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Kirsty Johnston
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Kirsty Johnston is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Opinion: Stop using rape victims as your political football
Opinion

Opinion: Stop using rape victims as your political football

23 Jul 10:57 PM
Why Falloon quit as MP: Porn image sent to young woman
New Zealand|politics

Why Falloon quit as MP: Porn image sent to young woman

20 Jul 07:45 AM

Andrew Falloon sent pornographic material to a young woman.

Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater: 'I wrote for politics, not for cash'
New Zealand|politics

Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater: 'I wrote for politics, not for cash'

16 Jul 11:40 PM

The once-popular blogger has appeared in court to defend allegations of defamation.

Are you being paid less than someone else doing your job?
New Zealand

Are you being paid less than someone else doing your job?

01 Jul 05:00 PM

Half of us say we've been paid less for doing the exact same job as another person.

How a groundbreaking programme is reducing men's violence
New Zealand|crime

How a groundbreaking programme is reducing men's violence

30 Jun 06:09 AM

'The lesson for me was that resorting to violence wasn't going to change anything.'

Weta Workshop staffer claims she was dismissed after sexual harassment complaint
New Zealand

Weta Workshop staffer claims she was dismissed after sexual harassment complaint

24 Jun 06:06 AM

She said after a male staffer touched her bottom she was left in a 'state of panic'.

AUT sexual harassment claims: Fewer than a third of complaints investigated
New Zealand

AUT sexual harassment claims: Fewer than a third of complaints investigated

20 Jun 05:00 PM

University at centre of stalking scandal has "flawed" thinking on harassment, experts say.

After lockdown, three women were killed. The short lives and tragic deaths of Angela, Tania and Shirley
New Zealand|crime

After lockdown, three women were killed. The short lives and tragic deaths of Angela, Tania and Shirley

29 May 05:48 AM

'They're not young, not beautiful, not tragic. They're the stories we forget all the time'

Government's Covid-19 response slammed for 'disproportionately' favouring men
New Zealand|politics

Government's Covid-19 response slammed for 'disproportionately' favouring men

21 May 05:00 PM

'We'll end up looking like we did in the 1950s ... where the breadwinner was the guy.'

Workers distraught after restaurant chain lays off 150 despite wage subsidy
Employment

Workers distraught after restaurant chain lays off 150 despite wage subsidy

16 May 05:00 PM

Good Group says pandemic has decimated business, and it kept as many staffers as it could.

Marist College to re-open despite 'new' Covid-19 case
New Zealand|education

Marist College to re-open despite 'new' Covid-19 case

15 May 11:48 PM

"We are all looking forward to welcoming our students through our school gates."

Big Read: What went wrong at Waitakere Hospital?
New Zealand

Big Read: What went wrong at Waitakere Hospital?

13 May 04:56 AM

Three elderly rest home residents are dead, and seven nurses are sick. What went wrong?

Hospital investigation finds nurses infected after PPE issues
New Zealand

Hospital investigation finds nurses infected after PPE issues

13 May 01:28 AM

Waitematā District Health Board launched an investigation after its first Covid-19 case.

'It would take a whole day' - long delay for basic Covid-19 info
New Zealand

'It would take a whole day' - long delay for basic Covid-19 info

10 May 11:37 PM

The refusal follows well-documented issues with public health's ability to track cases.

'I feel let down, betrayed' - How it feels to be one of thousands of newly jobless
Employment

'I feel let down, betrayed' - How it feels to be one of thousands of newly jobless

08 May 05:34 PM

In April, more than 1000 people a day went on to a main benefit, with the worst to come.

Fears over children viewing pornography as traffic to adult sites soars in lockdown
New Zealand|crime

Fears over children viewing pornography as traffic to adult sites soars in lockdown

08 May 06:21 AM

Lockdown brings an increased probability that children will take additional risks online.

'Heartbroken': Neighbour's desperate attempt to save slain mum of two
New Zealand

'Heartbroken': Neighbour's desperate attempt to save slain mum of two

02 May 05:55 PM

Homicide victim Tania Hadley's neighbour desperately tried to save the Auckland woman.

