WINZ shooter took just 61 seconds
UPDATED 5.32pm: The day started as any other. On a brisk spring morning, staff at Ashburton's Work and Income Centre made coffee and chatted about their weekends.
View ArticleTully removed from court as staff tell of 'intimidation'
Ashburton double-murder accused Russell John Tully has been forcibly removed from the courtroom within a minute of day two of his murder trial getting underway.The 49-year-old wasn’t presen
View ArticleBrent Scott jailed for minimum of 17 years
A man who stabbed his wife to death on an Albany street and then turned the knife on those who tried to save her, has been jailed for at least 17 years.Brent Scott had already pleaded guilt
View ArticleHungarian tourist who killed pensioner deported
The Hungarian tourist who killed a Kiwi pensioner has been deported.Ferdinand Ambach was convicted of manslaughter in May 2009 for killing 69-year-old Auckland man Ronald Brown in brutal fa
View ArticlePrison guards involved in contraband smuggling make up 'very small percentage'
The union for prison officers says a career criminal who's claimed contraband is routinely taken into jails by its members, should hand over the evidence.Current prison inmate Arthur Taylor
View ArticleWeek two of Tully trial expected to get underway
Week two of the trial of Russell Tully is expected to get underway at the High Court in Christchurch this morning.The 49-year-old has still only spent about a minute in his own trial, despi
View ArticleSouth Auckland liquor store owner recovering after stabbing
UPDATED 2.00PMTwo men who police believe took part in stabbing a bottle store owner in south Auckland are still on the loose.The shopkeeper was confronted last nigh
View ArticleTully removed from trial again
Russell Tully has once again been removed from his own trial at the High Court in Christchurch because of constant interruptions.The 49 year old faces seven charges in relation to the Septe
View ArticleStudents take action against 'insidious' abuse culture
'Unacceptable and insidious" harassment by Dunedin students has hit breaking point and the University of Otago needs to take action, residents say.Otago bioethics PhD candidate Emma Tumilty
View ArticleTully trial: Another day of emotional testimony likely
UPDATED 12.55PM: An Ashburton Work and Income staff member says she couldn't believe her eyes when a masked gunman appeared before her.MORE:
View ArticleFire destroys Chch gang HQ
Christchurch police are investigating a suspicious fire at a gang pad in Woodend.Police received reports yesterday afternoon about a property on fire on Beach Road.It turned out to
View ArticleChaos spills out of court
A fight that broke out in Hawera District Court this morning spilled outside after the court was cleared.Police officers clashed with protesters, who were supporting two women accused of in
View ArticleUrgent information needed after Papatoetoe kidnapping
UPDATED 10.54am: Auckland police haven't yet identified the woman who
View ArticleEmployment court freezes assets of former airport employee
The Employment court has frozen assets linked to a former Auckland International Airport employee who is being chased for over 1.84 million dollars of unexplained transactions.The identity
View ArticleWoman dies in hospital after Papatoetoe kidnapping
UPDATED 3.12pm: Police have released the name of the Thai woman who died from injuries she sustained from jumping out of a car, bound and gagged, in Papatoetoe. She was 50 y
View ArticleTwo more teens arrested over violence liquor store robbery
Police have made two more arrests after the stabbing and robbery of a Manurewa liquor store owner. Neighbours came to the aid of the man on Sunday who was attacked in a car park. He's still
View ArticleTully shortened shotgun for maximum impact: court
The jury in the High Court trial of double murder-accused Russell John Tully has spent the morning hearing from a firearms expert. Forty-nine-year-old Tully is once again not present in the
View ArticlePolice hunt for BMW
Police are looking for a black BMW which is believed to have been involved in several aggravated robberies in Auckland and Hamilton. The registration number is FHA306. It's known to h
View ArticleWoman who died after Papatoetoe kidnapping named
Police have released the name of the Thai woman who died from injuries she sustained from jumping out of a car, bound and gagged, in Papatoetoe. She was 50 year-old Jindarat Prutsiriporn of
View ArticleWoman punched after speaking Te Reo gets suspended sentence
A woman charged with assault after claiming she was punched for speaking Te Reo has been given a suspended sentence. Shona Maiden, 46, appeared in the Manukau District Court this evening.
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