Kurt Bayer is the NZME South Island Head of News, working for the nzherald. With a focus on local news in New Zealand, particularly in Auckland, Kurt's articles cover a range of topics including crime, human interest stories, politics, and sports. His work has been featured in the New Zealand Herald, RNZ, Cairns Post, and NewstalkZB.
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By: Kurt Bayer
Former hardman spoke to Kurt Bayer in a series of interviews while awaiting trial.
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By: Kurt Bayer
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By: Kurt Bayer
Document shows sale of four islands in Hauraki Gulf years before Treaty of Waitangi.
By: Kurt Bayer
A historical document that reveals early colonisers buying islands in the Hauraki Gulf from Māori for “one double barrel gun, eight muskets and one barrel of powder” has surfaced at auction in London.
By: Kurt Bayer, Pierre Nixon
Pierre Nixon and Kurt Bayer report on a double tragedy.
Self-made multimillionaire farmer Allan Pye, known as the “Spud King”, has passed away.
By: Kurt Bayer
A historic land deed showing Britain's first attempt to colonise New Zealand, with islands in the Hauraki Gulf being bought from Māori for “one
By: Kurt Bayer
Sam Neill speaks to Kurt Bayer during wine harvest at his Central Otago vineyards.
Reports of a man with a gun put school in lockdown and had residents evacuated.
A violent offender who pulled a gun and sparked a manhunt in Christchurch yesterday evaded police by fleeing in a taxi moments before officers arrived on the scene.
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