Hoki Matete denied parole again but will be reconsidered in 2026, after 20 years in preventive detention
However, Matete remains an inmate of the Auckland Region Women’s Correctional Facility (ARWCF). The Parole Board declined to…
Man on parole provides non-human urine sample for compulsory drug tests
The court documents showed Henderson attended an appointment on October 9, 2023. “He provided a sample, but it…
Ex-Marist brother and serial paedophile Charles Afeaki denied parole
The former Marist Brother has been in and out of prison since the mid-1990s, when he was first…
Murderer, prison escapee Phillip John Smith pleads for parole at his 18th hearing
Smith was caught in June last year with two phones in his cell, which is an offence under…
Matthew Kinghorn, who murdered New Plymouth jogger Anne McCullough, now eligible for parole
Kinghorn, then 28, received a non-parole period of 13 years when he was sentenced in the High Court…
Convicted murderer Mark Lundy to appear before Parole Board for progress hearing
He took his fight all the way to the Privy Council, which quashed the guilty verdict in 2013,…
Parole Board highlights Taranaki murderer Julianna Nuku’s changing narratives
The board declined her parole and said Nuku needed to revise her reintegration plan so it accurately reflected…
Convicted Christchurch eye surgeon Ian Dallison seeks return to Canterbury
The Parole Board agreed to release him from prison in June this year, subject to several conditions, including…
Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date
Parole Board apology: Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date ZB Choose a…
Parole Board apology: Texting truckie Sarah Schmidt, who killed Caleb Baker, released before eligible date
Schmidt later pleaded guilty to two charges of dangerous driving – one each of causing death and injury.…
Don Wilkinson murder: John Ward Skinner released by Parole Board after 17 years behind bars for shooting undercover police officer
Sprung by their target Skinner, and his associate Iain Clegg, the pair of police officers fled on foot.…