Articles by David Williams
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National
'Keep an eye on the forecast': Possible heavy rain to hammer parts of the country
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:31pmThe top half of the North Island is in the firing line for possible heavy rain this weekend. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo...
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National
Kiwi mum 'trying to pick up the pieces' as she returns home after weeks in US detention
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 8:43amThe lawyer of a New Zealand mother who was detained in a Texas immigration facility says she is now at home recovering from...
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National
Unexplained Parnell death: Victim Leiann Rae Davis’ friend shares heartbreak
Monday, 11 August 2025, 8:51pmThe woman who died in “unexplained” circumstances in the Auckland suburb of Parnell has been remembered as a “nice” and “generous”...
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National
Why a small tsunami is something we should be worried about
Friday, 1 August 2025, 5:20pmGeoNet has urged New Zealanders to take every tsunami seriously, regardless of its height and length. Yesterday, the country’s...
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National
Waikato jockey's mates ride pull wheelies on motorway
Saturday, 19 July 2025, 3:53pmPolice have blasted the actions of a group who were filmed doing wheelies on a Waikato highway just days after their friend...
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National
'I ditched everything': Fisherman swept 100m out to sea strips off to survive
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 3:41pmA fisherman who was swept off rocks and pulled 100m out to sea stripped off his clothes and gumboots as he floated in the...
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National
'Cheeky grin': Family, school mourn 6yo victim of Pātea boat tragedy
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 8:00pmThe young boy who died when a boat capsized off the South Taranaki coast is being remembered for his “zest for life”. Six-year-old...
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Crime
Watch: Man in custody as armed police swarm evacuated West Auckland mall
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 5:06pmA West Auckland mall has been evacuated this afternoon, with armed police descending on LynnMall and scores of shoppers ushered...
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National
Warm, wet weather to hit NZ before cold snap brings freezing temps
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 7:11amNew Zealand is in for a bout of “changeable weather” during the next few days. This will move off NZ by the end of the week,...
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National
'He was saving lives': Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine in grenade attack
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:47pmNew Zealand soldier Shan-Le Kearns has been killed fighting in Ukraine. The 26-year-old’s mother told 1九一星空无限 it would take...
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Auckland
'Thunderstorms possible': Auckland faces threat of heavy rain as students return to school
Monday, 28 April 2025, 11:14amHeavy rain and showers are forecast to sweep across the top of the North Island today. MetService predicts the areas most...
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National
'Don’t think they care': Auckland family left without power for six days
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 11:24amA rural north Auckland family was left without power for six days last week. They were forced to throw out food and couldn’t...
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National
'Amazing experience': Man tows stricken crane truck driver away from 10 metre drop
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:10amAn Auckland man undertook a dramatic rescue of a crane truck driver stranded on the edge of a 10-metre gully. He used his...
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National
Immigration scam: Fake squash players from Pakistan caught applying for NZ visas
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 4:00pmSeven people from Pakistan applied for New Zealand visas with a fake letter posing as a squash team. The forgery was discovered...
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Politics
'Not Kiwi behaviour': Backlash at Tamaki's 'fearmongering' over PM's India trip
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 7:06amPolice Minister Mark Mitchell has criticised Brian Tamaki’s post about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s recent trip to...
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National
Man who died in Ōrere Pt police stand-off ‘person of interest’ in armed robbery at Akl bar
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 12:47pmPolice identified Faasala Samu Matue as a “person of interest” in an armed robbery investigation. Matue died after being...
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Crime
'Quite scary': Auckland driver almost rammed off road in frightening encounter
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 8:58pmAn Auckland man was nearly rammed off the road by an aggressive ute driver in Manukau. The ute driver attempted to swerve...
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National
'Quite emotional': Incredible photos show pod of 450 dolphins off Kaikōura coast
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 8:56pmA Christchurch pilot had the encounter of a lifetime when he flew over a pod of approximately 450 dolphins swimming off the...
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National
Chinese naval ships move further away from NZ, enters Great Australian Bight
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 2:15pmThe flotilla of Chinese naval ships that conducted live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea has moved further away from New Zealand,...
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National
'Not part of NZ culture': Northern Auckland locals say crowds stripping sealife from beaches
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 9:31amNorthern Auckland residents say people are using piano wire and building tools to strip sealife from local beaches, doing...
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World
‘Check their facts’: Fake Truth Social post appears to show Trump calling NZ ‘Third World’
Monday, 17 February 2025, 9:40amA fake social media post is circulating appearing to show US President Donald Trump calling New Zealand a “Third World country'. Foreign...
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World
New Zealand Ukrainians continue fight as third anniversary of Russian invasion nears
Thursday, 6 February 2025, 11:36amAotearoa’s Ukrainian community wants Kiwis not to grow tired as the war nears its fourth year, with the Ukrainian ambassador...
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National
Sewage leaks into North Shore Hospital maternity ward after plumbing fault
Thursday, 6 February 2025, 8:27amNew mothers and babies at North Shore Hospital have endured the stench of human waste after a plumbing fault caused a sewage...
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National
‘Your kids might be hungry’: School lunch woes continue; meals not arriving
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 12:15pmParents at two North Island schools have been asked to pack extra food for their children after some new school meals didn’t...
