MIQ gatecrashing family: Emails reveal officials' fears about 'loophole'
'I hope they don't post anything on how they managed to skirt the system."
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Customs doesn't know what tikanga principles it breached in sacking worker
Former employee who refused to get vaccinated has taken Customs to the Employment Court.
Exotic plant smuggler: Man fined $5K after trying to import overseas plants
Scott Peters attempted to import eight international plants into the country.
Wanted: Global manhunt for NZ gangster on the run
Image of fugitive Shane Ngakuru published for the first time.
How Golden Triangle superlabs and Kiwi gangs are getting meth on NZ streets at record levels
New smuggling routes and methods uncovered in Herald on Sunday probe.
700kg of cocaine seized at border 'destined for another country'
Experts suspect cocaine seized on a ship docked in Tauranga was destined for elsewhere.
Whangarei gunman called friends and family after killing two property managers
Quinn Patterson's body was later found in the charred remains of his rental property.
Alleged meth cook further remanded in custody to await jury trial
Whangārei man accused of cooking meth for gang and conspiracy to sell it is refused bail
'Nonsensical': More than 30,000 rapid tests seized at border
Is Australia winning the RAT race? Seized rapid tests slammed after school denied.
Nearly 50 Kiwis arrested, six children rescued in massive child sex abuse images inquiry
Inquiry uncovered "sadistic sexual abuse, rape and torture of infants and children".
Meth, guns and a global supply chain: Five people charged for large-scale drug operation in the Hutt Valley
Three men and two women have been arrested.
Wasteful spending cops 'D' for Ministry of Health
A damning review of the Ministry of Health has questioned its wasteful spending.
$18.7m cigarette smuggling case: Businesswoman jailed, millions in assets forfeited
More than 19 million smokes were unlawfully shipped from China over four years.
Two arrested on drug charges after raid of New Lynn address
A 32-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman will appear in Waitākere District Court today.
Two more arrests after Northland drug raids involving Police and Customs
More arrests from alleged Northland-based drug importation ring
Black market businessman: Prison for Auckland's 'little prince of counterfeit cigarettes'
Han Zhang said he turned to the cigarette scheme after struggling to get a mortgage.
The quiet new criminal masterminds: Police boss warns of different breed
Stealthy, modest, and dangerous: Warning gang 'fixation' misses true crime boss reality.
The 5-year hunt for Comancheros gang boss
Exclusive: NZ in talks with Turkey over return of 'international commander'.
Cocaine smuggling bust: Colombians claim innocence
Smugglers are alleged to have brought around 50kg of cocaine into NZ.
Cocaine bust: Arrested Colombians named for first time
Arrests came after one of NZ's biggest ever drug busts.
Meth bust: Airport baggage handlers smuggle 250kg this year
Hundreds of kilos were allegedly imported from Malaysia this year.
Poll reveals public's view on vaccine mandates
It comes as mandates kick in this week for health and education workers.
Northland drug bust: Nine appear in court after Operation Freya
Nine Northlanders in court after major drug bust
50kg of cocaine seized in 10-month police probe, suspected Colombian drug ring
Police say eight people have been arrested as part of the probe.
Cartel-linked drugs plot alleged: Nine men defend cocaine and P charges
Operation Tarpon alleged drug importation and drug dealing defendants heading to trial.
Customs arrests fourth person in recent weeks for child exploitation material
A 20-year-old Auckland man was arrested today.
Mandatory vaccination order under spotlight in High Court
Employment advocate says order made under Covid-19 Public Health Response Act is unlawful.
Licence to jab: Covid Customs vax case a 'precedent'
Just one person at risk could set stage for vast 'no jab, no job' policy, expert says.
Customs frontline worker justifiably sacked after refusing Covid jab: ERA
The worker argued having to be vaccinated to keep her job breached the Bill of Rights.
Senior Mexican cartel member caught in sting for smuggling drugs to NZ
Meth sent to NZ part of global investigation into high-ranking member of dangerous cartel.
Covid on cargo ship, unvaccinated port workers - how high is the risk?
"There are quite a few things that are on our side" - professor Michael Baker.
Airline staff caught smuggling black market cigarettes
Customs prosecutes trio at Auckland airport in significant breach of border security.
16 confirmed Covid cases on fishing boat - vessel now bound for Lyttelton
Crew from the Playa Zahara were swabbed at Port Taranaki.
Random checks roll out the red carpet to Delta variant
Editorial: Unchecked arrivals are being waved through to collect their luggage.