'You gutless pig': Outburst in court as man deemed insane, not guilty of murder
An ex-convict who lit his landlord on fire then repeatedly slashed her throat, later telling psychologists he thought she was either a witch or a vampire, has been found not guilty by reason of...
View ArticleArrowtown fatal: Killer driver pleads guilty at emotional first court appearance
The woman charged in relation to a fatal crash that killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker almost a year ago has pleaded guilty to serious driving charges. And she can now be named as Isabel Tully...
View ArticleNorthland police responding to shooting in Dargaville
Northland police are on the lookout for a black vehicle seen leaving the scene of a shooting in Dargaville this afternoon. The Armed Offenders Squad were called to a property on Carrington Rd around...
View ArticleBlenheim stabbings: Rebels gang boss defends murder accused
- text by Paula Hulburt and Matt Brown, Marlborough Media A gang boss has told how two murder accused are regular churchgoers who are "very remorseful" over the murder of a Tongan RSE worker. A...
View Article'It was definitely on my computer': Interview with an online child sex abuser...
He's not as contrite as one might expect. He's nowhere near as sorry as one might hope. One of the hundreds convicted for accessing child sexual abuse material online in recent years has spoken to the...
View Article'Systematic deprivation': Man avoids jail for causing death of partner
Phillip Takimoana went to jail for causing the death of his partner - a sentence that has turned to home detention after a High Court appeal heard how systematic deprivation contributed to his...
View ArticleAge-old story of sons seeking approval of fathers behind drug saga involving...
The age-old story of sons seeking the approval of fathers is behind a long saga involving buried treasure in Auckland and a mysterious cocaine kingpin. After a trial last month, Polish men Ryszard Wilk...
View ArticleDilworth School: 150 men have come forward about historic sexual abuse
The number of men who were allegedly sexually abused at Dilworth School continues to grow with police saying they have now spoken to 150 former students. One hundred and twenty two of those students...
View ArticleCharges laid: Newsroom website outlet accused of Family Court breach after...
A media agency has been charged with breaching the Family Court Act after it allegedly illegally reported details of a case. Newsroom has been charged with publishing a report that identified people...
View ArticleCatalytic converter thefts a cataclysmic new crime problem
Cat burglars are well-known, but crooks, cops and aggrieved car owners are now becoming familiar with cat converter thefts. Catalytic converters, or cat converters, are in hot demand for valuable metal...
View ArticleMMA fighter Fau Vake attack: One man pleads guilty, three not guilty
One man charged in relation to the fatal attack on MMA fighter Fau Vake has pleaded guilty and his name suppression lapsed, while three others have pleaded not guilty. Four men appeared in the High...
View ArticleMurder charge against Hawke's Bay man Peter Beckett dropped
New Zealander Peter Beckett is now a free man after a murder charge was dropped by a Canadian court, 11 years after the death of his wife. The move comes after two trials - and after the former Hawke's...
View ArticleArthur Allan Thomas trial: 'Far fetched' for historic sex offending to be a...
The historical sex offending trial of Arthur Allan Thomas has been described as "chalk and cheese" compared to his trials for the 1970 Crewe murders, of which he was wrongfully convicted then awarded...
View ArticleCoroner finds fugitive drowned in stream he used as escape route
By Robin Martin for RNZ A Coroner has found a man involved in two police pursuits in New Plymouth in 2019 drowned in a stream he had previously used as an escape route. Coroner Tracey Fitzgibbon,...
View ArticleHalf-billion dollar bounty: Police haul from illegal cash and assets over...
Yet another major drug ring has been smashed with more than $44 million in drugs seized as police surpass the $500m milestone in confiscated assets from gangs and criminals over the past four years. In...
View ArticleWoman, 69, viciously attacked in New Lynn mall after man tries to steal car
A woman was left shaken and injured after a man tried to steal her car in a "violent" assault in a New Lynn shopping mall. Police said the 69-year-old had parked her car in the ground-level car park of...
View ArticleJury deliberates in Arthur Allan Thomas trial
Jury members deliberating on whether Arthur Allan Thomas is guilty or not guilty of historical sex offending have been told to put sympathy and prejudice aside. "[These feelings] are irrelevant and...
View ArticleGuilty: Northland's Bridget Simmonds was murdered, says jury
Warning: This story discusses graphic details of domestic violence Samuel Pou has been found guilty of murdering Northland's Bridget Odelle Simmonds - the woman he subjected to a 90 minute beating...
View ArticleHung jury: No verdict on all five charges faced by Arthur Allan Thomas in his...
A hung jury has been unable to reach a verdict in the historical sex abuse trial of Arthur Allan Thomas after three days of deliberating. The man twice wrongfully convicted of the infamous 1970 Crewe...
View ArticleAuckland Sofitel gang shooting: Investigation complete, 19 gang members arrested
A total 19 people have been arrested in relation to a spate of serious arsons and drive-by shootings including the gunfire at an Auckland inner city hotel involving Mongols and Head Hunters gang...
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