Four ocean advocates have been sentenced in court in Wellington today, after locking down the Wellington headquarters of the mining industry lobbying firm Straterra (since renamed the New Zealand Minerals Council) in September 2024.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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By NoMoreGlyphosate.nz
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Two IT contractors for Spark New Zealand Ltd were today sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the Auckland High Court for their roles in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bribery and corruption case involving more than $4 million in kickbacks.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Whangarei — Whangarei District Council's (WDC) application for an interim injunction seeking to delay the start of fluoridation until their substantive case has been heard later this year, has been declined.

By Fluoride Free New Zealand
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Porirua — A former charitable trust employee pleaded guilty last Friday to stealing more than $1 million of funds intended for social support services in Porirua.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Auckland City — A chief executive who oversaw the Port of Auckland for more than a decade has been sentenced today (21 February) in a significant case in relation to a 2020 fatal incident at the port.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Invercargill — Fire and Emergency New Zealand acknowledges the sentences handed down today in the Invercargill District Court for offences under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Tokoroa — Attributable to Detective Sergeant Neale Saunders, Tokoroa Police: Five people are before the courts following several incidents in the Kinleith Forests over the past year, costing the business who manages them and its contractors around $1 million.

By New Zealand Police
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Greenpeace is welcoming a High Court decision that helps clarify how threatened marine species like the Antipodean Albatross can be better protected through accurate bycatch reporting and management, saying the case demonstrates the failings of the current privatised model.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Wanaka — The Environment Court has made a decision to award costs of $44,199 against QLDC.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Auckland City — Two UK nationals will be deported for their part in a text phishing scam which plagued Kiwis with millions of fraudulent messages.

By New Zealand Police
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Auckland — The District Court judgment convicting former Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson of failing to comply with his duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in relation to the death of Pala’amo Kalati carries important lessons that business leaders should note and act upon, says New Zealand Institute of Safety Management Chair Mike Cosman.

By NZ Institute of Safety Management
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Auckland — The Court Martial of New Zealand will sit on 2 December at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland, Whenuapai.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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Auckland City — A former IT contractor has pleaded guilty to receiving over $4 million in kickbacks in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bribery and corruption case.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Waikato — A company and director have been convicted and fined a total of $170,000 in relation to a landfill fire that burned for nearly a year, causing nearby residents to suffer from the effects of objectionable odours being emitted from the site.

By Waikato Regional Council
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A New Zealand food manufacturer must pay $2,488 to a customer whose teeth and dentures were damaged after biting into a date pit concealed in a packaged snack, a judicial tribunal ruled.

By Expert Briefing
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Queenstown — The need for commercial jet boat operators to have a safety first approach to the routes they take has been highlighted in the prosecution of a driver.

By Maritime New Zealand
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The Sensible Sentencing Trust is slamming the Government’s tweaks to it’s Three Strikes 2.0 law labelling them a ‘weak compromise that lets victims down’.

By Sensible Sentencing Trust
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Rotorua — To be attributed to Detective Inspector Lindsay Pilbrow:  A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today, in relation to the murder of three people in Rotorua in September.

By New Zealand Police
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Auckland — Company’s failure to ensure health and safety policies and procedures were correctly followed played a key role in the tragic death of a passenger on a luxury charter vessel.

By Maritime New Zealand
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Centrist.co.nz is set to release an exclusive report detailing the New Zealand Medical Council’s (MCNZ) actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Centrist
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Centrist is a media platform with a difference, advocating for fair, balanced, and responsible journalism.

By Centrist
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