Man 'executed'admired Comanchero gang accused of ordering his death
An Auckland man shot in the head during an execution-style slaying "admired" the gang which allegedly ordered the hits on him and his wife, a court has heard. Epalahame Tu'uheava and his wife Yolanda...
View ArticlePredator teenager who targetted younger girls jailed
A teenage predator who targeted young girls and left three lives in ruins has been jailed for nearly four years. Regan Philip Burrell, 18, also blackmailed one of his victims - two of whom were 12 and...
View ArticleRapist Richard George Apperley jailed indefinitely for 'dehumanising' abuse
A man who once abducted and raped a teenager has today been jailed indefinitely for decades of "dehumanising" sexual and physical abuse against multiple women. Richard George Apperley, 39, who started...
View ArticleGivealittle page for granddad conned out of life savings in roofing scam
A 79-year-old was conned of nearly $20,000 to fraudsters linked to the unruly tourists, and his granddaughter Aimee Hutchinson has set up a Givealittle page to help him get back his life savings. Last...
View ArticleAuckland landlord ordered to pay $180,000 in tenancy tribunal case
A landlord who managed up to 100 properties in South Auckland has been ordered to pay nearly $180,000 by the Tenancy Tribunal for repeated law-breaking over three years. Widharni Iskander "deliberately...
View ArticleKawhia shooting victim Faalili Fauatea was deported from Australia after jail...
A man gunned down in an incident at a rural Kawhia home had been deported back to New Zealand after he stabbed an inmate behind bars. Faalili Moleli Fauatea, 23, was today named by police as the man...
View ArticleChristchurch man kept in custody over string of armed robberies
A man accused of a violent armed robbery spree across Christchurch last night has been kept in custody. Lennon Donald Auckram, 31, appeared via audio visual link at Christchurch District Court this...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses after dangerous driver causes chaos in Auckland
A man who was "driving dangerously at excessive speeds" has crashed four times across east and south Auckland, injuring a motorcyclist. Senior Sergeant Graeme Fleming said Counties Manukau Police were...
View ArticleUnruly tourists plead guilty to roofing scam
Two British men linked to the notorious "unruly" travelling tourists which famously wreaked havoc during the Kiwi summer have pleaded guilty to a roof-fixing fraud. 26-year-old Tommy Ward and...
View ArticleWilliam Wakefield found guilty of murder for deliberately shaking baby stepson
A man who deliberately shook his 5-month-old stepson because he was resentful the child wasn't his is guilty of murder, a jury says. William Wakefield, 32, was this afternoon found guilty of murdering...
View ArticleGangs swamp resort town, drug proceeds pay for holidays: police
Police are concerned gangs are bringing a growing amount of methamphetamine into the Otago Lakes area in response to demand. They are also noticing a growing gang presence, particularly in Queenstown,...
View ArticleLess dogs, more crime: NZ Police given a social media audit
Police paid $10,000 for a social media audit by a marketing company which suggested dialling back on puppy pictures and posting more about operational police work. The audit included a manual...
View ArticleKiwi detectives help jail Florida man for child pornography in global sting
Work by covert online New Zealand detectives has contributed to the sentencing of a Florida man for possessing child pornography. On June 11, Robert Sciolino was sentenced in Tampa, Florida, to 10...
View ArticleMan arrested over accusations of playing Nazi music outside court
A man arrested for allegedly confronting Christchurch mosque shooting survivors outside court just minutes after they saw the man charged with the March 15 terror attack has been granted bail. Rodrick...
View ArticlePair jailed for life over execution-style murder of Christchurch gang member
Two men have been jailed for life over the gruesome execution-style killing of a Rebels Motorcycle Club gang member. Both Kasha William Gosset and Cody Derek Martin pointed the finger at each other for...
View ArticlePhilip Arps jailed for sharing footage of Christchurch mosque shootings
A white supremacist who compares himself to Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess and who spread footage of the Al Noor Mosque attack, which he thought was "awesome", has today been jailed for 21 months....
View ArticleChristchurch police officer sanctioned over excessive off-duty force
A woman who broke into an ex-partner's home to steal two pedigree bulldogs claims she became the victim of a violent assault at the hands of an off-duty police officer. While the man disputed the...
View ArticleCorrupt Auckland cop guilty of illegally accessing police intelligence system
A corrupt Auckland police officer has admitted illegally accessing the police's national intelligence computer system. The 30-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, appeared this morning in...
View ArticleChristchurch pensioner jailed for sexually abusing teen
A Christchurch pensioner faces almost a decade of jail time after being found guilty of sexually abusing a teenager. James Grainger, 68, has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison on...
View ArticleWellington teacher jailed for filming 90 women in the bathroom
A former Wellington teacher who filmed nearly 100 showering women through a two-way mirror in his home has been sent to prison. The women and girls he filmed have described the impact of his offending,...
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