Motorcyclist twice clocked travelling over 200 km/h in West Otago
Police are fuming over a motorcyclist who was twice clocked travelling at over 200 kilometres an hour in West Otago. The bike was travelling towards Tapanui, when it overtook a group of bikes heading...
View ArticleNew charges against former fugitive Paul Bennett
New charges have today (Thursday) been laid against one of New Zealand's most wanted fugitives, who was deported from Australia last month. Paul James Bennett, who has allegedly been on the run from...
View ArticlePolice to target burglaries in new operation
A month-long police operation will target light-fingered young people involved in burglaries. Operation Focus aims to reverse the rising number of house break-ins over the past 10 months by working to...
View ArticleDuckmanton murder accused due in Chch High Court
UPDATED 10.30am: The man accused of murdering Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton was verbally abused by her family again as he appeared in court for the second time today. The 22-year-old sex worker's...
View ArticleTaranaki mother found guilty of manslaughter
UPDATED 4.26PM A Taranaki mother cried as she was found guilty of manslaughter in the High Court at New Plymouth today. The 39-year-old woman fell asleep smothering her six-week-old baby while...
View ArticleWoman guilty of manslaughter sentenced to 12 months home detention
The High Court at Wellington has heard how a young woman, who shot and killed her mother's partner, had witnessed years of violence. Daryl Kirk has today been sentenced to 12 months home detention for...
View ArticlePolice seek armed man
Police are making a further plea for information about the whereabouts of a man accused of a range of armed offences in Auckland. Ricky Batalliard is accused of presenting a firearm to police officers...
View ArticleTourists have $5000 of gear stolen in CHCH
Irreplaceable holiday photos were among five-thousand dollars worth of property stolen from a group of European tourists in Christchurch last night. Three tourists from Germany, France and Italy parked...
View ArticleArmed man arrested in Mercer standoff
UPDATED 11.47AM: Police took an armed man into custody early this morning, after a standoff at a petrol station in the Waikato township of Mercer. The man is Ricky Batalliard, suspected of attempting...
View ArticleArmed man sparks police callout
Waikato police are responding to a domestic incident where a man's believed to be armed with a gun. Police say the situation, near Fairfield Avenue in Huntly, is still ongoing. It's unclear how many...
View ArticlePublic asked to look out for distinctive rare car
Police are asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a rare 1965 Chrysler 300C stolen from a Palmerston North address overnight. The car is painted orange, and its registration number is...
View ArticlePolice discover $448m of meth in abandoned boat on 90 Mile Beach
UPDATED 1.44PM Three men have appeared in Kaitaia District Court, charged with what police say is the biggest methamphetamine seizure in New Zealand history. The trio, aged 19, 26 and 31, are charged...
View ArticleFormer Upper Hutt College staffer guilty of fraud
A former staff member at Upper Hutt College has pleaded guilty to 10 charges of fraud for pocketing about $375,000 from the school. The Serious Fraud Office laid 10 charges against Donald John Hancox...
View ArticleCourt hears of 'significant blind spots' in road death
A Christchurch truck driver who hit and killed a tourist cyclist was driving a large truck and trailer unit with "significant blind spots", a court heard today. Taiwanese visitor Ming Chih Hsieh, 33,...
View ArticleTeina Pora's $2 million compensation 'should come as no surprise'
UPDATED 3.15PM: Justice Minister Amy Adams today announced that Teina Pora will receive $2.5 million in compensation. This comes after an independent review found that on the balance of probabilities,...
View ArticleMan admits killing baby with 'back-hand blow'
The man who killed a 6-month-old girl struck out with “back-hand blow” to the side of the baby’s head. Gracie May McSorley died in July last year after her mother’s desperate attempts at CPR were...
View ArticleFather of Stephen Dudley criticises school
UPDATED 2.58pm The father of Stephen Dudley has levelled a barrage of criticisms against the school after his son died in their care. The coroner's inquest into the death of the 15-year-old high-school...
View ArticleFourth person arrested in connection to Northland meth haul
More people may be arrested as a team of more than 20 detectives continue to investigate a record methamphetamine bust in the Far North. Multiple inquiries are now underway after almost 500kg of meth...
View ArticleConcerns over lack of accountability in Pora case
Teina Pora’s compensation case has brought up a lot of questions in Parliament. Mr Pora has been awarded over $2.5 million, after his wrongful conviction for rape and murder, a figure Labour leader...
View ArticlePolice close to determining charges from CTV collapse
Police are close to determining whether criminal charges will be laid over the fatal collapse of four buildings during Canterbury's February 22nd earthquake. 175 of the 185 people who lost their lives...
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