Articles by Chris Marriner
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Entertainment
Watch: Pianist kicked off public piano, ‘so sick’ of lack of support
Sunday, 23 March 2025, 2:22pmAuckland pianist Jon Christie was stopped from playing a public piano at Britomart train station. Christie shared the encounter...
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National
One dead, two injured in Wellington motorway crash
Sunday, 23 March 2025, 8:26amOne person has died and two others have been injured after two vehicles collided in Wellington shortly after 11.30pm. A police...
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National
Unexplained death closes North Shore motorway offramp
Friday, 7 March 2025, 6:08pmStafford Rd offramp on Auckland’s Northern Motorway is closed while police investigate the unexplained death of a man this...
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National
Watch: Auckland driver’s wild wrong-way shortcut
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 3:54pmShocking online video appears to show an Auckland motorist driving hundreds of metres on the wrong side of the road to beat...
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Entertainment
What was in the Kiwi pie that went viral?
Monday, 24 February 2025, 2:12pmIt’s clear what it looks like, but do first impressions ring true? A New Zealander who posted a photograph showing the unusual...
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National
Hello chocolate lover: Police recover 66 blocks of Whittaker’s after supermarket theft
Monday, 10 February 2025, 12:38pmA 28-year-old woman will appear in court today after police recovered three bags full of items allegedly stolen from a Pukekohe supermarket...
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National
Video shows car crossing centre line near Tokaanu, narrowly missing another driver
Friday, 10 January 2025, 10:39amAn Auckland man is speaking out to warn other drivers about the dangers on our roads after his car, carrying three children,...
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World
Kiwi survives encounter with deadly snake inside his Aussie home
Monday, 6 January 2025, 2:07pmA Kiwi man living in South Australia had a brush with death after he returned from a trip home and promptly stepped on the...
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National
Cold, expensive, crap: What Brits really think of life in NZ
Friday, 27 December 2024, 1:12pmThis article was one of Herald Travel’s top stories of 2024. A British woman asking if she should move to New Zealand has...
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National
Watch: 'NZ GTA be like' - Car rolls on rims down Auckland motorway
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:29pmThe actions of a motorist who drove down an Auckland motorway with sparks shooting off an exposed wheel rim were “incredibly...
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National
Attempted home invasion: Family's terrifying 40-minute 'life or death' wait for help
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 7:00amAn Auckland mother locked her four children away and told them not to emerge, no matter what they heard, as a would-be home...
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Crime
Watch: Robbers hit man with car in Auckland robbery
Wednesday, 19 June 2024, 1:38pmA man standing on the footpath outside an Auckland shop was struck from behind by a car full of robbers that mounted the...
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Entertainment
Revealed: The small NZ town welcoming YouTube star MrBeast
Monday, 17 June 2024, 2:34pmThe world’s most popular YouTuber, MrBeast, is going underground in New Zealand. The viral video creator, real name Jimmy...
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National
Cat found dead 26km from home: Owners fear a cat-killer stalks their neighbourhood
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 12:15pmHow did a pet cat travel over 26km across Auckland in one night? A North Shore woman whose cat turned up dead on the other...
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Crime
Vicious assault: Young victim targeted in New Lynn McDonald’s attack
Monday, 13 May 2024, 1:57pmA young man has been targeted in a brutal daytime attack at a McDonald’s restaurant in West Auckland, bashed in a four-on-one...
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National
Shocking video: Wrong-way motorway driver crashes into elderly couple
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:58pmShocking video has emerged of the moment a car driven by an alleged drink driver careered the wrong way down a Dunedin motorway,...
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National
'So cruel': Outrage after poisoned sparrows filmed outside Auckland bakery
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 8:10amWarning: This story may be distressing for some readers. Poisoned sparrows seen struggling outside an Auckland bakery have...
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National
'Heartbroken' volunteers quit beach after Auckland Council 'takes away their happy place'
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:13amA North Shore couple who worked for over a decade to maintain one of Auckland’s most popular beaches are heartbroken after...
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National
Watch: 'Dashcam d***heads' - Shocking Kiwi driving caught on video
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 1:12pmIt’s no secret that many Kiwi drivers display some shocking behaviour on our roads. Modern dashcam technology means that...
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Auckland
Auckland woman reveals how she survived North Shore quicksand
Monday, 27 November 2023, 2:52pmAn Auckland woman who was nearly swallowed by quicksand at her local beach has revealed how she made her escape and credits...
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Politics
'Debacle': Chris Bishop's wild ride to coalition talks
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 10:52amSenior National MP and campaign chair Chris Bishop helped navigate his party through to victory in the 2023 election, but...
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National
Fireworks tragedy: Spooked horse runs into car, driver 'lucky to be alive'
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 11:30amA horse died and a driver was left in shock after the animal was reportedly spooked by fireworks and galloped into the path...
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National
Heroic rescue bid: Strangers come together, pull man from burning car
Monday, 25 September 2023, 3:47pmLeaning into the crumpled wreckage of the car, as the smoke curling around them turned from grey to black, Katrina Thomson...
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Auckland
Auckland man calls for Unichem boycott: 'Made me feel like trash'
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 1:28pmAn Auckland man who was asked if being trans would affect him going to heaven is calling for a boycott of the pharmacy chain...
