Articles by Neil Reid
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National
'Everyone around you is dying': Heartbreak as both parents battle cancer
Saturday, 9 August 2025, 8:28amBlood cancer patient Maureen King has flown out to China for costly experimental cancer treatment her family hopes might...
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National
Game on: Lotto seeks Powerball rule change by 2027 - will Govt play ball?
Saturday, 2 August 2025, 8:32amLotto NZ has revealed it could change the rules of its flagship game Lotto Powerball as soon as 2027. The Herald revealed...
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Crime
Coroner says police 'destroyed' vital evidence in speedway racing death
Monday, 28 July 2025, 9:05amA coronial probe into speedway driver Stephen Penn’s racing death cannot determine whether his helmet failed him because...
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National
Lotto wars: Global gambling syndicate blocked from buying Powerball tickets
Saturday, 26 July 2025, 8:16amLotto NZ has blocked a global gambling syndicate from buying tickets for big-dollar Lotto Powerball draws. Lotto NZ terms...
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National
'Barbaric': All Blacks legend blasts Run It Straight trend
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 7:17amThe All Blacks’ former scrum guru who has coached some of the hardest-hitting forwards of the modern era has red-carded Run...
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Sport
Former Black Caps coach claims players were 'egotistical buggers'
Sunday, 13 July 2025, 1:43pmFormer Black Caps coach Andy Moles has labelled some of the former players he coached in the New Zealand team “egotistical...
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Sport
'Two bits of gold': How ballet and sumo transformed the All Blacks
Sunday, 13 July 2025, 10:16amScrum guru Mike Cron has opened up on his 16-season tenure coaching the All Blacks forward pack in his new book. Before its...
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National
'Matrix change': Winning Lotto Powerball could soon become much harder
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 8:14amWinning Lotto Powerball could be about to get much harder. The Herald can reveal Lotto NZ bosses are keen to increase the...
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Crime
'Do the right thing': Mother's plea for justice in son's stabbing
Friday, 23 May 2025, 1:11pmKaea Karauria’s mother, Kym Baker, has pleaded for information about her son’s killer. Police have a 20-strong team investigating...
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National
Napier homicide: Gang connection rumours 'damaging' and untrue - police
Saturday, 17 May 2025, 8:10amKaea Karauria will be farewelled with a haka at Napier Boys’ High School today. Police are seeking Kaea’s killer after he...
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National
'Can’t imagine the pain': Napier teen's death shakes community
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 4:27pmPolice are investigating the stabbing death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria in Napier. A second teenager was injured and hospitalised...
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Crime
Ariki Rigby’s killer under protective custody after jailhouse ‘hit’ put out on him
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 10:35amThe gang member who murdered teenager Ariki Rigby with a hammer says he has been told his life is at risk. Ahead of his...
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National
Who killed Ronny? Hunt for clues months after man’s body found
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 9:47amRonny Okeke was last seen on April 27 in Mt Roskill and is known to have been injured in a physical altercation earlier that...
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Sport
Why international human rights group wants the Black Caps to boycott Afghanistan
Sunday, 23 March 2025, 9:52amNew Zealand Cricket is considering a series with Afghanistan despite calls for a boycott due to the Taliban’s human rights...
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National
How a new pool complex became the focus of Wellington's health scare
Friday, 21 March 2025, 6:23pmA stomach bug linked to a $68 million pool complex has spread in Wellington. Pools were drained and treated after cases of...
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National
Cleared of killing his wife, ‘outcast’ Peter Beckett dies in Central America
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 7:10amPeter Beckett has died in Central America, several years after starting a new life after his conviction for murdering his...
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National
'Pothole Nation': Slow-moving road trips await Kiwi holidaymakers this summer
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 4:18pm* Road maintenance projects will lead to a two-month closure of a lengthy section of State Highway One this summer * The...
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Sport
Warriors ‘didn’t want me’: Ivan Cleary opens up on depression, tragic death of rising star
Saturday, 26 October 2024, 9:54amIn a new book, Ivan Cleary opens up on his unhappy exit from the New Zealand Warriors, saying club management “didn’t want...
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Sport
ABs and Boks ‘squared up’ in a bar, and the player who feared ABs wanted to ‘kill’ him
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 11:06amA book reveals that just hours after the Springboks claimed a crucial and highly physical win over All Blacks, the two teams...
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Sport
Johnny Sexton on why he hated touring NZ and abuse from Kiwi fans
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 3:01pmJohnny Sexton’s new book reveals Rieko Ioane’s sledging is just one of several All Blacks clash-related things that irked...
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National
Hawke’s Bay residents set to have say on public transport reforms amid ‘clear decline’
Friday, 4 October 2024, 9:46amAmid a “clear decline” in the use of public transport, Hawke’s Bay residents will have their say on potential changes to...
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Crime
Meth, cocaine, dope, guns and ammunition seized in central city bust
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 9:33pmA police operation in central Auckland has resulted in the seizure of a stash of Class A drugs, firearms, ammunition and...
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Crime
Senior gang leader backs pay rise for police- here's why
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:52amPolice officers campaigning for a pay rise – including those “struggling to put food on the table” - have received backing...
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Crime
Gisborne brawl deaths: Gang leaders involved in peace talks ahead of tangi for fight victim
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 8:35pmSenior gang leaders from Black Power and the Mongrel Mob were involved in talks to ensure peace during the lengthy final...
