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Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.
'Not his fault' - support group on SkyCity gambler who lost $1m
'Gambling products are harmful and gambling operators have a duty of care.'
Dairy farmer to prolific burglar: Man had 50 pending court cases
He turned to crime to fuel his out-of-control gambling and methamphetamine addictions.
Student roulette: Online gambling by pupils at NZ secondary schools ‘concerning’
A Herald investigation revealed the extent of students' gambling during school hours.
Porirua council votes to ban new pokies in bid to reduce prevalent gambling harm
Porirua has one of the highest spends per machine in the country.
Taking a closer look at minimising harm from pokies
Northlanders spent $28.2m on pokie machines in just nine months
Lotto warned of harm to Pacific and Māori from $25m online Bingo
Plan to introduce online Bingo by early next year raises fears of 'continuous gambling'.
Reputation 'in tatters': Charity worker drained $150,000 from father's account
Judge: 'A significant fall from grace' to feed gambling addiction.
Pokies profits surge 116% after lockdown
Profits from gaming machines see huge leap on midyear figures after end of alert level 4.
Hearing for SkyCity's unprecedented pokie machine application starts Tuesday
SkyCity thinks swapping black jack tables for slot machines is fair, council disagrees.
Hamilton City Council to spend $150,000 fighting SkyCity's pokie plans
Hamilton council to spend $150,000 fighting casino's proposal to add 60 pokie machines.
Worries loom over Pasifika youth at risk of gambling
Consequences for wider Pacific community could be enormous, says researcher.
Gambling on a brighter future
The Government is poised to overhaul the $843m pokie machine system.
Neighbour exploited elderly woman
A woman who "ruthlessly exploited" her elderly neighbour by nearly draining her bank account to play pokie machines says she is happy with her sentence.
Gambling addict steals $60,000
A gambling addict who stole more than $60,000 from her employer, started to steal five days after her employment.