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Carla Penman
Multimedia journalist, NZ Herald

Multimedia journalist, NZ Herald

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Woman scarred after beauty treatments gone wrong
Lifestyle

Woman scarred after beauty treatments gone wrong

04 Nov 03:00 AM
Claims of vigilante action by Waiheke Island taxi drivers
Freight and logistics

Claims of vigilante action by Waiheke Island taxi drivers

24 Oct 06:54 AM

Auckland-based taxi drivers claim tyre slashings, bullying and racism by island drivers.

Taxi wars: Fury over 'pirate' drivers poaching Waiheke Island business
Freight and logistics

Taxi wars: Fury over 'pirate' drivers poaching Waiheke Island business

23 Oct 05:00 PM

The taxi drivers are "clogging the rank" and swiping a third of local drivers' incomes.

In Sir Ed's footsteps: Hillary's granddaughter set to conquer Everest
New Zealand

In Sir Ed's footsteps: Hillary's granddaughter set to conquer Everest

20 Oct 04:00 PM

Lily Hillary plans to do Base Camp next year and summit in 2020 with her dad and brothers.

'If the board wasn't there I wouldn't have an arm today': Shark attack victim
New Zealand

'If the board wasn't there I wouldn't have an arm today': Shark attack victim

20 Oct 02:23 AM

'If the board wasn't there I wouldn't have an arm today.'

What it's like to sponsor three little girls less fortunate
New Zealand

What it's like to sponsor three little girls less fortunate

11 Oct 04:00 PM

Fiona Miller has sponsored three girls from India and Africa in the past 16 years.

Take the power back: Nationwide petrol boycott to target companies one by one
New Zealand

Take the power back: Nationwide petrol boycott to target companies one by one

09 Oct 07:17 PM

Tens of thousands of Kiwis interested in taking part in boycott later this month.

The true cost of cyberbullying to NZ: $444m each year
New Zealand

The true cost of cyberbullying to NZ: $444m each year

09 Oct 05:00 PM

A report finds 1 in 10 Kiwis are cyberbullied and a third do not ask for help.

Car-crash-related injuries in 2017 hit 16-year high
New Zealand

Car-crash-related injuries in 2017 hit 16-year high

03 Oct 09:59 PM

Māori made up close to 70 per cent of those seriously hurt in road collisions last year.

Could traces of Roundup be in a key source of New Zealand's drinking water?
New Zealand

Could traces of Roundup be in a key source of New Zealand's drinking water?

02 Oct 03:28 AM

An expert expects some Roundup to "definitely" be found in groundwater.

Dotcom case: High Court overturns breach of privacy ruling
New Zealand

Dotcom case: High Court overturns breach of privacy ruling

02 Oct 01:03 AM

High Court also finds it would not have upheld the damages paid out to Kim Dotcom.

Traces of plastics chemical detected in Wellington aquifer
New Zealand

Traces of plastics chemical detected in Wellington aquifer

01 Oct 04:00 PM

Chemical found in plastic detected in tests on Hutt City aquifer.

'I don't know who got the bigger fright'
New Zealand

'I don't know who got the bigger fright'

26 Sep 11:30 PM

Kyle Mulinder explains what it felt like to be slapped by a seal with an octopus.

Asbestos-related cancer sufferer warning to others
New Zealand

Asbestos-related cancer sufferer warning to others

25 Sep 08:51 AM

Gary Ryan didn't realise the danger of what he was doing all those years ago.

'It's Australia's problem' - NZ strawberry grower on needles fiasco
New Zealand

'It's Australia's problem' - NZ strawberry grower on needles fiasco

24 Sep 02:40 AM

Strawberry grower Phil Greig says it's important for people not to panic.

Vintage car exploding with flowers on Auckland street
New Zealand

Vintage car exploding with flowers on Auckland street

20 Sep 09:05 PM

The purpose behind the guerrilla installation is simply to 'spread the joy'.

Auckland's footpaths soon to be clogged with speedy yellow e-scooters
New Zealand

Auckland's footpaths soon to be clogged with speedy yellow e-scooters

20 Sep 04:54 AM

The Herald got to test ride a sample e-scooter in Wynard Quarter today.

