Examples of stories and investigations in which John Andrews has been involved including:-
Investigations:-
- The Samoan Assembly of God congregation in Mt Wellington, Auckland, has split in the wake of allegations that their former pastor sexually assaulted a women parishioner.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10123039 - A Polynesian women has been waiting for more than two years for Auckland Police to complete their investigations into her allegations of sexual assaults by her church pastor.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10007580 - Just weeks before the Olympic Games were to be staged in Sydney, Australia, in September 2000, the New Zealand Herald published John's exclusive story into a sinister plot by Auckland-based Afghan refugees to blow up Sydney's nuclear reactor.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=149118 - Court decides John does not have to disclose sources.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=184621
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=185413
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=185461
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=201368
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=214596 - A Niue-born Auckland woman was kidnapped to Ecuador for a life of hell.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2351010
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2351079
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2351186
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2351387
http://artsweb.aut.ac.nz/communicate/journalism/magjourn/docs/mjinvestrepwk8.htm
Niue:-
- Niue's Premier Young Vivian was extremely worried about the effects the destruction of his tiny island nation's main power source.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0606/S00017.htm - Niue Premier Young Vivian was a relieved man when he learned the New Zealand Government was airlifting a replacement generator to his island.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0606/S00019.htm - A group of Koreans wanted to set up walled "holy city" on the tiny, sparely populated South Pacific island of Niue.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2098655 - A fraudster hoped to persuade Niuean politicians to join him in creating a "cyber city" complex on the cash-strapped island.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=127955 - Plans to remove hazardous asbestos roofs from hundreds of homes in Niue were under way when Cyclone Heta struck early in 2004.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3541286 - Cyclone Heta put paid to Niue's plans to host the prestigious Pacific Islands Forum so Samoa appeared likely to step in.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3543651 - Niue's leader wants New Zealanders to emigrate to his tiny island
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3600778 - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark decided to visit Niue to cement relationships between the two countries.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3591349 - Niue's Pemier Young Vivian was delighted to chair an international conference.
http://www.sidsnet.org/latestarc/other-newswire/msg00165.html
Samoa:-
- A trendy Samoan resort shut its gates to tourists for a year at the behest of a mystery group.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2348731 - A village on Savai'i in Samoa banned smoking in its territory.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=2347510 - A Samoan couple dreaded the thought that one day immigration officers would come knocking on the door of their South Auckland home. After years of keeping a low profile, they were rewarded with the news that, after the United Nations human rights committee came down on their side, New Zealand authorities had granted them residency permits.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=9004557
Cook Islands:-
- New Zealand would not stand in the way of the Cook Islands if the Pacific Island country wanted to become independent.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=194685 - New Zealand's Prime Minister had a warning for the Cook Islands
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=195221 - Cook Islanders prefer New Zealand citizenship.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=194862 - Cook Islands politician opposes corruption
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3518414 - Cook Islands Prime Minister Dr Robert Woonton had plenty of targets for his government.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=1191289
Tonga:-
- Court overturns Tongan government moves to clip media wings.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3514961 - A commoner faced the wrath of Tonga's rulers as a result of his alleged romantic involvement with a member of the royal family.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=160631
Solomon Islands:-
- Hungry crocodiles are on the lookout for meals.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=3571310 - The New Zealand and Australian-led mission to the Solomon Islands has been stunned by allegations of sexual misconduct....
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=9003825