Max Towle

Reporter for The Star, mostly just my feature stuff.

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Relief as Mobster Jailed

I watched as Mongrel Mob gangster Mauha Huatahi Fawcett was jailed for the brutal murder of Mellory Manning in 2008. (Originally published in The Star, 2/05/14)

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Closing Time for Popular Publican

After more than 40 years of running Christchurch and Kaikoura hotels, Meredith Wilson will pull his last pint on Monday. I talked with the…

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Interviewing the Interviewer

Last week, hundreds of weary Cantabrians packed the Shirley Boys’ High School hall to air their frustration with insurance companies and…

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Shot Cop Had Dinner With Would-be Killer

Monday’s shooting in the Ashburton Winz office is not the first time a gunman has cut loose in the Mid Canterbury town. I reported on an…

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