Teen arrested for alleged armed robbery of Napier petrol station
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly taking part in the armed robbery of a petrol station. Hawke's Bay Detective Sergeant Darren Pritchard said at 6am yesterday morning three armed robbers...
View ArticleSamoan nurse charged with manslaughter in vaccine deaths investigation
A senior nurse has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the deaths of two 1-year-olds who died shortly after getting vaccinated in Samoa last month. Local media reported that the nurse was...
View Article70-year-old assaulted in his Christchurch home
A Christchurch pensioner savagely bashed by an armed intruder last night has been left scratching his bloody and sore head, wondering "Why me?" The 70-year-old man, who asked not to be named, was at...
View ArticleThe serial sex offender let loose by Corrections to rape in prison
GRAPHIC WARNING A serial sex offender was given the opportunity to commit violent rapes on fellow inmates after the Corrections Department deleted a warning saying he was not to be double-bunked. Two...
View ArticleFormer teacher aide fined for punching child
A former Mokoia Intermediate School teacher aide and kaumātua has been convicted and fined for punching a student while leading a class discussion about bullying. John Tahuriorangi, 63, was sentenced...
View ArticleWomen accused of attacking elderly Christchurch pair
Two women have been arrested after two elderly people were assaulted and robbed in their own Christchurch home. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Cottam said the women were arrested yesterday afternoon in...
View ArticleKilling of tourist in central Auckland: Breakthrough in 20-year cold case
Police have a new suspect in a 20-year-old cold case in which a Japanese tourist's decomposing body was found in the service closet of a central Auckland building. Following last night's Cold Case show...
View ArticleJealous Christchurch woman admits trying to kill lover with knife
A jealous woman who lured her lover home by torching his most-prized possessions then plunged a knife into his chest on the doorstep, a court heard today. Virginia Maria Beerens, 59, has admitted...
View ArticleWrongly jailed: Napier man walks free on partner's domestic violence, sex...
A Napier man has walked free after a two-and-a-half year ordeal in which he was wrongfully sentenced to 11 years in jail for allegations of domestic and sexual abuse made by his partner. Timothy...
View ArticleHe killed victim with wheel lock and burnt body, but insists it wasn't a...
A Christchurch man who beat his victim to death with a wheel lock, wrapped their body in a carpet before burning and dumping them argues the murder was not one of extreme callousness and brutality....
View ArticleKiller allegedly fails drug test
A convicted killer faces a return to jail after allegedly failing a drugs test. Life parolee Melissa Anne Wepa spent 15 years behind bars after killing a friend who dobbed her in to police. The...
View ArticleWoman charged after investigation into toddler's death
Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman after an investigation into the death of Tirau toddler Comfort Joy Witeri-Thompson. The 18-month-old died in Waikato Hospital on July 24 following an incident...
View ArticlePlumber declares $1000 income, police take $5m of homes
Global investigation into wealthy businessman Edward Gong probes his links to New Zealand and the tax affairs of his brother in Auckland. An Auckland plumber who declared less than $1000 in income over...
View ArticlePolice hunting man after shot fired at vehicle in Glen Innes
Police are searching for a man after a shot was fired at a vehicle in Glen Innes earlier today. At approximately 10.30am a shot was fired at a vehicle on Paddington Street which shattered the rear...
View ArticleWhanganui man sentenced to community work after assaulting his son's bully
A man got fired up when he witnessed his son being bullied at school and it resulted in him assaulting a student. Shane Anthony Solway was sentenced to 40 hours of community work by Judge Dugald...
View ArticleMan charged for death of 2-year old child in Mangawhai
A homicide investigation is underway in Mangawhai after the death of a 2-year-old child yesterday. The Herald understands a man has been charged with assaulting a child - but further more serious...
View ArticleTimaru boy approached by man while walking home from school
Timaru Police are appealing for information after a child was approached on their way home from school. The incident happened on Tuesday, between 3.10pm and 3.15pm, when the child was on the corner of...
View ArticleFirst testimony against Alosio Taimo as trial gets underway
A teenage boy, one of nearly 20 accusing an Auckland school rugby coach of sexually abusing them, says the teacher aide "won't stop until he gets what he wants". Alosio Taimo, 55, is facing 83 charges...
View ArticleRobbery at takeaways shop second in two years
Staff and customers stopped frozen as a brazen robber barged into a takeaways shop brandishing a large knife and demanded money. The incident unfolded about 4.30pm at the May Wah Takeaways in Mangere...
View ArticlePair suffered 'extreme, unprovoked violence'
A Dunedin woman punched her first victim in the face repeatedly, and stomped on her second victim's head three times - all because they crossed the road too slowly.Helen Luafitu (22) later said: "I'm...
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