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    An American journalist read her own obituary online, and soon discovered the strange world of obit pirates
     27 April 2024
    American journalist Deborah Vankin can still recall sitting down one day to read her own obituary. Her search to uncover who was behind it, unearthed a cottage industry of spammy websites run by 'obit pirates'.
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    25 years after the murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando on her front doorstep, unanswered questions remain
    26 Apr: Journalist Jill Dando was at the height of her career and preparing for a fast-approaching wedding when she was murdered in 1999. Now 25 years later, there are still unanswered questions.... more
    Rose McGowan, Ashley Judd and others react to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction
    26 Apr: The ruling by a New York high court has been called a major step back for survivors of sexual abuse, with some fearing it could deter other victims from coming forward in similar cases.... more
    A man is appearing in Manukau District Court today facing 18 charges relating to theft
    26 Apr: A man is appearing in Manukau District Court today facing 18 charges relating to theft... more
    A family of happy campers after Police retrieved a stolen campervan near Manukau
    26 Apr: A family of happy campers after Police retrieved a stolen campervan near Manukau... more
    Police are monitoring a national gathering of bikie gang, The Comancheros, in Christchurch
    26 Apr: Police are monitoring a national gathering of bikie gang, The Comancheros, in Christchurch... more
    A spate of cash box thefts on Wellington buses
    26 Apr: A spate of cash box thefts on Wellington buses... more
    A 61-year-old Porirua man's been arrested, after a car tyre slashing spree
    26 Apr: A 61-year-old Porirua man's been arrested, after a car tyre slashing spree... more
    A late night appeal has been filed over the High Court's ruling, the Children's Minister wouldn't need to front up to the Waitangi Tribunal
    25 Apr: A late night appeal has been filed over the High Court's ruling, the Children's Minister wouldn't need to front up to the Waitangi Tribunal... more
    A man is facing multiple charges in Whakatane court today, after allegedly taking three people hostage and firing at Police last night
    25 Apr: A man is facing multiple charges in Whakatane court today, after allegedly taking three people hostage and firing at Police last night... more

     Most Popular Recent Law and Order News
     02 Apr: A man's due in court on Friday, charged with assaulting a female - after approaches were made to a school girl in Titirangi last month +++++++++++++++
     29 Mar: A forensics team is in Auckland's Browns Bay, as investigations continue after one person died, after assaulting someone +++++++++++++
     10 Apr: Families of those killed in a US school shooting have made emotional courtroom speeches, as the hammer's brought down on a landmark case ++++++++++++
     22 Apr: The family of a Northland police officer hit by a car over the weekend is planning her tangi and waiting for the coroner to release her body ++++++++++
     13 Apr: Police are hunting those responsible for a hit and run attack on a 15-year-old boy in Waikato's Ngaruawahia +++++++++
     30 Mar: Hastings police have charged a man with murder - but say questions remain.. after a body was found in a burnt out car this week +++++++++
     13 Apr: Police are investigating a ramraid on an Auckland jewellers after a group of offenders using hammers and tyre irons swarmed the store at closing time +++++++++


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