AI music scam: North Carolina man admits US$8m streaming fraud
“Millions of dollars in royalties that Smith diverted from real, deserving artists and rights holders. Smith’s brazen scheme…
Dunedin High Court: Malcolm Duff denies murdering partner Jillian Clark
She said Duff did not seek a continuation of name suppression. Crown prosecutor Richard Smith made no submissions,…
Pt England homicide: Amy Parker pleads guilty to manslaughter of Auckland businessman
“Should be do this [racial expletive] over…????” she had messaged another person on Facebook after arranging the meeting,…
Ōhope activist guilty of bomb hoax after red suitcase left at council
Police said he should have known such an act would result in the abandoned suitcase being seen as…
Teacher found guilty of serious misconduct after sexual relationship with student
He, the teacher and the school all have interim name suppression. The former student told the tribunal that…
Northland teacher Patrick Heke struck off for hitting students with a stick and a guitar
The name of the school has been suppressed to protect the identity of the students involved. However, the…
K Rd pack rape trial: Three Auckland men found guilty of raping German tourist on New Year’s morning
If it was any consolation, he said, “I consider your verdicts entirely commensurate with the evidence”. The two-and-a-half-week…
Leading jockey admits using cocaine after testing positive on race day
“I take full responsibility for what I did. I’m embarrassed about it. “I have let down my family,…
Auckland bus murder: Kael Leona pleads guilty to killing Bernice Marychurch in Onehunga
They had met outside a Woolworths grocery store in Onehunga around 8.15am before boarding a bus together to…
Pauline Timu pleads guilty to Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa’s manslaughter
Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead. His cause of death was determined as…
Health worker guilty of illegally accessing ex-partner’s medical records
The fact the woman deliberately accessed the agency’s computer system to look at the couple’s health records without…
Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty in LA court to parents’ double murder
A plea of “not guilty” is common at this stage, regardless of what the defence later does. Reiner,…