Lane Nichols
Reporter & Deputy Head of News
Lane Nichols is Deputy Head of News and a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years' experience in the industry.
His career includes stints at the Nelson Mail, Dominion Post and currently the Herald. He has covered numerous rounds including fisheries, health, education and property, winning several national awards along the way. He has held senior newsroom leadership roles for nearly 15 years while also reporting on many high-profile news events and breaking countless exclusive stories. His current areas of focus include bank fraud and the surge of international investment scams. But he has also undertaken deep-dive investigations into the skydiving industry, mental health sector, property speculation, Kāinga Ora and misbehaving real estate agents. He is based in Auckland but remains a proud Wellingtonian. You can contact Lane at lane.nichols@nzme.co.nz.
Check out Lane’s latest content
Man charged after engineers’ signatures allegedly forged
The man will appear in Taupō District Court on November 8.
30 Auckland buildings at risk as police probe engineer forgery claims
Councils are racing to check if any buildings are structurally at risk.
Tragedy hero: 'He gave all his strength to save her' - dad sacrifices life to save daughter in rip
"It is a story of love of a whānau who would give everything for each other."
Bank refuses to refund $49k stolen from pensioner’s online account
Westpac says it is not liable for the stolen money.
'Horrible story': Nats ask why threatening tenant allowed to keep state house
"Why do people who terrorise their neighbours get to stay?"
'You're going to die': Terrified kids in therapy after neighbour's deranged threats
"If I die tonight this will sit with you."
'I saw way too much': Witness' horror as man killed after being hit by four cars - only one stopped
Graphic content warning: 'It's terrible. We just can't believe it.'
Live: Five Delta cases; infected nurse's fiancé waiting for test; race to track virus' spread
Five community cases of Covid-19 have now been confirmed in Auckland.
Gang allegedly bought catamaran to meet mothership off NZ coast
The criminals thought they were protected by a 'shield of impenetrable encryption'.
'Sub-human treatment': Police accused of 'racist' pain use
"What's secretive about twisting someone's arm?"
Destiny Church lashes out at critics after 'apostle' flees lockdown
Tamakis lash out at media following backlash.
Body stuffed into freezer, driven south then buried in shallow grave
Man's body was driven hundreds of kilometres in a freezer in the back of a van.
Body buried in shallow grave: Guilty plea over role in slain man's disappearance
Bao Chang Wang's remains were only discovered years after he was last seen alive.
'I really miss him': Grandmother still grieves for White Island tour guide
'They just shouldn't have been there at all.'
Teacher finds pin buried in kids' strawberries
It is the latest in a string of food contamination scares involving strawberries.
Slump in Bay mortgagee sales due to housing boom
Twenty-seven homeowners in the Bay of Plenty lost their properties in mortgagee sales in the past 12 months. Figures released exclusively