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In hindsight, Anihera Zhou Black says the darkness to come was there in the early days. Photo / via Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Ex-wife reveals dark life with alleged paedophile

11 Jul, 2018 6:01am
8 minutes to read

Anihera Zhou Black has been outspoken about her community leader former husband.

Anihera Zhou Black said 'people in power' had committed immoral acts. Photo / via video

NEW ZEALAND

Politician's paedophile ring goes to 'highest heights'

10 Jul, 2018 6:10am
7 minutes to read

Widow alleges her former husband engaged in orgies, group sex.

Awanui Black, community leader and political candidate, died in 2016.

NEW ZEALAND

Widow outs paedophile politician: Louise Nicholas urges victims to speak up

9 Jul, 2018 8:11pm
4 minutes to read

Shock over paedophile allegations and calls for police to investigate.

School's out - only one prosecution took place last year of a parent failing to get their child to school.

NEW ZEALAND

Mum found guilty over failure to get kids to class

9 Jul, 2018 3:14pm
5 minutes to read

She said her children were too sick for school - the school took her to court.

NEW ZEALAND

Politician's paedophile ring goes to 'highest heights'

9 Jul, 2018 7:25am
7 minutes to read

Widow alleges her former husband engaged in orgies, group sex.

NEW ZEALAND

NZDF buys Minister's book but says it's 'terrible'

9 Jul, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Colonel says minister should be more careful about the publications he publicly backs.

Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar is stepping down from the organisation. Photo / Duncan Brown

NEW ZEALAND

Sensible Sentencing Trust founder resigns

5 Jul, 2018 1:01pm
5 minutes to read

Garth McVicar steps down. Sensible Sentencing Trust to be led by new management committee.

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Cheryl Gwyn.

NEW ZEALAND

Official: New Zealand's spying on the Pacific confirmed

4 Jul, 2018 12:01pm
6 minutes to read

A new report gives unprecedented detail of New Zealand's electronic spying activities.

Empire Capital's Simon Herbert says marina development will improve public access and use.

NEW ZEALAND

Marinas will improve public access, says developer

2 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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The man behind the marina buy-up says public access will improve - not get worse.

Empire Capital's Simon Herbert has plans for developments at three of Auckland's marinas.

BUSINESS

'City of Sales' claim as Auckland Council hocks off marina land

29 Jun, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

There's a citizens' revolt over Auckland Council selling marina land.

Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar says he

NEW ZEALAND

An inquiry, a sacking and the 'keep our mouths shut' email

24 Jun, 2018 5:30am
8 minutes to read

The Sensible Sentencing Trust says it 'failed dismally' in handling board member's exit.

Justice minister Andrew Little has fired a broadside at Sensible Sentencing Trust leaders -

NEW ZEALAND

Little: Sensible Sentencing Trust leaders 'loopy' and 'callous'

22 Jun, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

A key player in pushing for harsher criminal punishment has been sidelined.

Author and journalist Nicky Hager received a

NEW ZEALAND

Nicky Hager: Police raid nearly killed Hit & Run book

12 Jun, 2018 12:24pm
5 minutes to read

Nicky Hager says the police raid scared the key source for the Hit & Run book.

Author and journalist Nicky Hager at the launch of Dirty Politics, which alleged the office of then-Prime Minister Sir John Key ran a dirty tricks campaign through right wing bloggers.

NEW ZEALAND

Police pay Nicky Hager 'substantial damages' over Dirty Politics search

12 Jun, 2018 9:15am
6 minutes to read

Police pay Nicky Hager 'substantial damages' over 'unlawful' Dirty Politics search.

Data released by the Ministry of Justice is being inaccurately cited as evidence the three-strikes law works.

NEW ZEALAND

Three strikes 'evidence' wrong: official

11 Jun, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

No "evidence" three-strikes law works as Government moves to repeal.

Gayle Jonkers, who lost her job after her employer told the community in which she worked she had HIV.

NEW ZEALAND

'Danger' and 'fear' - why daycare told parents of teacher's HIV status

9 Jun, 2018 2:03pm
6 minutes to read

Teacher Gayle Jonker says she felt like a "modern-day leper" after HIV status was outed.

