Fau Vake death: Daniel Havili sentenced for manslaughter in Auckland CBD attack
A man who participated in a violent Auckland CBD attack that resulted in the death of popular MMA fighter Fau Vake has been sentenced to 2 years and nine months in prison for manslaughter. Daniel...
View ArticlePolice raid seizes guns, luxury vehicle, jet skis worth $200,000 in Northland...
Police have uncovered an "Aladdin's Cave" of stolen good goods including jet skis, a luxury car and a flat deck truck at a Whangārei property. The mountain of goods, which also include...
View ArticleWellington man jailed for arson of Island Bay home
A woman whose house was set alight by a young man she had once taken in as a teenager has pleaded in court for him to leave her family alone. She has described the frightening moment the man called...
View ArticleChristchurch carer Val Heaney killed inside own home: Family speak of grief...
The family of a Christchurch woman killed in her home have paid tribute to a "kind, wonderful" woman. Val Heaney, 64, was found dead inside her Walcot St home in the suburb of Bromley last Monday...
View ArticleOperation Maddale sentencing: Alvina Chalmers helped husband Ibrahim Yousef...
A mother of two young children who helped her patched gang member husband store an estimated $1.8 million worth of methamphetamine in the garage of their Auckland home has been sentenced to one year of...
View ArticleManukau mall incident: Woman remains in police custody after victim dies
A woman accused of causing the death of a man after allegedly ploughing into him and four others at Manukau mall has been denied bail for the third time and remains in police custody. The 35-year-old...
View Article501 deportee leaned on victim to withdraw police complaint against Mongols
A man who leaned on the victim of a gang stand-over to have him withdraw his police complaint has been sentenced to home detention. Joshua Greg Allen, 31, one of many criminals known as "501s"...
View ArticleAlleged murderer Kyung Yup Kim to be extradited for murder trial, Supreme...
A man fighting his extradition to China for fear of being tortured and murdered has lost his appeal in the Supreme Court. The judgment released today is the final word after 12 years of appeals for...
View ArticleDrugs, cash and firearms seized from Napier home in latest Operation...
Police have raided another property as part of Operation Bloodhound and seized a significant amount of methamphetamine, cash, and a firearm. Hawke's Bay police arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday...
View ArticleSex offender who put cameras in public toilets banned from Otago
A Dunedin sex offender who planted secret cameras in toilets has been barred from entering Otago while on parole. Peter William Pearson, 53, also known as Peter Ross, was released from Rolleston...
View ArticleRotorua street bashings shock witnesses who say gangs involved, passersby...
Two brutal public assaults in Rotorua within half an hour of each other have shocked witnesses. But the witnesses have also questioned the behaviour of passersby who drove by without doing anything to...
View ArticleAuckland police officer failed to investigate colleague's alleged theft: IPCA
A North Shore police officer has been found to have failed to investigate why a colleague allegedly stole cash handed into the police station by a member of the public, independent investigators say....
View ArticleCovid 19 Omicron outbreak: Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki to speak at another...
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, who has found himself in hot water with numerous judges in recent months due to his attendance at Auckland Domain rallies, has announced he will be speaking at...
View ArticleBlack Power members involved in killing rival gang member denied parole
Four Black Power members jailed for the killing of a rival Mongrel Mob member have been told it's unlikely they can be released to return to their home town. Last week Whanganui Black Power president...
View ArticleMum sentenced for breastfeeding newborn after injecting meth in hospital carpark
A woman who nearly suffocated her newborn son after falling asleep on him later breastfed him in hospital while she was high on meth. "Parenting is the most important job any human being has," Judge...
View ArticleDeath threats from teens during broad daylight attack on Auckland shop
By Jordan Bond of RNZ A shop owner in a central Auckland suburb had a knife pulled on him and his wife in broad daylight yesterday by two teenage girls. The assailants told him they would kill him...
View ArticleGrandmother confronts woman who stole her phone in court
An Auckland grandmother tried to cheer up a pregnant young woman who had nowhere to live, but her kindness backfired when her cards and mobile phone were stolen. Retiree Patricia McGlynn came to...
View Article'I was targeted because I'm a cop' - policeman's drink spiked at pub
A policeman who had his drink spiked at the pub while watching the rugby believes he was targeted because he's a cop. The officer was at a Waikato pub in May last year when Ruapuke man Nicholas...
View ArticleDriver failed to stop after hitting cyclist in Christchurch, police seeking...
Police are seeking information after a driver failed to stop after hitting a cyclist in Christchurch, causing serious injury. The crash between a car and a cyclist occurred on the intersection of Peer...
View ArticlePhone found in car crash led police to drug trafficker in Invercargill
A car accident led to a full police investigation of an Invercargill drug trafficker who was later caught with more than 50g of methamphetamine and $12,595 when his property was searched by police....
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