Kickboxer Hayden Barnard sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for ‘brutal assault’ in Tasman
Hayden Barnard, a recognised martial arts exponent, was sentenced in the Nelson District Court on Friday after being…
Manukau Pak’nSave security guard Laki Savelio sentenced for extorting accused shoplifters
Bishop has pleaded guilty to her role in the offending and will be sentenced in October. According to…
Talutoe Su’a jailed for West Auckland kidnap, torture despite mental health diagnoses
“You deny hearing voices, but … it’s most likely you were suffering from auditory hallucinations,” Judge Lance told…
Former league international Tangiia Tongia sentenced for violent rape in Christchurch
Tongia represented the Cook Islands national team and played for the Papanui Tigers and the Canterbury Bulls during…
Meth’d-up man Tre Clarke sentenced to home detention after stabbing associate in back four times
“Are you with me? I’m either gonna stab you or kill them,” Clarke told his friend, shortly before…
Auckland man Janus Breytenbach sentenced for Waiuku recycling centre arson
The agreed summary of facts said around 20 businesses are tenants of the park on Kitchener Rd in…
Former Alliance candidate Mary O’Neill sentenced for harassment of Napier neighbours
However, Judge Russell Collins said the heart of the matter was not the physical damage caused but a…
Coach Jodie Wastney sentenced to community detention for stealing from marching team
The fraud also ended the team, which has since dissolved, one parent said. The parent of a special…
Waikato woman Alka Dahiya sentenced for ‘extraordinarily brutal’ knife attack on toddler
Today, Dahiya appeared for sentencing in the High Court at Hamilton, where she lost a bid for permanent…
Shearer Dylan George Manthey sentenced after Peta footage of sheep ill-treatment
Later the same day, he grabbed another lamb by both front legs, swung it and threw it over…
Woman sentenced for sexual offending against 13-year-old son of partner
“I feel like I failed as a mother and couldn’t protect my son,” she said. Her son now…
Tauranga man Rodger Smyth sentenced for careless driving over the death of motorcyclist Karen Brown
Once at the hospital, he was told by police that his wife had died, sending him into “complete…