Opposition leader Simon Bridges addresses a crowd of almost 200 at the Kerikeri RSA on June 7 as part of his

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Social issues, roads, education dominate Bridges' Kerikeri meeting

9 Jun, 2018 7:00am
5 minutes to read

Close to 200 people turned out to hear National's new leader speak in Kerikeri

Simon Bridges talks to those gathered for his Far North meeting. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND

Far North foray: On tour with Simon Bridges in Northland

7 Jun, 2018 7:13pm
5 minutes to read

The Far North is the latest stop on Simon Bridges' tour of New Zealand.

Police Assistant Commissioner of investigations, Richard Chambers from Wellington, at the raid on the Headhunters Motorcycle Club clubrooms in Ellerlie today. Photo / NZ Herald

The Big Read: Inside the Head Hunters gang

6 Jun, 2018 1:10pm
10 minutes to read

Inside the world of the Head Hunters - and the Godfather of Kiwi crime.

A screengrab from National's campaign. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

National: Tough on crime - but not maiming and killing tough

6 Jun, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Supporters suggest bullets and mutilation as suitable punishments from criminals.

The number of inmates taking their own lives, or trying to, has surged as prison crowding increases.

NEW ZEALAND

Surge in prison suicides after 'tough on crime' boom

6 Jun, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Research suggests severe policies have an effect opposite to what was intended.

A project to get newspapers to prison inmates is working well - when the papers get past the guards.

NEW ZEALAND

Inmates: Guards stealing our newspapers

28 May, 2018 6:55pm
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Newspapers intended for inmates said to be winding up with guards.

NEW ZEALAND

'Best guess' on prison numbers before inmate blowout

28 May, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Forecasts of prison populations called a "best guess" after inmate projections go wrong.

Former National Party MP and police detective Ross Meurant told hundreds of Head Hunters members inside the gang's headquarters to mobilise. Photo / NZ Herald

NEW ZEALAND

Ex-National MP and cop: Fix our gangs or face ISIS in NZ

26 May, 2018 6:29pm
5 minutes to read

Former National MP and cop Ross Meurant went to talk to the Head Hunters.

Jacinda Ardern meets China's Premier Li Keqiang in November.

NEW ZEALAND

Claim: China penetrates 'political core' to fund NZ politics

26 May, 2018 5:29am
6 minutes to read

US Congress hearing told China has influence at New Zealand's "political core".

Defence minister Ron Mark at Armistice Day commemorations in November.

NEW ZEALAND

'Very disappointed' - Defence minister Ron Mark on NZDF

22 May, 2018 4:55pm
5 minutes to read

Defence minister Ron Mark "very disappointed" over NZDF's changing story on NZSAS raid.

NZSAS troopers leaving a Chinook while on operations in Afghanistan.

NEW ZEALAND

NZDF blunders AGAIN on details around NZSAS mission

19 May, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

NZDF wrongly told the Beehive it sent the NZSAS into battle with a collateral damage ban.

Former Act MP David Garrett - lawyer for the Sensible Sentencing Trust - unleashed a tirade and inaccurate data to support 'tough on crime' claims.

NEW ZEALAND

'Grade one tosser': Former MP's not so sensible tough on crime tirade

18 May, 2018 10:32am
6 minutes to read

'Tough on crime' group's lawyer cites bad data in an attempt to prove prison works.

Is our prison system set for a radical shake up?

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Scientist vs sceptic on prisons

17 May, 2018 9:04am
17 minutes to read

Science versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?

Garth McVicar, founder, Sensible Sentencing Trust, Napier. Photo / Duncan Brown

NEW ZEALAND

McVicar: Soft path will fail

17 May, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

'Tough on crime' advocate gives warning ahead of government plan for justice summit.

Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar in front of a wall of victims of crime. Photo / Duncan Brown

NEW ZEALAND

Garth McVicar's police shooting praise results in tax office scrutiny

11 May, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

A document has raised questions over the tax structure of the Sensible Sentencing Trust.

