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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
‘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
Man used fake gun to abduct boy, then sexually abused him (opens the original)
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Warning: This article deals with the sexual abuse of a boy and may be distressing to some readers. A stranger used an imitation handgun to abduct a 12-year-old boy and force him into a public toilet, where he sexually abused him. The boy feared being shot when the handgun was first pressed against his head, but escaped from the toilet when he worked out the weapon was possibly a fake. He pulled free from the abuser's grip and reached for the toilet cubicle door. "The victim unlocked the toilet d
Police continue to go after Mongols gang assets (opens the original)
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Police have won a $92,000 windfall as they continue to go after the assets of Mongols gang members who are serving long prison sentences for drug dealing. They have recently gained a forfeiture order over the cash, first seized six years ago during Operation Silk, which dismantled the gang leadership and its national drug-dealing network. The $92,850 in total was seized in bundles taken from four houses in Pāpamoa and Te Puke during Operation Silk raids in 2019 and 2020. It has been under a High
Motorcycle cop reached almost 200kmh when pursuing biker who crashed and died (opens the original)
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A motorcycle cop reached speeds of nearly 200kmh on an Auckland motorway while pursuing a biker, who then crashed and died. An Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report released today found the 11km chase in July 2023 was “unjustified” and should have been abandoned. The IPCA also found that the officer’s assessment of the risks involved in the pursuit was “fundamentally flawed” and that he was not in contact with the police communications centre during it. The report said that the offi
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