Kaikohe aggravated robbery: Woman, child seriously assaulted, man arrested
The woman was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and the child received minor injuries,…
Hamilton teen Raven Taoho avoids prison after smash-and-grab spree
Judge Cocurullo jailed Kingi for three years, Nusipepa for two years and 10 months and Hohepa-Strickland for two…
Sex offender Regan Burrell to remain under extended supervision order until at least 2028
He first made contact with the girls aged 12 to 13 through social media. He obtained intimate pictures…
Why Christchurch killer Nathan Boulter avoided facing victim’s family at sentencing
Boulter, 36, stabbed McDonald, 37, to death in her Parklands driveway in July last year as she arrived…
Repeat family violence offender Tane McGregor-Tuirirangi jailed, given three-strike warning
He stomped on her head about five times as she shielded her abdomen, leaving her head exposed. Then…
Auckland child sex offender Wayne Moonie jailed indefinitely after another victim steps forward
Justice James MacGillivray ultimately agreed that a sentence of preventive detention was needed to protect the community. It…
Serial sex offender Shannan Taylor sentenced in Whanganui to 22 years in prison
But his sexual offending stretched back even further than that. Taylor is already serving a prison sentence for…
Crown seeks to lift name suppression for wealthy child abuse offender
An appeal against his permanent suppression was then filed by the Crown. Today in the High Court at…
School ‘adamant’ due process was followed when it knowingly hired ex-athlete sex offender
“In my opinion it was a poor decision on [redacted] part to employ.” In 2023, the man pleaded…
Bay of Plenty Snapchat offender, rapist Raveen Saily sentenced for grooming, sexual offending against young girls
The 11-year-old’s mother’s victim impact statement, read by Crown prosecutor Erin Reilly, explained that at the time, her…
High-risk child sex offender and former teacher Lewis Payne Wells sentenced again in Auckland
He was charged again in January 2015 after two public health nurses spotted him grabbing the buttocks of…
Northland property among $524,000 recovered from meth offender under proceeds‑of‑crime law
Court documents show police relied on surveillance, intercepted communications and Piper’s admissions to establish that he sourced ephedrine…