Shane Khan ordered to serve full jail term after baseball bat attack on mate in Hamilton
Under the three-strikes law, reinstated by the Government in June 2025, the first strike involves a warning, while…
Local jail to be featured on new Discovery Channel series – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
BUTLER COUNTY — A local jail will be featured on a new Discovery Channel series called 120 Hours…
Multimillion-dollar Tribesmen drug syndicate dismantled
Behind the wealth was a weakness in regional airport security that allowed Poa’s operation to flourish. It was…
Killer teen stepmum Jessica Mulford wins bid to appeal jail sentence to Supreme Court
Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
Former transtasman league star charged with assault, threatening to kill
It’s alleged the offending occurred on December 14 this year. A charge of threatening to kill carries a…
One of largest child abuse image hauls at Auckland Airport leads to jail term
“The material he carried was deeply disturbing and included some of the most extreme child sexual abuse content…
Financial controller who spent $289,000 on travel, Uber Eats spared jail
Transactions described in the police summary of facts and a determination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Disciplinary…
Hamilton woman Kate Gough avoids jail after sexually assaulting teen boy
‘I’m being set up’ Gough’s offending covered the whole sexual offending spectrum, including sexual intercourse. On one occasion,…
Underwear thief who raided student flats loses bid to stay out of jail
Students in one flat installed CCTV and captured Gray entering their laundry room at 6.20am, on August 6.…
Auckland judge orders indefinite jail term for repeat sex offender Dean John Howard
After Howard’s Christchurch sentencing, a woman with whom he had previously been in a long-term relationship also shared…
Repeat offender Ngakurarangi Kohu sentenced to 10 months in jail after bail breach
Then in early 2025, Kohu was in a car on Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangārei, where police were responding…
Chinese ‘goddess of wealth’ faces jail after huge UK crypto seizure
However, his case may be adjourned because of a potential misunderstanding over his previous guilty plea, the court…