
Kelly Makiha
Multimedia Journalist at New Zealand Herald
Rotorua Daily Post chief reporter and also works regularly as a singer and guitarist.
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3 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Kelly Makiha
One of the images police released of a motorcycle rider suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run. Photo / SuppliedPolice have arrested a man and charged him with the manslaughter of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson. Police have been looking for a motorcyclist they believed to have been involved a fatal Edmund Rd alleged hit-and-run for the past 10 days. Paige Johnson, 24, died on June 18.
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3 days ago |
sunlive.co.nz | Kelly Makiha
You’d be a fool for dismissing 12-year-old Kyro Uri because of his size. Whether it’s his fancy footwork, his slick threading of the ball, his pinpoint precision kicks, or just his game IQ, the Year 8 student knows how to stamp his mark on the rugby field. The Rotorua Intermediate student gets to do just that when he runs out with his teammates at the Tai Mitchell Rugby Tournament starting in Rotorua today.
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3 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Kelly Makiha
What Kyro Uri lacks in size, he makes up for in skill. Photo / SuppiledYou’d be a fool for dismissing 12-year-old Kyro Uri because of his size. Whether it’s his fancy footwork, his slick threading of the ball, his pinpoint precision kicks, or just his game IQ, the Year 8 student knows how to stamp his mark on the rugby field. The Rotorua Intermediate student gets to do just that when he runs out with his teammates at the Tai Mitchell Rugby Tournament starting in Rotorua today.
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3 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Kelly Makiha
Suitcases stacked up outside Pukuatua St businesses. Photo / SuppliedPukuatua St business owners say there are homeless people camping in their doorways, behaving appallingly and scaring off customers. One business owner on the Rotorua street claims rough sleepers smoke cannabis bongs in doorways, and she has had to install sprinklers to try to move them along.
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4 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Kelly Makiha
Police say the motorcyclist suspected of being involved in a fatal Edmund Rd collision had a full-length left leg tattoo and was riding a black and gold Kawasaki Ninja 600cc bike. Police say the motorcyclist involved in a hit-and-run that killed blind and deaf man Paige Johnson has a full left leg tattoo and was riding a black and gold Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.
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