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Ric Stevens

Reporter · NZ

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ric Stevens

    Dotcoms' former 'homeworker' alleges breaches of employment standards (opens the original)

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    A former worker for internet mogul Kim Dotcom and his wife, parliamentary candidate Elizabeth Dotcom, is taking them to court, alleging breaches of employment standards. The worker has name suppression and is identified only as VLN in published legal decisions. VLN was engaged between the end of January and late March this year by the company Contractors Only Ltd, and provided services as a “homeworker” at Kim and Elizabeth Dotcom’s properties. Contractors Only Ltd is listed on the Companies Off

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ric Stevens

    Lawyer provided fake obituary to justify bereavement leave (opens the original)

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    Kelly Anne Jamieson's sister-in-law had died two years before, but she had not been told. Photo / 123RF A lawyer resigned from her job and left the profession after faking an obituary to justify taking bereavement leave. She has admitted misconduct and has now been censured by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for lying to her employer. A newly released tribunal decision says Kelly Anne Jamieson reported herself to the Law Society after her dishonesty was discovered, and has sou

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ric Stevens

    Woman faces manslaughter charge after boy drowns at beach (opens the original)

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    The boy's body was found at Westshore Beach after a late-night search. Photo / Paul Taylor Police say a decision to charge a woman with manslaughter after a child died at a Napier beach “wasn’t taken lightly”. The woman appeared in the Napier District Court today in relation to the death of the 5-year-old boy on February 5. Emergency services were called after a body was spotted in the water that day about 8.30pm. The boy’s body was eventually found in the early hours of February 6 after a large

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ric Stevens

    Birthday celebrations at karaoke bar end with a carpark prang, then a kidnapping (opens the original)

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    The dispute happened outside the Tanghui Karaoke Bar in Auckland where Jia Ying Wang and her husband had been celebrating her birthday. Photo / Stock Image A prang in the carpark of a karaoke bar led to a “chaotic, angry and violent” confrontation after which a man threatened to chop body parts off one of the victims. After the affray, two victims were held against their will for between one and two hours, threats were made at knifepoint, and demands were made for $30,000 for damage to a car. A

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Ric Stevens, Open Justice reporter

    ‘Cavalier’ Otago chopper pilot seeks online funding to continue legal battles (opens the original)

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    A “cavalier” helicopter pilot who left New Zealand days before going on trial for selling passenger flights illegally is trying to raise funds to continue his legal battles. Brendan Shane “Buzz” Thow has been locked in what he calls a “series of escalating legal and regulatory issues”, leading to bankruptcy, liquidation of his aviation companies and prosecution by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). He says he is running out of money due to battles with authorities on both sides of the Tasman an

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