Third alleged child abuse case marks alarming start to 2022, says advocacy group
The rate at which children have died of alleged child abuse during January has set a tragic start to the year, says national child abuse advocacy group, Child Matters. A four-month-old baby is the...
View ArticleGambling addict Michael Whelan ripped off ailing old father
For four years a Dunedin man known for his charity work secretly fleeced his ailing father of nearly $150,000, a court has heard. The 91-year-old died in 2019 never knowing of Michael John Whelan's...
View ArticleFriends of Christchurch homicide victim Juliana Cayena Bonilla-Herrera on...
Concerned friends of a 37-year-old Colombian woman were on the phone to police when they found her dead inside her Christchurch home. Colombian woman Juliana Cayena Bonilla-Herrera was allegedly...
View Article'Dry toast and Marmite': Brian Tamaki on solitary confinement, losing 7kg in...
Controversial church leader Brian Tamaki has revealed he spent his time in jail in solitary confinement and lost 7kg while he was locked up. Returning to social media for the first time since being...
View ArticleMongrel Mob chapter president jailed after 'cowardly' attack by 18 gang...
Mongrel Mob chapter president Terrance Jordan Berryman has been jailed for 23 months after organising and taking part in a "cowardly" attack by 18 mobsters on a man in his own home. Two men described...
View ArticleDunedin killer behind bars denied opiates
A Dunedin murderer has been resoundingly knocked back in his bid for access to opiate pain medication while behind bars. Andrew Ronald MacMillan, 54, is serving a life sentence at the Otago...
View ArticleAir Force member pleads guilty to assault, taking MDMA
A female member of the Air Force who took MDMA and assaulted another woman has been found guilty at a Court Martial in Wellington this morning. Leading Aircraftman Nicole Leger was found guilty of...
View ArticleInvercargill double shooting a 'targeted attack': police
Police believe a double shooting early this morning in Invercargill in which two teenagers suffered firearms injuries was a "targeted attack". A 17-year-old female remains in a serious condition and a...
View ArticleTaranaki meth addict steals 63-year-old friend's bank card, spending $48k in...
In the grip of methamphetamine addiction, a Taranaki woman stole nearly $48,000 of inheritance money from a 63-year-old beneficiary, claiming it was in part to survive. Over 17 days, Shanley Teana...
View ArticleCatholic Church in New Zealand discovers 14 per cent of clergy accused of...
As many as one in seven Catholic diocesan clergy in New Zealand have been accused of abuse, according to an investigation by the church. The Catholic Church reported on the scale of alleged abuse...
View ArticlePonsonby Rd death: Young driver sentenced after car hit finance manager...
The tearful father of an Auckland finance manager fatally struck by a car said the young driver, who went through a red light, has shown no remorse. Robert Spooner and his family made the difficult...
View ArticleCanterbury signwriter accused of making fake vaccine passes keeps name secret
A Canterbury signwriter accused of making fake vaccine passes will keep his name secret for at least three weeks. The man, 61, was scheduled to appear at Christchurch District Court this afternoon....
View ArticleNorthland man jailed for drink-driving causing death
A fifth-time drink-driver who caused the death of a young newlywed when his ute crossed the centre line and collided with her car has been jailed for two years and three months. Palwinder Kaur...
View ArticlePolice identify two men filmed taunting Auckland homeless person
Police have identified two men filmed throwing food at a homeless person in central Auckland. Recently a video showing an as-yet unidentified homeless person in Auckland being mocked and taunted by a...
View ArticleFau Vake death: Two men admit their part in street fight that left MMA...
Three of four men accused of participating in a street brawl in Auckland's CBD that resulted in the death of popular MMA fighter Fau Vake have now admitted their part in the violence. Daniel Havili,...
View ArticleHamilton fatal dog attack: Warrant issued for dog owner who fails to show for...
Open Justice reporting, funded through NZ on Air A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man due to go on trial today after a dog mauled a baby to death in Hamilton. The Hamilton man, 22, denies...
View ArticleHamilton fatal dog attack: Man charged over fatal baby attack pleads guilty
Open Justice reporting, funded through NZ on Air A man who failed to turn up to court to go on trial has made a sudden change to his plea, and admitted owning the dog which caused fatal injuries to a...
View ArticleStaff at boutique Wellington store resort to chasing thieves down street
Staff at a boutique store in Wellington have resorted to chasing thieves down the street to wrangle back $1,700 dresses and $600 handbags. Coco Wellington manager Emily Chin told the Herald crime in...
View ArticleSecond man charged with Connor Whitehead shooting murder can be named
Open Justice reporting, funded through NZ on Air. Name suppression has lifted on one of the men charged with the murder of 16-year-old Connor Whitehead in a shooting in Casebrook in November. Daniel...
View ArticleThirty months' jail for accessing child exploitation material after DIA swoops
A girl abused for online exploitation pornography felt as though the abuse was "never-ending" with the continued viewing, said the Crown as one of five men who accessed objectionable material was...
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