New Zealand’s authorities may soon be calling time on Matthew Blomfield, despite his very tricky, rickety and under-funded defamation tort which is soon to enter unchartered waters, arguably the most dangerous phase. A week ago today New Zealand’s High Court ruled that Whale Oil blogger Cameron...
Corpulent criminal copper Trevor Hinkley, aka “Whopper“, has fessed up to pilfering at least three thousand spondoolies whilst in charge of collecting cash from citizens making reparation payments through the justice departments diversion scheme, ostensibly destined for the victims of crime;...
Yet again we have a New Zealand journo writing a piece, published by Fairfax today, that has little regard for the victims wishes, the facts of the case or dare we say it the whole truth. Fairfax’s Amy Maas starts...
What now constitutes a B & B or guest house (well beyond the 21st century definition of a quiet, cutesy and beautifully located pensione)? Well the latest case of homophobia to strike New Zealand, the self proclaimed gay marriage capital...
5:00 am (AEST): Fairfax New Zealand this morning is running a story on a sacked police officer, Senior Constable Sean Ramkissoon, who is alleging serious corruption in a case being heard by New Zealand’s ERA tribunal. This story is very interesting for a...
We have a post coming soon on this particular ACC Minister Judith Collins who yesterday according to Fairfax New Zealand: ……pledged to examine the independence of a small group of doctors claimed to be receiving large payments in return for medical assessments...
F & I investers claw back $9 Million from Price Waterhouse Coopers LDC Finance Some weeks ago we found an interesting file deposited in our online drop-box (we couldn’t help but give them directions via laudafinem@bigpond.com; any genuine stories will certainly be researched and...
The Australian media industry giant Fairfax (and its small but dangerous New Zealand subsidiary) is facing an unprecedented shake-up following the decision to axe 1,900 staff, close two major printing presses and downsize its flagship newspapers to tabloids. We here at Lauda...
When Lauda Finem starts investigating any issue we like to get right to the bottom of it. Understanding the protagonists and how they tick is critical in figuring out what to look for, in fact often where to look. It was apparent to us...
According to the New Zealand Herald Jenni McManus has left Fairfax, taking a big step down in a sudden, we would hold inevitable, career change. A one time associate at the Independent, Vincent Heeringa, is quoted by Stop Press NZ According to Heeringa, “I...