Woman used company card to steal from early childhood employer
Police prosecutor: 'It was deeply cynical and calculated and persistent.'
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The facility remains closed as whānau deal with the loss of resources.
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Kiwis rally to help boy with brain tumour get dream trip
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‘His heart belonged to Rotorua’: Paediatrician Dr Johan Morreau remembered
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Police investigating Auckland Christian school teacher over assault allegations
The teacher is on paid leave during the investigation.
‘Horrific and abhorrent:’ Computer tech makes startling discovery on customer’s laptop
Ton Kaan claimed he did not know images of children in explicit poses were illegal.
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Kids are growing up online, deeply immersed in social media and video games.
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The young girl was handcuffed, restrained and injected with antipsychotic medication.
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