Articles by Lane Nichols
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National
Woman who received $158k in bank transfer error could face charge, jail time: expert
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 7:09amAuckland pensioner Andrew Che Sit Bong mistakenly sent $158,000 to the wrong account. The recipient allegedly spent the...
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National
Woman’s 'spree' after $158k banking error, refuses to return pensioner’s life savings
Sunday, 27 April 2025, 8:18amAn Auckland beneficiary is under investigation for an alleged “spending spree” after $158,000 was mistakenly transferred...
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National
Ponsonby CEO unable to give evidence at $430,000 supercar road rage trial
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 7:03amA Ponsonby chief executive charged over an alleged road rage incident involving a pensioner was unable to give evidence at...
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National
Family of 6yo who died after tonsil surgery 'humbled' by love and compassion
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:36pmA 6-year-old boy died after tonsil surgery, leading to an outpouring of community support. A Givealittle page was set up...
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National
Funeral for Auckland boy who died after tonsil surgery to be followed by 13 days of prayer
Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:29amA 6-year-old Auckland boy died after complications from routine tonsil surgery. Police and Health NZ are investigating the...
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National
‘Doesn’t make sense’: Auckland 6yo dies after tonsil surgery at private hospital
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7:14amA 6-year-old boy died after a tonsil operation at Southern Cross hospital in Auckland. The family was told a complication...
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National
‘Cover-up’: Family demand answers after child sex offender’s prison death
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 8:28amKingi Hemi was found dead in his Northland prison cell on November 30, with the cause still “unexplained”. Hemi’s family...
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National
‘Golden opportunity missed’: Why Auckland’s America’s Cup hopes sank without Govt backing
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 4:24pmAuckland’s hosting bid for the 2027 America’s Cup lost due to a lack of Government funding. Emirates Team NZ sought $150...
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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...
