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Al Williams

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
28
Latest publication
Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Al Williams

    Army officer attacked taxi driver after being asked for $20 fare (opens the original)

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    New Zealand Army staffer Arthur Finegan leaves the Christchurch District Court after facing a charge of injuring with intent to injure. Photo / Al Williams New Zealand Army intelligence officer Arthur Finegan denied a “nasty” assault – until he was confronted with CCTV footage showing an attack that left a taxi driver unconscious. He then blamed the driver for interrupting him and two associates after they failed to pay a $20 fare on New Year’s Day and fled on foot. The group had been out drinki

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Al Williams

    'Turning a blind eye is not an option': Reality TV star failed to maintain rental properties (opens the original)

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    Reality TV show star Prudence Morrall is the sole director of Good Girls Property Management which has been fined for breaches of tenancy laws across 20 properties. Renters TV star Prudence Morrall is in hot water after failing to maintain multiple rental properties. Morrall is the sole director of the Christchurch-based Good Girls Property Management and has appeared on the television show about renting in New Zealand. The company has accepted it committed multiple breaches of the Residential T

  3. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Al Williams

    NZTA knew of hazards before fatal SH1 crash that killed ‘bubbly, happy’ woman (opens the original)

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    Kellyanne Cindal Pattinson, 31, died on January 17, 2018, following a collision on State Highway 1 south of Timaru. A motorist lost her life on a notorious stretch of highway that authorities knew was dangerous but had not done enough to make safe. Kellyanne Cindal Pattinson was driving south on State Highway 1 in early 2018 when tragedy struck. A northbound food delivery truck veered across three lanes and hit her car. The 31-year-old had no opportunity to brake or swerve and died at the scene.

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Al Williams

    Newborn not enough to keep man behind $520k cannabis operation out of jail (opens the original)

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    Jamie Michael McNae, of Christchurch, ran a commercial cannabis operation for years before authorities caught up with him. Photo / 123rf Three days after he became a father, Jamie Michael McNae caught his reckoning for running a large-scale cannabis operation worth more than $500,000. The child was conceived while he was on bail awaiting sentencing for the offending, the Christchurch District Court heard when he appeared before a judge to learn his punishment. At yesterday’s hearing, McNae’s law

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Al Williams

    'You offended to protect your son:' Father's loyalty led to 18 drug runs (opens the original)

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    Lawrence Mervyn Olliver appears in the High Court at Christchurch for sentencing. Photo / Iain McGregor / Pool A father’s misguided loyalty to his son led to involvement in a major drug courier operation that quickly spiralled out of control. Lawrence Mervyn Olliver became entangled in transporting and distributing large amounts of cash, cocaine and methamphetamine. Olliver was caught up in Operation Avon, which culminated in 21 arrests as police executed dozens of search warrants in the Christc

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