'It breaks our heart': Devastated family pay tribute to slain mum of two
New Zealand|crime

'It breaks our heart': Devastated family pay tribute to slain mum of two

01 May 10:59 PM

'Fly high our angel, thank you for all you did for us'

Big Read: How we can stop men's violence against women
Kahu

Big Read: How we can stop men's violence against women

30 Apr 07:22 AM

A new report on family violence deaths shifts the focus to the behaviour of men.

Men's behaviour must be the focus to stop family violence deaths - report
New Zealand|crime

Men's behaviour must be the focus to stop family violence deaths - report

29 Apr 10:53 PM

'Demonising men who use violence hasn't worked ... we need to do things differently.'

Analysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?
New Zealand

Analysis: Who are New Zealand's new jobless?

29 Apr 03:14 AM

One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.

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Why women are bearing the brunt of frontline work during lockdown
New Zealand

Why women are bearing the brunt of frontline work during lockdown

24 Apr 05:00 PM

They work in jobs long undervalued and underpaid, but made up the bulk of our frontline.

Contact tracing audit finds system 'beyond capacity' to isolate Covid-19 cases
New Zealand

Contact tracing audit finds system 'beyond capacity' to isolate Covid-19 cases

20 Apr 06:17 AM

The Government has allocated an extra $55 million to rapidly scale up contact tracing.

Scientists sound contact tracing alarm: Outdated system a 'dinosaur'
New Zealand

Scientists sound contact tracing alarm: Outdated system a 'dinosaur'

18 Apr 02:32 AM

Behind closed doors, scientists are raising alarm about the gaps in NZ's system.

Covid 19: New Zealand vs. Australia - do we really want to be like them?
New Zealand|politics

Covid 19: New Zealand vs. Australia - do we really want to be like them?

16 Apr 09:51 PM

Some New Zealanders are increasingly envious of Australia's looser lockdown - is it right?

Code words at supermarkets possible for victims escaping violence
New Zealand

Code words at supermarkets possible for victims escaping violence

14 Apr 05:00 PM

Agencies seek creative ways to help those trapped at home with an abuser amid Covid-19.

Stag party linked to 35 Covid-19 cases - what we know about the mystery cluster
New Zealand

Stag party linked to 35 Covid-19 cases - what we know about the mystery cluster

14 Apr 01:46 AM

The stag party is currently the fourth biggest cluster of Covid 19 cases in New Zealand.

Amid lockdown, a second epidemic is flourishing - domestic violence
New Zealand

Amid lockdown, a second epidemic is flourishing - domestic violence

12 Apr 04:00 AM

Lockdown creates the perfect conditions for enabling abusers but silencing victims.

Bluff wedding cluster escalates further as Auckland clusters remain a mystery
New Zealand

Bluff wedding cluster escalates further as Auckland clusters remain a mystery

09 Apr 02:36 AM

Clusters have increasingly become the centre of the New Zealand coronavirus epidemic.

Tracing the clusters: How wedding, Marist infections spread across NZ
New Zealand

Tracing the clusters: How wedding, Marist infections spread across NZ

08 Apr 05:00 PM

Clusters have become central to New Zealand's pandemic, with half of all new cases linked.

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Inside the Matamata Covid 19 cluster: A case of Russian roulette
New Zealand

Inside the Matamata Covid 19 cluster: A case of Russian roulette

03 Apr 11:30 PM

A pub, a St Patrick's Day party and a highly contagious virus. What could go wrong?

'It always came in summer': 95yo reflects on NZ epidemics past
New Zealand

'It always came in summer': 95yo reflects on NZ epidemics past

03 Apr 09:57 PM

With the advent of vaccines, epidemics have faded from memory. But we've been here before.

