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Kelly Makiha
Multimedia Journalist
Rotorua

Kelly Makiha, a Multimedia Journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post, specialises in court and police reporting.

I started work as a Multimedia Journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post as an 18 year-old in 1996 and I am still here, loving every single day. I wanted to be a journalist since I was a child and remember making my mum follow the flashing lights of emergency services so I could see what was happening. I started writing for my local newspaper in Timaru when I was a young teen and knew then that this was the job for me. I made the move to the Rotorua Daily Post and it was meant to be a stepping stone but I fell in love with this city, got married and we are now raising our three children here. I have covered all rounds but specialise in court and police reporting and have been chief reporter or assistant editor for most of my career. I am now back doing what I love – writing stories that matter, holding people and organisations to account, celebrating heroes, paying tribute to amazing lost loved ones and using my role to highlight issues to make a difference. Each day I’m honoured to be surrounded by a group of professionals who work hard and believe in what we do.

Check out Kelly’s latest content
Man charged with drugged driving over crash that killed four
Hawkes Bay Today

Man charged with drugged driving over crash that killed four

05 Jun 04:00 AM
'We were all feeling it': Emotional tribute to slain teen at league tournament
Hawkes Bay Today

'We were all feeling it': Emotional tribute to slain teen at league tournament

02 Jun 06:59 AM

Kaea's parents received the carved tewhatewha from the Pikiao team.

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Former cop's dying regret over 50yo Mona Blades mystery
Hawkes Bay Today

Former cop's dying regret over 50yo Mona Blades mystery

30 May 06:00 PM

Mona Blades disappeared while hitch-hiking from Hamilton to Hastings on May 31, 1975.

Kidnap, blackmail, assault: Mobster holds woman hostage in ‘harrowing’ ordeal
Hawkes Bay Today

Kidnap, blackmail, assault: Mobster holds woman hostage in ‘harrowing’ ordeal

10 Mar 06:29 PM

Friend feared next time she would see kidnapped woman was 'at her funeral'.

Fatal fight: Jury reaches verdict on logger who claimed self-defence
Hawkes Bay Today

Fatal fight: Jury reaches verdict on logger who claimed self-defence

20 Feb 12:20 AM

A jury has reached a verdict in the Nathan Moscrip High Court manslaughter case.

Fatal fight between friends broke out over ‘messages to girlfriend’
Hawkes Bay Today

Fatal fight between friends broke out over ‘messages to girlfriend’

17 Feb 12:29 AM

Nathan Moscrip, 29, is on trial for the manslaughter of his friend Brodie Ruatara.

Saluting and farewelling Tā Bom - the reluctant war hero
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Saluting and farewelling Tā Bom - the reluctant war hero

12 Nov 03:00 AM

It was a fitting ceremonial farewell that Sir Robert Gillies would have dodged.

'A revered national treasure': Thousands to mourn beloved 'Tā Bom'
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'A revered national treasure': Thousands to mourn beloved 'Tā Bom'

08 Nov 02:21 AM

The Māori Queen will attend Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies' tangi tomorrow.

'I really miss my dad': How a truck driver's measurement error killed a 'hero' father
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'I really miss my dad': How a truck driver's measurement error killed a 'hero' father

16 Jun 05:03 PM

'To the man who took my hero, my daddy, away: You have ruined the rest of my years.'

Freedom from secrecy and shame: How a sex abuse victim has transformed her life
Hawkes Bay Today

Freedom from secrecy and shame: How a sex abuse victim has transformed her life

22 Dec 04:00 PM

'Now I live a life that I thought only existed in movies or books.'

Serial groper breached parole before indecent carpark act
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Serial groper breached parole before indecent carpark act

07 Aug 06:00 PM

The Parole Board found his excuse for the carpark act 'utterly implausible'.

'Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again
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'Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again

02 Aug 11:29 PM

His lawyer said Trembath was 'wound up' after playing tennis before his latest offending.

Serial groper's latest offence details revealed
Hawkes Bay Today

Serial groper's latest offence details revealed

15 May 03:44 AM

More details around what Jason Trembath did have been revealed.

Jailed serial groper admits doing indecent act in store carpark
Hawkes Bay Today

Jailed serial groper admits doing indecent act in store carpark

10 May 03:59 AM

Jason Trembath appeared in the Rotorua District Court today.

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Cooking drunk and high on meth cost 'adored father' his life
Hawkes Bay Today

Cooking drunk and high on meth cost 'adored father' his life

26 Mar 05:00 PM

Sky Carson adored her father despite his addictions and 'ratbag ways'.

Motel homicide: Police name 30yo man who died
Hawkes Bay Today

Motel homicide: Police name 30yo man who died

08 Mar 07:13 AM

The latest from the police investigating a Taupō homicide.

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Woman admits at scene to crossing centreline in crash that killed three people
Hawkes Bay Today

Woman admits at scene to crossing centreline in crash that killed three people

19 Oct 05:00 PM

She was driving to Rotorua from Palmerston North when she crossed the centreline.

Crash details revealed: How a family of seven and a woman were killed
Hawkes Bay Today

Crash details revealed: How a family of seven and a woman were killed

20 Sep 08:03 PM

Three adults and five children were killed in the horror crash in April 2019.

Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again
Hawkes Bay Today

Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again

10 Aug 11:49 PM

He's been given one final chance after a "steep learning curve".

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Tinder use lands serial groper cricketer back behind bars
Hawkes Bay Today

Tinder use lands serial groper cricketer back behind bars

22 Jul 05:00 PM

Jason Trembath has been accused of trying to 'groom' women on Tinder.

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From windscreen washer to commercial cleaner: How Bam Bam turned his life around
Hawkes Bay Today

From windscreen washer to commercial cleaner: How Bam Bam turned his life around

03 Nov 05:00 PM

'They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I think that's wrong,' his boss says.

Trial set down for truck driver on manslaughter charge
Hawkes Bay Today

Trial set down for truck driver on manslaughter charge

08 May 11:07 PM

A truck driver has appeared in court facing a manslaughter charge.

Naked man chased by police jumps into lake
Hawkes Bay Today

Naked man chased by police jumps into lake

03 Apr 01:50 AM

A naked man running around Rotorua has sparked a police callout.

Man charged with Hawke's Bay sex offences gets bail in Rotorua
Hawkes Bay Today

Man charged with Hawke's Bay sex offences gets bail in Rotorua

28 Nov 04:25 AM

A man has appeared in court today facing two sexual offences but he cannot yet be named.

Fatal crash: Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter
Hawkes Bay Today

Fatal crash: Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter

22 Nov 12:56 AM

A truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a man dying in a crash.

Taupo to stage IronMaori event
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Taupo to stage IronMaori event

04 Dec 10:34 PM

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsRACING: Maori from around the country travel to Hawke's Bay each year to compete in IronMaori. PHOTO/HAWKE'S

'He's scared. He knows what he's done'
Hawkes Bay Today

'He's scared. He knows what he's done'

09 Mar 05:28 PM

The gunman involved in the incident is reportedly willing to surrender if he can have the support of his friends and family with him.

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