent attack is fighting...
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National
'I can rent it to anyone I want': Builder censured for letting tenants live in shed
Tuesday, 3 September 2024, 7:07amA self-employed Te Puke builder twice convicted for allowing an implement shed to be lived in without resource consent has...
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National
'We all tried to lift': Witnesses rush to help driver 'pinned' under forklift
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 4:07pmWitnesses have described desperate attempts to lift a rolled forklift pinning its driver’s leg to a residential Mount Maunganui...
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National
'Dirty water': Kiwifruit orchard earthworks contaminate stream
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 7:08amThree Bay of Plenty companies have been fined after contaminating a farmland stream with sediment-laden “dirty water” while...
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National
Dentist hit by drink-driver metres from his door describes 'huge toll'
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 7:20amDrink-driving crashes leave a trail of hurt, loss and carnage in their wake, yet the number of people caught over the limit...
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National
'Pretty skilled gardener': Mother of eight busted for growing 300 cannabis plants
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 10:49amA Paengaroa mother of eight has been described as a “pretty skilled gardener” after police found more than 300 plants inside...
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National
Teen accused of stabbing girl at Bayfair enters plea in Youth Court
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 12:23pmA teenager accused of stabbing another girl at Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mount Maunganui has not denied a charge relating...
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Crime
Teen mall stabbing accused in court - police allegations revealed
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 1:25pmA teenager accused of stabbing another girl with a knife at Mount Maunganui’s Bayfair Shopping Centre on Friday has made...
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National
Facial recognition: Mum's 'horrible' mistaken identity ordeal at New World
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 9:18amA Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she...
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National
200 arrests in 6 months: How this CBD is turning the tide on crime
Monday, 4 March 2024, 10:37amMere months ago, shoplifting was costing Tauranga CBD pharmacy owners Garth and Kelly Mitchinson up to $10,000 a year – and...
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National
Tauranga motorists warned to expect major traffic delays for next two days
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 2:40pmTauranga City Council is urging motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel tomorrow and Tuesday and work from home, ride share...
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National
Watch: Car keeps veering into traffic in 'bloody scary' 25km drive
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 10:01amA Tauranga woman says she is “amazed” no one was killed after witnessing a vehicle veering across the centreline multiple...
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Crime
Harley Shrimpton case: Alleged kidnapper now faces murder charge
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 2:06pmThe man accused of kidnapping Tauranga man Harley Shrimpton has now been charged with his murder. Police launched a homicide...
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National
Chopper case: Dog owner's son in court over abusive Facebook pages
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:17pmA man arrested at the border for breaching an order to take down two Facebook pages containing messages abusing a Tauranga dog...
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National
Former PM speaks out after vandals target nesting colony of endangered birds
Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 3:27pmFormer Prime Minister Helen Clark has spoken out after vandals targeted one of the country’s largest nesting colonies of...
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Crime
New reports sought on Tauranga murder-accused's fitness to stand trial
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 1:37pmA judge has called for two reports into the fitness to stand trial of a woman accused of murdering a Tauranga man - and whether...
