Articles by Cherie Howie
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National
‘Truly heroic’: Praise for stabbed security guard as police minister visits hospital bedside
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 3:21pmA Newmarket Security guard was stabbed in the neck during an altercation with a person fleeing police outside Westfield Newmarket...
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National
‘Wettest day since 1979’: State of emergency for Westland as flooding causes evacuations, road closures, slips
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 1:02pmLocal state of emergency declared for the southern ward of Westland District this morning. State Highway 6 north of Haast...
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National
‘When’s it going to be my turn?’: Kiwi journalist’s terror as Israel airstrikes hit Beirut
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 3:43pmA Kiwi journalist in Beirut has described the terrifying moments Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital, killing at...
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Crime
Former National Party minister accused of child sex abuse
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 4:54pmPolice were investigating multiple complaints of historical child sexual abuse against late former National Party minister...
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National
'She had all these dreams': At least three Kiwis a week dying from accidental overdoses
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 2:11pmA new report shows three Kiwis – and rising – a week are dying from accidental drug overdoses. A grieving mum is backing...
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National
'I feel like I need to be an octopus’: Mum on her year with triplet sons
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 9:13amEach morning Maria Munkowits looks at the three little boys whose spontaneous conception made her a first-time mum at 38...
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National
‘I didn’t hurt my wife’: Husband denies ‘rumours’ at wake for mum found dead on beach
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 8:56pmJared Sione-Lauaki denies involvement in the death of wife Jo Sione-Lauaki, found on Omamari Beach. Police believe Jo Sione-Lauaki...
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National
‘Help’: Husband believes ‘someone else was involved’ after wife’s final text before unexplained death
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 9:37amA Dargaville mother-of-eight found dead in circumstances police have described as “unexplained” texted him one word before...
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Crime
'Call police, I think someone got shot’: West Auckland mum's terror after hearing gunshots
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 10:34amA mum running an everyday errand has described the terrifying moment she heard gunshots, before seeing two men lying on the...
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National
'Be prepared’: Heavy rain watches, 10m waves as 'weather bomb' looms
Friday, 19 July 2024, 11:44amTwelve hours of rain will fall across the top of the country as a deep subtropical low brushes past the North Island overnight,...
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National
Slow journey south as motorists escape city for Matariki
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 3:05pmPack the snacks and charge the devices, motorists are heading for a slow crawl out of the city as holidaymakers head north...
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National
Life and death on NZ roads: Truckie on 40 years of horror from the driver's seat
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 9:43amWarning: Graphic details It was a spectacle that stunned motorists travelling north on the Waikato Expressway - an SUV “screaming...
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National
'I'm so sorry': Watch the emotional moment lifelong Kiwi prisoner reunites with family
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 12:20pmHalf of the Kiwi prisoners released from jail are back in trouble with the law within two years, with a third going back...
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National
Witness describes heartbreaking scenes on Waikato Expressway after 'serious' crash
Friday, 14 June 2024, 1:14pmHorrified motorists watched as a first responder on his knees gave CPR to an injured man in the pouring rain in the middle...
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National
Weather: Worst passes for Auckland, Northland, rain warnings for Bay of Plenty, Tasman
Friday, 14 June 2024, 8:30am- Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Auckland and Northland overnight, with local flooding expected in parts. - MetService...
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National
Commuter warning ahead of heavy rain, thunderstorms, localised flooding fears
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 2:07pmCommuters are being warned to plan ahead of their journeys tomorrow morning as “messy weather” and potential thunderstorms...
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National
High school rugby coaches stood down after ref, players abused
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 4:11pmThe coaches of a Wellington College rugby team have been stood down for six matches after a game had to be abandoned because...
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National
'Desperation': Wellington doctors say transgender teen tried to cut off breast in self-mastectomy
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:38amA Kiwi high schooler attempted to cut off his own breast in an “act of desperation” after years on a stretched public health...
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National
‘Stupid, archaic’: Kiwi model and Weinstein accuser on decision to overturn rape conviction
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:02pmA Kiwi model among the more than 80 women who spoke out against convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein says she’s “disgusted”,...
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National
Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:12pmA legal battle to get Children’s Minister Karen Chhour to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal over plans to remove Oranga...
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National
Weather woes: Fog scuppers flights in south, heavy rain and thunderstorms for north
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 2:42pmDozens of flights in and out of Christchurch have been cancelled due to low visibility and fog - which may return tomorrow...
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National
Fate of ‘dangerous’ high-rise apartment block decided by Auckland Council
Friday, 19 April 2024, 6:12pmThe fate of a high-rise downtown apartment block deemed unsafe - with residents facing having to leave by Monday afternoon...
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National
'Our little princess': All Black's touching social media post after daughter born 13 weeks early
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:09amAll Blacks rookie Tamaiti Williams and his partner Alice Weir are the parents of a baby girl born more than three months...
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World
Teen terror suspect's finger 'chopped off' after Sydney church attack - reports
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:05pmA teenage boy arrested after a stabbing incident last night that NSW police are describing as a terrorist attack is understood...
