US regulators grant long-awaited Boeing 737 Max 7 certificate
FAA approval follows “almost a decade of extensive review” following “years of sustained work to resolve complex technical…
Vietnamese couple brought to NZ to run cannabis grow house in Auckland served with deportation orders
Organised crime groups buy or rent houses or buildings that are gutted and rebuilt inside to create commercial-scale…
NZ-India FTA scrutiny grows after global arrests in organised crime sweep
New Zealand Police declined to comment on whether they provided any help to the North American law enforcement…
Auckland florist Thi Van jailed for laundering $7m linked to Vietnamese cannabis ring
“On any assessment, this was money laundering on a large scale,” the judge said, describing the case as…
Six young adults chasing ‘Insta-worthy’ lifestyles charged over importing 93kg meth from Malaysia
Customs investigations manager Dominic Adams said young people were increasingly being wooed on social media by organised crime…
Auckland police target organised crime groups in major cannabis bust
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Phone scammers posing as Spark staff jailed for $833k fraud on retirees
The scammers had a warped sense of humour, playing a “prank which was likely to cause extreme embarrassment”…
Police officer living with gang member and caught with cannabis in drug bust one of 10 investigations into links between police and organised crime
The officer was discharged without conviction and granted permanent name suppression. The case is one of a growing…
Man turns to Supreme Court to remove parents from birth certificate amid baby-farming claims
Among his claims, the man alleged it was organised “by the eugenicist community founded by royalist Scots in…
Volunteers line up to help as hosts call time on Napier community Christmas dinner
The couple started helping in the kitchen predecessors when the event was held at All Saints Church, and…
Police update on drug-smuggling ring that led to arrest of Auckland airport baggage handlers
Police and Customs say they have unravelled “a major transnational organised crime syndicate” smuggling drugs into New Zealand…
Brian Tamaki fails to get permission for protest march over Harbour Bridge on Labour Weekend, vows to make new plan
“Police are aware that organisers of a march over Auckland Harbour Bridge on Sunday 26 October have been…