John Forté dead: Grammy-nominated for Fugees work, he was 50
As a child, John Forté was a violin prodigy from a bad part of Brooklyn who earned a…
Killer teen stepmum Jessica Mulford wins bid to appeal jail sentence to Supreme Court
Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
Southland teacher aide Quade Strange’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Strange had told an associate that he expressed a desire to offend against a young child, as he…
Taranaki farmworker Ethan Webster’s life sentence for murdering Jacob Ramsay set to be overturned
Candy and Webster were workers on the same farm as Ramsay. While the two had been in their…
Auckland businessman who took $773k in ANZ commissions gets home detention
However, AIG commission records associated with the ANZ legacy products indicated commission payments were made payable to a…
West Auckland’s recidivist meth cook, Simon McCaulay, loses appeal over gun ban
Judge Stephen Bonnar ordered a sentence of two years and seven months’ imprisonment. Police executed search warrants at…
Auckland petrol station shooter caught smuggling drugs into Pāremoremo prison
Corrections officers stepped in to end the visit and search Toleafoa. They found 6.4g of cannabis, 1.4g of…
Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals sentencing for decades of sex offending, confronted by victims
The charges spanned more than 20 years and were described by Judge Raoul Neave as “excruciating” for the…
Letters: We don’t need a rates cap; What a life sentence to hand to our young
It does concern me, though, that this latest initiative seems to be based more on anecdote than evidence…
Family’s fury knowing teen killer who stabbed gran to death will walk free
Speaking to A Current Affair after the sentencing, White’s daughter Cindy Micallef said the punishment could never reflect…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to New Jersey prison to serve sentence
Charlucci told the Daily Mail online: “He woke up with a knife to his throat. I don’t know…
Bay of Plenty Mongrel Mob killer gets new sentence for Auckland prison stabbing
It will have long since finished by the time his 10-year minimum term of imprisonment for the murder…