Lois Tolley murder arrest: Sobs in court as accused makes first appearance
The man accused of murdering Lois Tolley has appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court. The 27-year-old did not enter a plea today, and was remanded with interim name suppression until his next...
View ArticleChild sex offender avoids life in jail after Court of Appeal ruling
The Solicitor-General's attempt to provide the community life-long protection from an Auckland rugby coach, who is one of the country's worst child sex offenders, has been dismissed. Alosio Taimo was...
View ArticleJudge changes date of Christchurch terror trial to avoid Ramadan clash
The Christchurch terror trial has been moved to avoid a clash with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The alleged mosque shooter, Brenton Tarrant, faces 51 charges of murder and 40 charges of attempted...
View ArticleHistoric attempted murder trial: Jury returns verdict for Warren Uata Kiwi
It was Warren Uata Kiwi who pulled the trigger of a gun in an attempt to murder Karl Andres Nyman close to two decades ago, a jury has decided. It has also found the 58-year-old Tauranga man guilty of...
View ArticleDimetrius Pairama trual: Murder-accused told police victim was 'like a sister'
By Anneke Smith, RNZ A woman accused of murdering Dimetrius Pairama told police she loved the Auckland teenager and tried to save her. Pairama's body was found in a steel drum at an abandoned state...
View ArticleConvicted rapist Victor Stojanovic attacks again while being...
A sex offender who attacked a 14-year-old girl while being electronically tracked for an earlier rape has today been jailed for more than two years. Victor Stojanovic, 61, was found guilty of raping a...
View ArticleKiwi jailed for sex blackmail of wealthy LA businessman
A Kiwi man jailed for blackmailing a wealthy Los Angeles businessman with claims of evidence showing an extramarital affair is now being electronically monitored by authorities using GPS. The Herald on...
View ArticleColin Craig did sexually harass Rachel MacGregor, High Court rules
The High Court has found that Colin Craig did sexually harass his former press secretary Rachel MacGregor - and that the ex political aspirant suggested she was a liar. But it has also ruled the former...
View ArticleHearing to decide whether Peter Ellis' case will be heard in Supreme Court
A hearing will decide whether Peter Ellis' case will be heard in the Supreme Court. The 61-year-old died earlier this month, before his case could be heard. He'd been fighting for decades to have his...
View ArticleKiller driver cries as he's jailed for 121km/h crash that killed nurse
A 20-year-old man who was estimated to be driving at 121km/h in a 50km/h zone when he crashed killing an Invercargill nurse has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison. Dejay Rawiri...
View ArticleTop gang cop reveals how gangland is changing in New Zealand
Inter-gang warfare is increasing in New Zealand - and fast - as Australian groups infiltrate our shores. And a top cop has described one in particular as "the devil". Detective Sergeant Ray Sunkel,...
View ArticleStudents who tried to help distraught woman knocked out in pack attack
Three Dunedin men involved in a violent pack attack which left two students unconscious and one in a bush have avoided imprisonment. Cameron Nicholas Couch, 20, was sentenced to six months community...
View ArticlePolice lay murder charge in Jasmine Wilson investigation
Whanganui Police have charged a 28-year-old man with the murder of Jasmine Wilson. Jasmine, 30, died on August 2 after receiving non-accidental injuries in Whanganui on July 31. The man is currently on...
View ArticleTwo New Zealanders face sex trafficking charges in US over porn sites
Two New Zealanders have been charged with sex trafficking in the United States. In 2009, Christchurch-raised Michael Pratt and Matthew Wolfe launched a subscription porn website, amassing millions in...
View ArticleMongrel Mob chapter hits back at police claims the gang does no good
A Waikato gang leader says his gang really is trying to transform people's lives, despite Police Association claims that its new image is just "a recruiting tool". Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom chapter...
View ArticleDrug dealers who prove addiction caused their crimes can have sentences cut
Meth dealers who can prove their own addiction caused their drug offending could have their sentences cut by 30 per cent, according to a landmark judgement released by the Court of Appeal today. The...
View ArticleMan attacked after asking group to turn music down
*WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES As the blows kept coming - to his head, face and body - a father-of-five continued to stand and defend himself as his wife screamed at his attackers to stop. Albert Maynard...
View ArticleFather speaks out after teen son targeted by ex-Marlborough teacher
The father of a schoolboy targeted by a former Marlborough teacher who today admitted sexually abusing teens says her actions were "disgusting". And while he is relieved she has admitted the offending,...
View ArticleYouth charged with murder over death of 8-year-old Southland boy
Police have arrested and charged a youth with murder after the death of an 8-year-old boy in Otautau, Southland. Southland Area Commander Inspector Mike Bowman said the male would appear in the Otago...
View ArticleElderly woman attacked in her Levin home by two young women
Police investigating a home invasion and serious assault on a 90-year-old Levin woman have arrested two young people. The incident occurred yesterday evening at the woman's Bath St property, leaving...
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