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China initially denied the camps but now claims they provide classes on Mandarin, laws, regulations and vocational skills, as well as counterterrorism training and psychological counselling for those affected by extremist thoughts.  But former detainees have spoken of torture and brainwashing at the facilities, and women being forcibly sterilised. In July 2019, a Uyghur man in New Zealand told Newshub Nation he feared for his safety after receiving threatening phone calls from the Chinese Embassy. The BBC has gathered testimonies from women who spent time in the camps, detailing allegations ...

In 2020 four Navy personnel committed drug offences, including two members of the HMNZS Philomel in Auckland who were sentenced to about a year's detention each and dismissal. The Army dealt with 15 infringements that year while the Air Force dealt with two. The data doesn't provide specific details, but the two HMNZS Navy personnel dismissed last year were revealed in media reports as technicians Ryan Carroll and Cadell Heney, both in their 20s, who pleaded guilty to charges relating to MDMA. The data also mentions an Air Force worker who faced 85 days detention and dismissal in 2020. It mat...

Auckland has returned to Alert Level 1. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - Newshub The hospitality industry is breathing a sigh of "relief" after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed Auckland will shift to alert level 1 at 12pm on Friday.  Here's what you need to know: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed during a press conference in Auckland that the city will shift to alert level 1 at noon.  Auckland has been at alert level 2 since Sunday. It means venues cannot host more than 100 people at a time and guests must be sat down, with only one server per table.  The rest of New Zealand i...

The Government is getting advice on stopping people leaving New Zealand if they haven't paid.

"We have ridiculous situations like 20-odd-thousand cars being blocked coming into Auckland."