Man accused of public flashing says he was 'adjusting his trousers'
A man who flashed his genitals while at a bus stop claimed he was "adjusting his trousers", a court has heard. Kevin William Pope (66) was walking in High St in Mosgiel, Dunedin when he pulled down his...
View ArticleAxe-murderer fights parole decision
An axe-murderer serving a life sentence for killing his wife is appealing a decision to deny him parole. John Frederick Ericson killed his wife Sandra in 1999 by striking her in the back of the head...
View ArticleDead pensioner's brain injuries 'like car crash victim'
A pensioner suffered such severe and traumatic brain injuries during a brutal attack outside the front door of his home his wounds were akin to a car crash victim, a court has heard. Michael David...
View ArticleDriver responsible for Christchurch road chaos appears in court
The victim of violent crime three years ago has found himself in court facing a raft of driving charges. Dawson Reihana was arrested yesterday after allegedly leading police on a chase and trying to...
View ArticleShocking new details revealed about paedophile priest in Dunedin
A paedophile priest who left a trail of victims in his wake was allowed to continue as a man of the cloth for nearly two decades after his offending was revealed to the Bishop of Dunedin. Survivors say...
View ArticleCorrections moves on gang member's videos on YouTube from jail
The National Party are asking how a gang member in Rimutaka Prison was able to film videos of himself getting Mongrel Mob tattoos in jail and chanting Mob slogans and obscenities with other prison...
View ArticleHawke's Bay man secretly filmed sexual encounter with prostitute
A Hawke's Bay man has been ordered to pay a sex worker an extra $300 and hand over the phone he used to record his sexual experience with the woman. The 30-year-old appeared in Napier District Court...
View ArticleMurder trial: Teen stabbed 14 times after being lured by promise of sex
A 19-year-old Jack McAllister died from loss of blood after suffering 14 stab wounds, including one which severed a major artery, the Invercargill High Court was told on Thursday. Christopher Brown...
View ArticleJudge takes blame after bailed teenager's horrific attack on 18yo woman
A judge has shouldered responsibility after he bailed a teenager on serious charges who then went on to commit a "horrific" assault on an 18-year-old woman. The victim, who was punched six times and...
View ArticleFormer community chair guilty of paying for child sex shows
A former North Shore community board chairman has pleaded guilty to paying for access to live child sex shows. Martin Henry Lawes appeared in the High Court at Auckland today before Justice Graham...
View ArticleCriminal caught after falling asleep in car he broke into
Police found a man found sleeping in a Subaru that he did not own, then discovered he had also entered two properties carrying a knife. Karl Harry Ranginui was sentenced to 40 hours of community work...
View ArticlePolice warning of men approaching school children in Tauranga
Tauranga police are warning of suspicious men approaching school children in residential suburbs. Police have confirmed to the Bay of Plenty Times this afternoon there had been reports of suspicious...
View ArticleCCTV images released of elderly man's alleged kidnapper
Police have released CCTV images following the kidnapping of an 87 year old man in Hastings last Saturday afternoon. Described as a female Maori in her 40s or older and of solid build-it was confirmed...
View ArticleCocaine horse head: American man jailed for role in drug scheme
An American middleman who intended to buy some of the 35kg of cocaine hidden inside a diamante-encrusted horse head has been jailed. Henry Anchondo, 34, appeared for sentencing today in the High Court...
View ArticleGunshots fired at East Coast police station
Police are hunting a shooter or shooters after a lone officer came under attack when an East Coast police station was fired upon this week. The Armed Offenders Squad responded to the incident at the Te...
View ArticleDunedin drive-by shooting a 'targeted incident' - police
An apparent drive-by shooting in South Dunedin is being called a targeted incident. Police were called about 6 this morning after shots were fired at a Surrey Street house. They're thought to have come...
View ArticleTaupo murder trial to begin Tuesday
Three men will tomorrow go on trial for the alleged murder of a Taupo man found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest. Whakapumatanga Clarke, 25, Cody Paul Griffin, 25, and Daniel George Chase, 22,...
View ArticleTaxi driver accused of groping radio star Jay-Jay Feeney stands trial
An Auckland taxi driver is on trial accused of groping one of his passengers, well-known radio host Jay-Jay Feeney. Baljeet Singh's trial for allegedly indecently assaulting the radio host began today...
View ArticleMan admits seriously injuring 6-week-old baby
A man sobbed in court as he was convicted for causing serious injuries to a 6-week-old baby, after he "snapped" over its crying. Benjamin Lim, 25, today pleaded guilty in the Hutt District Court to...
View ArticleMalcolm Rewa to go to trial for third time over Susan Burdett murder
Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa will stand trial for the 1992 murder of Auckland woman Susan Burdett for a third time, a High Court judge has ruled. Today, Justice Geoffrey Venning, the Chief High Court...
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