Step closer to new law jailing people who attack paramedics
New Zealand|crime

Step closer to new law jailing people who attack paramedics

19 Sep 06:06 AM

Australia now has a similar law and the UK this week doubled jail time for attackers.

SPCA investigating suspected poisoning of Titirangi chickens
New Zealand

SPCA investigating suspected poisoning of Titirangi chickens

16 Sep 11:42 PM

It's unclear what poison may have been used - some Titirangi locals allege it was 1080

'Traumatising to watch': Famed Titirangi chickens 'poisoned'
New Zealand

'Traumatising to watch': Famed Titirangi chickens 'poisoned'

16 Sep 03:42 AM

"It was like they were really drunk... they could barely walk or stand" - Witness

Witness: 'Piercing screams' heard as police taser man accused of aiming loaded rifle at officers
New Zealand|crime

Witness: 'Piercing screams' heard as police taser man accused of aiming loaded rifle at officers

13 Sep 04:30 AM

Two officers narrowly avoided death after a man allegedly pulled trigger on rifle at them.

Cold comfort: Solo mum borrows to pay power bills
New Zealand

Cold comfort: Solo mum borrows to pay power bills

11 Sep 03:05 AM

Karina Tipene heats up her house by cooking dinner late for her seven young grandchildren.

Kiwi households paying 'almost 80 per cent more for power today than in 1990'
New Zealand

Kiwi households paying 'almost 80 per cent more for power today than in 1990'

11 Sep 01:00 AM

Distributors are not making "excessive profits", electricity pricing review finds.

Paramedic's rare and risky procedure to save 3-year-old Ivy
New Zealand

Paramedic's rare and risky procedure to save 3-year-old Ivy

07 Sep 03:05 AM

Ivy, who has since been diagnosed with tonic-clonic epilepsy, is back to her bubbly self.

Swamped by cold calls: Consumer watchdog wants 'Do Not Call' register
New Zealand

Swamped by cold calls: Consumer watchdog wants 'Do Not Call' register

03 Sep 09:15 PM

Consumer NZ wants official Do Not Call register to be set up to stop nuisance calls.

Paramedic keeps job after making 'offensive' comments
New Zealand

Paramedic keeps job after making 'offensive' comments

31 Aug 03:30 AM

The woman was told "there were already 600 patients at Middlemore ED just like her".

From chemo to six-pack: 'I looked like a 67-year-old man'
Lifestyle

From chemo to six-pack: 'I looked like a 67-year-old man'

16 Aug 07:53 AM

Gary-John Hill's unbelievable transformation, just six months on from chemo.

A power box exploded on the street. Their household appliances were destroyed
New Zealand

A power box exploded on the street. Their household appliances were destroyed

15 Aug 04:43 AM

Maria Molisi who is 36 weeks pregnant, says the stress of the ordeal has been unbearable.

Man died minutes after paramedics decided he didn't need to go to hospital
New Zealand

Man died minutes after paramedics decided he didn't need to go to hospital

13 Aug 05:33 AM

Paramedics told to personally apologise to man's family and undertake further training.

Central city tragedy: Man dies on Queen St after taking synthetic drugs
New Zealand

Central city tragedy: Man dies on Queen St after taking synthetic drugs

10 Aug 08:34 AM

In late July, the Coroner found 45 deaths linked to synthetics from the year to June.

Tensions flare at inquest into near 18-year-old case
New Zealand|crime

Tensions flare at inquest into near 18-year-old case

06 Aug 05:30 AM

Eddie Tavinor was decapitated when a truck part flew through his ute windscreen in 2000.

Apartment owner 'disgusted' controversial cladding not yet removed
New Zealand

Apartment owner 'disgusted' controversial cladding not yet removed

12 Jun 06:03 AM

City Garden Apartments is one of 25 Auckland buildings with cladding like Grenfell Tower.

Former cop accounts part in Wahine rescue
New Zealand

Former cop accounts part in Wahine rescue

09 Apr 03:13 AM

Ian Blackie, now 68, is still surprised anyone survived the 'horrific' conditions that day

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