Father’s death leads to House of Shem brothers spiralling into $200k combined benefit fraud
According to court documents, Duane Omeka Perkins, known as Te-Omeka Perkins, claimed $116,847.52 over two years. Isaiah Te…
Maybe it’s time to sell the rental, clear the debt, have some fun – Mary Holm
Are we better off putting it all in our KiwiSavers? Or a managed fund? We would like to…
Multiple myeloma: Tauranga woman fundraising for treatment in China
Wortman-Dabrowska saw her doctor. Blood tests revealed she had multiple myeloma, which was causing her bones to deteriorate,…
Prison term lengthened for Auckland bank text scammer Ethen Parks
Those recent years have been spent in prison, serving a sentence for an unrelated aggravated robbery conviction. Lawyer…
Japanese Embassy opposes Auckland ‘comfort women’ statue plan
Between 1932 and 1945, hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Asia were forced into sexual slavery…
Record $200k New Zealand Cross among rare Whanganui medals up for auction
While the Victoria Cross has been awarded 1358 times, the New Zealand Cross was awarded 23 times. Mowbray…
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council pledges $200,000 to rebuild the Tukituki-Tarewa Swing Bridge
The rebuild, which needed to accommodate a higher bridge deck above river flood levels, would cost about $1.2m.…
ASB class action payout: Why $571 credits are appearing in nearly 200,000 accounts
“Didn’t even know this was going on, thought someone accidentally put it in my account.” Several others wrote…
Mickey Rourke distances himself from fundraiser to stop his eviction
The assistant to Rourke’s manager Kimberly Hines, Liya-Joelle Jones, is listed as the creator of the GoFundMe, writing…
KiwiRail fined more than $200,000 after worker injured in preventable fall
He fell in October 2023 near Whanganui. He was flown to Wellington Hospital and later transferred to Palmerston…
Long-standing Napier massage studio closes owing almost $200,000 in taxes
It is understood to have been shut for weeks. Hawke’s Bay Today has contacted the owner for comment.…
Kiwi households earning more than $200k seeking help from budgeting services
“Over the last couple of years, we saw all the mortgage rates go up, you know, doubling, almost…