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Carolyne Meng-Yee
Investigative reporter

Investigative reporter, NZ Herald

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

Check out Carolyne’s latest content
‘Part of me died’: Sole survivor of triple-fatal crash says goodbye to three mates
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‘Part of me died’: Sole survivor of triple-fatal crash says goodbye to three mates

29 Mar 04:00 PM
Meth-accused driver in triple-fatal crash named, survivor labels him a ‘scumbag’
Rotorua Daily Post

Meth-accused driver in triple-fatal crash named, survivor labels him a ‘scumbag’

03 Mar 04:00 PM

Garth Temokina Thompson can now be identifed as the man charged over Taihape crash.

‘I’m sad I survived, I led them into disaster': Biker loses limbs, three mates in crash
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‘I’m sad I survived, I led them into disaster': Biker loses limbs, three mates in crash

01 Mar 04:00 PM

Jeremy Capper lost an arm and a leg in the crash and was in a coma for six weeks.

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Brian Tamaki plans anti-lockdown protests after meeting with top cops
Rotorua Daily Post

Brian Tamaki plans anti-lockdown protests after meeting with top cops

27 Sep 08:37 PM

Top epidemiologist warns it's a high-risk activity in a pandemic.

'Please, mummy, don't let them take me': Mum on the run - police uplift young girl on Ruapehu slopes
Rotorua Daily Post

'Please, mummy, don't let them take me': Mum on the run - police uplift young girl on Ruapehu slopes

17 Jul 05:00 PM

The girl was crying and pleading with her mother: 'Why do I have to go?'

'I thought I better get up there and squash the demons'
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'I thought I better get up there and squash the demons'

22 Aug 05:00 PM

A snowboarder and soon-to-be-dad who nearly died returns to Whakapapa.

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Kidnapped at gunpoint for $3m ransom: Meet 'Baby Kahu'
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Kidnapped at gunpoint for $3m ransom: Meet 'Baby Kahu'

05 Oct 04:00 PM

She is now 18 and in her final year of school.

The Chase: Son urges drivers not to flee cops
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The Chase: Son urges drivers not to flee cops

10 Mar 04:00 PM

Today the "Herald" launches "The Chase" - a four-day series about police pursuits.

Arrests in Kinloch shooting
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Arrests in Kinloch shooting

12 Sep 05:00 AM

Murder charges laid after Scott Henry's death near Taupo.

Murder mystery: Mum's desperate plea for answers
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Murder mystery: Mum's desperate plea for answers

22 Aug 02:55 AM

The mother of a man shot dead is appealing for his killers to come clean.

Boy star needs two years to recover from car-crash blackout
Rotorua Daily Post

Boy star needs two years to recover from car-crash blackout

30 Oct 06:45 PM

Actor James Rolleston remembers nothing from four days before the crash that almost took his life.

'Boy' star out of hospital
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'Boy' star out of hospital

31 Aug 02:23 AM

James Rolleston has been moved into a rehab facility to continue his recovery following a horror car accident.

Boy star's crash: Site a 'total mess'
Rotorua Daily Post

Boy star's crash: Site a 'total mess'

12 Aug 05:00 PM

A volunteer firefighter who was at the scene of the crash that left James Rolleston in intensive care has described how "half the bridge" ended up in the car.

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