Chris Marriner

New Zealand

Senior News Director at New Zealand Herald

Senior News Director, NZ Herald. Birkdale resident

Articles

Kava goes viral: How the Kavafied song and new trends fit around Kava’s traditional use

4 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

Revus and MELODOWNZ as featured in the Kavafied music video. It is thousands of years old, woven through cultures across the Pacific and such an integral part of human migration that its DNA can be tracked right across the ocean from motu to motu, from vaka to waka. But right now, kava is having a moment.
Watch: 'He was over it': Maccas worker tells customers to halve their order and ‘ration it’

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

A Tauranga woman who made a late-night run to Maccas was told by a worker to halve her order and “ration it”. Reremai Cameron filmed her encounter at the Cameron Rd branch of McDonald’s in Tauranga after visiting about 3am on Sunday. She told the Herald she was travelling with two other carloads of mates after a night on the town, with sober drivers delivering tipsy pals for a much-needed fast-food fix.
House fire prompts large response in Queenstown

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. 10 crews are attending the fire. Photo / File10 fire crews are battling a blaze at a large property in the Closeburn area of Queenstown. The fire was first alerted at 1.48 this afternoon. Smoke from the fire on Closeburn Rd can be seen across the lake, and fears for nearby forests initially saw four helicopters placed on standby, Fire and Emergency NZ said in an online statement. They have now been stood down. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Dashcam video shows truck taking evasive action after car crosses highway to make turn

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

A driver crossing double yellow lines on State Highway 3 forced evasive action from trucks. The incident was captured on dashcams and shared on social media by Geoff Upson. Upson emphasised the need for better driver education over blanket speed reductions for road safety. A driver’s decision to cross double yellow lines to turn off a state highway forced trucks and cars to take evasive action to avoid a crash.
Watch: Pianist kicked off public piano, ‘so sick’ of lack of support

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

Auckland pianist Jon Christie was stopped from playing a public piano at Britomart Train Station. Christie shared the encounter on social media, highlighting the need for support for young musicians. Auckland Transport apologised, stating anyone is allowed to play the public piano. An Auckland pianist who was told he could not play a public piano at a downtown train station says there needs to be more support for young musicians.
Lotto Powerball: New Zealand’s latest multi-millionaire found

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

One winner scooped the pool and will take home $5.3 million. The gambling game has paid out a succession of big-dollar prizes in recent months. Last weekend, two players won big in Powerball, taking home $5.5m each. Another overnight multi-millionaire has been created after last night’s Lotto Powerball draw, with one lucky punter in Port Chalmers taking home $5.3 million. The big Powerball win was made up of $5m from Powerball First Division and the remainder from Lotto First Division.
One dead, two injured in Wellington motorway crash

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

Sign InSubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. One person has died and two others have been injured after two vehicles collided in Wellington shortly after 11.30pm on Saturday. Photo / NZMEOne person has died and two others have been injured after two vehicles collided in Wellington shortly after 11.30pm. A police spokesperson told the Herald emergency services were called to State Highway 1, Kaiwharawhara after two cars collided in the northbound lane last night.
Stafford Rd offramp closed after unexplained death in Northcote Pt

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

Stafford Rd offramp on Auckland’s Northern Motorway is closed while police investigate the unexplained death of a man this afternoon. Police said a man was found unconscious by a member of the public in the North Shore suburb of Northcote Pt this afternoon. He was found close to the Motorway Policing Centre at the entrance to a walkway between Stafford Rd and Alfred St.A member of the public flagged down a police unit and medical assistance was immediately provided but the man died at the scene.
Auckland motorist drives on wrong side of road to beat traffic in Ōtāhuhu

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

Shocking online video appears to show an Auckland motorist driving hundreds of metres on the wrong side of the road to beat heavy traffic. Dubbing the motorist’s actions a “lazy shortcut”, a TikTok user posted the clip yesterday, showing a driver taking extreme measures to get around a lengthy queue in Ōtāhuhu.
Photograph of mystery meat in steak and cheese pie goes viral

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Chris Marriner

It’s clear what it looks like, but do first impressions ring true? A New Zealander who posted a photograph showing the unusual item he found in his pie has spoken out to reveal the truth behind the viral snapshot. The Tasman man shared a photo of the steak and cheese pie in question to the Dull Men’s Club group on Facebook, asking “did I just find an a**hole in my pie?”. The steak and cheese pie from Pam's that contained the mystery meat.