Teen’s suicide highlights digital exploitation and gaps in youth mental health care
However, in the years leading up to her death, her mental health was “fragile” and she was considered…
Kelvin Williams jailed for sexually violating 15-year-old in Christchurch
The court heard today how the girl was in the care of Oranga Tamariki when the 51-year-old started…
High Court reaffirms 19-year jail term for serial sexual offender Myles Bruce
Given his continued denials of the offences, that could have been indefinite. The sentence reaffirmed one handed down…
Two yachts ground at Mount Maunganui
MetService recorded windspeeds of 35 – 43km/h westerlies gusting up to 80 km/hr between 2pm – 4pm. “It…
Judge jails father for 15 years after ‘sadistic’ sexual assaults on partner and child
At trial, the man sought to blame others for the assault on the child, which the judge today…
Mark Rangihuna jailed for 11 years for raping young girl in Wellington 10 years ago
Rangihuna appeared for sentencing on two charges of rape of a person under the age of 12. The…
Advice: I found my husband’s sex doll. Is it right to feel betrayed?
Still, your feelings of anger and unease are understandable. While the doll is artificial, the fantasy that surrounds…
Auckland judge rebukes supporters as Razz Edwards sentenced for abusing girls
Edwards was found guilty via a majority verdict in Auckland District Court earlier this year following a trial…
‘Covid killed the magazine’: Reader’s Digest discontinues print edition, moves solely to online
Reader’s Digest first took off in the United States and spread across the world, including New Zealand. At…
Dog owner Sebastian Marinkovich fined after seal mauling on Tasman beach, loses bid to save pets from being destroyed
Today, in the Nelson District Court he was declined name suppression and lost his fight to save his…
Blenheim man Delfin Cruz sentenced for indecently assaulting woman he lured with fake modelling job
Today he appeared in the Nelson District Court dressed in a grey suit. He was sentenced to a…
Jessie Morgan’s sex with an underage teen leaves a trail of despair
The jury acquitted him of all charges he defended. At his sentencing on the sexual connection charge, the…