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American Reiss Berger, who had charges of careless driving causing death dismissed after his lawyer carried out his own investigation. Photo / David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

Tourist walks from fatal charges after own investigation

14 Jul, 2019 6:00pm
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Former MP Mike Sabin's investigation helps clear tourist driver of fatal charges.

Oranga Tamariki developed a plan to return baby Chu, now 5, to the country of his birth even though he barely knew anyone there, or spoke the language, or knew the culture. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Oranga Tamariki bungle: Risk drug mum's baby would be sold by gangs

13 Jul, 2019 10:11am
9 minutes to read

Family Court judge lashes child protection agency over care of drug smugglers' baby.

Destiny Church Bishop Brian Tamaki with Far North mayoral candidate Jay Hepi in Kaikohe. Photo / David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

The Holy Trinity to electoral success for Brian and Hannah Tamaki

11 Jul, 2019 7:54pm
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David Fisher analyses the plan behind Brian and Hannah Tamaki's political ambitions.

Destiny Church's Brian and Hannah Tamaki.

NEW ZEALAND

Destiny's Tamakis put up ex gang boss for Far North mayor

11 Jul, 2019 9:27am
4 minutes to read

Brian and Hannah Tamaki put up a mayoral candidate in Far North electoral race.

NZSAS troopers leaving a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

The deleted SAS raid footage politicians didn't see

9 Jul, 2019 3:00pm
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NZDF used edited Apache footage to get Beehive support over Hit & Run claims.

Video imagery from an Apache helicopter gunship shows armed men leaving a house in the village. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Analysis: NZSAS secrets revealed - how it happened and what it means

2 Jul, 2019 11:00am
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David Fisher explains how the NZSAS secrets became public and what it means.

NZSAS troopers leave a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZSAS secrets spilled online as inquiry digs deep

1 Jul, 2019 5:08pm
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NZDF said 'no', Chief Ombudsman said 'no' but NZSAS secrets are out there now.

Intelligence and Security Inspector-General Cheryl Gwyn

NEW ZEALAND

NZ's spy watchdog battles to see secret emails

17 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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New clash between spies and their watchdog over claims of NZSAS collateral damage.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom faces extradition to the US. Photo / File

BUSINESS

US offers extra options to extradite Kim Dotcom

14 Jun, 2019 2:00pm
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US says no need to prove actual owner of Megaupload movies and music for extradition.

Bram van der Kolk and Mathias Ortmann during the 2015 extradition hearing. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Comment: The Megaupload coders and their emails

14 Jun, 2019 9:28am
5 minutes to read

Four are accused but two sit in court - the Megaupload accused at the Supreme Court.

It seemed the Kim Dotcom case would forever be a part of New Zealand. Photo / File

BUSINESS

A tale of two Kims: The parallel cases

13 Jun, 2019 6:30pm
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Comment: The US is finally presenting its case against Kim Dotcom - but will it matter?

The Megaupload accused in 2012 - Bram van der Kolk, Kim Dotcom, Mathias Ortmann and Finn Batato. Photo / File

BUSINESS

The US: Megaupload accused knew piracy made them money

13 Jun, 2019 2:09pm
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The United States makes its case for Kim Dotcom and others to be extradited.

Kim Dotcom, who faces extradition to the United States on allegations of massive copyright infringement. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Kim Dotcom 'conspiracy': US takes its case to Supreme Court

12 Jun, 2019 5:53pm
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The United States steps forward to say why Kim Dotcom and others should be extradited.

Kim Dotcom at the 2015 extradition hearing. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Kim Dotcom's lawyer says Megaupload like Dropbox, YouTube

12 Jun, 2019 2:18pm
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Lawyer Ron Mansfield aligns Kim Dotcom's website with popular websites.

The Supreme Court is Kim Dotcom's final safety net in the Megaupload extradition case. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

David Fisher: Speed-dating, magic and Kim Dotcom at the Supreme Court

12 Jun, 2019 8:45am
4 minutes to read

In the Supreme Court, lawyers tackle a judicial Everest in the Megaupload case

The FBI killed Megaupload in 2012 and had New Zealand police arrest Kim Dotcom. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Supreme plotting at Kim Dotcom's court of last resort

11 Jun, 2019 6:40pm
4 minutes to read

What if, asked a Supreme Court justice, I just took your novel and sold it on the street?