Live Q&A: Dr Michelle Wise answers your questions about pregnancy and Covid 19
New Zealand

Live Q&A: Dr Michelle Wise answers your questions about pregnancy and Covid 19

02 Apr 06:43 AM

Obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Michelle Wise to take questions about birth and Covid 19

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Anatomy of a nightmare: Inside the country's largest Covid-19 cluster
New Zealand|education

Anatomy of a nightmare: Inside the country's largest Covid-19 cluster

31 Mar 10:09 PM

It's the largest cluster of Covid-19 cases in NZ. What happened at Marist College?

Domestic violence victims are trying to keep their children safe in lockdown. Their path is fraught
New Zealand|crime

Domestic violence victims are trying to keep their children safe in lockdown. Their path is fraught

30 Mar 06:07 AM

For victims of domestic violence and their children, the lockdown poses an extra risk.

Giving birth in a pandemic: 'It was a surreal, weird time'
New Zealand

Giving birth in a pandemic: 'It was a surreal, weird time'

28 Mar 04:00 PM

"It was nerve-wracking... there's people everywhere with hand sanitiser and wearing masks"

'It feels kind of ominous' - we speak to those most at risk as New Zealand heads into lockdown
New Zealand

'It feels kind of ominous' - we speak to those most at risk as New Zealand heads into lockdown

25 Mar 04:09 AM

The lockdown is hard enough - but how does it feel if you're one of those most at-risk?

Sexually harassed by priest: Anglican parishioner finds justice after 15 years
New Zealand|crime

Sexually harassed by priest: Anglican parishioner finds justice after 15 years

22 Mar 04:00 PM

The parishioner's settlement includes changes to church process and $100,000.

Macho, macho emissions: How masculine marketing of utes could be causing climate change
New Zealand

Macho, macho emissions: How masculine marketing of utes could be causing climate change

21 Mar 04:00 PM

Could the obsession with big, manly cars stop us meeting our climate change commitments?

'All I want to do right now is hide': What it's like living in deadly fear of coronavirus
New Zealand

'All I want to do right now is hide': What it's like living in deadly fear of coronavirus

20 Mar 04:00 PM

"It's kind of like, oh well, your life doesn't matter."

Abortion legalised in NZ: 'I should feel elated but I just feel flat'
New Zealand|crime

Abortion legalised in NZ: 'I should feel elated but I just feel flat'

18 Mar 04:00 PM

COMMENT: Pace of change for gender equality is glacial, and yet we're told to be grateful.

Complacency kills: Lessons for NZ from the 1918 flu pandemic
New Zealand

Complacency kills: Lessons for NZ from the 1918 flu pandemic

17 Mar 07:13 PM

Geoffrey Rice is an expert on the 1918 flu, and says lessons learned then can help now.

Health scare: MP collapses - 'I could have died ... silently'
New Zealand

Health scare: MP collapses - 'I could have died ... silently'

07 Mar 04:00 PM

Welfare minister Carmel Sepuloni tells her emergency surgery story for the first time.

Women complain of rape. In court, they're still asked about their clothing, flirting
New Zealand|crime

Women complain of rape. In court, they're still asked about their clothing, flirting

26 Feb 04:00 PM

A study of 40 rape trials found women were subject to 'brutal' cross examination.

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Opulent, meticulous, beautiful: Inside look at the new $652 million luxury cruise ship
Travel

Opulent, meticulous, beautiful: Inside look at the new $652 million luxury cruise ship

10 Feb 04:00 PM

Travel goes on board the world's newest ultra luxury cruise ship.

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Rogue landlords to face criminal court after tough new moves by investigators
New Zealand

Rogue landlords to face criminal court after tough new moves by investigators

11 Jan 04:00 PM

Cases include repeat offenders and landlords the authorities believed wilfully ignorant.

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How mum and dad are crowding out the hopes of a generation
New Zealand

How mum and dad are crowding out the hopes of a generation

05 Jan 11:00 PM

If mum and dad buy all the houses, what's left for the kids?

