Articles by Rachel Maher
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National
Live: Sky Tower struck by lightning, one person injured after tornado overturns caravan
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Crime
Probe into Akl airport drug-smuggling ring sees more 'corrupt' baggage handlers arrested
Friday, 28 November 2025, 12:04pmPolice and Customs say they have unravelled “a major transnational organised crime syndicate” smuggling drugs into New Zealand...
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National
Man arrested after alleged double-carjacking and Akl motorway dash
Friday, 28 November 2025, 9:59amA man has been arrested after allegedly trying to carjack two motorists and leading police across Auckland in an early-morning...
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Auckland
Waiuku residents told to stay indoors as major fire drains town’s water supply
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 1:12pmWaiuku residents are being told to watch their water use after the town’s reservoir was drained fighting a large rubbish...
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National
Police treating huge Auckland industrial fire as suspicious, residents warned to close windows
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 7:08amResidents in the Auckland town of Waiuku are being urged to keep their windows and doors shut after a large rubbish fire...
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National
‘My babies were my absolute world’: Mother of children killed in Sanson fire speaks of her devastation
Friday, 21 November 2025, 7:10amThe mother who lost her three young children in a Sanson house fire has spoken for the first time about the incident that...
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National
Nearly 250 schools raise safety fears after play sand asbestos recall
Monday, 17 November 2025, 11:09amNearly 250 schools and early learning services have sent queries to the Ministry of Education after a brand of coloured play...
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National
'It's time to give it back': Te Pāti Māori MP links Tongariro blaze to call for land return
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 1:17pmA Te Pāti Māori MP says the fire that devastated the Tongariro National Park could be a message from a paramount chief who...
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Politics
Labour to campaign on capital gains tax, but there are several exemptions
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 8:26amLabour has revealed its plan for a targeted capital gains tax, explaining the money would be funnelled back into the health...
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National
PSA prepared to strike again if offers don't improve after historic protest
Friday, 24 October 2025, 10:39amThe Public Service Association says the ball is now in the Government’s court to avoid another mega strike. An estimated...
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National
More Dilworth School abuse charges as 72yo accused of historical sex offences
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 9:51amPolice have charged a 72-year-old man as a part of their investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Auckland’s...
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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...
