Pair 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,...
View ArticleTauranga man given community work, $21,000 fine after causing three deaths
The man responsible for the Matatā crash which killed three Rotorua Higgins workers has been ordered to pay $21,000, complete 250 hours of community work and been disqualified from driving for 21...
View ArticleMan accused of stabbing Star the miniature horse keeps identity hidden
A man accused of stabbing a miniature horse 41 times has been granted name suppression. The 49-year-old appeared in the Dunedin District Court this morning accused of "willfully ill-treating an animal...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder after Māngere death
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was fatally struck by a car in South Auckland yesterday. Initial investigations indicated a second woman was stabbed by the man at a business...
View ArticleSerial groper Jason Trembath sentenced to five years in jail
Disgraced regional representative cricketer turned serial groper Jason Robert Trembath has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison. The 30-year-old cricketer and businessman had played...
View Article80-year-old Oamaru man caught with 15 ounces of cannabis promises to kick the...
An 80-year-old Oamaru man found to be in possession of more than 15 ounces of cannabis - all for personal use - has told a judge he plans to kick his habit and find alternative ways to self-medicate....
View ArticleReport: Canterbury has highest rates of organised crime, drugs in New Zealand
Organised crime is flourishing in Canterbury, according to a new report. A police report, Our Data – You Asked Us, shows Canterbury has the highest rates of organised crime and drugs demand in the...
View ArticleMan in Napier standoff holding baby when he surrendered to police
The man who triggered a 12-hour standoff with armed police in Napier was holding a baby when he surrendered to police. When the man, 25, emerged from the Alexander Ave property after the 12-hour...
View ArticlePolice launch homicide investigation in Rotorua
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 39-year-old man in a firearms incident in Rotorua last night. A man is in custody in relation to the incident but has not yet been...
View ArticleUber driver's fatal crash: Daljinder Singh guilty of killing Daniel Kopa
The man accused of killing a young dad in a horrific central Auckland crash has been found guilty. Judge Peter Butler said for Daljinder Singh to be convicted the standard of driving must objectively...
View ArticleDuo with links to Comanchero gang guilty over killing of Auckland man
Two men with links to the Comanchero Motorcycle Club have been found guilty over the execution-style killing of a young father and attempted murder of his wife. Epalahame Tu'uheava and his wife Yolanda...
View ArticleMan in hospital after alleged strip club assault
There are reports a Christchurch strip club assault which has left a man in a critical condition was gang related. Emergency services were called to a Victoria Street bar, between Kilmore and...
View ArticleAustralian deportee jailed over knifepoint Manukau mall hostage situation
A woman held hostage at knifepoint in an Auckland mall says she wants the "horrible memories" to stop as she watches her meth-fueled kidnapper apologise before being locked up. Sam Hurley reports. Held...
View ArticleDrunk driver jailed for crash that killed taxi driver
A drunk driver who sped through central Auckland and ran red lights has been jailed after he slammed into a taxi, killing the young father inside. Farshad Bahadori Esfehani appeared in the High Court...
View Article16-year-old admits possessing footage of Christchurch mosque shooting
By RNZ The youngest person to be charged with distributing video of the Christchurch mosque shootings has admitted to a lesser charge of possessing the film. The 16-year-old, who was arrested in March,...
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