Lane Nichols
New ZealandjournalistMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Lane Nichols is the Deputy Head of News and a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald, with over two decades of experience in journalism. He has reported extensively on significant local issues, including the ongoing legal disputes involving Cable Bay Wines.
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Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Kāinga Ora lists $20m Albany site after scrapping ‘twin towers’ housing planNew Zealand· 2026-06-02
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Continental Cars Ferrari dealership worker issued police warning after wrecking $630k luxury carNew Zealand· 2026-05-31Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience.
Coroner’s report details Dr Tom Mulholland’s final months and mental health battle before sudden deathNew Zealand· 2026-05-29
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Former constable Summer Smith jailed for leaking police intelligence to Killer Beez gang boyfriendNew Zealand· 2026-03-07
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the NZ Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin earned more than $400k salary ahead of resignationNew Zealand· 2026-02-23
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald, covering the skydiving incident.
Auckland company pleads guilty over Muriwai skydiving death of Sarah-Jane BayramNew Zealand· 2026-02-23
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience.
Teaching Council child safety failures: Education Minister Erica Stanford orders KC probeNew Zealand· 2026-02-13
Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Judge Ema Aitken judicial conduct hearing: NZ First minister Casey Costello claims celebrity doctor was ‘intoxicated’New Zealand· 2026-02-12
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Teaching Council review finds child safety has been neglected, urges ‘transformative’ changeNew Zealand· 2026-02-10
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Judge Ema Aitken appears before Judicial Conduct Panel after Northern Club incident involving Winston PetersNew Zealand· 2026-02-09
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Statutory manager appointed to board of Wesley CollegeNew Zealand· 2026-02-09
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Auckland entertainer Cole Johnston faces fresh underage sex charges, new complainants come forwardNew Zealand· 2026-02-05
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the NZ Herald.
Leaky St Lukes apartments repair costs jump, enforcement action targets unit owners for unpaid leviesNew Zealand· 2026-01-23
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Manurewa New Year’s shooting: Teen gunman Chaelim McCarthy avoids life sentence for killing mateNew Zealand· 2025-12-17
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Auckland police custody officer sentenced for cocaine possession, escapes conviction, resigns from forceNew Zealand· 2025-12-13
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Graphic knife photos released by High Court after couple cleared over Mt Wellington killingNew Zealand· 2025-12-05
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the NZ Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Advertising firm rejects conflict of interest claims amid Teaching Council procurement investigationNew Zealand· 2025-11-23
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the NZ Herald.
Whistleblower claims Teaching Council spent public funds with firm run by CEO Lesley Hoskin’s husband, sparking high-level probeNew Zealand· 2025-11-19Lane Nichols is a senior journalist and Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Former Beca principal Carel Viljoen avoids jail over $2m fraud caseNew Zealand· 2025-11-17
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Wesley College launches legal action against Ministry of Education after hostel shutdownNew Zealand· 2025-11-05
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Wesley College’s hostels shut down by Ministry of Education before end of termNew Zealand· 2025-11-02
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the NZ Herald with more than 20 years’ experience.
Teaching Council CEO Lesley Hoskin on leave amid investigation into conduct allegationsNew Zealand· 2025-10-31
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Auckland actor fatally stabbed in jugular in tenancy dispute suspected accused couple had Head Hunters links, court hearsNew Zealand· 2025-10-29
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience.
Hit-and-run driver who left dog walkers for dead identified as Solomon Barnes, Auckland company directorNew Zealand· 2025-10-26
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Former students of Auckland’s Wesley College allege culture of violence, ritual hazings after hostel closures announcedNew Zealand· 2025-10-20
Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Luxury Westmere waterfront property relisted at discount after two years on and off marketNew Zealand· 2025-10-13
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Former real estate agent Aaron Drever jailed for eight months for concealing income while bankruptNew Zealand· 2025-10-07
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Auckland restaurateur Leo Molloy walks free after assaulting police charge withdrawnNew Zealand· 2025-09-16
Lane Nichols is Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.
Police investigating allegations of historical abuse at West Auckland schools, man charged, trial date setNew Zealand· 2025-09-02Lane Nichols is the Auckland desk editor for the New Zealand Herald with over 20 years of experience.
Ex-students claim predator teacher Timothy Fisher used ‘two-way mirror’ for classroom video abuseNew Zealand· 2025-08-30