[ad_1] New Zealand Police are warning the Chinese community about a virtual kidnapping scam after police learned of a case in Auckland. In the scam, foreign students are asked to fake their own kidnapping and trick friends and family abroad into paying ransoms. Detective Sergeant Bridget Doell said police are …
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[ad_1] Police investigating alleged historical sex crimes at the Dilworth School made an additional arrest today. A 60-year-old man was charged with rape, attempted rape, indecency and indecent assault. Detective Sergeant Geoff Baber said police have continued to receive dozens of calls since yesterday. “Over the past 24 hours, the …
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[ad_1] Politicians and their families, diplomats, academics, business executives, scammers, judges and a sportswoman are among the New Zealanders profiled in a huge Chinese intelligence database. Stuff has gained access to the “Overseas Key Individual Database”, which is said to include personal data of more than 2 million people around …
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[ad_1] The Christchurch lines company Orion settled with insurance company IAG for the homes and possessions destroyed in the 2017 Port Hills fires. The Christchurch Superior Court is currently hearing a complaint from a group of residents who allege that Orion components started the fire on Early Valley Rd, while …
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[ad_1] Ryan Anderson / Stuff Billy Te Kahika at the merger of Advance New Zealand and New Zealand Public Party. More than $ 255,000 in donations have been made to a political party that was never registered, a loophole in the electoral laws that one political expert says is “unprecedented.” …
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[ad_1] Otago’s Sio Tomkinson has been given a six-week suspension as a result of his dangerous tackle on Auckland’s Simon Hickey. Tomkinson received a red card from referee James Munro in the 81st minute of Auckland’s 38-6 win at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin for the dangerous tackle that resulted …
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[ad_1] Screenshot Videos posted on social media showed more than 100 people walking down the street. A large group of people have gathered in Auckland for a gang member tangihanga, despite alert level 2 restrictions prohibiting it. The meeting took place on Busing Ave in Papakura on Tuesday. In live …
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[ad_1] Students at the University of Auckland say they are “dismayed” that people in classes of up to 300 are expected to return to campus next week despite the coronavirus pandemic. Following Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that Auckland would remain at coronavirus alert level 2.5 until at least Monday, …
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[ad_1] Maarten Holl / Things Michael Saunders was a business development manager at Noel Leeming. An employee who was overpaid by the Noel Leeming Group while on ACC-funded leave was ordered to reimburse $ 14,768. Michael Saunders worked for the company, a subsidiary of The Warehouse Group, since late 2017. …
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[ad_1] Indonesian authorities ordered a group of anti-maskers who violated the country’s mask laws to dig graves for Covid-19 victims. Officials in the East Java province punished eight mask rapists with manual labor in the local cemetery in hopes of dissuading others from ignoring the national mandate to cover their …
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