Karen McCarthy Karen is an Auckland-based journalist. Latest from Karen McCarthy West Coast Buller residents warned to 'stay away from their homes' as flood risk remains Two killed in overnight crashes Auckland Woman critically injured after falling out of car in Auckland Wellington Pope selects next likely Archbishop of Wellington Wellington Quake wakes up Wellingtonians for second time in three days Updated 5G Another two cellphone towers burned in suspicious blazes Road Safety Two killed in crash on Napier-Taupō road Drownings Funding boost for Surf Life Saving and Coastguard Lotto First Powerball jackpot of the lockdown won Updated Crime Car thief nicks Defence Force vehicle Updated Otago Armed man steals police car, still on the run Canterbury Dozens protest gun buyback events Road Safety Several dead in overnight crashes New Zealand Two dead in Bay of Plenty crash Natural disasters Earthquake hits North Island's east Unprovoked assault puts Dunedin man in hospital Kiwi children's author Jack Lasenby dies at 88 Updated Police treating Kapiti death as homicide Updated Manhattan power cut plunges city that never sleeps into darkness Two Hercules aircraft back in the air Eight climbers missing in Himalayas Assange 'exposed to psychological torture' - UN expert
