Crown seeks to lay terrorism charge against Auckland man
The Crown's bid to charge an Auckland man with terrorism has been heard in court this morning. He is just the second person to face such an allegation in New Zealand's legal history after the...
View ArticleSex charge over alleged pool cue assault
A man has been charged and will appear in the Dunedin District Court following an incident in Balclutha last month which left a rugby player requiring bowel surgery. The man was allegedly attacked with...
View ArticleTeen murderer Haami Hanara caught by police after 'short foot pursuit'
The teenager who fled a youth facility in Wiri, Auckland over the weekend has been located and charged by police. Haami Hanara, 16, will face a charge of escaping from lawful custody and will appear in...
View ArticleChristchurch mosque shooting: Brenton Tarrant sacks lawyers, will represent...
The Christchurch mosque gunman has sacked his legal team in a shock move just a month out from next month's sentencing – and has now vowed to represent himself. Australian national Brenton Harrison...
View ArticleMum jailed after bribing 5-year-old to be 'sexual plaything' with boyfriend...
WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING CONTENT A Northland mum has been jailed for almost 10 years for sexually abusing her own daughter - bribing the 5-year-old with chocolate and...
View ArticleWoman charged with driving getaway car for alleged murderer loses name...
The woman who allegedly drove the getaway car for the man accused of gunning down Constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland last month can now be named. She is Natalie Jane Bracken. Earlier today she...
View ArticleThe Raro Robber: Impromptu beverage break led to burglar's undoing
Midway through a six-week burglary spree, targeting 25 homes and stealing $250,000 of property, Taiki Jade Hira fancied a drink. The 43-year-old had jemmied a window to get into a Falcon St home in...
View ArticlePolice officer injured while dealing with fleeing driver incident in Huntly
A Waikato police officer has managed to escape serious harm after being hit by a vehicle. While details of the incident in Huntly remain sketchy, the Herald understands the officer was injured while...
View ArticleMan accused of murdering police officer still can't be named
The man accused of murdering Constable Matthew Hunt will continue to keep name suppression for now. Hunt, 28, was allegedly murdered during a routine traffic stop on Reynella Drive in Massey on June...
View ArticleChurch founder pleads guilty to part in child sex ring
The founder of an Auckland church has today admitted his part in a Northland under-age sex ring. Michael Cornelis Weitenberg, 56, of Mairangi Bay, pleaded guilty via his lawyer in the Kaikohe District...
View ArticleWaiuku pair face 10 years in prison for 'brutal' child porn, sadism,...
This story contains descriptions of child exploitation and abuse and may be upsetting. Two South Auckland men are facing up to 10 years in prison after they were caught with a cache of footage...
View ArticleDrug-smuggling kickboxer Karel Sroubek granted parole
Czech drug-smuggler Karel Sroubek has been granted parole, with the board expected to release the full details of its decision tomorrow. Sroubek - aka Jan Antolik - will be freed in September. He was...
View ArticleEx-Australian TV presenter Simone Wright guilty of Trade Me frauds involving...
A former Australian TV presenter has today been found guilty of inventing a "cruel lie" around a dying child to con Trade Me buyers out of $35,000. Simone Anne Wright, who also used the last names...
View Article'Devastating' Hawke's Bay kura theft: Principal and BOT chairwoman stole...
Two women who stole $103,000 from a small rural Hawke's Bay school they managed have been sentenced to home detention and ordered to repay about half the money — the amount they deposited into their...
View ArticleBaby Royal murder trial: Jury finds Surender Mehrok guilty of manslaughter...
A Hamilton jury has found a man not guilty of the murder of a 14-month-old boy in an incident witnessed by another child. Surender Mehrok, now aged 24, has always admitted causing the death of Richard...
View ArticleChristchurch gunman's plans outlined in court for the first time
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DETAILS WHICH READERS MIGHT FIND UPSETTING Brenton Harrison Tarrant wanted to burn down the two Christchurch mosques after the March 15, 2019 terror attacks...
View ArticleMosque attacks: Mohammad Faruk's wife was 4 months pregnant when he was killed
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DETAILS WHICH READERS MIGHT FIND UPSETTING Little Noor Omar looks like her dad, even when she cries. But he is a man she will never meet – and her mother is...
View ArticleMosque sentencing: Victims tell gunman he is 'gutless' and a 'coward'
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DETAILS WHICH READERS MIGHT FIND UPSETTING Mosque terrorist Brenton Tarrant has been branded "gutless" and a "coward" by survivors and grieving family...
View ArticleWhite supremacist Philip Arps arrested outside mosque
A self-proclaimed white supremacist was arrested outside Christchurch's Linwood Mosque this morning. The Christchurch Mosque gunman's sentencing for the March 15 attacks is continuing today at the High...
View ArticleChristchurch mosque gunman won't speak at his sentencing
Mosque killer Brenton Tarrant will not speak at his own sentencing. It has been confirmed tonight that he will make no personal submissions in court tomorrow before his sentence is handed down. He is...
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