Articles by Lane Nichols
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National
Watchdog launches probe after ANZ helped victim send $250k to scammers
Friday, 28 March 2025, 1:13pmThe Banking Ombudsman is investigating ANZ after it helped a customer send hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers. ANZ...
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National
‘Negligence to the eyeballs’: Westpac under fire in $2m laundering case
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 9:10amAuckland businessman Carel Johannes Viljoen laundered nearly $2 million and faces up to seven years’ imprisonment. Westpac...
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Entertainment
Mississippi River cruise - an immersion in deep South creole, jazz and Delta blues
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 2:31pmLane Nichols takes a luxury cruise down the mighty Mississippi River and falls in love with New Orleans jazz music, Delta...
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National
‘I don’t trust it’: Businessman guilty of money laundering in connection with $2m scam
Friday, 7 March 2025, 7:10amAuckland businessman Carel Johannes Viljoen was found guilty of money laundering after receiving nearly $2 million from scam...
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National
‘I’ve lost so much’: ANZ under fire for blocking $1m fraud investigation
Friday, 28 February 2025, 5:12pmANZ blocked the Banking Ombudsman from investigating a $1 million fraud involving an Auckland businessman. The victim was...
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National
Auckland lawyer fined $275k for ‘reckless’ foreign buyer rule breaches
Friday, 21 February 2025, 10:30amAuckland lawyer Andrew Jarvis fined $275,000 for helping overseas businessmen avoid foreign ownership rules. Jarvis devised...
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National
Listen: ‘Appalling on all levels’ – Experts slam ANZ for failing to prevent $250k scam
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 9:44amANZ is accused of negligence after staff helped a customer send $250,000 to scammers. Experts criticised ANZ for lax checks...
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National
Auckland Council drops charge as star witness vanishes in Waiheke vineyard case
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 9:22amAuckland Council withdrew a charge against Cable Bay Wine due to a missing key witness. The vineyard was previously fined...
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National
‘We were that close’: Couple narrowly avoid $270k scam after lawyer’s email hacked
Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 7:15amA Waikato couple narrowly avoided losing $270,000 after their lawyer’s email was hacked by UK scammers. The compromised...
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National
'Huge relief': Kiwi scam victims get some of their life savings back
Thursday, 6 February 2025, 12:29pmWestpac has settled with Mark and Yvonne Geraets for $80,000 after they lost $323,000 in a scam. The stolen money was traced...
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National
Former lover ordered to pay more than $100,000 in court costs after manipulating dying man’s will
Friday, 31 January 2025, 6:15pmXinfeng (Lily) Li was ordered to pay over $100,000 in indemnity costs after manipulating a will. The High Court found Li...
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National
Westpac cleared after tellers help elderly widow withdraw $300,000 cash before death
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 7:05amWestpac was cleared of fault after helping an 89-year-old withdraw more than $300,000 in cash. The Banking Ombudsman found...
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National
‘He scammed me too’: CEO denies laundering $1.53m, says he was also duped
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 9:12amJayson Alexander Herewini is accused of laundering $1.53 million for overseas scammers, but claims he was tricked by a fake...
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National
Fast food giant cops $30K fine for breaching foreign buyer rules, top law firm tangled in dispute
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 7:16amRestaurants Brands Properties Ltd was fined $30,000 for breaching foreign investment rules in an Auckland land purchase. The...
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Auckland
Auckland home crowned the city's noisiest property in 2024
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 10:28amSixty years ago, Hokianga St in Māngere East was dotted with just a few homes and bordered by farmland and the sound of mooing...
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National
Awash with guns: Frontline cops face chilling daily arsenal of lethal firearms
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 9:06amPolice data reveals officers encounterednearly 17,000 firearms in under six years, including banned MSSAs - military-style...
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National
'Snitches get stitches': Family want answers after child sex offender's prison death
Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 9:09amA family are demanding answers after Kingi Hemi’s unexplained death at Ngawha Prison. They allege Hemi was bullied by his...
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National
Damning court judgment overturns dying man's $500k bequest to ex-lover
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 2:19pmFrank Lane’s will was declared invalid due to his lack of capacity and undue influence. Ex-lawyer Jinyue (Paul) Young faces...
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National
'Word of God': Destiny Church parents demand answers over 5-year abuse by youth leader
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 9:11amParents of victims sexually assaulted by Destiny Church youth leader Kiwa Hemi Tamati Edward Hamiora-Te Hira demand answers...
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National
'I have a mortgage': Ponsonby CEO charged over supercar 'road rage' case says he's not that wealthy
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 7:06amA Ponsonby CEO accused of bashing a pensioner in a road rage incident seeks name suppression. The CEO claims he faces financial...
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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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National
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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National
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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National
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...
