Joanna Harrison, Ministry of Transport fraudster, paroled and banned from New...
A former Ministry of Transport senior manager who was jailed for stealing $725,000 of taxpayers' money has been granted parole and will be deported from New Zealand. And she is banned from returning....
View ArticleWoman arrested over Canterbury mail thefts
A 36-year-old woman has been arrested after a series of reported mail thefts in Canterbury. The arrest comes after reports of stolen mail, over several months in Diamond Harbour and surrounding areas,...
View ArticleMan who murdered teen and her baby released on parole
A man who raped and murdered a teenager before setting her home on fire and killing her infant son will soon be released on parole - despite remaining a "medium-high" risk of reoffending. But he will...
View ArticleMurder charge after man's death in hospital
Two men have been arrested and charged with the murder of a Christchurch man 10 days ago. A 31-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder overnight and this morning a 29-year-old man was also...
View ArticleLengthy jail terms for key figures of NZ's biggest P bust
Two more figures involved in the importation of the largest haul of methamphetamine [P] into New Zealand have been sentenced to more than 20 years' jail. Ulakai Fakaosilea and Jeremiah Iusitini had...
View ArticleJail sentence for Kasmeer Lata, who sold daughter for sex, increased
A woman who sold her teenage daughter to strangers for sex up to five times a day will serve more time in prison after the Solicitor-General successfully appealed her sentence. In March Kasmeer Lata,...
View ArticleTeen requires surgery 'cowardly, unprovoked' attack in Mount Maunganui
A teenage boy has been seriously assaulted in an unprovoked attack at Mount Maunganui that police have labelled as "cowardly". Bay of Plenty police have appealed for information on the incident, which...
View ArticleSensible Sentencing Trust puts photo of innocent man next to paedophile's...
Hardline law and order advocates the Sensible Sentencing Trust have been labelled "negligent and cavalier" after wrongly posting an innocent man's photo next to the details of a convicted paedophile on...
View ArticleFourth arrest in Shayne Heappey homicide
A fourth person has been arrested in relation to the murder of Christchurch man Shayne Heappey who died earlier this month. In a statement, police said a 26-year-old woman is due to appear in...
View ArticlePolice arrest Auckland's 'Bad Santa' present thief
A man will appear in court this afternoon after allegedly pinching Christmas presents from underneath an Auckland family's tree. Police launched "Operation Bad Santa" after the theft was reported and...
View ArticleAuckland's 'Bad Santa' gave stolen gifts to his own family
A solo mother whose hard-earned Christmas presents were stolen from under her tree by a brazen burglar helped police capture the "Bad Santa" after she found her own property for sale on social media....
View ArticleMan arrested after driving stolen truck into Christchurch shop
A 44-year-old man has been arrested after crashing a stolen truck into a Christchurch shop last night. The vehicle, which had been reported stolen, crashed into a shop on Barrington Street, Spreydon,...
View ArticleMan charged with stabbing police dog to remain behind bars
A man charged with stabbing a police dog will remain behind bars until next year after a brief court appearance this morning. The 30-year-old man, a forestry worker from Onerahi, was granted interim...
View ArticleRima Sikei planned to join police before fatal stabbing
Rima Fernando Sikei was a talented rugby player, a mentor in his community, a hard worker, a loved son, brother and friend. He lived to help people and planned to join the police. But on December 7...
View ArticleTimaru man may be New Zealand's first arrest of 2019
What a way to start the New Year. A 19-year-old man from Timaru was arrested at 12.01am on January 1 for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Queenstown. Police say the man approached the sergeant...
View ArticleChristchurch pair charged with kidnapping man for ransom
Two men have been charged with kidnapping a man, stealing his Holden car, and holding him for ransom. Mikaira Douglas Morgan, a 28-year-old Gib stopper from Woolston and Ihaia Morgan, 22, from...
View ArticlePolice speaking to suspect after gun aimed at Eagle helicopter
A suspect is in custody after reports of a man aiming a firearm at the Eagle police helicopter sparked an armed police incident in West Auckland this morning. Cordons were put in place at the scene on...
View ArticleThree women caught on camera robbing dairy for cigarettes
A CCTV camera has captured the moment three young women storm into a dairy and attack the shopkeeper in a violent bid for cigarettes in Waikato. One woman was seen repeatedly punching a male worker...
View ArticleFurther sentencing for Christchurch paedophile
Applause from the gallery as a Christchurch paedophile serving time for arranging the sexual abuse of toddler – has been sentenced on further sex charges. 24-year-old Matthew Garland Kelly has been...
View ArticleTeens arrested after trying to flee police
Three teenagers have been arrested after leading police on a short pursuit around Hamilton. Police managed to safely stop the vehicle, stolen earlier in the night, after laying road spikes in Hamilton...
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