21-year-old man admits indecently assaulting teenage boys at Gloriavale
By RNZ A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sexual offending at the Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast. The man entered the guilty pleas to three representative charges of indecent...
View ArticleConvicted businessman makes desperate plea for help ahead of sentencing
A prominent businessman has seemingly made a desperate plea for support to avoid prison ahead of his sentencing for indecent assault and trying to bribe one of his victims. The wealthy Kiwi was found...
View ArticlePolice raid on Mongrel Mob snares firearms, drugs and $2m in assets including...
Six people have been arrested and $2m worth of assets have been seized following a police operation against organised crime in Hawke's Bay. The National Organised Crime Group and Eastern District...
View ArticleAlleged driver of crashed Mercedes with number plate 'SOBADD' arrested
The driver of a Mercedes Benz with the number plate "SOBADD" allegedly was seen erratically weaving in and out of traffic on an Auckland motorway before crashing has been charged. Police sought...
View ArticleWellington musician Thomas Oliver admits grasping woman by the throat
An award-winning New Zealand musician has admitted to grasping a woman by her throat after she rejected his advances. Thomas Oliver, who was awarded the APRA Silver-Scroll award in 2016 for his song If...
View ArticleRemuera death: Police speak to masseuse and barber known to grieving husband
Detectives investigating the mysterious death of a former health boss have broadened their inquiries – interviewing a barber and a female masseuse known to her husband. Pauline Hanna, 63, was found...
View ArticleAuckland luxury homes, jewellery, BMWs seized in money laundering crackdown
A $3.6 million home overlooking Ladies Bay Beach in the Auckland suburb of St Heliers was swarmed by the Armed Offenders Squad on the morning of March 17 as the property was seized and its occupants...
View ArticleConvicted murderer Clinton Thinn planning tell-all book and Netflix series
He went from a life of privilege in central Auckland to serving 25 years in a United States prison for a jailhouse murder. But the wannabe rap star and son of a Parnell lawyer remains optimistic about...
View ArticleJessica Camilleri beheaded her mother, now wreaking havoc in Sydney prison
WARNING: This story contains references to extreme violence and may be upsetting to some readers. It was early afternoon inside Silverwater Women's prison's toughest unit, Willet East, when the latest...
View ArticleFamily violence investigations soar: Abuse survivor urges victims to call Police
Warning: This article contains experiences of domestic violence. After a decade of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of her partner and father of their four children, Rebecca* picked up the phone...
View ArticleHāwera police officers' trial begins over Allen Ball's death
Three Hāwera police officers had more than two hours to provide medical assistance to a man who would later die in their custody, a court heard today. It's that timeline that forms one of many issues a...
View ArticleKnife-wielding man pinned down at Sylvia Park Shopping Centre in Auckland
Security guards have wrestled a knife-wielding man to the ground outside Sylvia Park shopping centre in Auckland. The man was taken down by two security guards before fleeing the scene. No one was hurt...
View ArticleRemuera death: Traces of methamphetamine found at house where Pauline Hanna died
Traces of methamphetamine were found at the Remuera residence where Pauline Hanna was found dead six weeks ago, the Herald understands. Several sources close to the investigation into Hanna's...
View ArticleAuckland man on trial accused of possessing ISIS material before buying...
WARNING: Graphic content An Aucklander is on trial accused of possessing publications promoting acts of terrorism before later buying a hunting knife. The man, who was a resident at an Auckland mosque...
View ArticlePrison slaying trial: Man accused of jailhouse murder pleads guilty
An inmate who was to be on trial next week for his part in an alleged jailhouse murder has pleaded guilty. The man, 39, who has continued name suppression, appeared at the High Court in Auckland today....
View ArticleSenior Mongols motorcycle gang member arrested after allegedly being on the...
A senior Mongols motorcycle gang member arrested after police said he was on the run for nearly a year has appeared in court. The 27-year-old man, who was granted interim name suppression this morning,...
View ArticleSofitel Hotel shooting: Second arrest made, firearms seized from property
A 22-year-old has been arrested in relation to a firearms incident last month at Auckland's Sofitel Hotel. He is the second person charged in relation to the alleged incident, and the eighth person in...
View ArticleWatch: Minute of terror as masked robbers ransack dairy
A terrifying 60 seconds has been captured by security footage showing a west Auckland dairy being robbed by men wielding weapons, one disguised in a creepy Halloween mask. The chilling images show a...
View ArticleHowick home invasion: Residents escape property during late night break-in
Residents of a semi-rural property were forced to escape their property after their power was cut and they heard smashing glass during a terrifying late-night home invasion. Auckland police say the...
View ArticleTaxi driver attack in Havelock North: Teen jailed for two years for planning...
A teenager with almost no previous criminal record has been sentenced to two years' jail for his part in a robbery in which a taxi driver was bashed in Havelock North last year. According to a summary...
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