Amber-Rose Rush trial: Judge tells jury 'whoever cut her neck intended to...
Even if a jury believes a Dunedin doctor was assisted in his alleged stabbing of a teenage girl he can still be found guilty of murder, a judge says. Venod Skantha, 32, is on trial in the High Court at...
View ArticleComancheros vice-president, lawyer plead guilty to money laundering millions
The vice-president of the Comancheros and an Auckland lawyer have both admitted laundering millions of dollars for the outlaw motorcycle gang. Tyson Daniels - who is second-in-command of the gang's...
View ArticleAuckland cop convicted after being found guilty of presenting Taser at woman
The career of a young Auckland cop hangs in the balance after he was today convicted for illegally presenting a Taser at a woman. Constable Sean Mathew Doak faced two charges related to wielding a...
View ArticleDunedin doctor Venod Skantha found guilty of murder of Amber-Rose Rush
A High Court jury has found Venod Skantha guilty of the murder of Amber-Rose Rush. Skantha's also been found guilty of four charges of threatening to kill in relation to the Crown's key witness in the...
View ArticleFormer finance executive responsible for spate of Auckland rabbit thefts
A former finance executive has been caught stealing rabbits from Auckland's suburban backyards late at night. The Herald on Sunday can also reveal he is the same businessman who was jailed and later...
View ArticleAuckland man Paul Maroroa guilty of manslaughter in Australian cold case
A New Zealand killer who escaped justice for nearly 20 years told his sister he "should have done the right thing a long time ago" and confessed to his crime rather than go to trial in Australia, it...
View ArticleBoys attempt to set fire to Hokitika Rugby League Club grounds, upload...
A video posted on Instagram shows a couple of young men lighting fires on the Hokitika Rugby League grounds in Wadeson Island. The same youths who lit the fires then uploaded the footage to social...
View ArticleDetails of further crimes around Venod Skantha revealed
Months before a Dunedin doctor appeared in the dock charged with murder, his name began appearing on court documents. Venod Skantha (32) will be sentenced in March next year after a jury last week...
View ArticleVictim of Auckland bunny burglar spent thousands on security to protect rabbits
A victim of the former financial executive caught stealing rabbits says he spent thousands of dollars on alarms, flood lights and security cameras to protect his surviving animals. "He stole six of my...
View ArticleNZ sports star pleads not guilty to meth supply charge
A sporting star has pleaded not guilty over his alleged role in the importation and supply of methamphetamine. However, he still cannot be named. The interim name suppression order was extended by the...
View Article'Notorious' Hawke's Bay mobster convicted for assault on his partner
A Hawke's Bay Mongrel Mob member whose struggle to find a job with his full facial tattoo drew international headlines and the attention of rapper 50 Cent has pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner....
View ArticleTeresa Cormack's killer Jules Mikus dies in prison
The man who murdered Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack has died in prison. Jules Mikus, who was battling brain cancer, died behind bars on Friday. The Corrections Department confirmed his death to the...
View ArticleTeen driver sentenced to prison over fatal police pursuit
A Canterbury teen who's admitted killing another driver in a police chase has been jailed for two years and eight months. 18-year-old Jayden Breakwell has been sentenced at the High Court in...
View ArticleThree jailed in South Island's biggest-ever meth bust
Three men caught smuggling nearly 40kg of methamphetamine worth $24 million from Mexico, in what was the South Island's biggest-ever P bust, have today each been jailed for at least 12 years. Jonathan...
View ArticlePua Magasiva's abuse: White Ribbon campaigner says 'we need to stop hiding...
Domestic violence campaigners say giving name suppression to those who assault their loved ones only allows them to continue their beatings in private. White Ribbon ambassador David White, along with...
View ArticleMum who fed son battery and drugged daughter with seizure medication has...
A mother who fed her son a battery, suffocated him, and took her daughter for multiple unnecessary medical treatments has had her prison sentence shortened. The woman, who has name suppression, was...
View ArticleMark Lundy will not get a third trial
Mark Lundy's final bid to overturn his convictions for murdering his wife and daughter has been unanimously declined by the Supreme Court. Lundy was previously convicted of killing wife Christine 38,...
View ArticleSerial killer-aspiring inmate jailed for threatening to kill fellow prisoner
A violent inmate who said he wants to be New Zealand's first serial killer has been locked up for threatening to kill a fellow prisoner. Frank Finch, 22, who also "applauded the actions" of the March...
View ArticlePolice looking for six criminals on the run these holidays
While most Kiwis spend their summer holiday relaxing with family and friends, there are some who spend theirs running and hiding from police. Around the country there are dozens of people wanted on...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder after body found in 'burning lounge' near Gisborne
Two men have been charged with murder after a man died in the burning lounge of his East Coast home earlier this month. Police accused the duo, aged 29 and 24, of murdering 48-year-old Raymond Neilson....
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