Police: Bones found at Mt Eden property undergoing renovation are human remains
Human bones discovered at a Mt Eden property were encased in concrete, the Herald understands. Police confirmed today the remains found at an address in Mt Eden last week are of human origin....
View ArticleMan killed with headbutt in dispute over car park in Lower Hutt
A man who fatally headbutted a stranger during a dispute over a supermarket car park claimed to police the victim had simply walked into his head. Emilio Richard Mac Tanirau Whaanga today pleaded...
View ArticleOwner of Mt Eden home where body was found was a 'recluse' who disappeared
The man who owned a Mt Eden property where human remains were found encased in concrete disappeared "abruptly" more than a decade ago. Bones were discovered during construction at a Marlborough St...
View ArticleGail Maney, who claimed innocence after spending 15 years in jail, back in...
An Auckland woman who served 15 years behind bars for a murder she says she had nothing to do with is back behind bars. Gail Maney was twice convicted of putting a "hit" on Deane Fuller-Sandys who...
View ArticleSir Ron Brierley in court: Tycoon to plead not guilty to child porn charges
Sir Ron Brierley is fighting charges relating to possessing child pornography, with a Sydney court told today that the Kiwi millionaire intends to plead not guilty. Brierley attended the Sydney...
View ArticleWoman who stabbed partner to death suffered from 'battered woman syndrome'
A woman who fatally stabbed her partner with a 19cm kitchen knife in her Manurewa home says she was defending herself and her teenage son after being subjected to years of domestic violence. It has now...
View ArticleTen arrests, $5 million of drugs seized in police operation
Police have seized up to $5 million worth of drugs in a major sting which also resulted in the arrest of 10 people. The operation targeted an international drug syndicate, which was alleged to have...
View ArticleHawke's Bay Police seek public help into four-year-old boy's injuries
Detective Inspector Mike Foster says the critical injuries sustained by a 4-year-old boy are some of the most severe injuries he has seen on a child in 30 years of policing. Police continue to make...
View ArticleMosgiel man caught grooming '14-year-old girl' in sting gets home detention
A Mosgiel man who believed he was sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl online has been sentenced to five months' home detention. The schoolgirl was actually an undercover police officer, the Dunedin...
View ArticleMcLaren Falls, Tauranga shooting: People seen fleeing into bush after shots...
A man who was at a house that is now the scene of a homicide investigation was among several people who ran for their lives when gunshots rang out. As he fled, he could not help but wonder if a girl he...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder called cops on abusive partner 16 times in lead up...
A woman accused of murdering her partner called police 16 times in the years before his death - each time feeling scared, threatened or fearing for her safety. And the court has heard from the only...
View ArticleKiwi fraudster who posed as fake Tahitian prince released on parole
A Kiwi fraudster who pretended to be a Polynesian prince and stole $21 million from Aussie taxpayers is set to be released from jail. Hohepa Morehu-Barlow - also known as Joel - went from a troubled...
View ArticleGang brawl: One person injured following mob fight
Police and St John's ambulance responded to reports of a large mob fight between a group of 15 to 20 Mongrel Mob gang members in Maraenui, Napier. Initial reports suggested the brawl occurred between...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Tauranga home was new mum and her partner was a double...
The woman found dead in a Tauranga home was a new mother and the partner of the man killed by police after a wild shootout during a chase. The woman, who died in a "domestic incident", lay dead for...
View ArticleYoung man with 'knife' on the run after attempted miniature train robbery
A young man allegedly attempted to steal a ride-on train before pulling a knife on a volunteer worker in a dramatic incident at the miniature railway in Napier's Anderson Park. Police said they were...
View ArticleJaimee Marie Cooney case: Calls for more female-specific sex offender...
Experts have flagged there is a lack of gender-specific rehabilitation for female sex offenders in New Zealand, compared to men who are more often imprisoned and enter male-oriented group programmes....
View ArticleGrace Millane murder: Killer to be sentenced, everything you need to know
Life imprisonment is the presumptive sentence for the man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane. How long he must spend behind bars before being eligible for parole, however, is up for debate....
View ArticleAt least 10 arrests as 100 drunken youths brawl in Napier, Hawke's Bay
At least 10 people have been arrested after more than 100 drunken youths brawled in Napier on Saturday night. Police say they had to break up fights involving large gatherings of youths in the Marine...
View ArticleAuckland shop hit three times in three weeks by same robbers
A Cambodian couple are living in fear after three brazen daylight robberies by the same man at their dairy in the upmarket Auckland suburb of St Heliers. Heng Sok, who has injuries from a car accident,...
View ArticleRoad rage attacker Fraser Milne driven by 'racial hatred'
A man who targeted an Asian family in a road rage rampage received a "manifestly inadequate" jail term, Crown law has argued. Fraser Milne was jailed for two and a half years for chasing a Chinese-New...
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