Articles by Jeremy Wilkinson
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National
'Appalling': Bird rehab founder keeps security licence, despite assault convictions
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 2:43pmThe founder of a bird rehabilitation centre and owner of a security company will be allowed to keep his security licence...
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National
Teacher denied request to 'retire with dignity' after having sex with student
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 8:17pmA teacher has been denied the right to “retire with dignity” after she was found to have had sex with a male student and...
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National
Lawyer claims she took $200k of client funds to escape abusive relationship
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 8:37pmA lawyer who says she feared for her life at the hands of an abusive husband took at least $200,000 from her clients, partly...
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National
Babies for sale: Kiwis commissioning illegal surrogacy in Thailand
Sunday, 1 June 2025, 10:03amNew Zealanders are travelling overseas to illegally commission surrogate babies from Thai women, and bringing them back home...
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National
Former doctor and TVNZ presenter fined for claiming HIV doesn’t exist
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 4:21pmA former doctor and TVNZ presenter still states she is a doctor on her controversial YouTube channel despite not holding...
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National
Woman charged $5.1m to track down former lover and stolen family fortune
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 1:24pmA woman took US$10 million ($16.9m) from a bank account she shared with her father and gave most of it to her lover to invest...
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National
Rubbish site employee waived $111k worth of dump fees in exchange for beer
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 2:29pmA team leader at a waste management site repeatedly allowed a customer to dump its commercial waste for free, accepting instead...
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Crime
‘Something out of a horror movie:’ Parole board describes man's abduction and sexual assault of jogger
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 3:26pmA man who abducted a jogger and subjected her to a prolonged sexual and physical assault has had his hopes of an early release...
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National
Fire and Emergency tried to sack firefighter for pooling allowances to buy groceries for team meals
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 1:53pmA firefighter who helped pool his colleagues’ meal allowances so they could buy groceries and cook meals while on shift has...
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National
Son loses legal battle over house bought with parents' savings
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 11:28amA couple transferred their life savings to their son to buy a house for them in New Zealand so they could retire, only for...
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National
Pregnant beauty therapist awarded $100k after being made to quit
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 10:37amA beauty therapist’s joy and excitement at discovering she was pregnant were soon replaced by stress and humiliation when...
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Crime
'Fight for innocence' to continue as double murderer Lundy freed from jail
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 8:41pmDouble murderer Mark Lundy will be released from prison next month, despite holding firm to the position that he never killed...
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National
‘Wrongheaded and reckless': Lawyer tried to act as her own secret witness
Monday, 14 April 2025, 10:30amA lawyer tried to act as her own secret witness in a Family Court case to help a friend obtain urgent custody of his child. It’s...
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National
‘Bizarre’: Lawyer says he can't remember why he deceived client, forged court docs
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 11:26amLawyer Benjamin Wong has been struck off for forging court documents and deceiving his client for nearly two years. The...
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National
‘Disingenuous conduct’: Couple out of pocket after builder ran three years over schedule
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 3:35pmA builder who ran three years behind schedule while building a couple’s home charged them an additional $72,000 for “labour...
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National
Siblings 'devastated' after property on-sells for $790k profit within weeks of selling
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 1:33pmTwo elderly siblings were “devastated” to find a section they had sold was put back on the market three weeks later and sold...
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National
'Deplorable:' Senior lawyer's behaviour at Christmas party deemed 'appalling and uncouth'
Friday, 28 March 2025, 2:29pmA senior lawyer who grabbed a junior colleague’s penis while drunk at a Christmas party and made multiple lewd comments has...
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National
Law firms lose more than $2m to scammers posing as ANZ employees
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 7:08amSeveral law firms are believed to have lost more than $2 million after falling victim to a phone scam in which people pretend...
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Crime
‘I never thought I’d be believed:’ Man sexually assaulted teen he met on dating website
Friday, 21 March 2025, 12:58pm“No one should get away with something like that. He raped me, that’s what it was.” Those were the words of a now-adult...
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National
Doctor, ex-TVNZ presenter ordered to pay $148k for 'misleading' Covid-19 videos
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 6:17pmA former TVNZ presenter and doctor has had her medical registration cancelled and been ordered to pay more than $148,000...
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National
‘Avoidable’: Coroner finds patient had the means and opportunity to end his life
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 11:18amShaun Gray took his own life after being admitted to Palmerston North Hospital’s mental health unit ‘Ward 21′ in 2014. Now...
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National
GP practising again after admitting to sex with vulnerable patient
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 10:35amA doctor who had sex with a vulnerable and drug-dependent patient in his examination room is back working in medicine less...
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National
Disgraced car dealer known for sending customers lewd photos owes $620k
Monday, 17 March 2025, 9:23amA former car dealer with a penchant for sending his disgruntled clients photos of excrement and pornography owes creditors...
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National
'Genuinely thought he’d changed:' The lawyer, the conman and $333k in stolen legal aid
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 8:35pmBrian Hunter defrauded more than $330,000 from the Ministry of Justice while working at Justice Chambers. Chris Tennet hired...
