Articles by Rachel Maher
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Politics
Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s 35th Prime Minister, dies, aged 90
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 6:15amFormer Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died aged 90. His family said he died peacefully yesterday, surrounded by his nine children,...
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National
Watch: Trapped trucks wind past slips in Awakino Gorge, emergency centre set up as rivers rise
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 1:42pmAn emergency centre has been set up and homes are under threat from rising rivers with residents starting to self-evacuate...
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National
Watch: 'We can't breathe' - students' desperate cries as surging crowd crushes uni revellers
Friday, 10 October 2025, 2:04pmA student has recalled the terror she felt when a crowd waiting to get into a student bar surged forward, crushing her against...
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National
Air NZ flight struck by lightning, 'fireball' seen from cabin, ‘deafening bang’ heard
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 1:28pmA passenger says his ears are still ringing after the plane he was traveling on was struck by lightning this morning, sending...
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National
Police find machete in reserve as homicide investigation into US student Kyle Whorrall drags on
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 10:31amNew photographs show police combing through a suburban reserve in Auckland before finding a machete believed to have been...
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Crime
'It's been rough': Popular Auckland kayak shop targeted for ice creams and cookies worth $150
Monday, 29 September 2025, 12:02pmPolice have arrested a man after a kayak business on Auckland’s waterfront was broken into three times in just one week. The...
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National
'It's not a race': Luxon defends pace on NZ recognising Palestinian statehood
Monday, 22 September 2025, 9:11amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says a preliminary decision on whether our country will recognise Palestine’s statehood...
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Auckland
'Working day and night': Speed camera trailers descend on Auckland
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 1:26pmA new mobile speed camera is being rolled out this week, targeting high-risk areas in Auckland before being deployed across...
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National
‘Significant safety risks’: 70km/h winds tipped to buffet harbour bridge during march
Friday, 12 September 2025, 2:59pmWind gusts of up to 70km/h are expected to buffet Auckland’s Harbour Bridge at the same time pro-Palestine protesters march...
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National
'Very, very helpful': How Phillips’ daughter aided police after fatal shootout
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 11:01amThe eldest Phillips’ daughter told negotiators what to say to get her siblings, still squirrelled away in the dense Waikato...
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National
Driver charged after car window washers allegedly stabbed in South Auckland
Friday, 5 September 2025, 9:40amA man has been charged after two car window washers were allegedly stabbed at a South Auckland intersection during rush hour. Police...
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National
Intimate blessing held for dead newborn baby found in Albert Park, Auckland
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 8:49amAn intimate blessing was held this morning to bring peace to those who found a baby’s body in a central Auckland park and...
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Crime
Missing Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips: A full timeline of all the sightings
Friday, 29 August 2025, 1:39pmOver three years after disappearing with his three children, sparking one of New Zealand’s most mysterious manhunts, Marokopa...
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National
Watch: ‘Our focus is the children’: Cops issue plea after fugitive Tom Phillips robbery video
Friday, 29 August 2025, 7:27amWaikato police have released fresh footage of Marokopa father Tom Phillips and one of his children after an alleged burglary...
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National
'Scary': Chilling letter delivered to family home after road rage incident
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 9:41amA family on Auckland’s North Shore have been left terrified after being sent a letter from an anonymous driver. The letter...
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National
Young father with baby on way dies in sand dune collapse at Muriwai Beach
Monday, 25 August 2025, 9:55amThe man who died after a sand dune collapsed on him while he was spending a family day out at a West Auckland beach was due...
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Politics
Luxon signals ‘total rethink’ on major events to stimulate economy
Monday, 25 August 2025, 9:15amPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says change is coming to stimulate New Zealand’s economy, with an announcement on the foreign...
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National
Protesters 80m high claim 'hostile' tactics used in coal mine standoff
Monday, 18 August 2025, 2:25pmA pair suspended 80m high in a coal bucket at a South Island mine claim company owners are using ‘hostile’ tactics to get...
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Politics
First-term government should be doing better, as Labour overtakes in new poll
Monday, 11 August 2025, 9:50amA first-term government should be performing better, a political scientist has said, as a new poll shows next year’s election...
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National
‘Totally unacceptable’: Principal speaks out after Auckland girls’ school brawl
Friday, 8 August 2025, 9:25amThe principal of an Auckland girls’ school has spoken out about a video of a vicious brawl calling the violence “totally...
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National
Police complaints laid in political graffiti billboard row
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 1:22pmA West Auckland lawnmowing contractor claims he has been wrongfully accused of vandalising Te Pāti Māori billboards by the...
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National
Motorcyclist dies seven months after Pakūranga Heights crash
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:55amA motorcyclist has died seven months after they were involved in a crash in South Auckland. Police said in a statement that...
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Politics
Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross bids for political comeback
Friday, 1 August 2025, 2:05pmStoried former National MP Jami-Lee Ross is making a new bid for a political comeback - going back to his roots and trying...
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National
Tsunami monitoring network reveals largest wave to hit NZ
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 1:03pmA tsunami advisory remains in place for New Zealand after a massive earthquake Wednesday morning, with Kiwis being urged...
