Chazz Hall sentenced to life for murder of young mum
Hawke's Bay man Chazz Hayden Hall has this morning been sentenced in the High Court at Napier to life in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 15 and a half years for killing his ex-partner....
View ArticleTrio of teens lead Christchurch police on chase
Two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old will appear in the Youth Court in Christchurch today over a string of offences overnight. A ute was stolen in the central city and then used in a burglary at a dairy...
View Article61-year-old woman charged with murder of Hamilton man
A 61-year-old woman has been charged with murder, after the death of a man in Hamilton. The victim was a 55-year-old, who died at a flat in Claudelands last night. A neighbour told the Herald there was...
View ArticleShorty Street actor accused of sex crimes named
The actor accused of sex crimes when he was giving acting classes, can now be named for the first time. Name suppression for former Shortland Street actor Rene Naufahu, who played Sam the ambulance...
View ArticlePolice arrest man in relation to Riverhead quarry attack
Police have arrested a 59-year-old Onehunga man in connection with the attack on a young woman in a Riverhead quarry two weeks ago. The man was arrested at a residential Onehunga property just after...
View ArticleRiverhead quarry attacker due to appear in court
The man charged with attacking a woman at Riverhead Quarry has pleaded not guilty. The 59-year-old has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Auckland District Court this morning. Judge Nevin...
View ArticlePolice yet to make an arrest after vicious Lincoln attack
Canterbury Police are yet to make an arrest after a vicious sexual assault in Lincoln. A 48-year-old was walking home alone from the Selwyn Sounds event at the Lincoln Event Centre on Saturday the 4th....
View ArticleArmed Offenders Squad officer describes 'hail of bullets' at Kawerau siege
An Armed Offenders Squad officer has described a hail of bullets as he attempted to rescue an officer shot in the head during a siege near Kawerau. 28-year-old Rhys Warren is on trial at the High Court...
View ArticleMother found guilty of killing daughter in crash while on P
A mother has been found guilty of killing her unrestrained 2-year-old daughter in a car crash while on P. Valencia Skipper has appeared for a brief trial in the Napier District Court, after pleading...
View ArticleMeth most commonly detected illegal drug used in Auckland, study finds
Tests of the contents of Auckland's sewers have revealed worryingly high rates of methamphetamine. The drug was the most commonly detected of 17 targeted - cannabis was excluded - in new research...
View ArticleRiverhead quarry attack: Offender identified
UPDATED 8.01AM The man charged in connection to an attack on a young woman in a Riverhead quarry can now be identified. Colin Jack Mitchell, 59, of Onehunga has pleaded not guilty to charges of...
View ArticleTeen charged with murder of Hawke's Bay man loses name suppression
Name suppression has been revoked for the 19-year-old charged over the death of Hawke's Bay man Mark Beale last month. Johnnie Puna, who had interim name suppression, appeared by audio visual link...
View ArticleMan admits faking credentials to get Waikato psychiatrist job
A man has admitted faking psychiatrists qualifications to get a job with the Waikato District Health Board. The eight-day trial of Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui, 55, was due to kick off in the Hamilton...
View ArticleKawerau siege: Defendant cross examines officer
Rhys Warren has started his cross examination of the Armed Offenders Squad Officer he's alleged to have shot in the head last year. Warren is defending himself in the High Court at Hamilton against...
View ArticleKawerau siege trial: AOS officers cross examined by alleged shooter
The Armed Offenders Squad officer shot in the head during a siege near Kawerau has today been cross examined in court by his alleged shooter. 28-year-old Rhys Warren is on trial at the High Court in...
View ArticleWINZ killer linked to Bentley cold case
Convicted double-killer Russell John Tully has been linked to the unsolved 1998 murder of Ashburton schoolgirl Kirsty Bentley. Tully's serving life imprisonment with minimum non-parole period of 27...
View ArticleGroup to appear in court on meth charges
UPDATED 5.13PM: A tip off from international counterparts has seen the New Zealand police uncover a new form of methamphetamine importation. A group of four has been charged with offences to the...
View ArticleDunedin harassment case: Defendant kept pictures of victim 'out of fear'
A 39-year-old government employee accused of harassing a Dunedin business owner for two and a half years, says he kept pictures of his victim out of fear. The man, who has name suppression, is charged...
View ArticleMan denies charges of abducting 15-year-old girl
A man charged with abducting a 15-year-old South Auckland girl says she told him she had been kicked out of home. "I was led to believe her relationship with her mother was fragile," the defendant told...
View ArticleQuarry attack accused was RSA president
The man accused of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and assaulting her at a West Auckland quarry is a former president of a branch of the RSA. 59 year old Colin Jack Mitchell has pleaded NOT guilty to...
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