Kickboxer Hayden Barnard sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for ‘brutal assault’ in Tasman
Hayden Barnard, a recognised martial arts exponent, was sentenced in the Nelson District Court on Friday after being…
Meth’d-up man Tre Clarke sentenced to home detention after stabbing associate in back four times
“Are you with me? I’m either gonna stab you or kill them,” Clarke told his friend, shortly before…
Coach Jodie Wastney sentenced to community detention for stealing from marching team
The fraud also ended the team, which has since dissolved, one parent said. The parent of a special…
Auckland mother-of-six Sasagi Rosalie Filoa sentenced to home detention for $190k Working for Families tax fraud
She didn’t, at any time, try to update Inland Revenue with the correct information. WFTC are payments providing…
Freemans Bay wheelie bin baby death: Auckland mother Chanelle Smith sentenced
“When asked about the pregnancy, Smith stated that she had miscarried and as a result the stillborn baby…
Proposed laws to extend detention for people in Queensland to three days for mental health check
Concerns have been raised over proposed powers allowing a person to be detained for up to three days…
Blenheim man Jarrod Mehlhopt filmed women without consent; sentenced to home detention
Judge Couch openly disapproved of Mehlhopt’s offer through his lawyer Marcus Zintl to make a $500 emotional harm…
Nelson mechanic Marie Hearn sentenced to home detention for shooting colleague’s cars
However, she accepted that did not entitle her to take matters into her own hands. Holloway said Hearn…
Everlee Wihongi has been freed from ICE detention
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Home detention for Nelson driver who crashed while 20 times over ‘high-risk’ cannabis levels
The bag contained eight separately sealed small snap-lock bags with a total of 23.5g of cannabis, police said…
Family hopeful as Everlee Wihongi’s historical drug charge overturned in US
“Then she cried some more because she was so happy,” Betty said. She described the ruling as bringing…
Christchurch man took 486 pāua from Hikurangi Marine Reserve to sell
“He intended to sell the pāua, which is illegal,” Jay said. “Fishery Officers have zero tolerance for this…