
Customs worker refused vaccine: 'Why am I out of a job? What was the risk?'
Customs worker fired for refusing vaccine says her job never required regular testing.
Customs worker fired for refusing vaccine says her job never required regular testing.
The sporting great said he wanted to get something off his chest.
The latest information on New Zealand's Covid-19 situation, case numbers and response.
More than 95 per cent of Customs staff have had first dose of the vaccine.
Some departments have only one or two women among their 10 best earners.
Three people have been charged with importing methamphetamine.
Australians face fines of up to $66,000 or jail for breaking international travel rules.
Detective found cash in various currencies in the accused's luggage, the jury heard today.
The 37-year-old was sentenced in Auckland today.
"Some of those victims don't ever get over it."
Carl Shannon, 44, had drugs sent to a number of fake recipients, including "Helen Clark".
Exclusive book extract on how detectives investigated the Comancheros motorcycle gang.
Crew wandered New Plymouth streets despite not meeting the 14-day isolation period.
'Predatory, insidious, recidivist and amoral'. Now the DEA wants the 62-year-old from NZ.
"This scam has previously had iterations as a supermarket scam and the UPS scam."
Scammers have texted thousands of Kiwis asking for customs payments.
The arrest follows the termination of Operation Skipjack in Wellington.
Nearly 40kg of methamphetamine worth $24m was smuggled to Christchurch from Mexico.
The pair travelled to New Zealand with the sole purpose of committing fraud, Customs says.
Defence: 'He has made a grave mistake, there is no doubt about it.'
The cargo was declared as roof extension units, but Customs found millions of cigarettes.
The German crew left New Zealand on a flight yesterday.
Yacht carrying unlawful German nationals took locals by surprise.
Three German nationals blatantly disregarded NZ's border restrictions, officials said.
Nikola Marinovich worked on children's tv show What Now after his release from prison.
Smuggler's dark drug-running past revealed.
A shipment from Malaysia had 2.2 million cigarettes hidden inside stacks of metal frames.
Officer's mistake resulted in civil claim and agreement.
Investigators suspect drugs hidden in shipping container shifted by port worker at night.
The drugs had an estimated street value of up to $14 million.