Articles by Cherie Howie
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National
'Prime ocean-front real estate': Billionaire Mowbray bros' $110m Malibu buy-up
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 3:55pmBillionaire Kiwi brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray are buying plots of burned beachfront land in Malibu as the Zuru Group founders...
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National
'Excess breath alcohol': Elderly woman fined after car plunges off Waiheke ferry terminal
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 3:11pmAn elderly woman had been drinking when she drove through a bike shelter and into the water at the main passenger ferry terminal...
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National
'Our police are world class': Mark Mitchell backs cops after woman shot dead
Friday, 15 August 2025, 8:49amFrontline cops dealing with violent situations like the one in Christchurch that ended with police shooting two people –...
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National
'Suspicious' fire at police station destroys cop car, garage
Saturday, 9 August 2025, 12:41pmA garage and a police car have been destroyed in a suspicious fire at a Coromandel Peninsula police station. Emergency services...
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Crime
Hide 'n seek: Guns, drugs found in car engine bay as police swoop property
Friday, 8 August 2025, 2:54pmGuns, drugs and cash were found in the engine bay of a car after an unexpected police visit left two men allegedly scrambling...
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National
'We need to know if he is alive': Missing French teen's parents return to NZ
Saturday, 2 August 2025, 9:56amThe parents of missing French teen Eloi Rolland have returned to New Zealand. Thierry and Catherine Rolland posted an ad...
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National
'Twenty cops with guns': Parolee heading back to jail after suburban police operation
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:54amA parolee being returned to jail was the subject of a large armed police operation in West Auckland this morning. A resident...
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National
Oranga Tamariki ordered to pay $108,000 over battle to remove Māori child from Pākehā foster parents
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 11:26amOranga Tamariki has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in legal costs over a battle to remove a Māori child from her...
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National
Bomb scare causes Auckland motorway chaos, body found
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 1:41pmA bomb scare caused commuter chaos on an Auckland motorway this afternoon, leading to a partial closure and long delays. Counties...
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National
Hipkins claims Covid-19 inquiry platforms conspiracy theorists
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 12:38pmThe terms of reference in the new Covid-19 inquiry have been constructed to provide a platform for those with conspiracy...
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National
'Swaying sensation': Magnitude 6.0 quake rattles lower South Island
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 7:13amA 6.0 magnitude earthquake has shaken the lower South Island early this morning, according to GeoNet. The 12.53am quake...
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National
Air NZ flight to New York diverted due to thunderstorms, others cancelled
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 11:35amTravellers heading from Auckland to New York have spent an unexpected night in Washington DC after stormy conditions forced...
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National
'Devastating': Police urge drivers to stop as teens fight for lives after West Akl crash
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 12:42pmA dramatic crash last night which has left four teenagers in hospital – two fighting for their lives – came after the driver...
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National
Christchurch woman’s carpark death confirmed, but second woman remains missing
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 9:11amA critically injured woman found in a Christchurch carpark yesterday, and who later died on her way to hospital, was not...
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National
Staff sickness forces early closure of Auckland school amid rising winter ills
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 3:46pmAn Auckland high school closed early today after sickness left it unable to staff all classes, and as a top GP warns that...
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National
Unequal palliative care access is harming end-of-life choices - report
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 11:33amUnequal access to palliative care and weaknesses in safeguards around assisted dying are compromising the patient autonomy...
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Crime
Tuned-in cops smell cannabis, find pump-action shotgun in guitar case
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 4:00pmPolice found an unloaded military-style shotgun in a guitar case during a traffic stop in Auckland. Inspector Rachel Dolheguy...
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Crime
Auckland library lockdown: Man with knife near babies at Wriggle and Rhyme session
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 1:58pmA man acting erratically at Te Atatū Peninsula Library and Community Hub dropped a knife near mums and babies during a Wriggle...
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National
Weather onslaught: Rain, damaging gales, thunderstorms to sweep over NZ
Saturday, 17 May 2025, 3:49pmMetService issued rain and wind warnings, with severe conditions expected in several areas between Westland and Wellington. Gale-force...
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National
Auckland primary school in lockdown, police on scene
Friday, 16 May 2025, 11:20amAn Auckland school is in lockdown this morning with police on the grounds and parents told to stay away. Te Atatū’s Peninsula...
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National
'House of chaos': Winston Peters blasts 'degradation' in Parliament
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 12:47pmDeputy Prime Minister Winston Peters criticised Parliament as a “house of chaos” on social media. His comments followed...
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National
Girl left with ‘large scar’ and ‘life-long’ trauma after dog attack at Auckland park
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 11:18amA young girl was scarred and traumatised after being attacked by an off-leash dog in Titirangi, West Auckland. Attacks on...
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National
Parents foil attempted abduction of 8yo outside primary school
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 12:03pmPolice are investigating the alleged attempted abduction of an 8-year-old boy outside Rowandale School in Manurewa. Nearby...
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National
'Great white': Diver survives shark attack in Dusky Sound
Saturday, 26 April 2025, 3:36pmA diver is recovering in Southland Hospital after being bitten in Fiordland by a shark he says was a great white. The shark...
