Northland physiotherapist and ACC fraudster Skye Renes refused chance at...
Former New Zealand women's rugby league team physiotherapist Skye Renes has been refused a shot at a Supreme Court appeal against her convictions for Accident Compensation Corporation fraud.Renes, 41,...
View ArticleNapier's Meeanee Hotel ram raided, ATM stolen
A stolen vehicle was used to ram raid Meeanee Hotel and steal its ATM on Tuesday morning.A police spokesperson said a green Ford Courier was used to ram the front foyer entrance of the hotel on Meeanee...
View ArticleFatal police shooting of Steven Wallace before Court of Appeal
The family of a young man fatally shot by police more than two decades ago have taken his case to the Court of Appeal seeking a ruling that his right to life was breached.Steven Wallace was killed by...
View ArticleFau Vake death: Siofilisi Paongo gets community detention for part in brawl,...
A man who played a part in a street fight that ultimately killed MMA fighter Fau Vake last year says he is ashamed and sorry for the attack on "another Tongan brother".Siofilisi Paongo, 31, is not...
View ArticleBusinessman lost everything and spiralled into meth addiction
Shoplifting became the income-of-choice for a businessman who lost everything and then turned to methamphetamine. Rodger Norman Yardley, 49, was simply loading high value items such as air-conditioning...
View ArticleMan jailed for 18 months for repeated sexual abuse of granddaughter, banned...
A Hawke's Bay man who sexually abused his granddaughter has been banned from attending his church. The man's name was suppressed to protect the identity of his granddaughter when he appeared before...
View Article'Career' Napier shoplifter sent to prison for a range of new convictions
A prolific shoplifter described by a judge as a danger to retailers has been jailed for 10 months on a raft of new charges. Steven Robert Nielsen was sentenced in the Napier District Court on Tuesday...
View ArticleMurder accused Adrian Phillips did not act as a 'Rambo' in death of Bayden...
Adrian Phillips lay in wait with a sawn-off shotgun and a splitting axe for a young man he had harboured a grudge against for five months. That is the Crown allegation against Phillips, who is charged...
View ArticleAuckland gang shootings: Poto Williams turns up heat on police over rise in...
By Katie Scotche of RNZ Minister of Police Poto Williams wants the police to work faster to tackle a surge of gang violence in Auckland. Rising tension between Tribesmen and the Killer Beez has been...
View ArticleFavona homicide: Murder trial begins for trio accused of killing Auckland...
A South Auckland grandmother who was shot through her window was hit with a bullet that was intended for her son, jurors were told today. In January 2020, Meliame Fisi'ihoi was watching TV in the...
View ArticleElizabeth Zhong homicide: Fang Sun's lawyers present closing argument to jurors
Businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong's statements to multiple people before her violent death that she feared for her safety because of threats from Fang Sun cannot be taken at face value, Sun's lawyer told...
View ArticleFavona homicide: Murder trial begins for trio accused of killing an Auckland...
An Auckland grandmother who was shot through her window was hit with a bullet that was intended for her son, jurors have been told.In January 2020, Meliame Fisi'ihoi was watching TV in the sitting room...
View Article'Seven blows in seven seconds': Hāwera cop off force after bashing gangster...
An acting sergeant who threw seven punches in seven seconds at a man backed into the corner of a police cell, and not hitting back, claimed the violence was an attempt to gain compliance.The attack at...
View ArticleChristchurch hit and run murder: Garath Collings jailed for at least 11 years...
A driver who fatally mowed down a man during a street argument has today been jailed for at least 11 years.Garath Richard Collings, 43, had argued with Robin Friend at his driver's window before...
View ArticleMan arrested in relation to south Auckland baby death
A man has been arrested in relation to the death of a baby in south Auckland last week.The man, 24, was due to appear in Manukau District Court today on one charge of assaults child.A homicide inquiry...
View ArticleElizabeth Zhong homicide: Jurors begin deliberating in Fang Sun murder trial
Jurors have begun deliberating in the murder trial of Fang Sun, who is accused of having broken into the home of estranged business partner Elizabeth Zhong before stabbing her to death and shoving her...
View ArticleFormer music teacher at Dilworth School Leonard Cave found guilty of sexually...
A former music teacher at Dilworth School has been found guilty of sexually abusing and providing drugs to his former students.A jury at the Auckland High Court found Leonard Cave, 75, guilty of...
View ArticleAuckland street attack: Woman in danger of losing eyesight after savage assault
An Auckland woman is on the verge of losing her eyesight after she and her partner were attacked and robbed by three people while walking on a residential street. Police say they are investigating an...
View ArticlePassenger in fleeing car enabled driver to shoot at police, Crown says
A police officer watched in disbelief as the driver of a fleeing car he was pursuing, lent fully out his window and took aim at him with a rifle, both hands on the grip. "I thought they were just...
View ArticleChristchurch man Phillip Williams who crashed into power pole to kill...
A man who tried to kill his pregnant partner who had just ended their relationship by speeding at up to 137km/h and crashing head-on into a power pole has today been jailed for nine years without...
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