Blade Herbert sentenced over Whangārei ‘drug deal gone wrong’ that led to kidnapping
Dressed in black clothes and wearing a glove, Herbert began yelling at two victims in the lounge. “Where…
Whangārei father and son sentenced in relation to cannabis operation
The court heard that on October 30 last year, Tipene jnr was driving when he pointed an air…
Christchurch man who kept $215,000 in employee PAYE is sentenced to home detention
Between May 2022 and March 2023, RSL was required to file PAYE returns each month. Inland Revenue said…
Joshua Turner sentenced in Nelson Court for cabin scam; ordered to pay back ‘every cent’
“You advertised. You knew what you were doing and you went down the track, including exploiting [the victim]…
Rotorua woman Elaine McHardy sentenced after defrauding aviation company
McHardy was sentenced in Rotorua District Court in June, but recently lost her battle to keep her name…
Christchurch builder Gary Moss gets home detention for $260,000 tax evasion
He also failed to file tax returns from 2019 until 2022 and in 2023 filed a false income…
Hawke’s Bay scientist Rashmi Kant sentenced to home detention for indecent assaults on students
The victims should be going out with “a spring in their step and the world at their feet”,…
Man sentenced for possession of sexual exploitation material of children as young as 5 years old
Several electronic devices, containing sexual exploitation images of children as young as 5 years old, bestiality, and computer-generated…
Jade Oldridge sentenced for her role in the death of partner Dean Kahukiwa
Four people have already been sentenced in relation to Kahukiwa’s death, including Quentin Waho-Marsden, 27, who must serve…
Pukekohe woman Haitelenisia Kaumavae sentenced to home detention for $1.5m tax evasion
Her offending was described in court as repetitive and pre-meditated. Inland Revenue told the court that this case…
Four years in prison for woman who plotted to sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland
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Wellington hit-and-run driver Michael Cooper sentenced over crash that caused life-changing injuries
Michael David Cooper, the driver of the red Mitsubishi van, was sentenced this week after earlier admitting a…