Accused: Kim Dotcom and three others face extradition to the United States on charges related to alleged massive copyright infringement. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Dotcom lawyer: Movie warnings on copyright 'propaganda'

11 Jun, 2019 4:43pm
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Ron Mansfield tells the Supreme Court that Megaupload never breached copyright.

Kim Dotcom faces years in a US prison if extradited and convicted over allegations of massive copyright infringement. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

'Cut-and-paste' Megaupload judgment put before Supreme Court

11 Jun, 2019 2:34pm
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Yellow-highlighted pages on more than half of extradition judgment, says lawyer.

Kim Dotcom during a 2013 press conference, talking about the 2012 FBI-inspired raid which saw him and three others arrested. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

FBI showed no proof of Megaupload copyright breach - lawyer

10 Jun, 2019 5:22pm
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Supreme Court told there's no evidence linking alleged Megaupload breaches to copyright.

NEW ZEALAND

Dotcom extradition: Supreme Court told of 'cut-and-paste' decision

10 Jun, 2019 11:43am
4 minutes to read

Extradition case against Kim Dotcom and others reaches NZ's highest court.

Kim Dotcom with wife Liz Dotcom. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dotcom in final Megaupload plea to Supreme Court

10 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Seven years in the making, Dotcom has one final appeal to the Supreme Court.

Former detective sergeant Theo Ackroyd, who was head of Gisborne police's child protection unit while also chairman of the Gisborne Intermediate board of trustees. Photo / David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

Cop said he reported teacher - new report says he didn't

9 Jun, 2019 6:03am
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Cops says he told Teachers' Council - but they called looking for answers.

NEW ZEALAND

Arthur Taylor: Why more prisoners should serve their sentence in the community

8 Jun, 2019 4:37pm
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Long-time prisoner Arthur Taylor has hit out at the treatment of inmates.

Reiha McLelland, 13, who took her life in 2014. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Secret report: What police kept from teen suicide inquest

8 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Inquest into the suicide of teen Reiha McLelland not given police internal inquiry.

The Megaupload accused in 2012 - Bram van der Kolk, Kim Dotcom, Mathias Ortmann and Finn Batato. Photo / Sarah Ivey

NEW ZEALAND

Kim Dotcom's final extradition appeal ends the sideshows

8 Jun, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The long-running extradition case reaches the Supreme Court for its final(ish) hearing.

Home invasion gunman Ned Paraha. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Whale Oil book's home invasion gunman declined parole

31 May, 2019 5:11pm
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Police seeking Crown Law advice on charges after fresh inquiries.

Police are investigating an inmate's claim she was pepper sprayed, handcuffed then smashed to a concrete floor. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Inmate assault claim probe after lawyer's visit blocked

31 May, 2019 4:11pm
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Inmate claims she was pepper sprayed, handcuffed and face-smashed into the floor.

Former MP Georgina Beyer, speaking in 2004 in support of legislation which would allow civil unions. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Georgina Beyer - why I'm not going to Destiny's big gay out

31 May, 2019 1:25pm
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Transgender former MP and mayor says: "I want to hear an apology."

Destiny Church's Bishop Brian Tamaki and Pastor Hannah Tamaki. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

Brian Tamaki invites gay community for date with Destiny

30 May, 2019 3:51pm
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Destiny Church opens its doors to rainbow community - but who will walk through?

The only public sighting of the accused gunman since the attack. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Anders Breivik's jailers advise guards of accused mosque shooter

30 May, 2019 5:00am
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Prison staff turn to jailers of Norwegian terrorist for advice on mosque shooter.

Rebecca Blatchford with partner Matt Blomfield at their Auckland home. Photo / Hayden Woodward

NEW ZEALAND

Whaleoil blogger's conspiracy exposed in book

29 May, 2019 5:00am
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A new book calls for greater enforcement against online harassment.