National Party Leader Simon Bridges. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Twitter 'twat': Simon Bridges admits 'liking' post mocking Gayford

9 May, 2018 2:11pm
2 minutes to read

Bridges has admitted "liking" social media post by Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater.

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: The spies who went into the cold: Agents lose powers after legal bungle

8 May, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Our spies lost a key weapon in the fight against terrorism through a law-making error.

Ana-Carolina with parents Peter Bircham and Elane de Moraes Lobo at Starship hospital. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Girl trapped in her body wants to go home

5 May, 2018 11:40am
4 minutes to read

Ana-Carolina turns 5 - trapped inside Starship hospital where she lives.

Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson during the launch of their book Hit & Run. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Civilian deaths: How NZDF gave minister wrong info

2 May, 2018 8:11pm
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NZDF gives minister wrong information on Hit & Run raid over "collateral damage".

Police Headquarters issued a statement saying Clarke Gayford 'is not and has not been the subject of any police inquiry'. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

'Dirty politics': PM, police respond to fake Gayford rumours

2 May, 2018 10:00am
5 minutes to read

Police boss says PM's partner is not - and has not been - subject of any police inquiry.

Authors Nicky Hager, left, and Jon Stephenson during the launch of their book, Hit & Run. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: 'No way' civilians were killed, NZDF promised Key

24 Apr, 2018 6:32pm
8 minutes to read

NZDF mistakenly gave Sir John Key a cast-iron assurance over civilian deaths.

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Inside the Hit & Run inquiry and what it will find

13 Apr, 2018 8:44pm
16 minutes to read

The Hit & Run inquiry will be uncomfortable for all, David Fisher reports.

Activist Martyn Bradbury has a case before the Human Rights Review Tribunal but faces a long wait to get a verdict. Photo / Natalie Slade

NEW ZEALAND

Human rights tribunal 'in danger of collapsing'

11 Apr, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The tribunal set up to protect human rights says it is now damaging people's rights.

Former Prime Minister John Key at the book launch of the biography, John Key Portrait of a Prime Minister, written by author and senior Herald journalist John Roughan.

NEW ZEALAND

David Fisher: Journalists who write books left vulnerable

10 Apr, 2018 9:15pm
6 minutes to read

Journalists are exempt from the Privacy Act - except when they write a book.

US student Reiss Berger in the Kaikohe District Court where he faces five careless driving charges over a double-fatal crash in the Far North. Photo / David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

American driver denies crossing centre line, killing two

6 Apr, 2018 12:03pm
3 minutes to read

A US student charged over a double fatal can leave the country until his next court date.

NEW ZEALAND

'Coward's punch' at concert earns 16 months' jail

5 Apr, 2018 7:02pm
3 minutes to read

Assault victim still suffering and unable to work more than a year later.

More than 40 Corrections officers specially trained in containing large-scale prison unrest have cycled through Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Burning love: Riot squad douses prison romance

1 Mar, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Prison crowding adds pressure to love clash among female prisoners.

Waikeria Prison's high security unit. It is proposed the prison be expanded to take 3000 prisoners, meeting the unexpected boom in prison numbers. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Prisons warning: Treat them or they will strike

28 Feb, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Overcrowding of our prisons could create real danger to the public, says Chief Ombudsman.

Hayden Miles, who died age 15 after a brutal and prolonged assault by Gavin Gosnell. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Slain teen's mum: 'He cut my child up into 12 pieces - don't let him out'

25 Feb, 2018 7:00pm
10 minutes to read

A murdered teen's mum says Little has her support - but murderers must stay in prison.

An independent review is planned following allegations of sexual harassment at a top law firm. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Russell McVeagh probe: Ex-staffer's mixed feelings

24 Feb, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

"Girls dramatising things" was the attitude to warnings about behaviour, ex-staffer says..

The Government is headed for a clash between justice sector reform and the reality of our ballooning prison population. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: How a failure of foresight drove the need for a $1bn mega prison

23 Feb, 2018 2:23pm
7 minutes to read

"Tough on crime" policies created a tsunami of prisoners - and a mega prison.

