On Nov. 19, Polygon’s The Year of the Ring is out everywhere books are sold. To commemorate the release of this incredible tome, we’re reviving some of our favorite stories from the Lord of the Rings ...

The case of slave trader Joseph Matamata exposed the “sad reality” that human trafficking and slavery were not just overseas problems, and a stern sentence was required, the Crown said at his ...

New Zealand-based Joseph Auga Matamata used 13 of his countrymen as slaves over a quarter of century A New Zealand-based Samoan chief has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for human trafficking and ...

Joseph Auga Matamata lured villagers to his adoptive country promising work and study, reaping ‘bags of cash’ from their unpaid forced labour When Loto* saw the police arrive at the rural property in ...

Bruce Magan and Frank Healey are happy that their preferred site for a stadium at Swap Park has been confirmed. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU / STUFF Prefer us on Google When a decision was finally made on the ...

A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor, who was the first person to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand, has been granted parole and will be released next month.

They thought they were going to New Zealand to make better lives for their families. They were told they would leave Samoa – a small island nation in the South Pacific – for their larger neighbor, a ...

Artist impression of what the new Matamata Indoor Sports and Recreation Hub will look like once it's completed. Photo / Matamata-Piako District Council Matamata man Bruce Magan donated $1 million to ...

A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in New Zealand's first prosecution for dual offences of people trafficking and slavery. The sentence was imposed on ...

Scott Watson fights for parole, Winston Peters heads to the US, and White House officials push for a Ukraine ceasefire. A Matamata woman who says she has pulled five toddlers riding tricycles off ...

Matamata-piako Mayor Adrienne Wilcock has vowed to prevent future tragedies after a student was fatally struck by a train yesterday. Police and WorkSafe have launched an investigation into the death ...