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…
Comanchero president Pasilika Naufahu admits money laundering over $3.8m Auckland home, as well as bar and cafe
This time, the outlaw motorcycle gang engaged the services of an accountant to manage their financial affairs. The…
Ulakai Fakaosilea revealed as Comanchero who arranged 199kg drug import while in prison for 501kg shipment on 90 Mile Beach
Spanish for “silver or lead”, the phrase was made famous by the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, who…
Hastings man sentenced to nine years in prison for raping grandmother
But, she woke up to find him on her. She tried to fight him off but he put…
Parole bid for Jodie Hughes after Taranaki farmer killing delayed amid accommodation issues
On Friday, Hughes, who was convicted of manslaughter in relation to the death of Jacob Mills Ramsay, 33,…
Officials accused of corruptly agreeing to accept bribes, supplying meth at Auckland prison
The alleged bribes relate to introducing an “unauthorised item” into prison in the staff members’ official capacities. At…
Rotorua man Johdeci Te Kani sentenced for manslaughter, following death of Fabian Takerei-White
After Te Kani lost control, both teens were ejected from the car, and 18-year-old Takerei-White ended up in…
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…
Dunedin teen who fatally stabbed boy at bus hub has prison term reduced
Justices Thomas, Harland and Cull said that, along with provocation and the offender’s age, should have lowered the…
Prison term lengthened for Auckland bank text scammer Ethen Parks
Those recent years have been spent in prison, serving a sentence for an unrelated aggravated robbery conviction. Lawyer…
Prison mental health wait list leaves inmates spending months without treatment
The issue of mental health treatment in prisons was a largely “hidden problem” from the public, he said,…
Jail term increased for Auckland Prison inmate Patrick Dixon after stomping unconscious prisoner
“Baby, he f***ing came to me,” Dixon told his partner, claiming it was all in self-defence. But, like…