Tokoroa mentor and state care survivor Joel Nicholson using past struggles to guide excluded students
Nicholson was tired. That night, in his cell, he cried. By the morning he made a decision. Reconex…
Edgeware Rd double-killer who drove into Christchurch teen partygoers will be deported to Samoa
Sila first appeared before the Parole Board in 2024. He appeared before it again last week, when it…
Jayden Meyer sexually assaulted teen girl hours after bail release for other offending – now he’s in prison
“He knew the terms of his bail … he had the ability to decide he should not be…
Film director Carl Rinsch jailed for defrauding Netflix of $19m, spent money on crypto, luxury goods
His lawyers had pleaded for leniency from the judge overseeing the case, arguing that the misuse of funds…
Convicted murderer Beni Lea’aetoa avoids prison recall after meth plot sentencing
That investigation was an offshoot of Operation Trojan Shield, a scheme by the FBI and Australian Federal Police…
Auckland mother Stormy Ryder jailed over neglect death of disabled toddler
Paramedics who attended the scene immediately noticed Tūwharetoa was visibly emaciated, with his ribs showing. But despite the…
Norwegian crown princess’ son sentenced to four years in prison for rape: court
“I’m mostly known as my mother’s son, not anything else. So I’ve had an extreme need for recognition…
Auckland twins jailed over violent Countdown carpark robbery in Hobsonville
His brother, Elijah Ernest Frank Betham, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob, also punishable by up…
Asher Emanuel on his journey into The Valley – Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City
“There’s this irreducible responsibility of the author to put the words down and stand by them. You’re in…
Rising remand numbers expose costly flaws in NZ’s prison policy – Richard Prebble
After what the Herald’s Audrey Young described as a shambolic press conference, and subsequent clarifications from the Corrections…
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…
Peter Lindsay Robinson, 68, sent to prison for child sex abuse in Whanganui
The offending occurred over about six months, beginning with his touching her before escalating to rape. The 68-year-old…