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Garrett used disguise to get fake passport
Act MP David Garrett thought faking his appearance to steal a dead baby's identity to obtain a passport was "a bit of a lark", a court file reveals.

PM: Garrett's use of baby's identity 'bizarre'
The Prime Minister is refusing to comment on whether Act MP David Garrett should resign from Parliament but has called the use of a dead baby's identity as "bizarre."

Should David Garrett quit? Readers say 'Yes'
NZ Herald readers have reacted strongly to the revelation that Act's hardline law and order spokesman MP David Garrett applied for a passport under the name of a dead child in the 1980s.

Garrett asks for his name suppression to be lifted
Act MP David Garrett has instructed his lawyer to apply for an urgent waiver to have the name suppression order on his passport fraud case lifted.

<i>Geoff Hardy</i>: Dropping into red brings out managers' true colours
Recessions test ethics and morality.

Key orders investigation into SIS vetting after CV claims
John Key has ordered an inquiry into how former top defence scientist Stephen Wilce was given top security clearance by the SIS.

Bank executive sacked after accounts raided
A senior staff member at a Whangarei bank has been sacked for fraud involving thousands of dollars.

$1.4m bank fraud accused named
The identity of a woman at the centre of an alleged $1.4 million Waikato bank fraud has been revealed.

SFO's Hubbard decision near
The Serious Fraud Office is due this week to outline its next move in its investigation of Allan Hubbard.