1080 threat-maker pleads guilty to drug charges
UPDATED 12.02PM • Infant formula blackmailer Jeremy Kerr admits drug charges• He was jailed a decade ago over hydroponics cannabis operation• His threat is estimated to have cost the country $37...
View Article10 accused plead not guilty to Prutsiriporn charges
A group of 10 accused of kidnapping a Thai woman who died after jumping out of a moving car while bound and gagged have all pleaded not guilty. LISTEN ABOVE: NZ Herald court reporter Rob Kidd talks to...
View ArticlePolice operation results in charges against 155 drug offenders
UPDATED 3.57pm: More than $11 million worth of property may be seized after a seven month-long undercover Police operation targeting drug dealing houses across nine districts. It has resulted in more...
View ArticlePermanent name suppression for officer who accidentally shot handcuffed man
A High Court judge has granted permanent name suppression to a Hawke's Bay police officer who accidentally shot an arrested and handcuffed man in Hastings almost three years ago. In a decision released...
View ArticlePolice: Too many guns in wrong hands
The Police Association says there are too many guns in the hands of people not qualified to use them. LISTEN ABOVE: Firearm safety specialist Nicole McKee speaks to Mike Hosking A man will appear in...
View ArticleFirst terrorism propaganda conviction: Sentencing today
UPDATED 11.24AM New Zealand's first sentencing of a man charged with possessing terrorist propaganda has been put off until later this month. Niroshan Nawarajan will spend another three weeks in...
View ArticleHunter faces further charges after fatal shooting of soldier in Ruahine Ranges
The hunter who allegedly killed a young soldier in the Ruahine Ranges has now been charged with injuring another man. Gary McCurrach is accused of careless use of a 308 rifle, causing the death of...
View ArticleCharges laid against Fox Glacier chopper crash company
Charges have been laid against a helicopter company involved in a fatal crash at Fox Glacier. All seven people onboard were killed when the chopper crashed into a heavily crevassed area last November....
View ArticleMan convicted of manslaughter of low-level drug dealer jailed for three years
UPDATED 1.52PM The man convicted of the manslaughter of a low-level North Canterbury drug dealer has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in jail. Shaun Innes was originally convicted of murdering...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder after death of Taranaki man
A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of a Taranaki man. Rex Karaitiana, 50, from Eltham, was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital yesterday with suspected stab wounds...
View ArticleAuckland woman wakes to intruder atop her
An Auckland woman awoke in horror to find an intruder lying on top of her in her Avondale home. Police are investigating the incident in the Rosebank area of the suburb yesterday morning. A man entered...
View ArticleTop cop's shock at kids in drugs busts
The Police Commissioner has expressed shock at the presence of so many young children at homes raided in a massive drug crackdown. The operation across nine police districts resulted in 155 arrests and...
View ArticleLiqour store workers turn tables on robbers
Two men who allegedly attempted to rob a liquor store in Rotorua got more than they bargained for when staff members retaliated and chased them out of the store. Mitchell Downs Liquor Store, on Goldie...
View ArticleMerivale TAB struck in aggravated robbery
Police are investigating after an aggravated robbery of a Christchurch TAB last night. Two men targeted the Merivale TAB just before 7pm, one brandishing a gun at staff, and both demanding cash. They...
View ArticleGIsborne dog attack: Owner facing multiple charges
New details have emerged about the charges being laid against the owner of the four dogs that attacked a young boy in Gisborne. The dogs attacked the 5-year-old boy shortly after he had arrived at his...
View ArticleManslaughter charges in baby-smothering case
UPDATED 5.25pm: Tears were shed throughout the second day of a Taranaki woman’s trial for the manslaughter of her six-week-old daughter in February last year. Crown Prosecutor Justin Marinovich argues...
View ArticleGunman robs Riccarton KFC
A gun-toting male has robbed a Christchurch KFC, demanding money before fleeing in a getaway car. Police are appealing for any witnesses to the armed robbery at KFC Riccarton, about 8.07pm yesterday. A...
View ArticleMan in court on child sex abuse charges
A man has appeared in the Christchurch District Court facing 47 separate charges of child abuse. The charges against the 36 year old include rape, sexual violation, indecent assault, grievous bodily...
View ArticleThree strikes appeal gets underway in Wellington
UPDATED 12.51pm Convicted murderer Shane Harrison’s shocking, violent criminal history has been read out at the Court of Appeal. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non parole period of...
View ArticleCouncil admit fault over fatal tiger attack
Hamilton City Council has pleaded guilty over the death of one of its senior Zoo staff members who was attacked and killed by a tiger. Hamilton Zoo curator, Samantha Kudeweh, was tragically killed in...
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