Auckland man Va’a Va’a sentenced for meth importation
Va’a Va’a, a man struggling financially, expected to earn $100,000 by helping import nearly 50kg of methamphetamine but instead received ...
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Tom Phillips shot dead: How police’s net closed on the fugitive and brought his 4 years on the run to a fatal end
The search for runaway father Tom Phillips and his three children ended tragically in rural Waikato, where he was killed ...
TranzAlpine train fares criticised as return trip for a family nears $2000
A scenic train trip from Christchurch to Greymouth on the TranzAlpine costs nearly $2000 for a family of four, comparable ...
Jetstar fined $2.25m for misleading customers about compensation
Jetstar has been fined $2.25 million for misleading nearly 100,000 customers about their compensation rights related to flight cancellations and ...
NZ creatives lose followers, revenue as Meta wrongfully suspends social media business accounts
Jessica Jellick, a wedding and family photographer in Whangārei, lost nearly 4,000 social media followers overnight after Meta removed accounts ...
Supreme Court declines family’s bid for man’s release after 20 years in secure care
A family has taken their case to the Supreme Court to secure the release of a 41-year-old autistic man who ...
No sign of Roy Arbon nearly a week on from his disappearance
Roy Arbon, a 75-year-old former Erebus disaster recovery worker, went missing after leaving his Rūnanga home on July 23. His ...
Nearly 20 years on former navy diver Rob Hewitt reflects on 75 hours lost at sea
Former NZ Navy diver Rob Hewitt, who survived 75 hours lost at sea nearly 20 years ago, reflects on his ...
Aucklander Jacob Mataia sentenced for attacks at Mormon temple and Middlemore Hospital
Jacob Mataia, a 23-year-old from Weymouth, was sentenced to 10 months' home detention after violently attacking a nurse at Middlemore ...
Two mother-baby HIV cases diagnosed in New Zealand – the first in nearly 20 years
Two New Zealand babies have been diagnosed with perinatally acquired HIV for the first time in nearly 20 years, reversing ...
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