Revealed: Who's really buying up NZ homes
New Zealand

Revealed: Who's really buying up NZ homes

05 Jan 04:00 PM

More than a third of property in New Zealand owned by mum and dad landlords, data shows.

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Comment: How the system stopped me reporting on sexual harassment
New Zealand

Comment: How the system stopped me reporting on sexual harassment

19 Dec 03:58 AM

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a secret by default. That's flawed.

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Crimson again fighting to keep court action secret
New Zealand

Crimson again fighting to keep court action secret

10 Dec 04:38 AM

A year ago, Crimson Consulting was sued by another education company. That's all we know.

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Changing face of Auckland: Swathes of state housing coming to a suburb near you
New Zealand

Changing face of Auckland: Swathes of state housing coming to a suburb near you

29 Nov 10:00 PM

It's one of Auckland's biggest changes since World War II and it's in almost every suburb.

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We can't win: What the Grace Millane trial says about women and sex
New Zealand|crime

We can't win: What the Grace Millane trial says about women and sex

23 Nov 04:00 PM

Say no, you're a prude. Say yes, you're a slut. And whatever happens, women are to blame.

Grace trial fuels calls to change 'victim blaming' laws
New Zealand|crime

Grace trial fuels calls to change 'victim blaming' laws

23 Nov 04:00 PM

Experts say Grace's sexual history should not have been allowed to be picked over in court

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An exhausting fight: Couple considered giving up their daughter entirely
New Zealand

An exhausting fight: Couple considered giving up their daughter entirely

17 Nov 04:00 PM

A new report has highlighted the huge strain on the disability sector.

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Unresolved: Kiwi victims of sexual violence deserve better
New Zealand|crime

Unresolved: Kiwi victims of sexual violence deserve better

31 Oct 11:00 PM

Victims of reported sexual violence to police deserve better, writes Kirsty Johnston.

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Disgraced bank boss David Hisco back in the lap of luxury
Banking and finance

Disgraced bank boss David Hisco back in the lap of luxury

19 Oct 10:00 PM

He billed the company $50,000 in chauffeurs and wine but doesn't want to talk about it.

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Ani's story: Inside New Zealand's unending state house crisis
New Zealand|politics

Ani's story: Inside New Zealand's unending state house crisis

16 Oct 04:00 PM

More families are struggling to afford a place to live. But the state safety net is gone.

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'We are in deep trouble': Dire lack of state housing creates a new homeless
New Zealand

'We are in deep trouble': Dire lack of state housing creates a new homeless

16 Oct 04:00 PM

"If we don't get housing right – everything else suffers – it affects everyone."

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Studies, parties and drink: a deadly culture
New Zealand|education

Studies, parties and drink: a deadly culture

09 Oct 04:00 PM

Dunedin house-party tragedy raises questions about city's - and NZ's - drinking culture.

Dunedin party death: Police will consider criminal nuisance charges, experts say
New Zealand

Dunedin party death: Police will consider criminal nuisance charges, experts say

08 Oct 09:00 PM

Police say they are trying to form a timeline of the events which led to student's death.

Student party death: Sophia's family remember 'beautiful' daughter
New Zealand

Student party death: Sophia's family remember 'beautiful' daughter

08 Oct 12:05 AM

It was billed as the party of the year. It will end with the funeral of a friend.

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'Scream and I'll kill you' - what happened to serial stalker case?
New Zealand|crime

'Scream and I'll kill you' - what happened to serial stalker case?

27 Sep 05:00 PM

Detectives unable to determine if up to a dozen incidents are linked.

Former Shorty St star's rise to be NZ's No 1 house flipper
Business

Former Shorty St star's rise to be NZ's No 1 house flipper

14 Sep 04:09 AM

Paul Reid's company traded an astonishing 70 properties in a single year.

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Best of 2019: Property speculators made $1000 a day during boom
Investment

Best of 2019: Property speculators made $1000 a day during boom

13 Sep 09:45 PM

They were some of the bogeymen of the boom years. But what did house flippers really do?

