Spotlight on hunters in Waikato cold case
Waikato police say they're keen to hear from any hunters who were "spotlighting" in the area from where Hamilton man Rick Hayward went missing four years ago. Detective Sergeant Andrew Saunders fronted...
View ArticleChristie Marceau inquest: the trail to tragedy
On June 12 Coroner Katharine Greig opened an inquest into the death of Christie Marceau, who was stabbed to death in her North Shore home by a youth on bail for earlier offending against her. The...
View ArticleChristie Marceau's parents: Inquest 'almost sucked life out of us'
For the last two weeks Tracey and Brian Marceau have sat in the back of a courtroom listening to details of their daughter's brutal death be described, examined and picked apart. They shed tears, they...
View Article'Revolting' prison wedding has gone ahead - no private time for newlyweds
Corrections Minister Louise Upston has labelled the wedding of rapist and murderer Liam Reid and disgraced lawyer Davina Murray "disgraceful" and "revolting". The Herald revealed last night that Liam...
View ArticleJudge may face recall over Stanford sexual-assault case
Fifty California residents have filed a petition to recall the California judge who drew national criticism for issuing a short jail sentence to Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted of...
View ArticleMore people seeking help for family violence - police
Police say New Zealand's family violence problem isn't getting worse, despite more people calling for assistance. Statistics from the Family Violence Clearing House show there were nearly 119,000...
View ArticleAustralian cardinal George Pell 'summonsed' on sex allegations
Cardinal George Pell is facing multiple child sex charges, police have confirmed. LISTEN ABOVE: Australian correspondent Murray Olds gives Larry Williams the latest on George Pell's charges Victoria...
View ArticleChristchurch woman jailed after Tinder meeting goes bad
A Tinder rendezvous turned bad has landed a woman in jail for eight months today. The 28-year-old Christchurch woman harassed and threatened to kill a 24-year-old man, via text, who she met through the...
View ArticleEden Park streaker guilty, convicted, fined - and he's sorry
The man who invaded the pitch of last weekend's All Blacks test at Eden Park - naked apart from his socks - has been convicted. Jordan Wade, 23, appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning on...
View ArticlePhillip John Smith denied parole
Paedophile, murderer, and escapee Phillip John Smith has been denied parole because of the high risk he will re-offend. The 43-year-old is serving a life sentence for murdering a man in 1995, who was...
View ArticleWheelie bin fires around Burnside considered arson
Christchurch Police are investigating fires in six wheelie bins and a garage, in the Burnside area overnight. They say they're treating the bin fires on Westburn Terrace, Chevron Place and Greers Road...
View ArticleMan facing digger ransom urges Police to act
UPDATED 3.12pm A man whose $40,000 digger has been stolen is urging police to act quickly to nab the thief. Little Digger Hire Limited manager Leonard Blake says a drain layer from Howick contacted him...
View ArticlePartner of Kim Richmond charged with her murder
Name suppression has lapsed for the man accused of murdering his partner nearly 12 months ago. Cory Jefferies reappeared via audio visual link in the High Court at Hamilton this morning. Justice Sarah...
View ArticleMighty River Power fraudster declined parole
A former Mighty River Power engineer jailed for defrauding the state-owned enterprise of more than $2 million has been refused parole at his first hearing. Paul Kenneth Rose was last year jailed for...
View Article'Predator' cop stalked women he met through traffic stops
The former police officer illegally accessed the national intelligence police system to prey on women he found attractive. He was sentenced to community work and ordered to pay his victims. A former...
View ArticleFive found guilty over kidnapping of Jindarat Prutsiriporn
Five men accused of manslaughter and kidnapping over the death of an Auckland woman who fell from the boot of a moving car have been found guilty. Jindarat Prutsiriporn, 50, died in hospital two days...
View ArticlePolice work towards online reporting of crime
Police are warning that allowing more online reporting of crime won't necessarily increase public safety. Currently crime can't be reported online, but police are working towards allowing victims of...
View ArticleMan charged with Kim Richmond's murder granted bail
A Waikato man charged with the murder of his partner has been granted bail. Cory Scott Jefferies, 45, appeared in the High Court at Hamilton this morning and through his lawyer Tom Sutcliffe, put his...
View ArticleSmith's release case headed for court
A legal challenge brought by convicted murderer Phillip John Smith to have a temporary ban on prison releases declared illegal is headed to court after Corrections' lawyers failed to have it thrown...
View ArticleDavid Bain reporter justifies why he thinks Bain is guilty
The journalist whose podcast details the horrific Bain murders has spoken to Newstalk ZB about why he came to believe in David Bain's guilt. Reporter Martin Van Beynen, who covered the 12-week retrial...
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