Articles by Lane Nichols
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National
'Evil will come to you': Woman loses life savings to deepfake Luxon crypto scam
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 9:40amA Taranaki grandmother lost $224,000 to an AI deepfake scam featuring Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. The scammers manipulated...
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National
Ponsonby CEO pleads not guilty over alleged road rage attack on pensioner
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 3:03pmA Ponsonby chief executive charged after an alleged road rage attack involving a North Shore pensioner and a $430,000 European...
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National
Top Auckland school responds to revelations former music teacher had sex with student
Monday, 23 September 2024, 2:05pmOne of the country’s top secondary schools has responded to revelations that a former music teacher and Auckland Symphony...
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National
Muslim school caught up in toxic receivership stoush involving warring charity, nearly $2m
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 4:42pmA toxic legal stoush involving a warring charity has seen a trust tipped into receivership, nearly $2 million placed into...
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National
Watch: Man Tasered before death in custody, family hopes footage a 'wake-up call'
Monday, 1 July 2024, 3:23pmWarning: This story and video contain graphic content that may be distressing A coroner has released graphic video footage...
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National
Family 'gobsmacked' after bank tellers help widow with dementia withdraw $300k
Sunday, 2 June 2024, 9:41amAn 89-year-old widow with dementia was able to withdraw more than $300,000 in cash with assistance from bank tellers in an...
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National
'Misled by lies': Divorcee loses $580k in romance scam
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 9:06amA US oil rig worker, a fake UK bank account and a supposed $3 million fortune. Lane Nichols investigates how an elaborate...
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Auckland
Former Port of Auckland boss takes stand in own defence in first of its kind workplace death case
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:19pmFormer Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson has taken the stand in his own defence at an unprecedented trial into a workplace...
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National
'She had no choice': Naked woman forced to jump for her life from upper window to escape fire
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:26pmA naked woman enjoying a hot bath was forced to jump for her life from a second-storey window to escape a house fire last...
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Crime
'Fuelled by greed': Disgraced realtor granted parole from prison
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 2:15pmDisgraced real estate agent and convicted fraudster Aaron Drever will be released from prison next month and intends to work...
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Auckland
Ōrākei couple accuse property developer of 'bullying' after being banned from local shops
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 2:56pmA pensioner couple embroiled in a festering spat with a property developer claim they are being bullied, harassed and banned...
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Crime
'Highly p***ed off': Mule used ANZ account to steal money from up to 9 victims
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 9:28pmAn Auckland money mule used her ANZ account to steal cash from up to nine scam victims before one of the duped investors...
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National
'No red flags': Heartbroken realty agent loses $100k in elaborate finance scam
Sunday, 14 May 2023, 2:13pmA real estate agent tricked into wiring $100,000 as part of a sophisticated investment scam says police told her the recipient...
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Emergency
'Anything could happen': Piha residents brace for more damage as heavy rain sparks fresh flooding
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 1:45pmAn isolated West Auckland beach community devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle is bracing for further damage today after torrential...
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National
'It's really odd': New theory on mystery discovery of French warship in Hauraki Gulf
Monday, 17 April 2023, 4:41pmThe mystery surrounding a French warship found by Coastguard “lurking” in the Hauraki Gulf appears to have been solved, with...
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Education
'Significant concerns': Wesley College breaks silence over statutory manager
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 4:49pmThe Education Review Office (ERO) says it launched a special review of Auckland’s embattled Wesley College due to “significant...
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Education
Wesley College gets statutory manager amid violence claims
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 1:41pmThe Ministry of Education has appointed a statutory manager at Auckland’s Wesley College after concerns about violence and...
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Crime
'Living well beyond their means': Jury asks why rest home fraudster's wife wasn't charged
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 4:54pmA jury who convicted an Auckland businessman of stealing at least $600,000 from a North Shore rest home, then destroying...
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Crime
'Liar and a thief': Auckland rest home fraudster named after six-year battle
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 9:26pmA fraudster who has been fighting to keep his name secret for the past six years can today be unmasked after he was jailed...
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National
'Insidious impact': Pensioner loses $150k in elaborate Prezzy Card scam
Sunday, 18 December 2022, 9:14amCyber criminals convinced an elderly man his credit cards had been “compromised”, gained access to his online banking then...
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National
Waiheke Island vineyard to pay record $412k in costs, appeal rejected
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 10:00pmA top Waiheke Island vineyard must pay its neighbours $412,000 in legal costs - thought to be the largest ever costs award...
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National
'Heartless': SBS bank refuses to refund pensioner's stolen $134k
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 5:23pmSBS Bank has been labelled "heartless" after refusing to refund $134,000 siphoned by thieves from a pensioner's online accounts,...
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National
Law Society president resigns after critical culture review
Monday, 3 October 2022, 5:06pmLaw Society president Jacque Lethbridge has resigned after a critical culture review found she behaved in a way which some...
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Crime
Successful real estate agent to convicted fraudster: The sad downfall of Aaron Drever
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 9:22amHe was once one of the country's most successful real estate agents. Today's he's a jailed fraudster who ripped off a bowling...
