Man arrested over Labour Party youth camp sex assaults: report
A man at the centre of sexual assault allegations at a Labour Party summer youth camp has been charged. Police said a man, 20, has been arrested and bailed to appear in court on four charges of...
View Article'I smashed her': Mum attacked daughter after 18 RTDs
A Mosgiel mother who consumed 18 RTDs and punched her daughter repeatedly told police after the attack: "I went f*** hard".' Tania Lee Vince, 38, admitted hitting the 17-year-old after a charge was...
View ArticleAustralian deportee jailed for drug dealing in NZ
An Australian deportee with links to Melbourne's violent Apex gang has been jailed here for nearly 10 years after becoming involved in a drug syndicate. Henry Robati was sentenced this morning in the...
View ArticleJail sentenced given for 'savage' eye-gouging in Dunedin bar
A man who gouged the eye of a bar manager following a dance floor fracas has been jailed for 10 months. Tane James Whaanga, 23, appeared before the Dunedin District Court yesterday, having previously...
View ArticleLarge amount of stolen property found at Dunedin address
Dunedin Police have recovered a large amount of stolen property, following the execution of a search warrant at a Brockville address. The property is believed to have been stolen in residential...
View ArticleCourtroom fracas as victim's family confronts accused
A courtroom fracas broke out this morning as the family of a teenage boy who died after a downtown Auckland assault confronted the alleged killer. The 30-year-old accused appeared briefly this morning...
View ArticleBuyer of cocaine diamante horse head pleads guilty
An American man, who was the intended buyer for 35kg of cocaine hidden inside a diamante-encrusted horse head and went on the run after the eleborate scheme was uncovered, has pleaded guilty from...
View ArticleDangerous sex offender's appeal fails
A dangerous sex offender who tried to drag a Dunedin woman off the street into a van has failed to have an indefinite prison term lifted. Joseph Warren Lepper (41) was sentenced to preventive detention...
View ArticleStabbing at Dunedin Burger King
A group of attackers blocked a victim's vehicle in the car park of a Dunedin Burger King before getting out and stabbing him with a pocket knife, a witness says. A police spokeswoman said they were...
View ArticleRotorua liquor store worker allegedly punched after third attack
A young woman who attempted to rob a Rotorua liquor store on Tuesday has returned today and allegedly punched a staff member in a pre-meditated attack. On Tuesday three teens entered a Rotorua Bottle-O...
View ArticleMan sentenced for supplying synthetics to Auckland man before death
A West Auckland man has been sentenced to community detention and supervision for supplying synthetic drugs to a young father who died soon after using the toxic substances. In February Jonathan...
View ArticlePolice closing in on Christchurch ‘gang’ scammer
Police have found two bank account numbers in their hunt for a con man who falsely said gangs would hurt their families if people didn’t pay up. Senior Constable Wayne Stapley said two of the victims...
View ArticleCrip killer's prison yard attack: The face of violence
Five Neighbourhood Crips gangsters, including a convicted killer, will spend more time behind bars after a vicious prison yard attack. Adam Robert Gempton, 29, is serving a life sentence with a...
View ArticleTeen charged with manslaughter of Countdown security guard named
A teenager charged with the manslaughter of a Countdown security guard - the incident was caught on CCTV - can now be named. Sydney Jayden Kokiri, 18, has pleaded not guilty and is due to go on trial...
View ArticleChristchurch Police launch homicide investigation after body found
Christchurch Police have launched a homicide investigation after a body was found today. The body was located on a rural property in Woodend north of the city. Police say there is not thought to be any...
View ArticleTeen girl admits murder after meeting victim on Tinder
A young Hastings woman today became the second teenager to plead guilty to the murder of a man who was dumped and left to die in a remote roadside ditch north of Napier. Rosie Page Lewis - who was 17...
View Article'Cowardly thug' sentenced to life for murder of young mum
A 23-year-old murderer who brutally gunned down a mother-of-two has been sentenced to life in prison. Turiarangi Tai appeared for sentencing this morning before Justice Matthew Muir in the High Court...
View ArticlePolice investigating Canterbury lifestyle block over dead body
Homicide police are talking to people connected to a Canterbury lifestyle block where a body was found last night. Detectives rushed to the small farm at Jelfs Rd, Woodend Beach, 20kms north of...
View Article22 year old stabbed in Christchurch
Christchurch Police are asking for help to identify a man who's wanted over a stabbing in New Brighton. A 22-year-old man was stabbed in the neck with a knife, and is currently in hospital in a serious...
View ArticleMurderer banished from village and sentenced to life in prison
A Samoan woman has been banished from her village and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a beloved family man in Ōtara. Silapea Momoisea hid and waited in Frazer Ah'Kee's darkened home...
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