Matt Blomfield and his wife Rebecca Blatchford at their home in Greenhithe, Auckland. Photo / Hayden Woodward

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: New book exposes Whaleoil blogger's campaign

28 May, 2019 6:00pm
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New book reveals a conspiracy behind Whaleoil blogger's attacks on businessman.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Canterbury District Commander John Price at Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch. Photo / Reuters

NEW ZEALAND

Exclusive: Inside mind of 'watchlist' subject visited by cops

21 May, 2019 7:00pm
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A social media user visited by police talks about why he was targeted.

NEW ZEALAND

NZSAS told civilians killed just days after Hit & Run raid

20 May, 2019 3:00pm
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New NZSAS raid details emerge after classified documents released.

A police officer stands guard during Prince William, Duke of Cambridge's visit with first responders to the scene of the Christchurch terror attacks. Photo / Getty

NEW ZEALAND

Police raids as terror 'watchlist' pulled from social media

17 May, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Police raids post-Christchurch are sparking concern after targeting choices.

Police guard one of the mosques in the wake of the March 15 attacks. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

The hunt for answers - what you need to know about the massacre inquiry

14 May, 2019 3:14pm
6 minutes to read

The search for the truth starts Monday - how will it be done?

National Party MPs Sarah Dowie and Jami-Lee Ross before their relationship ended and he was ejected from the party. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Police inquiry into MP: Are Dowie's days numbered?

14 May, 2019 12:00pm
5 minutes to read

National's Sarah Dowie and party leader Simon Bridges quiet on co-operation with police.

Corrections minister Kelvin Davis doing the dishes while the party goes on. He's in it to work, not for an easy ride. Photo / David Fisher

NEW ZEALAND

Analysis: How Kelvin Davis got $98m to fix our worst inmates

10 May, 2019 7:00pm
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David Fisher watched Kelvin Davis at Ngawha prison and asks: How did he get $98m?

Corrections minister Kelvin Davis - his $100m prison plan aims to reduce reoffending and the number of victims of crime. Photo / Paul Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

$100m plan to tackle toughest inmates

10 May, 2019 2:45pm
5 minutes to read

Corrections minister Kelvin Davis and his $100m plan to solve society's greatest threat.

NZSAS training at the NZDF's battle training facility in South Auckland. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

Inside SAS training deaths: By elephant, bomb or error

10 May, 2019 10:00am
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David Fisher reveals details of NZSAS training fatalities - one involving an elephant.

A mushroom cloud after the explosion of a French atomic bomb above the atoll of Mururoa. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Project Doris: When France secretly built a beacon on NZ soil to target nukes

1 May, 2019 11:00am
10 minutes to read

Archives NZ files reveal our 1980s horror over a French antenna on the Chatham Islands.

NEW ZEALAND

Inside the secret operation to save Kiwi kidnapped by Isis

16 Apr, 2019 5:58pm
12 minutes to read

David Fisher reports on how close NZ and coalition forces got to a daring rescue mission.

NEW ZEALAND

A life helping others: How Kiwi nurse Louisa Akavi came to be kidnapped by brutal regime

15 Apr, 2019 9:03am
18 minutes to read

David Fisher reveals the inside story of the NZ nurse kidnapped by ISIS terrorists.

Kiwi model Kylie Bax and husband Spiros Poros Australia Fashion Week in 2012. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Kylie Bax and ex-husband in bitter court battle over million-dollar homestead

6 Apr, 2019 5:21pm
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Ex-husband has laid a police complaint against former top Kiwi model.

Former blogger Cameron Slater, leaving the High Court at Auckland after a defamation hearing in 2014. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Blogger, Blomfield and police - a catalogue of failure

4 Apr, 2019 8:00pm
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Police admit string of errors investigating complaints made by businessman.

Activist and blogger Martyn Bradbury. Photo / Natalie Slade

NEW ZEALAND

Hacker hunt leads to 'secret' evidence in closed court

31 Mar, 2019 1:59pm
4 minutes to read

Police don't want blogger Martyn Bradbury to hear the evidence against him.

