James Grant Cooper, who pretended victim was aliven to be released on parole
A man jailed for killing his flatmate - hiding his body parts around an Auckland property and trying to convince his family he was still alive - will be released on parole. James Grant Cooper, who...
View ArticleHigh risk offender set to be released
A former Black Power president with two murder convictions and a high risk of re-offending is due to be released on parole this month. Denis Richard Luke has spent the last 21 years in prison for...
View ArticleHome detention for spiritual cleansing indecency
A self-proclaimed Napier spiritual medium, who indecently assaulted a teenage boy who sought his guidance, has been sentenced to eight months' home detention and ordered to do 100 hours' community...
View ArticleHow brave Kiwi woman used Facebook to catch her own rapist
Days after a woman was followed by a stranger and violated twice in a darkened Dunedin alleyway, she turned the tables on her attacker. She tracked him down online. And she ensnared her own rapist....
View Article'Hero cop' dodges prison over $283k in unpaid taxes
A former Auckland cop has narrowly avoided prison after dodging nearly $300,000 in tax, while also trying to hide details of his offending the Weekend Herald can reveal. Gregory Raymond Fallon, 42, was...
View ArticleFormer Black Power president to be released on parole
A former Black Power president with two murder convictions and a high risk of re-offending is due to be released on parole this month. Special conditions of parole mean Denis Richard Luke is unable to...
View ArticleInvercargill shooter still at large - Police
The person who shot a 52-year-old man in Invercargill yesterday is still at large, police say. The victim of the shooting is now out of surgery and in a stable condition. He was found with a gunshot...
View ArticleAuckland bank robbed by man with hidden weapon
Police are asking for information after a bank was robbed in Auckland this afternoon. A man, described as being 20 to 25 years old, handed a note to a teller at the ANZ Bank in Henderson's West City...
View ArticleTeenager charged over Woodend murder
Christchurch Police have charged a teenager with murder, following the death of a man at a rural Canterbury property last week. Police have identified the body as that of 20-year-old Oliver Johnston,...
View ArticlePolice launch homicide inquiry after two year's body found
A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl in the Rangitaiki River last night. About 6pm last night Whakatāne police were called to the Matahina Dam area,...
View ArticleTwo arrested after large brawl at Auckland rugby league match
A "large brawl" which broke out at a league club saw two people arrested and a number of people hospitalised. The police were called to the Hibiscus Coast Raiders Rugby League and Sports Club in...
View ArticleMurder-accused teen appears in court over Woodend murder
A teenager has appeared in court after a young man's body was found on a Canterbury lifestyle block during a two-day police hunt. The 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Oliver...
View ArticleWoodend Beach death: Oliver Johnston was a good kid who had 'lost his way in...
Christchurch murder victim Oliver Johnston was a good kid who had "lost his way in life". The body of 20-year-old former St Andrew's College pupil Johnston, aka Oliver Greene, was found at a Woodend...
View ArticleArrests made in relation to Mt Albert shooting and robbery
Two people have been arrested in relation to the shooting of a 37-year-old and an armed robbery which police believe to be related incidents. Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin, Investigations...
View ArticleMeth man scoffed the evidence as police raided his home
A man who tried to eat his methamphetamine stash while police searched him has been ordered to attend treatment to address his dependency issues. Harley Allan Mathieson, 31, arrived home on November 23...
View ArticleFraudsters Lance Ryan and Jimmie McNicholl convicted over $8.3m Ponzi rip-off
A fraudster who orchestrated an elaborate $8.3 million Ponzi rip-off of "honest, hardworking Kiwis" has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Lance Jack Ryan, aka Lance Jared Thompson, and his "patsy...
View ArticleWoman hacks into partner's Facebook account to send lewd messages
Sarah Louise Rogers trespassed her partner from her home after an argument - then concocted a plan to get back at him. The 53-year-old Whangārei woman hacked into the man's Facebook account and sent...
View ArticleWilliam Wakefield denies murdering 5-month-old baby in Upper Hutt
The man accused of murdering a baby in Upper Hutt can now be named. William Wakefield has appeared in the High Court at Wellington where he's pleaded not guilty to killing five-month-old Lincoln...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to murder of two-year-old girl
A man charged with the murder of 2-year-old girl Arnica Savage has this morning pleaded not guilty. The man, 32, appeared in the High Court at Rotorua this morning where he entered a not guilty plea to...
View Article'Disrespect me and I will kill you': Man terrorised foreign flatmates
A Dunedin man who terrorised foreign students living with him with violence and racist abuse has been jailed for 17 months. The victims of 47-year-old David John Rasmussen's rage say they are still...
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