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Press Release – Harcourts Queenstown Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa Homes and sections in a multi-million-dollar piece of paradise in Queenstowns idyllic Gibbston Valley have attracted unprecedented levels of enquiry since launching this week. Would-be buyers … Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa Homes and sections in a multi-million-dollar “piece of paradise” in Queenstown’s idyllic Gibbston Valley have attracted “unprecedented” levels of enquiry since launching this week. Would-be buyers ...

Home detention for Auckland stock trader Rodney McCall, who is still yet to pay back fraud victims 21 Dec, 2020 04:37 AM 4 minutes to read An Auckland stock trader has been sentenced to home detention after stealing from investors who had already fallen victim to a high-flying fraudster. Rodney McCall, also known as Rodney Crichton, appeared today in the Manukau District Court for a third attempt at sentencing. He had pleaded guilty in June to two representative charges of obt...

Jailed businessman Steven Robertsons creditors estimated to receive nearly 60 cents in the dollar 21 Dec, 2020 04:46 AM 5 minutes to read Steven Robertson is currently serving a prison sentence for stealing millions of dollars from his clients. Photo / Jason Oxenham Creditors for a businessman behind a $10 million Ponzi scheme will likely receive nearly 60 cents in the dollar as his assets are distributed, receivers and liquidators estimate. Steven Robertson was imprisoned last ...

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sits down with Stuff political editor Luke Malpass to review the year that was. It was always going to be a big political year for New Zealand, with an election and two referendums on the cards. These things dominated our 20 annual political predictions for 2020, which we released on January 1 - the same day the World Health Organisation set up an incident team to deal with a cluster of cases of apparent pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan....

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Ihumātao decision only the beginning 19 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read The occupation at Ihumātao in January, 2020. Photo / Sylvie Whinray OPINION: Generally, the closer to Christmas a government announces something, the more unpopular that thing probably is. Its the old trick of slipping out bad news while voters are too distracted by present-shopping and too worn out to care. That was the case with this weeks Ihumātao announcement. Left unt...

Covid-19 means pay freeze for next three years for PM and politicians 18 Dec, 2020 03:16 AM 4 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern before leaving the Beehive for Christmas. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Prime Minister and other politicians will not get a pay rise for the next three years, the Remuneration Authority has just revealed. The Remuneration Authority has released MPs pay rates for the next three years today - and decided to give them no increase at all, citing the economic condit...

CHERIE SIVIGNON/STUFF Middle-age cyclist Danette Buchan recalls a three-day journey on an e-bike along some of the rail trails in Central Otago (video was first published in November 2019). Trust chairman Stephen Jeffery said he had written to Conservation Minister Kiri Allan seeking assistance and was awaiting a response. Allan was unavailable to comment to Stuff. The “stuff up” was frustrating for the trust and trail users who had waited 10 years to complete the track between Alexandr...

Revealed: PM and MPs will have their pay frozen for next three years Jacinda Ardern. (Photo / NZ Herald) Revealed: PM and MPs will have their pay frozen for next three years Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 4:24PM The Prime Minister and other politicians will not get a pay rise for the next three years, the Remuneration Authority has just revealed. The Remuneration Authority has released MPs pay rates for the next three years today - and decided to give them no increase at all, citing the ...

Matthew Hooton: Call time on politicians four-year quest 17 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Polls suggest most voters would agree to a longer term. Photo / File NZ Herald Whos surprised the turkeys want us to vote to postpone their Christmas? In a touching display of parliamentary unity hitherto known only when voting to increase their own pay and superannuation benefits, the leaders of our four largest political parties have declared themselves in favour of extending the...

Long time coming: Alleged victim of Roast Busters reveals relief after charges laid Newshub 16/12/2020 Karen Rutherford, Hannah Kronast © Provided by Newshub Watch: Newshub can reveal police are laying charges over the Roast Busters alleged sex crimes. Credits: Image - Instagram; Video - Newshub An alleged victim of the west Auckland Roast Busters says she was "shocked" but "relieved" charges have been laid seven years after the alleged group sex ring was exposed. In 2013, ...