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Akula Sharma
Multimedia journalist, NZ Herald

Multimedia journalist, NZ Herald

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'Unprovoked and random': Shopkeeper allegedly attacked by man armed with homemade weapon
Waikato Herald

'Unprovoked and random': Shopkeeper allegedly attacked by man armed with homemade weapon

31 Jul 01:32 AM
'Get down': Man wakes up to ram raiding teens arrest on front lawn
Waikato Herald

'Get down': Man wakes up to ram raiding teens arrest on front lawn

09 Jul 11:05 PM

Jaden Sullivan woke to popped tyres and a spiked car crashed in front of his property.

'Shocked and saddened': Mayor of Waikato town reacts to local's death in Rarotonga
Waikato Herald

'Shocked and saddened': Mayor of Waikato town reacts to local's death in Rarotonga

14 Jun 09:52 PM

Kelly Maree Sain has been described as the 'life of the party'.

Orange rain warning for Hawke's Bay, Coromandel, Gisborne; alert for Auckland rain, possible thunderstorms before dawn
Waikato Herald

Orange rain warning for Hawke's Bay, Coromandel, Gisborne; alert for Auckland rain, possible thunderstorms before dawn

23 Feb 08:25 AM

'People in these areas are advised to prepare as best they can in case of a downpour'.

Hamilton dairy worker’s fingers chopped off by machete-wielding robbers
Waikato Herald

Hamilton dairy worker’s fingers chopped off by machete-wielding robbers

17 Dec 03:04 AM

Young expectant father has lost two digits in the attack.

Family offer $10,000 reward for information on missing Marokopa children
Waikato Herald

Family offer $10,000 reward for information on missing Marokopa children

07 Dec 05:49 PM

The reward is for any information on missing children Jayda, Maverick and Ember Phillips.

Watch: Moment tornado hits houses on Thames Rd, Paeroa leaves destruction behind
Waikato Herald

Watch: Moment tornado hits houses on Thames Rd, Paeroa leaves destruction behind

30 Nov 11:30 PM

Houses were shattered after a tornado hit town yesterday.

Brian Tamaki's umbrella party to contest Hamilton West byelection
Waikato Herald

Brian Tamaki's umbrella party to contest Hamilton West byelection

24 Oct 12:02 AM

Freedoms NZ Umbrella Party leaders say they are optimistic to get elected into government.

Family brought more 'pain' and 'trauma' after vandals desecrate gravesite
Waikato Herald

Family brought more 'pain' and 'trauma' after vandals desecrate gravesite

03 Aug 06:24 AM

Police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man in relation to the damage.

Graveyard burnouts: Police arrest 19 yo over cemetery vandalism
Waikato Herald

Graveyard burnouts: Police arrest 19 yo over cemetery vandalism

03 Aug 01:30 AM

Police thank public for helping make quick arrest possible after upsetting incident.

Families distraught after graves torn up by 'scumbags' doing burnouts
Waikato Herald

Families distraught after graves torn up by 'scumbags' doing burnouts

02 Aug 04:27 AM

People have shown 'utter contempt' at those involved on social media.

'I'm traumatised': Woman carjacked after police officer pepper sprays himself
Waikato Herald

'I'm traumatised': Woman carjacked after police officer pepper sprays himself

22 Jul 05:33 AM

After escaping the clutches of two officers, the man waved down a motorist.

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