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A Christchurch woman told friends she was dying of cancer.
They grieved and gave thousands to help her. But then, the unthinkable happened.
It was all a farce.
Nicola Flint is accused of forging medical letters and defrauding a rugby club of more than $100,000.
Today on The Front Page, senior crime reporter and host of A Moment in Crime, Anna Leask, has been diving into this case with a special two part series on Flint’s diagnosis deception.
She joins us now.
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Australia’s Parliament has been called back two weeks early to push through new gun and hate speech legislation in the wake of the Bondi Attack.
The recommendations are reminiscent of those made by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the March 15 terror attack in Christchurch.
Since 2021, successive governments have begun, paused, then stopped all policy and legislative work on hate speech.
So, where do our hate speech laws sit today? Are they good enough? Or should we follow Australia’s lead and finally tackle this issue once and for all?
Today on The Front Page, Race Relations Commissioner Dr Melissa Derby is with us to talk about how to tackle this growing issue.
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It’s all rain and no shine this week across the country.
Warm, tropical air sitting north of New Zealand has brought with it thunderstorms and rain warnings for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula.
Crews have already been working on clearing slips along State Highway 2, between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne.
So, what is the outlook for this week? And when will Mother Nature give us all a break?
Today on The Front Page, Niwa principal scientist, Chris Brandolino is with us to take us through what to expect, and when we might be able to put the sheets on the line.
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European leaders are baffled, as Trump digs his heels in over Greenland.
The US President has threatened to impose tariffs on eight allies who remain opposed to his potential takeover of the Danish territory.
A10% levy will kick in on February 1, possibly rising to 25% on June 1 – affecting Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.
Trump has said the import taxes will remain in place until "such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland" by the US.
But, what does the United States want with Greenland? And how soon will it be until New Zealand is swept up in this chaos?
Today on The Front Page, Waikato University international law professor, Al Gillespie is with us to take us through what could happen next.
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Last year ended with a promise of the largest economic reform in a generation.
It's when the Government unveiled its radical overhaul of resource management laws, which aims to cut the number of consents currently required by 40 to 50%.
Led by RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop, the move will see the decades-old RMA replaced with two laws – one focused on planning, and the other on environment protection.
They’re due to be passed by the end of this year, and operational by 2029.
But what does it all mean? And why has it taken so long to detangle this convoluted law if so many people agreed it needed to be done?
Today on The Front Page, Herald political editor, Thomas Coughlan, is with us to break it down.
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