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Unleashed

Sex, rackets & vigilantes in

New Zealand's most corrupted community.

He wrote about vigilantes during the Covid lockdowns.

What could possibly go wrong?

How a clique used their council and police connections to try to silence an investigative writer through a series of stitch ups. This Kafkaesque farce delves into a community often at the centre of many New Zealand corruption scandals.

Matakana War Memorial heritage application

Fix Hill Street Now: TVNZ Gutsful episode

Fix Hill Street Now: Visit the campaign website

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Welcome to Klaut.

Klaut is the publishing, production, and communications company of Grant McLachlan – a New Zealand-based writer. Grant is a prolific investigative writer of fiction and non-fiction for newspapers, books, and screen.

A former hearings commissioner, barrister, and solicitor, Grant has worked in the public and private sectors, ranging from a Parliamentary researcher and campaign director to a planner and infrastructure specialist. His columns in New Zealand newspapers and his pro-bono work has assisted many people involved in disputes with central and local government authorities.

On this site you will find links to his current and past work. There are several projects in development so please watch this space.

Sparrow

A Chronicle of Defiance

An epic account of The Sparrows

- Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force in 1942.

It is the story of Charlie McLachlan's war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. Charlie survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II.

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New book uncovers corruption at every layer of a community.

Unleashed is investigative writer Grant McLachlan’s Kafkaesque account of a community often at the centre of many NZ corruption scandals.

Unleashed

Grant McLachlan

Jul 29, 20242 min read

Photo evidence thwarts farcical prosecution.

"If Mr McLachlan hadn't taken those four photos, would anyone even consider his version of events?" - Tudor Clee, R v McLachlan

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Grant McLachlan

Feb 10, 20245 min read

Flag Referendum Post Mortum

Now that the referendum result is final, we wish to provide some thoughts. The second flag referendum result has some interesting factors: That the result is surprisingly similar to Australia's 1999 referendum to retain the Queen as head of state; That, although the turnout was 67%, the result was closer than most would have thought; That the Kiwimeter polling suggests that a significant proportion of those who supported the current flag may have wanted to change the flag bu

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