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Tom Dillane

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Past articles by Tom:

Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay father, Brendan Miller, among the dead from cyclone

Brendan Miller's work truck is believed to have washed away in the floodwaters. → Read More

Cyclone Gabrielle: Retired couple’s house missed by largest slip in Gisborne district by a metre

The lime fields beside Helen and Clive Foster's property are now massive pile of rubble. → Read More

Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Lots of anxiety’ as thousands stock up on free sand and rush to Auckland evacuation centres

Long queues for sand, supermarkets and support as residents prepare for the storm. → Read More

Auckland floods: Mayor Wayne Brown wasn’t getting vital flood updates from Auckland Council because not on internal email list

Exclusive: Wayne Brown and staff didn't get vital flood emails from Auckland Council. → Read More

Former National PM Jim Bolger says Jacinda Ardern set for high-profile global roles

Bolger said Ardern will have many offers post-PM, but none will be harder than leading NZ. → Read More

Wayne Brown’s ‘staggering’ $123k legal bill, plus his $5k a week chief of staff

Brown has irritated some within council after vowing to slash management salaries. → Read More

‘Obviously a tragedy’ - Police investigate woman’s death after seizure at Bay Dreams music festival

The young festival goer suffered a seizure at the end of the Mount Maunganui event. → Read More

Special report: School spent years chasing former principal

A four-year saga has spanned a police investigation and a Teaching Council censure. → Read More

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown earmarks $415k to Matthew Hooton and key advisors, after pledge to slash council salaries

The Mayor sets aside almost half a million in adviser salaries over next six months. → Read More

Suitcase murder case: Suspect, mother of children, remanded in custody without plea

The woman walked into the dock with her eyes looking down. → Read More

Suitcase murder case: Suspect surrendered to NZ police in South Korean extradition, due in Manukau court tomorrow

Three NZ police officers travelled to South Korea to transport her back to Auckland. → Read More

Suitcase homicides: Arrested Korean woman may be extradited ‘soon’ according to NZ Coroner to face murder charges

The South Korean Ministry of Justice says it may 'surrender' the woman in 30 days. → Read More

‘This will be financially devastating for us’: Autistic boy rebuffed by local school

Brody McDonald ran onto the road twice on his first day of school. He wasn't allowed back. → Read More

Formal complaint from crew banishes disgraced industry heavyweight from high-profile NZ film set

A man convicted of indecent assault has been removed from NZ director Lee Tamahori's set. → Read More

Exclusive: Woman arrested over suitcase child homicides hiding out in Korean apartment complex owned by a metals company

Arrested woman was staying in a Korean apartment complex owned by a metals company. → Read More

Olivia Podmore family’s drawn-out legal battle to obtain deceased Olympian’s medical records off Sport NZ

Podmore died in August 2021, in a suspected suicide the day after the Tokyo Olympics ended → Read More

Local body elections: Local Govt NZ execs echo Ardern in seeking review of voting process after 'disappointing" turnout

The data shows voter turnout compared to the same time in the last election. → Read More

Odd Auckland vote outcomes: Viv Beck amasses almost 6000 votes in abandoned mayoral campaign; Lisa Lewis gets votes

Beck pulled out of the Auckland Mayoral race on Sept 16 but was still on ballot papers. → Read More

Disgraced film heavyweight employed with female assault victim on NZ director's 'swansong'

'To hear that his victim has come face-to-face with him on set is extremely concerning.' → Read More

Labour and National donations trial: Guilty and not guilty verdicts over political money

The SFO prosecution involved seven people, including a NZ Order of Merit recipient. → Read More