Bombshell news start of nightmare
Bombshell news start of nightmare
Hundreds of people have had their hopes and dreams dashed after investing with Barry Kloogh, many having lost their life’s savings. Mike Houlahan spoke to some of them before...
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Fighting for causes, staying true to oneself
Fighting for causes, staying true to oneself
The meeting room in Clare Curran’s Dunedin South electorate office is cluttered with boxes, four terms as local MP being neatly filed before being dispatched to the Hocken Collections archives.
Investors’ support group a lifeline
Investors’ support group a lifeline
Vanya Thurston knows better than most the torture Barry Kloogh has put his clients through.
Wife of man defrauded on deathbed happy with sentence
Wife of man defrauded on deathbed happy with sentence
A woman who lost her husband to cancer while being defrauded of more than $700,000 is full of praise for the judge who sentenced Dunedin fraudster Barry Kloogh to almost nine years in prison.
'Delusional' Kloogh sentenced to almost nine years
'Delusional' Kloogh sentenced to almost nine years
A disgraced Dunedin financial adviser whose "unconscionable'' offending included visiting victims of his multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme on their deathbeds has been sentenced to almost nine years in prison.
No Covid wave - 'all we’ve had is a ripple'
Officials say more community testing urgently needed
Events in Victoria, where hundreds of people a day are testing positive to Covid-19 and several deaths, show the battle in the South against the pandemic is far from over, leading doctors say.
Opinion: Passions intensify in stoush over tahr cull
Opinion: Passions intensify in stoush over tahr cull
Tekapo and protest march are not words which often go together, but the backblocks of the Mackenzie Country saw a significant outpouring of anger last Sunday.
More to outgoing MP’s career than scandal
More to outgoing MP’s career than scandal
Six years of striving for Southland shows there is more to Invercargill MP Sarah Dowie than the Jami-Lee Ross fiasco. She spoke to political reporter Mike Houlahan...
Walker granted leave, pockets $60k
Hamish Walker granted leave from Parliament, pockets $60k
Disgraced National MP Hamish Walker won't return to Parliament but will still get $60,000 of his taxpayer-funded salary.
Neurosurgeon hopes languish with delays
Neurosurgeon hopes languish with delays
Six months after the Southern District Health Board thought it had a person lined up to assist its sole neurosurgeon, an appointment remains unconfirmed.
Testing down, fears people complacent
Testing down, fears people complacent
Covid-19 testing rates have slumped by two-thirds in the South and health officials are worried people are complacent about the threat still posed by the pandemic disease.
National at work on search to replace southern MP
National at work on search to replace southern MP
National will be a step closer to finding a new candidate for the Southland seat in the forthcoming election when nominations for the seat close on Friday.
Southern hospitals lack senior doctors, survey shows
Southern hospitals lack senior doctors, survey shows
Southern hospitals are facing a serious shortage of senior medical officers (SMOs), which may be affecting patient care.
Toxic gas fear at ouvea site
Toxic gas fear at ouvea site
A frost-broken sprinkler sent 10cm of water sloshing through the disused Mataura paper mill yesterday, not quite enough liquid to trigger a toxic gas scare by reaching potentially poisonous dross...
National, Labour reveal support for isolation charges
National, Labour reveal support for isolation charges
Another four New Zealanders tested positive to Covid-19 at the weekend, as both main political parties threw their support behind charging returnees in managed isolation.
No sign of leak at Mataura ouvea site
No sign of leak at Mataura ouvea site
An emergency in Mataura which involved potentially poisonous ouvea premix has ended, with Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews finding no sign of a toxic gas leak.
Southern say: Resignations, retirements in crazy week
Southern say: Resignations, retirements in crazy week
The political merry go round continued to speed out of control this week, flinging another southern MP to the side in the process.
Woodhouse takes medicine
Woodhouse takes medicine
Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse says he's disappointed at being stripped of his health spokesman’s role but enthusiastic about new roles given to him by new National leader Judith Collins.
Woodhouse plans to stay the course
Woodhouse plans to stay the course
Dunedin MP Michael Woodhouse will not be following in Todd Muller’s footsteps and stepping down.
Jailhouse lawyer to return to Dunedin
Jailhouse lawyer to return to Dunedin
Jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor will return to Dunedin next week, after the Parole Board today agreed he be allowed to reside in the home of his advocate Hazel Heal.