Articles by Lane Nichols
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National
Listen: Scammers who used deepfake Luxon video to steal $224,000 caught on recording
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 7:20amScammers who used an AI-generated deepfake video of Christopher Luxon to steal $224,000 from a Taranaki grandmother have...
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Watchdog clears bank after branch manager helps customer send $250k to scammers
Friday, 4 October 2024, 11:45amThe banking watchdog has refused to award compensation to a Defence Force officer who lost $250,000 to an investment scam,...
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Auckland Council to forcibly sell cafe owner's properties after record $876k rates bill
Monday, 30 September 2024, 7:22am- Auckland Council is preparing to forcibly sell a Freemans Bay café and Grey Lynn home over nearly $900,000 in unpaid rates. -...
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Why did police not charge top Auckland school teacher after sex with student?
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 7:06amA rape survivor advocate believes a talented student at a top Auckland school who had sex with her teacher would have been...
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'Gross negligence': Family to sue banks after disabled son lost $250k in scam
Monday, 23 September 2024, 7:08amAn Australian family whose disabled son lost about $250,000 in an investment scam after wiring the money to a New Zealand...
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Dream trip that ended in tragedy: Coroner's findings into Queenstown skydiving death
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 9:18amCalifornian man Tyler Nii was on a dream overseas adventure, but the decision to tandem skydive while in Queenstown cost...
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'Spoiled child': Ponsonby CEO charged over road rage incident
Thursday, 5 September 2024, 7:03amA Ponsonby CEO embroiled in an alleged road rage incident involving a hearing- and sight-impaired pensioner and high-performance...
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Watchdog launches probe after Westpac customer loses $323k in scam, bank CEO 'sorry' for huge loss
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 9:19amThe banking watchdog has launched an investigation into one of the country’s biggest banks after an Australian-based Kiwi...
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Home owner has good excuse for not paying $317,000 rate debt on South Auckland home - he's dead
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 9:44amAuckland Council has abandoned the forced sale of an Ōtara house which has notched up a huge bill of $317,000 in unpaid rates...
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Ponsonby CEO accused of beating pensioner in road rage attack involving $430k supercar
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:04amA North Shore pensioner suffered suspected concussion, scrapes, bruises and a likely torn hamstring after an alleged road...
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Disgraced real estate agent, convicted fraudster risks prison recall after alleged parole breach
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 7:22amDisgraced Auckland real estate agent and convicted fraudster who was jailed two years ago for swindling $600,000 from Auckland...
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'Last resort': Auckland Council selling Ōtara home to recoup $317k unpaid rates bill
Monday, 29 July 2024, 7:16amAuckland Council is forcibly selling a South Auckland home to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rates and...
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National
Value for money? Kāinga Ora spent $20m - now land sits vacant, housing plans scrapped
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 9:52am$20 million in taxpayer money, a protected disclosure to the Ombudsman and a confidential payout. Lane Nichols investigates...
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Accountant tricked into sending $300k to scammers
Sunday, 7 July 2024, 10:07amA Taranaki accountant had just authorised the transfer of $300,000 to what she thought was a one-year Kiwibank term deposit...
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National
'It feels wrong': Watchdog hands recordings of complainant's phone calls to bank
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 7:19amA woman whose elderly mother withdrew $300,000 in cash before her death is shocked to learn recordings of her discussing...
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'Witchcraft': Psychotic man who died in police custody saw ghosts before brutal attack on pensioner
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:50amA deranged man in a meth-fuelled psychosis died in police custody following a brutal attack on a pensioner after he was repeatedly...
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'Incompetence': Brian Tamaki slates police after Destiny Church follower charged with abuse
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 7:11amBrian Tamaki has lashed out at the police response after a Destiny Church disciple was charged with sexually abusing teenagers...
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Destiny Church disciple charged with historical sexual assaults involving teenagers
Friday, 7 June 2024, 7:10amA Destiny Church disciple has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing teenagers in alleged offending involving a...
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Destiny Church youth leader stood down amid sex abuse claims, police probe
Sunday, 26 May 2024, 9:55amWarning: This story discusses issues of sexual abuse and may be distressing A Destiny Church youth leader has been stood...
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'Cover-up': Honours recipient told to pay nearly $1m for deceptive sale of rotting home
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 7:17amA respected Queen’s Service Medal recipient has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in damages and repairs after the deceptive...
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'He was so bloody good': Scam victim accuses Westpac of negligence after $323k loss
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:02amA “devastated” private school principal is accusing Westpac of negligence and considering legal action after he and his wife...
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NZ First candidate, former cop file complaint against Kiwibank after losing $500k in scam
Monday, 13 May 2024, 9:50pmA New Zealand First candidate and a former police officer who together lost more than $500,000 through a scam have filed...
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NZ First candidate, former cop file complaint against Kiwibank after losing $500k in scam
Monday, 13 May 2024, 7:25amA New Zealand First candidate and a former police officer who together lost more than $500,000 through a scam have filed...
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Kiwibank manager helped customer send $300k to scammers months after FMA warning
Monday, 29 April 2024, 7:18amA top law firm has accused the country’s state-owned bank of failing to detect suspicious or illegal activity after a Kiwibank...