The East Wing High Security unit at Waikeria Prison, Waikato. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

The Big Read: Andrew Little on why prisons don't work

22 Feb, 2018 8:30pm
7 minutes to read

"Tough on crime" is gone - Justice Minister Andrew Little says prison is not the answer.

Justice Minister Andrew Little, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi.

NEW ZEALAND

Leading academics challenge Jacinda Ardern over mega prison

22 Feb, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Will the Government sign off on a 3000-bed, $1bn mega prison - or let some people go?

Kim Dotcom is under deportation scrutiny by Immigration NZ. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: It's a 'slam dunk' to deport Kim Dotcom

21 Feb, 2018 8:16pm
7 minutes to read

Immigration NZ has finished as inquiry into whether Kim Dotcom can be deported.

Derek Tanner's eye socket was smashed to pieces in the ambush attack and his eyesight threatened. Even after surgery, he faces a heightened risk of losing sight as he ages. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sucker-punch victim: Brutal blow 'pretty much ruined my life'

19 Feb, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

An ambush attack, awful injuries and an MP who became the main prosecution witness.

Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo / Creative Commons License

TRAVEL

David Fisher: Museum a true taonga

6 Feb, 2018 10:00am
3 minutes to read

If you haven't been, you must.

Dotcom - who is currently suing the GCSB over unlawful spying - described the Five Eyes network of intelligence agencies as the world's

NEW ZEALAND

How Kim Dotcom made spies around the world open up

5 Feb, 2018 6:36pm
4 minutes to read

Declassified document reveals insight into NZ's involvement in Five Eyes spying network.

Liz Dotcom at the home she shares with husband Kim Dotcom in Coatesville, Auckland. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive interview - 'Why I married Kim Dotcom'

4 Feb, 2018 5:00am
10 minutes to read

Mrs Liz Dotcom talks to David Fisher about life, love and having babies with Kim Dotcom.

Kiwi eye specialist Dr Thiran Jayasundera, who carried out the first bionic eye implantation in the United States and is speaking at a world gathering of retinal experts in Auckland next week.

NEW ZEALAND

NZ doctor implants bionic eyes

4 Feb, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

US-based Kiwi Thiran Jayasundera says mechanical solution can restore partial sight.

The tourist said he won't be paying for damage he caused when he crashed into the car carrying Trudy Ruka (left) and her children Darling, 9, and Varren, 10. Photo/David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

Tourist tells crash victim he won't pay for repairs

3 Feb, 2018 4:26pm
5 minutes to read

The tourist plans to fix his car and sell it before leaving the country.

Activist and blogger Martyn Bradbury is facing lengthy delays in his case against the police before the Human Rights Tribunal. Photo / NZME

NEW ZEALAND

Strain on Human Rights Tribunal as cases pile up

25 Jan, 2018 6:47pm
5 minutes to read

Two cases have had a three-year delay in having decisions delivered.

Salvaging from the wreck The Royal Mail Steamer Niagara in 1941.

NEW ZEALAND

WWII wreck threatens oil spill across the Hauraki Gulf

28 Dec, 2017 5:00am
9 minutes to read

"Salvage the oil from WWII wreck or face environmental tragedy in the Hauraki Gulf."

Tyson Redman's conviction was wiped after he had served his time. File photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Wrong jail term earns big payout

23 Dec, 2017 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Tyson Redman stands to receive at least $350,000.

Former Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay arriving in the debating chamber in July 2017. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Revealed: Barclay refused to co-operate with police three times

19 Dec, 2017 4:27pm
3 minutes to read

Fresh details of Barclay's refusal are contained in newly released documents.

A report says NZSIS unlawfully accessed Customs' data for 17 years. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Inside spies' unlawful access of Kiwi data

14 Dec, 2017 8:00pm
10 minutes to read

The inside story on the NZSIS' unlawful access of a Customs database.

The report says NZSIS unlawfully accessed Customs' data for 17 years. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Spies slammed over 'unlawful' access of travel data

14 Dec, 2017 1:42pm
6 minutes to read

Our spies get slammed by their oversight body for unlawful access of Kiwis' data.