Articles by Jeremy Wilkinson
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National
Disgraced car dealer sent complaining customer photos of excrement, genitalia
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 10:39amA former car dealer with a history of sending explicit pictures to disgruntled customers has now been caught sending photos...
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National
'Loss of dignity': Benefit fraudster wins compo for privacy breach during MSD investigation
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9:17pmA man convicted of benefit fraud has received $8000 in compensation after his privacy was breached during an investigation...
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National
Jailed Dilworth teacher dies after compassionate release
Friday, 17 January 2025, 6:37pmA convicted sex offender who abused multiple young boys at Dilworth School has died shortly after being granted compassionate...
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National
‘Subterfuge’: Man awarded $60,000 after devices taken from desk during orchestrated meeting
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 7:18pmA company owned by property developers, the Chow Brothers, has been accused of “subterfuge” by a human rights tribunal after...
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National
'If you don't have money, don't bother': One man's battle for justice over rent-free debacle
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 10:37amNearly 100,000 New Zealanders every year will engage with the civil justice system with claims totalling $150 million. But...
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National
Little Justice: One man’s two-year fight to reclaim $22,000 deposit after Disputes Tribunal win
Monday, 13 January 2025, 2:26pmPurchased a lemon of a vehicle, been kicked out of your flat or had a builder bungle a renovation? There are multiple avenues...
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Crime
Notorious rapist Roger Kahui declined parole, refuses to do prison programmes
Friday, 10 January 2025, 4:18pmWarning: This story discusses sexual assault and may be distressing One of New Zealand’s most notorious rapists, whom police...
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National
‘Have a horrible holiday:’ Pet-sitter’s horrific message as couple watch dog die on CCTV
Sunday, 22 December 2024, 9:37amA woman who had been banned from a popular house-sitting website has had a beloved family dog die on her watch and then abused...
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National
Lawyer accused of improperly obtaining neighbour's convictions in driveway stoush
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 8:43pmA lawyer has been accused of obtaining his neighbour’s criminal history from the Department of Corrections and disclosing...
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National
'Sins of his father:' Courts rule if gay man who illegally paid Thai surrogate can adopt son
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 7:04amA gay New Zealand man who paid a Thai fertility clinic worker to subvert strict surrogacy laws will be allowed to adopt his...
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National
'I’m horribly ashamed:' What did a lawyer spend $700k of his client’s money on?
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 3:32pmLawyer Aaron Nicholls can tell you exactly what he didn’t spend over $700,000 of his client’s money on: Drugs, boats or gambling. What...
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Crime
Murderer finally reveals why he killed cat protection worker
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 9:11amIt’s taken 16 years but the man who lured Kerry Downey into his home under the guise of adopting an unwanted cat has finally...
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Crime
'I just snapped': Enraged butcher was chopping veges before using three knives to stab wife to death
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 7:06amLife in prison doesn’t have quite such a literal meaning for a butcher who used three different knives to stab his wife to...
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National
'F*** you': Man's human right's case thrown out after he sent abusive messages to courts, lawyer
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 9:01pmA man who went to the Human Rights Review Tribunal because a course wouldn’t enrol him has had his case thrown out after...
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National
Proposed law change would give victims final say on offenders remaining secret
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 4:05pmSexual offenders would need the approval of their victims in order to keep their names secret, while people who have fallen...
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National
'Far too dangerous:' Teen's fatal plunge into swollen river
Monday, 18 November 2024, 12:44pmJordan Adams, 18, drowned in the Waiwhakaiho River after drinking with workmates in November 2021. Coroner Heidi Wrigley...
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National
Fired vet who tried to choke cow after lethal injection didn't work wins $35k payout
Monday, 11 November 2024, 9:10pmAn experienced vet who was fired after three customers complained about his conduct - including his attempts to euthanise...
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National
Lawyer fails bid to claim $5000 from Jetstar in booking loophole
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 1:06pmA lawyer has failed to sue an airline company after finding a loophole in its booking system and attempting to collect a...
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National
Grooming fears: Calls to ban teachers using social media to contact students
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 1:56pmDespite calls for a ban on electronic communication between teachers and students outside official channels, there is no...
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Crime
Gang member doing time for murder: 'It sucks we get associated with people who do crime'
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 7:06amA man jailed for murder as a teenager has compared being in a gang to the game of rugby, saying not everyone in the Crips...
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National
Man’s 8-month battle with 2 Cheap Cars for refund after faulty hybrid battery
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 9:04pmWithin an hour of driving his car off the lot, a warning light came on in Scott Hardy’s new Toyota Corolla telling him there...
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National
Killer who beat man to death with a wheel brace was full of 'righteous anger'
Friday, 13 September 2024, 3:36pmMurderer Peter Holmes has recalled that when he grabbed a wheel brace and beat a man to death he had been full of “righteous...
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Crime
'Fall from Grace': Lawyer who stole elderly client’s life savings given second chance
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 1:52pmA lawyer who stole his elderly client’s life savings and went to prison for it has been allowed to practise law again. Leuatea...
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National
‘I think I am going to die’: Adrenaline given incorrectly sends patient into cardiac arrest
Monday, 2 September 2024, 2:33pmA woman thought she was going to die when she was incorrectly given a third dose of adrenaline by a medical professional,...
