Michael Morrah
Investigations Reporter and Pacific Correspondent at Newshub
None at New Zealand Herald
Senior investigative reporter @nzherald. Spearfishing enthusiast. [email protected] [email protected]
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1 week ago |
newstalkzb.co.nz | Michael Morrah
Police Assistant Commissioner Jill Rogers allowed recruits who failed psychometric tests to re-sit the assessment until they passed, according to a source. Rogers says she doesn’t believe she did allow such exemptions. “To the best of my recollection, no”, she told the Herald via a police spokeswoman. An audit of police standards – prompted by a Herald investigation – found exemptions to standards were applied in a number of areas including psychometric testing.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Michael Morrah
Police Assistant Commissioner Jill Rogers allowed recruits who failed psychometric tests to re-sit the assessment until they passed, according to a source. Rogers says she doesn’t believe she did allow such exemptions. “To the best of my recollection, no”, she told the Herald via a police spokeswoman. An audit of police standards – prompted by a Herald investigation – found exemptions to standards were applied in a number of areas including psychometric testing. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Michael Morrah
The Herald can reveal a senior police officer and a frontrunner to be Police Commissioner Richard Chambers’ permanent deputy allowed recruits who failed fitness standards into police college. Police have confirmed Assistant Commissioner Jill Rogers, who is in charge of training and development, allowed at least two applicants who failed the physical appraisal test (PAT) to begin training at police college.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Michael Morrah
The risk of organised crime groups stealing radioactive sources from a facility near Palmerston North is “remote but not impossible”, according to Auckland-based security analyst Paul Buchanan. He made the comments as a report obtained by the Herald under the Official Information Act (OIA) warned storing the country’s radioactive waste next to key New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) assets could heighten security risks for the defence force.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Michael Morrah
Danielle Harris of Rangitāne o Manawatū is "extremely disappointed" the government failed to engage with iwi over plans to build a radioactive waste facility on rural land near Palmerston North. A Manawatū iwi leader criticised the secret establishment of a radioactive waste facility near Palmerston North, citing safety concerns and exclusion from decision-making.
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Honoured to win News Journalist of the Year at the 2025 Voyager awards. Very grateful to those who trusted me with their stories - some of whom risked their jobs to ensure the truth was known. Thanks also to the @nzherald crew for their support - especially the visuals team! https://t.co/PdEOKlOO04
Police have revealed to the Herald an audit will be carried out on hundreds of police recruit applicants after some were let into police college despite failing fitness standards. It comes amid claims of political interference @nzherald #police #nzpol https://t.co/O1f6Gh10e5
All hospital emergency departments are failing to assess and treat patients with imminently or potentially life threatening conditions on time @nzherald Watch/Read: https://t.co/H7izCdEMDJ