NZME and two employees finalists in 2024 Deloitte Top 200 Awards

US President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban affecting 12 countries, prompted by a recent attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado, attributed to an undocumented individual. The ban targets nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, and is set to take effect on June 9. Additionally, a partial ban has been instituted for travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone,...

Iranian-Kiwi Zholia Alemi, who faked a medical degree from the University of Auckland, worked as a psychiatrist in the UK for over 20 years, during which she earned approximately $2 million in wages. In 2023, she was sentenced to seven years in prison for her fraud, and a judge has now ordered her to pay nearly $1 million NZD in compensation or face additional prison time. Her deception was uncovered in 2018 when a journalist...

SummaryCharles Robert Afeaki, 82, was sentenced in Auckland District Court, marking his 40th conviction for child sexual abuse. Judge Kirsten Lummis added two months to his existing 25-month sentence after a new victim, now 61, came forward about abuse occurring in 1975. Afeaki, who has a long history of abusing boys while serving as a Marist Brother and boarding school teacher in the 1970s and early 80s, awaits trial for another alleged incident involving an...

The deputy chief press secretary to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Michael Forbes, has resigned following serious allegations against him. Reports indicate he allegedly recorded audio and took photographs of women in compromising positions without their consent. While Forbes declined to be interviewed, he issued a statement apologizing to the women affected and acknowledging the harm caused; a police complaint was filed last year after concerning images and recordings were found on a client's phone in...

A teacher, whose identity remains confidential, was denied the opportunity to "retire with dignity" after being found guilty of having sexual relations with a male student and kissing another student early in her teaching career during the 1980s. It took nearly four decades for one of the affected students to report the incidents to the Teaching Council, expressing feelings of being "unclean, abused, and misused," which negatively impacted his academic performance and led to substance...

This evening’s $12 million Lotto Powerball jackpot was not won, rolling over to $15 million for Saturday. A MyLotto player from Napier won $1 million in the First Division draw, while a player from Christchurch celebrated a $200,000 win with Strike Four. The winning numbers were 35, 11, 9, 14, 10, and 6, with a bonus ball of 30 and the Powerball being 10. Full Article