Christchurch woman jailed for theft of war veterans' grave plaques
A woman who stole dozens of war veteran's plaques from a Canterbury cemetery has been sentenced to jail. 41 year old Gail Wickes has 26 months in prison after admitting stealing 37 brass grave plaques...
View ArticleMan dies after serious assault in Ōtāhuhu, South Auckland
A man has died after a serious assault in Ōtāhuhu last night. Emergency services were called to the incident on Sturges Ave about 9.20pm. A scene guard remains in place as police continue to...
View ArticleAuckland taxi driver on trial accused of groping passenger, radio star...
The lawyer for an Auckland taxi driver says radio personality Jay-Jay Feeney is lying when she accuses the man of groping her in his cab. But the prosecution says the More FM host was indecently...
View ArticleRadio host Jay-Jay Feeney testifies in indecent assault trial of Auckland...
Radio personality Jay-Jay Feeney believed she was going to be raped by her taxi driver after a night out in Ponsonby, a court has heard. Baljeet Singh, 29, is on trial in the Auckland District Court...
View ArticlePhilip Arps loses appeal over modified mosque shooting video
A white supremacist who shared the Christchurch mosque shooting video, and had it modified to include crosshairs and “kill count”, has lost an appeal against his 21-month jail sentence. Philip Neville...
View ArticleSix arrested, assets worth $9 million seized in money laundering bust
Police have arrested six people and seized millions in assets following a significant money laundering investigation in Auckland. Police executed search warrants at addresses in Remuera, East Tamaki...
View ArticleOutrage as teen repeat rapist gets home detention: 'what message does this...
A North Shore teenager who admitted raping two schoolgirls and violating another - while they were too drunk to stop him - has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention on the basis of his age and...
View ArticleMichael Douthett jailed for shooting dead his wife
The four children of a man who killed his wife say they still love and support their dad and know he wouldn't have committed such a violent murder if he wasn't suffering depression. Today Justice Anne...
View Article'$1m fraud' at Canterbury DHB admitted by former employee
A former employee has admitted defrauding the Canterbury District Health Board in what's alleged to amount to more than $1 million over a five-year period. The 50-year-old ex-admin worker, who has...
View ArticleDaughter of Hells Angel recruited into Police College is now subject of...
The daughter of a senior Hells Angel gang member was recruited into Police College, then suspended shortly before her wing graduated after the relationship was vetted more closely. The young woman...
View ArticlePolice hunting Comancheros gang member Jarome Fonua
A man facing a raft of charges after a series of raids on the Comancheros gang during a major investigation into organised crime is being hunted by police in Auckland. Jarome Fonua, 24, was one of a...
View ArticleTaxi driver found not guilty of assaulting radio host Jay-Jay Feeney
Radio personality Jay-Jay Feeney has spoken after the taxi driver accused of indecently assaulting her was found not guilty. Baljeet Singh, 29, was acquitted by a jury today after a week-long trial in...
View Article'Just get it over and done with': Man's shocking response to judge
Hours out of prison, a Mosgiel man smashed up two businesses and was back behind bars - just as he wanted. Kaama Tetakoree Waenga, 30, told police he broke into two buildings because he had no money,...
View ArticleAriah Roberts trial: Aaron Archer found guilty of manslaughter
Aaron Archer has been found not guilty of the murder of his former girlfriend's two-year old daughter, but guilty of manslaughter. Two-year-old Ariah Roberts sustained an unsurvivable head injury while...
View ArticleAuckland teen torture case: Girl's body found inside a rusty drum at...
Warning: This story contains graphic and violent content A teenage girl's body was found inside a rusty steel drum amongst weeds at an abandoned Auckland state home. Seventeen-year-old Dimetrius...
View ArticleSexual violence worker criticises media coverage of Peter Ellis
Sexual violence workers are warning news of Peter Ellis's death won't be easy for all to hear. The 61-year-old died yesterday, two months before his Supreme Court appeal against his conviction for...
View ArticleNiece faces 10 years behind bars for neglect of dementia patient
Warning: Graphic content An 89-year-old woman with severe dementia was abused by her family before being eventually discovered in a horrific state - fused to a couch and with an ulcer down to the bone....
View ArticleTorture trial: Immunity witness says 'they were gonna dig a hole under the...
Warning: This story contains graphic and violent content."It's your fault ... How do you wanna die? You only got till three o'clock." Those were the words allegedly uttered to a teenage girl who was...
View ArticleFormer Marist brother sentenced for child sex crimes in the 1970s
A former Marist brother and Auckland Catholic Diocese employee has been sentenced to home detention after admitting historical sex charges against young girls. He also faced further charges over...
View ArticleDimetrius Pairama torture trial: 'You weren't there to see the things that I...
Warning: This story contains graphic and violent content. A 15-year-old girl says she was afraid of the alleged ringleader of a group accused of torturing and killing Dimetrius Pairama. "I was scared...
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