Kelly Makiha, a Multimedia Journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post, specialises in court and police reporting.
I started work as a Multimedia Journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post as an 18 year-old in 1996 and I am still here, loving every single day. I wanted to be a journalist since I was a child and remember making my mum follow the flashing lights of emergency services so I could see what was happening. I started writing for my local newspaper in Timaru when I was a young teen and knew then that this was the job for me. I made the move to the Rotorua Daily Post and it was meant to be a stepping stone but I fell in love with this city, got married and we are now raising our three children here. I have covered all rounds but specialise in court and police reporting and have been chief reporter or assistant editor for most of my career. I am now back doing what I love – writing stories that matter, holding people and organisations to account, celebrating heroes, paying tribute to amazing lost loved ones and using my role to highlight issues to make a difference. Each day I’m honoured to be surrounded by a group of professionals who work hard and believe in what we do.
!['Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Sexual deviancy': Serial groper Jason Trembath jailed again
His lawyer said Trembath was 'wound up' after playing tennis before his latest offending.
![Serial groper's latest offence details revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Serial groper's latest offence details revealed
More details around what Jason Trembath did have been revealed.
![Jailed serial groper admits doing indecent act in store carpark](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jailed serial groper admits doing indecent act in store carpark
Jason Trembath appeared in the Rotorua District Court today.
![Cooking drunk and high on meth cost 'adored father' his life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cooking drunk and high on meth cost 'adored father' his life
Sky Carson adored her father despite his addictions and 'ratbag ways'.
![Motel homicide: Police name 30yo man who died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Motel homicide: Police name 30yo man who died
The latest from the police investigating a Taupō homicide.
![Woman admits at scene to crossing centreline in crash that killed three people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman admits at scene to crossing centreline in crash that killed three people
She was driving to Rotorua from Palmerston North when she crossed the centreline.
![Crash details revealed: How a family of seven and a woman were killed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Crash details revealed: How a family of seven and a woman were killed
Three adults and five children were killed in the horror crash in April 2019.
![Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Serial groper given 'last chance' and released on parole again
He's been given one final chance after a "steep learning curve".
![Tinder use lands serial groper cricketer back behind bars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tinder use lands serial groper cricketer back behind bars
Jason Trembath has been accused of trying to 'groom' women on Tinder.
![From windscreen washer to commercial cleaner: How Bam Bam turned his life around](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From windscreen washer to commercial cleaner: How Bam Bam turned his life around
'They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I think that's wrong,' his boss says.
![Trial set down for truck driver on manslaughter charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trial set down for truck driver on manslaughter charge
A truck driver has appeared in court facing a manslaughter charge.
![Naked man chased by police jumps into lake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Naked man chased by police jumps into lake
A naked man running around Rotorua has sparked a police callout.
![Man charged with Hawke's Bay sex offences gets bail in Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man charged with Hawke's Bay sex offences gets bail in Rotorua
A man has appeared in court today facing two sexual offences but he cannot yet be named.
![Fatal crash: Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fatal crash: Driver pleads not guilty to manslaughter
A truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a man dying in a crash.
![Taupo to stage IronMaori event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Taupo to stage IronMaori event
Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsRACING: Maori from around the country travel to Hawke's Bay each year to compete in IronMaori. PHOTO/HAWKE'S
!['He's scared. He knows what he's done'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'He's scared. He knows what he's done'
The gunman involved in the incident is reportedly willing to surrender if he can have the support of his friends and family with him.