Grandfather sentenced over accidental shooting of grandson
A grandfather sentenced to four months' community detention for accidentally shooting his grandson has told a court he wishes it was he who had died.Brian Phillips was sentenced in the Taup
View ArticleMan gets eight months home detention for road rage
A Canterbury man involved in a road rage attack that involved killing a puppy and putting a man in hospital, has been given eight months home detention.Andrew McDaniel previously pleaded gu
View ArticleDunedin Council ditches contract with gang member
The Dunedin City Council has canned a contract it had with a leading Black Power gang member to maintain green spaces around the city.The contractor Albert Epere is expected to appear in t
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to stabbing to death estranged wife
A man who stabbed to death his estranged wife and attempted to kill his stepdaughter and her boyfriend has pleaded guilty.50 year old Brent Scott appeared in the High Court at Auckland thi
View ArticlePolice arrest wanted man Brent Gunbie
Steven Brent Gunbie has been arrested after police raided a number of properties in the Coromandel area this afternoon.The 37-year-old has been on the run from police since late last month
View ArticleProtection orders defended after Mei Fan murder
Weāre been told to keep faith in protection orders, despite the Mei Fan trial raising questions over their use.Yesterday Michael Preston was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non
View ArticleChildren removed from Taradale meth house
UPDATED 10.39am: Two CYF social workers alerted emergency services after they visited a Taradale house and later became ill.The pair effectively blew the whistle on a meth
View ArticleBusinessman behind 1080 scare disputing case facts
The businessman who has today pleaded guilty to charges laid over the 1080 milk formula scare will be back before a judge in February, to dispute some of the facts of the case.In the meanti
View ArticleFather of Leo Forrest on trial for assault
The father of Down syndrome baby Leo Forrest allegedly punched and threw a table at a trustee he asked to help look after a fund of hundreds of thousands of dollars raised in a public campaign for
View ArticleGuilty verdict in Roigard case
A Taranaki man has been found guilty of killing his son.A jury of nine women and two men have today found David Roigard guilty of the murder of his son Aaron Roigard.David Roigard h
View ArticleHager raid ruled unlawful
The High Court has found the police search of Nicky Hager's home on October 2nd, 2014 was illegal.Justice Clifford issued his judgement today, saying police had failed to disclose relevant
View ArticleSalvation Army offices vandalised
UPDATED 11.59AM: Staff at a Salvation Army branch in Auckland are picking up the pieces after a log of wood was thrown through a window into a room filled with Christmas presents.<
View ArticleBust finds $9m worth of meth in coffee table
Nine million dollars-worth of methamphetamine has been found hidden in a coffee table destined for Wellington.The find was made by Customs officers and Wellington Police.Customs Inv
View ArticleCouple admit hiding dead child's body
Two people from Oamaru who once had a secret relationship have pleaded guilty to concealing the dead body of a child.The 30 year-old man and 23 year-old woman have been granted name suppres
View ArticleFamily traumatised by savage beating
The family of a Chinese restaurant worker who was robbed and beaten by a gang of seven is said be traumatised.Twenty-three-year-old Tian Wang has been left unrecognisable after she was atta
View ArticleGuns, drugs seized in Christchurch raids
Drugs, firearms and stolen goods have been seized after police raided seven properties in Christchurch.Search warrants were issued as part of Operation Stone, which targets gangs and metham
View ArticleChild abuser bailed next door to victim
An Auckland family say their home has become a prisonĀ thanks to a judge's decision to bail a man found guilty of abusing their granddaughter to the house next door.The man is in his 70s an
View ArticleFuel thieves ram farmer on quad bike
A farmer has been rammed on her quad bike in the Waikato by two burglars stealing fuel.It happened just before 6 this morning on Arapuni Road, at Parawera near Te Awamutu..The wom
View ArticleDundedin women hospitalised after assault
Two women are in hospital after being assaulted by a man in Dunedin.Police were called to the residential address to deal with the incident on Forbury Road around midday.Both women
View ArticleSix arrested in Gisborne meth bust
Six people have been arrested following a methamphetamine bust by police in Gisborne.Police have found a significant amount of cash and methamphetamine during searches of three houses in Gi
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