One week on from the March 15 attacks, National Party leader Simon Bridges with head of the Tauranga Mosque Ahmed Ghoneim. Photo / Andrew Warner

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Speargun and mass surveillance - the confusion created by Simon Bridges

26 Mar, 2019 3:51pm
10 minutes to read

Would super-intrusive electronic intelligence have made a difference?

A guard escorts a prisoner at Auckland Women's Prison in South Auckland. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

15 female prisoners get $25K each for unlawful medical examinations

26 Mar, 2019 9:47am
6 minutes to read

Police and medical council alerted to internal searches at prison.

Firefighters attempting to save the Kaitaia Gun Club shed. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: A gun club burns in a nation on edge

21 Mar, 2019 8:09pm
7 minutes to read

David Fisher investigates a gun club fire and finds a nation on edge.

Flowers adorn the cordon near Hagley Park, where the attacker struck first. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Our spies and the hunt for a 'lone wolf' killer

19 Mar, 2019 7:40pm
13 minutes to read

Lone wolf killers are the most elusive of terrorists, say intelligence sources.

Police and flowers at the Deans Avenue mosque in Christchurch. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Spy agencies managed only 'small' improvements with $179m

18 Mar, 2019 5:49pm
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Fresh review says only "small" improvements in intelligence agencies defence of NZ.

DPMC chief executive Brook Barrington (with case) heading for an Odesc meeting in the Beehive bunker. Photo / Derek Cheng

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch shootings: Meet the PM's top secret advisers

18 Mar, 2019 11:50am
5 minutes to read

It's called ODESC and it gathers in times of crisis.

Armed Police guard the Masjid Al Noor, Deans Avenue Mosque, Christchurch. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Christchurch spree came as spies tried to fix security gaps

17 Mar, 2019 5:34pm
5 minutes to read

Spies warned of risks discovered in reviews and moved to keep New Zealand safe.

NEW ZEALAND

Accused mosque killer's links to British extremist groups probed

17 Mar, 2019 11:28am
4 minutes to read

Britain's MI5 has taken the lead in the investigation.

Police directing weapons towards a man whose vehicle they had rammed from the road. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

David Fisher: How did we miss Christchurch killer?

15 Mar, 2019 6:26pm
6 minutes to read

There are questions for security agencies after Christchurch massacre, says David Fisher.

Lawyer Deborah Manning. Photo /Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: Lawyer laid flat by Hit & Run

13 Mar, 2019 6:43pm
10 minutes to read

A lawyer, the NZSAS, and a new Goliath-sized fight.

Fatima, aged 3, who was claimed to have been killed by US aircraft supporting a 2010 NZSAS raid in Afghanistan. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZSAS raid claim: Afghan villagers say inquiry 'unlawful'

13 Mar, 2019 11:49am
7 minutes to read

Lawyer Deborah Manning chucks a potential spanner into the works of NZSAS inquiry.

Former blogger Cameron Slater. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Bankrupt Cameron Slater ordered to pay $70,000 for 'character assassination'

12 Mar, 2019 3:18pm
7 minutes to read

Cameron Slater has been found to have carried out an "extended" character assassination.

The work of the Tomorrow's Schools Independent Taskforce aims to turn out education system on its head. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Big Read: One night with the man who will change your kids' lives

27 Feb, 2019 7:38pm
11 minutes to read

Our schools face an overhaul - David Fisher finds out what passes for public consultation.

Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Cameron Slater's claims of ill-health challenged by defamed victim

26 Feb, 2019 2:08pm
5 minutes to read

The businessman who sued Cameron Slater and won casts doubt on extent of stroke damage.

Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie and Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross in 2016. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sarah Dowie and that text: what the police won't tell you

16 Feb, 2019 8:40pm
4 minutes to read

Even the home base of detectives on the text message investigation is secret.

NEW ZEALAND

'Māori nationalist groups' pose threat from prison - Corrections

16 Feb, 2019 7:36pm
3 minutes to read

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis slaps prisons over "provocative" language.