Sex abuse trial against prominent businessman aborted
The trial of a prominent New Zealander, his business manager, and a well-known entertainer has been aborted. After nearly two weeks of evidence was heard in the Auckland District Court, Judge Russell...
View ArticleNo bail for Christchurch teen accused of inciting extreme violence
An 18-year-old accused of sharing a live-stream of the Christchurch mosque mass shooting has been refused bail. The teen faces two charges: one of sharing the live-stream and a second for posting a...
View ArticleChristchurch man charged with distributing objectionable material
A man convicted for delivering a box of pigs heads to the Masjid Al-Noor mosque in 2016 will appear in court again tomorrow on new charges. A Police spokesperson confirmed they executed a search...
View ArticleChristchurch businessman Philip Arps charged with sharing footage of mosque...
A Christchurch businessman has appeared in court on charges of distributing footage of one of the mosque shootings. Philip Neville Arps, 44, had his application for bail declined when he appeared in...
View ArticleMan who used a flamethrower while Tasman fire burned pleads guilty
The man who used a flamethrower at a Takaka festival while the massive Tasman fires burned only kilometres away has been slammed by a judge for his "stupidity". Golden Bay man Peter Henare Murdoch, 34,...
View ArticleDonna Parangi found guilty of baby Isaiah Neil's manslaughter
A Rūātoki grandmother has been found guilty of her eight-month-old grandson's manslaughter. The jury of seven men and five women were sent out to begin their deliberations at 11.45am today after...
View ArticleToddler found dead on tidal flats now a homicide: police
The death of a 2-year-old girl found on tidal flats near Maketū is now being treated as a homicide, police have confirmed. The decision followed the results of an autopsy, Detective Senior Sergeant...
View ArticleChristchurch man set up fake Facebook profile to get naked photos of teen boys
A man who set up a Facebook profile posing as a 14-year-old girl to get teenage boys to send him naked photos and videos has been sentenced. Robert Vasquez, 24, received 12 months' home detention after...
View ArticleVictim's secret recording helps put offender behind bars
A victim of sexual abuse turned detective when she secretly recorded the perpetrator 30 years later and took it to police. Police say the audio was instrumental in helping them put Arthur (Art) Alan...
View ArticleYoung solo mum loses appeal over jail term for sexually exploiting teen
A young Auckland solo mum who was jailed for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over her sentence. Monika Rachael Kelly, 21, was sentenced last year by Justice...
View ArticlePolice hunt armed trio who robbed Christchurch supermarket
Police are hunting three masked men who robbed a Christchurch supermarket over the weekend and assaulted a security guard with a metal pole. The three men, wearing dark coloured hoodies, gloves, and...
View ArticleNorthland double accused couldn't leave hospital bed for court appearance
An alleged drunken driver was unable to leave his hospital bed and be in court to face charges for killing a young mum and her toddler in a head-on smash over the weekend. The 19-year-old accused was...
View ArticleMan who shot at police in Christchurch charge with attempted murder
An alleged gunman accused of shooting at Christchurch police officers in February, which led to a period where frontline officers were armed, has now been charged with attempted murder. Tolu...
View ArticleChristchurch police looking for 'cat' burglar
Christchurch police are looking for a literal cat burglar The man is being sought after a burglary and arson at a New Brighton store late on Sunday night. Items inside the store were destroyed in the...
View ArticleEphraim Beazley sentenced to life for murder of Xi Wang
A resentful and bitter man who murdered his ex-wife as she cradled their toddler during the brutal but calculated attack has been jailed for life. Rotorua farm worker Ephraim Joseph Beazley, 33, last...
View ArticleAlleged Christchurch gunman won't appear in person at court on Friday
The alleged Christchurch gunman won't appear in person at his next court appearance. The 28-year-old has his first hearing in the High Court on Friday via audio-visual link, after first appearing in...
View ArticlePolice launch homicide probe after 17-month-old Tauranga girl dies
The death of a 17-month-old Tauranga girl is now being treated as a homicide. Sadie-Leigh Gardner was taken to Tauranga hospital from an address in Maungatapu Road with critical injuries on Wednesday...
View ArticleBritish national arrested over roofing scam
A 58-year old British national allegedly involved in a roofing scam has been denied bail. James Quinn was one of two men arrested at Christchurch Airport earlier this week. He’s facing charges of...
View ArticlePolice Association warns of loopholes allowing gun manufacturers to avoid...
"Clever" inventions by gunmakers have successfully circumvented bans on semi-automatic firearms overseas but the Government promises to "future proof" gun laws from leaps in weapons technology and stop...
View ArticleThree men arrested for crime wave in Christchurch
Two men and a teenager are responsible for a spate of aggravated robberies in Christchurch over the last month., An 18 year old, a 35 year old and a 36 year old have been arrested and appeared in court...
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