Articles by Tracy Neal
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National
'Deeply unwell': Inpatient threw boiling water in mental health worker's face
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:42pmA health worker in a mental health unit was left with bad burns to his eye, face and chest after a cup of boiling water was...
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National
Sparky's apology after tradie electrocuted 'too little, too late' for grieving partner
Monday, 18 November 2024, 8:37amBuilder Craig Johnston died after getting an electric shock while working in a kitchen in 2020. Electrician Stephen Burton...
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National
Judge criticises woman for doctoring bank statements used as evidence
Sunday, 17 November 2024, 3:35pmA woman doctored bank statements to hide her true financial position during proceedings over the division of relationship...
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National
'Significant impact': Woman knew the limit - but still took nearly 1200 cockles from fishery reserve
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:58pmA woman who dug up more than 1000 cockles from an estuary during an afternoon fishing outing has been reminded by a judge...
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Crime
‘It’s my fault’: Father’s anguish at son’s role in fatal gang attack
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 4:11pmArana Huriwaka was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter. Huriwaka’s father, Thomas Ormsby, made...
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Crime
'Lecherous behaviour': Porn addiction leads to jail for farmer with child sex abuse videos
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 4:46pmWarning: This story involves reference to the sexual exploitation of children and may be upsetting Matthew Harry Drummond...
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National
Lawyer decries Oranga Tamariki for children's lack of contact with parents
Friday, 18 October 2024, 8:37amA lawyer has criticised Oranga Tamariki for failures in processes affecting two children’s contact with parents. John Sandston...
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National
Air NZ worker on holiday sacked after using swipe card to avoid Customs queue
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 7:03amAn Air New Zealand staff member heading off on holiday used her airport security card to get through restricted areas in...
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National
Couple buy first home together at mortgagee sale – but the old owner wouldn't leave
Saturday, 5 October 2024, 12:49pmA couple who bought a new home are warning others of the potential pitfalls of mortgagee sales, after struggling to get the...
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Crime
Screwed up notes and shredded paper: The clues that lead a counterfeit cash op being busted
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:07pmA judge has described a woman involved in a counterfeit cash-making operation as “self-indulgent” and said she is a menace...
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National
Woman who thought she was cancer-free now terminal after radiologist missed clues on scan
Monday, 30 September 2024, 2:47pmA woman who was successfully treated for melanoma later learned she had terminal cancer after a radiologist missed a vital,...
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National
Woman's knife attack on ex-husband's new lover leads to prison and fight to stay in NZ
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 4:56pmA woman who arrived in New Zealand from China hoping for a new life was later devastated by the end of her marriage following...
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National
Preventable death: A day on the water ended in tragedy for mates in new boat
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:30pm- Kevin Hislop, 72, drowned after a boat trip to Mākaro/Ward Island in January 2021. - Coroner Katherine Greig found Hislop’s...
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National
War between landlord and tenant escalates to power, water being cut
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 2:32pmWhat began as a minor dispute between a landlord and his tenant escalated into an all-out, tit-for-tat war. It ended with...
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National
Family trust not enough to protect man from losing 'life's work' to ex
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 9:15amA man who claimed his home was his “life’s work” placed it in a family trust when his marriage ended. He thought that would...
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Crime
Teacher to 501 deportee: Man to be sent back to NZ after sexually molesting 10yo at campsite
Monday, 9 September 2024, 9:21pmWARNING. This story makes reference to sexual assault on a child. An English-born Kiwi who moved to Australia in 2014 has...
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National
'I’m not paying him an absolute penny': The dispute over an unpaid $14k bill
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 11:52amA top Olympic equestrian and the woman who commissioned him to work on a horse training arena are at loggerheads over an...
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National
'Calculated torture': Mother forced to watch as son bashed with hammer
Friday, 30 August 2024, 2:09pmThe man who used pliers to almost twist the toes off his victim before breaking his leg and jaw with a hammer says his actions...
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National
Retired woman left with one leg shorter after hip surgery, takes on ACC alone
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 9:01pmA woman who ended up with one leg shorter than the other after surgery for a hip joint replacement took on ACC alone, and...
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Crime
Drunken sailor crashed car while drinking '8 or 9' beers on drive home from sea
Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:10pmThe skipper of a fishing boat drank “eight or nine beers” while heading home from port before falling asleep at the wheel,...
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Health
Pharmac asked to consider stopping long-term subsidy of antibiotics after man’s death
Monday, 26 August 2024, 2:30pmA man who died of complications linked to long-term use of antibiotics was not properly warned of the risks. The man, a paraplegic...
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National
Villagers win fight against prominent wine grower over controversial alpine subdivision
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 4:55pmIt started with a subdivison in a small alpine village. But, when one landowner and his family tried to subdivide it further,...
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National
'She had just turned 12': Victim sobs as offender avoids being tagged as child sex offender
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 9:51amWARNING, this story references sexual offending against young people. The sobs of one of Peter Currie’s victims grew louder...
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Health
Young mum with endometriosis complains after hysterectomy denied due to her age
Monday, 19 August 2024, 2:17pmA mother in her 20s who hoped that having her uterus removed would help relieve her painful endometriosis symptoms was denied...
