Man spent friends' property bond and car purchase money on gambling
Jake Ashley Gibbs 'ripped off' his friends for $14,000 in a 'significant breach of trust'.
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NZ-based team's bid to join F1 rejected
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Business leader avoids conviction, keeps name secret after ‘cruel’ attack on partner
The man was granted name suppression and has avoided conviction.
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First photos show fishing boat run aground spilling oil near rare penguins
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Agency under fire over Haast Pass closure
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Joyriding children crash stolen car on to train tracks
The three children were all aged under 14.
Man decided to 'cut out the middleman' and got caught
MDMA package bound for man's home intercepted.
‘It’s rough’: Queenstown residents sleeping in tents
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200 glaciers vanish in Southern Alps
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Oil spill reported off coast of Banks Peninsula
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A police spokesperson admitted the officer made a mistake.
Synlait doesn’t rule out capital raise if asset sale falls through
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