Cold-case killer released on parole
Convicted cold-case killer Mark Pakenham has been released on parole today. He was was convicted of the manslaughter of Sara Niethe in 2013 - 10 years after she went missing. Her body has never been...
View ArticleMan arrested after Porirua sexual assault
UPDATED 6.30PM: Inspector Paul Basham said "good old fashion police work" helped track down the 40-year-old Johnsonville man who is accused of last week's sexual attack on a 65-year-old woman in her...
View ArticleExtremist dragged from court after being jailed
LISTEN ABOVE: Court reporter Robb Kidd describes the moment the sentence was delivered. An Auckland man who distributed extremist videos, featuring footage of people being shot, beheaded and burned...
View ArticleFather found guilty of murdering 5-month-old daughter
The man accused of murdering his five-month-old daughter has been found guilty. Troy Solomon pleaded not guilty to the murder of Aaliyah Izabella Betty Solomon. Aaliyah died from catastrophic head...
View ArticleMan shouted 'ISIS is here' in scuffle with officers
A man who walked into Auckland's US consulate wearing a black Isis T-shirt and asked if the building was "bomb proof" has been sentenced to five months home detention. Niroshan Nawarajan, 27,...
View ArticleDrain Road Canterbury murder: Accused plead not guilty
The man accused of murdering Marcus Luke Tucker whose badly bashed body was found burned and dumped by a Canterbury lake has pleaded not guilty today. Peter John Carroll, 51, denies killing Tucker on...
View ArticleCanterbury road rage driver pleads guilty
A road rage driver who chased a "frightened" woman for 17km after she flashed her lights at him for driving on high beam has pleaded guilty today. Michael Dean Teague, 46, had been driving his...
View ArticleCYF caregiver jailed for 22 years
UPDATED 12.09pm A former Child Youth and Family caregiver whose sexual assaults spanned 12 years has been jailed for 22 years, with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years. Frank Walmsley has been...
View ArticleMan on the run in Chch after cutting off electronic bracelet
A wanted man has cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and is believed to be on the run in Christchurch. Michael Raymond Norton is wanted for arrest for burglary and the unlawful taking of...
View ArticleSenior citizen bashed in home by two female intruders
A 77-year-old man remains in serious condition in hospital after a home invasion in Hastings early this morning. He was bashed by two women who broke into his home on Heretaunga Street East at about...
View ArticlePair responsible for Moko's death to be sentenced today
The death of Moko Rangitoheriri has sparked marches and demonstrations across the country, after details of how the three-year-old boy was killed were made public. At the Rotorua High Court today, the...
View ArticleMan admits stealing car from CHCH drug rehab centre
A man has admitted stealing a car from a Christchurch drugs rehab centre. Travis James Baillie, 25, pleaded guilty to the "very serious" charge at Christchurch District Court today. Baillie was living...
View ArticleMoko's killers get 17 years in prison
UPDATED 3.06pm The caregivers of Moko Rangitoheriri have each been jailed for 17 years. LISTEN ABOVE: Newstalk ZB report Hannah Bartlett talks to Kerre and Mark after having been at the sentencing...
View ArticleConvicted teen rapist's appeal thrown out
A "depraved" former teacher jailed for 20 years for raping runaway teenage boys has had an appeal against his conviction thrown out. Graeme Andrew Joblin, 56, groomed vulnerable young boys he met while...
View ArticleMoko's last days at Marshall Avenue
When Tania Shailer arrived at her new Housing New Zealand home in Taupo, with four children and a few basics, her new neighbour was sympathetic. "When she moved in I felt sorry for her - a single mum,...
View ArticleJudge Roy Wade: Moko's killers' sentences were more than the Crown asked for
Retired District Court Judge Roy Wade says an interesting feature of today’s sentencing is that the 17-year jail terms handed down were more than what the Crown asked for – an unusual situation. LISTEN...
View Article'Very little has changed' with child abuse in NZ - advocate
UPDATED 8.18am An advocate for safe homes for children and women says child abuse is an ongoing issue in our society. LISTEN ABOVE: Dr Bill Hodge talks to Mike Hosking about the similarity of this case...
View ArticleArmed police 'ready to take action' at Bay of Plenty property
Updated 4.49pm: Police have arrested a man in relation to an armed offenders squad callout in the lower Kaimai Ranges this morning. A routine execution of an arrest warrant went south when the occupant...
View ArticleWINZ killer Tully appealing conviction
Work and Income double-killer Russell John Tully has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 27 years. Tully was found guilty in...
View ArticleInmates on trial for murder of prisoner
UPDATED 2.05PM: One of the inmates accused of murdering a fellow prisoner says he's guilty of manslaughter, not murder. Benton Parata died five days after he was attacked in his high-security cell at...
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