Trelise Cooper burglary: Trial begins for Auckland woman accused of buying...
A single mother of three who was arrested one month after high-end fashion designer Dame Trelise Cooper's Auckland headquarters was targeted in a $750,000 heist, says she, too, is a victim despite...
View ArticleTrelise Cooper burglary: Auckland woman Kathy Stephens guilty of receiving...
A former private investigator and fashion aficionado who says she was tricked into buying stolen clothing in the days following the high-profile burglary of Dame Trelise Cooper's Auckland styling room...
View ArticleFormer Aussie politician who built his own coastal park by reclaiming...
A former Australian politician turned Māori-sovereignty activist who illegally attempted to build his family a park by reclaiming Tauranga Harbour has been sent to prison - becoming just the ninth...
View ArticleMissing since December: Ōtorohanga dad Tom Phillips still on run with three...
A King Country father and his three young children remain missing more than two months after they were last seen. Police today confirmed that enquiries were still ongoing to track down Ōtorohanga man...
View ArticleChristchurch white supremacist Philip Arps denies phone abuse charges
White supremacist Philip Arps was draped in a New Zealand flag, unvaccinated and refusing a mask when he appeared at the Christchurch District Court to defend accusations that followed his prison...
View ArticleTaneatua death: Second arrest in relation to aggravated robbery and assault
Police have arrested a second person for aggravated robbery and assault after the death of a man in Tāneatua this week. A 28-year-old man appeared in the Ōpōtiki District Court yesterday, and...
View ArticleCovid 19 Omicron convoy: Law blunt but Speaker's trespass notice to...
The 41-year-old law which governs what people can do on land owned or controlled by others doesn't distinguish between private and public land, an expert in public law says. But the courts of New...
View ArticleBlack Power members terrorise in KFC over needle in burger
A Black Power member has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after hitting his partner and terrorising KFC workers in Taupō after finding a needle in a burger. Tarvita Levao appeared in the Taupō...
View ArticleDrug addiction motivates Taranaki meat theft and debit card fraud
A woman who pinched $130 worth of bacon and racked up nearly $900 on a debit card stolen from a social worker did it to fund her drug addiction. Senalla Witehira had been leading a chaotic existence,...
View ArticleRimutaka Prison escapee John Willis captured
A prisoner on the run from Rimutaka Prison since Friday has been caught. John Douglas Willis, 59, stole a white Toyota Hiace van during the escape from his job at a horticulture nursery at the Upper...
View ArticleThe hitchhiker and the murder probe: Police hunt for clues after body pulled...
Police investigating the murder of Abdul Kareem have called for information from the public regarding the movements of the alleged offender. Kareem, 40, was discovered dead in the Whangamarino River,...
View ArticleWoman felt 'gross' after masseuse touched her breasts
A massage therapist who touched a woman's breasts without her permission has been told he needs to communicate better with his clients. A report released today by the Health and Disability Commission...
View ArticleWoman facing fraud charges needed to prove cancer diagnosis to court
A woman facing fraud charges needed to file medical notes to prove her cancer was the reason she failed to appear in the Nelson District Court. The woman was due to reappear today, having been...
View ArticleNo warning signs in case of fatally shot mental health patient – psychiatrist...
A psychiatrist in charge of care for a mentally unwell man who was fatally shot by police says he never had any warning the patient's mental health had deteriorated. Vaughan Te Moananui was shot and...
View ArticleCovid 19 outbreak: Arrest warrant issued for alleged MIQ guest impersonator
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who allegedly impersonated an MIQ guest for six nights, while the guest fled the hotel. The man has been charged with pretending to be another man who...
View Article'It was a deliberate act, I killed Helen': After 13 years of 'untruths and...
For 13 years horse breeder Greg Meads has denied murdering his wife Helen at their Matamata farm – days after she announced she was leaving him – saying shooting her at close range was an accident....
View ArticlePregnant woman stabbed on forecourt at Taranaki petrol station
A woman high on meth and armed with a knife entered a petrol station forecourt and stabbed her ex-boyfriend's pregnant partner. Brooklyn Angel Gaby, 21, knifed the woman in the abdomen and cut her...
View Article'House of horrors' killers appeal murder convictions and sentences
Two convicted murderers who kidnapped, tortured and killed a teenager in a derelict Auckland state house have appealed their convictions and life sentences. Ashley Winter aka Toko Shane Rei Winter...
View ArticleCriminals subject to GPS monitoring among those attending Parliament protest
Criminals being monitored by electronic ankle bracelets are among the people attending the protest at Parliament, the Department of Corrections has confirmed. In a statement, a spokesperson said...
View ArticleHouse of horrors murder: Teen accused of participating in 2018 torture...
A person who was 16 years old when she allegedly participated in the kidnapping and murder of a 17-year-old in South Auckland four years ago has been found fit to stand trial. The woman remains at the...
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