Tauranga man Rikki Tarei imprisoned for raping young woman
Tarei and the young woman connected through their shared Christian faith, but what seemed like it could be…
Coroner: Christchurch prison bullying of Alexander Nicholls-Braddock contributed to suicide
Today, a coroner has found the 29-year-old was subject to bullying by other inmates and felt like there…
Supreme Court says man who committed rape at the age of 15 must be resentenced
The victim was older than him and had consumed alcohol and drugs before he gave her sleeping pills.…
Waikato man in his 20s jailed for months-long sexual relationship with pre-teen girl
Now, both the man and grandmother have been sentenced in the Tauranga District Court for their roles related…
Ōtorohanga skeletal remains: Close friend speaks out on missing person Col Heath
They were last seen in Te Kūiti. Colin Heath has been missing since March 2022. Police have not…
Warren Smith jailed for raping young girl 50 years ago
She had worried about her “body being ruined”, about her family finding out, and that if she said…
More restrictions sought for 501 Jamie MacArthur, deported to NZ after Melbourne rape
Jamie MacArthur, now 58, ended up in headlines across Australia after targeting a young woman who was visiting…
Hawke’s Bay man Ronndog Keefe named as planner of mass killing and distributor of child sexual exploitation material
The self-declared “soldier of Christ” was also planning to attack either a mall or a mosque and kill…
Malcolm Rewa: DNA breakthrough links serial rapist to 1988 teen attack
The High Court has today released the police summary of facts, which sets out the chilling events of…
Hawke’s Bay man Jahvis Taiaroa jailed, put on child sex offender register for rape of 14yo girl
When confronted about his behaviour, he said he could not remember what he had done. He later pleaded…
Woman who sent child sex abuse photos to sex offender jailed
At the time of the offending, the man was subject to an extended supervision order with conditions including…
Tauranga teen Maddie Hall death: Parents challenge mental health care
Her father Gareth Hall told NZME the extremity of the scenarios he and his wife Leanne faced with…