Melissa Nightingale
NZ Herald
New Zealand
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Ferry nightmare leaves student scrambling to find temporary flat in Wellington
People are having to abandon their cars and fly home, or settle in for the long haul. → Read More
Wellington man put phone in ex’s car to ‘essentially stalk’ her
James Garcia tracked down his ex-wife's car in the middle of the night. → Read More
Cyclone Gabrielle: Cancelled Cook Strait ferries means some passengers stranded for weeks
The Interislander website was not offering new bookings for a month for people with cars. → Read More
Fan who sang with Ed Sheeran wants other Kiwis to ‘follow their dreams’
Ten-year-old Pippa Guerin has a message for Ed Sheeran and her new fans. → Read More
Child pulled from air pocket under capsized boat in dramatic weekend rescue
The child was wearing a lifejacket, police said. → Read More
Tiny fraction of people buried outside of cemeteries in New Zealand
Only 0.004 per cent of people who died in the last six decades had special burials. → Read More
Alleged conduct of Kiwi-based eco travel company We Are Bamboo ‘concerning’, watchdog says
The company is believed to owe at least $2.5 million to its furious customers. → Read More
Westpac banking blunder: Staff told to refund customers up to $800 for ‘heartbreaking’ Christmas error
Customers say they've been left unable to pay for groceries due to the banking fault. → Read More
Tauranga cop found not guilty after repeatedly tasering unarmed prisoner in cells
Video of the incident shows the officer tasering the man as he lay face-down on the floor. → Read More
Travel company We Are Bamboo using Covid to refuse refunds an ‘extreme stretch’
Hundreds of customers fear they've lost the thousands they paid for their holidays. → Read More
Kiwi-based travel company We Are Bamboo to close with customers fearing they'll lose thousands of dollars
One loyal customer even had the company's logo tattooed on her wrist. → Read More
Kiwirail sentenced after man pinned between trucks on Interislander ferry
The victim was squeezing between two trucks when he got caught between them. → Read More
Dire driver shortages: 'If we stop, the country stops', trucking boss warns
Skilled drivers were facing burnout on an "unprecedented scale". → Read More
World Pet Obesity Day: SPCA warns fat pets are 'suffering senselessly'
Owners thought they were showing love to their pets by overfeeding them. → Read More
The twists and turns of Peter Ellis' Christchurch Civic Creche sex abuse case
The man at the centre of the case is no longer alive to see today's verdicts. → Read More
Constable Matthew Hunt killing: Eli Epiha appeals sentence
"Mr Epiha had no motive to kill these police constables. He was just killing them." → Read More
Century-old mortuary table listed on Trade Me for Halloween
Hamilton man Jay denied he was selling it for haunting reasons. → Read More
Runaway truck death: Fulton Hogan apologises to Joji Bilo's family
Joji Bilo was killed by a runaway truck on a Wellington worksite in 2019. → Read More
Kaikōura charter boat tragedy: Victim connected to local school community
Jennifer Andrews went down to the coast to add another set of eyes to the search. → Read More
Wellington student with service dog abused, refused Uber ride
Nina Gellert said it wasn't the first time Uber drivers had refused her and her dog. → Read More