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Flipping hell! Property profits of $1k a day
Investment

Flipping hell! Property profits of $1k a day

13 Sep 07:30 PM

The busiest operators flipped more than 10 homes each, every year of the boom.

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Niue: Eclipse of the heart as a dark sky tourist
Travel

Niue: Eclipse of the heart as a dark sky tourist

09 Sep 10:00 PM

A rare solar eclipse on a tropical island - what could go wrong? The weather, of course.

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Anti-vaxx debate: Vaccination rates plummet for NZ babies
Kahu

Anti-vaxx debate: Vaccination rates plummet for NZ babies

01 Sep 09:14 PM

Just 77 per cent of six-month-old babies are now getting their vaccines on time.

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Niue: Turning on to switching off
Travel

Niue: Turning on to switching off

17 Aug 05:00 PM

A week on an isolated island forces rumination on the value of silence and solitude.

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Shoebox city: Would you live in an apartment twice the size of a prison cell?
Investment

Shoebox city: Would you live in an apartment twice the size of a prison cell?

28 Jul 05:00 PM

Studio apartments just 21 square metres built in Auckland despite planning rules.

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Council's warning over illegal garage conversions: We will prosecute
New Zealand

Council's warning over illegal garage conversions: We will prosecute

26 Jul 05:00 PM

"We are really concerned about landlords creating substandard living environments."

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Fatal overdose: The case health officials don't want you to know about
New Zealand

Fatal overdose: The case health officials don't want you to know about

16 Jul 05:00 PM

An intellectually disabled person was given an overdose by staff and died in care.

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Taxman cometh: IRD hunts $80m in missing property taxes
Investment

Taxman cometh: IRD hunts $80m in missing property taxes

29 Jun 05:00 PM

Up to a quarter of transactions where brightline rule should apply may be non-compliant.

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KiwiBuild: Less than half of houses sold as PM set to announce Cabinet reshuffle
New Zealand|politics

KiwiBuild: Less than half of houses sold as PM set to announce Cabinet reshuffle

26 Jun 10:50 PM

Data reveals most Kiwibuild houses haven't been snapped up as expected.

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'He had no reason to be there': Rest home sex attacker's sinister behaviour before assault
New Zealand|crime

'He had no reason to be there': Rest home sex attacker's sinister behaviour before assault

20 Jun 07:00 AM

Witness statements reveal Grant Hannis visited more than any other family member.

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Auckland councillor urges officials to investigate over 'utility rooms'
New Zealand

Auckland councillor urges officials to investigate over 'utility rooms'

17 Jun 12:25 AM

Chris Darby said if converting garages for profit is rife, it needs further investigation.

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City of Sales: Inside look at Auckland's property investors
Investment

City of Sales: Inside look at Auckland's property investors

15 Jun 03:03 AM

With the boom years over, property investors gather to learn how to get rich in a downturn

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Would you live here? Garage renos aimed at vulnerable tenants
Investment

Would you live here? Garage renos aimed at vulnerable tenants

14 Jun 11:00 PM

Garage conversions add value to a house sale, but have been described as "exploitation".

Groundbreaking meth pilot gets $4m in Budget
Politics

Groundbreaking meth pilot gets $4m in Budget

30 May 07:51 AM

Te Ara Oranga sees police and health staff work together in Northland to treat addicts.

Ferry fury: Waiheke passengers 'hold gangway hostage'
New Zealand

Ferry fury: Waiheke passengers 'hold gangway hostage'

25 May 07:00 AM

Some crew are refusing to work on the Waiheke run because they are scared

Fighting the demon: Inside NZ's failure to fix meth crisis
New Zealand|crime

Fighting the demon: Inside NZ's failure to fix meth crisis

06 May 05:00 PM

New Zealand is home to one of the most lucrative methamphetamine markets in the world.

Watch: Life as a meth addict - 'It's like being possessed'
New Zealand|crime

Watch: Life as a meth addict - 'It's like being possessed'

06 May 07:00 AM

Lucy lives a life consumed by addiction. But can she get it back?

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