Brian Tamaki is given up to $500,000 every year in donations from Destiny Church members on top of his six-figure salary, according to a former employee.
A criminal defence barrister suspended from working as a legal aid lawyer has been paid more than $2.5 million from the public purse in the past five years.
A blushing burglar turned himself in to North Shore police after realising he had left too many clues behind.
A glider crash in the Bombay Hills has killed the aircraft's sole occupant, an as-yet-unidentified man in late 50s or early 60s.