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Kurt Bayer: NZ Herald reporter on his attempt to get ahold of Dr Jonie Girouard

Kaiapoi doctor Jonie Girouard has been making the news for all the wrong reasons.A Newshub investigation last night revealed Girouard has been handing out fake medical exemptions for the Pfizer vaccine.NZ Herald reporter Kurt Bayer tried approaching Dr Girouard and her husband for comment earlier t…

Chelsea Daniels: Victim impact statements being read in mosque attack sentencing

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DETAILS WHICH READERS MIGHT FIND UPSETTINGA victim of the Christchurch terror attacks saved lives by tackling the rampaging gunman before he was shot dead.Naeem Rashid, 50, ran at Brenton Harrison Tarrant as he methodically murdered people inside Masjid …

Lachie Jones: A father wants answers about his toddler's death - does he have a case?

In January 2019, three-year-old Lachie Jones disappeared on a summer evening. Several hours later, he was found floating face-up in an oxidation pond south of his home in Gore. Police ruled it was an accidental drowning, but the boy’s father has long disagreed - and now has a legal team on his side…

Kurt Bayer: NZ Herald reporter says Police made the decision to show van damage up close to show dangers of driving

The extent of the damage of a van sustained after it was ripped a part on a head on crash has shown the devastating consequences of what can happen on our roads.Seven people, including an infant, were killed in a horrific crash when a van and a truck collided near Picton yesterday morning.NZ Herald…

After random stabbing attacks, how safe are our streets?

Two random knife attacks in a few days have rattled the nation. The motivations behind the incidents are still unclear, but they’ve drawn attention to the rising issue of violence on our streets. Are these one-off incidents or examples of a growing problem - and what are the police doing to keep …

Kurt Bayer: NZ Herald reporter says there was anger and heartbreak in public gallery during Tyreese Fleming's sentencing

The driver in the horror car crash that killed five teenagers has today been jailed for two and a half years.Tyreese Fleming has admitted to dangerous driving causing the deaths last August.NZ Herald reporter Kurt Bayer told Heather du Plessis Allan there was anger and heartbreak in the High Court …

What would it take for Christchurch to be our next Super City?

Christchurch could become New Zealand’s next Super City.  Rapid population growth projected over the next few decades has planners mulling whether it might be time to change the way the city is managed.   But not everyone is a fan of the Super City project. Former mayors are divided about whether …

Kurt Bayer: NZ Herald senior journalist on the jury failing to reach a verdict on David Benbow murder trial

Another court outing is likely for David Benbow, after a Christchurch jury failed to reach a verdict in his murder trial. Benbow was accused of killing childhood friend Michael McGrath over his relationship with Benbow’s former partner- his body has never been found. The jury deliberated for 23 h…

Kurt Bayer: NZ Herald journalist on the Angela Blackmoore murder trial being abandoned two weeks in

A shock development, with a murder trial over the death of a young Christchurch mother suddenly aborted. David Hawken, and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, were appearing in the High Court in Christchurch, charged with murdering Angela Blackmoore. A four-week trial began last week, but Justice Cameron Man…

Bonus: What happens next in Gore District Council drama?

Gore District mayor Ben Bell made history in October last year when, at the age of 23, he was voted in as the country’s youngest ever mayor.   But his tenure has been fraught with scandal and conflict so far, with his relationship with his chief executive Stephen Parry deteriorating to the point a…