NZ Herald6 Jul, 2026 11:00 PM2 mins to readMorning Headlines | NZ raises concerns over China missile, India trade deal boosts confidence and wild southern weather begins to ease | Tuesday, July 7, 2026A Palmerston North company director who demanded tens of thousands of dollars from a migrant worker in a “serious abuse of power” has been given home detention.

Dodamwalage Kalani Helikumari Jayawardhana, known as Kalani, was found guilty of three charges of migrant exploitation after an investigation by Immigration New Zealand