Articles by Hannah Bartlett
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National
'Red flags': Young man accused of sexually violating friend as teens hung out
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 8:35pmA teenage girl’s self-harming led to disclosures of an alleged sexual assault by a teen boy she’d become friends with. The...
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National
'A recipe for disaster': Inexperienced driver lost control in crash that killed two teens
Friday, 3 October 2025, 7:09amCircumstances that were “all too familiar” led to the death of two teens in Acacia Bay, Taupō – an inexperienced driver who’d...
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National
Family who fought council over unconsented dwelling have 'significant change of heart'
Saturday, 27 September 2025, 3:51pmBianca Reid and her family believe things happen for a reason. And it’s for that reason that the Katikati family are looking...
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National
Not-so-shared-driveway: Misleading information sees real estate salespeople fined $21,000
Saturday, 20 September 2025, 11:12amBuyers of a lifestyle property have been left with a house they “can’t even live in“, can’t get insurance on, and have been...
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National
Brothel in suburbia: Mount Maunganui home seized; Madam illegally employed up to 150 sex workers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 8:32amOver the course of May Chen’s time as a madam, police believe she may have illegally employed as many as 150 women as sex...
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National
Woman jailed for fatal crash while chasing partner's wife was 'overwhelmed by emotions'
Monday, 15 September 2025, 8:44pmA woman who killed an oncoming motorist while chasing her lover’s wife in a car does not think she should be in jail for...
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National
Man installed ambo light and siren in his car hoping to become a 'good Samaritan'
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 8:58pmA Tauranga man with a “long-standing interest” in emergency services illegally held on to a light and siren from Hato Hone...
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National
Man on blood thinners dies from brain bleed after pharmacist failed to properly manage medication
Monday, 25 August 2025, 2:07pmWhen a man who was on blood thinners started getting worsening headaches and nausea, his wife began to worry. The man insisted...
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National
'He’s a seasoned campaigner': Prolific scammer faked car payments on Marketplace
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 11:56amA “career” criminal is back behind bars for dishonesty after he duped people into handing over their vehicles in a Facebook...
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National
'Never-ending': Woman sexually violated after work party offered $2500 – and still waiting
Saturday, 9 August 2025, 10:39amWarning: This story includes details of sexual offending and may be distressing. When a woman who was sexually violated...
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National
Snapchat predator targeted 11-year-old girl while on bail awaiting rape trial
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 10:26amWarning: This story deals with details of sexual assault against young people, and may be distressing. Snapchat predator...
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National
A couple bought a house in a holiday hotspot. The woman living there refused to leave
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 9:21amA couple who bought a Pāpāmoa Beach house needed a High Court order to remove the previous owner after she refused to leave...
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Crime
'Palpable grief': Motorcyclist who killed two people had 11 previous driving convictions
Sunday, 13 July 2025, 11:37amThe rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle who hit and killed two pedestrians had 70 driving infringements, as well as 11...
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Crime
'The man I once trusted violently raped me': Man jailed for attacking ex-wife next to sleeping child
Monday, 7 July 2025, 8:50pmWarning: This story deals with details of sexual assault and may be distressing. A man “violently” raped his ex-wife and...
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National
'God-given right': Family defends largely unconsented homestead on rural land
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 9:20amFor two weeks, a family of four sat along a bench normally reserved for lawyers, defending their use of unconsented dwellings...
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National
'Knew he was gone': Truck driver describes cyclist he'd hit lying on ground
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 8:27pmAs truck driver Kelly Shearer turned the corner from Mount Maunganui’s Hewletts Rd on to Tasman Quay, he felt a bump, which...
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Crime
Culmination of St Patrick's Day drunken flirting, or opportunistic rape while woman slept?
Monday, 26 May 2025, 8:51pmWarning: This story deals with allegations of sexual assault and may be distressing. A drunken, but consensual act after...
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National
Family want answers from men who left a hitchhiker to die alone, trapped in crashed car
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 7:09amThe partner of a man left to die inside a crashed car after the driver fled the scene says she still longs for justice nine...
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Crime
Man says he walked into a room to see his fiancee being raped
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 8:51pmWarning: This story deals with allegations of sexual assault and may be distressing. “It’s not what it looks like.” Those...
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National
'I'm the outcast': Niece speaks of how uncle's sexual assault made her the villain
Monday, 19 May 2025, 10:02amWarning: This story deals with details of the sexual assault of a child and may be distressing. A young woman who was sexually...
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National
Actions of gang members who left hitchhiker to die reflect ‘unfavourably’ on them - coroner
Monday, 12 May 2025, 6:59amWhen a truck driver came across a car that had crashed upside down on the road, there was a single passenger trapped inside,...
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Crime
Police 'justified' shooting at Queen St construction site gunman, IPCA finds
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 12:19pmPolice officers were justified in shooting at Matu Reid, after he entered a construction site on Queen St, armed with a shotgun. Reid...
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National
'We could have saved my mum's life': Family's complaint after delayed cancer diagnosis
Monday, 5 May 2025, 2:12pmA woman in her 60s had been losing weight and had bowel symptoms when a gastroenterologist spotted a “pelvic mass” on her...
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National
Prison not a 'just' penalty for teen who coward-punched stranger in unprovoked street attack
Friday, 18 April 2025, 9:06amA teen who took part in a violent and unprovoked street attack, coward-punching one of his victims, has narrowly avoided...
