Auckland prison unit housing NZ’s most dangerous criminals has colourful makeover
Images from inside the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru) in Auckland Prison during a 2023 inspection. Photo…
Russian attack on Kyiv kills 19, damages EU mission, and rips apartment block in two
“Glass was flying… we were screaming when the bombs went off,” Galina Shcherbak, who was at a parking…
Reporter’s unsettling encounters with alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman in Victoria, Australia
An Instagram account with the handle @freenedi, understood to belong to Freeman, commented on another user’s post on…
Police execute search warrant in Maketū over Zain Taikato Fox death
A large pre-planned police operation in Maketū last month. Police are back in Maketū this morning. Photo /…
Qantas hit with $99m penalty over mass sacking during pandemic
The court ordered that the union receive A$50m of that amount, with the matter to return to court…
Covid-19 Royal Commission: Jacinda Ardern, other ministers refuse to appear in public before commission, but will co-operate
Grant Illingworth, KC, chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic response, is leading the…
Al Jazeera says 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes surround makeshift shelters for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. Photo / Bashar Taleb,…
90 extra police officers sent to Northland amid surge in violent crime
He said police didn’t want to be in a position where they’re struggling to keep up and so…
Auckland Night Markets owners strongly deny any wrongdoing as stallholders make serious allegations
Allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation Yuli Wang, owner of clothing business XIN Clothing, told the Herald she…
Greece wildfires: Three dead as winds disrupt ferries, evacuations
Firefighters were sprinting to direct hoses and douse the flames, while a helicopter swooped overhead to drop water.…
Waikato police arrest 11 in warrant crackdown, child assault charge laid
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Covid wage-subsidy cheat Luke Daniel Rivers cooked up fake employees to steal nearly $1 million
He spent a term at a local grammar school but couldn’t afford the fees, so he went to…