George Block
Reporter
Reporter, NZ Herald
George Block is an Auckland-based reporter covering mostly crime but also police, the courts, prisons and sometimes defence. He joined the Herald in 2022 and has previously worked at Stuff in Auckland and the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin. He can be reached on george.block@nzherald.co.nz or securely via Whatsapp / Signal on +64273041775.
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Company sentenced over ski bus crash that killed schoolgirl
The ski field company earlier admitted two charges brought by WorkSafe over the crash.
Revealed: Why gang boss will stay inside special ‘prison within a prison’ for high-risk inmates
Mongols president has been in solitary confinement for nearly 3 years.
'Invaluable' volunteer firefighter, St John officer killed in Waikato crash
"Susan Cutler was an absolutely invaluable member of our brigade."
Kiwi QCs are now KCs, all cases become the King vs X
Silks are now King's Counsels following the death of the monarch.