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Carolyne Meng-Yee
Investigative reporter

Investigative reporter, NZ Herald

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Pāua to the people: Coromandel locals block poachers

16 Mar 07:16 AM

Locals smash pāua poaching ring.

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'I've always felt like an imposter and a fraud': TV star gets candid

06 Aug 05:00 PM

TV star candidly discusses imposter syndrome, alcohol abuse and fighting his demons.

Covid 19 coronavirus: Levin man turns vape juice into hand sanitiser
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Levin man turns vape juice into hand sanitiser

04 Apr 05:00 PM

Kiwi company turns vape juice into hand sanitiser.

Farm tragedy widower talks of 'big hole in our lives'
The Country

Farm tragedy widower talks of 'big hole in our lives'

14 Dec 04:00 PM

The first word Sam Tomlinson learned to say was "Mum" - two days after she died.

Tractor tragedy: 'I've lost three people' - Grieving husband reveals wife was pregnant
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Tractor tragedy: 'I've lost three people' - Grieving husband reveals wife was pregnant

02 Oct 04:00 PM

"It's been really tough... I have now lost three people," widower Scott Tomlinson says.

'Our worst nightmare': Tractor deaths shake farming community
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'Our worst nightmare': Tractor deaths shake farming community

01 Oct 04:00 PM

Death of Nadine Tomlinson and her son, Angus, was community's worst nightmare, locals say.

Pinetree's battle: 'I'll beat the bastard'
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Pinetree's battle: 'I'll beat the bastard'

11 Mar 05:15 PM

Lady Verna says it took months for doctors to find out what was wrong with the former lock.

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