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Drug dealer hired as police officer
A constable was suspended on full pay for three years until he was found guilty of supplying methamphetamine just months before he applied for the job.
DIA apologises over Treaty failure
The Department of Internal Affairs has apologised to a mother after it admitted failing to uphold the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in dealing with her.
Versalko's $18m fraud revealed in a day
Stephen Versalko duped ASB Bank customers into parting with $18mby writing dodgy statements that didn't even carry the bank's logo.
Cellphone scammers' text con
Mobile phone users are being warned about a scam that tells people they have won thousands and fish for bank details via text message.
Sting nets child porn gatekeeper
The target had no idea what was about to burst in on him. He was on his computer, which held thousands of child sex files.
Asians ditch identities in hunt for jobs
Desperate job-seeking Asians are taking on Anglicised first names and ditching their traditional surnames in an effort to find work in NZ.
NZ music video pulled from YouTube as censor process under way
A music video depicting the stalking and killing of a woman has been removed from YouTube by its record label.
<i>John Armstrong</i>: Report gives MPs licence to booze
The Auditor-General's report effectively gives MPs licence to use their expenses allowance to splash out on wine for their mates at any party meeting.
Jobs to go in Govt state agencies merger
The Government confirms its restructuring of a number of agencies over the next three years will see 55 jobs lost.
Six departments in the gun as Govt hunts for leakers
Up to six Government departments face investigation in the hunt for the sources of leaked Cabinet papers.
City powerless on its biggest issue
The Government intends to give control of transport in the Super City to a largely unelected board.