Serious Fraud Office
24 stories since February 2025 Ongoing
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- Fire and Emergency NZ levy breach5 stories · 17 Sep – 23 OctOngoing
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October 2026
- NZ First proposes life without parole for certain serious crimes


- Four charged in alleged $4.2m bribery scheme involving Auckland housing projects



+2 - Former dairy executive sentenced for receiving $320,000 in kickbacks




September 2026
- Christopher Luxon to hold post-Cabinet briefing as Parliament enters final week


- Minister loses confidence in Fire and Emergency chief executive




- TV producer ordered to return to New Zealand to face charges


August 2026
- Former council manager charged in alleged $12m contract fraud scheme



- Opportunity Party proposes lobbying and political donation reforms



- Two women charged in alleged $5 million mortgage fraud scheme


December 2025
- Subcontractor sentenced for involvement in corrupt roading scheme


- Many drivers fail retests following VTNZ bribery allegations


November 2025
October 2025
- Alpine Medical Hardware director sentenced for bribing health board manager


- Insufficient evidence of corruption found in Manurewa Marae investigation



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August 2025
- Former dairy executive charged with allegedly receiving kickbacks


- Man pleads guilty to role in nearly $4m Ponzi scheme



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July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
- Two IT contractors jailed for $4m Spark corruption scheme



+1 - Auckland man found guilty of attempting multi-million dollar Covid-19 fraud



+1 - Serious Fraud Office launches campaign and tool to combat foreign bribery



March 2025
- Former employee pleads guilty to stealing $1m from Porirua trust



+1 - Former High Court judge and Pike River lawyer Nicholas Davidson dies


