Woman attacked on way to work in Christchurch
Police are appealing for information after a man attempted to restrain a woman in Christchurch as she was walking to work in the early hours of the morning. Police say a man approached a 21-year-old...
View ArticleMan guilty of girlfriend's shotgun murder
An enraged Auckland man who used a shotgun to blast his 22-year-old girlfriend in front of her brother has been found guilty of murder by a High Court jury. Seemingly angered after yet another argument...
View ArticleMan admits defrauding Selwyn District Council
A Christchurch man has admitted defrauding the Selwyn District Council out of about $300,000. Stephen Rolf Gubb fraudulently obtained the money when he and a co-defendant charged the district council...
View ArticleBaby basher fights to keep nine months home detention sentence
A man who breached home detention less than 24 hours after he was sentenced for beating his baby son around his face will fight to keep his original sentence. But police have applied for the sentence...
View ArticleWarriors' stolen gear found, 25yo woman charged
The Warriors have something else to celebrate this long weekend. Following their fourth win of the NRL season last night, Police have confirmed they've recovered expensive gear that was stolen from a...
View ArticleSchool rugby coach facing 81 sex charges
Details of the police case against an Auckland school rugby coach facing more than 80 sex charges can now be revealed. Alosio Taimo is facing 81 charges of sexual offending against young boys and will...
View ArticleSerial arsonist jailed for three years
A young arsonist who got stoned and deliberately lit dozens of fires around the West Auckland coastal community of Piha and at an Auckland events centre has been jailed for three years. Cory...
View ArticleForeign driver denies crossing centre line, killing two
The young foreign driver accused of causing a double fatality in Northland has denied being on the wrong side of the road and will be allowed to leave New Zealand before a trial to decide his guilt. It...
View ArticlePolice called to gang brawl in Papamoa
Police have been called to a street fight in Papamoa's Opal Drive. A police spokeswoman said they had received multiple calls about a group of men fighting in the street about 5pm. Further reports have...
View ArticleMan arrested for women's murder in Christchurch
Christchurch police are appealing for information after the murder of a woman in Merivale. A man has been charged with murder and aggravated robbery after a member of the public found the body of the...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing from rest home residents
A Christchurch man accused of stealing from rest home residents has been arrested and charged. The 42-year-old was picked up by police after a series of rest home burglaries in recent months. He is due...
View ArticleMan who set burned dogs alive ruled fit to plead
The man charged with the arson of a stolen ute last month, in which two dogs were burned alive, had been assessed as fit to plead, Judge Keith de Ridder was told in the Kaitaia District Court last...
View ArticleTaxi driver to go to trial over Jay-Jay Harvey incident
A taxi driver will go to trial over allegedly indecently assaulting radio host Jay-Jay Harvey in his cab. Baljeet Singh, 28, appeared in the Auckland District Court today and maintained his not guilty...
View ArticleFour members of the same family arrested on drug charges
Four members of the same family have been arrested on drugs charges after police searched a home in New Plymouth. The four are facing a range of charges under the Misuse of Drugs Act. These include...
View ArticleWitness to double-fatal South Canterbury crash sought
More than tree months after a crash which claimed the lives of two people, police are still appealing for help finding a possible witness. The two-car crash happened around 8:35am on the Waimate...
View Article'Dangerous' sex offender facing maximum supervision order
An Oamaru sex offender is considered so dangerous by Corrections they want to monitor him for the next decade - the maximum allowed by law. Regan James Maindonald (27) was due to be released from Otago...
View ArticleAuckland clinic without power after generator stolen
An Auckland medical centre's beating the odds to stay open as power outages plague the region. Waimauku Doctors says thieves used bolt cutters to steal its $9,000 generator early this morning....
View ArticlePolice officer's roadside photos unsettle Dunedin teen
Police have apologised after an officer took photos of a 16-year-old Dunedin girl he pulled over. Southern district commander Superintendent Paul Basham said a Dunedin officer photographed Sadonia...
View ArticleCops seize couple's property over cannabis operation
A Waikato couple will lose their lifestyle block after a High Court judge rejected their innocent explanations for $730,000 in cash deposits. Instead, Justice Christian Whata accepted that all of the...
View Article'Boy racer' bust nabs 16 drivers, 12 cars
A gathering of hundreds of "boy racers" was interrupted by a police raid in the Western Bay, impounding 12 cars and charging 16 people. About 200 people who gathered in Paengaroa at the weekend to race...
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