Articles by Lane Nichols
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Auckland
'Got lucky': Couple who received $158,000 in banking error claimed cash windfall was online casino win
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 8:40pmAn Auckland couple who accidentally received $158,000 in an account transfer error in what they labelled a “blessing from...
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National
'Felt like rape': Sportsman avoids jail after duping sex workers with fake payments, forged HIV test
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 7:19amA man who tricked three prostitutes by faking online banking records showing he’d paid them thousands of dollars for sex...
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Auckland
Legal profession mourns 'shining star' after young lawyer's Coromandel death
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 2:24pmA gifted young Auckland lawyer who worked on high-profile criminal appeals involving Mark Lundy and Gail Maney has been named...
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National
'Demonic serpents': Probe launched into exorcism claims at embattled Auckland school
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 10:03amAn investigation is under way into claims “deliverance and exorcism” rituals to rid students of “demonic serpents” were performed...
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National
6yo's tonsil surgery death: Officials didn't do enough to support grieving family, review finds
Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 10:02amA high-level review into the death of a child who collapsed at home and stopped breathing after routine tonsil surgery has...
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National
Kiwi woman accused of smuggling $5.5m of meth in checked luggage at Auckland Airport
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 1:44pmA woman charged with drug smuggling was allegedly caught with enough methamphetamine stuffed in her checked luggage to supply...
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National
‘Gentle giant’: Friends remember Auckland bus stabbing victim as alleged killer appears in court
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 3:09pmA man slain in an “unprovoked” Auckland bus attack has been remembered as a “gentle giant” as his alleged killer appeared...
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National
Teaching Council chair gives update on investigations at embattled agency, CEO remains on leave
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 7:16amThe chair of the Teaching Council has provided an update on a series of investigations underway at the embattled agency but...
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National
Nearly half of drivers in alleged VTNZ bribery scandal fail new licence tests
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 8:09amNearly half the drivers compelled to resit practical tests amid allegations Auckland VTNZ officers accepted bribes to pass...
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National
Tenants fought for lives after 'soldier' stormed house in Akl homicide case
Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 7:31amGraphic content warning: This story discusses extreme violence A woman charged with being a party to murder after her boyfriend...
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National
'Furious and frenzied attack': Murder trial shown graphic footage of dying home invader
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 7:19amGraphic content warning: This story discusses extreme violence Graphic CCTV footage and audio recordings of a man dying...
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National
Teaching Council probe sparked by claims public funds spent with firm run by CEO's husband
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 7:11amA probe into conflict-of-interest allegations at the Teaching Council was sparked by a whistle blower’s claims the agency...
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National
NZ's oldest school takes Ministry of Education to court to keep hostels open
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 10:21amAn Auckland school ordered to close its boarding hostels urgently amid student safety concerns is going to court to keep...
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National
NZ's oldest school ordered to urgently close hostels due to 'harmful incidents'
Monday, 3 November 2025, 11:05amThe Ministry of Education has ordered the country’s oldest school to close its hostels at the end of this week after further...
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Auckland
Man in military fatigues stabbed in jugular as tenancy dispute boiled over into murder, Crown alleges
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 9:53amSimmering tensions between a landlord and her two tenants boiled over into murder when a hired man dressed in military fatigues...
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Crime
Hit-and-run driver who left dog walkers for dead identified as Auckland company director
Monday, 27 October 2025, 10:33amA man who ran down two women walking their dogs then drove off without stopping to check if they were even alive can now...
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Auckland
Embattled Auckland school announces hostel closures amid safety, culture concerns
Monday, 20 October 2025, 10:49amAn embattled Auckland school has announced the closure of its hostels amid reports of violence and “ongoing concerns about...
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National
Watch: Hooded teen who stormed field, punched schoolboy rugby player, referred to Youth Services
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 2:02pmPolice have identified a hooded teenager who was videoed storming the field during a schoolboy rugby game and punching a...
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Auckland
VTNZ defends licencing system after claims driving test officers took money to pass applicants
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 3:27pmVehicle Testing NZ says motorists can still have faith in the driver licencing regime and it has no tolerance for any of...
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National
Watch: Woman who received $158k in banking error believed it was 'blessing' from God
Saturday, 4 October 2025, 11:38amA woman who accidentally received $158,000 in an account transfer error has pleaded guilty to theft, apologised for her actions...
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Auckland
Police probe historical sexual abuse at several West Auckland schools, man charged, trial date set
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 2:40pmPolice are investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse at several West Auckland schools. A man has been charged...
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National
Mother pleads not guilty after baby's body found in Albert Park
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 10:27amA woman has reappeared in court this morning in connection with a dead newborn baby found in Albert Park. The 36-year-old...
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National
Predator teacher worked as Santa at three Auckland malls after vetting failure
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 8:37amA man with historical indecency convictions who later became a teacher and abused young girls also moonlighted as a Christmas...
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Auckland
Auckland Council investigating controversial inner-city cafe after apparent closure
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 1:52pmAn Auckland cafe threatened with closure by Auckland Council over an unpaid rates bill of nearly $1 million is being investigated...
